|
Michigan Likely Voters |
Please tell me if you would find each of the following candidates acceptable, acceptable but with reservations, or not acceptable as the Republican nominee for president: Mitt Romney? |
Acceptable |
Acceptable with reservations |
Not acceptable |
Unsure |
Row % |
Row % |
Row % |
Row % |
Michigan Likely Voters |
53% |
30% |
15% |
2% |
Party Identification** |
Republican |
61% |
28% |
10% |
1% |
Independent |
45% |
34% |
19% |
2% |
Tea Party Supporters |
54% |
33% |
13% |
1% |
Intensity of Tea Party Support |
Strongly support Tea Party |
47% |
39% |
14% |
0% |
Support Tea Party |
58% |
28% |
12% |
1% |
Does not support Tea Party |
52% |
28% |
18% |
1% |
Political Ideology |
Liberal-Moderate |
50% |
30% |
17% |
2% |
Conservative |
56% |
30% |
13% |
1% |
Very conservative |
50% |
32% |
16% |
1% |
Political Ideology |
Liberal-Moderate |
50% |
30% |
17% |
2% |
Conservative-Very conservative |
55% |
31% |
14% |
1% |
Past Participation*** |
Yes |
54% |
31% |
15% |
1% |
No |
50% |
29% |
17% |
4% |
Republican Candidates |
Mitt Romney |
86% |
13% |
0% |
0% |
Rick Santorum |
33% |
45% |
21% |
0% |
Ron Paul |
23% |
39% |
37% |
0% |
Newt Gingrich |
53% |
30% |
18% |
0% |
Candidate Support |
Strongly support |
56% |
28% |
15% |
0% |
Somewhat support |
53% |
35% |
11% |
0% |
Might vote differently |
42% |
34% |
24% |
1% |
Most Important Quality |
Shares your values |
45% |
39% |
14% |
2% |
Is closest to you on the issues |
50% |
26% |
22% |
2% |
Can beat President Obama in 2012 |
61% |
29% |
9% |
1% |
Has the experience to govern |
63% |
25% |
12% |
0% |
Gender |
Men |
53% |
29% |
17% |
1% |
Women |
53% |
32% |
13% |
2% |
Age |
Under 45 |
54% |
29% |
15% |
2% |
45 or older |
53% |
31% |
15% |
1% |
Region |
Wayne County (Detroit) |
54% |
26% |
18% |
2% |
Oakland and Macomb Counties |
57% |
24% |
18% |
1% |
Lansing-Ann Arbor Area |
52% |
34% |
13% |
2% |
Grand Rapids Area |
53% |
33% |
13% |
1% |
North Central/Upper Peninsula |
49% |
34% |
14% |
4% |
Household Income |
Less than $75,000 |
52% |
31% |
16% |
1% |
$75,000 or more |
55% |
32% |
12% |
2% |
Evangelical Christians |
49% |
32% |
19% |
0% |
Mormons are Christians |
Yes |
58% |
30% |
11% |
1% |
No-Unsure |
46% |
32% |
20% |
3% |
Education |
Not college graduate |
52% |
31% |
16% |
2% |
College graduate |
55% |
30% |
14% |
1% |
Interview Type |
Landline |
53% |
29% |
16% |
2% |
Cell Phone |
53% |
34% |
11% |
2% |
NBC News/Marist Poll Michigan Likely Republican Primary Voters. Interviews conducted February 19th and 20th, 2012, N=715 MOE +/- 3.7 percentage points. Totals may not add to 100% due to rounding. **There are too few Democrats for analysis purposes ***Past participation refers to previous participation in a Michigan Republican Presidential Primary. |