Michigan Likely Voters
Which one of the following candidates best represents your views on social issues such as contraception, abortion, and same-sex marriage:
Newt Gingrich Mitt Romney Rick Santorum Ron Paul None Undecided
Row % Row % Row % Row % Row % Row %
Michigan Likely Voters 8% 21% 34% 14% 7% 16%
Party Identification** Republican 9% 23% 38% 8% 6% 17%
Independent 7% 19% 30% 21% 8% 15%
Tea Party Supporters 11% 16% 48% 12% 4% 9%
Intensity of Tea Party Support Strongly support Tea Party 15% 7% 64% 8% 1% 6%
Support Tea Party 9% 21% 38% 15% 6% 11%
Does not support Tea Party 5% 26% 24% 16% 10% 19%
Political Ideology Liberal-Moderate 7% 24% 16% 22% 13% 18%
Conservative 8% 21% 40% 12% 4% 15%
Very conservative 10% 12% 57% 6% 3% 12%
Political Ideology Liberal-Moderate 7% 24% 16% 22% 13% 18%
Conservative-Very conservative 8% 19% 45% 10% 4% 14%
Past Participation*** Yes 8% 21% 37% 13% 7% 14%
No 9% 20% 21% 20% 8% 23%
Republican Candidates Mitt Romney 5% 48% 17% 9% 7% 14%
Rick Santorum 5% 5% 68% 7% 4% 11%
Ron Paul 0% 4% 10% 67% 8% 11%
Newt Gingrich 48% 7% 25% 1% 6% 14%
Candidate Support Strongly support 8% 23% 40% 13% 4% 11%
Somewhat support 7% 20% 31% 17% 10% 14%
Might vote differently 8% 21% 29% 19% 3% 20%
Most Important Quality Shares your values 5% 16% 43% 14% 6% 15%
Is closest to you on the issues 7% 19% 25% 20% 10% 19%
Can beat President Obama in 2012 8% 21% 45% 11% 5% 10%
Has the experience to govern 12% 33% 20% 11% 7% 17%
Gender Men 8% 18% 35% 19% 7% 13%
Women 8% 23% 34% 9% 7% 18%
Age Under 45 10% 18% 25% 22% 7% 17%
45 or older 7% 22% 38% 10% 8% 15%
Region Wayne County (Detroit) 5% 24% 27% 17% 10% 17%
Oakland and Macomb Counties 9% 24% 32% 17% 9% 10%
Lansing-Ann Arbor Area 9% 21% 38% 12% 4% 16%
Grand Rapids Area 6% 20% 37% 16% 6% 16%
North Central/Upper Peninsula 9% 16% 35% 9% 9% 21%
Household Income Less than $75,000 9% 20% 36% 13% 7% 15%
$75,000 or more 8% 20% 34% 17% 7% 15%
Evangelical Christians 6% 19% 47% 10% 4% 14%
Mormons are Christians Yes 8% 27% 30% 16% 7% 12%
No-Unsure 8% 14% 39% 12% 8% 19%
Education Not college graduate 7% 22% 32% 14% 7% 18%
College graduate 9% 19% 39% 14% 8% 12%
Interview Type Landline 7% 21% 36% 13% 7% 16%
Cell Phone 11% 21% 28% 20% 7% 13%
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.