Michigan Likely Voters
Would you say that you strongly support <candidate> somewhat support <candidate>, or do you think that you might vote differently on primary day?
Strongly support Somewhat support Might vote differently Unsure
Row % Row % Row % Row %
Michigan Likely Voters 61% 26% 12% 1%
Party Identification** Republican 63% 23% 13% 1%
Independent 58% 30% 12% 1%
Tea Party Supporters 70% 20% 10% 0%
Intensity of Tea Party Support Strongly support Tea Party 75% 16% 9% 0%
Support Tea Party 67% 23% 10% 0%
Does not support Tea Party 54% 30% 15% 1%
Political Ideology Liberal-Moderate 55% 32% 12% 1%
Conservative 62% 23% 14% 1%
Very conservative 68% 24% 8% 0%
Political Ideology Liberal-Moderate 55% 32% 12% 1%
Conservative-Very conservative 64% 23% 12% 1%
Past Participation*** Yes 62% 26% 11% 1%
No 58% 25% 16% 1%
Republican Candidates Mitt Romney 59% 29% 11% 1%
Rick Santorum 61% 27% 11% 1%
Ron Paul 52% 29% 17% 1%
Newt Gingrich 61% 16% 21% 2%
Most Important Quality Shares your values 61% 26% 12% 0%
Is closest to you on the issues 55% 30% 13% 2%
Can beat President Obama in 2012 65% 23% 11% 1%
Has the experience to govern 61% 26% 13% 0%
Gender Men 58% 28% 14% 1%
Women 64% 25% 11% 1%
Age Under 45 50% 31% 18% 0%
45 or older 66% 24% 9% 1%
Region Wayne County (Detroit) 64% 25% 9% 2%
Oakland and Macomb Counties 66% 21% 13% 1%
Lansing-Ann Arbor Area 59% 30% 11% 1%
Grand Rapids Area 56% 29% 14% 0%
North Central/Upper Peninsula 60% 25% 13% 2%
Household Income Less than $75,000 64% 25% 11% 1%
$75,000 or more 52% 35% 12% 1%
Evangelical Christians 62% 27% 10% 1%
Mormons are Christians Yes 65% 24% 10% 1%
No-Unsure 55% 29% 15% 1%
Education Not college graduate 64% 23% 11% 1%
College graduate 57% 30% 13% 0%
Interview Type Landline 63% 26% 11% 1%
Cell Phone 53% 28% 18% 1%
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.