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Michigan Likely Voters |
Which one of the following qualities is most important to you in deciding whom to support for the Republican presidential nomination? A candidate who: |
Shares your values |
Is closest to you on the issues |
Can beat President Obama in 2012 |
Has the experience to govern |
Unsure |
Row % |
Row % |
Row % |
Row % |
Row % |
Michigan Likely Voters |
29% |
27% |
26% |
14% |
4% |
Party Identification** |
Republican |
32% |
22% |
31% |
12% |
3% |
Independent |
27% |
32% |
20% |
17% |
4% |
Tea Party Supporters |
32% |
20% |
35% |
10% |
3% |
Intensity of Tea Party Support |
Strongly support Tea Party |
35% |
19% |
38% |
5% |
3% |
Support Tea Party |
30% |
20% |
33% |
12% |
4% |
Does not support Tea Party |
26% |
33% |
18% |
20% |
3% |
Political Ideology |
Liberal-Moderate |
27% |
32% |
17% |
21% |
3% |
Conservative |
27% |
26% |
30% |
13% |
4% |
Very conservative |
40% |
21% |
33% |
5% |
2% |
Political Ideology |
Liberal-Moderate |
27% |
32% |
17% |
21% |
3% |
Conservative-Very conservative |
31% |
24% |
31% |
11% |
4% |
Past Participation*** |
Yes |
29% |
26% |
28% |
13% |
4% |
No |
27% |
29% |
18% |
21% |
4% |
Republican Candidates |
Mitt Romney |
20% |
27% |
31% |
21% |
2% |
Rick Santorum |
40% |
22% |
26% |
10% |
2% |
Ron Paul |
34% |
44% |
10% |
10% |
1% |
Newt Gingrich |
21% |
28% |
32% |
13% |
6% |
Candidate Support |
Strongly support |
30% |
24% |
28% |
14% |
3% |
Somewhat support |
30% |
32% |
23% |
14% |
1% |
Might vote differently |
30% |
29% |
24% |
16% |
1% |
Gender |
Men |
27% |
27% |
27% |
15% |
4% |
Women |
31% |
27% |
25% |
13% |
4% |
Age |
Under 45 |
33% |
33% |
17% |
14% |
2% |
45 or older |
28% |
24% |
30% |
14% |
4% |
Region |
Wayne County (Detroit) |
23% |
29% |
21% |
21% |
6% |
Oakland and Macomb Counties |
28% |
29% |
27% |
13% |
3% |
Lansing-Ann Arbor Area |
25% |
28% |
32% |
10% |
5% |
Grand Rapids Area |
39% |
21% |
20% |
18% |
2% |
North Central/Upper Peninsula |
30% |
28% |
26% |
13% |
4% |
Household Income |
Less than $75,000 |
33% |
26% |
24% |
14% |
3% |
$75,000 or more |
24% |
28% |
29% |
16% |
3% |
Evangelical Christians |
39% |
25% |
24% |
10% |
3% |
Mormons are Christians |
Yes |
24% |
27% |
30% |
17% |
3% |
No-Unsure |
36% |
28% |
21% |
10% |
5% |
Education |
Not college graduate |
32% |
25% |
24% |
14% |
5% |
College graduate |
25% |
29% |
28% |
14% |
3% |
Interview Type |
Landline |
28% |
27% |
26% |
14% |
4% |
Cell Phone |
33% |
27% |
26% |
13% |
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. |