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Michigan Likely Voters |
| Regardless of whom you support, who do you think will be the Republican nominee to run against President Obama: |
| Newt Gingrich |
Mitt Romney |
Rick Santorum |
Ron Paul |
None of the above |
Undecided |
| Row % |
Row % |
Row % |
Row % |
Row % |
Row % |
| Michigan Likely Voters |
4% |
59% |
21% |
3% |
1% |
12% |
| Party Identification** |
Republican |
5% |
60% |
20% |
2% |
1% |
12% |
| Independent |
4% |
57% |
23% |
4% |
1% |
11% |
| Tea Party Supporters |
5% |
51% |
27% |
3% |
1% |
13% |
| Intensity of Tea Party Support |
Strongly support Tea Party |
7% |
36% |
38% |
2% |
1% |
16% |
| Support Tea Party |
4% |
60% |
21% |
3% |
1% |
11% |
| Does not support Tea Party |
3% |
67% |
17% |
3% |
0% |
9% |
| Political Ideology |
Liberal-Moderate |
6% |
66% |
14% |
4% |
1% |
9% |
| Conservative |
3% |
60% |
23% |
2% |
0% |
12% |
| Very conservative |
6% |
45% |
30% |
3% |
1% |
16% |
| Political Ideology |
Liberal-Moderate |
6% |
66% |
14% |
4% |
1% |
9% |
| Conservative-Very conservative |
4% |
56% |
25% |
2% |
1% |
13% |
| Past Participation*** |
Yes |
4% |
59% |
22% |
3% |
1% |
12% |
| No |
6% |
59% |
21% |
4% |
1% |
9% |
| Republican Candidates |
Mitt Romney |
3% |
87% |
5% |
2% |
0% |
4% |
| Rick Santorum |
2% |
39% |
44% |
0% |
0% |
15% |
| Ron Paul |
6% |
57% |
17% |
15% |
0% |
5% |
| Newt Gingrich |
22% |
45% |
26% |
1% |
0% |
7% |
| Candidate Support |
Strongly support |
4% |
57% |
26% |
3% |
1% |
8% |
| Somewhat support |
5% |
65% |
17% |
2% |
0% |
12% |
| Might vote differently |
5% |
68% |
20% |
3% |
0% |
4% |
| Most Important Quality |
Shares your values |
4% |
46% |
30% |
3% |
0% |
16% |
| Is closest to you on the issues |
5% |
65% |
18% |
3% |
0% |
9% |
| Can beat President Obama in 2012 |
4% |
64% |
21% |
2% |
1% |
9% |
| Has the experience to govern |
4% |
65% |
14% |
5% |
0% |
11% |
| Gender |
Men |
4% |
60% |
24% |
3% |
1% |
8% |
| Women |
5% |
57% |
18% |
3% |
0% |
16% |
| Age |
Under 45 |
4% |
61% |
20% |
4% |
0% |
11% |
| 45 or older |
5% |
58% |
22% |
2% |
1% |
12% |
| Region |
Wayne County (Detroit) |
2% |
65% |
17% |
5% |
0% |
11% |
| Oakland and Macomb Counties |
4% |
63% |
22% |
1% |
1% |
9% |
| Lansing-Ann Arbor Area |
5% |
53% |
25% |
3% |
0% |
14% |
| Grand Rapids Area |
3% |
60% |
19% |
5% |
0% |
12% |
| North Central/Upper Peninsula |
7% |
57% |
22% |
1% |
1% |
12% |
| Household Income |
Less than $75,000 |
6% |
56% |
23% |
3% |
1% |
12% |
| $75,000 or more |
3% |
69% |
19% |
1% |
0% |
8% |
| Evangelical Christians |
4% |
56% |
25% |
3% |
1% |
12% |
| Mormons are Christians |
Yes |
3% |
68% |
18% |
2% |
0% |
8% |
| No-Unsure |
6% |
48% |
25% |
4% |
1% |
15% |
| Education |
Not college graduate |
6% |
54% |
23% |
4% |
1% |
12% |
| College graduate |
2% |
65% |
20% |
1% |
1% |
11% |
| Interview Type |
Landline |
4% |
59% |
22% |
3% |
1% |
12% |
| Cell Phone |
5% |
60% |
18% |
4% |
0% |
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. |