Michigan Likely Voters
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Row % Row % Row %
Michigan Likely Voters 42% 50% 8%
Party Identification** Republican 37% 53% 10%
Independent 45% 49% 6%
Tea Party Supporters 28% 65% 7%
Intensity of Tea Party Support Strongly support Tea Party 21% 72% 6%
Support Tea Party 32% 61% 7%
Does not support Tea Party 58% 35% 8%
Political Ideology Liberal-Moderate 62% 33% 5%
Conservative 35% 55% 10%
Very conservative 23% 69% 8%
Political Ideology Liberal-Moderate 62% 33% 5%
Conservative-Very conservative 32% 59% 9%
Past Participation*** Yes 41% 51% 8%
No 51% 44% 6%
Republican Candidates Mitt Romney 47% 45% 9%
Rick Santorum 36% 57% 7%
Ron Paul 55% 41% 4%
Newt Gingrich 26% 67% 7%
Candidate Support Strongly support 38% 55% 7%
Somewhat support 53% 43% 4%
Might vote differently 48% 43% 8%
Most Important Quality Shares your values 34% 57% 9%
Is closest to you on the issues 52% 42% 6%
Can beat President Obama in 2012 37% 55% 9%
Has the experience to govern 54% 40% 6%
Gender Men 46% 49% 5%
Women 39% 51% 11%
Age Under 45 38% 56% 6%
45 or older 44% 47% 9%
Region Wayne County (Detroit) 55% 38% 7%
Oakland and Macomb Counties 48% 47% 5%
Lansing-Ann Arbor Area 44% 49% 7%
Grand Rapids Area 34% 58% 8%
North Central/Upper Peninsula 34% 53% 13%
Household Income Less than $75,000 41% 51% 8%
$75,000 or more 45% 50% 4%
Evangelical Christians 36% 56% 9%
Mormons are Christians Yes 44% 50% 6%
No-Unsure 39% 50% 10%
Education Not college graduate 40% 51% 9%
College graduate 45% 48% 6%
Interview Type Landline 44% 48% 9%
Cell Phone 36% 60% 4%
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.