Michigan Registered Voters
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Row % Row % Row %
Michigan Registered Voters 63% 28% 9%
Michigan Potential Republican Electorate* 45% 48% 8%
Party Identification Democrat 80% 12% 7%
Republican 41% 50% 9%
Independent 61% 30% 9%
Tea Party Supporters 35% 57% 7%
Gender Men 63% 30% 7%
Women 63% 26% 12%
Age Under 45 57% 33% 10%
45 or older 67% 25% 8%
Age 18 to 29 48% 37% 14%
30 to 44 61% 30% 8%
45 to 59 66% 27% 7%
60 or older 68% 23% 9%
Race White 61% 29% 9%
Non-white 70% 22% 8%
Region Wayne County (Detroit) 75% 16% 9%
Oakland and Macomb Counties 69% 23% 7%
Lansing-Ann Arbor Area 65% 27% 9%
Grand Rapids Area 51% 40% 9%
North Central/Upper Peninsula 53% 34% 13%
Household Income Less than $75,000 63% 28% 8%
$75,000 or more 67% 28% 5%
Interview Type Landline 65% 26% 9%
Cell Phone 56% 34% 10%
NBC News/Marist Poll Michigan Registered Voters. Interviews conducted February 19th and 20th, 2012, N=3149 MOE +/- 1.8 percentage points. Totals may not add to 100% due to rounding.
*The potential Republican electorate in Michigan includes all Republicans, all Republican leaning independents and those who plan to vote in the Republican presidential primary.