Michigan Likely Voters
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Row % Row % Row %
Michigan Likely Voters 39% 52% 9%
Party Identification** Republican 36% 55% 9%
Independent 41% 50% 10%
Tea Party Supporters 42% 53% 5%
Intensity of Tea Party Support Strongly support Tea Party 51% 44% 4%
Support Tea Party 37% 58% 5%
Does not support Tea Party 36% 51% 13%
Political Ideology Liberal-Moderate 31% 56% 12%
Conservative 38% 55% 7%
Very conservative 58% 38% 5%
Political Ideology Liberal-Moderate 31% 56% 12%
Conservative-Very conservative 43% 50% 6%
Past Participation*** Yes 37% 53% 10%
No 45% 47% 8%
Republican Candidates Mitt Romney 24% 68% 8%
Rick Santorum 50% 46% 4%
Ron Paul 50% 42% 8%
Newt Gingrich 43% 45% 12%
Candidate Support Strongly support 39% 53% 8%
Somewhat support 37% 55% 8%
Might vote differently 47% 50% 3%
Most Important Quality Shares your values 53% 37% 9%
Is closest to you on the issues 49% 38% 13%
Can beat President Obama in 2012 14% 82% 4%
Has the experience to govern 37% 57% 6%
Gender Men 42% 51% 7%
Women 36% 53% 12%
Age Under 45 48% 46% 6%
45 or older 35% 54% 11%
Region Wayne County (Detroit) 30% 57% 13%
Oakland and Macomb Counties 35% 54% 12%
Lansing-Ann Arbor Area 36% 54% 11%
Grand Rapids Area 50% 45% 5%
North Central/Upper Peninsula 41% 52% 8%
Household Income Less than $75,000 42% 49% 8%
$75,000 or more 33% 60% 7%
Evangelical Christians 47% 44% 9%
Mormons are Christians Yes 33% 59% 8%
No-Unsure 46% 43% 11%
Education Not college graduate 44% 47% 9%
College graduate 32% 59% 9%
Interview Type Landline 37% 53% 10%
Cell Phone 47% 45% 8%
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.