Registered Voters
If the 2012 presidential election were held today, whom would you support if the candidates are:
Barack Obama, the Democrat Mike Huckabee, the Republican Undecided
Row % Row % Row %
Registered Voters 50% 38% 12%
Party ID Democrat 88% 7% 5%
Republican 8% 81% 12%
Independent 45% 40% 16%
Tea Party Supporters 17% 74% 9%
Political Party Liberal 85% 7% 8%
Moderate 56% 29% 16%
Conservative 23% 68% 9%
Region Northeast 53% 30% 17%
Midwest 55% 38% 7%
South 46% 43% 11%
West 47% 38% 15%
Household Income Less than $50,000 56% 33% 11%
$50,000 or more 47% 41% 12%
Education Not college graduate 48% 39% 13%
College graduate 52% 38% 10%
Age Under 45 57% 31% 11%
45 or older 45% 42% 13%
Age 18 to 29 71% 24% 5%
30 to 44 48% 37% 15%
45 to 59 49% 42% 10%
60 or older 41% 43% 16%
Generation Millennials (18-30) 69% 26% 5%
Gen X (31-46) 49% 37% 14%
Baby Boomers (47-65) 48% 40% 12%
Silent-Greatest (Over 65) 38% 46% 16%
Race White 41% 46% 13%
Non-white 72% 19% 10%
Gender Men 47% 41% 13%
Women 52% 36% 12%
Obama Approval Rating Approve 90% 5% 5%
Disapprove 6% 78% 16%
Interview Type Landline 48% 40% 12%
Cell Phone 54% 33% 13%
Marist Poll National Registered Voters: Interviews conducted January 6th through 10th, 2011, N=827 MOE +/- 3.5%. Totals may not add to 100 due to rounding.