Registered Voters
Regardless of whom you support, who do you think will win the 2012 presidential election:
President Obama The Republican candidate Undecided
Row % Row % Row %
Registered Voters 38% 52% 10%
Party Identification Democrat 59% 31% 10%
Republican 12% 82% 5%
Independent 36% 51% 13%
Tea Party Supporters 12% 82% 6%
Political Ideology Liberal 57% 27% 16%
Moderate 44% 47% 9%
Conservative 20% 73% 7%
Region Northeast 30% 59% 10%
Midwest 44% 46% 10%
South 35% 55% 10%
West 44% 45% 11%
Household Income Less than $50,000 42% 48% 10%
$50,000 or more 38% 54% 8%
Education Not college graduate 34% 55% 10%
College graduate 43% 47% 9%
Age Under 45 42% 52% 7%
45 or older 36% 52% 12%
Generation Millennials (18-30) 49% 48% 3%
Gen X (31-46) 40% 52% 8%
Baby Boomers (47-65) 36% 54% 10%
Silent-Greatest (Over 65) 33% 50% 16%
Race White 34% 57% 9%
Non-white 48% 41% 12%
Gender Men 37% 51% 12%
Women 39% 52% 9%
Interview Type Landline 37% 54% 9%
Cell Phone 44% 42% 14%
Marist Poll National Registered Voters: Interviews conducted September 13th and September 14th, 2011, N=825 MOE +/- 3.5%. Totals may not add to 100 due to rounding.