Registered Voters
If November's presidential election were held today, whom would you support if the candidates are:
Barack Obama and Joe Biden, the Democrats Rick Santorum and Newt Gingrich, the Republicans Undecided
Row % Row % Row %
Registered Voters 51% 42% 7%
Party Identification Democrat 92% 5% 3%
Republican 13% 81% 6%
Independent 46% 44% 10%
Tea Party Supporters 15% 80% 5%
Intensity of Tea Party Support Strongly support Tea Party 6% 88% 6%
Support Tea Party 20% 76% 5%
Does not support Tea Party 68% 25% 7%
Political Ideology Very liberal-Liberal 85% 9% 6%
Moderate 64% 31% 5%
Conservative 19% 70% 11%
Very conservative 25% 69% 6%
Political Ideology Liberal 85% 9% 6%
Moderate 64% 31% 5%
Conservative 21% 70% 9%
First Time Voters 61% 29% 10%
Region Northeast 59% 36% 4%
Midwest 45% 48% 7%
South 49% 42% 9%
West 51% 41% 7%
Income Less $50,000 55% 40% 6%
$50,000 to just under $100,000 48% 45% 7%
$100,000 or more 50% 43% 7%
Education Not college graduate 48% 44% 8%
College graduate 53% 41% 6%
Age Under 45 51% 43% 6%
45 or older 51% 42% 8%
Age 18 to 29 58% 35% 7%
30 to 44 47% 47% 5%
45 to 59 52% 40% 8%
60 or older 49% 45% 7%
Race White 44% 49% 8%
African American 92% 3% 5%
Latino 53% 41% 6%
Gender Men 50% 45% 5%
Women 51% 40% 10%
Evangelical Christians 35% 61% 4%
Interview Type Landline 50% 43% 8%
Cell Phone 54% 40% 6%
McClatchy-Marist Poll National Registered Voters: Interviews conducted March 20th through 22nd, 2012, N=846 MOE +/- 3.5 percentage points. Totals may not add to 100% due to rounding.