Registered Voters
If November's presidential election were held today, whom would you support if the candidates are:
Barack Obama, the Democrat Ron Paul, the Republican Undecided
Row % Row % Row %
Registered Voters 50% 40% 10%
Party Identification Democrat 89% 7% 5%
Republican 15% 73% 12%
Independent 43% 44% 13%
Tea Party Supporters 15% 75% 10%
Intensity of Tea Party Support Strongly support Tea Party 3% 85% 12%
Support Tea Party 21% 70% 9%
Does not support Tea Party 66% 25% 8%
Political Ideology Very liberal-Liberal 79% 14% 7%
Moderate 61% 30% 9%
Conservative 21% 63% 16%
Very conservative 27% 65% 9%
Political Ideology Liberal 79% 14% 7%
Moderate 61% 30% 9%
Conservative 23% 64% 14%
First Time Voters 50% 41% 10%
Region Northeast 58% 34% 8%
Midwest 48% 42% 10%
South 47% 42% 11%
West 48% 41% 11%
Income Less $50,000 53% 38% 9%
$50,000 to just under $100,000 46% 45% 9%
$100,000 or more 52% 41% 8%
Education Not college graduate 46% 42% 12%
College graduate 54% 38% 8%
Age Under 45 47% 49% 4%
45 or older 51% 37% 13%
Age 18 to 29 48% 46% 5%
30 to 44 46% 51% 3%
45 to 59 53% 35% 12%
60 or older 47% 39% 14%
Race White 42% 47% 11%
African American 91% 5% 5%
Latino 47% 40% 14%
Gender Men 49% 44% 8%
Women 50% 37% 13%
Evangelical Christians 37% 53% 10%
Interview Type Landline 49% 40% 11%
Cell Phone 52% 41% 7%
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.