Registered Voters
If November's presidential election were held today, whom would you support if the candidates are:
Barack Obama, the Democrat Mitt Romney, the Republican Undecided
Row % Row % Row %
Registered Voters 46% 44% 9%
Party Identification Democrat 89% 4% 6%
Republican 6% 87% 8%
Independent 43% 44% 13%
Tea Party Supporters 12% 79% 9%
Intensity of Tea Party Support Strongly support Tea Party 2% 89% 9%
Support Tea Party 18% 73% 9%
Does not support Tea Party 63% 29% 8%
Political Ideology Very liberal-Liberal 82% 11% 7%
Moderate 58% 36% 6%
Conservative 17% 69% 14%
Very conservative 19% 70% 11%
Political Ideology Liberal 82% 11% 7%
Moderate 58% 36% 6%
Conservative 18% 69% 13%
First Time Voters 47% 44% 9%
Region Northeast 56% 38% 6%
Midwest 43% 49% 8%
South 44% 45% 10%
West 44% 43% 13%
Income Less $50,000 49% 41% 9%
$50,000 to just under $100,000 42% 49% 8%
$100,000 or more 49% 45% 6%
Education Not college graduate 42% 47% 12%
College graduate 51% 42% 7%
Age Under 45 46% 45% 9%
45 or older 46% 44% 10%
Age 18 to 29 48% 40% 12%
30 to 44 45% 48% 8%
45 to 59 48% 42% 10%
60 or older 44% 47% 9%
Race White 40% 51% 9%
African American 91% 6% 3%
Latino 37% 48% 15%
Gender Men 44% 47% 8%
Women 48% 42% 11%
Evangelical Christians 31% 60% 9%
Interview Type Landline 46% 45% 9%
Cell Phone 47% 44% 10%
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.