Registered Voters
If November's presidential election were held today, whom would you support if the candidates are:
Barack Obama, the Democrat Rick Santorum, the Republican Undecided
Row % Row % Row %
Registered Voters 48% 43% 9%
Party Identification Democrat 89% 5% 6%
Republican 10% 83% 7%
Independent 44% 45% 11%
Tea Party Supporters 14% 79% 7%
Intensity of Tea Party Support Strongly support Tea Party 3% 90% 7%
Support Tea Party 20% 73% 7%
Does not support Tea Party 66% 27% 7%
Political Ideology Very liberal-Liberal 83% 10% 7%
Moderate 60% 31% 9%
Conservative 18% 71% 11%
Very conservative 19% 76% 5%
Political Ideology Liberal 83% 10% 7%
Moderate 60% 31% 9%
Conservative 19% 73% 9%
First Time Voters 52% 33% 15%
Region Northeast 56% 39% 4%
Midwest 44% 49% 7%
South 46% 43% 11%
West 49% 40% 11%
Income Less $50,000 51% 40% 8%
$50,000 to just under $100,000 45% 47% 8%
$100,000 or more 51% 41% 7%
Education Not college graduate 44% 46% 10%
College graduate 53% 40% 7%
Age Under 45 49% 42% 9%
45 or older 48% 43% 9%
Age 18 to 29 54% 35% 11%
30 to 44 47% 46% 7%
45 to 59 49% 43% 9%
60 or older 46% 45% 9%
Race White 42% 50% 8%
African American 90% 4% 6%
Latino 42% 44% 14%
Gender Men 47% 47% 6%
Women 49% 40% 11%
Evangelical Christians 32% 63% 5%
Interview Type Landline 47% 43% 10%
Cell Phone 51% 43% 5%
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.