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 Mitt Romney and Jeb Bush, the Republicans Undecided
Row % Row % Row %
Registered Voters 47% 47% 6%
Party Identification Democrat 89% 6% 4%
Republican 9% 87% 4%
Independent 42% 48% 9%
Tea Party Supporters 12% 83% 5%
Intensity of Tea Party Support Strongly support Tea Party 5% 90% 5%
Support Tea Party 16% 80% 5%
Does not support Tea Party 64% 30% 6%
Political Ideology Very liberal-Liberal 84% 12% 4%
Moderate 57% 37% 6%
Conservative 17% 74% 9%
Very conservative 21% 72% 6%
Political Ideology Liberal 84% 12% 4%
Moderate 57% 37% 6%
Conservative 18% 73% 8%
First Time Voters 52% 41% 7%
Region Northeast 59% 38% 4%
Midwest 39% 52% 9%
South 48% 45% 7%
West 41% 53% 6%
Income Less $50,000 51% 43% 6%
$50,000 to just under $100,000 42% 53% 5%
$100,000 or more 48% 45% 7%
Education Not college graduate 45% 48% 7%
College graduate 49% 46% 5%
Age Under 45 46% 47% 7%
45 or older 47% 46% 6%
Age 18 to 29 46% 48% 6%
30 to 44 46% 46% 7%
45 to 59 48% 45% 7%
60 or older 46% 48% 6%
Race White 40% 53% 7%
African American 90% 6% 4%
Latino 39% 57% 3%
Gender Men 45% 50% 5%
Women 48% 44% 8%
Evangelical Christians 33% 63% 4%
Interview Type Landline 48% 46% 6%
Cell Phone 43% 49% 8%
McClatchy-Marist Poll National Registered Voters: Interviews conducted March 21st and 22nd, 2012, N=649 MOE +/- 4.0 percentage points. Totals may not add to 100% due to rounding.