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 Marco Rubio, the Republicans Undecided
Row % Row % Row %
Registered Voters 49% 44% 8%
Party Identification Democrat 91% 4% 4%
Republican 9% 85% 6%
Independent 45% 43% 12%
Tea Party Supporters 15% 79% 6%
Intensity of Tea Party Support Strongly support Tea Party 5% 91% 4%
Support Tea Party 20% 73% 7%
Does not support Tea Party 66% 27% 8%
Political Ideology Very liberal-Liberal 85% 10% 6%
Moderate 59% 34% 7%
Conservative 20% 69% 11%
Very conservative 24% 71% 4%
Political Ideology Liberal 85% 10% 6%
Moderate 59% 34% 7%
Conservative 21% 70% 9%
First Time Voters 62% 32% 6%
Region Northeast 59% 35% 6%
Midwest 43% 48% 9%
South 48% 44% 8%
West 48% 46% 6%
Income Less $50,000 53% 40% 7%
$50,000 to just under $100,000 44% 48% 8%
$100,000 or more 51% 45% 4%
Education Not college graduate 46% 44% 10%
College graduate 51% 44% 5%
Age Under 45 49% 45% 6%
45 or older 49% 43% 8%
Age 18 to 29 56% 35% 9%
30 to 44 45% 51% 4%
45 to 59 50% 41% 9%
60 or older 48% 45% 7%
Race White 41% 50% 9%
African American 92% 5% 3%
Latino 50% 46% 4%
Gender Men 47% 46% 7%
Women 50% 41% 8%
Evangelical Christians 38% 56% 6%
Interview Type Landline 48% 44% 8%
Cell Phone 52% 42% 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.