Registered Voters
Do you think Mitt Romney is too liberal, too conservative, or about right?
Too liberal Too conservative About right Unsure
Row % Row % Row % Row %
Registered Voters 16% 31% 40% 13%
Party Identification Democrat 11% 51% 21% 17%
Republican 20% 11% 60% 10%
Independent 17% 30% 43% 11%
Tea Party Supporters 28% 14% 51% 7%
Intensity of Tea Party Support Strongly support Tea Party 37% 9% 51% 3%
Support Tea Party 24% 17% 50% 9%
Does not support Tea Party 11% 39% 36% 13%
Political Ideology Very liberal-Liberal 8% 60% 19% 13%
Moderate 10% 34% 43% 13%
Conservative 20% 14% 53% 13%
Very conservative 38% 12% 40% 10%
Political Ideology Liberal 8% 60% 19% 13%
Moderate 10% 34% 43% 13%
Conservative 26% 14% 49% 12%
Region Northeast 11% 35% 40% 15%
Midwest 18% 25% 40% 17%
South 17% 31% 40% 12%
West 15% 32% 42% 12%
Income Less $50,000 17% 34% 34% 15%
$50,000 to just under $100,000 18% 26% 47% 8%
$100,000 or more 12% 37% 44% 7%
Education Not college graduate 16% 26% 42% 16%
College graduate 16% 38% 37% 10%
Age Under 45 18% 30% 43% 8%
45 or older 14% 31% 39% 16%
Age 18 to 29 11% 37% 43% 9%
30 to 44 22% 26% 44% 8%
45 to 59 16% 36% 36% 12%
60 or older 11% 24% 44% 20%
Race White 15% 27% 44% 13%
African American 14% 44% 23% 19%
Latino 21% 33% 41% 5%
Gender Men 19% 26% 42% 12%
Women 12% 34% 39% 15%
Evangelical Christians 24% 22% 42% 11%
Interview Type Landline 15% 30% 41% 14%
Cell Phone 18% 33% 39% 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.