Registered Voters
Do you think Rick Santorum is too liberal, too conservative, or about right?
Too liberal Too conservative About right Unsure
Row % Row % Row % Row %
Registered Voters 10% 40% 37% 13%
Party Identification Democrat 14% 58% 15% 13%
Republican 4% 18% 65% 12%
Independent 9% 44% 33% 13%
Tea Party Supporters 11% 17% 64% 8%
Intensity of Tea Party Support Strongly support Tea Party 12% 11% 73% 4%
Support Tea Party 11% 21% 59% 9%
Does not support Tea Party 10% 53% 24% 13%
Political Ideology Very liberal-Liberal 5% 65% 15% 16%
Moderate 12% 50% 26% 12%
Conservative 8% 20% 57% 14%
Very conservative 12% 13% 65% 10%
Political Ideology Liberal 5% 65% 15% 16%
Moderate 12% 50% 26% 12%
Conservative 10% 18% 60% 13%
Region Northeast 6% 51% 28% 15%
Midwest 5% 39% 39% 16%
South 14% 35% 39% 11%
West 9% 40% 38% 13%
Income Less $50,000 12% 34% 39% 15%
$50,000 to just under $100,000 7% 39% 40% 13%
$100,000 or more 5% 60% 28% 7%
Education Not college graduate 12% 30% 40% 18%
College graduate 7% 53% 33% 7%
Age Under 45 12% 41% 33% 14%
45 or older 8% 40% 39% 13%
Age 18 to 29 8% 45% 29% 19%
30 to 44 14% 39% 35% 12%
45 to 59 9% 41% 38% 12%
60 or older 7% 38% 40% 15%
Race White 8% 39% 39% 15%
African American 25% 48% 18% 10%
Latino 9% 37% 44% 11%
Gender Men 10% 41% 38% 11%
Women 10% 39% 36% 15%
Evangelical Christians 11% 24% 56% 10%
Interview Type Landline 9% 41% 38% 13%
Cell Phone 13% 38% 34% 15%
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.