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Michigan Likely Voters |
| Without Gingrich: Tossup including those who are undecided yet leaning toward a candidate or voted absentee and Gingrich supporters' second choice |
| Mitt Romney |
Rick Santorum |
Ron Paul |
Other |
Undecided |
| Row % |
Row % |
Row % |
Row % |
Row % |
| Michigan Likely Voters |
41% |
39% |
14% |
1% |
4% |
| Party Identification** |
Republican |
47% |
40% |
8% |
0% |
4% |
| Independent |
36% |
37% |
22% |
1% |
4% |
| Tea Party Supporters |
32% |
56% |
9% |
0% |
2% |
| Intensity of Tea Party Support |
Strongly support Tea Party |
18% |
76% |
5% |
0% |
1% |
| Support Tea Party |
40% |
45% |
12% |
1% |
3% |
| Does not support Tea Party |
49% |
26% |
19% |
1% |
5% |
| Political Ideology |
Liberal-Moderate |
47% |
25% |
24% |
1% |
4% |
| Conservative |
42% |
42% |
10% |
0% |
5% |
| Very conservative |
25% |
64% |
7% |
1% |
2% |
| Political Ideology |
Liberal-Moderate |
47% |
25% |
24% |
1% |
4% |
| Conservative-Very conservative |
38% |
48% |
10% |
1% |
4% |
| Past Participation*** |
Yes |
42% |
41% |
12% |
1% |
4% |
| No |
37% |
31% |
25% |
1% |
5% |
| Republican Candidates |
Mitt Romney |
100% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
| Rick Santorum |
0% |
100% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
| Ron Paul |
0% |
0% |
100% |
0% |
0% |
| Newt Gingrich |
35% |
50% |
15% |
0% |
0% |
| Most Important Quality |
Shares your values |
28% |
53% |
16% |
0% |
4% |
| Is closest to you on the issues |
40% |
31% |
24% |
0% |
4% |
| Can beat President Obama in 2012 |
48% |
42% |
6% |
1% |
4% |
| Has the experience to govern |
60% |
25% |
10% |
1% |
3% |
| Gender |
Men |
38% |
41% |
16% |
1% |
4% |
| Women |
45% |
38% |
12% |
0% |
5% |
| Age |
Under 45 |
37% |
34% |
23% |
0% |
6% |
| 45 or older |
43% |
43% |
10% |
1% |
3% |
| Region |
Wayne County (Detroit) |
43% |
32% |
22% |
1% |
3% |
| Oakland and Macomb Counties |
44% |
39% |
15% |
0% |
2% |
| Lansing-Ann Arbor Area |
40% |
39% |
14% |
1% |
7% |
| Grand Rapids Area |
41% |
39% |
15% |
1% |
4% |
| North Central/Upper Peninsula |
38% |
46% |
10% |
1% |
5% |
| Household Income |
Less than $75,000 |
40% |
41% |
14% |
1% |
4% |
| $75,000 or more |
43% |
40% |
13% |
0% |
4% |
| Evangelical Christians |
30% |
54% |
12% |
1% |
3% |
| Mormons are Christians |
Yes |
50% |
32% |
14% |
0% |
3% |
| No-Unsure |
30% |
48% |
15% |
1% |
6% |
| Education |
Not college graduate |
40% |
37% |
16% |
1% |
6% |
| College graduate |
42% |
43% |
12% |
0% |
3% |
| Interview Type |
Landline |
42% |
40% |
13% |
1% |
4% |
| Cell Phone |
37% |
36% |
23% |
0% |
4% |
NBC News/Marist Poll Michigan Likely Republican Primary Voters. Interviews conducted February 19th and 20th, 2012, N=715 MOE +/- 3.7 percentage points. Totals may not add to 100% due to rounding.
**There are too few Democrats for analysis purposes
***Past participation refers to previous participation in a Michigan Republican Presidential Primary. |