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Michigan Likely Voters |
| Please tell me if you would find each of the following candidates acceptable, acceptable but with reservations, or not acceptable as the Republican nominee for president: Rick Santorum? |
| Acceptable |
Acceptable with reservations |
Not acceptable |
Unsure |
| Row % |
Row % |
Row % |
Row % |
| Michigan Likely Voters |
54% |
27% |
14% |
4% |
| Party Identification** |
Republican |
58% |
28% |
9% |
5% |
| Independent |
50% |
28% |
20% |
3% |
| Tea Party Supporters |
70% |
20% |
9% |
1% |
| Intensity of Tea Party Support |
Strongly support Tea Party |
81% |
16% |
2% |
0% |
| Support Tea Party |
64% |
21% |
13% |
2% |
| Does not support Tea Party |
42% |
34% |
20% |
4% |
| Political Ideology |
Liberal-Moderate |
38% |
34% |
24% |
4% |
| Conservative |
60% |
28% |
8% |
3% |
| Very conservative |
74% |
15% |
9% |
2% |
| Political Ideology |
Liberal-Moderate |
38% |
34% |
24% |
4% |
| Conservative-Very conservative |
64% |
24% |
8% |
3% |
| Past Participation*** |
Yes |
57% |
28% |
12% |
4% |
| No |
44% |
25% |
25% |
6% |
| Republican Candidates |
Mitt Romney |
39% |
41% |
16% |
3% |
| Rick Santorum |
86% |
11% |
2% |
0% |
| Ron Paul |
24% |
38% |
35% |
3% |
| Newt Gingrich |
55% |
27% |
16% |
3% |
| Candidate Support |
Strongly support |
59% |
24% |
15% |
2% |
| Somewhat support |
52% |
35% |
12% |
2% |
| Might vote differently |
47% |
33% |
17% |
3% |
| Most Important Quality |
Shares your values |
61% |
24% |
10% |
4% |
| Is closest to you on the issues |
46% |
31% |
19% |
4% |
| Can beat President Obama in 2012 |
65% |
26% |
8% |
1% |
| Has the experience to govern |
44% |
33% |
21% |
2% |
| Gender |
Men |
58% |
23% |
16% |
3% |
| Women |
51% |
32% |
12% |
5% |
| Age |
Under 45 |
50% |
32% |
13% |
5% |
| 45 or older |
58% |
25% |
14% |
3% |
| Region |
Wayne County (Detroit) |
46% |
33% |
17% |
4% |
| Oakland and Macomb Counties |
55% |
28% |
15% |
2% |
| Lansing-Ann Arbor Area |
53% |
32% |
12% |
3% |
| Grand Rapids Area |
59% |
20% |
15% |
5% |
| North Central/Upper Peninsula |
55% |
26% |
13% |
6% |
| Household Income |
Less than $75,000 |
56% |
25% |
15% |
4% |
| $75,000 or more |
52% |
34% |
12% |
2% |
| Evangelical Christians |
63% |
25% |
10% |
2% |
| Mormons are Christians |
Yes |
50% |
33% |
15% |
2% |
| No-Unsure |
60% |
21% |
13% |
7% |
| Education |
Not college graduate |
56% |
27% |
13% |
5% |
| College graduate |
53% |
29% |
16% |
2% |
| Interview Type |
Landline |
55% |
28% |
14% |
4% |
| Cell Phone |
54% |
27% |
15% |
5% |
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. |