Michigan Likely Voters Do you consider a Mormon to be a Christian, or not? Yes No-Unsure Row % Row % Michigan Likely Voters 56% 44% Party Identification** Republican 56% 44% Independent 56% 44% Tea Party Supporters 58% 42% Intensity of Tea Party Support Strongly support Tea Party 55% 45% Support Tea Party 59% 41% Does not support Tea Party 57% 43% Political Ideology Liberal-Moderate 62% 38% Conservative 60% 40% Very conservative 38% 62% Political Ideology Liberal-Moderate 62% 38% Conservative-Very conservative 54% 46% Past Participation*** Yes 58% 42% No 49% 51% Republican Candidates Mitt Romney 68% 32% Rick Santorum 44% 56% Ron Paul 58% 42% Newt Gingrich 53% 47% Candidate Support Strongly support 61% 39% Somewhat support 53% 47% Might vote differently 46% 54% Most Important Quality Shares your values 46% 54% Is closest to you on the issues 55% 45% Can beat President Obama in 2012 64% 36% Has the experience to govern 69% 31% Gender Men 57% 43% Women 56% 44% Age Under 45 47% 53% 45 or older 61% 39% Region Wayne County (Detroit) 55% 45% Oakland and Macomb Counties 61% 39% Lansing-Ann Arbor Area 59% 41% Grand Rapids Area 50% 50% North Central/Upper Peninsula 55% 45% Household Income Less than $75,000 52% 48% $75,000 or more 62% 38% Evangelical Christians 37% 63% Education Not college graduate 56% 44% College graduate 56% 44% Interview Type Landline 58% 42% Cell Phone 51% 49% 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.