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Michigan Likely Voters |
| Which one of the following candidates best represents your views on social issues such as contraception, abortion, and same-sex marriage: |
| Newt Gingrich |
Mitt Romney |
Rick Santorum |
Ron Paul |
None |
Undecided |
| Row % |
Row % |
Row % |
Row % |
Row % |
Row % |
| Michigan Likely Voters |
8% |
21% |
34% |
14% |
7% |
16% |
| Party Identification** |
Republican |
9% |
23% |
38% |
8% |
6% |
17% |
| Independent |
7% |
19% |
30% |
21% |
8% |
15% |
| Tea Party Supporters |
11% |
16% |
48% |
12% |
4% |
9% |
| Intensity of Tea Party Support |
Strongly support Tea Party |
15% |
7% |
64% |
8% |
1% |
6% |
| Support Tea Party |
9% |
21% |
38% |
15% |
6% |
11% |
| Does not support Tea Party |
5% |
26% |
24% |
16% |
10% |
19% |
| Political Ideology |
Liberal-Moderate |
7% |
24% |
16% |
22% |
13% |
18% |
| Conservative |
8% |
21% |
40% |
12% |
4% |
15% |
| Very conservative |
10% |
12% |
57% |
6% |
3% |
12% |
| Political Ideology |
Liberal-Moderate |
7% |
24% |
16% |
22% |
13% |
18% |
| Conservative-Very conservative |
8% |
19% |
45% |
10% |
4% |
14% |
| Past Participation*** |
Yes |
8% |
21% |
37% |
13% |
7% |
14% |
| No |
9% |
20% |
21% |
20% |
8% |
23% |
| Republican Candidates |
Mitt Romney |
5% |
48% |
17% |
9% |
7% |
14% |
| Rick Santorum |
5% |
5% |
68% |
7% |
4% |
11% |
| Ron Paul |
0% |
4% |
10% |
67% |
8% |
11% |
| Newt Gingrich |
48% |
7% |
25% |
1% |
6% |
14% |
| Candidate Support |
Strongly support |
8% |
23% |
40% |
13% |
4% |
11% |
| Somewhat support |
7% |
20% |
31% |
17% |
10% |
14% |
| Might vote differently |
8% |
21% |
29% |
19% |
3% |
20% |
| Most Important Quality |
Shares your values |
5% |
16% |
43% |
14% |
6% |
15% |
| Is closest to you on the issues |
7% |
19% |
25% |
20% |
10% |
19% |
| Can beat President Obama in 2012 |
8% |
21% |
45% |
11% |
5% |
10% |
| Has the experience to govern |
12% |
33% |
20% |
11% |
7% |
17% |
| Gender |
Men |
8% |
18% |
35% |
19% |
7% |
13% |
| Women |
8% |
23% |
34% |
9% |
7% |
18% |
| Age |
Under 45 |
10% |
18% |
25% |
22% |
7% |
17% |
| 45 or older |
7% |
22% |
38% |
10% |
8% |
15% |
| Region |
Wayne County (Detroit) |
5% |
24% |
27% |
17% |
10% |
17% |
| Oakland and Macomb Counties |
9% |
24% |
32% |
17% |
9% |
10% |
| Lansing-Ann Arbor Area |
9% |
21% |
38% |
12% |
4% |
16% |
| Grand Rapids Area |
6% |
20% |
37% |
16% |
6% |
16% |
| North Central/Upper Peninsula |
9% |
16% |
35% |
9% |
9% |
21% |
| Household Income |
Less than $75,000 |
9% |
20% |
36% |
13% |
7% |
15% |
| $75,000 or more |
8% |
20% |
34% |
17% |
7% |
15% |
| Evangelical Christians |
6% |
19% |
47% |
10% |
4% |
14% |
| Mormons are Christians |
Yes |
8% |
27% |
30% |
16% |
7% |
12% |
| No-Unsure |
8% |
14% |
39% |
12% |
8% |
19% |
| Education |
Not college graduate |
7% |
22% |
32% |
14% |
7% |
18% |
| College graduate |
9% |
19% |
39% |
14% |
8% |
12% |
| Interview Type |
Landline |
7% |
21% |
36% |
13% |
7% |
16% |
| Cell Phone |
11% |
21% |
28% |
20% |
7% |
13% |
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. |