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Michigan Likely Voters |
| Which one of the following qualities is most important to you in deciding whom to support for the Republican presidential nomination? A candidate who: |
| Shares your values |
Is closest to you on the issues |
Can beat President Obama in 2012 |
Has the experience to govern |
Unsure |
| Row % |
Row % |
Row % |
Row % |
Row % |
| Michigan Likely Voters |
29% |
27% |
26% |
14% |
4% |
| Party Identification** |
Republican |
32% |
22% |
31% |
12% |
3% |
| Independent |
27% |
32% |
20% |
17% |
4% |
| Tea Party Supporters |
32% |
20% |
35% |
10% |
3% |
| Intensity of Tea Party Support |
Strongly support Tea Party |
35% |
19% |
38% |
5% |
3% |
| Support Tea Party |
30% |
20% |
33% |
12% |
4% |
| Does not support Tea Party |
26% |
33% |
18% |
20% |
3% |
| Political Ideology |
Liberal-Moderate |
27% |
32% |
17% |
21% |
3% |
| Conservative |
27% |
26% |
30% |
13% |
4% |
| Very conservative |
40% |
21% |
33% |
5% |
2% |
| Political Ideology |
Liberal-Moderate |
27% |
32% |
17% |
21% |
3% |
| Conservative-Very conservative |
31% |
24% |
31% |
11% |
4% |
| Past Participation*** |
Yes |
29% |
26% |
28% |
13% |
4% |
| No |
27% |
29% |
18% |
21% |
4% |
| Republican Candidates |
Mitt Romney |
20% |
27% |
31% |
21% |
2% |
| Rick Santorum |
40% |
22% |
26% |
10% |
2% |
| Ron Paul |
34% |
44% |
10% |
10% |
1% |
| Newt Gingrich |
21% |
28% |
32% |
13% |
6% |
| Candidate Support |
Strongly support |
30% |
24% |
28% |
14% |
3% |
| Somewhat support |
30% |
32% |
23% |
14% |
1% |
| Might vote differently |
30% |
29% |
24% |
16% |
1% |
| Gender |
Men |
27% |
27% |
27% |
15% |
4% |
| Women |
31% |
27% |
25% |
13% |
4% |
| Age |
Under 45 |
33% |
33% |
17% |
14% |
2% |
| 45 or older |
28% |
24% |
30% |
14% |
4% |
| Region |
Wayne County (Detroit) |
23% |
29% |
21% |
21% |
6% |
| Oakland and Macomb Counties |
28% |
29% |
27% |
13% |
3% |
| Lansing-Ann Arbor Area |
25% |
28% |
32% |
10% |
5% |
| Grand Rapids Area |
39% |
21% |
20% |
18% |
2% |
| North Central/Upper Peninsula |
30% |
28% |
26% |
13% |
4% |
| Household Income |
Less than $75,000 |
33% |
26% |
24% |
14% |
3% |
| $75,000 or more |
24% |
28% |
29% |
16% |
3% |
| Evangelical Christians |
39% |
25% |
24% |
10% |
3% |
| Mormons are Christians |
Yes |
24% |
27% |
30% |
17% |
3% |
| No-Unsure |
36% |
28% |
21% |
10% |
5% |
| Education |
Not college graduate |
32% |
25% |
24% |
14% |
5% |
| College graduate |
25% |
29% |
28% |
14% |
3% |
| Interview Type |
Landline |
28% |
27% |
26% |
14% |
4% |
| Cell Phone |
33% |
27% |
26% |
13% |
2% |
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. |