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Michigan Likely Voters |
| Are you currently satisfied with the Republican candidates who are running for president or would you like to see someone else run? |
| Satisfied with current candidates |
Like to see someone else run |
Unsure |
| Row % |
Row % |
Row % |
| Michigan Likely Voters |
55% |
41% |
4% |
| Party Identification** |
Republican |
60% |
36% |
3% |
| Independent |
49% |
48% |
3% |
| Tea Party Supporters |
57% |
41% |
2% |
| Intensity of Tea Party Support |
Strongly support Tea Party |
58% |
41% |
2% |
| Support Tea Party |
57% |
41% |
2% |
| Does not support Tea Party |
54% |
41% |
5% |
| Political Ideology |
Liberal-Moderate |
52% |
45% |
3% |
| Conservative |
60% |
37% |
4% |
| Very conservative |
51% |
46% |
3% |
| Political Ideology |
Liberal-Moderate |
52% |
45% |
3% |
| Conservative-Very conservative |
57% |
39% |
4% |
| Past Participation*** |
Yes |
56% |
41% |
4% |
| No |
54% |
43% |
3% |
| Republican Candidates |
Mitt Romney |
65% |
33% |
3% |
| Rick Santorum |
51% |
45% |
4% |
| Ron Paul |
49% |
50% |
1% |
| Newt Gingrich |
61% |
37% |
2% |
| Candidate Support |
Strongly support |
65% |
32% |
3% |
| Somewhat support |
47% |
50% |
3% |
| Might vote differently |
41% |
57% |
1% |
| Most Important Quality |
Shares your values |
56% |
40% |
3% |
| Is closest to you on the issues |
52% |
44% |
3% |
| Can beat President Obama in 2012 |
57% |
41% |
3% |
| Has the experience to govern |
59% |
37% |
4% |
| Gender |
Men |
52% |
45% |
3% |
| Women |
59% |
37% |
4% |
| Age |
Under 45 |
58% |
38% |
4% |
| 45 or older |
54% |
43% |
3% |
| Region |
Wayne County (Detroit) |
53% |
41% |
6% |
| Oakland and Macomb Counties |
55% |
44% |
1% |
| Lansing-Ann Arbor Area |
57% |
39% |
4% |
| Grand Rapids Area |
57% |
38% |
5% |
| North Central/Upper Peninsula |
53% |
44% |
3% |
| Household Income |
Less than $75,000 |
57% |
38% |
5% |
| $75,000 or more |
53% |
46% |
1% |
| Evangelical Christians |
56% |
42% |
3% |
| Mormons are Christians |
Yes |
59% |
38% |
3% |
| No-Unsure |
52% |
44% |
4% |
| Education |
Not college graduate |
58% |
37% |
4% |
| College graduate |
51% |
46% |
3% |
| Interview Type |
Landline |
55% |
42% |
4% |
| Cell Phone |
57% |
39% |
3% |
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. |