Michigan Likely Voters Have the debates helped decide your vote: A great deal, a good amount, some, not very much, or not at all? A great deal-A good amount-Some Not very much-Not at all Row % Row % Michigan Likely Voters 57% 43% Party Identification** Republican 56% 44% Independent 57% 43% Tea Party Supporters 66% 34% Intensity of Tea Party Support Strongly support Tea Party 68% 32% Support Tea Party 64% 36% Does not support Tea Party 49% 51% Political Ideology Liberal-Moderate 53% 47% Conservative 59% 41% Very conservative 59% 41% Political Ideology Liberal-Moderate 53% 47% Conservative-Very conservative 59% 41% Past Participation*** Yes 57% 43% No 61% 39% Republican Candidates Mitt Romney 55% 45% Rick Santorum 63% 37% Ron Paul 45% 55% Newt Gingrich 65% 35% Candidate Support Strongly support 60% 40% Somewhat support 54% 46% Might vote differently 51% 49% Gender Men 58% 42% Women 56% 44% Age Under 45 56% 44% 45 or older 57% 43% Region Wayne County (Detroit) 58% 42% Oakland and Macomb Counties 60% 40% Lansing-Ann Arbor Area 60% 40% Grand Rapids Area 53% 47% North Central/Upper Peninsula 52% 48% Household Income Less than $75,000 56% 44% $75,000 or more 59% 41% Evangelical Christians 54% 46% Mormons are Christians Yes 59% 41% No-Unsure 55% 45% Education Not college graduate 55% 45% College graduate 60% 40% Interview Type Landline 57% 43% Cell Phone 56% 44% 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.