Ohio Registered Voters
If November's presidential election were held today, whom would you support if the candidates are:
Barack Obama and Joe Biden, the Democrats Mitt Romney and Rob Portman, the Republicans Undecided
Row % Row % Row %
Ohio Registered Voters 49% 38% 13%
Ohio Potential Republican Electorate* 10% 77% 13%
Party Identification Democrat 87% 7% 6%
Republican 8% 82% 11%
Independent 41% 38% 21%
Tea Party Supporters 15% 72% 13%
Political Ideology Very liberal 82% 9% 9%
Liberal 80% 9% 11%
Moderate 60% 29% 11%
Conservative 26% 60% 14%
Very conservative 12% 73% 15%
Gender Men 49% 40% 12%
Women 50% 36% 14%
Age Under 45 51% 36% 13%
45 or older 49% 38% 13%
Age 18 to 29 54% 31% 15%
30 to 44 50% 38% 12%
45 to 59 49% 38% 13%
60 or older 48% 39% 13%
Race White 43% 43% 14%
Non-white 79% 11% 9%
Region Cleveland Area 60% 30% 9%
East 45% 35% 20%
Northwest/Toledo 49% 36% 15%
Columbus Area 51% 38% 11%
South/Cincinnati 45% 45% 10%
Household Income Less than $75,000 51% 36% 14%
$75,000 or more 47% 44% 9%
Education Not college graduate 48% 38% 14%
College graduate 51% 38% 11%
Interview Type Landline 50% 37% 13%
Cell Phone 47% 41% 12%
NBC News/Marist Poll Ohio Registered Voters Split Sample. Interviews conducted February 29th through March 2nd, 2012, N=1573 MOE +/- 2.5 percentage points. Totals may not add to 100% due to rounding.
*The potential Republican electorate in Ohio includes all Republicans, all Republican leaning independents and those who plan to vote in the Republican presidential primary.