Ohio Likely Voters
Without Gingrich: Tossup including those who are undecided yet leaning toward a candidate, voted early, or by absentee and Gingrich supporters' second choice
Mitt Romney Rick Santorum Ron Paul Other Undecided
Row % Row % Row % Row % Row %
Ohio Likely Voters 37% 40% 16% 1% 6%
Party Identification** Republican 39% 42% 12% 1% 6%
Independent 34% 36% 23% 1% 6%
Tea Party Supporters 34% 49% 13% 0% 4%
Intensity of Tea Party Support Strongly support Tea Party 27% 56% 13% 0% 4%
Support Tea Party 39% 44% 12% 0% 5%
Does not support Tea Party 41% 32% 20% 1% 7%
Political Ideology Liberal-Moderate 44% 26% 21% 1% 8%
Conservative 38% 42% 14% 0% 6%
Very conservative 25% 58% 15% 0% 3%
Political Ideology Liberal-Moderate 44% 26% 21% 1% 8%
Conservative-Very conservative 34% 46% 14% 0% 5%
Past Participation*** Yes 37% 42% 15% 0% 6%
No 38% 31% 24% 1% 6%
Republican Candidates Rick Santorum 0% 100% 0% 0% 0%
Mitt Romney 100% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Newt Gingrich 34% 42% 24% 0% 0%
Ron Paul 0% 0% 100% 0% 0%
Most Important Quality Shares your values 20% 57% 16% 0% 7%
Is closest to you on the issues 33% 34% 27% 0% 6%
Can beat President Obama in 2012 53% 34% 8% 0% 5%
Has the experience to govern 47% 33% 12% 2% 6%
Gender Men 37% 38% 20% 1% 4%
Women 37% 42% 12% 0% 8%
Age Under 45 33% 34% 27% 0% 6%
45 or older 39% 44% 11% 1% 6%
Region Cleveland Area 47% 29% 18% 1% 6%
East 33% 44% 15% 1% 7%
Northwest/Toledo 34% 45% 17% 0% 4%
Columbus Area 32% 41% 19% 0% 8%
South/Cincinnati 40% 39% 14% 1% 6%
Household Income Less than $75,000 38% 40% 17% 0% 5%
$75,000 or more 40% 39% 15% 1% 6%
Evangelical Christians 28% 54% 12% 1% 5%
Mormons are Christians Yes 44% 33% 17% 0% 5%
No-Unsure 28% 48% 15% 1% 8%
Education Not college graduate 36% 41% 16% 0% 7%
College graduate 39% 40% 16% 1% 5%
Interview Type Landline 38% 41% 14% 1% 7%
Cell Phone 34% 37% 24% 1% 4%
NBC News/Marist Poll Ohio Likely Republican Primary Voters. Interviews conducted February 29th through March 2nd, 2012, N=820 MOE +/- 3.4 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 an Ohio Republican Presidential Primary.