Ohio Likely Voters
Which one of the following candidates best understands the problems of people like yourself:
Newt Gingrich Mitt Romney Rick Santorum Ron Paul None Undecided
Row % Row % Row % Row % Row % Row %
Ohio Likely Voters 18% 18% 31% 19% 7% 6%
Party Identification** Republican 19% 20% 34% 15% 5% 6%
Independent 16% 15% 25% 29% 10% 5%
Tea Party Supporters 20% 16% 38% 17% 5% 4%
Intensity of Tea Party Support Strongly support Tea Party 23% 15% 42% 12% 5% 3%
Support Tea Party 19% 17% 35% 19% 6% 5%
Does not support Tea Party 17% 19% 24% 23% 10% 7%
Political Ideology Liberal-Moderate 17% 19% 19% 27% 12% 6%
Conservative 21% 19% 32% 16% 5% 6%
Very conservative 13% 14% 48% 15% 4% 6%
Political Ideology Liberal-Moderate 17% 19% 19% 27% 12% 6%
Conservative-Very conservative 18% 18% 37% 16% 5% 6%
Past Participation*** Yes 18% 18% 31% 19% 7% 6%
No 14% 21% 29% 21% 6% 8%
Republican Candidates Rick Santorum 8% 3% 72% 8% 6% 3%
Mitt Romney 13% 49% 12% 13% 7% 6%
Newt Gingrich 70% 4% 10% 12% 4% 1%
Ron Paul 3% 3% 4% 79% 7% 4%
Candidate Support Strongly support 19% 20% 33% 20% 5% 3%
Somewhat support 18% 21% 33% 19% 7% 3%
Might vote differently 18% 8% 33% 27% 8% 5%
Most Important Quality Shares your values 12% 8% 43% 19% 9% 9%
Is closest to you on the issues 15% 17% 29% 26% 8% 5%
Can beat President Obama in 2012 20% 27% 28% 14% 5% 6%
Has the experience to govern 26% 22% 22% 20% 5% 5%
Gender Men 19% 18% 28% 23% 9% 4%
Women 17% 19% 34% 16% 6% 9%
Age Under 45 14% 17% 30% 27% 7% 5%
45 or older 19% 19% 32% 16% 7% 7%
Region Cleveland Area 17% 23% 27% 23% 5% 6%
East 19% 14% 34% 17% 6% 10%
Northwest/Toledo 18% 16% 35% 21% 7% 4%
Columbus Area 16% 22% 28% 17% 10% 8%
South/Cincinnati 18% 18% 31% 20% 7% 5%
Household Income Less than $75,000 18% 18% 31% 20% 6% 7%
$75,000 or more 18% 20% 30% 19% 8% 4%
Evangelical Christians 16% 16% 40% 17% 5% 5%
Mormons are Christians Yes 18% 21% 27% 22% 7% 5%
No-Unsure 18% 15% 36% 16% 7% 9%
Education Not college graduate 19% 18% 30% 20% 6% 8%
College graduate 16% 18% 34% 18% 10% 4%
Interview Type Landline 18% 18% 32% 19% 7% 7%
Cell Phone 16% 19% 28% 23% 8% 5%
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.