Ohio 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 %
Ohio Likely Voters 51% 46% 3%
Party Identification** Republican 56% 41% 3%
Independent 41% 57% 2%
Tea Party Supporters 56% 42% 2%
Intensity of Tea Party Support Strongly support Tea Party 57% 41% 1%
Support Tea Party 55% 43% 2%
Does not support Tea Party 46% 52% 2%
Political Ideology Liberal-Moderate 45% 53% 3%
Conservative 54% 43% 3%
Very conservative 55% 44% 1%
Political Ideology Liberal-Moderate 45% 53% 3%
Conservative-Very conservative 54% 43% 3%
Past Participation*** Yes 49% 49% 3%
No 66% 30% 4%
Republican Candidates Rick Santorum 53% 46% 1%
Mitt Romney 59% 38% 3%
Newt Gingrich 49% 48% 2%
Ron Paul 43% 56% 1%
Candidate Support Strongly support 60% 38% 2%
Somewhat support 49% 49% 2%
Might vote differently 38% 60% 3%
Most Important Quality Shares your values 52% 46% 3%
Is closest to you on the issues 47% 51% 2%
Can beat President Obama in 2012 56% 41% 3%
Has the experience to govern 50% 48% 2%
Gender Men 52% 46% 2%
Women 51% 46% 3%
Age Under 45 54% 44% 2%
45 or older 50% 47% 3%
Region Cleveland Area 53% 43% 4%
East 54% 43% 3%
Northwest/Toledo 48% 49% 3%
Columbus Area 48% 51% 1%
South/Cincinnati 52% 45% 2%
Household Income Less than $75,000 52% 45% 3%
$75,000 or more 50% 48% 2%
Evangelical Christians 51% 46% 2%
Mormons are Christians Yes 53% 44% 3%
No-Unsure 49% 48% 3%
Education Not college graduate 54% 43% 3%
College graduate 46% 51% 2%
Interview Type Landline 51% 46% 3%
Cell Phone 53% 45% 2%
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.