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Ohio Registered Voters |
| If November's presidential election were held today, whom would you support if the candidates are: |
| Barack Obama, the Democrat |
Mitt Romney, the Republican |
Undecided |
| Row % |
Row % |
Row % |
| Ohio Registered Voters |
50% |
38% |
12% |
| Ohio Potential Republican Electorate* |
10% |
78% |
12% |
| Party Identification |
Democrat |
87% |
7% |
6% |
| Republican |
7% |
83% |
10% |
| Independent |
43% |
39% |
18% |
| Tea Party Supporters |
15% |
72% |
13% |
| Political Ideology |
Very liberal |
83% |
10% |
7% |
| Liberal |
80% |
9% |
10% |
| Moderate |
60% |
29% |
10% |
| Conservative |
27% |
60% |
13% |
| Very conservative |
15% |
74% |
10% |
| Gender |
Men |
48% |
41% |
11% |
| Women |
52% |
36% |
13% |
| Age |
Under 45 |
52% |
36% |
12% |
| 45 or older |
49% |
40% |
12% |
| Age |
18 to 29 |
54% |
33% |
13% |
| 30 to 44 |
51% |
37% |
11% |
| 45 to 59 |
50% |
37% |
13% |
| 60 or older |
48% |
41% |
11% |
| Race |
White |
43% |
44% |
13% |
| Non-white |
82% |
10% |
8% |
| Region |
Cleveland Area |
60% |
30% |
11% |
| East |
47% |
39% |
15% |
| Northwest/Toledo |
48% |
36% |
16% |
| Columbus Area |
54% |
36% |
10% |
| South/Cincinnati |
45% |
45% |
10% |
| Household Income |
Less than $75,000 |
51% |
36% |
13% |
| $75,000 or more |
48% |
44% |
8% |
| Education |
Not college graduate |
48% |
38% |
14% |
| College graduate |
52% |
39% |
9% |
| Interview Type |
Landline |
50% |
37% |
12% |
| Cell Phone |
48% |
41% |
10% |
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. |
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