| |
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. |
