| |
Ohio Likely Voters |
| Which one of the following candidates do you consider to be the true conservative: |
| Newt Gingrich |
Mitt Romney |
Rick Santorum |
Ron Paul |
None |
Undecided |
| Row % |
Row % |
Row % |
Row % |
Row % |
Row % |
| Ohio Likely Voters |
21% |
11% |
35% |
18% |
5% |
10% |
| Party Identification** |
Republican |
22% |
12% |
39% |
15% |
4% |
9% |
| Independent |
18% |
11% |
28% |
25% |
7% |
11% |
| Tea Party Supporters |
21% |
9% |
42% |
17% |
4% |
6% |
| Intensity of Tea Party Support |
Strongly support Tea Party |
25% |
8% |
46% |
14% |
5% |
3% |
| Support Tea Party |
19% |
10% |
40% |
19% |
4% |
8% |
| Does not support Tea Party |
21% |
13% |
29% |
21% |
5% |
11% |
| Political Ideology |
Liberal-Moderate |
19% |
14% |
26% |
20% |
6% |
15% |
| Conservative |
24% |
11% |
35% |
19% |
5% |
8% |
| Very conservative |
18% |
9% |
51% |
15% |
4% |
4% |
| Political Ideology |
Liberal-Moderate |
19% |
14% |
26% |
20% |
6% |
15% |
| Conservative-Very conservative |
22% |
10% |
40% |
18% |
4% |
7% |
| Past Participation*** |
Yes |
21% |
11% |
36% |
18% |
5% |
9% |
| No |
18% |
15% |
33% |
19% |
2% |
13% |
| Republican Candidates |
Rick Santorum |
7% |
3% |
69% |
12% |
4% |
4% |
| Mitt Romney |
23% |
27% |
23% |
14% |
6% |
8% |
| Newt Gingrich |
60% |
3% |
15% |
11% |
4% |
7% |
| Ron Paul |
12% |
6% |
11% |
59% |
1% |
11% |
| Candidate Support |
Strongly support |
20% |
12% |
41% |
18% |
3% |
7% |
| Somewhat support |
23% |
13% |
35% |
18% |
6% |
5% |
| Might vote differently |
24% |
5% |
31% |
24% |
6% |
9% |
| Most Important Quality |
Shares your values |
8% |
8% |
48% |
17% |
7% |
13% |
| Is closest to you on the issues |
25% |
11% |
31% |
22% |
5% |
5% |
| Can beat President Obama in 2012 |
26% |
14% |
33% |
15% |
3% |
10% |
| Has the experience to govern |
26% |
16% |
24% |
20% |
4% |
10% |
| Gender |
Men |
23% |
11% |
34% |
22% |
5% |
5% |
| Women |
18% |
12% |
36% |
15% |
5% |
14% |
| Age |
Under 45 |
20% |
11% |
32% |
23% |
4% |
10% |
| 45 or older |
20% |
12% |
37% |
16% |
5% |
10% |
| Region |
Cleveland Area |
27% |
10% |
32% |
16% |
6% |
9% |
| East |
23% |
11% |
40% |
12% |
4% |
10% |
| Northwest/Toledo |
21% |
11% |
34% |
22% |
2% |
10% |
| Columbus Area |
22% |
10% |
31% |
19% |
7% |
10% |
| South/Cincinnati |
16% |
13% |
36% |
20% |
5% |
10% |
| Household Income |
Less than $75,000 |
21% |
11% |
36% |
17% |
5% |
11% |
| $75,000 or more |
22% |
14% |
33% |
20% |
5% |
5% |
| Evangelical Christians |
19% |
8% |
47% |
16% |
3% |
8% |
| Mormons are Christians |
Yes |
22% |
14% |
31% |
20% |
5% |
8% |
| No-Unsure |
19% |
9% |
39% |
17% |
4% |
12% |
| Education |
Not college graduate |
19% |
12% |
36% |
18% |
4% |
12% |
| College graduate |
24% |
11% |
34% |
19% |
5% |
6% |
| Interview Type |
Landline |
21% |
11% |
36% |
18% |
5% |
9% |
| Cell Phone |
20% |
14% |
30% |
21% |
4% |
11% |
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. |
