| |
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. |
