USA Registered Voters
If the 2012 presidential election were held today, whom would you support if the candidates are:
Barack Obama, the Democrat Sarah Palin, the Republican Michael Bloomberg, the Independent Undecided
Row % Row % Row % Row %
USA Registered Voters 44% 29% 18% 9%
Enthusiasm About Voting in November Very enthusiastic 31% 47% 16% 7%
Enthusiastic 57% 21% 15% 7%
Not enthusiastic 46% 16% 25% 13%
Party ID Democrat 78% 6% 11% 5%
Republican 8% 62% 21% 9%
Independent 37% 27% 23% 13%
Tea Party Supporters 8% 66% 16% 10%
Party ID by Gender Democrat men 75% 7% 13% 5%
Democrat women 79% 6% 11% 4%
Republican men 9% 59% 24% 9%
Republican women 8% 64% 19% 9%
Independent men 33% 27% 29% 11%
Independent women 41% 28% 15% 15%
Ideology Liberal 85% 4% 9% 2%
Moderate 55% 12% 26% 7%
Conservative 17% 57% 17% 9%
Region Northeast 40% 22% 29% 9%
Midwest 41% 38% 14% 7%
South 40% 32% 17% 10%
West 60% 19% 12% 9%
Household Income Less than $50,000 47% 29% 15% 9%
$50,000 or more 44% 28% 21% 7%
Education Not college graduate 44% 33% 15% 8%
College graduate 46% 24% 22% 8%
Age 18 to 29 66% 16% 14% 4%
30 to 44 46% 22% 24% 8%
45 to 59 39% 34% 20% 6%
60 or older 43% 31% 14% 12%
Gender Men 41% 29% 22% 8%
Women 48% 29% 14% 9%
Views of U.S. Economy The worst is yet to come 28% 46% 18% 7%
The worst is behind us 61% 12% 19% 9%
October 8, 2010 Marist Poll National Registered Voters "N=829 MOE +/- 3.5%" Totals may not add to 100 due to rounding.