Registered Voters
If the 2012 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 %
Registered Voters 51% 38% 11%
Party ID Democrat 87% 8% 5%
Republican 10% 81% 10%
Independent 47% 37% 16%
Tea Party Supporters 17% 75% 9%
Political Party Liberal 85% 8% 7%
Moderate 57% 30% 13%
Conservative 24% 65% 11%
Region Northeast 54% 30% 16%
Midwest 54% 38% 8%
South 49% 40% 11%
West 48% 42% 10%
Household Income Less than $50,000 57% 30% 12%
$50,000 or more 47% 43% 9%
Education Not college graduate 51% 36% 12%
College graduate 51% 41% 8%
Age Under 45 57% 32% 11%
45 or older 47% 42% 11%
Age 18 to 29 65% 27% 8%
30 to 44 52% 35% 13%
45 to 59 50% 39% 11%
60 or older 44% 44% 11%
Generation Millennials (18-30) 64% 29% 8%
Gen X (31-46) 54% 34% 12%
Baby Boomers (47-65) 49% 39% 12%
Silent-Greatest (Over 65) 42% 47% 10%
Race White 43% 46% 11%
Non-white 70% 19% 11%
Gender Men 47% 41% 12%
Women 54% 36% 10%
Obama Approval Rating Approve 91% 4% 4%
Disapprove 7% 79% 14%
Interview Type Landline 50% 40% 11%
Cell Phone 54% 34% 11%
Marist Poll National Registered Voters: Interviews conducted January 6th through 10th, 2011, N=827 MOE +/- 3.5%. Totals may not add to 100 due to rounding.