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 46% 45% 9%
Party ID Democrat 80% 13% 6%
Republican 10% 83% 7%
Independent 42% 45% 13%
Tea Party Supporters 18% 75% 7%
Political Ideology Liberal 77% 19% 4%
Moderate 54% 35% 11%
Conservative 23% 67% 9%
Region Northeast 51% 38% 12%
Midwest 47% 48% 5%
South 42% 49% 10%
West 49% 41% 10%
Household Income Less than $50,000 47% 42% 11%
$50,000 or more 49% 46% 5%
Education Not college graduate 42% 48% 10%
College graduate 52% 40% 8%
Age Under 45 56% 39% 5%
45 or older 41% 48% 10%
Generation Millennials (18-30) 60% 36% 4%
Gen X (31-46) 51% 42% 6%
Baby Boomers (47-65) 39% 50% 11%
Silent-Greatest (Over 65) 44% 46% 10%
Race White 37% 55% 8%
Non-white 69% 22% 10%
Gender Men 50% 44% 6%
Women 42% 45% 13%
Interview Type Landline 43% 46% 11%
Cell Phone 55% 41% 4%
Marist Poll National Registered Voters Split Sample: Interviews conducted April 10th through April 14th, 2011, N=532 MOE +/- 4.5%. Totals may not add to 100 due to rounding.