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Registered Voters |
| If November's presidential election were held today, whom would you support if the candidates are: |
| Barack Obama and Joe Biden, the Democrats |
Mitt Romney and Jeb Bush, the Republicans |
Undecided |
| Row % |
Row % |
Row % |
| Registered Voters |
47% |
47% |
6% |
| Party Identification |
Democrat |
89% |
6% |
4% |
| Republican |
9% |
87% |
4% |
| Independent |
42% |
48% |
9% |
| Tea Party Supporters |
12% |
83% |
5% |
| Intensity of Tea Party Support |
Strongly support Tea Party |
5% |
90% |
5% |
| Support Tea Party |
16% |
80% |
5% |
| Does not support Tea Party |
64% |
30% |
6% |
| Political Ideology |
Very liberal-Liberal |
84% |
12% |
4% |
| Moderate |
57% |
37% |
6% |
| Conservative |
17% |
74% |
9% |
| Very conservative |
21% |
72% |
6% |
| Political Ideology |
Liberal |
84% |
12% |
4% |
| Moderate |
57% |
37% |
6% |
| Conservative |
18% |
73% |
8% |
| First Time Voters |
52% |
41% |
7% |
| Region |
Northeast |
59% |
38% |
4% |
| Midwest |
39% |
52% |
9% |
| South |
48% |
45% |
7% |
| West |
41% |
53% |
6% |
| Income |
Less $50,000 |
51% |
43% |
6% |
| $50,000 to just under $100,000 |
42% |
53% |
5% |
| $100,000 or more |
48% |
45% |
7% |
| Education |
Not college graduate |
45% |
48% |
7% |
| College graduate |
49% |
46% |
5% |
| Age |
Under 45 |
46% |
47% |
7% |
| 45 or older |
47% |
46% |
6% |
| Age |
18 to 29 |
46% |
48% |
6% |
| 30 to 44 |
46% |
46% |
7% |
| 45 to 59 |
48% |
45% |
7% |
| 60 or older |
46% |
48% |
6% |
| Race |
White |
40% |
53% |
7% |
| African American |
90% |
6% |
4% |
| Latino |
39% |
57% |
3% |
| Gender |
Men |
45% |
50% |
5% |
| Women |
48% |
44% |
8% |
| Evangelical Christians |
33% |
63% |
4% |
| Interview Type |
Landline |
48% |
46% |
6% |
| Cell Phone |
43% |
49% |
8% |
| McClatchy-Marist Poll National Registered Voters: Interviews conducted March 21st and 22nd, 2012, N=649 MOE +/- 4.0 percentage points. Totals may not add to 100% due to rounding. |
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