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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 |
Rick Santorum and Newt Gingrich, the Republicans |
Undecided |
| Row % |
Row % |
Row % |
| Registered Voters |
51% |
42% |
7% |
| Party Identification |
Democrat |
92% |
5% |
3% |
| Republican |
13% |
81% |
6% |
| Independent |
46% |
44% |
10% |
| Tea Party Supporters |
15% |
80% |
5% |
| Intensity of Tea Party Support |
Strongly support Tea Party |
6% |
88% |
6% |
| Support Tea Party |
20% |
76% |
5% |
| Does not support Tea Party |
68% |
25% |
7% |
| Political Ideology |
Very liberal-Liberal |
85% |
9% |
6% |
| Moderate |
64% |
31% |
5% |
| Conservative |
19% |
70% |
11% |
| Very conservative |
25% |
69% |
6% |
| Political Ideology |
Liberal |
85% |
9% |
6% |
| Moderate |
64% |
31% |
5% |
| Conservative |
21% |
70% |
9% |
| First Time Voters |
61% |
29% |
10% |
| Region |
Northeast |
59% |
36% |
4% |
| Midwest |
45% |
48% |
7% |
| South |
49% |
42% |
9% |
| West |
51% |
41% |
7% |
| Income |
Less $50,000 |
55% |
40% |
6% |
| $50,000 to just under $100,000 |
48% |
45% |
7% |
| $100,000 or more |
50% |
43% |
7% |
| Education |
Not college graduate |
48% |
44% |
8% |
| College graduate |
53% |
41% |
6% |
| Age |
Under 45 |
51% |
43% |
6% |
| 45 or older |
51% |
42% |
8% |
| Age |
18 to 29 |
58% |
35% |
7% |
| 30 to 44 |
47% |
47% |
5% |
| 45 to 59 |
52% |
40% |
8% |
| 60 or older |
49% |
45% |
7% |
| Race |
White |
44% |
49% |
8% |
| African American |
92% |
3% |
5% |
| Latino |
53% |
41% |
6% |
| Gender |
Men |
50% |
45% |
5% |
| Women |
51% |
40% |
10% |
| Evangelical Christians |
35% |
61% |
4% |
| Interview Type |
Landline |
50% |
43% |
8% |
| Cell Phone |
54% |
40% |
6% |
| McClatchy-Marist Poll National Registered Voters: Interviews conducted March 20th through 22nd, 2012, N=846 MOE +/- 3.5 percentage points. Totals may not add to 100% due to rounding. |
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