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Republicans and Republican leaning independents |
| If the 2012 Republican presidential primary or caucus in your state were held today, whom would you support if the candidates are: |
| Mitt Romney |
Rick Santorum |
Newt Gingrich |
Ron Paul |
Undecided |
| Row % |
Row % |
Row % |
Row % |
Row % |
| Republicans and Republican leaning independents |
39% |
31% |
13% |
13% |
4% |
| Party Identification |
Republican |
37% |
33% |
13% |
12% |
5% |
| Independent |
44% |
27% |
12% |
15% |
2% |
| Tea Party Supporters |
34% |
37% |
13% |
15% |
1% |
| Intensity of Tea Party Support |
Strongly support Tea Party |
27% |
42% |
18% |
13% |
1% |
| Support Tea Party |
38% |
35% |
10% |
16% |
1% |
| Does not support Tea Party |
47% |
23% |
13% |
12% |
5% |
| Political Ideology |
Liberal-Moderate |
52% |
20% |
9% |
12% |
6% |
| Conservative |
33% |
36% |
14% |
13% |
4% |
| Political Ideology |
Liberal-Moderate |
52% |
20% |
9% |
12% |
6% |
| Conservative |
34% |
37% |
15% |
9% |
5% |
| Very condervative |
32% |
34% |
13% |
19% |
1% |
| Income |
Less $50,000 |
29% |
31% |
14% |
23% |
3% |
| $50,000 to just under $100,000 |
39% |
36% |
12% |
8% |
5% |
| $100,000 or more |
53% |
26% |
11% |
8% |
2% |
| Education |
Not college graduate |
36% |
32% |
14% |
14% |
4% |
| College graduate |
43% |
30% |
10% |
11% |
5% |
| Age |
Under 45 |
35% |
29% |
8% |
21% |
7% |
| 45 or older |
41% |
32% |
15% |
9% |
3% |
| Gender |
Men |
35% |
32% |
15% |
14% |
4% |
| Women |
44% |
30% |
10% |
12% |
5% |
| Evangelical Christians |
27% |
46% |
14% |
11% |
3% |
| Interview Type |
Landline |
40% |
31% |
14% |
10% |
4% |
| Cell Phone |
38% |
30% |
6% |
22% |
4% |
| McClatchy-Marist Poll National Republicans and Republican Leaning Independents: Interviews conducted March 20th through 22nd, 2012, N=377 MOE +/- 5.0 percentage points. Totals may not add to 100% due to rounding. |