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Registered Voters |
| Do you think Mitt Romney is too liberal, too conservative, or about right? |
| Too liberal |
Too conservative |
About right |
Unsure |
| Row % |
Row % |
Row % |
Row % |
| Registered Voters |
16% |
31% |
40% |
13% |
| Party Identification |
Democrat |
11% |
51% |
21% |
17% |
| Republican |
20% |
11% |
60% |
10% |
| Independent |
17% |
30% |
43% |
11% |
| Tea Party Supporters |
28% |
14% |
51% |
7% |
| Intensity of Tea Party Support |
Strongly support Tea Party |
37% |
9% |
51% |
3% |
| Support Tea Party |
24% |
17% |
50% |
9% |
| Does not support Tea Party |
11% |
39% |
36% |
13% |
| Political Ideology |
Very liberal-Liberal |
8% |
60% |
19% |
13% |
| Moderate |
10% |
34% |
43% |
13% |
| Conservative |
20% |
14% |
53% |
13% |
| Very conservative |
38% |
12% |
40% |
10% |
| Political Ideology |
Liberal |
8% |
60% |
19% |
13% |
| Moderate |
10% |
34% |
43% |
13% |
| Conservative |
26% |
14% |
49% |
12% |
| Region |
Northeast |
11% |
35% |
40% |
15% |
| Midwest |
18% |
25% |
40% |
17% |
| South |
17% |
31% |
40% |
12% |
| West |
15% |
32% |
42% |
12% |
| Income |
Less $50,000 |
17% |
34% |
34% |
15% |
| $50,000 to just under $100,000 |
18% |
26% |
47% |
8% |
| $100,000 or more |
12% |
37% |
44% |
7% |
| Education |
Not college graduate |
16% |
26% |
42% |
16% |
| College graduate |
16% |
38% |
37% |
10% |
| Age |
Under 45 |
18% |
30% |
43% |
8% |
| 45 or older |
14% |
31% |
39% |
16% |
| Age |
18 to 29 |
11% |
37% |
43% |
9% |
| 30 to 44 |
22% |
26% |
44% |
8% |
| 45 to 59 |
16% |
36% |
36% |
12% |
| 60 or older |
11% |
24% |
44% |
20% |
| Race |
White |
15% |
27% |
44% |
13% |
| African American |
14% |
44% |
23% |
19% |
| Latino |
21% |
33% |
41% |
5% |
| Gender |
Men |
19% |
26% |
42% |
12% |
| Women |
12% |
34% |
39% |
15% |
| Evangelical Christians |
24% |
22% |
42% |
11% |
| Interview Type |
Landline |
15% |
30% |
41% |
14% |
| Cell Phone |
18% |
33% |
39% |
10% |
| 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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