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Registered Voters |
| Which party mostly comes closer to your views on social issues such as abortion, contraception, and same-sex marriage: |
| The Democratic party |
The Republican party |
Unsure |
| Row % |
Row % |
Row % |
| Registered Voters |
47% |
44% |
10% |
| Party Identification |
Democrat |
85% |
8% |
7% |
| Republican |
10% |
83% |
7% |
| Independent |
44% |
43% |
13% |
| Tea Party Supporters |
18% |
77% |
6% |
| Intensity of Tea Party Support |
Strongly support Tea Party |
10% |
85% |
5% |
| Support Tea Party |
22% |
72% |
6% |
| Does not support Tea Party |
62% |
29% |
9% |
| Political Ideology |
Very liberal-Liberal |
78% |
15% |
7% |
| Moderate |
60% |
30% |
10% |
| Conservative |
19% |
69% |
13% |
| Very conservative |
16% |
79% |
5% |
| Political Ideology |
Liberal |
78% |
15% |
7% |
| Moderate |
60% |
30% |
10% |
| Conservative |
18% |
72% |
10% |
| Region |
Northeast |
60% |
33% |
8% |
| Midwest |
45% |
46% |
9% |
| South |
41% |
46% |
13% |
| West |
47% |
46% |
8% |
| Income |
Less $50,000 |
49% |
39% |
13% |
| $50,000 to just under $100,000 |
44% |
48% |
8% |
| $100,000 or more |
50% |
46% |
4% |
| Education |
Not college graduate |
43% |
44% |
13% |
| College graduate |
52% |
43% |
6% |
| Age |
Under 45 |
47% |
45% |
8% |
| 45 or older |
47% |
43% |
11% |
| Age |
18 to 29 |
55% |
35% |
11% |
| 30 to 44 |
42% |
50% |
7% |
| 45 to 59 |
50% |
42% |
9% |
| 60 or older |
42% |
44% |
14% |
| Race |
White |
43% |
47% |
9% |
| African American |
71% |
18% |
11% |
| Latino |
41% |
52% |
8% |
| Gender |
Men |
43% |
46% |
11% |
| Women |
50% |
41% |
8% |
| Evangelical Christians |
28% |
67% |
5% |
| Interview Type |
Landline |
47% |
43% |
10% |
| Cell Phone |
47% |
45% |
8% |
| 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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