20% of Voters Less Likely to Pick Mitt Due to Wealth

New Gallup poll finds that for most, it makes no difference
By Evann Gastaldo,  Newser Staff
Posted Jul 12, 2012 9:16 AM CDT
20% of Voters Less Likely to Pick Mitt Due to Wealth
In this July 10, 2012 file photo, Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney is seen in Colorado Springs, Colo.   (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

It's usually good to be the rich guy, but money can't buy Mitt Romney love among some 20% of the electorate: A new Gallup poll finds that one in five registered voters is less likely to vote for Romney because of his $200 million-plus net worth. On the other hand, just 4% of Republican voters said they're turned off by his wealth (and 8% said they're more likely to vote for him because of it), while 19% of independents and 37% of Democrats said his riches would make them less likely to vote for Romney.

A whopping 75% of all voters say Romney's wealth makes no difference in their likelihood of voting for him, and 4% in all say it increases their likelihood. But when you look at the results just from voters who make less than $24,000 per year, the numbers skew a bit: 28% say they are less likely to vote for Romney due to his net worth, while 68% say it makes no difference and 4% say it makes them more likely to vote for him. (More Mitt Romney stories.)

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