Arizona Likely Voters
Without Gingrich: Tossup including those who are undecided yet leaning toward a candidate or voted early or absentee and Gingrich supporters' second choice
Mitt Romney Rick Santorum Ron Paul Other Undecided
Row % Row % Row % Row % Row %
Arizona Likely Voters 50% 33% 13% 0% 3%
Tea Party Supporters 41% 45% 11% 1% 2%
Intensity of Tea Party Support Strongly support Tea Party 28% 59% 10% 1% 1%
Support Tea Party 49% 37% 11% 0% 3%
Does not support Tea Party 61% 20% 15% 0% 3%
Political Ideology Liberal-Moderate 57% 23% 18% 0% 2%
Conservative 53% 33% 10% 1% 3%
Very conservative 37% 47% 12% 0% 4%
Political Ideology Liberal-Moderate 57% 23% 18% 0% 2%
Conservative-Very conservative 48% 38% 11% 1% 3%
Past Participation** Yes 50% 34% 12% 1% 3%
No 50% 29% 19% 0% 1%
Candidate Support Strongly support 56% 31% 12% 1% 0%
Somewhat support 45% 41% 14% 0% 0%
Might vote differently 37% 40% 23% 0% 0%
Most Important Quality Shares your values 38% 40% 18% 1% 3%
Is closest to you on the issues 45% 35% 16% 0% 3%
Can beat President Obama in 2012 58% 30% 8% 0% 3%
Has the experience to govern 59% 28% 11% 0% 1%
Gender Men 46% 37% 14% 1% 2%
Women 55% 29% 12% 0% 4%
Age Under 45 52% 28% 17% 0% 3%
45 or older 50% 36% 11% 1% 3%
Region Maricopa County (Phoenix) 52% 29% 15% 1% 3%
Pima County (Tucson) 45% 39% 12% 0% 5%
Rest of State 47% 42% 9% 1% 2%
Household Income Less than $75,000 47% 36% 13% 1% 3%
$75,000 or more 53% 31% 14% 0% 1%
Evangelical Christians 39% 48% 10% 1% 2%
Tea Party-Conservative-Evangelical 31% 58% 8% 2% 1%
Mormons are Christians Yes 60% 26% 11% 0% 2%
No-Unsure 33% 46% 16% 1% 4%
Education Not college graduate 51% 32% 13% 0% 3%
College graduate 50% 34% 13% 1% 2%
Interview Type Landline 51% 33% 12% 0% 3%
Cell Phone 45% 34% 17% 1% 3%
NBC News/Marist Poll Arizona Likely Republican Primary Voters. Interviews conducted February 19th and 20th, 2012, N=767 MOE +/- 3.5 percentage points. Totals may not add to 100% due to rounding.
**Past participation refers to previous participation in an Arizona Republican Presidential Primary.