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Arizona Likely Voters |
| Please tell me if you would find each of the following candidates acceptable, acceptable but with reservations, or not acceptable as the Republican nominee for president: Newt Gingrich? |
| Acceptable |
Acceptable with reservations |
Not acceptable |
Unsure |
| Row % |
Row % |
Row % |
Row % |
| Arizona Likely Voters |
36% |
30% |
33% |
1% |
| Tea Party Supporters |
42% |
35% |
22% |
1% |
| Intensity of Tea Party Support |
Strongly support Tea Party |
47% |
35% |
17% |
1% |
| Support Tea Party |
39% |
35% |
26% |
1% |
| Does not support Tea Party |
29% |
25% |
46% |
1% |
| Political Ideology |
Liberal-Moderate |
31% |
27% |
42% |
1% |
| Conservative |
35% |
33% |
31% |
2% |
| Very conservative |
46% |
29% |
24% |
0% |
| Political Ideology |
Liberal-Moderate |
31% |
27% |
42% |
1% |
| Conservative-Very conservative |
38% |
32% |
29% |
1% |
| Past Participation** |
Yes |
37% |
30% |
33% |
1% |
| No |
30% |
34% |
34% |
2% |
| Republican Candidates |
Mitt Romney |
24% |
31% |
44% |
1% |
| Rick Santorum |
34% |
39% |
26% |
1% |
| Newt Gingrich |
88% |
10% |
1% |
1% |
| Ron Paul |
10% |
36% |
53% |
1% |
| Candidate Support |
Strongly support |
34% |
31% |
34% |
1% |
| Somewhat support |
39% |
31% |
29% |
0% |
| Might vote differently |
44% |
32% |
25% |
0% |
| Most Important Quality |
Shares your values |
32% |
30% |
36% |
2% |
| Is closest to you on the issues |
24% |
35% |
40% |
1% |
| Can beat President Obama in 2012 |
46% |
30% |
24% |
0% |
| Has the experience to govern |
40% |
26% |
34% |
1% |
| Gender |
Men |
36% |
31% |
32% |
1% |
| Women |
36% |
29% |
34% |
1% |
| Age |
Under 45 |
30% |
31% |
39% |
1% |
| 45 or older |
39% |
30% |
31% |
1% |
| Region |
Maricopa County (Phoenix) |
37% |
29% |
34% |
1% |
| Pima County (Tucson) |
34% |
33% |
31% |
2% |
| Rest of State |
35% |
33% |
31% |
1% |
| Household Income |
Less than $75,000 |
37% |
29% |
32% |
1% |
| $75,000 or more |
30% |
33% |
37% |
0% |
| Evangelical Christians |
46% |
28% |
24% |
3% |
| Tea Party-Conservative-Evangelical |
49% |
31% |
18% |
2% |
| Mormons are Christians |
Yes |
33% |
30% |
36% |
1% |
| No-Unsure |
42% |
30% |
27% |
2% |
| Education |
Not college graduate |
38% |
30% |
30% |
2% |
| College graduate |
33% |
31% |
36% |
1% |
| Interview Type |
Landline |
37% |
30% |
32% |
1% |
| Cell Phone |
28% |
32% |
38% |
2% |
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. |