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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: Mitt Romney? |
| Acceptable |
Acceptable with reservations |
Not acceptable |
Unsure |
| Row % |
Row % |
Row % |
Row % |
| Arizona Likely Voters |
56% |
32% |
11% |
1% |
| Tea Party Supporters |
55% |
34% |
11% |
0% |
| Intensity of Tea Party Support |
Strongly support Tea Party |
49% |
40% |
11% |
0% |
| Support Tea Party |
58% |
30% |
11% |
1% |
| Does not support Tea Party |
57% |
30% |
12% |
1% |
| Political Ideology |
Liberal-Moderate |
55% |
30% |
13% |
2% |
| Conservative |
56% |
33% |
10% |
1% |
| Very conservative |
57% |
31% |
11% |
0% |
| Political Ideology |
Liberal-Moderate |
55% |
30% |
13% |
2% |
| Conservative-Very conservative |
57% |
32% |
10% |
1% |
| Past Participation** |
Yes |
56% |
32% |
11% |
1% |
| No |
56% |
32% |
11% |
1% |
| Republican Candidates |
Mitt Romney |
85% |
13% |
1% |
1% |
| Rick Santorum |
35% |
47% |
18% |
0% |
| Newt Gingrich |
41% |
44% |
14% |
1% |
| Ron Paul |
24% |
47% |
29% |
0% |
| Candidate Support |
Strongly support |
57% |
30% |
12% |
1% |
| Somewhat support |
56% |
36% |
8% |
0% |
| Might vote differently |
55% |
35% |
9% |
0% |
| Most Important Quality |
Shares your values |
46% |
38% |
16% |
0% |
| Is closest to you on the issues |
52% |
36% |
12% |
1% |
| Can beat President Obama in 2012 |
66% |
26% |
8% |
0% |
| Has the experience to govern |
56% |
30% |
12% |
2% |
| Gender |
Men |
56% |
32% |
11% |
1% |
| Women |
55% |
31% |
12% |
2% |
| Age |
Under 45 |
61% |
31% |
8% |
0% |
| 45 or older |
55% |
32% |
13% |
1% |
| Region |
Maricopa County (Phoenix) |
57% |
32% |
10% |
1% |
| Pima County (Tucson) |
52% |
31% |
15% |
1% |
| Rest of State |
55% |
32% |
13% |
1% |
| Household Income |
Less than $75,000 |
55% |
31% |
13% |
2% |
| $75,000 or more |
61% |
31% |
8% |
0% |
| Evangelical Christians |
49% |
39% |
10% |
2% |
| Tea Party-Conservative-Evangelical |
46% |
42% |
12% |
0% |
| Mormons are Christians |
Yes |
65% |
28% |
6% |
1% |
| No-Unsure |
40% |
38% |
20% |
2% |
| Education |
Not college graduate |
54% |
31% |
13% |
2% |
| College graduate |
59% |
32% |
9% |
0% |
| Interview Type |
Landline |
55% |
33% |
11% |
1% |
| Cell Phone |
60% |
27% |
13% |
0% |
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. |