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Arizona Likely Voters |
| Which one of the following candidates do you consider to be the true conservative: |
| Newt Gingrich |
Mitt Romney |
Rick Santorum |
Ron Paul |
None |
Undecided |
| Row % |
Row % |
Row % |
Row % |
Row % |
Row % |
| Arizona Likely Voters |
14% |
18% |
37% |
17% |
5% |
9% |
| Tea Party Supporters |
17% |
13% |
46% |
17% |
3% |
5% |
| Intensity of Tea Party Support |
Strongly support Tea Party |
17% |
9% |
55% |
15% |
3% |
1% |
| Support Tea Party |
17% |
15% |
41% |
18% |
2% |
6% |
| Does not support Tea Party |
9% |
25% |
28% |
18% |
7% |
12% |
| Political Ideology |
Liberal-Moderate |
11% |
23% |
27% |
18% |
6% |
15% |
| Conservative |
15% |
17% |
40% |
16% |
5% |
6% |
| Very conservative |
15% |
14% |
45% |
18% |
3% |
5% |
| Political Ideology |
Liberal-Moderate |
11% |
23% |
27% |
18% |
6% |
15% |
| Conservative-Very conservative |
15% |
16% |
42% |
17% |
4% |
6% |
| Past Participation** |
Yes |
14% |
18% |
37% |
16% |
5% |
9% |
| No |
11% |
17% |
36% |
26% |
3% |
8% |
| Republican Candidates |
Mitt Romney |
7% |
37% |
28% |
14% |
5% |
10% |
| Rick Santorum |
10% |
3% |
71% |
10% |
2% |
4% |
| Newt Gingrich |
45% |
9% |
24% |
12% |
2% |
8% |
| Ron Paul |
6% |
11% |
15% |
58% |
2% |
8% |
| Candidate Support |
Strongly support |
13% |
20% |
36% |
17% |
5% |
8% |
| Somewhat support |
17% |
12% |
48% |
14% |
2% |
6% |
| Might vote differently |
10% |
16% |
32% |
33% |
3% |
6% |
| Most Important Quality |
Shares your values |
9% |
18% |
41% |
17% |
5% |
10% |
| Is closest to you on the issues |
11% |
19% |
38% |
22% |
2% |
8% |
| Can beat President Obama in 2012 |
17% |
17% |
37% |
16% |
4% |
8% |
| Has the experience to govern |
17% |
20% |
36% |
14% |
4% |
10% |
| Gender |
Men |
15% |
15% |
39% |
20% |
5% |
6% |
| Women |
12% |
22% |
35% |
14% |
5% |
12% |
| Age |
Under 45 |
11% |
23% |
37% |
20% |
1% |
7% |
| 45 or older |
15% |
17% |
37% |
16% |
5% |
10% |
| Region |
Maricopa County (Phoenix) |
12% |
19% |
37% |
18% |
4% |
9% |
| Pima County (Tucson) |
18% |
13% |
38% |
14% |
8% |
10% |
| Rest of State |
15% |
19% |
36% |
15% |
5% |
10% |
| Household Income |
Less than $75,000 |
13% |
18% |
39% |
17% |
3% |
11% |
| $75,000 or more |
15% |
18% |
39% |
19% |
4% |
5% |
| Evangelical Christians |
15% |
14% |
50% |
13% |
1% |
6% |
| Tea Party-Conservative-Evangelical |
17% |
10% |
58% |
12% |
0% |
3% |
| Mormons are Christians |
Yes |
13% |
22% |
34% |
17% |
5% |
8% |
| No-Unsure |
15% |
12% |
43% |
17% |
3% |
10% |
| Education |
Not college graduate |
14% |
23% |
33% |
17% |
3% |
10% |
| College graduate |
13% |
14% |
41% |
18% |
6% |
8% |
| Interview Type |
Landline |
14% |
19% |
36% |
17% |
5% |
10% |
| Cell Phone |
13% |
16% |
43% |
20% |
3% |
6% |
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. |