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Arizona Likely Voters |
| Which one of the following qualities is most important to you in deciding whom to support for the Republican presidential nomination? A candidate who: |
| Shares your values |
Is closest to you on the issues |
Can beat President Obama in 2012 |
Has the experience to govern |
Unsure |
| Row % |
Row % |
Row % |
Row % |
Row % |
| Arizona Likely Voters |
23% |
25% |
33% |
16% |
3% |
| Tea Party Supporters |
22% |
22% |
42% |
13% |
2% |
| Intensity of Tea Party Support |
Strongly support Tea Party |
28% |
23% |
42% |
7% |
1% |
| Support Tea Party |
18% |
22% |
42% |
16% |
2% |
| Does not support Tea Party |
23% |
29% |
24% |
20% |
4% |
| Political Ideology |
Liberal-Moderate |
23% |
31% |
23% |
19% |
4% |
| Conservative |
22% |
22% |
36% |
17% |
3% |
| Very conservative |
23% |
26% |
38% |
10% |
2% |
| Political Ideology |
Liberal-Moderate |
23% |
31% |
23% |
19% |
4% |
| Conservative-Very conservative |
22% |
23% |
37% |
15% |
3% |
| Past Participation** |
Yes |
22% |
24% |
34% |
16% |
3% |
| No |
24% |
33% |
25% |
15% |
2% |
| Republican Candidates |
Mitt Romney |
17% |
24% |
39% |
17% |
3% |
| Rick Santorum |
30% |
29% |
29% |
11% |
1% |
| Newt Gingrich |
14% |
17% |
40% |
25% |
4% |
| Ron Paul |
35% |
36% |
15% |
13% |
1% |
| Candidate Support |
Strongly support |
22% |
25% |
33% |
16% |
4% |
| Somewhat support |
26% |
25% |
33% |
16% |
1% |
| Might vote differently |
12% |
31% |
34% |
22% |
0% |
| Gender |
Men |
24% |
26% |
35% |
14% |
2% |
| Women |
22% |
25% |
31% |
18% |
4% |
| Age |
Under 45 |
26% |
37% |
22% |
15% |
0% |
| 45 or older |
22% |
21% |
38% |
16% |
4% |
| Region |
Maricopa County (Phoenix) |
20% |
27% |
33% |
18% |
2% |
| Pima County (Tucson) |
25% |
22% |
34% |
13% |
5% |
| Rest of State |
27% |
23% |
32% |
13% |
4% |
| Household Income |
Less than $75,000 |
23% |
25% |
31% |
18% |
3% |
| $75,000 or more |
21% |
27% |
36% |
15% |
1% |
| Evangelical Christians |
30% |
21% |
35% |
12% |
2% |
| Tea Party-Conservative-Evangelical |
30% |
21% |
39% |
8% |
1% |
| Mormons are Christians |
Yes |
19% |
26% |
34% |
18% |
4% |
| No-Unsure |
27% |
25% |
31% |
14% |
2% |
| Education |
Not college graduate |
23% |
24% |
34% |
16% |
3% |
| College graduate |
21% |
27% |
33% |
16% |
3% |
| Interview Type |
Landline |
22% |
24% |
33% |
17% |
4% |
| Cell Phone |
27% |
31% |
30% |
11% |
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. |