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Arizona Likely Voters |
| Regardless of whom you support, who do you think will be the Republican nominee to run against President Obama: |
| Newt Gingrich |
Mitt Romney |
Rick Santorum |
Ron Paul |
None of the above |
Undecided |
| Row % |
Row % |
Row % |
Row % |
Row % |
Row % |
| Arizona Likely Voters |
7% |
66% |
14% |
2% |
1% |
10% |
| Tea Party Supporters |
7% |
63% |
18% |
2% |
1% |
10% |
| Intensity of Tea Party Support |
Strongly support Tea Party |
8% |
58% |
20% |
2% |
2% |
10% |
| Support Tea Party |
6% |
66% |
16% |
2% |
0% |
10% |
| Does not support Tea Party |
6% |
72% |
11% |
2% |
1% |
9% |
| Political Ideology |
Liberal-Moderate |
8% |
69% |
11% |
2% |
1% |
9% |
| Conservative |
7% |
66% |
14% |
1% |
1% |
11% |
| Very conservative |
6% |
64% |
18% |
3% |
0% |
9% |
| Political Ideology |
Liberal-Moderate |
8% |
69% |
11% |
2% |
1% |
9% |
| Conservative-Very conservative |
7% |
65% |
15% |
2% |
1% |
10% |
| Past Participation** |
Yes |
6% |
67% |
14% |
2% |
1% |
11% |
| No |
9% |
66% |
15% |
6% |
1% |
3% |
| Republican Candidates |
Mitt Romney |
4% |
88% |
3% |
1% |
1% |
5% |
| Rick Santorum |
2% |
53% |
36% |
0% |
1% |
8% |
| Newt Gingrich |
23% |
50% |
17% |
1% |
1% |
8% |
| Ron Paul |
9% |
59% |
6% |
17% |
0% |
10% |
| Candidate Support |
Strongly support |
7% |
66% |
14% |
2% |
1% |
10% |
| Somewhat support |
5% |
73% |
16% |
2% |
0% |
4% |
| Might vote differently |
14% |
68% |
11% |
3% |
1% |
3% |
| Most Important Quality |
Shares your values |
6% |
61% |
19% |
2% |
1% |
10% |
| Is closest to you on the issues |
7% |
63% |
15% |
4% |
1% |
10% |
| Can beat President Obama in 2012 |
6% |
72% |
11% |
1% |
1% |
9% |
| Has the experience to govern |
9% |
67% |
14% |
1% |
1% |
9% |
| Gender |
Men |
6% |
67% |
15% |
2% |
1% |
8% |
| Women |
7% |
65% |
13% |
2% |
1% |
12% |
| Age |
Under 45 |
9% |
71% |
11% |
4% |
0% |
3% |
| 45 or older |
6% |
65% |
15% |
1% |
1% |
11% |
| Region |
Maricopa County (Phoenix) |
6% |
68% |
13% |
2% |
1% |
10% |
| Pima County (Tucson) |
7% |
64% |
17% |
0% |
0% |
11% |
| Rest of State |
10% |
61% |
15% |
3% |
0% |
11% |
| Household Income |
Less than $75,000 |
6% |
64% |
16% |
2% |
1% |
10% |
| $75,000 or more |
6% |
76% |
11% |
2% |
0% |
5% |
| Evangelical Christians |
9% |
61% |
19% |
1% |
1% |
8% |
| Tea Party-Conservative-Evangelical |
8% |
60% |
20% |
1% |
2% |
10% |
| Mormons are Christians |
Yes |
6% |
72% |
11% |
2% |
0% |
9% |
| No-Unsure |
9% |
57% |
19% |
2% |
2% |
12% |
| Education |
Not college graduate |
10% |
63% |
14% |
2% |
1% |
10% |
| College graduate |
4% |
69% |
14% |
2% |
1% |
10% |
| Interview Type |
Landline |
6% |
66% |
14% |
2% |
1% |
11% |
| Cell Phone |
9% |
68% |
13% |
4% |
1% |
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. |