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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: Ron Paul? |
| Acceptable |
Acceptable with reservations |
Not acceptable |
Unsure |
| Row % |
Row % |
Row % |
Row % |
| Arizona Likely Voters |
25% |
29% |
43% |
3% |
| Tea Party Supporters |
23% |
32% |
44% |
1% |
| Intensity of Tea Party Support |
Strongly support Tea Party |
18% |
36% |
46% |
0% |
| Support Tea Party |
26% |
30% |
42% |
2% |
| Does not support Tea Party |
26% |
25% |
46% |
3% |
| Political Ideology |
Liberal-Moderate |
29% |
23% |
43% |
4% |
| Conservative |
23% |
32% |
43% |
2% |
| Very conservative |
25% |
30% |
43% |
2% |
| Political Ideology |
Liberal-Moderate |
29% |
23% |
43% |
4% |
| Conservative-Very conservative |
24% |
31% |
43% |
2% |
| Past Participation** |
Yes |
23% |
29% |
45% |
3% |
| No |
38% |
29% |
31% |
2% |
| Republican Candidates |
Mitt Romney |
18% |
31% |
49% |
2% |
| Rick Santorum |
17% |
33% |
48% |
3% |
| Newt Gingrich |
19% |
29% |
48% |
4% |
| Ron Paul |
86% |
12% |
2% |
0% |
| Candidate Support |
Strongly support |
24% |
29% |
44% |
3% |
| Somewhat support |
24% |
29% |
45% |
1% |
| Might vote differently |
30% |
33% |
34% |
3% |
| Most Important Quality |
Shares your values |
31% |
26% |
40% |
4% |
| Is closest to you on the issues |
28% |
28% |
42% |
2% |
| Can beat President Obama in 2012 |
22% |
31% |
45% |
1% |
| Has the experience to govern |
21% |
29% |
46% |
4% |
| Gender |
Men |
27% |
28% |
44% |
1% |
| Women |
23% |
30% |
43% |
4% |
| Age |
Under 45 |
33% |
30% |
34% |
2% |
| 45 or older |
22% |
28% |
47% |
3% |
| Region |
Maricopa County (Phoenix) |
26% |
29% |
43% |
2% |
| Pima County (Tucson) |
24% |
30% |
44% |
2% |
| Rest of State |
23% |
28% |
45% |
5% |
| Household Income |
Less than $75,000 |
26% |
27% |
43% |
4% |
| $75,000 or more |
26% |
29% |
44% |
1% |
| Evangelical Christians |
23% |
25% |
48% |
4% |
| Tea Party-Conservative-Evangelical |
21% |
23% |
54% |
2% |
| Mormons are Christians |
Yes |
24% |
29% |
45% |
2% |
| No-Unsure |
27% |
28% |
40% |
4% |
| Education |
Not college graduate |
25% |
28% |
43% |
4% |
| College graduate |
26% |
29% |
43% |
2% |
| Interview Type |
Landline |
24% |
29% |
44% |
3% |
| Cell Phone |
31% |
28% |
39% |
3% |
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. |