Iowa Likely Caucus-Goers
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 %
Iowa Likely Caucus-Goers 46% 28% 24% 3%
Tea Party Supporters 40% 32% 27% 2%
Intensity of Tea Party Support Strongly support Tea Party 23% 39% 37% 1%
Support Tea Party 53% 26% 19% 2%
Does not support Tea Party 52% 25% 21% 2%
Political Ideology Liberal-Moderate 52% 25% 18% 5%
Conservative 49% 28% 21% 2%
Very conservative 33% 30% 34% 3%
Past Participation** Yes 41% 31% 25% 2%
No 53% 21% 21% 5%
Top Tier Republican Candidates Newt Gingrich 47% 37% 16% 1%
Mitt Romney 94% 3% 2% 1%
Ron Paul 20% 34% 45% 1%
Candidate Support Strongly support 44% 26% 30% 1%
Somewhat support 49% 28% 22% 1%
Might vote differently 50% 30% 19% 1%
Most Important Quality Shares your values 33% 32% 29% 7%
Is closest to you on the issues 42% 27% 30% 1%
Can beat President Obama in 2012 60% 24% 15% 2%
Has the experience to govern 61% 24% 13% 2%
Gender Men 46% 28% 25% 2%
Women 46% 28% 22% 4%
Age Under 45 40% 28% 29% 4%
45 or older 51% 27% 20% 2%
Region Eastern Cities 50% 25% 23% 1%
East Central 49% 25% 24% 2%
Central 45% 31% 20% 4%
West 41% 26% 29% 4%
Household Income Less than $75,000 44% 29% 26% 1%
$75,000 or more 51% 25% 19% 4%
Evangelical Christians 41% 33% 23% 3%
Tea Party-Conservative-Evangelical 31% 38% 31% 1%
Mormons are Christians Yes 55% 23% 20% 1%
No-Unsure 35% 33% 27% 5%
Education Not college graduate 44% 26% 26% 4%
College graduate 47% 31% 21% 2%
Follow College Football A great deal-A good amount 53% 25% 19% 3%
A little-Not at all 39% 30% 28% 3%
Interview Type Landline 46% 30% 22% 3%
Cell Phone 46% 24% 27% 3%
NBC News/Marist Poll Iowa Likely Republican Caucus-Goers. Interviews conducted November 27th through 29th, 2011, N=425 MOE +/- 4.8%. Totals may not add to 100% due to rounding.
**Past participation refers to previous participation in an Iowa Republican Presidential Caucus.