Iowa Likely Caucus-Goers
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Row % Row % Row %
Iowa Likely Caucus-Goers 38% 54% 8%
Tea Party Supporters 46% 45% 9%
Intensity of Tea Party Support Strongly support Tea Party 58% 33% 10%
Support Tea Party 37% 54% 8%
Does not support Tea Party 33% 63% 4%
Political Ideology Liberal-Moderate 29% 66% 5%
Conservative 43% 50% 6%
Very conservative 42% 46% 12%
Past Participation** Yes 40% 51% 9%
No 35% 60% 5%
Top Tier Republican Candidates Newt Gingrich 46% 52% 3%
Mitt Romney 36% 58% 6%
Ron Paul 37% 57% 6%
Candidate Support Strongly support 40% 55% 6%
Somewhat support 41% 53% 6%
Might vote differently 46% 48% 5%
Most Important Quality Shares your values 33% 56% 11%
Is closest to you on the issues 45% 51% 5%
Can beat President Obama in 2012 44% 48% 8%
Has the experience to govern 31% 63% 6%
Gender Men 41% 50% 8%
Women 33% 60% 7%
Age Under 45 40% 55% 5%
45 or older 37% 54% 9%
Region Eastern Cities 29% 66% 5%
East Central 29% 61% 10%
Central 44% 48% 8%
West 42% 50% 7%
Household Income Less than $75,000 35% 58% 7%
$75,000 or more 44% 49% 6%
Evangelical Christians 42% 50% 8%
Tea Party-Conservative-Evangelical 49% 43% 8%
Mormons are Christians Yes 40% 54% 6%
No-Unsure 37% 54% 9%
Education Not college graduate 34% 58% 8%
College graduate 42% 51% 7%
Follow College Football A great deal-A good amount 41% 52% 6%
A little-Not at all 35% 56% 9%
Interview Type Landline 39% 53% 8%
Cell Phone 37% 57% 6%
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.