New Hampshire 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 %
New Hampshire Likely Voters 35% 21% 43% 1%
Party Registration Republican 31% 21% 46% 1%
Independent 40% 20% 39% 0%
Tea Party Supporters 37% 21% 41% 0%
Intensity of Tea Party Support Strongly support Tea Party 38% 18% 43% 0%
Support Tea Party 37% 22% 40% 0%
Does not support Tea Party 33% 20% 45% 1%
Political Ideology Liberal-Moderate 35% 20% 44% 1%
Conservative 33% 23% 44% 0%
Very conservative 40% 18% 41% 2%
Political Ideology Liberal-Moderate 35% 20% 44% 1%
Conservative-Very conservative 35% 21% 43% 1%
Past Participation** Yes 33% 21% 44% 1%
No 48% 18% 34% 1%
Top Tier Republican Candidates Mitt Romney 20% 24% 55% 1%
Ron Paul 92% 8% 0% 0%
Rick Santorum 17% 24% 59% 0%
Newt Gingrich 11% 26% 63% 1%
Jon Huntsman 17% 27% 56% 0%
Candidate Support Strongly support 38% 15% 46% 0%
Somewhat support 30% 28% 41% 1%
Might vote differently 29% 29% 42% 0%
Most Important Quality Shares your values 40% 22% 35% 3%
Is closest to you on the issues 45% 20% 35% 0%
Can beat President Obama in 2012 24% 22% 54% 0%
Has the experience to govern 30% 19% 50% 1%
Gender Men 37% 21% 42% 1%
Women 32% 22% 46% 1%
Age Under 45 48% 18% 34% 0%
45 or older 29% 22% 48% 1%
Region Hillsborough 37% 21% 42% 1%
Rockingham 32% 20% 47% 0%
Northern Counties 32% 20% 47% 1%
Southern Counties 37% 23% 39% 2%
Household Income Less than $75,000 36% 22% 41% 1%
$75,000 or more 34% 21% 44% 1%
Evangelical Christians 26% 28% 46% 1%
Mormons are Christians Yes 33% 20% 46% 1%
No-Unsure 38% 21% 39% 2%
Education Not college graduate 39% 21% 39% 1%
College graduate 32% 20% 47% 1%
Interview Type Landline 33% 21% 45% 1%
Cell Phone 42% 22% 36% 0%
NBC News/Marist Poll New Hampshire Likely Republican Primary Voters. Interviews conducted January 4th and 5th, 2012, N=711 MOE +/- 3.7 percentage points. Totals may not add to 100% due to rounding.
**Past participation refers to previous participation in a New Hampshire Republican Presidential Primary.