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: Rick Perry?
Acceptable Acceptable with reservations Not acceptable Unsure
Row % Row % Row % Row %
New Hampshire Likely Voters 17% 26% 54% 3%
Party Registration Republican 18% 28% 51% 3%
Independent 15% 24% 60% 2%
Tea Party Supporters 25% 33% 41% 1%
Intensity of Tea Party Support Strongly support Tea Party 31% 33% 36% 0%
Support Tea Party 22% 33% 43% 2%
Does not support Tea Party 12% 21% 65% 3%
Political Ideology Liberal-Moderate 11% 22% 64% 3%
Conservative 19% 29% 50% 2%
Very conservative 25% 32% 40% 3%
Political Ideology Liberal-Moderate 11% 22% 64% 3%
Conservative-Very conservative 21% 30% 47% 2%
Past Participation** Yes 17% 27% 52% 3%
No 10% 15% 72% 3%
Top Tier Republican Candidates Mitt Romney 13% 28% 56% 3%
Ron Paul 12% 24% 64% 1%
Rick Santorum 29% 37% 33% 1%
Newt Gingrich 20% 30% 46% 5%
Jon Huntsman 9% 13% 77% 1%
Candidate Support Strongly support 18% 27% 53% 2%
Somewhat support 13% 27% 58% 2%
Might vote differently 21% 28% 51% 0%
Most Important Quality Shares your values 19% 30% 48% 3%
Is closest to you on the issues 14% 25% 59% 2%
Can beat President Obama in 2012 21% 26% 51% 1%
Has the experience to govern 12% 26% 58% 4%
Gender Men 17% 25% 56% 2%
Women 16% 28% 52% 4%
Age Under 45 18% 27% 53% 3%
45 or older 16% 26% 55% 3%
Region Hillsborough 17% 26% 54% 2%
Rockingham 14% 29% 54% 3%
Northern Counties 15% 29% 52% 4%
Southern Counties 19% 21% 57% 3%
Household Income Less than $75,000 20% 28% 48% 4%
$75,000 or more 13% 25% 60% 2%
Evangelical Christians 16% 33% 45% 6%
Mormons are Christians Yes 17% 27% 55% 1%
No-Unsure 16% 25% 52% 6%
Education Not college graduate 19% 27% 50% 4%
College graduate 15% 25% 59% 1%
Interview Type Landline 16% 26% 54% 3%
Cell Phone 18% 25% 56% 1%
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.