|
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 Santorum? |
Acceptable |
Acceptable with reservations |
Not acceptable |
Unsure |
Row % |
Row % |
Row % |
Row % |
New Hampshire Likely Voters |
42% |
30% |
25% |
3% |
Party Registration |
Republican |
45% |
30% |
22% |
3% |
Independent |
36% |
31% |
31% |
2% |
Tea Party Supporters |
50% |
31% |
17% |
2% |
Intensity of Tea Party Support |
Strongly support Tea Party |
58% |
31% |
12% |
0% |
Support Tea Party |
47% |
32% |
19% |
2% |
Does not support Tea Party |
37% |
30% |
30% |
3% |
Political Ideology |
Liberal-Moderate |
31% |
32% |
34% |
3% |
Conservative |
50% |
29% |
19% |
3% |
Very conservative |
49% |
30% |
18% |
3% |
Political Ideology |
Liberal-Moderate |
31% |
32% |
34% |
3% |
Conservative-Very conservative |
50% |
29% |
18% |
3% |
Past Participation** |
Yes |
44% |
30% |
22% |
3% |
No |
21% |
27% |
51% |
1% |
Top Tier Republican Candidates |
Mitt Romney |
34% |
39% |
24% |
3% |
Ron Paul |
30% |
27% |
41% |
2% |
Rick Santorum |
90% |
10% |
0% |
0% |
Newt Gingrich |
48% |
34% |
14% |
5% |
Jon Huntsman |
21% |
33% |
46% |
0% |
Candidate Support |
Strongly support |
38% |
31% |
29% |
3% |
Somewhat support |
43% |
31% |
25% |
1% |
Might vote differently |
53% |
28% |
16% |
4% |
Most Important Quality |
Shares your values |
50% |
22% |
23% |
5% |
Is closest to you on the issues |
35% |
27% |
36% |
2% |
Can beat President Obama in 2012 |
49% |
35% |
16% |
1% |
Has the experience to govern |
33% |
37% |
25% |
5% |
Gender |
Men |
41% |
30% |
27% |
2% |
Women |
43% |
30% |
23% |
5% |
Age |
Under 45 |
33% |
31% |
34% |
2% |
45 or older |
46% |
29% |
22% |
3% |
Region |
Hillsborough |
40% |
34% |
25% |
2% |
Rockingham |
38% |
31% |
28% |
3% |
Northern Counties |
45% |
28% |
23% |
4% |
Southern Counties |
45% |
27% |
26% |
3% |
Household Income |
Less than $75,000 |
44% |
29% |
24% |
4% |
$75,000 or more |
37% |
33% |
28% |
2% |
Evangelical Christians |
60% |
27% |
8% |
5% |
Mormons are Christians |
Yes |
40% |
32% |
27% |
1% |
No-Unsure |
45% |
27% |
23% |
5% |
Education |
Not college graduate |
42% |
29% |
25% |
4% |
College graduate |
41% |
31% |
26% |
2% |
Interview Type |
Landline |
41% |
30% |
26% |
3% |
Cell Phone |
44% |
32% |
22% |
2% |
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. |