New Hampshire Likely Voters
Which one of the following candidates do you consider to be the true conservative:
Newt Gingrich Mitt Romney Rick Santorum Jon Huntsman Ron Paul Rick Perry None Undecided
Row % Row % Row % Row % Row % Row % Row % Row %
New Hampshire Likely Voters 12% 12% 26% 5% 28% 5% 3% 7%
Party Registration Republican 14% 14% 26% 5% 25% 4% 3% 8%
Independent 10% 9% 26% 6% 34% 6% 3% 6%
Tea Party Supporters 14% 11% 30% 5% 31% 5% 2% 2%
Intensity of Tea Party Support Strongly support Tea Party 14% 6% 39% 4% 32% 2% 3% 1%
Support Tea Party 14% 13% 26% 5% 30% 7% 2% 3%
Does not support Tea Party 12% 13% 23% 6% 28% 5% 4% 9%
Political Ideology Liberal-Moderate 10% 11% 24% 6% 29% 5% 4% 10%
Conservative 14% 15% 27% 5% 28% 5% 2% 4%
Very conservative 15% 10% 29% 5% 27% 6% 2% 5%
Political Ideology Liberal-Moderate 10% 11% 24% 6% 29% 5% 4% 10%
Conservative-Very conservative 14% 13% 28% 5% 28% 5% 2% 4%
Past Participation** Yes 12% 12% 28% 5% 28% 5% 3% 7%
No 11% 12% 15% 6% 38% 7% 4% 7%
Top Tier Republican Candidates Mitt Romney 13% 27% 25% 4% 14% 4% 4% 9%
Ron Paul 5% 1% 11% 2% 72% 5% 3% 1%
Rick Santorum 7% 1% 58% 7% 12% 11% 1% 3%
Newt Gingrich 40% 4% 26% 3% 16% 2% 3% 7%
Jon Huntsman 7% 2% 29% 22% 32% 1% 1% 6%
Candidate Support Strongly support 11% 16% 25% 6% 31% 5% 2% 5%
Somewhat support 13% 11% 28% 6% 25% 5% 3% 8%
Might vote differently 16% 6% 32% 1% 30% 5% 5% 6%
Most Important Quality Shares your values 9% 10% 22% 6% 32% 8% 3% 10%
Is closest to you on the issues 10% 9% 22% 5% 40% 2% 3% 9%
Can beat President Obama in 2012 16% 14% 37% 5% 16% 4% 4% 4%
Has the experience to govern 14% 17% 21% 6% 27% 7% 2% 6%
Gender Men 14% 11% 26% 5% 30% 5% 3% 5%
Women 10% 15% 26% 6% 26% 5% 3% 9%
Age Under 45 14% 14% 19% 3% 34% 6% 3% 6%
45 or older 12% 12% 29% 6% 26% 5% 3% 7%
Region Hillsborough 12% 9% 33% 5% 29% 4% 2% 7%
Rockingham 16% 14% 24% 3% 25% 5% 5% 7%
Northern Counties 8% 15% 23% 8% 27% 4% 5% 9%
Southern Counties 13% 13% 22% 6% 31% 7% 1% 7%
Household Income Less than $75,000 12% 12% 25% 4% 32% 6% 3% 6%
$75,000 or more 13% 13% 27% 5% 28% 4% 3% 8%
Evangelical Christians 11% 8% 35% 8% 21% 5% 3% 10%
Mormons are Christians Yes 12% 14% 31% 6% 25% 4% 3% 5%
No-Unsure 13% 10% 20% 5% 32% 7% 3% 10%
Education Not college graduate 13% 14% 22% 6% 30% 5% 3% 7%
College graduate 12% 11% 30% 5% 27% 6% 3% 7%
Interview Type Landline 11% 12% 28% 6% 28% 5% 3% 7%
Cell Phone 18% 14% 16% 4% 30% 7% 4% 6%
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.