New Hampshire Likely Voters
Which one of the following candidates best understands the problems of people like yourself:
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 7% 30% 15% 10% 25% 1% 6% 6%
Party Registration Republican 9% 34% 15% 9% 21% 1% 4% 7%
Independent 4% 22% 14% 13% 32% 2% 8% 5%
Tea Party Supporters 11% 24% 21% 6% 31% 1% 2% 4%
Intensity of Tea Party Support Strongly support Tea Party 15% 12% 30% 3% 34% 1% 2% 2%
Support Tea Party 9% 29% 17% 7% 30% 1% 2% 4%
Does not support Tea Party 4% 33% 10% 14% 22% 1% 8% 8%
Political Ideology Liberal-Moderate 4% 32% 7% 14% 26% 2% 8% 7%
Conservative 9% 30% 17% 9% 24% 1% 5% 6%
Very conservative 11% 21% 27% 5% 27% 2% 2% 5%
Political Ideology Liberal-Moderate 4% 32% 7% 14% 26% 2% 8% 7%
Conservative-Very conservative 10% 28% 20% 8% 25% 1% 4% 6%
Past Participation** Yes 7% 29% 16% 10% 25% 1% 6% 6%
No 6% 31% 6% 13% 30% 0% 8% 6%
Top Tier Republican Candidates Mitt Romney 4% 65% 7% 5% 10% 0% 4% 4%
Ron Paul 2% 4% 2% 3% 83% 0% 4% 2%
Rick Santorum 4% 3% 70% 5% 7% 1% 6% 3%
Newt Gingrich 49% 9% 13% 4% 8% 2% 5% 10%
Jon Huntsman 1% 6% 4% 68% 8% 0% 7% 6%
Candidate Support Strongly support 8% 35% 13% 11% 27% 1% 3% 3%
Somewhat support 4% 32% 16% 8% 25% 2% 7% 6%
Might vote differently 12% 19% 19% 14% 25% 2% 4% 5%
Most Important Quality Shares your values 6% 23% 24% 4% 31% 1% 4% 7%
Is closest to you on the issues 5% 23% 9% 12% 34% 1% 9% 7%
Can beat President Obama in 2012 12% 39% 17% 8% 15% 2% 4% 3%
Has the experience to govern 4% 35% 7% 17% 23% 2% 5% 8%
Gender Men 8% 28% 14% 10% 27% 1% 7% 5%
Women 6% 32% 15% 10% 22% 2% 5% 9%
Age Under 45 5% 34% 10% 7% 35% 1% 3% 6%
45 or older 8% 28% 17% 12% 20% 2% 7% 6%
Region Hillsborough 8% 28% 13% 10% 28% 2% 5% 6%
Rockingham 7% 41% 11% 11% 19% 1% 5% 5%
Northern Counties 8% 25% 17% 9% 23% 0% 9% 8%
Southern Counties 5% 25% 18% 11% 28% 2% 4% 7%
Household Income Less than $75,000 6% 27% 16% 8% 29% 2% 6% 6%
$75,000 or more 7% 35% 11% 13% 24% 0% 5% 5%
Evangelical Christians 8% 20% 26% 13% 19% 1% 2% 10%
Mormons are Christians Yes 7% 34% 14% 12% 22% 1% 5% 5%
No-Unsure 8% 24% 16% 7% 28% 1% 6% 9%
Education Not college graduate 7% 27% 15% 8% 30% 2% 5% 6%
College graduate 6% 32% 14% 12% 22% 1% 6% 6%
Interview Type Landline 7% 30% 16% 10% 24% 1% 5% 7%
Cell Phone 6% 29% 8% 10% 32% 1% 8% 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.