New Hampshire Likely Voters
Would you say that you strongly support <candidate> somewhat support <candidate>, or do you think that you might vote differently on primary day?
Strongly support Somewhat support Might vote differently Unsure
Row % Row % Row % Row %
New Hampshire Likely Voters 60% 29% 11% 1%
Party Registration Republican 62% 26% 11% 0%
Independent 56% 33% 10% 1%
Tea Party Supporters 62% 27% 10% 1%
Intensity of Tea Party Support Strongly support Tea Party 74% 16% 9% 1%
Support Tea Party 57% 32% 10% 1%
Does not support Tea Party 59% 29% 12% 0%
Political Ideology Liberal-Moderate 55% 35% 10% 1%
Conservative 61% 27% 11% 1%
Very conservative 74% 17% 9% 0%
Political Ideology Liberal-Moderate 55% 35% 10% 1%
Conservative-Very conservative 64% 25% 10% 0%
Past Participation** Yes 61% 28% 11% 0%
No 53% 37% 8% 2%
Top Tier Republican Candidates Mitt Romney 60% 31% 9% 0%
Ron Paul 67% 25% 7% 1%
Rick Santorum 52% 30% 16% 2%
Newt Gingrich 57% 32% 10% 0%
Jon Huntsman 57% 25% 18% 0%
Most Important Quality Shares your values 62% 25% 12% 0%
Is closest to you on the issues 61% 30% 9% 0%
Can beat President Obama in 2012 59% 29% 12% 0%
Has the experience to govern 57% 31% 10% 2%
Gender Men 61% 29% 9% 1%
Women 58% 29% 13% 0%
Age Under 45 59% 31% 9% 1%
45 or older 61% 27% 11% 0%
Region Hillsborough 60% 30% 10% 0%
Rockingham 62% 27% 11% 0%
Northern Counties 59% 29% 12% 0%
Southern Counties 58% 29% 11% 2%
Household Income Less than $75,000 63% 26% 10% 1%
$75,000 or more 58% 32% 10% 0%
Evangelical Christians 54% 32% 13% 2%
Mormons are Christians Yes 60% 31% 10% 0%
No-Unsure 60% 27% 12% 1%
Education Not college graduate 60% 28% 10% 1%
College graduate 60% 30% 10% 0%
Interview Type Landline 61% 29% 10% 0%
Cell Phone 56% 30% 12% 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.