New Hampshire Likely Voters
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Row % Row % Row %
New Hampshire Likely Voters 33% 61% 6%
Party Registration Republican 33% 64% 4%
Independent 33% 57% 9%
Tea Party Supporters 38% 59% 3%
Intensity of Tea Party Support Strongly support Tea Party 44% 55% 1%
Support Tea Party 35% 60% 4%
Does not support Tea Party 28% 64% 8%
Political Ideology Liberal-Moderate 25% 65% 10%
Conservative 33% 64% 3%
Very conservative 56% 41% 3%
Political Ideology Liberal-Moderate 25% 65% 10%
Conservative-Very conservative 39% 58% 3%
Past Participation** Yes 31% 63% 6%
No 44% 48% 8%
Top Tier Republican Candidates Mitt Romney 16% 82% 3%
Ron Paul 60% 34% 7%
Rick Santorum 47% 49% 4%
Newt Gingrich 30% 63% 7%
Jon Huntsman 28% 59% 13%
Candidate Support Strongly support 34% 62% 5%
Somewhat support 30% 65% 5%
Might vote differently 37% 57% 6%
Most Important Quality Shares your values 50% 42% 8%
Is closest to you on the issues 41% 52% 7%
Can beat President Obama in 2012 13% 87% 0%
Has the experience to govern 33% 58% 9%
Gender Men 35% 60% 5%
Women 30% 62% 8%
Age Under 45 42% 55% 3%
45 or older 28% 65% 7%
Region Hillsborough 35% 59% 6%
Rockingham 28% 69% 4%
Northern Counties 37% 57% 6%
Southern Counties 31% 60% 9%
Household Income Less than $75,000 38% 55% 7%
$75,000 or more 29% 66% 4%
Evangelical Christians 45% 46% 9%
Mormons are Christians Yes 26% 69% 5%
No-Unsure 44% 49% 8%
Education Not college graduate 35% 58% 7%
College graduate 30% 64% 6%
Interview Type Landline 32% 62% 6%
Cell Phone 35% 60% 5%
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.