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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: Ron Paul? |
| Acceptable |
Acceptable with reservations |
Not acceptable |
Unsure |
| Row % |
Row % |
Row % |
Row % |
| New Hampshire Likely Voters |
35% |
21% |
43% |
1% |
| Party Registration |
Republican |
31% |
21% |
46% |
1% |
| Independent |
40% |
20% |
39% |
0% |
| Tea Party Supporters |
37% |
21% |
41% |
0% |
| Intensity of Tea Party Support |
Strongly support Tea Party |
38% |
18% |
43% |
0% |
| Support Tea Party |
37% |
22% |
40% |
0% |
| Does not support Tea Party |
33% |
20% |
45% |
1% |
| Political Ideology |
Liberal-Moderate |
35% |
20% |
44% |
1% |
| Conservative |
33% |
23% |
44% |
0% |
| Very conservative |
40% |
18% |
41% |
2% |
| Political Ideology |
Liberal-Moderate |
35% |
20% |
44% |
1% |
| Conservative-Very conservative |
35% |
21% |
43% |
1% |
| Past Participation** |
Yes |
33% |
21% |
44% |
1% |
| No |
48% |
18% |
34% |
1% |
| Top Tier Republican Candidates |
Mitt Romney |
20% |
24% |
55% |
1% |
| Ron Paul |
92% |
8% |
0% |
0% |
| Rick Santorum |
17% |
24% |
59% |
0% |
| Newt Gingrich |
11% |
26% |
63% |
1% |
| Jon Huntsman |
17% |
27% |
56% |
0% |
| Candidate Support |
Strongly support |
38% |
15% |
46% |
0% |
| Somewhat support |
30% |
28% |
41% |
1% |
| Might vote differently |
29% |
29% |
42% |
0% |
| Most Important Quality |
Shares your values |
40% |
22% |
35% |
3% |
| Is closest to you on the issues |
45% |
20% |
35% |
0% |
| Can beat President Obama in 2012 |
24% |
22% |
54% |
0% |
| Has the experience to govern |
30% |
19% |
50% |
1% |
| Gender |
Men |
37% |
21% |
42% |
1% |
| Women |
32% |
22% |
46% |
1% |
| Age |
Under 45 |
48% |
18% |
34% |
0% |
| 45 or older |
29% |
22% |
48% |
1% |
| Region |
Hillsborough |
37% |
21% |
42% |
1% |
| Rockingham |
32% |
20% |
47% |
0% |
| Northern Counties |
32% |
20% |
47% |
1% |
| Southern Counties |
37% |
23% |
39% |
2% |
| Household Income |
Less than $75,000 |
36% |
22% |
41% |
1% |
| $75,000 or more |
34% |
21% |
44% |
1% |
| Evangelical Christians |
26% |
28% |
46% |
1% |
| Mormons are Christians |
Yes |
33% |
20% |
46% |
1% |
| No-Unsure |
38% |
21% |
39% |
2% |
| Education |
Not college graduate |
39% |
21% |
39% |
1% |
| College graduate |
32% |
20% |
47% |
1% |
| Interview Type |
Landline |
33% |
21% |
45% |
1% |
| Cell Phone |
42% |
22% |
36% |
0% |
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. |