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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: Rick Perry? |
| Acceptable |
Acceptable with reservations |
Not acceptable |
Unsure |
| Row % |
Row % |
Row % |
Row % |
| New Hampshire Likely Voters |
17% |
26% |
54% |
3% |
| Party Registration |
Republican |
18% |
28% |
51% |
3% |
| Independent |
15% |
24% |
60% |
2% |
| Tea Party Supporters |
25% |
33% |
41% |
1% |
| Intensity of Tea Party Support |
Strongly support Tea Party |
31% |
33% |
36% |
0% |
| Support Tea Party |
22% |
33% |
43% |
2% |
| Does not support Tea Party |
12% |
21% |
65% |
3% |
| Political Ideology |
Liberal-Moderate |
11% |
22% |
64% |
3% |
| Conservative |
19% |
29% |
50% |
2% |
| Very conservative |
25% |
32% |
40% |
3% |
| Political Ideology |
Liberal-Moderate |
11% |
22% |
64% |
3% |
| Conservative-Very conservative |
21% |
30% |
47% |
2% |
| Past Participation** |
Yes |
17% |
27% |
52% |
3% |
| No |
10% |
15% |
72% |
3% |
| Top Tier Republican Candidates |
Mitt Romney |
13% |
28% |
56% |
3% |
| Ron Paul |
12% |
24% |
64% |
1% |
| Rick Santorum |
29% |
37% |
33% |
1% |
| Newt Gingrich |
20% |
30% |
46% |
5% |
| Jon Huntsman |
9% |
13% |
77% |
1% |
| Candidate Support |
Strongly support |
18% |
27% |
53% |
2% |
| Somewhat support |
13% |
27% |
58% |
2% |
| Might vote differently |
21% |
28% |
51% |
0% |
| Most Important Quality |
Shares your values |
19% |
30% |
48% |
3% |
| Is closest to you on the issues |
14% |
25% |
59% |
2% |
| Can beat President Obama in 2012 |
21% |
26% |
51% |
1% |
| Has the experience to govern |
12% |
26% |
58% |
4% |
| Gender |
Men |
17% |
25% |
56% |
2% |
| Women |
16% |
28% |
52% |
4% |
| Age |
Under 45 |
18% |
27% |
53% |
3% |
| 45 or older |
16% |
26% |
55% |
3% |
| Region |
Hillsborough |
17% |
26% |
54% |
2% |
| Rockingham |
14% |
29% |
54% |
3% |
| Northern Counties |
15% |
29% |
52% |
4% |
| Southern Counties |
19% |
21% |
57% |
3% |
| Household Income |
Less than $75,000 |
20% |
28% |
48% |
4% |
| $75,000 or more |
13% |
25% |
60% |
2% |
| Evangelical Christians |
16% |
33% |
45% |
6% |
| Mormons are Christians |
Yes |
17% |
27% |
55% |
1% |
| No-Unsure |
16% |
25% |
52% |
6% |
| Education |
Not college graduate |
19% |
27% |
50% |
4% |
| College graduate |
15% |
25% |
59% |
1% |
| Interview Type |
Landline |
16% |
26% |
54% |
3% |
| Cell Phone |
18% |
25% |
56% |
1% |
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. |