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New Hampshire Likely Voters |
| Which one of the following candidates do you consider to be the true conservative: |
| 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 |
12% |
12% |
26% |
5% |
28% |
5% |
3% |
7% |
| Party Registration |
Republican |
14% |
14% |
26% |
5% |
25% |
4% |
3% |
8% |
| Independent |
10% |
9% |
26% |
6% |
34% |
6% |
3% |
6% |
| Tea Party Supporters |
14% |
11% |
30% |
5% |
31% |
5% |
2% |
2% |
| Intensity of Tea Party Support |
Strongly support Tea Party |
14% |
6% |
39% |
4% |
32% |
2% |
3% |
1% |
| Support Tea Party |
14% |
13% |
26% |
5% |
30% |
7% |
2% |
3% |
| Does not support Tea Party |
12% |
13% |
23% |
6% |
28% |
5% |
4% |
9% |
| Political Ideology |
Liberal-Moderate |
10% |
11% |
24% |
6% |
29% |
5% |
4% |
10% |
| Conservative |
14% |
15% |
27% |
5% |
28% |
5% |
2% |
4% |
| Very conservative |
15% |
10% |
29% |
5% |
27% |
6% |
2% |
5% |
| Political Ideology |
Liberal-Moderate |
10% |
11% |
24% |
6% |
29% |
5% |
4% |
10% |
| Conservative-Very conservative |
14% |
13% |
28% |
5% |
28% |
5% |
2% |
4% |
| Past Participation** |
Yes |
12% |
12% |
28% |
5% |
28% |
5% |
3% |
7% |
| No |
11% |
12% |
15% |
6% |
38% |
7% |
4% |
7% |
| Top Tier Republican Candidates |
Mitt Romney |
13% |
27% |
25% |
4% |
14% |
4% |
4% |
9% |
| Ron Paul |
5% |
1% |
11% |
2% |
72% |
5% |
3% |
1% |
| Rick Santorum |
7% |
1% |
58% |
7% |
12% |
11% |
1% |
3% |
| Newt Gingrich |
40% |
4% |
26% |
3% |
16% |
2% |
3% |
7% |
| Jon Huntsman |
7% |
2% |
29% |
22% |
32% |
1% |
1% |
6% |
| Candidate Support |
Strongly support |
11% |
16% |
25% |
6% |
31% |
5% |
2% |
5% |
| Somewhat support |
13% |
11% |
28% |
6% |
25% |
5% |
3% |
8% |
| Might vote differently |
16% |
6% |
32% |
1% |
30% |
5% |
5% |
6% |
| Most Important Quality |
Shares your values |
9% |
10% |
22% |
6% |
32% |
8% |
3% |
10% |
| Is closest to you on the issues |
10% |
9% |
22% |
5% |
40% |
2% |
3% |
9% |
| Can beat President Obama in 2012 |
16% |
14% |
37% |
5% |
16% |
4% |
4% |
4% |
| Has the experience to govern |
14% |
17% |
21% |
6% |
27% |
7% |
2% |
6% |
| Gender |
Men |
14% |
11% |
26% |
5% |
30% |
5% |
3% |
5% |
| Women |
10% |
15% |
26% |
6% |
26% |
5% |
3% |
9% |
| Age |
Under 45 |
14% |
14% |
19% |
3% |
34% |
6% |
3% |
6% |
| 45 or older |
12% |
12% |
29% |
6% |
26% |
5% |
3% |
7% |
| Region |
Hillsborough |
12% |
9% |
33% |
5% |
29% |
4% |
2% |
7% |
| Rockingham |
16% |
14% |
24% |
3% |
25% |
5% |
5% |
7% |
| Northern Counties |
8% |
15% |
23% |
8% |
27% |
4% |
5% |
9% |
| Southern Counties |
13% |
13% |
22% |
6% |
31% |
7% |
1% |
7% |
| Household Income |
Less than $75,000 |
12% |
12% |
25% |
4% |
32% |
6% |
3% |
6% |
| $75,000 or more |
13% |
13% |
27% |
5% |
28% |
4% |
3% |
8% |
| Evangelical Christians |
11% |
8% |
35% |
8% |
21% |
5% |
3% |
10% |
| Mormons are Christians |
Yes |
12% |
14% |
31% |
6% |
25% |
4% |
3% |
5% |
| No-Unsure |
13% |
10% |
20% |
5% |
32% |
7% |
3% |
10% |
| Education |
Not college graduate |
13% |
14% |
22% |
6% |
30% |
5% |
3% |
7% |
| College graduate |
12% |
11% |
30% |
5% |
27% |
6% |
3% |
7% |
| Interview Type |
Landline |
11% |
12% |
28% |
6% |
28% |
5% |
3% |
7% |
| Cell Phone |
18% |
14% |
16% |
4% |
30% |
7% |
4% |
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. |