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New Hampshire Likely Voters |
| Which one of the following qualities is most important to you in deciding who to support for the Republican presidential nomination? A candidate who: |
| Shares your values |
Is closest to you on the issues |
Can beat President Obama in 2012 |
Has the experience to govern |
Unsure |
| Row % |
Row % |
Row % |
Row % |
Row % |
| New Hampshire Likely Voters |
19% |
30% |
29% |
19% |
2% |
| Party Registration |
Republican |
21% |
25% |
33% |
19% |
3% |
| Independent |
17% |
40% |
22% |
20% |
2% |
| Tea Party Supporters |
23% |
24% |
38% |
14% |
1% |
| Intensity of Tea Party Support |
Strongly support Tea Party |
27% |
24% |
40% |
7% |
2% |
| Support Tea Party |
21% |
24% |
37% |
17% |
1% |
| Does not support Tea Party |
17% |
34% |
23% |
24% |
2% |
| Political Ideology |
Liberal-Moderate |
14% |
38% |
24% |
22% |
1% |
| Conservative |
20% |
25% |
32% |
20% |
2% |
| Very conservative |
32% |
24% |
30% |
9% |
4% |
| Political Ideology |
Liberal-Moderate |
14% |
38% |
24% |
22% |
1% |
| Conservative-Very conservative |
23% |
25% |
32% |
17% |
3% |
| Past Participation** |
Yes |
20% |
29% |
30% |
19% |
2% |
| No |
16% |
44% |
17% |
21% |
2% |
| Top Tier Republican Candidates |
Mitt Romney |
13% |
24% |
40% |
21% |
1% |
| Ron Paul |
23% |
50% |
10% |
17% |
0% |
| Rick Santorum |
41% |
18% |
27% |
10% |
4% |
| Newt Gingrich |
16% |
21% |
38% |
25% |
0% |
| Jon Huntsman |
8% |
46% |
17% |
28% |
0% |
| Candidate Support |
Strongly support |
20% |
31% |
29% |
19% |
2% |
| Somewhat support |
17% |
32% |
30% |
21% |
0% |
| Might vote differently |
21% |
26% |
32% |
18% |
3% |
| Gender |
Men |
21% |
29% |
29% |
20% |
2% |
| Women |
18% |
32% |
28% |
19% |
3% |
| Age |
Under 45 |
23% |
36% |
20% |
20% |
1% |
| 45 or older |
17% |
28% |
33% |
19% |
3% |
| Region |
Hillsborough |
20% |
33% |
27% |
19% |
1% |
| Rockingham |
19% |
27% |
35% |
16% |
2% |
| Northern Counties |
18% |
26% |
31% |
21% |
4% |
| Southern Counties |
19% |
34% |
23% |
21% |
3% |
| Household Income |
Less than $75,000 |
22% |
29% |
27% |
18% |
3% |
| $75,000 or more |
17% |
33% |
29% |
21% |
1% |
| Evangelical Christians |
37% |
19% |
25% |
16% |
3% |
| Mormons are Christians |
Yes |
14% |
32% |
33% |
20% |
1% |
| No-Unsure |
28% |
29% |
21% |
18% |
4% |
| Education |
Not college graduate |
24% |
23% |
30% |
21% |
2% |
| College graduate |
16% |
37% |
28% |
18% |
2% |
| Interview Type |
Landline |
19% |
30% |
30% |
18% |
3% |
| Cell Phone |
20% |
32% |
23% |
24% |
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. |