|
South Carolina 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 % |
South Carolina Likely Voters |
29% |
32% |
34% |
5% |
Party Identification |
Republican |
26% |
30% |
36% |
7% |
Independent |
34% |
34% |
30% |
2% |
Tea Party Supporters |
26% |
35% |
36% |
3% |
Intensity of Tea Party Support |
Strongly support Tea Party |
26% |
34% |
38% |
2% |
Support Tea Party |
26% |
36% |
35% |
3% |
Does not support Tea Party |
32% |
29% |
34% |
6% |
Political Ideology |
Liberal-Moderate |
37% |
28% |
30% |
5% |
Conservative |
27% |
35% |
33% |
5% |
Very conservative |
20% |
31% |
45% |
5% |
Past Participation** |
Yes |
27% |
32% |
36% |
5% |
No |
39% |
30% |
24% |
7% |
Top Tier Republican Candidates |
Newt Gingrich |
22% |
34% |
40% |
3% |
Mitt Romney |
19% |
34% |
39% |
7% |
Candidate Support |
Strongly support |
30% |
27% |
41% |
2% |
Somewhat support |
27% |
34% |
35% |
4% |
Might vote differently |
31% |
39% |
28% |
2% |
Most Important Quality |
Shares your values |
31% |
32% |
31% |
6% |
Is closest to you on the issues |
25% |
35% |
36% |
4% |
Can beat President Obama in 2012 |
28% |
31% |
38% |
3% |
Has the experience to govern |
30% |
30% |
33% |
7% |
Gender |
Men |
29% |
35% |
34% |
2% |
Women |
28% |
28% |
35% |
9% |
Age |
Under 45 |
41% |
33% |
21% |
5% |
45 or older |
24% |
31% |
39% |
5% |
Region |
Piedmont |
32% |
35% |
29% |
3% |
Midlands |
28% |
27% |
40% |
6% |
The Pee Dee |
27% |
27% |
38% |
7% |
Low Country |
25% |
33% |
35% |
7% |
Household Income |
Less than $75,000 |
31% |
30% |
34% |
5% |
$75,000 or more |
26% |
37% |
34% |
4% |
Evangelical Christians |
24% |
36% |
34% |
5% |
Tea Party-Conservative-Evangelical |
17% |
44% |
36% |
2% |
Mormons are Christians |
Yes |
27% |
34% |
35% |
3% |
No-Unsure |
30% |
29% |
33% |
7% |
Education |
Not college graduate |
30% |
32% |
32% |
6% |
College graduate |
28% |
31% |
38% |
4% |
Interview Type |
Landline |
27% |
32% |
36% |
5% |
Cell Phone |
36% |
31% |
29% |
5% |
NBC News/Marist Poll South Carolina Likely Republican Primary Voters. Interviews conducted December 4th through 6th, 2011, N=635 MOE +/- 3.9%. Totals may not add to 100% due to rounding. **Past participation refers to previous participation in a South Carolina Republican Presidential Primary. |