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South Carolina Likely Voters |
| Politically speaking, do you think Mitt Romney is a: |
| Liberal |
Moderate |
Conservative |
Unsure |
| Row % |
Row % |
Row % |
Row % |
| South Carolina Likely Voters |
11% |
51% |
26% |
12% |
| Party Identification |
Republican |
11% |
47% |
27% |
15% |
| Independent |
11% |
58% |
23% |
8% |
| Tea Party Supporters |
12% |
59% |
22% |
7% |
| Intensity of Tea Party Support |
Strongly support Tea Party |
16% |
58% |
20% |
5% |
| Support Tea Party |
10% |
59% |
23% |
8% |
| Does not support Tea Party |
9% |
43% |
31% |
16% |
| Political Ideology |
Liberal-Moderate |
10% |
47% |
28% |
15% |
| Conservative |
9% |
52% |
28% |
11% |
| Very conservative |
16% |
55% |
20% |
9% |
| Past Participation** |
Yes |
10% |
51% |
26% |
12% |
| No |
13% |
45% |
30% |
13% |
| Top Tier Republican Candidates |
Newt Gingrich |
14% |
55% |
23% |
8% |
| Mitt Romney |
4% |
53% |
37% |
7% |
| Candidate Support |
Strongly support |
13% |
56% |
23% |
8% |
| Somewhat support |
9% |
51% |
34% |
6% |
| Might vote differently |
12% |
52% |
27% |
8% |
| Most Important Quality |
Shares your values |
14% |
49% |
24% |
14% |
| Is closest to you on the issues |
11% |
52% |
27% |
10% |
| Can beat President Obama in 2012 |
12% |
57% |
20% |
11% |
| Has the experience to govern |
8% |
47% |
32% |
13% |
| Gender |
Men |
12% |
55% |
24% |
9% |
| Women |
10% |
46% |
28% |
16% |
| Age |
Under 45 |
12% |
46% |
33% |
9% |
| 45 or older |
10% |
53% |
23% |
14% |
| Region |
Piedmont |
12% |
51% |
26% |
11% |
| Midlands |
10% |
50% |
26% |
14% |
| The Pee Dee |
14% |
42% |
27% |
17% |
| Low Country |
8% |
55% |
26% |
11% |
| Household Income |
Less than $75,000 |
13% |
48% |
26% |
13% |
| $75,000 or more |
7% |
57% |
31% |
5% |
| Evangelical Christians |
13% |
53% |
22% |
12% |
| Tea Party-Conservative-Evangelical |
13% |
63% |
19% |
5% |
| Mormons are Christians |
Yes |
9% |
55% |
27% |
9% |
| No-Unsure |
13% |
47% |
26% |
15% |
| Education |
Not college graduate |
14% |
45% |
25% |
16% |
| College graduate |
6% |
59% |
28% |
7% |
| Interview Type |
Landline |
11% |
52% |
24% |
13% |
| Cell Phone |
8% |
44% |
35% |
12% |
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. |