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South Carolina 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 % |
| South Carolina Likely Voters |
28% |
26% |
21% |
23% |
3% |
| Party Identification |
Republican |
27% |
24% |
23% |
24% |
2% |
| Independent |
30% |
27% |
19% |
21% |
3% |
| Tea Party Supporters |
29% |
22% |
28% |
19% |
2% |
| Intensity of Tea Party Support |
Strongly support Tea Party |
29% |
23% |
33% |
12% |
2% |
| Support Tea Party |
30% |
21% |
25% |
23% |
1% |
| Does not support Tea Party |
25% |
30% |
14% |
27% |
4% |
| Political Ideology |
Liberal-Moderate |
24% |
31% |
13% |
28% |
3% |
| Conservative |
26% |
24% |
23% |
24% |
2% |
| Very conservative |
38% |
23% |
27% |
11% |
2% |
| Past Participation** |
Yes |
26% |
25% |
23% |
23% |
3% |
| No |
39% |
29% |
10% |
19% |
3% |
| Top Tier Republican Candidates |
Newt Gingrich |
22% |
25% |
28% |
23% |
2% |
| Mitt Romney |
26% |
23% |
24% |
26% |
1% |
| Candidate Support |
Strongly support |
27% |
22% |
27% |
21% |
3% |
| Somewhat support |
24% |
32% |
17% |
26% |
1% |
| Might vote differently |
30% |
25% |
21% |
22% |
3% |
| Gender |
Men |
27% |
26% |
24% |
21% |
3% |
| Women |
29% |
25% |
18% |
25% |
3% |
| Age |
Under 45 |
35% |
30% |
12% |
22% |
2% |
| 45 or older |
25% |
25% |
25% |
23% |
3% |
| Region |
Piedmont |
31% |
23% |
22% |
22% |
2% |
| Midlands |
29% |
29% |
19% |
19% |
4% |
| The Pee Dee |
26% |
22% |
23% |
28% |
2% |
| Low Country |
22% |
28% |
22% |
26% |
2% |
| Household Income |
Less than $75,000 |
28% |
24% |
20% |
25% |
3% |
| $75,000 or more |
27% |
31% |
22% |
19% |
2% |
| Evangelical Christians |
34% |
22% |
21% |
21% |
2% |
| Tea Party-Conservative-Evangelical |
36% |
20% |
26% |
16% |
1% |
| Mormons are Christians |
Yes |
21% |
29% |
24% |
24% |
2% |
| No-Unsure |
35% |
22% |
18% |
22% |
3% |
| Education |
Not college graduate |
29% |
25% |
19% |
26% |
2% |
| College graduate |
26% |
27% |
25% |
20% |
3% |
| Interview Type |
Landline |
27% |
26% |
22% |
23% |
3% |
| Cell Phone |
31% |
24% |
20% |
22% |
2% |
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. |