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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: Newt Gingrich? |
| Acceptable |
Acceptable with reservations |
Not acceptable |
Unsure |
| Row % |
Row % |
Row % |
Row % |
| South Carolina Likely Voters |
63% |
23% |
11% |
3% |
| Party Identification |
Republican |
68% |
20% |
8% |
3% |
| Independent |
54% |
29% |
16% |
1% |
| Tea Party Supporters |
73% |
21% |
5% |
1% |
| Intensity of Tea Party Support |
Strongly support Tea Party |
79% |
18% |
2% |
0% |
| Support Tea Party |
69% |
23% |
7% |
2% |
| Does not support Tea Party |
50% |
28% |
19% |
3% |
| Political Ideology |
Liberal-Moderate |
51% |
26% |
21% |
3% |
| Conservative |
65% |
24% |
8% |
2% |
| Very conservative |
77% |
18% |
3% |
2% |
| Past Participation** |
Yes |
64% |
23% |
10% |
2% |
| No |
54% |
25% |
15% |
6% |
| Top Tier Republican Candidates |
Newt Gingrich |
91% |
8% |
0% |
1% |
| Mitt Romney |
47% |
36% |
15% |
2% |
| Candidate Support |
Strongly support |
75% |
16% |
7% |
1% |
| Somewhat support |
61% |
24% |
14% |
0% |
| Might vote differently |
56% |
29% |
14% |
1% |
| Most Important Quality |
Shares your values |
57% |
29% |
12% |
2% |
| Is closest to you on the issues |
59% |
21% |
17% |
3% |
| Can beat President Obama in 2012 |
77% |
20% |
3% |
1% |
| Has the experience to govern |
64% |
21% |
11% |
4% |
| Gender |
Men |
67% |
22% |
10% |
1% |
| Women |
59% |
24% |
13% |
4% |
| Age |
Under 45 |
58% |
27% |
12% |
3% |
| 45 or older |
65% |
22% |
11% |
2% |
| Region |
Piedmont |
62% |
26% |
12% |
1% |
| Midlands |
66% |
24% |
9% |
2% |
| The Pee Dee |
59% |
24% |
14% |
3% |
| Low Country |
65% |
18% |
10% |
6% |
| Household Income |
Less than $75,000 |
65% |
20% |
12% |
3% |
| $75,000 or more |
60% |
30% |
9% |
1% |
| Evangelical Christians |
67% |
22% |
8% |
2% |
| Tea Party-Conservative-Evangelical |
75% |
22% |
3% |
0% |
| Mormons are Christians |
Yes |
62% |
24% |
13% |
2% |
| No-Unsure |
65% |
22% |
10% |
3% |
| Education |
Not college graduate |
66% |
22% |
9% |
3% |
| College graduate |
59% |
25% |
14% |
2% |
| Interview Type |
Landline |
64% |
24% |
10% |
2% |
| Cell Phone |
61% |
21% |
15% |
4% |
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. |