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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: 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. |