| South Carolina Likely Voters Post-Debate | ||||||||
| Tossup including those who are undecided yet leaning toward a candidate or voted absentee | ||||||||
| Newt Gingrich | Mitt Romney | Rick Santorum | Ron Paul | Rick Perry | Other | Undecided | ||
| Row % | Row % | Row % | Row % | Row % | Row % | Row % | ||
| South Carolina Likely Voters Post-Debate | 26% | 31% | 13% | 17% | 5% | 1% | 7% | |
| Party Identification | Republican | 30% | 31% | 16% | 10% | 4% | 0% | 9% |
| Independent | 20% | 29% | 8% | 31% | 5% | 2% | 5% | |
| Tea Party Supporters | 34% | 27% | 17% | 13% | 3% | 0% | 6% | |
| Intensity of Tea Party Support | Strongly support Tea Party | 41% | 19% | 25% | 9% | 2% | 0% | 3% |
| Support Tea Party | 31% | 31% | 13% | 15% | 3% | 0% | 8% | |
| Does not support Tea Party | 19% | 33% | 9% | 22% | 8% | 2% | 7% | |
| Political Ideology | Liberal-Moderate | 15% | 36% | 6% | 28% | 6% | 2% | 7% |
| Conservative | 28% | 33% | 13% | 13% | 3% | 1% | 7% | |
| Very conservative | 35% | 19% | 20% | 14% | 5% | 0% | 7% | |
| Political Ideology | Liberal-Moderate | 15% | 36% | 6% | 28% | 6% | 2% | 7% |
| Conservative-Very conservative | 30% | 29% | 16% | 14% | 4% | 1% | 7% | |
| Candidate Support | Strongly support | 28% | 36% | 14% | 19% | 2% | 0% | 0% |
| Somewhat support | 26% | 40% | 12% | 14% | 8% | 0% | 0% | |
| Might vote differently | 31% | 12% | 20% | 27% | 10% | 0% | 0% | |
| Most Important Quality | Shares your values | 20% | 19% | 23% | 17% | 10% | 0% | 10% |
| Is closest to you on the issues | 21% | 20% | 13% | 27% | 8% | 4% | 8% | |
| Can beat President Obama in 2012 | 32% | 40% | 9% | 10% | 2% | 0% | 7% | |
| Has the experience to govern | 25% | 38% | 9% | 22% | 2% | 1% | 3% | |
| Facebook Page | Yes | 25% | 30% | 15% | 17% | 4% | 2% | 7% |
| No-Unsure | 27% | 31% | 11% | 17% | 5% | 0% | 8% | |
| Gender | Men | 31% | 27% | 12% | 22% | 4% | 1% | 3% |
| Women | 20% | 35% | 15% | 12% | 6% | 0% | 12% | |
| Age | Under 45 | 18% | 28% | 19% | 23% | 5% | 2% | 6% |
| 45 or older | 30% | 31% | 11% | 15% | 5% | 1% | 8% | |
| Region | Piedmont | 29% | 25% | 13% | 22% | 5% | 0% | 6% |
| Midlands | 22% | 34% | 9% | 18% | 6% | 1% | 10% | |
| The Pee Dee | 27% | 27% | 18% | 11% | 6% | 4% | 7% | |
| Low Country | 23% | 40% | 14% | 12% | 3% | 1% | 8% | |
| Household Income | Less than $75,000 | 28% | 29% | 11% | 19% | 5% | 1% | 7% |
| $75,000 or more | 26% | 31% | 17% | 16% | 4% | 0% | 6% | |
| Evangelical Christians | 27% | 22% | 19% | 16% | 5% | 2% | 9% | |
| Regular Religious Service Attendance | 24% | 31% | 16% | 14% | 5% | 1% | 9% | |
| Mormons are Christians | Yes | 23% | 40% | 11% | 15% | 5% | 0% | 7% |
| No-Unsure | 29% | 21% | 15% | 21% | 5% | 2% | 7% | |
| Education | Not college graduate | 23% | 28% | 13% | 22% | 6% | 1% | 7% |
| College graduate | 29% | 34% | 13% | 12% | 4% | 1% | 8% | |
| Interview Type | Landline | 27% | 32% | 14% | 15% | 5% | 1% | 6% |
| Cell Phone | 23% | 23% | 7% | 28% | 4% | 0% | 15% | |
| NBC News/Marist Poll South Carolina Likely Republican Primary Voters Post-Debate. Interviews conducted January 17th, 2012, N=335 MOE +/- 5.5 percentage points. Totals may not add to 100% due to rounding. | ||||||||