| 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 | 30% | 26% | 42% | 2% | |
| South Carolina Likely Voters | Pre-Debate | 30% | 26% | 41% | 3% |
| Post-Debate | 30% | 25% | 44% | 1% | |
| Party Identification | Republican | 26% | 25% | 46% | 3% |
| Independent | 36% | 28% | 35% | 1% | |
| Tea Party Supporters | 27% | 27% | 45% | 1% | |
| Intensity of Tea Party Support | Strongly support Tea Party | 22% | 25% | 53% | 1% |
| Support Tea Party | 30% | 29% | 41% | 1% | |
| Does not support Tea Party | 34% | 25% | 38% | 3% | |
| Political Ideology | Liberal-Moderate | 32% | 26% | 38% | 4% |
| Conservative | 28% | 27% | 44% | 2% | |
| Very conservative | 31% | 23% | 44% | 1% | |
| Political Ideology | Liberal-Moderate | 32% | 26% | 38% | 4% |
| Conservative-Very conservative | 29% | 26% | 44% | 1% | |
| Past Participation** | Yes | 29% | 26% | 42% | 2% |
| No | 33% | 22% | 42% | 2% | |
| Top Tier Republican Candidates | Mitt Romney | 18% | 28% | 52% | 2% |
| Newt Gingrich | 22% | 25% | 53% | 1% | |
| Ron Paul | 86% | 11% | 2% | 0% | |
| Rick Santorum | 15% | 36% | 48% | 1% | |
| Candidate Support | Strongly support | 29% | 24% | 45% | 1% |
| Somewhat support | 33% | 28% | 39% | 1% | |
| Might vote differently | 33% | 26% | 40% | 2% | |
| Most Important Quality | Shares your values | 34% | 28% | 35% | 2% |
| Is closest to you on the issues | 37% | 26% | 36% | 2% | |
| Can beat President Obama in 2012 | 25% | 24% | 49% | 1% | |
| Has the experience to govern | 26% | 29% | 41% | 4% | |
| Facebook Page | Yes | 30% | 29% | 40% | 2% |
| No-Unsure | 30% | 23% | 44% | 3% | |
| Gender | Men | 35% | 24% | 40% | 1% |
| Women | 24% | 28% | 45% | 4% | |
| Age | Under 45 | 37% | 30% | 31% | 2% |
| 45 or older | 27% | 25% | 46% | 2% | |
| Region | Piedmont | 33% | 26% | 38% | 2% |
| Midlands | 28% | 28% | 41% | 4% | |
| The Pee Dee | 29% | 22% | 47% | 1% | |
| Low Country | 24% | 26% | 49% | 1% | |
| Household Income | Less than $75,000 | 32% | 25% | 39% | 3% |
| $75,000 or more | 28% | 29% | 43% | 1% | |
| Evangelical Christians | 30% | 28% | 40% | 2% | |
| Regular Religious Service Attendance | 27% | 27% | 44% | 2% | |
| Mormons are Christians | Yes | 28% | 26% | 45% | 1% |
| No-Unsure | 32% | 26% | 39% | 4% | |
| Education | Not college graduate | 33% | 23% | 41% | 3% |
| College graduate | 26% | 29% | 44% | 1% | |
| Interview Type | Landline | 29% | 25% | 44% | 2% |
| Cell Phone | 34% | 29% | 35% | 2% | |
| NBC News/Marist Poll South Carolina Likely Republican Primary Voters. Interviews conducted January 16th and 17th, 2012, N=684 MOE +/- 3.8 percentage points. Totals may not add to 100% due to rounding. **Past participation refers to previous participation in a South Carolina Republican Presidential Primary. | |||||