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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: Mitt Romney? |
| Acceptable |
Acceptable with reservations |
Not acceptable |
Unsure |
| Row % |
Row % |
Row % |
Row % |
| South Carolina Likely Voters |
56% |
26% |
17% |
2% |
| South Carolina Likely Voters |
Pre-Debate |
58% |
24% |
16% |
2% |
| Post-Debate |
53% |
27% |
19% |
1% |
| Party Identification |
Republican |
59% |
25% |
15% |
2% |
| Independent |
50% |
27% |
22% |
1% |
| Tea Party Supporters |
57% |
26% |
16% |
1% |
| Intensity of Tea Party Support |
Strongly support Tea Party |
55% |
27% |
19% |
0% |
| Support Tea Party |
59% |
26% |
15% |
1% |
| Does not support Tea Party |
54% |
26% |
19% |
2% |
| Political Ideology |
Liberal-Moderate |
58% |
24% |
16% |
2% |
| Conservative |
59% |
24% |
16% |
1% |
| Very conservative |
47% |
32% |
21% |
1% |
| Political Ideology |
Liberal-Moderate |
58% |
24% |
16% |
2% |
| Conservative-Very conservative |
55% |
26% |
17% |
1% |
| Past Participation** |
Yes |
55% |
25% |
18% |
1% |
| No |
56% |
30% |
11% |
3% |
| Top Tier Republican Candidates |
Mitt Romney |
90% |
8% |
2% |
0% |
| Newt Gingrich |
49% |
29% |
22% |
1% |
| Ron Paul |
28% |
37% |
35% |
1% |
| Rick Santorum |
36% |
39% |
24% |
1% |
| Candidate Support |
Strongly support |
60% |
20% |
19% |
1% |
| Somewhat support |
59% |
28% |
13% |
1% |
| Might vote differently |
49% |
31% |
19% |
0% |
| Most Important Quality |
Shares your values |
43% |
32% |
23% |
2% |
| Is closest to you on the issues |
46% |
31% |
23% |
1% |
| Can beat President Obama in 2012 |
67% |
23% |
10% |
0% |
| Has the experience to govern |
61% |
19% |
17% |
3% |
| Facebook Page |
Yes |
54% |
29% |
16% |
1% |
| No-Unsure |
57% |
23% |
18% |
2% |
| Gender |
Men |
55% |
24% |
20% |
1% |
| Women |
56% |
28% |
14% |
2% |
| Age |
Under 45 |
56% |
30% |
13% |
2% |
| 45 or older |
56% |
24% |
19% |
1% |
| Region |
Piedmont |
53% |
28% |
17% |
2% |
| Midlands |
58% |
25% |
15% |
2% |
| The Pee Dee |
50% |
26% |
22% |
1% |
| Low Country |
62% |
21% |
16% |
2% |
| Household Income |
Less than $75,000 |
53% |
25% |
20% |
2% |
| $75,000 or more |
61% |
25% |
12% |
1% |
| Evangelical Christians |
51% |
30% |
18% |
1% |
| Regular Religious Service Attendance |
53% |
28% |
17% |
1% |
| Mormons are Christians |
Yes |
66% |
24% |
9% |
1% |
| No-Unsure |
44% |
26% |
26% |
3% |
| Education |
Not college graduate |
51% |
25% |
23% |
2% |
| College graduate |
62% |
27% |
11% |
1% |
| Interview Type |
Landline |
57% |
23% |
19% |
1% |
| Cell Phone |
48% |
38% |
10% |
4% |
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. |