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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: Rick Santorum? |
| Acceptable |
Acceptable with reservations |
Not acceptable |
Unsure |
| Row % |
Row % |
Row % |
Row % |
| South Carolina Likely Voters |
44% |
29% |
23% |
4% |
| South Carolina Likely Voters |
Pre-Debate |
41% |
30% |
24% |
5% |
| Post-Debate |
46% |
28% |
23% |
3% |
| Party Identification |
Republican |
47% |
29% |
20% |
4% |
| Independent |
37% |
30% |
29% |
5% |
| Tea Party Supporters |
52% |
28% |
16% |
3% |
| Intensity of Tea Party Support |
Strongly support Tea Party |
63% |
23% |
13% |
2% |
| Support Tea Party |
46% |
31% |
19% |
4% |
| Does not support Tea Party |
34% |
31% |
31% |
4% |
| Political Ideology |
Liberal-Moderate |
29% |
31% |
33% |
7% |
| Conservative |
44% |
31% |
22% |
3% |
| Very conservative |
59% |
23% |
15% |
3% |
| Political Ideology |
Liberal-Moderate |
29% |
31% |
33% |
7% |
| Conservative-Very conservative |
49% |
28% |
20% |
3% |
| Past Participation** |
Yes |
45% |
29% |
22% |
4% |
| No |
32% |
29% |
33% |
5% |
| Top Tier Republican Candidates |
Mitt Romney |
35% |
32% |
30% |
3% |
| Newt Gingrich |
50% |
28% |
20% |
2% |
| Ron Paul |
25% |
37% |
33% |
6% |
| Rick Santorum |
91% |
9% |
0% |
0% |
| Candidate Support |
Strongly support |
47% |
26% |
25% |
2% |
| Somewhat support |
45% |
35% |
19% |
2% |
| Might vote differently |
43% |
30% |
23% |
3% |
| Most Important Quality |
Shares your values |
45% |
30% |
20% |
5% |
| Is closest to you on the issues |
39% |
31% |
26% |
4% |
| Can beat President Obama in 2012 |
49% |
27% |
22% |
3% |
| Has the experience to govern |
35% |
33% |
26% |
6% |
| Facebook Page |
Yes |
43% |
33% |
20% |
4% |
| No-Unsure |
44% |
25% |
26% |
4% |
| Gender |
Men |
48% |
24% |
24% |
4% |
| Women |
39% |
35% |
22% |
5% |
| Age |
Under 45 |
48% |
29% |
19% |
4% |
| 45 or older |
42% |
29% |
25% |
4% |
| Region |
Piedmont |
43% |
29% |
23% |
5% |
| Midlands |
39% |
30% |
25% |
6% |
| The Pee Dee |
48% |
27% |
24% |
2% |
| Low Country |
46% |
29% |
22% |
3% |
| Household Income |
Less than $75,000 |
42% |
30% |
22% |
6% |
| $75,000 or more |
44% |
31% |
23% |
3% |
| Evangelical Christians |
49% |
29% |
19% |
3% |
| Regular Religious Service Attendance |
45% |
31% |
21% |
4% |
| Mormons are Christians |
Yes |
44% |
29% |
24% |
3% |
| No-Unsure |
44% |
28% |
22% |
6% |
| Education |
Not college graduate |
41% |
26% |
26% |
6% |
| College graduate |
46% |
32% |
19% |
2% |
| Interview Type |
Landline |
43% |
29% |
24% |
4% |
| Cell Phone |
47% |
27% |
21% |
5% |
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. |