South Carolina Likely Voters
		Do you consider a Mormon to be a Christian, or not?
		Yes	No-Unsure
		Row %	Row %
South Carolina Likely Voters		53%	47%
Party Identification	Republican	51%	49%
	Independent	57%	43%
Tea Party Supporters		55%	45%
Intensity of Tea Party Support	Strongly support Tea Party	54%	46%
	Support Tea Party	55%	45%
	Does not support Tea Party	52%	48%
Political Ideology	Liberal-Moderate	61%	39%
	Conservative	58%	42%
	Very conservative	36%	64%
Political Ideology	Liberal-Moderate	61%	39%
	Conservative-Very conservative	50%	50%
Past Participation**	Yes	53%	47%
	No	56%	44%
Top Tier Republican Candidates	Mitt Romney	65%	35%
	Newt Gingrich	49%	51%
	Ron Paul	48%	52%
	Rick Santorum	41%	59%
Candidate Support	Strongly support	57%	43%
	Somewhat support	54%	46%
	Might vote differently	52%	48%
Most Important Quality	Shares your values	43%	57%
	Is closest to you on the issues	55%	45%
	Can beat President Obama in 2012	59%	41%
	Has the experience to govern	51%	49%
Facebook Page	Yes	49%	51%
	No-Unsure	56%	44%
Gender	Men	55%	45%
	Women	50%	50%
Age	Under 45	47%	53%
	45 or older	56%	44%
Region	Piedmont	49%	51%
	Midlands	56%	44%
	The Pee Dee	44%	56%
	Low Country	64%	36%
Household Income	Less than $75,000	49%	51%
	$75,000 or more	60%	40%
Evangelical Christians		39%	61%
Regular Religious Service Attendance		43%	57%
Education	Not college graduate	47%	53%
	College graduate	60%	40%
Interview Type	Landline	54%	46%
	Cell Phone	48%	52%
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.