| South Carolina Likely Voters | ||||||||
| Which one of the following candidates is spending the most time attacking his opponents: | ||||||||
| Newt Gingrich | Mitt Romney | Rick Santorum | Ron Paul | Rick Perry | None | Undecided | ||
| Row % | Row % | Row % | Row % | Row % | Row % | Row % | ||
| South Carolina Likely Voters | 41% | 19% | 3% | 12% | 5% | 1% | 19% | |
| South Carolina Likely Voters | Pre-Debate | 44% | 19% | 2% | 9% | 7% | 1% | 18% |
| Post-Debate | 38% | 19% | 5% | 14% | 4% | 1% | 20% | |
| Party Identification | Republican | 41% | 17% | 3% | 13% | 5% | 1% | 20% |
| Independent | 41% | 23% | 5% | 9% | 6% | 1% | 15% | |
| Tea Party Supporters | 40% | 20% | 4% | 14% | 6% | 1% | 14% | |
| Intensity of Tea Party Support | Strongly support Tea Party | 36% | 24% | 3% | 16% | 5% | 1% | 14% |
| Support Tea Party | 43% | 17% | 5% | 12% | 7% | 1% | 14% | |
| Does not support Tea Party | 41% | 19% | 3% | 9% | 5% | 1% | 20% | |
| Political Ideology | Liberal-Moderate | 46% | 16% | 3% | 7% | 5% | 1% | 22% |
| Conservative | 41% | 20% | 4% | 12% | 6% | 1% | 16% | |
| Very conservative | 36% | 20% | 3% | 16% | 4% | 1% | 20% | |
| Political Ideology | Liberal-Moderate | 46% | 16% | 3% | 7% | 5% | 1% | 22% |
| Conservative-Very conservative | 40% | 20% | 4% | 13% | 5% | 1% | 17% | |
| Past Participation** | Yes | 40% | 20% | 3% | 12% | 5% | 1% | 18% |
| No | 45% | 13% | 5% | 9% | 6% | 1% | 23% | |
| Top Tier Republican Candidates | Mitt Romney | 58% | 6% | 3% | 9% | 8% | 1% | 16% |
| Newt Gingrich | 15% | 36% | 3% | 21% | 5% | 1% | 18% | |
| Ron Paul | 48% | 24% | 6% | 6% | 3% | 0% | 13% | |
| Rick Santorum | 43% | 21% | 0% | 13% | 5% | 2% | 14% | |
| Candidate Support | Strongly support | 42% | 21% | 5% | 13% | 6% | 1% | 13% |
| Somewhat support | 45% | 20% | 2% | 11% | 7% | 1% | 14% | |
| Might vote differently | 42% | 18% | 3% | 10% | 5% | 2% | 21% | |
| Most Important Quality | Shares your values | 34% | 27% | 3% | 10% | 3% | 1% | 22% |
| Is closest to you on the issues | 44% | 18% | 3% | 10% | 5% | 1% | 19% | |
| Can beat President Obama in 2012 | 43% | 16% | 3% | 14% | 6% | 1% | 16% | |
| Has the experience to govern | 42% | 19% | 6% | 8% | 8% | 0% | 17% | |
| Facebook Page | Yes | 39% | 20% | 3% | 13% | 5% | 1% | 20% |
| No-Unsure | 42% | 18% | 4% | 11% | 6% | 1% | 18% | |
| Gender | Men | 41% | 20% | 5% | 12% | 5% | 1% | 15% |
| Women | 41% | 17% | 1% | 11% | 5% | 1% | 23% | |
| Age | Under 45 | 41% | 19% | 3% | 9% | 9% | 1% | 20% |
| 45 or older | 41% | 19% | 4% | 13% | 4% | 1% | 19% | |
| Region | Piedmont | 38% | 20% | 5% | 13% | 4% | 1% | 20% |
| Midlands | 43% | 20% | 2% | 10% | 5% | 1% | 19% | |
| The Pee Dee | 36% | 23% | 2% | 10% | 8% | 1% | 20% | |
| Low Country | 48% | 13% | 4% | 12% | 7% | 1% | 14% | |
| Household Income | Less than $75,000 | 37% | 22% | 3% | 12% | 6% | 1% | 19% |
| $75,000 or more | 49% | 14% | 4% | 10% | 6% | 1% | 16% | |
| Evangelical Christians | 39% | 19% | 3% | 15% | 5% | 1% | 18% | |
| Regular Religious Service Attendance | 39% | 19% | 3% | 13% | 5% | 1% | 20% | |
| Mormons are Christians | Yes | 47% | 14% | 3% | 12% | 7% | 1% | 15% |
| No-Unsure | 35% | 24% | 4% | 11% | 4% | 1% | 21% | |
| Education | Not college graduate | 38% | 21% | 4% | 11% | 5% | 1% | 20% |
| College graduate | 44% | 16% | 3% | 13% | 6% | 1% | 17% | |
| Interview Type | Landline | 42% | 19% | 4% | 12% | 5% | 1% | 18% |
| Cell Phone | 38% | 18% | 2% | 11% | 9% | 1% | 21% | |
| 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. | ||||||||