| South Carolina Likely Voters | ||||||||
| Which one of the following candidates is spending the most time talking about the issues: | ||||||||
| Newt Gingrich | Mitt Romney | Rick Santorum | Ron Paul | Rick Perry | None | Undecided | ||
| Row % | Row % | Row % | Row % | Row % | Row % | Row % | ||
| South Carolina Likely Voters | 21% | 30% | 11% | 17% | 3% | 5% | 14% | |
| South Carolina Likely Voters | Pre-Debate | 19% | 33% | 11% | 16% | 2% | 4% | 15% |
| Post-Debate | 23% | 26% | 11% | 18% | 3% | 6% | 13% | |
| Party Identification | Republican | 24% | 33% | 12% | 10% | 2% | 4% | 15% |
| Independent | 15% | 23% | 10% | 31% | 3% | 7% | 13% | |
| Tea Party Supporters | 28% | 30% | 12% | 13% | 3% | 3% | 11% | |
| Intensity of Tea Party Support | Strongly support Tea Party | 38% | 23% | 12% | 9% | 2% | 3% | 12% |
| Support Tea Party | 22% | 33% | 12% | 16% | 4% | 3% | 10% | |
| Does not support Tea Party | 15% | 29% | 11% | 22% | 3% | 7% | 14% | |
| Political Ideology | Liberal-Moderate | 13% | 32% | 10% | 23% | 3% | 7% | 13% |
| Conservative | 23% | 33% | 10% | 14% | 3% | 4% | 13% | |
| Very conservative | 27% | 21% | 14% | 17% | 2% | 3% | 16% | |
| Political Ideology | Liberal-Moderate | 13% | 32% | 10% | 23% | 3% | 7% | 13% |
| Conservative-Very conservative | 24% | 29% | 12% | 15% | 3% | 4% | 14% | |
| Past Participation** | Yes | 22% | 30% | 12% | 15% | 3% | 5% | 14% |
| No | 16% | 28% | 7% | 25% | 3% | 4% | 16% | |
| Top Tier Republican Candidates | Mitt Romney | 11% | 58% | 6% | 8% | 1% | 4% | 12% |
| Newt Gingrich | 52% | 14% | 7% | 9% | 4% | 4% | 11% | |
| Ron Paul | 6% | 16% | 2% | 60% | 4% | 2% | 10% | |
| Rick Santorum | 15% | 15% | 47% | 8% | 1% | 4% | 10% | |
| Candidate Support | Strongly support | 25% | 33% | 10% | 15% | 3% | 3% | 10% |
| Somewhat support | 18% | 31% | 14% | 24% | 1% | 4% | 8% | |
| Might vote differently | 24% | 23% | 11% | 15% | 6% | 3% | 18% | |
| Most Important Quality | Shares your values | 22% | 26% | 14% | 17% | 3% | 2% | 16% |
| Is closest to you on the issues | 15% | 21% | 16% | 26% | 2% | 7% | 14% | |
| Can beat President Obama in 2012 | 24% | 36% | 9% | 11% | 3% | 4% | 12% | |
| Has the experience to govern | 20% | 33% | 7% | 18% | 3% | 6% | 13% | |
| Facebook Page | Yes | 21% | 28% | 10% | 20% | 2% | 4% | 14% |
| No-Unsure | 21% | 30% | 12% | 14% | 3% | 6% | 14% | |
| Gender | Men | 23% | 27% | 12% | 20% | 2% | 4% | 12% |
| Women | 19% | 33% | 10% | 12% | 3% | 6% | 17% | |
| Age | Under 45 | 18% | 31% | 12% | 18% | 2% | 2% | 16% |
| 45 or older | 22% | 29% | 11% | 16% | 3% | 5% | 13% | |
| Region | Piedmont | 22% | 30% | 8% | 18% | 3% | 4% | 14% |
| Midlands | 19% | 27% | 14% | 16% | 3% | 6% | 15% | |
| The Pee Dee | 18% | 32% | 13% | 14% | 2% | 4% | 17% | |
| Low Country | 22% | 31% | 13% | 16% | 2% | 5% | 11% | |
| Household Income | Less than $75,000 | 22% | 28% | 11% | 16% | 4% | 5% | 14% |
| $75,000 or more | 20% | 33% | 10% | 19% | 0% | 3% | 13% | |
| Evangelical Christians | 23% | 30% | 12% | 15% | 3% | 5% | 13% | |
| Regular Religious Service Attendance | 20% | 29% | 12% | 16% | 3% | 5% | 15% | |
| Mormons are Christians | Yes | 20% | 37% | 11% | 15% | 3% | 5% | 10% |
| No-Unsure | 23% | 22% | 11% | 19% | 2% | 5% | 17% | |
| Education | Not college graduate | 23% | 29% | 10% | 15% | 3% | 5% | 15% |
| College graduate | 19% | 31% | 12% | 18% | 2% | 5% | 14% | |
| Interview Type | Landline | 21% | 31% | 10% | 16% | 3% | 5% | 13% |
| Cell Phone | 20% | 21% | 15% | 20% | 3% | 3% | 19% | |
| 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. | ||||||||