|   | South Carolina Likely Voters | ||
| Have the debates helped decide your vote: A great deal, a good amount, some, not very much, or not at all? | |||
| A great deal-A good amount-Some | Not very much-Not at all | ||
| Row % | Row % | ||
| South Carolina Likely Voters | 70% | 30% | |
| South Carolina Likely Voters | Pre-Debate | 72% | 28% |
| Post-Debate | 69% | 31% | |
| Party Identification | Republican | 73% | 27% |
| Independent | 66% | 34% | |
| Tea Party Supporters | 77% | 23% | |
| Intensity of Tea Party Support | Strongly support Tea Party | 81% | 19% |
| Support Tea Party | 75% | 25% | |
| Does not support Tea Party | 62% | 38% | |
| Political Ideology | Liberal-Moderate | 64% | 36% |
| Conservative | 73% | 27% | |
| Very conservative | 70% | 30% | |
| Political Ideology | Liberal-Moderate | 64% | 36% |
| Conservative-Very conservative | 72% | 28% | |
| Past Participation** | Yes | 72% | 28% |
| No | 60% | 40% | |
| Top Tier Republican Candidates | Mitt Romney | 66% | 34% |
| Newt Gingrich | 83% | 17% | |
| Ron Paul | 67% | 33% | |
| Rick Santorum | 75% | 25% | |
| Candidate Support | Strongly support | 73% | 27% |
| Somewhat support | 68% | 32% | |
| Might vote differently | 74% | 26% | |
| Facebook Page | Yes | 70% | 30% |
| No-Unsure | 71% | 29% | |
| Gender | Men | 70% | 30% |
| Women | 71% | 29% | |
| Age | Under 45 | 71% | 29% |
| 45 or older | 69% | 31% | |
| Region | Piedmont | 73% | 27% |
| Midlands | 68% | 32% | |
| The Pee Dee | 72% | 28% | |
| Low Country | 65% | 35% | |
| Household Income | Less than $75,000 | 70% | 30% |
| $75,000 or more | 70% | 30% | |
| Evangelical Christians | 70% | 30% | |
| Regular Religious Service Attendance | 70% | 30% | |
| Mormons are Christians | Yes | 74% | 26% |
| No-Unsure | 66% | 34% | |
| Education | Not college graduate | 70% | 30% |
| College graduate | 71% | 29% | |
| Interview Type | Landline | 70% | 30% |
| Cell Phone | 73% | 27% | |
| 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. | |||