Virginia Likely Voters
And, how about if the candidates were:
Newt Gingrich Mitt Romney Rick Santorum Ron Paul Undecided
Row % Row % Row % Row % Row %
Virginia Likely Voters 15% 36% 28% 13% 8%
Party Identification** Republican 16% 37% 27% 10% 9%
Independent 15% 34% 29% 17% 5%
Tea Party Supporters 19% 31% 35% 11% 5%
Intensity of Tea Party Support Strongly support Tea Party 20% 22% 44% 11% 3%
Support Tea Party 18% 35% 29% 11% 7%
Does not support Tea Party 11% 42% 23% 15% 9%
Political Ideology Liberal-Moderate 13% 43% 20% 19% 5%
Conservative 16% 38% 27% 10% 10%
Very conservative 18% 22% 44% 12% 4%
Political Ideology Liberal-Moderate 13% 43% 20% 19% 5%
Conservative-Very conservative 16% 33% 32% 10% 8%
Past Participation*** Yes 15% 37% 28% 12% 7%
No 17% 31% 26% 17% 9%
Candidate Support Strongly support 8% 55% 15% 17% 5%
Somewhat support 17% 33% 32% 14% 4%
Might vote differently 23% 18% 46% 7% 5%
Most Important Quality Shares your values 15% 27% 35% 14% 9%
Is closest to you on the issues 9% 33% 27% 22% 8%
Can beat President Obama in 2012 15% 41% 29% 9% 7%
Has the experience to govern 27% 41% 20% 7% 5%
Gender Men 16% 37% 30% 14% 5%
Women 15% 36% 26% 12% 11%
Age Under 45 15% 31% 25% 22% 8%
45 or older 16% 39% 29% 8% 8%
Region D.C. Suburbs 13% 44% 27% 10% 6%
Northern Virgina Exurbs 16% 34% 32% 9% 9%
Central/West 17% 28% 37% 11% 7%
Richmond/East 15% 37% 27% 16% 6%
Tidewater 17% 39% 17% 16% 11%
Household Income Less than $75,000 18% 33% 27% 16% 5%
$75,000 or more 13% 40% 27% 12% 8%
Evangelical Christians 11% 28% 44% 9% 8%
Mormons are Christians Yes 13% 45% 22% 12% 8%
No-Unsure 19% 24% 36% 14% 7%
Education Not college graduate 20% 31% 28% 14% 7%
College graduate 12% 41% 27% 13% 8%
Interview Type Landline 16% 37% 27% 10% 9%
Cell Phone 12% 33% 30% 22% 3%
NBC News/Marist Poll Virginia Likely Republican Primary Voters. Interviews conducted February 29th through March 2nd, 2012, N=529 MOE +/- 4.3 percentage points. Totals may not add to 100% due to rounding.
**There are too few Democrats for analysis purposes
***Past participation refers to previous participation in a Virginia Republican Presidential Primary.