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Virginia Likely Voters |
| Please tell me if you would find each of the following candidates acceptable, acceptable but with reservations, or not acceptable as the Republican nominee for president: Mitt Romney? |
| Acceptable |
Acceptable with reservations |
Not acceptable |
Unsure |
| Row % |
Row % |
Row % |
Row % |
| Virginia Likely Voters |
58% |
29% |
11% |
2% |
| Party Identification** |
Republican |
60% |
29% |
8% |
2% |
| Independent |
56% |
28% |
14% |
2% |
| Tea Party Supporters |
53% |
35% |
11% |
1% |
| Intensity of Tea Party Support |
Strongly support Tea Party |
51% |
33% |
15% |
0% |
| Support Tea Party |
53% |
36% |
9% |
2% |
| Does not support Tea Party |
64% |
25% |
10% |
1% |
| Political Ideology |
Liberal-Moderate |
64% |
23% |
11% |
2% |
| Conservative |
60% |
30% |
9% |
2% |
| Very conservative |
47% |
37% |
15% |
1% |
| Political Ideology |
Liberal-Moderate |
64% |
23% |
11% |
2% |
| Conservative-Very conservative |
56% |
32% |
11% |
2% |
| Past Participation*** |
Yes |
59% |
29% |
10% |
1% |
| No |
56% |
26% |
13% |
5% |
| Republican Candidates |
Mitt Romney |
75% |
23% |
2% |
1% |
| Ron Paul |
30% |
44% |
25% |
1% |
| Candidate Support |
Strongly support |
74% |
19% |
8% |
0% |
| Somewhat support |
58% |
34% |
8% |
1% |
| Might vote differently |
42% |
42% |
13% |
3% |
| Most Important Quality |
Shares your values |
51% |
33% |
14% |
2% |
| Is closest to you on the issues |
52% |
31% |
13% |
4% |
| Can beat President Obama in 2012 |
66% |
26% |
7% |
1% |
| Has the experience to govern |
63% |
27% |
9% |
1% |
| Gender |
Men |
61% |
27% |
12% |
1% |
| Women |
56% |
31% |
9% |
4% |
| Age |
Under 45 |
59% |
25% |
13% |
3% |
| 45 or older |
59% |
31% |
9% |
2% |
| Region |
D.C. Suburbs |
64% |
28% |
7% |
0% |
| Northern Virgina Exurbs |
60% |
31% |
9% |
1% |
| Central/West |
46% |
39% |
13% |
3% |
| Richmond/East |
66% |
23% |
8% |
3% |
| Tidewater |
58% |
24% |
15% |
3% |
| Household Income |
Less than $75,000 |
55% |
29% |
15% |
2% |
| $75,000 or more |
65% |
29% |
6% |
1% |
| Evangelical Christians |
53% |
32% |
12% |
3% |
| Mormons are Christians |
Yes |
65% |
29% |
6% |
1% |
| No-Unsure |
50% |
30% |
17% |
3% |
| Education |
Not college graduate |
52% |
30% |
15% |
3% |
| College graduate |
64% |
28% |
7% |
1% |
| Interview Type |
Landline |
58% |
30% |
10% |
2% |
| Cell Phone |
60% |
26% |
11% |
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. |