|
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: Rick Santorum? |
Acceptable |
Acceptable with reservations |
Not acceptable |
Unsure |
Row % |
Row % |
Row % |
Row % |
Virginia Likely Voters |
49% |
27% |
20% |
4% |
Party Identification** |
Republican |
52% |
27% |
17% |
4% |
Independent |
45% |
29% |
23% |
3% |
Tea Party Supporters |
57% |
29% |
12% |
1% |
Intensity of Tea Party Support |
Strongly support Tea Party |
67% |
24% |
8% |
1% |
Support Tea Party |
52% |
32% |
15% |
1% |
Does not support Tea Party |
42% |
27% |
27% |
4% |
Political Ideology |
Liberal-Moderate |
36% |
25% |
36% |
3% |
Conservative |
51% |
31% |
14% |
4% |
Very conservative |
67% |
24% |
8% |
1% |
Political Ideology |
Liberal-Moderate |
36% |
25% |
36% |
3% |
Conservative-Very conservative |
56% |
29% |
12% |
3% |
Past Participation*** |
Yes |
51% |
27% |
19% |
3% |
No |
44% |
27% |
23% |
6% |
Republican Candidates |
Mitt Romney |
51% |
30% |
17% |
3% |
Ron Paul |
44% |
26% |
29% |
0% |
Candidate Support |
Strongly support |
41% |
32% |
26% |
1% |
Somewhat support |
49% |
31% |
19% |
1% |
Might vote differently |
69% |
17% |
11% |
3% |
Most Important Quality |
Shares your values |
55% |
26% |
17% |
2% |
Is closest to you on the issues |
43% |
26% |
27% |
4% |
Can beat President Obama in 2012 |
55% |
30% |
12% |
2% |
Has the experience to govern |
42% |
25% |
26% |
6% |
Gender |
Men |
50% |
28% |
20% |
1% |
Women |
49% |
26% |
20% |
6% |
Age |
Under 45 |
42% |
28% |
25% |
6% |
45 or older |
53% |
27% |
17% |
2% |
Region |
D.C. Suburbs |
45% |
32% |
20% |
3% |
Northern Virgina Exurbs |
55% |
25% |
19% |
1% |
Central/West |
55% |
26% |
16% |
4% |
Richmond/East |
48% |
27% |
22% |
3% |
Tidewater |
44% |
27% |
22% |
7% |
Household Income |
Less than $75,000 |
47% |
25% |
25% |
3% |
$75,000 or more |
50% |
32% |
16% |
2% |
Evangelical Christians |
67% |
20% |
11% |
3% |
Mormons are Christians |
Yes |
46% |
31% |
21% |
2% |
No-Unsure |
54% |
22% |
19% |
5% |
Education |
Not college graduate |
51% |
24% |
21% |
4% |
College graduate |
48% |
30% |
19% |
3% |
Interview Type |
Landline |
49% |
29% |
18% |
3% |
Cell Phone |
50% |
19% |
26% |
4% |
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. |