Virginia Likely Voters
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Row % Row %
Virginia Likely Voters 56% 44%
Party Identification** Republican 55% 45%
Independent 58% 42%
Tea Party Supporters 53% 47%
Intensity of Tea Party Support Strongly support Tea Party 53% 47%
Support Tea Party 53% 47%
Does not support Tea Party 61% 39%
Political Ideology Liberal-Moderate 61% 39%
Conservative 62% 38%
Very conservative 39% 61%
Political Ideology Liberal-Moderate 61% 39%
Conservative-Very conservative 55% 45%
Past Participation*** Yes 57% 43%
No 53% 47%
Republican Candidates Mitt Romney 61% 39%
Ron Paul 49% 51%
Candidate Support Strongly support 64% 36%
Somewhat support 58% 42%
Might vote differently 42% 58%
Most Important Quality Shares your values 47% 53%
Is closest to you on the issues 59% 41%
Can beat President Obama in 2012 61% 39%
Has the experience to govern 56% 44%
Gender Men 58% 42%
Women 55% 45%
Age Under 45 51% 49%
45 or older 59% 41%
Region D.C. Suburbs 66% 34%
Northern Virgina Exurbs 61% 39%
Central/West 50% 50%
Richmond/East 53% 47%
Tidewater 57% 43%
Household Income Less than $75,000 54% 46%
$75,000 or more 65% 35%
Evangelical Christians 37% 63%
Education Not college graduate 50% 50%
College graduate 62% 38%
Interview Type Landline 59% 41%
Cell Phone 49% 51%
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.