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Virginia Likely Voters |
| Regardless of whom you support, who do you think will be the Republican nominee to run against President Obama: |
| Newt Gingrich |
Mitt Romney |
Rick Santorum |
Ron Paul |
None of the above |
Undecided |
| Row % |
Row % |
Row % |
Row % |
Row % |
Row % |
| Virginia Likely Voters |
5% |
78% |
9% |
3% |
1% |
5% |
| Party Identification** |
Republican |
5% |
80% |
7% |
3% |
1% |
5% |
| Independent |
4% |
74% |
12% |
4% |
1% |
5% |
| Tea Party Supporters |
5% |
77% |
12% |
3% |
0% |
4% |
| Intensity of Tea Party Support |
Strongly support Tea Party |
4% |
75% |
16% |
0% |
0% |
4% |
| Support Tea Party |
5% |
79% |
9% |
4% |
0% |
3% |
| Does not support Tea Party |
3% |
80% |
7% |
3% |
1% |
5% |
| Political Ideology |
Liberal-Moderate |
3% |
81% |
5% |
5% |
1% |
5% |
| Conservative |
4% |
80% |
8% |
3% |
1% |
4% |
| Very conservative |
7% |
72% |
16% |
0% |
0% |
5% |
| Political Ideology |
Liberal-Moderate |
3% |
81% |
5% |
5% |
1% |
5% |
| Conservative-Very conservative |
5% |
78% |
11% |
2% |
1% |
4% |
| Past Participation*** |
Yes |
5% |
79% |
9% |
3% |
1% |
4% |
| No |
4% |
77% |
9% |
3% |
0% |
6% |
| Republican Candidates |
Mitt Romney |
3% |
87% |
6% |
1% |
1% |
3% |
| Ron Paul |
8% |
66% |
13% |
9% |
0% |
3% |
| Candidate Support |
Strongly support |
3% |
88% |
3% |
3% |
1% |
1% |
| Somewhat support |
4% |
80% |
7% |
4% |
0% |
5% |
| Might vote differently |
6% |
69% |
20% |
3% |
0% |
2% |
| Most Important Quality |
Shares your values |
4% |
70% |
15% |
5% |
0% |
6% |
| Is closest to you on the issues |
5% |
78% |
7% |
2% |
1% |
7% |
| Can beat President Obama in 2012 |
3% |
85% |
7% |
2% |
1% |
2% |
| Has the experience to govern |
6% |
78% |
8% |
4% |
0% |
4% |
| Gender |
Men |
3% |
84% |
8% |
2% |
0% |
3% |
| Women |
6% |
73% |
9% |
4% |
1% |
7% |
| Age |
Under 45 |
4% |
76% |
8% |
7% |
1% |
5% |
| 45 or older |
4% |
81% |
9% |
1% |
0% |
5% |
| Region |
D.C. Suburbs |
2% |
79% |
11% |
2% |
0% |
6% |
| Northern Virgina Exurbs |
2% |
85% |
10% |
0% |
0% |
3% |
| Central/West |
7% |
75% |
10% |
3% |
0% |
4% |
| Richmond/East |
4% |
80% |
8% |
3% |
0% |
5% |
| Tidewater |
6% |
75% |
6% |
6% |
2% |
6% |
| Household Income |
Less than $75,000 |
5% |
78% |
8% |
4% |
0% |
4% |
| $75,000 or more |
3% |
82% |
9% |
1% |
1% |
4% |
| Evangelical Christians |
5% |
78% |
12% |
1% |
0% |
5% |
| Mormons are Christians |
Yes |
3% |
84% |
6% |
2% |
1% |
4% |
| No-Unsure |
6% |
71% |
12% |
4% |
0% |
6% |
| Education |
Not college graduate |
8% |
70% |
12% |
5% |
0% |
5% |
| College graduate |
2% |
86% |
6% |
1% |
1% |
5% |
| Interview Type |
Landline |
5% |
79% |
9% |
2% |
1% |
5% |
| Cell Phone |
2% |
78% |
9% |
7% |
0% |
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. |