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Iowa Likely Caucus-Goers |
| 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: Newt Gingrich? |
| Acceptable |
Acceptable with reservations |
Not acceptable |
Unsure |
| Row % |
Row % |
Row % |
Row % |
| Iowa Likely Caucus-Goers |
35% |
28% |
35% |
3% |
| Tea Party Supporters |
39% |
29% |
31% |
1% |
| Intensity of Tea Party Support |
Strongly support Tea Party |
48% |
23% |
28% |
1% |
| Support Tea Party |
33% |
34% |
33% |
1% |
| Does not support Tea Party |
31% |
26% |
39% |
3% |
| Political Ideology |
Liberal-Moderate |
25% |
31% |
42% |
2% |
| Conservative |
37% |
28% |
31% |
3% |
| Very conservative |
40% |
25% |
32% |
2% |
| Political Ideology |
Liberal-Moderate |
25% |
31% |
42% |
2% |
| Conservative-Very conservative |
38% |
27% |
32% |
3% |
| Past Participation** |
Yes |
37% |
29% |
32% |
2% |
| No |
31% |
25% |
40% |
4% |
| Top Tier Republican Candidates |
Mitt Romney |
32% |
29% |
38% |
2% |
| Ron Paul |
9% |
28% |
61% |
2% |
| Rick Santorum |
38% |
38% |
23% |
1% |
| Rick Perry |
30% |
31% |
39% |
0% |
| Newt Gingrich |
90% |
9% |
0% |
0% |
| Candidate Support |
Strongly support |
33% |
22% |
44% |
1% |
| Somewhat support |
39% |
34% |
26% |
1% |
| Might vote differently |
34% |
40% |
24% |
2% |
| Most Important Quality |
Shares your values |
33% |
30% |
33% |
5% |
| Is closest to you on the issues |
23% |
28% |
49% |
1% |
| Can beat President Obama in 2012 |
46% |
23% |
29% |
3% |
| Has the experience to govern |
38% |
31% |
29% |
2% |
| Gender |
Men |
36% |
27% |
35% |
2% |
| Women |
33% |
28% |
35% |
4% |
| Age |
Under 45 |
32% |
33% |
31% |
3% |
| 45 or older |
35% |
25% |
37% |
3% |
| Region |
Eastern Cities |
34% |
28% |
36% |
3% |
| East Central |
36% |
22% |
38% |
4% |
| Central |
32% |
31% |
35% |
2% |
| West |
38% |
27% |
32% |
3% |
| Household Income |
Less than $75,000 |
31% |
26% |
40% |
2% |
| $75,000 or more |
42% |
30% |
26% |
2% |
| Evangelical Christians |
37% |
25% |
36% |
3% |
| Tea Party-Conservative-Evangelical |
38% |
30% |
31% |
1% |
| Mormons are Christians |
Yes |
32% |
28% |
39% |
2% |
| No-Unsure |
38% |
29% |
30% |
4% |
| Education |
Not college graduate |
33% |
26% |
38% |
3% |
| College graduate |
37% |
30% |
31% |
2% |
| Interview Type |
Landline |
36% |
23% |
38% |
3% |
| Cell Phone |
30% |
43% |
26% |
1% |
NBC News/Marist Poll Iowa Likely Republican Caucus-Goers. Interviews conducted December 27th and 28th, 2011, N=433 MOE +/- 4.7%. Totals may not add to 100% due to rounding.
**Past participation refers to previous participation in an Iowa Republican Presidential Caucus. |
