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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: Rick Santorum? |
| Acceptable |
Acceptable with reservations |
Not acceptable |
Unsure |
| Row % |
Row % |
Row % |
Row % |
| Iowa Likely Caucus-Goers |
49% |
22% |
22% |
7% |
| Tea Party Supporters |
65% |
17% |
15% |
3% |
| Intensity of Tea Party Support |
Strongly support Tea Party |
78% |
13% |
7% |
2% |
| Support Tea Party |
55% |
20% |
21% |
4% |
| Does not support Tea Party |
37% |
25% |
29% |
9% |
| Political Ideology |
Liberal-Moderate |
26% |
28% |
37% |
9% |
| Conservative |
51% |
23% |
19% |
7% |
| Very conservative |
66% |
15% |
14% |
5% |
| Political Ideology |
Liberal-Moderate |
26% |
28% |
37% |
9% |
| Conservative-Very conservative |
58% |
20% |
17% |
6% |
| Past Participation** |
Yes |
55% |
20% |
19% |
6% |
| No |
37% |
25% |
28% |
9% |
| Top Tier Republican Candidates |
Mitt Romney |
34% |
28% |
32% |
6% |
| Ron Paul |
31% |
25% |
35% |
9% |
| Rick Santorum |
93% |
7% |
0% |
0% |
| Rick Perry |
54% |
24% |
17% |
5% |
| Newt Gingrich |
53% |
23% |
21% |
3% |
| Candidate Support |
Strongly support |
57% |
16% |
23% |
3% |
| Somewhat support |
46% |
26% |
22% |
6% |
| Might vote differently |
42% |
32% |
22% |
5% |
| Most Important Quality |
Shares your values |
60% |
15% |
15% |
10% |
| Is closest to you on the issues |
41% |
21% |
33% |
5% |
| Can beat President Obama in 2012 |
49% |
24% |
21% |
6% |
| Has the experience to govern |
42% |
32% |
20% |
7% |
| Gender |
Men |
50% |
23% |
23% |
4% |
| Women |
48% |
20% |
20% |
12% |
| Age |
Under 45 |
43% |
27% |
24% |
6% |
| 45 or older |
53% |
19% |
21% |
7% |
| Region |
Eastern Cities |
45% |
23% |
24% |
7% |
| East Central |
46% |
21% |
27% |
7% |
| Central |
50% |
19% |
23% |
7% |
| West |
52% |
26% |
15% |
8% |
| Household Income |
Less than $75,000 |
51% |
22% |
21% |
7% |
| $75,000 or more |
44% |
27% |
24% |
5% |
| Evangelical Christians |
61% |
18% |
14% |
7% |
| Tea Party-Conservative-Evangelical |
76% |
13% |
7% |
4% |
| Mormons are Christians |
Yes |
45% |
25% |
25% |
5% |
| No-Unsure |
53% |
18% |
20% |
9% |
| Education |
Not college graduate |
48% |
20% |
24% |
8% |
| College graduate |
52% |
24% |
19% |
6% |
| Interview Type |
Landline |
49% |
20% |
24% |
8% |
| Cell Phone |
48% |
29% |
17% |
6% |
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. |
