Iowa Likely Caucus-Goers In the past month, have you been contacted by Mitt Romney's campaign? Yes No-Unsure Row % Row % Iowa Likely Caucus-Goers 68% 32% Tea Party Supporters 74% 26% Intensity of Tea Party Support Strongly support Tea Party 76% 24% Support Tea Party 73% 27% Does not support Tea Party 63% 37% Political Ideology Liberal-Moderate 64% 36% Conservative 71% 29% Very conservative 70% 30% Political Ideology Liberal-Moderate 64% 36% Conservative-Very conservative 70% 30% Past Participation** Yes 77% 23% No 53% 47% Top Tier Republican Candidates Mitt Romney 83% 17% Ron Paul 54% 46% Rick Santorum 69% 31% Rick Perry 72% 28% Newt Gingrich 64% 36% Candidate Support Strongly support 69% 31% Somewhat support 68% 32% Might vote differently 65% 35% Most Important Quality Shares your values 64% 36% Is closest to you on the issues 68% 32% Can beat President Obama in 2012 74% 26% Has the experience to govern 70% 30% Gender Men 67% 33% Women 69% 31% Age Under 45 51% 49% 45 or older 78% 22% Region Eastern Cities 75% 25% East Central 72% 28% Central 65% 35% West 63% 37% Household Income Less than $75,000 66% 34% $75,000 or more 70% 30% Evangelical Christians 69% 31% Tea Party-Conservative-Evangelical 76% 24% Mormons are Christians Yes 76% 24% No-Unsure 58% 42% Education Not college graduate 62% 38% College graduate 77% 23% Interview Type Landline 72% 28% Cell Phone 54% 46% 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.