New Hampshire Likely Voters
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: Ron Paul?
Acceptable Acceptable with reservations Not acceptable Unsure
Row % Row % Row % Row %
New Hampshire Likely Voters 38% 29% 31% 2%
Party Registration Republican 38% 28% 31% 3%
Independent 38% 30% 30% 2%
Tea Party Supporters 41% 28% 31% 1%
Intensity of Tea Party Support Strongly support Tea Party 41% 35% 24% 0%
Support Tea Party 41% 24% 34% 1%
Does not support Tea Party 35% 30% 32% 2%
Political Ideology Liberal-Moderate 38% 29% 30% 3%
Conservative 38% 29% 31% 2%
Very conservative 39% 30% 30% 1%
Past Participation** Yes 38% 28% 32% 2%
No 38% 38% 21% 3%
Top Tier Republican Candidates Mitt Romney 28% 33% 38% 2%
Newt Gingrich 25% 36% 40% 0%
Ron Paul 91% 7% 0% 1%
Candidate Support Strongly support 43% 28% 29% 1%
Somewhat support 30% 34% 35% 1%
Might vote differently 38% 29% 32% 2%
Most Important Quality Shares your values 46% 28% 25% 2%
Is closest to you on the issues 45% 26% 26% 3%
Can beat President Obama in 2012 33% 32% 34% 0%
Has the experience to govern 28% 30% 38% 3%
Gender Men 42% 28% 29% 1%
Women 33% 30% 33% 4%
Age Under 45 47% 30% 20% 3%
45 or older 34% 29% 35% 2%
Region Hillsborough 36% 33% 30% 1%
Rockingham 34% 29% 35% 3%
Northern Counties 40% 24% 33% 3%
Southern Counties 43% 27% 26% 3%
Household Income Less than $75,000 44% 26% 28% 2%
$75,000 or more 33% 33% 32% 2%
Evangelical Christians 45% 27% 26% 2%
Mormons are Christians Yes 37% 30% 32% 1%
No-Unsure 40% 28% 28% 4%
Education Not college graduate 41% 28% 29% 2%
College graduate 36% 30% 32% 2%
Interview Type Landline 35% 30% 33% 2%
Cell Phone 51% 24% 22% 2%
NBC News/Marist Poll New Hampshire Likely Republican Primary Voters. Interviews conducted November 28th through 30th, 2011, N=696 MOE +/- 3.7%. Totals may not add to 100% due to rounding.
**Past participation refers to previous participation in a New Hampshire Republican Presidential Primary.