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: Mitt Romney?
Acceptable Acceptable with reservations Not acceptable Unsure
Row % Row % Row % Row %
New Hampshire Likely Voters 63% 23% 12% 1%
Party Registration Republican 65% 21% 12% 2%
Independent 61% 26% 12% 1%
Tea Party Supporters 65% 22% 12% 1%
Intensity of Tea Party Support Strongly support Tea Party 60% 26% 14% 0%
Support Tea Party 67% 20% 11% 1%
Does not support Tea Party 61% 25% 12% 2%
Political Ideology Liberal-Moderate 60% 25% 14% 1%
Conservative 69% 21% 8% 2%
Very conservative 61% 22% 17% 1%
Past Participation** Yes 64% 23% 12% 1%
No 60% 23% 15% 3%
Top Tier Republican Candidates Mitt Romney 90% 9% 0% 1%
Newt Gingrich 62% 25% 13% 0%
Ron Paul 28% 34% 37% 1%
Candidate Support Strongly support 66% 20% 15% 0%
Somewhat support 65% 26% 8% 1%
Might vote differently 57% 30% 12% 1%
Most Important Quality Shares your values 60% 25% 14% 1%
Is closest to you on the issues 56% 25% 18% 2%
Can beat President Obama in 2012 79% 16% 4% 0%
Has the experience to govern 61% 27% 11% 1%
Gender Men 62% 24% 14% 1%
Women 66% 22% 10% 2%
Age Under 45 60% 24% 15% 2%
45 or older 66% 23% 10% 1%
Region Hillsborough 67% 21% 12% 1%
Rockingham 64% 24% 11% 2%
Northern Counties 63% 25% 10% 3%
Southern Counties 60% 24% 14% 1%
Household Income Less than $75,000 63% 19% 16% 1%
$75,000 or more 63% 26% 9% 1%
Evangelical Christians 51% 31% 15% 2%
Mormons are Christians Yes 68% 21% 11% 0%
No-Unsure 55% 27% 14% 3%
Education Not college graduate 62% 23% 13% 1%
College graduate 65% 23% 11% 1%
Interview Type Landline 61% 25% 12% 2%
Cell Phone 74% 14% 12% 0%
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.