New Hampshire Likely Voters
Would it be acceptable or not acceptable if the Republican presidential nominee favors allowing illegal immigrants to obtain in-state tuition?
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Row % Row % Row %
New Hampshire Likely Voters 14% 83% 3%
Party Registration Republican 12% 84% 3%
Independent 16% 82% 2%
Tea Party Supporters 7% 90% 2%
Intensity of Tea Party Support Strongly support Tea Party 9% 90% 1%
Support Tea Party 6% 91% 3%
Does not support Tea Party 21% 76% 3%
Political Ideology Liberal-Moderate 22% 76% 3%
Conservative 7% 90% 3%
Very conservative 10% 85% 5%
Past Participation** Yes 12% 85% 3%
No 31% 68% 0%
Top Tier Republican Candidates Mitt Romney 9% 88% 3%
Newt Gingrich 13% 84% 3%
Ron Paul 12% 85% 2%
Candidate Support Strongly support 15% 81% 4%
Somewhat support 13% 86% 1%
Might vote differently 14% 83% 2%
Most Important Quality Shares your values 10% 87% 3%
Is closest to you on the issues 19% 80% 1%
Can beat President Obama in 2012 10% 86% 4%
Has the experience to govern 15% 81% 4%
Gender Men 13% 85% 2%
Women 15% 82% 4%
Age Under 45 15% 84% 1%
45 or older 14% 83% 3%
Region Hillsborough 10% 88% 2%
Rockingham 13% 86% 1%
Northern Counties 20% 76% 4%
Southern Counties 15% 80% 5%
Household Income Less than $75,000 13% 85% 2%
$75,000 or more 16% 83% 2%
Evangelical Christians 13% 82% 6%
Mormons are Christians Yes 16% 83% 2%
No-Unsure 11% 84% 5%
Education Not college graduate 10% 87% 3%
College graduate 17% 80% 3%
Interview Type Landline 14% 83% 3%
Cell Phone 12% 85% 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.