New Hampshire Likely Voters
Would it be acceptable or not acceptable if the Republican presidential nominee supports an individual mandate for health-care insurance?
Acceptable Not acceptable Unsure
Row % Row % Row %
New Hampshire Likely Voters 32% 60% 7%
Party Registration Republican 27% 66% 8%
Independent 41% 52% 7%
Tea Party Supporters 18% 77% 5%
Intensity of Tea Party Support Strongly support Tea Party 14% 79% 6%
Support Tea Party 19% 76% 5%
Does not support Tea Party 45% 46% 9%
Political Ideology Liberal-Moderate 44% 49% 7%
Conservative 25% 67% 8%
Very conservative 20% 73% 7%
Past Participation** Yes 31% 62% 8%
No 46% 50% 4%
Top Tier Republican Candidates Mitt Romney 30% 61% 9%
Newt Gingrich 25% 69% 5%
Ron Paul 31% 63% 6%
Candidate Support Strongly support 30% 62% 8%
Somewhat support 38% 57% 5%
Might vote differently 32% 62% 6%
Most Important Quality Shares your values 32% 61% 6%
Is closest to you on the issues 38% 55% 6%
Can beat President Obama in 2012 22% 72% 6%
Has the experience to govern 36% 54% 10%
Gender Men 29% 64% 6%
Women 36% 55% 9%
Age Under 45 34% 61% 5%
45 or older 31% 61% 8%
Region Hillsborough 30% 63% 7%
Rockingham 35% 59% 7%
Northern Counties 38% 53% 8%
Southern Counties 29% 64% 7%
Household Income Less than $75,000 33% 59% 8%
$75,000 or more 35% 61% 4%
Evangelical Christians 24% 68% 9%
Mormons are Christians Yes 36% 57% 7%
No-Unsure 27% 66% 7%
Education Not college graduate 28% 65% 7%
College graduate 37% 56% 8%
Interview Type Landline 31% 62% 7%
Cell Phone 39% 54% 7%
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.