Ohio 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 %
Ohio Likely Voters 31% 26% 39% 4%
Party Identification** Republican 27% 26% 43% 4%
Independent 42% 24% 31% 3%
Tea Party Supporters 33% 25% 40% 2%
Intensity of Tea Party Support Strongly support Tea Party 28% 27% 45% 1%
Support Tea Party 36% 25% 37% 2%
Does not support Tea Party 30% 26% 41% 4%
Political Ideology Liberal-Moderate 34% 27% 35% 4%
Conservative 30% 26% 41% 3%
Very conservative 31% 25% 41% 3%
Political Ideology Liberal-Moderate 34% 27% 35% 4%
Conservative-Very conservative 30% 26% 41% 3%
Past Participation*** Yes 30% 26% 41% 3%
No 40% 25% 31% 4%
Republican Candidates Rick Santorum 24% 31% 43% 2%
Mitt Romney 25% 28% 46% 1%
Newt Gingrich 29% 23% 45% 2%
Ron Paul 81% 15% 4% 0%
Candidate Support Strongly support 33% 25% 41% 1%
Somewhat support 31% 28% 38% 2%
Might vote differently 32% 27% 39% 2%
Most Important Quality Shares your values 33% 24% 37% 6%
Is closest to you on the issues 38% 25% 34% 2%
Can beat President Obama in 2012 29% 27% 43% 1%
Has the experience to govern 24% 27% 45% 4%
Gender Men 37% 24% 37% 2%
Women 26% 27% 42% 5%
Age Under 45 42% 26% 28% 4%
45 or older 26% 26% 45% 3%
Region Cleveland Area 28% 24% 41% 6%
East 29% 26% 43% 2%
Northwest/Toledo 34% 24% 39% 3%
Columbus Area 32% 24% 40% 5%
South/Cincinnati 33% 28% 37% 3%
Household Income Less than $75,000 32% 23% 41% 4%
$75,000 or more 31% 31% 36% 3%
Evangelical Christians 28% 28% 39% 4%
Mormons are Christians Yes 31% 25% 42% 2%
No-Unsure 33% 27% 36% 5%
Education Not college graduate 33% 23% 39% 5%
College graduate 29% 30% 40% 2%
Interview Type Landline 30% 25% 41% 3%
Cell Phone 36% 30% 30% 4%
NBC News/Marist Poll Ohio Likely Republican Primary Voters. Interviews conducted February 29th through March 2nd, 2012, N=820 MOE +/- 3.4 percentage points. Totals may not add to 100% due to rounding.
**There are too few Democrats for analysis purposes
***Past participation refers to previous participation in an Ohio Republican Presidential Primary.