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: Mitt Romney?
Acceptable Acceptable with reservations Not acceptable Unsure
Row % Row % Row % Row %
Ohio Likely Voters 51% 30% 16% 2%
Party Identification** Republican 55% 30% 13% 2%
Independent 45% 32% 21% 2%
Tea Party Supporters 54% 29% 16% 1%
Intensity of Tea Party Support Strongly support Tea Party 52% 32% 15% 1%
Support Tea Party 55% 27% 16% 2%
Does not support Tea Party 49% 31% 17% 2%
Political Ideology Liberal-Moderate 52% 28% 17% 3%
Conservative 55% 30% 14% 2%
Very conservative 45% 35% 18% 1%
Political Ideology Liberal-Moderate 52% 28% 17% 3%
Conservative-Very conservative 52% 32% 15% 2%
Past Participation*** Yes 51% 31% 16% 2%
No 51% 29% 17% 3%
Republican Candidates Rick Santorum 38% 41% 21% 1%
Mitt Romney 86% 13% 0% 0%
Newt Gingrich 43% 33% 21% 2%
Ron Paul 24% 41% 35% 0%
Candidate Support Strongly support 52% 28% 19% 1%
Somewhat support 54% 32% 13% 1%
Might vote differently 48% 37% 15% 0%
Most Important Quality Shares your values 41% 36% 19% 3%
Is closest to you on the issues 48% 30% 21% 1%
Can beat President Obama in 2012 63% 26% 9% 1%
Has the experience to govern 55% 31% 12% 3%
Gender Men 52% 29% 18% 1%
Women 51% 32% 14% 3%
Age Under 45 44% 37% 16% 3%
45 or older 55% 27% 16% 2%
Region Cleveland Area 54% 29% 14% 3%
East 49% 33% 16% 3%
Northwest/Toledo 38% 42% 17% 3%
Columbus Area 57% 21% 20% 2%
South/Cincinnati 57% 28% 13% 1%
Household Income Less than $75,000 53% 28% 18% 2%
$75,000 or more 51% 36% 11% 2%
Evangelical Christians 45% 36% 16% 2%
Mormons are Christians Yes 56% 31% 12% 1%
No-Unsure 46% 30% 21% 4%
Education Not college graduate 52% 29% 16% 3%
College graduate 52% 32% 15% 1%
Interview Type Landline 53% 29% 16% 2%
Cell Phone 45% 34% 17% 3%
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.