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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. |