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South Carolina 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: Newt Gingrich? |
Acceptable |
Acceptable with reservations |
Not acceptable |
Unsure |
Row % |
Row % |
Row % |
Row % |
South Carolina Likely Voters |
47% |
23% |
28% |
2% |
South Carolina Likely Voters |
Pre-Debate |
44% |
23% |
30% |
3% |
Post-Debate |
50% |
23% |
25% |
2% |
Party Identification |
Republican |
52% |
21% |
24% |
3% |
Independent |
36% |
28% |
34% |
2% |
Tea Party Supporters |
61% |
21% |
17% |
1% |
Intensity of Tea Party Support |
Strongly support Tea Party |
66% |
20% |
13% |
1% |
Support Tea Party |
58% |
21% |
19% |
2% |
Does not support Tea Party |
33% |
26% |
39% |
2% |
Political Ideology |
Liberal-Moderate |
28% |
24% |
44% |
5% |
Conservative |
51% |
23% |
25% |
1% |
Very conservative |
62% |
21% |
15% |
2% |
Political Ideology |
Liberal-Moderate |
28% |
24% |
44% |
5% |
Conservative-Very conservative |
55% |
22% |
21% |
1% |
Past Participation** |
Yes |
49% |
22% |
27% |
2% |
No |
34% |
27% |
35% |
3% |
Top Tier Republican Candidates |
Mitt Romney |
34% |
25% |
40% |
1% |
Newt Gingrich |
95% |
5% |
0% |
0% |
Ron Paul |
30% |
30% |
37% |
4% |
Rick Santorum |
39% |
29% |
32% |
0% |
Candidate Support |
Strongly support |
51% |
19% |
29% |
1% |
Somewhat support |
45% |
26% |
28% |
1% |
Might vote differently |
51% |
24% |
23% |
1% |
Most Important Quality |
Shares your values |
40% |
22% |
35% |
3% |
Is closest to you on the issues |
40% |
21% |
37% |
2% |
Can beat President Obama in 2012 |
53% |
24% |
21% |
1% |
Has the experience to govern |
52% |
20% |
25% |
2% |
Facebook Page |
Yes |
46% |
22% |
28% |
4% |
No-Unsure |
48% |
23% |
27% |
2% |
Gender |
Men |
53% |
21% |
24% |
2% |
Women |
41% |
24% |
31% |
3% |
Age |
Under 45 |
44% |
21% |
30% |
5% |
45 or older |
48% |
23% |
27% |
1% |
Region |
Piedmont |
50% |
24% |
24% |
2% |
Midlands |
43% |
23% |
30% |
4% |
The Pee Dee |
46% |
21% |
29% |
3% |
Low Country |
45% |
21% |
32% |
1% |
Household Income |
Less than $75,000 |
48% |
22% |
26% |
3% |
$75,000 or more |
46% |
24% |
28% |
2% |
Evangelical Christians |
50% |
24% |
23% |
2% |
Regular Religious Service Attendance |
47% |
24% |
27% |
2% |
Mormons are Christians |
Yes |
47% |
24% |
28% |
2% |
No-Unsure |
48% |
22% |
28% |
3% |
Education |
Not college graduate |
47% |
22% |
28% |
3% |
College graduate |
47% |
24% |
27% |
2% |
Interview Type |
Landline |
48% |
23% |
27% |
2% |
Cell Phone |
43% |
23% |
30% |
4% |
NBC News/Marist Poll South Carolina Likely Republican Primary Voters. Interviews conducted January 16th and 17th, 2012, N=684 MOE +/- 3.8 percentage points. Totals may not add to 100% due to rounding. **Past participation refers to previous participation in a South Carolina Republican Presidential Primary. |