South Carolina Registered Voters
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Row % Row % Row %
South Carolina Registered Voters 44% 49% 7%
South Carolina Potential Republican Electorate* 10% 84% 6%
Party Identification Democrat 88% 9% 3%
Republican 6% 91% 4%
Independent 40% 50% 10%
Tea Party Supporters 17% 79% 3%
Gender Men 38% 55% 7%
Women 50% 44% 7%
Age Under 45 50% 41% 9%
45 or older 41% 53% 6%
Age 18 to 29 59% 28% 14%
30 to 44 46% 47% 7%
45 to 59 43% 50% 6%
60 or older 40% 56% 5%
Race White 23% 69% 8%
Non-white 86% 10% 4%
Region Piedmont 36% 57% 7%
Midlands 50% 45% 5%
The Pee Dee 48% 43% 8%
Low Country 49% 44% 7%
Household Income Less than $75,000 48% 46% 6%
$75,000 or more 32% 62% 5%
Interview Type Landline 42% 52% 6%
Cell Phone 52% 38% 10%
NBC News/Marist Poll South Carolina Registered Voters. Interviews conducted January 16th and 17th, 2012, N=2146 MOE +/- 2.1 percentage points. Totals may not add to 100% due to rounding.
*The potential Republican electorate in South Carolina includes all Republicans, all Republican leaning independents and those who plan to vote in the Republican presidential primary.