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Virginia Likely Voters |
| Which one of the following candidates best understands the problems of people like yourself: |
| Newt Gingrich |
Mitt Romney |
Rick Santorum |
Ron Paul |
None |
Undecided |
| Row % |
Row % |
Row % |
Row % |
Row % |
Row % |
| Virginia Likely Voters |
15% |
25% |
26% |
20% |
7% |
7% |
| Party Identification** |
Republican |
16% |
29% |
25% |
16% |
6% |
8% |
| Independent |
13% |
17% |
29% |
26% |
9% |
6% |
| Tea Party Supporters |
19% |
19% |
32% |
21% |
4% |
5% |
| Intensity of Tea Party Support |
Strongly support Tea Party |
26% |
13% |
38% |
17% |
2% |
5% |
| Support Tea Party |
15% |
23% |
29% |
23% |
5% |
5% |
| Does not support Tea Party |
10% |
31% |
22% |
20% |
10% |
7% |
| Political Ideology |
Liberal-Moderate |
10% |
31% |
17% |
23% |
11% |
8% |
| Conservative |
15% |
25% |
28% |
20% |
6% |
6% |
| Very conservative |
21% |
16% |
36% |
18% |
3% |
7% |
| Political Ideology |
Liberal-Moderate |
10% |
31% |
17% |
23% |
11% |
8% |
| Conservative-Very conservative |
17% |
22% |
31% |
19% |
5% |
6% |
| Past Participation*** |
Yes |
15% |
25% |
27% |
20% |
7% |
6% |
| No |
12% |
25% |
25% |
21% |
8% |
9% |
| Republican Candidates |
Mitt Romney |
15% |
35% |
26% |
9% |
8% |
8% |
| Ron Paul |
13% |
4% |
24% |
55% |
4% |
1% |
| Candidate Support |
Strongly support |
12% |
41% |
16% |
24% |
5% |
3% |
| Somewhat support |
12% |
21% |
29% |
24% |
7% |
6% |
| Might vote differently |
22% |
7% |
43% |
12% |
8% |
8% |
| Most Important Quality |
Shares your values |
10% |
26% |
33% |
17% |
7% |
6% |
| Is closest to you on the issues |
11% |
18% |
25% |
32% |
9% |
6% |
| Can beat President Obama in 2012 |
18% |
27% |
26% |
18% |
5% |
6% |
| Has the experience to govern |
20% |
30% |
21% |
12% |
7% |
10% |
| Gender |
Men |
14% |
25% |
28% |
23% |
6% |
4% |
| Women |
15% |
24% |
24% |
17% |
9% |
11% |
| Age |
Under 45 |
11% |
25% |
21% |
28% |
6% |
9% |
| 45 or older |
16% |
25% |
29% |
15% |
8% |
6% |
| Region |
D.C. Suburbs |
13% |
28% |
22% |
20% |
10% |
7% |
| Northern Virgina Exurbs |
14% |
26% |
30% |
16% |
8% |
6% |
| Central/West |
15% |
19% |
30% |
21% |
6% |
9% |
| Richmond/East |
14% |
28% |
29% |
19% |
5% |
5% |
| Tidewater |
16% |
24% |
18% |
24% |
9% |
10% |
| Household Income |
Less than $75,000 |
17% |
23% |
26% |
23% |
4% |
7% |
| $75,000 or more |
13% |
29% |
27% |
19% |
8% |
4% |
| Evangelical Christians |
16% |
23% |
38% |
14% |
4% |
6% |
| Mormons are Christians |
Yes |
14% |
29% |
22% |
20% |
8% |
6% |
| No-Unsure |
16% |
18% |
32% |
20% |
5% |
9% |
| Education |
Not college graduate |
17% |
23% |
27% |
19% |
6% |
9% |
| College graduate |
12% |
26% |
26% |
21% |
8% |
6% |
| Interview Type |
Landline |
15% |
25% |
26% |
18% |
8% |
8% |
| Cell Phone |
12% |
25% |
25% |
27% |
6% |
5% |
NBC News/Marist Poll Virginia Likely Republican Primary Voters. Interviews conducted February 29th through March 2nd, 2012, N=529 MOE +/- 4.3 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 a Virginia Republican Presidential Primary. |