Virginia Likely Voters
Are you currently satisfied with the Republican candidates who are running for President or would you like to see someone else run?
Satisfied with current candidates Like to see someone else run Unsure
Row % Row % Row %
Virginia Likely Voters 47% 50% 3%
Party Identification** Republican 48% 50% 2%
Independent 46% 50% 5%
Tea Party Supporters 50% 49% 2%
Intensity of Tea Party Support Strongly support Tea Party 51% 47% 2%
Support Tea Party 49% 50% 1%
Does not support Tea Party 44% 54% 2%
Political Ideology Liberal-Moderate 43% 55% 2%
Conservative 48% 48% 4%
Very conservative 52% 46% 1%
Political Ideology Liberal-Moderate 43% 55% 2%
Conservative-Very conservative 50% 47% 3%
Past Participation*** Yes 47% 50% 3%
No 48% 49% 3%
Republican Candidates Mitt Romney 52% 45% 3%
Ron Paul 38% 60% 2%
Candidate Support Strongly support 59% 40% 0%
Somewhat support 42% 55% 4%
Might vote differently 38% 58% 4%
Most Important Quality Shares your values 50% 49% 1%
Is closest to you on the issues 35% 60% 5%
Can beat President Obama in 2012 53% 47% 1%
Has the experience to govern 51% 43% 6%
Gender Men 45% 52% 2%
Women 49% 47% 4%
Age Under 45 49% 47% 4%
45 or older 47% 51% 2%
Region D.C. Suburbs 45% 51% 4%
Northern Virgina Exurbs 38% 62% 0%
Central/West 48% 49% 3%
Richmond/East 48% 48% 4%
Tidewater 54% 42% 4%
Household Income Less than $75,000 47% 50% 3%
$75,000 or more 46% 53% 1%
Evangelical Christians 51% 48% 1%
Mormons are Christians Yes 50% 48% 3%
No-Unsure 45% 52% 4%
Education Not college graduate 50% 47% 3%
College graduate 45% 52% 3%
Interview Type Landline 47% 50% 3%
Cell Phone 47% 47% 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.