| |
Virginia Likely Voters |
| And, how about if the candidates were: |
| Newt Gingrich |
Mitt Romney |
Rick Santorum |
Ron Paul |
Undecided |
| Row % |
Row % |
Row % |
Row % |
Row % |
| Virginia Likely Voters |
15% |
36% |
28% |
13% |
8% |
| Party Identification** |
Republican |
16% |
37% |
27% |
10% |
9% |
| Independent |
15% |
34% |
29% |
17% |
5% |
| Tea Party Supporters |
19% |
31% |
35% |
11% |
5% |
| Intensity of Tea Party Support |
Strongly support Tea Party |
20% |
22% |
44% |
11% |
3% |
| Support Tea Party |
18% |
35% |
29% |
11% |
7% |
| Does not support Tea Party |
11% |
42% |
23% |
15% |
9% |
| Political Ideology |
Liberal-Moderate |
13% |
43% |
20% |
19% |
5% |
| Conservative |
16% |
38% |
27% |
10% |
10% |
| Very conservative |
18% |
22% |
44% |
12% |
4% |
| Political Ideology |
Liberal-Moderate |
13% |
43% |
20% |
19% |
5% |
| Conservative-Very conservative |
16% |
33% |
32% |
10% |
8% |
| Past Participation*** |
Yes |
15% |
37% |
28% |
12% |
7% |
| No |
17% |
31% |
26% |
17% |
9% |
| Candidate Support |
Strongly support |
8% |
55% |
15% |
17% |
5% |
| Somewhat support |
17% |
33% |
32% |
14% |
4% |
| Might vote differently |
23% |
18% |
46% |
7% |
5% |
| Most Important Quality |
Shares your values |
15% |
27% |
35% |
14% |
9% |
| Is closest to you on the issues |
9% |
33% |
27% |
22% |
8% |
| Can beat President Obama in 2012 |
15% |
41% |
29% |
9% |
7% |
| Has the experience to govern |
27% |
41% |
20% |
7% |
5% |
| Gender |
Men |
16% |
37% |
30% |
14% |
5% |
| Women |
15% |
36% |
26% |
12% |
11% |
| Age |
Under 45 |
15% |
31% |
25% |
22% |
8% |
| 45 or older |
16% |
39% |
29% |
8% |
8% |
| Region |
D.C. Suburbs |
13% |
44% |
27% |
10% |
6% |
| Northern Virgina Exurbs |
16% |
34% |
32% |
9% |
9% |
| Central/West |
17% |
28% |
37% |
11% |
7% |
| Richmond/East |
15% |
37% |
27% |
16% |
6% |
| Tidewater |
17% |
39% |
17% |
16% |
11% |
| Household Income |
Less than $75,000 |
18% |
33% |
27% |
16% |
5% |
| $75,000 or more |
13% |
40% |
27% |
12% |
8% |
| Evangelical Christians |
11% |
28% |
44% |
9% |
8% |
| Mormons are Christians |
Yes |
13% |
45% |
22% |
12% |
8% |
| No-Unsure |
19% |
24% |
36% |
14% |
7% |
| Education |
Not college graduate |
20% |
31% |
28% |
14% |
7% |
| College graduate |
12% |
41% |
27% |
13% |
8% |
| Interview Type |
Landline |
16% |
37% |
27% |
10% |
9% |
| Cell Phone |
12% |
33% |
30% |
22% |
3% |
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. |