|
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. |