|
Virginia Likely Voters |
Please tell me if you would find each of the following candidates acceptable, acceptable but with reservations, or not acceptable as the Republican nominee for president: Newt Gingrich? |
Acceptable |
Acceptable with reservations |
Not acceptable |
Unsure |
Row % |
Row % |
Row % |
Row % |
Virginia Likely Voters |
35% |
31% |
32% |
2% |
Party Identification** |
Republican |
38% |
31% |
29% |
2% |
Independent |
28% |
32% |
37% |
3% |
Tea Party Supporters |
45% |
33% |
21% |
1% |
Intensity of Tea Party Support |
Strongly support Tea Party |
64% |
24% |
11% |
0% |
Support Tea Party |
35% |
37% |
26% |
1% |
Does not support Tea Party |
25% |
31% |
42% |
2% |
Political Ideology |
Liberal-Moderate |
24% |
27% |
47% |
2% |
Conservative |
36% |
33% |
29% |
2% |
Very conservative |
49% |
33% |
16% |
1% |
Political Ideology |
Liberal-Moderate |
24% |
27% |
47% |
2% |
Conservative-Very conservative |
40% |
33% |
25% |
2% |
Past Participation*** |
Yes |
35% |
33% |
30% |
2% |
No |
34% |
24% |
39% |
3% |
Republican Candidates |
Mitt Romney |
35% |
34% |
30% |
1% |
Ron Paul |
32% |
27% |
40% |
1% |
Candidate Support |
Strongly support |
32% |
30% |
37% |
1% |
Somewhat support |
31% |
36% |
32% |
1% |
Might vote differently |
45% |
27% |
27% |
1% |
Most Important Quality |
Shares your values |
34% |
31% |
34% |
1% |
Is closest to you on the issues |
27% |
29% |
40% |
4% |
Can beat President Obama in 2012 |
39% |
35% |
26% |
0% |
Has the experience to govern |
40% |
27% |
29% |
3% |
Gender |
Men |
41% |
29% |
30% |
1% |
Women |
29% |
33% |
34% |
4% |
Age |
Under 45 |
33% |
31% |
34% |
2% |
45 or older |
35% |
31% |
32% |
2% |
Region |
D.C. Suburbs |
27% |
38% |
34% |
1% |
Northern Virgina Exurbs |
42% |
27% |
32% |
0% |
Central/West |
41% |
28% |
29% |
1% |
Richmond/East |
31% |
31% |
35% |
3% |
Tidewater |
34% |
31% |
31% |
4% |
Household Income |
Less than $75,000 |
38% |
27% |
33% |
2% |
$75,000 or more |
34% |
33% |
32% |
1% |
Evangelical Christians |
41% |
31% |
25% |
2% |
Mormons are Christians |
Yes |
32% |
32% |
34% |
2% |
No-Unsure |
38% |
30% |
29% |
3% |
Education |
Not college graduate |
35% |
30% |
32% |
3% |
College graduate |
35% |
32% |
32% |
1% |
Interview Type |
Landline |
35% |
32% |
31% |
2% |
Cell Phone |
36% |
28% |
35% |
2% |
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. |