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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: Ron Paul? |
| Acceptable |
Acceptable with reservations |
Not acceptable |
Unsure |
| Row % |
Row % |
Row % |
Row % |
| Virginia Likely Voters |
29% |
29% |
40% |
3% |
| Party Identification** |
Republican |
27% |
28% |
43% |
3% |
| Independent |
31% |
32% |
35% |
2% |
| Tea Party Supporters |
31% |
27% |
40% |
2% |
| Intensity of Tea Party Support |
Strongly support Tea Party |
34% |
23% |
43% |
1% |
| Support Tea Party |
30% |
28% |
39% |
2% |
| Does not support Tea Party |
27% |
31% |
40% |
2% |
| Political Ideology |
Liberal-Moderate |
30% |
33% |
35% |
2% |
| Conservative |
31% |
29% |
38% |
2% |
| Very conservative |
26% |
22% |
50% |
2% |
| Political Ideology |
Liberal-Moderate |
30% |
33% |
35% |
2% |
| Conservative-Very conservative |
29% |
27% |
42% |
2% |
| Past Participation*** |
Yes |
30% |
27% |
41% |
2% |
| No |
26% |
35% |
35% |
4% |
| Republican Candidates |
Mitt Romney |
18% |
31% |
50% |
2% |
| Ron Paul |
66% |
27% |
6% |
0% |
| Candidate Support |
Strongly support |
31% |
24% |
45% |
1% |
| Somewhat support |
31% |
35% |
34% |
0% |
| Might vote differently |
28% |
36% |
33% |
3% |
| Most Important Quality |
Shares your values |
30% |
27% |
41% |
2% |
| Is closest to you on the issues |
32% |
31% |
33% |
3% |
| Can beat President Obama in 2012 |
24% |
31% |
43% |
2% |
| Has the experience to govern |
34% |
25% |
39% |
2% |
| Gender |
Men |
31% |
28% |
40% |
1% |
| Women |
26% |
30% |
39% |
5% |
| Age |
Under 45 |
39% |
28% |
31% |
3% |
| 45 or older |
23% |
28% |
46% |
3% |
| Region |
D.C. Suburbs |
23% |
34% |
42% |
1% |
| Northern Virgina Exurbs |
25% |
31% |
43% |
2% |
| Central/West |
29% |
34% |
33% |
3% |
| Richmond/East |
29% |
25% |
41% |
4% |
| Tidewater |
35% |
22% |
40% |
2% |
| Household Income |
Less than $75,000 |
33% |
26% |
38% |
2% |
| $75,000 or more |
28% |
32% |
39% |
1% |
| Evangelical Christians |
27% |
25% |
45% |
3% |
| Mormons are Christians |
Yes |
28% |
30% |
42% |
1% |
| No-Unsure |
31% |
27% |
37% |
4% |
| Education |
Not college graduate |
30% |
28% |
39% |
4% |
| College graduate |
28% |
30% |
41% |
1% |
| Interview Type |
Landline |
26% |
29% |
42% |
3% |
| Cell Phone |
39% |
27% |
32% |
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. |