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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: Rick Santorum? |
| Acceptable |
Acceptable with reservations |
Not acceptable |
Unsure |
| Row % |
Row % |
Row % |
Row % |
| Virginia Likely Voters |
49% |
27% |
20% |
4% |
| Party Identification** |
Republican |
52% |
27% |
17% |
4% |
| Independent |
45% |
29% |
23% |
3% |
| Tea Party Supporters |
57% |
29% |
12% |
1% |
| Intensity of Tea Party Support |
Strongly support Tea Party |
67% |
24% |
8% |
1% |
| Support Tea Party |
52% |
32% |
15% |
1% |
| Does not support Tea Party |
42% |
27% |
27% |
4% |
| Political Ideology |
Liberal-Moderate |
36% |
25% |
36% |
3% |
| Conservative |
51% |
31% |
14% |
4% |
| Very conservative |
67% |
24% |
8% |
1% |
| Political Ideology |
Liberal-Moderate |
36% |
25% |
36% |
3% |
| Conservative-Very conservative |
56% |
29% |
12% |
3% |
| Past Participation*** |
Yes |
51% |
27% |
19% |
3% |
| No |
44% |
27% |
23% |
6% |
| Republican Candidates |
Mitt Romney |
51% |
30% |
17% |
3% |
| Ron Paul |
44% |
26% |
29% |
0% |
| Candidate Support |
Strongly support |
41% |
32% |
26% |
1% |
| Somewhat support |
49% |
31% |
19% |
1% |
| Might vote differently |
69% |
17% |
11% |
3% |
| Most Important Quality |
Shares your values |
55% |
26% |
17% |
2% |
| Is closest to you on the issues |
43% |
26% |
27% |
4% |
| Can beat President Obama in 2012 |
55% |
30% |
12% |
2% |
| Has the experience to govern |
42% |
25% |
26% |
6% |
| Gender |
Men |
50% |
28% |
20% |
1% |
| Women |
49% |
26% |
20% |
6% |
| Age |
Under 45 |
42% |
28% |
25% |
6% |
| 45 or older |
53% |
27% |
17% |
2% |
| Region |
D.C. Suburbs |
45% |
32% |
20% |
3% |
| Northern Virgina Exurbs |
55% |
25% |
19% |
1% |
| Central/West |
55% |
26% |
16% |
4% |
| Richmond/East |
48% |
27% |
22% |
3% |
| Tidewater |
44% |
27% |
22% |
7% |
| Household Income |
Less than $75,000 |
47% |
25% |
25% |
3% |
| $75,000 or more |
50% |
32% |
16% |
2% |
| Evangelical Christians |
67% |
20% |
11% |
3% |
| Mormons are Christians |
Yes |
46% |
31% |
21% |
2% |
| No-Unsure |
54% |
22% |
19% |
5% |
| Education |
Not college graduate |
51% |
24% |
21% |
4% |
| College graduate |
48% |
30% |
19% |
3% |
| Interview Type |
Landline |
49% |
29% |
18% |
3% |
| Cell Phone |
50% |
19% |
26% |
4% |
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. |