|   |
Virginia Likely Voters |
| Do you consider a Mormon to be a Christian, or not? |
| Yes |
No-Unsure |
| Row % |
Row % |
| Virginia Likely Voters |
56% |
44% |
| Party Identification** |
Republican |
55% |
45% |
| Independent |
58% |
42% |
| Tea Party Supporters |
53% |
47% |
| Intensity of Tea Party Support |
Strongly support Tea Party |
53% |
47% |
| Support Tea Party |
53% |
47% |
| Does not support Tea Party |
61% |
39% |
| Political Ideology |
Liberal-Moderate |
61% |
39% |
| Conservative |
62% |
38% |
| Very conservative |
39% |
61% |
| Political Ideology |
Liberal-Moderate |
61% |
39% |
| Conservative-Very conservative |
55% |
45% |
| Past Participation*** |
Yes |
57% |
43% |
| No |
53% |
47% |
| Republican Candidates |
Mitt Romney |
61% |
39% |
| Ron Paul |
49% |
51% |
| Candidate Support |
Strongly support |
64% |
36% |
| Somewhat support |
58% |
42% |
| Might vote differently |
42% |
58% |
| Most Important Quality |
Shares your values |
47% |
53% |
| Is closest to you on the issues |
59% |
41% |
| Can beat President Obama in 2012 |
61% |
39% |
| Has the experience to govern |
56% |
44% |
| Gender |
Men |
58% |
42% |
| Women |
55% |
45% |
| Age |
Under 45 |
51% |
49% |
| 45 or older |
59% |
41% |
| Region |
D.C. Suburbs |
66% |
34% |
| Northern Virgina Exurbs |
61% |
39% |
| Central/West |
50% |
50% |
| Richmond/East |
53% |
47% |
| Tidewater |
57% |
43% |
| Household Income |
Less than $75,000 |
54% |
46% |
| $75,000 or more |
65% |
35% |
| Evangelical Christians |
37% |
63% |
| Education |
Not college graduate |
50% |
50% |
| College graduate |
62% |
38% |
| Interview Type |
Landline |
59% |
41% |
| Cell Phone |
49% |
51% |
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. |