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The percentages in the first column, labeled "Total," show the proportion of the electorate that is in each subgroup - these columns are always read down vertically.

The percentages in all remaining columns are read across horizontally (those to the right of the "Total" column). These percentages show how the particular subgroup of voters divided its vote among the candidates or vote.

   Ron PaulNewt GingrichMitt RomneyRick Santorum

Are you:

 TotalPaulGingrichRomneySantorum

Male

51%9%36%41%13%

Female

49%5%28%52%13%

Are you:

 TotalPaulGingrichRomneySantorum

White

83%7%32%45%14%

Black

1%----

Hispanic/Latino

14%5%29%54%9%

Asian

1%----

Other

1%----

In which age group are you?

 TotalPaulGingrichRomneySantorum

18-29

6%25%21%41%13%

30-44

15%15%26%42%15%

45-64

42%5%33%44%15%

65 or over

36%3%34%51%9%

In which age group are you?

 TotalPaulGingrichRomneySantorum

18-24

3%----

25-29

3%----

30-39

9%18%25%38%17%

40-49

14%7%30%47%14%

50-64

35%6%34%44%15%

65 or over

36%3%34%51%9%

Which best describes your education?

 TotalPaulGingrichRomneySantorum

High school or less

19%7%37%47%9%

Some college/assoc. degree

32%7%33%45%13%

College graduate

32%7%28%48%16%

Postgraduate study

18%8%32%46%11%

Which best describes your education?

 TotalPaulGingrichRomneySantorum

College graduate

50%8%29%47%14%

No college degree

50%7%34%45%12%

Which best describes your education?

 TotalPaulGingrichRomneySantorum

More than high school grad

81%7%31%46%14%

High school graduate or less

19%7%37%47%9%

Are you currently married?

 TotalPaulGingrichRomneySantorum

Yes

74%7%32%43%15%

No

26%10%26%48%11%

Sex by married

 TotalPaulGingrichRomneySantorum

Married men

41%9%36%37%15%

Married women

33%5%28%51%15%

Single men

11%13%24%50%11%

Single women

15%7%28%47%11%

2011 total family income:

 TotalPaulGingrichRomneySantorum

Under $30,000

15%10%32%42%14%

$30,000 - $49,999

19%10%29%45%14%

$50,000 - $99,999

35%6%33%45%15%

$100,000 - $199,999

22%5%33%48%12%

$200,000 or more

9%6%23%60%10%

2011 total family income:

 TotalPaulGingrichRomneySantorum

Under $50,000

34%10%31%44%14%

$50,000-$99,999

35%6%33%45%15%

$100,000 or more

31%5%30%52%12%

2011 total family income:

 TotalPaulGingrichRomneySantorum

Under $50,000

34%10%31%44%14%

$50,000 or more

66%6%32%48%13%

2011 total family income:

 TotalPaulGingrichRomneySantorum

Under $100,000

69%8%32%44%14%

$100,000 or more

31%5%30%52%12%

No matter how you voted today, do you usually think of yourself as a:

 TotalPaulGingrichRomneySantorum

Democrat

2%----

Republican

80%5%33%48%13%

Independent or something else

18%16%27%41%15%

On most political matters, do you consider yourself:

 TotalPaulGingrichRomneySantorum

Very liberal

2%----

Somewhat liberal

6%13%25%48%7%

Moderate

23%10%19%62%8%

Somewhat conservative

36%5%32%52%9%

Very conservative

33%6%41%30%22%

On most political matters, do you consider yourself:

 TotalPaulGingrichRomneySantorum

Very conservative

33%6%41%30%22%

Somewhat conservative

36%5%32%52%9%

Moderate/Liberal

31%11%20%59%7%

On most political matters, do you consider yourself:

 TotalPaulGingrichRomneySantorum

Conservative

69%6%37%41%16%

Moderate/Liberal

31%11%20%59%7%

How do you feel about the Tea Party movement?

 TotalPaulGingrichRomneySantorum

Strongly support

35%5%45%33%17%

Somewhat support

30%8%28%50%13%

Neutral

23%8%22%57%10%

Somewhat oppose

5%7%17%62%11%

Strongly oppose

4%----

How do you feel about the Tea Party movement?

 TotalPaulGingrichRomneySantorum

Support

65%6%37%41%15%

Neutral

23%8%22%57%10%

Oppose

9%15%15%57%8%

White evangelical/born-again Christians

 TotalPaulGingrichRomneySantorum

White evangelical/born-again Christians

40%5%38%36%19%

All others

60%9%27%54%9%

Would you describe yourself as a born-again or evangelical Christian?

 TotalPaulGingrichRomneySantorum

Yes

-----

No

-----

Religion, combined Protestant and other Christian.

 TotalPaulGingrichRomneySantorum

Protestant/Other Christian

58%7%36%42%13%

Catholic

32%4%30%56%10%

Jewish

1%----

Something else

4%----

None

5%----

Which comes closest to your position? Abortion should be:

 TotalPaulGingrichRomneySantorum

Legal in all cases

13%14%25%57%3%

Legal in most cases

23%9%28%52%8%

Illegal in most cases

37%7%34%44%14%

Illegal in all cases

22%7%44%33%16%

Which comes closest to your position? Abortion should be:

 TotalPaulGingrichRomneySantorum

Legal

37%11%27%54%7%

Illegal

59%7%38%40%15%

Should most illegal immigrants working in the United States be:

 TotalPaulGingrichRomneySantorum

Offered a chance to apply for citizenship

38%8%30%47%15%

Allowed to stay as temporary workers

27%4%33%51%12%

Deported to the country they came from

30%6%32%49%12%

Which ONE of these issues mattered most in deciding how you voted today? (CHECK ONLY ONE)

 TotalPaulGingrichRomneySantorum

Abortion

7%3%43%25%28%

Federal budget deficit

23%12%34%41%12%

The economy

62%6%30%52%11%

Illegal immigration

3%----

Which ONE of these candidate qualities mattered most in deciding how you voted today? (CHECK ONLY ONE)

 TotalPaulGingrichRomneySantorum

Can defeat Barack Obama

45%2%33%58%6%

Is a true conservative

14%13%44%11%30%

Has strong moral character

17%18%8%46%27%

Has the right experience

21%8%45%40%4%

Which best describes your family's financial situation?

 TotalPaulGingrichRomneySantorum

Getting ahead financially

12%11%28%52%8%

Holding steady financially

59%8%33%47%11%

Falling behind financially

28%7%37%41%15%

In your community, have home foreclosures been:

 TotalPaulGingrichRomneySantorum

A major problem

49%8%31%43%15%

A minor problem

32%7%30%47%14%

Not a problem

15%7%31%54%7%

In your vote in today's presidential primary, how would you rate the importance of recent debates?

 TotalPaulGingrichRomneySantorum

The most important factor

18%9%40%38%12%

One of several important factors

51%7%32%44%17%

A minor factor

17%7%29%45%11%

Not a factor at all

11%----

In your vote in today's presidential primary, how would you rate the importance of recent debates?

 TotalPaulGingrichRomneySantorum

Important

69%8%34%42%16%

Not important

28%8%24%50%11%

In your vote in today's presidential primary, how would you rate the importance of recent debates?

 TotalPaulGingrichRomneySantorum

A factor

86%8%33%43%15%

Not a factor

11%----

Which describes you best?

 TotalPaulGingrichRomneySantorum

I’m satisfied with the Republican candidates

58%8%31%51%9%

I’d like to see someone else run for the nomination

38%7%37%38%16%

Apart from his views on issues, is your opinion of Newt Gingrich as a person:

 TotalPaulGingrichRomneySantorum

Generally favorable

55%2%51%33%12%

Generally unfavorable

40%10%3%71%15%

Apart from his views on issues, is your opinion of Mitt Romney as a person:

 TotalPaulGingrichRomneySantorum

Generally favorable

77%3%25%61%11%

Generally unfavorable

20%17%52%6%23%

Do you think Newt Gingrich's positions on the issues are:

 TotalPaulGingrichRomneySantorum

Too conservative

15%11%8%72%9%

Not conservative enough

24%14%13%52%20%

About right

48%2%59%30%8%

Do you think Mitt Romney's positions on the issues are:

 TotalPaulGingrichRomneySantorum

Too conservative

7%----

Not conservative enough

41%10%58%12%20%

About right

47%4%10%82%4%

If Newt Gingrich won the nomination, would you be:

 TotalPaulGingrichRomneySantorum

Satisfied

54%3%54%30%13%

Dissatisfied

42%15%1%63%15%

If Mitt Romney won the nomination, would you be:

 TotalPaulGingrichRomneySantorum

Satisfied

65%3%20%66%10%

Dissatisfied

31%18%53%5%22%

If Rick Santorum won the nomination, would you be:

 TotalPaulGingrichRomneySantorum

Satisfied

53%4%30%39%26%

Dissatisfied

40%14%33%48%-

Regardless of how you voted today, which ONE of these candidates do you think best understands the problems of average Americans? (CHECK ONLY ONE)

 TotalPaulGingrichRomneySantorum

Gingrich

27%1%88%8%3%

Paul

12%59%14%21%3%

Romney

34%-3%95%-

Santorum

19%1%17%22%61%

Which ONE of these candidates do you think ran the most unfair campaign? (CHECK ONLY ONE)

 TotalPaulGingrichRomneySantorum

Gingrich

33%7%5%78%9%

Paul

4%----

Romney

34%5%58%18%17%

Santorum

4%----

Regardless of how you voted today, which ONE of these candidates do you think would be most likely to defeat Barack Obama in November? (CHECK ONLY ONE)

 TotalPaulGingrichRomneySantorum

Gingrich

29%1%86%3%10%

Paul

5%----

Romney

53%5%9%76%8%

Santorum

6%----

When did you finally decide for whom to vote in the presidential primary?

 TotalPaulGingrichRomneySantorum

Just today

8%----

In the last few days

18%2%32%42%22%

Earlier this month

31%3%36%46%14%

Before that

41%10%26%55%8%

Time: Last few days/Earlier than that

 TotalPaulGingrichRomneySantorum

Last few days

26%3%32%43%21%

Earlier than that

72%7%30%51%11%

Time: This month/Earlier than that

 TotalPaulGingrichRomneySantorum

This month

56%3%34%45%17%

Earlier than that

41%10%26%55%8%

In deciding who to support in today's primary, how would you rate the importance of campaign advertising?

 TotalPaulGingrichRomneySantorum

The most important factor

14%----

One of several important factors

27%4%24%59%13%

A minor factor

30%6%33%46%14%

Not a factor at all

26%8%36%38%15%

In deciding who to support in today's primary, how would you rate the importance of campaign advertising?

 TotalPaulGingrichRomneySantorum

Important

41%4%25%59%13%

Not important

57%7%34%42%15%

In deciding who to support in today's primary, how would you rate the importance of campaign advertising?

 TotalPaulGingrichRomneySantorum

A factor

71%5%28%53%13%

Not a factor

26%8%36%38%15%

Population of area, five categories

 TotalPaulGingrichRomneySantorum

Over 500 thousand

3%----

50 to 500 thousand

21%8%29%45%17%

Suburbs

59%7%32%48%11%

10 to 50 thousand

9%7%28%45%20%

Rural

7%6%41%45%8%

Population of area, three categories

 TotalPaulGingrichRomneySantorum

City over 50 thousand

25%7%30%44%16%

Suburbs

59%7%32%48%11%

Small city and Rural

16%7%34%45%15%
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