Poll Watch: NBC News-Marist South Carolina 2012 Republican Primary Survey

NBC News-Marist South Carolina 2012 GOP Primary Poll

• Mitt Romney 34% [23%] (26%)
• Newt Gingrich 24% [42%] (6%) 
• Ron Paul 16% [9%] (5%)
• Rick Santorum 14% [2%] (2%)
• Rick Perry 4% [7%] (9%)
• Undecided 8% [8%] (15%)

January 16 (Pre-Debate)

• Mitt Romney 37%
• Newt Gingrich 22%
• Rick Santorum 15%
• Ron Paul 15%
• Rick Perry 3%
• Undecided 8%

January 17 (Post-Debate) (N=335; MoE: +/- 5.5%)

• Mitt Romney 31%
• Newt Gingrich 26%
• Ron Paul 17%
• Rick Santorum 13%
  
• Rick Perry 5%
• Undecided 7%

Among Republicans

• Mitt Romney 31%
• Newt Gingrich 30%
• Rick Santorum 16% 
• Ron Paul 10%
  
• Rick Perry 4%
• Undecided 9%

Among Independents

• Ron Paul 31% 
• Mitt Romney 29%
• Newt Gingrich 20%
• Rick Santorum 8% 
  
• Rick Perry 5%
• Undecided 5%

Very Conservative/Conservative

• Newt Gingrich 30%
  
• Mitt Romney 29%
• Rick Santorum 16%  
• Ron Paul 14% 
  
• Rick Perry 4%
• Undecided 7%

Moderate/Liberal

• Mitt Romney 36%
• Ron Paul 28% 
• Newt Gingrich 15%
• Rick Perry 6%
• Rick Santorum 6%  
• Undecided 7%

Among Men

• Newt Gingrich 31%
• Mitt Romney 27%
• Ron Paul 22% 
• Rick Santorum 12% 
  
• Rick Perry 4%
• Undecided 3%

Among Women

• Mitt Romney 35%
• Newt Gingrich 20%
• Rick Santorum 15% 
  
• Ron Paul 12%
  
• Rick Perry 6%
• Undecided 12%

Among Evangelical Christians

• Newt Gingrich 27%
  
• Mitt Romney 22%
• Rick Santorum 19%  
• Ron Paul 16% 
  
• Rick Perry 5%
• Undecided 9%

Survey of 684 likely GOP primary voters was conducted January 16-17, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 3.8 percentage points.  Results from the poll conducted December 4-6, 2011 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted October 11-13, 2011 are in parentheses.