| Florida 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: Mitt Romney? | |||||
| Acceptable | Acceptable with reservations | Not acceptable | Unsure | ||
| Row % | Row % | Row % | Row % | ||
| Florida Likely Voters | 62% | 26% | 11% | 1% | |
| Tea Party Supporters | 65% | 27% | 7% | 0% | |
| Intensity of Tea Party Support | Strongly support Tea Party | 65% | 27% | 8% | 0% |
| Support Tea Party | 65% | 27% | 7% | 1% | |
| Does not support Tea Party | 58% | 24% | 16% | 1% | |
| Political Ideology | Liberal-Moderate | 55% | 29% | 15% | 1% |
| Conservative | 69% | 23% | 7% | 2% | |
| Very conservative | 58% | 27% | 14% | 0% | |
| Political Ideology | Liberal-Moderate | 55% | 29% | 15% | 1% |
| Conservative-Very conservative | 65% | 24% | 9% | 1% | |
| Past Participation** | Yes | 61% | 26% | 11% | 1% |
| Top Tier Republican Candidates | Mitt Romney | 92% | 7% | 1% | 0% |
| Newt Gingrich | 46% | 38% | 14% | 1% | |
| Rick Santorum | 44% | 41% | 15% | 1% | |
| Ron Paul | 28% | 40% | 32% | 0% | |
| Candidate Support | Strongly support | 68% | 21% | 10% | 1% |
| Somewhat support | 54% | 33% | 13% | 0% | |
| Might vote differently | 61% | 32% | 7% | 0% | |
| Most Important Quality | Shares your values | 57% | 29% | 14% | 0% |
| Is closest to you on the issues | 54% | 25% | 20% | 2% | |
| Can beat President Obama in 2012 | 69% | 24% | 6% | 1% | |
| Has the experience to govern | 62% | 26% | 10% | 1% | |
| Gender | Men | 61% | 26% | 11% | 1% |
| Women | 63% | 25% | 11% | 1% | |
| Age | Under 45 | 58% | 29% | 13% | 1% |
| 45 or older | 64% | 24% | 11% | 1% | |
| Region | North/Panhandle | 54% | 26% | 18% | 1% |
| Orlando/Central Atlantic Coast | 63% | 28% | 7% | 2% | |
| Tampa Bay Area | 60% | 29% | 10% | 1% | |
| South Central | 62% | 24% | 13% | 2% | |
| Miami/South | 73% | 20% | 6% | 1% | |
| Household Income | Less than $75,000 | 57% | 27% | 14% | 2% |
| $75,000 or more | 67% | 24% | 8% | 1% | |
| Evangelical Christians | 59% | 25% | 14% | 3% | |
| Tea Party-Conservative-Evangelical | 63% | 27% | 9% | 1% | |
| Mormons are Christians | Yes | 72% | 20% | 8% | 1% |
| No-Unsure | 47% | 34% | 17% | 2% | |
| Education | Not college graduate | 59% | 27% | 11% | 2% |
| College graduate | 66% | 24% | 11% | 0% | |
| Interview Type | Landline | 63% | 25% | 11% | 1% |
| Cell Phone | 59% | 29% | 11% | 1% | |
| NBC News/Marist Poll Florida Likely Republican Primary Voters. Interviews conducted January 25th through 27th, 2012, N=682 MOE +/- 3.8 percentage points. Totals may not add to 100% due to rounding. **Past participation refers to previous participation in a Florida Republican Presidential Primary. | |||||