| Florida Likely Voters | ||||||
Which one of the following candidates best represents your views on immigration: | |||||||
Newt Gingrich | Mitt Romney | Rick Santorum | Ron Paul | None | Undecided | ||
Row % | Row % | Row % | Row % | Row % | Row % | ||
Florida Likely Voters | 24% | 30% | 15% | 10% | 3% | 18% | |
Tea Party Supporters | 30% | 27% | 20% | 7% | 3% | 14% | |
Intensity of Tea Party Support | Strongly support Tea Party | 29% | 25% | 27% | 11% | 4% | 5% |
Support Tea Party | 30% | 28% | 15% | 4% | 2% | 20% | |
Does not support Tea Party | 17% | 34% | 9% | 16% | 4% | 20% | |
Political Ideology | Liberal-Moderate | 19% | 34% | 6% | 14% | 6% | 22% |
Conservative | 25% | 34% | 15% | 7% | 1% | 17% | |
Very conservative | 27% | 18% | 25% | 11% | 5% | 14% | |
Political Ideology | Liberal-Moderate | 19% | 34% | 6% | 14% | 6% | 22% |
Conservative-Very conservative | 26% | 28% | 19% | 9% | 2% | 16% | |
Past Participation** | Yes | 24% | 30% | 16% | 9% | 3% | 18% |
Top Tier Republican Candidates | Mitt Romney | 9% | 59% | 9% | 3% | 3% | 17% |
Newt Gingrich | 59% | 12% | 7% | 6% | 3% | 15% | |
Rick Santorum | 8% | 10% | 59% | 9% | 1% | 13% | |
Ron Paul | 16% | 8% | 3% | 54% | 5% | 14% | |
Candidate Support | Strongly support | 24% | 37% | 16% | 8% | 3% | 12% |
Somewhat support | 23% | 19% | 15% | 16% | 4% | 23% | |
Might vote differently | 26% | 18% | 16% | 18% | 1% | 23% | |
Most Important Quality | Shares your values | 19% | 24% | 20% | 12% | 3% | 23% |
Is closest to you on the issues | 17% | 28% | 16% | 20% | 3% | 16% | |
Can beat President Obama in 2012 | 28% | 34% | 16% | 5% | 2% | 14% | |
Has the experience to govern | 29% | 31% | 5% | 9% | 6% | 20% | |
Gender | Men | 28% | 28% | 16% | 14% | 3% | 11% |
Women | 19% | 32% | 13% | 6% | 4% | 26% | |
Age | Under 45 | 23% | 21% | 17% | 21% | 1% | 18% |
45 or older | 24% | 33% | 15% | 7% | 4% | 17% | |
Region | North/Panhandle | 25% | 26% | 12% | 11% | 4% | 22% |
Orlando/Central Atlantic Coast | 20% | 33% | 18% | 7% | 2% | 19% | |
Tampa Bay Area | 23% | 27% | 18% | 14% | 3% | 16% | |
South Central | 25% | 29% | 10% | 13% | 4% | 19% | |
Miami/South | 25% | 35% | 16% | 6% | 4% | 14% | |
Household Income | Less than $75,000 | 21% | 29% | 15% | 12% | 3% | 19% |
$75,000 or more | 29% | 31% | 15% | 9% | 2% | 13% | |
Evangelical Christians | 25% | 19% | 22% | 9% | 3% | 21% | |
Tea Party-Conservative-Evangelical | 33% | 17% | 24% | 5% | 4% | 16% | |
Mormons are Christians | Yes | 22% | 36% | 14% | 9% | 3% | 15% |
No-Unsure | 26% | 20% | 16% | 11% | 4% | 22% | |
Education | Not college graduate | 23% | 28% | 16% | 9% | 3% | 21% |
College graduate | 24% | 33% | 14% | 12% | 3% | 15% | |
Interview Type | Landline | 25% | 32% | 13% | 9% | 4% | 18% |
Cell Phone | 19% | 22% | 22% | 17% | 3% | 17% | |
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. |