| Florida Likely Voters | ||||||
Which one of the following candidates best represents the middle class: | |||||||
Newt Gingrich | Mitt Romney | Rick Santorum | Ron Paul | None | Undecided | ||
Row % | Row % | Row % | Row % | Row % | Row % | ||
Florida Likely Voters | 18% | 20% | 33% | 17% | 5% | 8% | |
Tea Party Supporters | 23% | 18% | 40% | 9% | 3% | 6% | |
Intensity of Tea Party Support | Strongly support Tea Party | 30% | 15% | 37% | 10% | 2% | 5% |
Support Tea Party | 18% | 20% | 42% | 9% | 4% | 7% | |
Does not support Tea Party | 12% | 22% | 26% | 27% | 7% | 5% | |
Political Ideology | Liberal-Moderate | 12% | 21% | 22% | 30% | 8% | 8% |
Conservative | 17% | 24% | 36% | 11% | 4% | 8% | |
Very conservative | 28% | 12% | 39% | 12% | 3% | 7% | |
Political Ideology | Liberal-Moderate | 12% | 21% | 22% | 30% | 8% | 8% |
Conservative-Very conservative | 21% | 20% | 37% | 12% | 4% | 7% | |
Past Participation** | Yes | 19% | 21% | 32% | 16% | 5% | 8% |
Top Tier Republican Candidates | Mitt Romney | 7% | 43% | 27% | 11% | 6% | 6% |
Newt Gingrich | 51% | 6% | 25% | 8% | 5% | 6% | |
Rick Santorum | 5% | 2% | 81% | 5% | 1% | 6% | |
Ron Paul | 3% | 4% | 3% | 83% | 1% | 5% | |
Candidate Support | Strongly support | 21% | 25% | 32% | 14% | 4% | 4% |
Somewhat support | 15% | 15% | 33% | 24% | 6% | 8% | |
Might vote differently | 17% | 17% | 36% | 25% | 2% | 3% | |
Most Important Quality | Shares your values | 12% | 20% | 37% | 20% | 5% | 5% |
Is closest to you on the issues | 15% | 17% | 27% | 28% | 7% | 6% | |
Can beat President Obama in 2012 | 21% | 22% | 37% | 9% | 3% | 8% | |
Has the experience to govern | 22% | 19% | 25% | 19% | 5% | 9% | |
Gender | Men | 18% | 19% | 33% | 22% | 5% | 4% |
Women | 18% | 22% | 32% | 12% | 5% | 12% | |
Age | Under 45 | 13% | 12% | 31% | 30% | 3% | 10% |
45 or older | 20% | 23% | 33% | 13% | 5% | 6% | |
Region | North/Panhandle | 18% | 17% | 35% | 17% | 3% | 9% |
Orlando/Central Atlantic Coast | 14% | 25% | 36% | 13% | 5% | 8% | |
Tampa Bay Area | 18% | 16% | 32% | 22% | 5% | 7% | |
South Central | 18% | 17% | 32% | 19% | 7% | 6% | |
Miami/South | 22% | 25% | 27% | 15% | 6% | 6% | |
Household Income | Less than $75,000 | 17% | 20% | 31% | 19% | 5% | 8% |
$75,000 or more | 20% | 19% | 35% | 17% | 5% | 4% | |
Evangelical Christians | 19% | 15% | 41% | 13% | 4% | 8% | |
Tea Party-Conservative-Evangelical | 22% | 9% | 48% | 9% | 3% | 9% | |
Mormons are Christians | Yes | 16% | 25% | 32% | 15% | 4% | 7% |
No-Unsure | 20% | 11% | 34% | 20% | 6% | 9% | |
Education | Not college graduate | 18% | 21% | 30% | 17% | 5% | 9% |
College graduate | 17% | 19% | 36% | 17% | 5% | 6% | |
Interview Type | Landline | 19% | 20% | 34% | 15% | 5% | 7% |
Cell Phone | 14% | 22% | 27% | 24% | 4% | 9% | |
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. |