| 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: Rick Santorum? | |||||
| Acceptable | Acceptable with reservations | Not acceptable | Unsure | ||
| Row % | Row % | Row % | Row % | ||
| Florida Likely Voters | 53% | 25% | 18% | 4% | |
| Tea Party Supporters | 67% | 21% | 10% | 2% | |
| Intensity of Tea Party Support | Strongly support Tea Party | 76% | 16% | 7% | 0% |
| Support Tea Party | 61% | 25% | 12% | 3% | |
| Does not support Tea Party | 35% | 29% | 30% | 6% | |
| Political Ideology | Liberal-Moderate | 32% | 30% | 34% | 4% |
| Conservative | 56% | 26% | 13% | 5% | |
| Very conservative | 70% | 20% | 9% | 1% | |
| Political Ideology | Liberal-Moderate | 32% | 30% | 34% | 4% |
| Conservative-Very conservative | 61% | 23% | 12% | 4% | |
| Past Participation** | Yes | 53% | 25% | 18% | 4% |
| Top Tier Republican Candidates | Mitt Romney | 47% | 27% | 21% | 5% |
| Newt Gingrich | 53% | 29% | 16% | 2% | |
| Rick Santorum | 94% | 5% | 1% | 0% | |
| Ron Paul | 28% | 37% | 34% | 1% | |
| Candidate Support | Strongly support | 57% | 23% | 17% | 3% |
| Somewhat support | 44% | 33% | 21% | 3% | |
| Might vote differently | 57% | 27% | 15% | 0% | |
| Most Important Quality | Shares your values | 60% | 19% | 18% | 3% |
| Is closest to you on the issues | 47% | 27% | 22% | 3% | |
| Can beat President Obama in 2012 | 56% | 26% | 14% | 4% | |
| Has the experience to govern | 39% | 32% | 24% | 6% | |
| Gender | Men | 54% | 23% | 21% | 2% |
| Women | 51% | 27% | 15% | 7% | |
| Age | Under 45 | 46% | 33% | 19% | 3% |
| 45 or older | 55% | 22% | 18% | 5% | |
| Region | North/Panhandle | 55% | 23% | 16% | 6% |
| Orlando/Central Atlantic Coast | 48% | 29% | 20% | 4% | |
| Tampa Bay Area | 54% | 26% | 17% | 3% | |
| South Central | 51% | 26% | 19% | 4% | |
| Miami/South | 55% | 22% | 18% | 5% | |
| Household Income | Less than $75,000 | 51% | 26% | 18% | 5% |
| $75,000 or more | 55% | 23% | 19% | 2% | |
| Evangelical Christians | 63% | 20% | 12% | 5% | |
| Tea Party-Conservative-Evangelical | 74% | 16% | 8% | 2% | |
| Mormons are Christians | Yes | 55% | 24% | 17% | 3% |
| No-Unsure | 49% | 26% | 18% | 6% | |
| Education | Not college graduate | 50% | 25% | 19% | 6% |
| College graduate | 56% | 25% | 18% | 2% | |
| Interview Type | Landline | 52% | 26% | 17% | 5% |
| Cell Phone | 54% | 20% | 24% | 2% | |
| 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. | |||||