| Florida Likely Voters | |||||||
| Which one of the following candidates is most likely to change Washington for the better: | |||||||
| Newt Gingrich | Mitt Romney | Rick Santorum | Ron Paul | None | Undecided | ||
| Row % | Row % | Row % | Row % | Row % | Row % | ||
| Florida Likely Voters | 25% | 37% | 14% | 12% | 5% | 7% | |
| Tea Party Supporters | 34% | 32% | 18% | 7% | 4% | 5% | |
| Intensity of Tea Party Support | Strongly support Tea Party | 37% | 26% | 22% | 11% | 3% | 1% |
| Support Tea Party | 32% | 37% | 15% | 4% | 4% | 7% | |
| Does not support Tea Party | 16% | 41% | 10% | 20% | 6% | 6% | |
| Political Ideology | Liberal-Moderate | 17% | 39% | 5% | 19% | 10% | 9% |
| Conservative | 25% | 42% | 15% | 9% | 3% | 6% | |
| Very conservative | 35% | 23% | 23% | 11% | 3% | 4% | |
| Political Ideology | Liberal-Moderate | 17% | 39% | 5% | 19% | 10% | 9% |
| Conservative-Very conservative | 29% | 35% | 18% | 9% | 3% | 6% | |
| Past Participation** | Yes | 26% | 37% | 14% | 12% | 5% | 6% |
| Top Tier Republican Candidates | Mitt Romney | 2% | 83% | 5% | 3% | 4% | 3% |
| Newt Gingrich | 79% | 5% | 4% | 5% | 3% | 4% | |
| Rick Santorum | 7% | 5% | 71% | 6% | 5% | 6% | |
| Ron Paul | 5% | 3% | 1% | 81% | 10% | 1% | |
| Candidate Support | Strongly support | 27% | 42% | 14% | 10% | 3% | 4% |
| Somewhat support | 25% | 33% | 14% | 18% | 8% | 3% | |
| Might vote differently | 20% | 32% | 23% | 18% | 2% | 5% | |
| Most Important Quality | Shares your values | 18% | 31% | 25% | 15% | 8% | 4% |
| Is closest to you on the issues | 20% | 34% | 14% | 20% | 6% | 7% | |
| Can beat President Obama in 2012 | 31% | 40% | 13% | 7% | 3% | 6% | |
| Has the experience to govern | 30% | 38% | 3% | 16% | 4% | 9% | |
| Gender | Men | 27% | 32% | 16% | 17% | 4% | 4% |
| Women | 23% | 41% | 12% | 7% | 6% | 10% | |
| Age | Under 45 | 20% | 29% | 14% | 26% | 4% | 6% |
| 45 or older | 27% | 38% | 15% | 8% | 5% | 7% | |
| Region | North/Panhandle | 24% | 32% | 14% | 17% | 5% | 8% |
| Orlando/Central Atlantic Coast | 25% | 39% | 13% | 8% | 7% | 7% | |
| Tampa Bay Area | 26% | 30% | 20% | 14% | 3% | 7% | |
| South Central | 23% | 35% | 14% | 16% | 5% | 7% | |
| Miami/South | 28% | 45% | 10% | 7% | 5% | 5% | |
| Household Income | Less than $75,000 | 25% | 33% | 15% | 15% | 5% | 7% |
| $75,000 or more | 27% | 43% | 14% | 9% | 5% | 2% | |
| Evangelical Christians | 27% | 31% | 22% | 9% | 5% | 6% | |
| Tea Party-Conservative-Evangelical | 32% | 28% | 24% | 9% | 3% | 5% | |
| Mormons are Christians | Yes | 23% | 45% | 11% | 10% | 4% | 6% |
| No-Unsure | 27% | 25% | 18% | 16% | 6% | 8% | |
| Education | Not college graduate | 24% | 34% | 16% | 13% | 5% | 9% |
| College graduate | 27% | 40% | 12% | 12% | 5% | 5% | |
| Interview Type | Landline | 27% | 37% | 13% | 10% | 5% | 7% |
| Cell Phone | 16% | 32% | 20% | 24% | 4% | 5% | |
| 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. | |||||||