| Florida Likely Voters | |||||||
| Which one of the following candidates can best debate President Obama: | |||||||
| Newt Gingrich | Mitt Romney | Rick Santorum | Ron Paul | None | Undecided | ||
| Row % | Row % | Row % | Row % | Row % | Row % | ||
| Florida Likely Voters | 52% | 31% | 4% | 5% | 2% | 6% | |
| Tea Party Supporters | 63% | 24% | 5% | 2% | 1% | 5% | |
| Intensity of Tea Party Support | Strongly support Tea Party | 72% | 16% | 6% | 3% | 0% | 3% |
| Support Tea Party | 56% | 30% | 4% | 1% | 1% | 7% | |
| Does not support Tea Party | 41% | 39% | 4% | 8% | 3% | 5% | |
| Political Ideology | Liberal-Moderate | 43% | 33% | 4% | 9% | 4% | 7% |
| Conservative | 51% | 33% | 4% | 4% | 1% | 6% | |
| Very conservative | 64% | 23% | 5% | 3% | 1% | 4% | |
| Political Ideology | Liberal-Moderate | 43% | 33% | 4% | 9% | 4% | 7% |
| Conservative-Very conservative | 56% | 29% | 5% | 4% | 1% | 5% | |
| Past Participation** | Yes | 52% | 31% | 4% | 5% | 2% | 6% |
| Top Tier Republican Candidates | Mitt Romney | 34% | 58% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 4% |
| Newt Gingrich | 87% | 7% | 1% | 0% | 1% | 3% | |
| Rick Santorum | 54% | 18% | 19% | 1% | 0% | 9% | |
| Ron Paul | 31% | 19% | 3% | 39% | 4% | 5% | |
| Candidate Support | Strongly support | 50% | 36% | 4% | 4% | 1% | 4% |
| Somewhat support | 53% | 25% | 7% | 7% | 2% | 6% | |
| Might vote differently | 58% | 30% | 2% | 3% | 2% | 4% | |
| Most Important Quality | Shares your values | 41% | 36% | 7% | 5% | 3% | 9% |
| Is closest to you on the issues | 44% | 30% | 7% | 10% | 3% | 7% | |
| Can beat President Obama in 2012 | 64% | 28% | 2% | 3% | 1% | 3% | |
| Has the experience to govern | 50% | 33% | 2% | 7% | 3% | 5% | |
| Gender | Men | 56% | 28% | 4% | 7% | 2% | 4% |
| Women | 47% | 34% | 5% | 3% | 2% | 8% | |
| Age | Under 45 | 46% | 28% | 5% | 15% | 1% | 6% |
| 45 or older | 54% | 31% | 4% | 2% | 2% | 6% | |
| Region | North/Panhandle | 50% | 32% | 4% | 6% | 1% | 8% |
| Orlando/Central Atlantic Coast | 56% | 30% | 6% | 1% | 2% | 4% | |
| Tampa Bay Area | 51% | 26% | 5% | 10% | 2% | 5% | |
| South Central | 51% | 29% | 2% | 6% | 3% | 9% | |
| Miami/South | 51% | 36% | 5% | 3% | 2% | 4% | |
| Household Income | Less than $75,000 | 49% | 31% | 5% | 8% | 2% | 5% |
| $75,000 or more | 55% | 33% | 3% | 3% | 2% | 4% | |
| Evangelical Christians | 57% | 24% | 6% | 5% | 1% | 7% | |
| Tea Party-Conservative-Evangelical | 59% | 23% | 7% | 3% | 1% | 7% | |
| Mormons are Christians | Yes | 51% | 36% | 2% | 3% | 2% | 5% |
| No-Unsure | 52% | 23% | 7% | 8% | 2% | 8% | |
| Education | Not college graduate | 52% | 28% | 5% | 5% | 3% | 7% |
| College graduate | 51% | 34% | 3% | 6% | 1% | 4% | |
| Interview Type | Landline | 53% | 31% | 4% | 4% | 2% | 6% |
| Cell Phone | 45% | 30% | 7% | 11% | 0% | 7% | |
| 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. | |||||||