| 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. | |||||||