| Florida Likely Voters | ||||||
| Tossup including those who are undecided yet leaning toward a candidate, voted early, or by absentee and Santorum supporters second choice | ||||||
| Newt Gingrich | Mitt Romney | Ron Paul | Other | Undecided | ||
| Row % | Row % | Row % | Row % | Row % | ||
| Florida Likely Voters | 33% | 49% | 13% | 1% | 4% | |
| Tea Party Supporters | 45% | 44% | 8% | 0% | 3% | |
| Intensity of Tea Party Support | Strongly support Tea Party | 55% | 34% | 9% | 0% | 1% |
| Support Tea Party | 38% | 51% | 6% | 0% | 5% | |
| Does not support Tea Party | 19% | 55% | 21% | 1% | 4% | |
| Political Ideology | Liberal-Moderate | 22% | 52% | 22% | 1% | 4% |
| Conservative | 33% | 54% | 7% | 0% | 5% | |
| Very conservative | 49% | 34% | 14% | 0% | 3% | |
| Political Ideology | Liberal-Moderate | 22% | 52% | 22% | 1% | 4% |
| Conservative-Very conservative | 39% | 47% | 10% | 0% | 4% | |
| Past Participation** | Yes | 34% | 49% | 13% | 0% | 4% |
| Candidate Support | Strongly support | 35% | 54% | 11% | 0% | 0% |
| Somewhat support | 35% | 46% | 19% | 0% | 0% | |
| Might vote differently | 34% | 45% | 20% | 0% | 0% | |
| Most Important Quality | Shares your values | 27% | 49% | 19% | 2% | 3% |
| Is closest to you on the issues | 29% | 43% | 22% | 1% | 5% | |
| Can beat President Obama in 2012 | 38% | 52% | 6% | 0% | 4% | |
| Has the experience to govern | 35% | 48% | 15% | 0% | 2% | |
| Gender | Men | 36% | 45% | 16% | 1% | 2% |
| Women | 31% | 52% | 10% | 0% | 6% | |
| Age | Under 45 | 25% | 44% | 29% | 0% | 2% |
| 45 or older | 36% | 50% | 9% | 1% | 4% | |
| Region | North/Panhandle | 35% | 41% | 18% | 0% | 6% |
| Orlando/Central Atlantic Coast | 34% | 53% | 9% | 0% | 4% | |
| Tampa Bay Area | 36% | 42% | 16% | 1% | 4% | |
| South Central | 29% | 48% | 19% | 0% | 4% | |
| Miami/South | 34% | 58% | 5% | 1% | 2% | |
| Household Income | Less than $75,000 | 34% | 43% | 18% | 1% | 4% |
| $75,000 or more | 33% | 56% | 8% | 0% | 3% | |
| Evangelical Christians | 40% | 43% | 12% | 1% | 5% | |
| Tea Party-Conservative-Evangelical | 45% | 43% | 8% | 0% | 5% | |
| Mormons are Christians | Yes | 31% | 56% | 11% | 0% | 3% |
| No-Unsure | 38% | 38% | 18% | 1% | 6% | |
| Education | Not college graduate | 35% | 47% | 13% | 0% | 5% |
| College graduate | 31% | 51% | 14% | 1% | 4% | |
| Interview Type | Landline | 34% | 50% | 11% | 1% | 4% |
| Cell Phone | 30% | 42% | 25% | 0% | 3% | |
| 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. | ||||||