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: Ron Paul?
Acceptable Acceptable with reservations Not acceptable Unsure
Row % Row % Row % Row %
Florida Likely Voters 27% 30% 37% 6%
Tea Party Supporters 26% 34% 37% 3%
Intensity of Tea Party Support Strongly support Tea Party 23% 40% 36% 1%
Support Tea Party 28% 29% 38% 4%
Does not support Tea Party 26% 28% 38% 8%
Political Ideology Liberal-Moderate 28% 25% 39% 8%
Conservative 26% 31% 38% 5%
Very conservative 25% 39% 32% 3%
Past Participation** Yes 27% 30% 37% 6%
Top Tier Republican Candidates Newt Gingrich 22% 33% 41% 4%
Mitt Romney 17% 35% 43% 5%
Candidate Support Strongly support 23% 29% 47% 2%
Somewhat support 27% 35% 33% 4%
Might vote differently 33% 36% 27% 4%
Most Important Quality Shares your values 20% 39% 33% 7%
Is closest to you on the issues 33% 32% 30% 4%
Can beat President Obama in 2012 32% 27% 38% 4%
Has the experience to govern 23% 25% 46% 6%
Gender Men 32% 30% 37% 2%
Women 21% 31% 37% 11%
Age Under 45 39% 34% 25% 3%
45 or older 22% 29% 41% 7%
Region North/Panhandle 27% 37% 31% 5%
Orlando/Central Atlantic Coast 26% 33% 34% 7%
Tampa Bay Area 31% 34% 29% 6%
South Central 23% 21% 49% 7%
Miami/South 27% 26% 41% 6%
Household Income Less than $75,000 26% 30% 38% 6%
$75,000 or more 27% 33% 36% 4%
Evangelical Christians 29% 33% 33% 6%
Tea Party-Conservative-Evangelical 30% 35% 33% 1%
Mormons are Christians Yes 23% 29% 42% 6%
No-Unsure 31% 32% 30% 6%
Education Not college graduate 23% 30% 39% 7%
College graduate 30% 31% 35% 4%
Interview Type Landline 24% 31% 38% 7%
Cell Phone 37% 30% 31% 2%
NBC News/Marist Poll Florida Likely Republican Primary Voters. Interviews conducted December 4th through 7th, 2011, N=469 MOE +/- 4.5%. Totals may not add to 100% due to rounding.
**Past participation refers to previous participation in a Florida Republican Presidential Primary.