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: Rick Perry?
Acceptable Acceptable with reservations Not acceptable Unsure
Row % Row % Row % Row %
Florida Likely Voters 27% 31% 35% 7%
Tea Party Supporters 36% 32% 30% 3%
Intensity of Tea Party Support Strongly support Tea Party 44% 32% 22% 2%
Support Tea Party 31% 32% 35% 3%
Does not support Tea Party 16% 30% 45% 9%
Political Ideology Liberal-Moderate 18% 28% 45% 9%
Conservative 28% 32% 33% 7%
Very conservative 40% 31% 24% 4%
Past Participation** Yes 26% 31% 35% 8%
Top Tier Republican Candidates Newt Gingrich 27% 35% 35% 4%
Mitt Romney 23% 30% 36% 11%
Candidate Support Strongly support 23% 34% 41% 2%
Somewhat support 32% 26% 33% 10%
Might vote differently 34% 32% 30% 4%
Most Important Quality Shares your values 29% 31% 30% 10%
Is closest to you on the issues 24% 33% 36% 7%
Can beat President Obama in 2012 31% 26% 39% 4%
Has the experience to govern 27% 35% 33% 5%
Gender Men 30% 33% 35% 2%
Women 24% 28% 35% 14%
Age Under 45 28% 37% 28% 7%
45 or older 27% 29% 37% 7%
Region North/Panhandle 31% 29% 34% 6%
Orlando/Central Atlantic Coast 26% 37% 29% 9%
Tampa Bay Area 23% 32% 35% 9%
South Central 28% 29% 36% 7%
Miami/South 27% 24% 42% 7%
Household Income Less than $75,000 29% 33% 30% 8%
$75,000 or more 25% 33% 38% 4%
Evangelical Christians 30% 33% 28% 9%
Tea Party-Conservative-Evangelical 37% 35% 27% 1%
Mormons are Christians Yes 25% 30% 38% 7%
No-Unsure 29% 32% 31% 8%
Education Not college graduate 27% 30% 34% 8%
College graduate 28% 31% 36% 6%
Interview Type Landline 27% 29% 36% 8%
Cell Phone 28% 36% 31% 5%
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.