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: Mitt Romney?
Acceptable Acceptable with reservations Not acceptable Unsure
Row % Row % Row % Row %
Florida Likely Voters 58% 28% 10% 4%
Tea Party Supporters 58% 30% 9% 3%
Intensity of Tea Party Support Strongly support Tea Party 54% 33% 12% 1%
Support Tea Party 61% 27% 7% 4%
Does not support Tea Party 57% 28% 12% 3%
Political Ideology Liberal-Moderate 63% 23% 10% 5%
Conservative 59% 30% 8% 3%
Very conservative 48% 31% 17% 3%
Past Participation** Yes 57% 29% 10% 4%
Top Tier Republican Candidates Newt Gingrich 51% 35% 12% 1%
Mitt Romney 87% 12% 1% 0%
Candidate Support Strongly support 58% 29% 13% 0%
Somewhat support 67% 23% 7% 3%
Might vote differently 53% 38% 8% 1%
Most Important Quality Shares your values 52% 31% 12% 5%
Is closest to you on the issues 46% 36% 16% 2%
Can beat President Obama in 2012 74% 22% 4% 0%
Has the experience to govern 61% 27% 8% 4%
Gender Men 54% 33% 12% 2%
Women 62% 23% 9% 6%
Age Under 45 48% 35% 11% 6%
45 or older 61% 26% 10% 3%
Region North/Panhandle 52% 29% 17% 3%
Orlando/Central Atlantic Coast 58% 29% 10% 3%
Tampa Bay Area 48% 38% 9% 5%
South Central 64% 22% 11% 3%
Miami/South 66% 25% 5% 4%
Household Income Less than $75,000 60% 26% 11% 3%
$75,000 or more 56% 33% 9% 2%
Evangelical Christians 53% 31% 13% 4%
Tea Party-Conservative-Evangelical 52% 35% 13% 1%
Mormons are Christians Yes 64% 25% 9% 2%
No-Unsure 49% 33% 12% 6%
Education Not college graduate 52% 32% 10% 6%
College graduate 64% 24% 10% 2%
Interview Type Landline 61% 27% 9% 3%
Cell Phone 45% 33% 17% 6%
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.