Florida Likely Voters
Politically speaking, do you think Mitt Romney is a:
Liberal Moderate Conservative Unsure
Row % Row % Row % Row %
Florida Likely Voters 10% 56% 23% 10%
Tea Party Supporters 8% 63% 24% 6%
Intensity of Tea Party Support Strongly support Tea Party 10% 68% 20% 2%
Support Tea Party 6% 59% 26% 8%
Does not support Tea Party 12% 51% 24% 13%
Political Ideology Liberal-Moderate 11% 57% 22% 10%
Conservative 9% 57% 25% 10%
Very conservative 12% 56% 23% 9%
Past Participation** Yes 10% 56% 23% 10%
Top Tier Republican Candidates Newt Gingrich 12% 61% 21% 6%
Mitt Romney 4% 56% 35% 5%
Candidate Support Strongly support 11% 61% 25% 3%
Somewhat support 8% 58% 25% 8%
Might vote differently 10% 57% 22% 11%
Most Important Quality Shares your values 8% 57% 20% 15%
Is closest to you on the issues 11% 57% 22% 9%
Can beat President Obama in 2012 12% 60% 23% 5%
Has the experience to govern 10% 53% 28% 10%
Gender Men 12% 60% 22% 6%
Women 8% 52% 25% 15%
Age Under 45 17% 49% 24% 10%
45 or older 8% 59% 23% 10%
Region North/Panhandle 14% 54% 22% 10%
Orlando/Central Atlantic Coast 11% 58% 21% 10%
Tampa Bay Area 8% 54% 26% 13%
South Central 8% 53% 26% 12%
Miami/South 9% 62% 21% 7%
Household Income Less than $75,000 11% 55% 25% 9%
$75,000 or more 11% 64% 19% 6%
Evangelical Christians 12% 52% 25% 11%
Tea Party-Conservative-Evangelical 9% 61% 25% 4%
Mormons are Christians Yes 9% 58% 26% 7%
No-Unsure 12% 54% 20% 15%
Education Not college graduate 10% 56% 23% 12%
College graduate 11% 57% 24% 8%
Interview Type Landline 10% 57% 22% 11%
Cell Phone 13% 52% 29% 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.