Abt SRBI conducted a survey of 1107 Florida adults between Sep 19 and Sep 23, 2012. Respondents were contacted by either Cellphone or Landline and instructed by a live operator. The results of this poll were released on Sep 25, 2012.
The poll was sponsored by the Washington Post Company.
Results were provided for each of the 2 publicly acknowledged questions along with the order in which they were presented.
Question 4 | PreferenceView Matchup
(AMONG LIKELY VOTERS) If the presidential election were being held today and the candidates were (Barack Obama and Joe Biden, the Democrats) and (Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan, the Republicans), for whom would you vote?
| Obama (D) | Romney (R) | Neither | No Opinion | Other | Would Not Vote | Total |
|---|
| All | 51% | 47% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 0% | 769
Likely |
| Female | 57% | 41% | | | | | |
| Male | 45% | 53% | | | | | |
| Democrat | 97% | 3% | | | | | 33% |
| Independent | 50% | 46% | | | | | 31% |
| Republican | 6% | 93% | | | | | 32% |
This question was presented to 769 likely voters from Florida who were contacted in some undisclosed fashion. The margin of sampling error is ± 4.5%.
The question wording was provided by Abt SRBI and the Washington Post Company.
Question 35 | PreferenceView Matchup
(AMONG LIKELY VOTERS) If the 2012 election for the U.S. Senate were being held today, would you vote for (Bill Nelson, the Democrat) or (Connie Mack, the Republican)?
| Nelson (D) | McGillicuddy (R) | No Opinion | Neither | Would Not Vote | Other | Total |
|---|
| All | 54% | 36% | 5% | 3% | 2% | 0% | 769
Likely |
| Female | 58% | 47% | | | | | |
| Male | 50% | 43% | | | | | |
| Democrat | 92% | 4% | | | | | 33% |
| Independent | 55% | 37% | | | | | 31% |
| Republican | 15% | 79% | | | | | 32% |
This question was presented to 769 likely voters from Florida who were contacted in some undisclosed fashion. The margin of sampling error is ± 4.5%.
The question wording was provided by Abt SRBI and the Washington Post Company.