Quinnipiac University conducted a survey of 1239 Florida adults between Oct 23 and Oct 28, 2012. Respondents were contacted by either Cellphone or Landline and instructed by a live operator. The results of this poll were released on Oct 31, 2012.
The poll was sponsored by CBS News and the New York Times Company.
Results were provided for each of the 2 publicly acknowledged questions along with the order in which they were presented.
Question 1 | PreferenceView Matchup
If the election for President were being held today, and the candidates were Barack Obama the Democrat and Mitt Romney the Republican, for whom would you vote? (If undecided) As of today, do you lean more toward Obama or Romney? (Table includes leaners and early voters)
| Obama (D) | Romney (R) | Someone Else | Don't Know/NA | Total |
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All | 48% | 47% | 3% | 3% | 1073 Likely |
Female | 53% | 43% | 3% | 3% | |
Male | 43% | 52% | 2% | 2% | |
Democrat | 89% | 8% | 3% | 3% | 37% |
Independent | 44% | 49% | 4% | 4% | 29% |
Republican | 6% | 93% | 1% | 1% | 30% |
This question was presented to 1073 likely voters from Florida who were contacted in some undisclosed fashion. The margin of sampling error is ± 3%.
The question wording was provided by Quinnipiac University, CBS News and the New York Times Company.
Question 6 | PreferenceView Matchup
If the election for United States Senator were being held today and the candidates were Bill Nelson the Democrat and Connie Mack the Republican, for whom would you vote? (If undecided) As of today, do you lean more toward Nelson or Mack? (Table includes leaners and early voters)
| Nelson (D) | McGillicuddy (R) | Don't Know/NA | Someone Else | Total |
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All | 52% | 39% | 8% | 1% | 1073 Likely |
Female | 54% | 35% | 10% | 1% | |
Male | 49% | 43% | 7% | 1% | |
Democrat | 86% | 5% | 8% | 0% | 37% |
Independent | 52% | 36% | 13% | 0% | 29% |
Republican | 11% | 83% | 5% | 1% | 30% |
This question was presented to 1073 likely voters from Florida who were contacted in some undisclosed fashion. The margin of sampling error is ± 3%.
The question wording was provided by Quinnipiac University, CBS News and the New York Times Company.