Quinnipiac University conducted a survey of 1391 Florida adults between Sep 18 and Sep 24, 2012. Respondents were contacted by either Cellphone or Landline and instructed by a live operator. The results of this poll were released on Sep 26, 2012.
The poll was sponsored by the New York Times Company and CBS News.
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)
| Obama (D) | Romney (R) | Don't Know/NA | Someone Else | Total |
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All | 53% | 44% | 3% | 1% | 1196 Likely |
Female | 58% | 39% | 3% | 0% | |
Male | 47% | 50% | 3% | 1% | |
Democrat | 94% | 5% | 2% | 0% | 36% |
Independent | 46% | 49% | 4% | 1% | 33% |
Republican | 7% | 91% | 2% | 1% | 27% |
This question was presented to 1196 likely voters from Florida who were contacted in some undisclosed fashion. The margin of sampling error is ± 2.8%.
The question wording was provided by Quinnipiac University, the New York Times Company and CBS News.
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?
| Nelson (D) | McGillicuddy (R) | Don't Know/NA | Someone Else | Total |
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All | 53% | 39% | 8% | 0% | 1196 Likely |
Female | 57% | 32% | 10% | 0% | |
Male | 47% | 46% | 6% | 0% | |
Democrat | 88% | 6% | 6% | 0% | 36% |
Independent | 49% | 40% | 11% | 1% | 33% |
Republican | 12% | 80% | 8% | 0% | 27% |
This question was presented to 1196 likely voters from Florida who were contacted in some undisclosed fashion. The margin of sampling error is ± 2.8%.
The question wording was provided by Quinnipiac University, the New York Times Company and CBS News.