Quinnipiac University conducted a survey of 1177 Florida likely voters between Jul 24 and Jul 30, 2012. Respondents were contacted by either Cellphone or Landline and instructed by a live operator. The results of this poll were released on Aug 1, 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)
| Obama (D) | Romney (R) | Don't Know/NA | Someone Else | Total |
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All | 51% | 45% | 4% | 1% | 1177 Likely |
Female | 51% | 44% | 4% | 0% | |
Male | 50% | 46% | 3% | 1% | |
Democrat | 89% | 11% | 0% | 0% | 36% |
Independent | 47% | 46% | 6% | 1% | 32% |
Republican | 8% | 88% | 4% | 1% | 27% |
This question was presented to 1177 likely voters from Florida who were contacted in some undisclosed fashion. The margin of sampling error is ± 2.9%.
The question wording was provided by Quinnipiac University, CBS News and the New York Times Company.
Question 5 | 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)
| Nelson (D) | McGillicuddy (R) | Don't Know/NA | Someone Else | Total |
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All | 47% | 40% | 12% | 1% | 1177 Likely |
Female | 46% | 38% | 15% | 1% | |
Male | 47% | 44% | 9% | 0% | |
Democrat | 78% | 11% | 11% | 1% | 36% |
Independent | 40% | 43% | 16% | 1% | 32% |
Republican | 14% | 79% | 7% | 0% | 27% |
This question was presented to 1177 likely voters from Florida who were contacted in some undisclosed fashion. The margin of sampling error is ± 2.9%.
The question wording was provided by Quinnipiac University, CBS News and the New York Times Company.