Poll Watch: Florida Opinion Research 2014 Gubernatorial Survey

Florida Opinion Research 2014 Gubernatorial Poll

• Charlie Crist (D) 48.1%
• Rick Scott (R) 34.1%
• Other 5.0%
• Don't know/Refused 12.8%

Survey of 802 likely voters was conducted May 23-25, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 3.46 percentage points.

Inside the numbers:

Republicans stick with Scott at 60.3%, but the current governor garners only 21.6% of the unaffiliated vote. The pop factor is that former governor Crist grabs 74.2% of the Democratic vote and 52.2% of the unaffiliated vote.

A few other breakdowns of interest:

African-Americans - 88.1% support Crist.

Whites - 43.4% Crist, 39.4% Scott.

Hispanic - 37.9% Scott, 35.3% Crist, while 23% stated 'do not know.'

Gender: Crist leads men, 45% to Scott's 39%. Women, 51% support Crist to Scott's 30%.

As for age breakdowns, Crist led all categories: 18-29: 52% to 27%; 30-44: 44% to 38%; 45-59: 55% to 28%; 60+: 45% to 38%.