Poll Watch: PPP (D) Florida Survey on Senator Marco Rubio

PPP (D) Florida Poll on Sen. Marco Rubio

Do you approve or disapprove of Senator Marco Rubio’s job performance?

• Approve 48% (52%) {51%} [45%] (44%) {43%} [40%] (44%) {42%} [43%]
• Disapprove 35% (32%) {33%} [42%] (40%) {41%} [40%] (39%) {35%} [31%]

Among Democrats

• Approve 16% (26%) {26%} [19%] (20%) {15%} [19%] (16%) {17%} [17%]
• Disapprove 60% (51%) {51%} [65%] (64%) {68%} [59%] (68%) {55%} [51%]

Among Republicans

• Approve 79% (85%) {85%} [74%] (71%) {74%} [65%] (82%) {75%} [70%]
• Disapprove 9% (9%) {11%} [17%] (17%) {10%} [17%] (6%) {13%} [10%]

Among Independents

• Approve 55% (50%) {42%} [44%] (37%) {35%} [34%] (34%) {36%} [44%]
• Disapprove 36% (33%) {38%} [45%] (39%) {50%} [45%] (43%) {30%} [31%]

Among Moderates

• Approve 38% (42%) {42%} [34%] (25%) {32%} [29%] (31%) {27%} [21%]
• Disapprove 48% (38%) {39%} [53%] (53%) {44%} [46%] (50%) {45%} [47%]

Among Men

• Approve 54% (56%) {51%} [47%] (50%) {50%} [42%] (45%) {47%} [50%]
• Disapprove 34% (34%) {38%} [45%] (34%) {40%} [44%] (41%) {32%} [30%]

Among Women

• Approve 44% (48%) {52%} [44%] (37%) {38%} [37%] (44%) {37%} [35%]
• Disapprove 37% (30%) {29%} [40%] (47%) {42%} [37%] (37%) {37%} [31%]

Among Whites

• Approve 54% (58%) {56%} [53%] (50%) {50%} [46%] (53%) {49%} [49%]
• Disapprove 31% (29%) {31%} [37%] (35%) {35%} [35%] (33%) {30%} [29%]

Among Hispanics

• Approve 51% (55%) {54%} [41%] (39%) {39%} [35%] (31%) {46%} [41%]
• Disapprove 38% (33%) {29%} [47%] (48%) {52%} [52%] (56%) {34%} [30%]

Among Blacks

• Approve 16% (18%) {27%} [16%] (17%) {13%} [10%] (25%) {12%} [17%]
• Disapprove 53% (49%) {49%} [59%] (64%) {58%} [50%] (46%) {57%} [45%]

Survey of 791 likely voters was conducted October 12-14, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 3.4 percentage points. Party ID: 41% (44%) {41%} [42%] (41%) {41%} [42%] (40%) {42%} [41%] Democrat; 37% (36%) {37%} [40%] (40%) {41%} [38%] (37%) {36%} [37%] Republican; 22% (20%) {21%} [19%] (19%) {18%} [20%] (23%) {21%} [22%] Independent/Other. Political ideology: 35% (34%) {36%} [33%] (33%) {32%} [36%] (32%) {30%} [30%] Moderate; 24% (25%) {25%} [20%] (25%) {22%} [23%] (27%) {23%} [26%] Somewhat conservative; 17% (16%) {13%} [20%] (16%) {16%} [14%] (16%) {20%} [21%] Very conservative; 16% (13%) {16%} [17%] (16%) {19%} [19%] (14%) {17%} [16%] Somewhat liberal; 8% (10%) {9%} [10%] (10%) {10%} [9%] (10%) {10%} [7%] Very liberal.  Race: 66% (69%) {70%} [69%] (70%) White: 17% (13%) {13%} [15%] (12%) Hispanic; 12% (13%) {13%} [11%] (12%) Black; 4% (5%) {5%} [5%] (5%) Other.  Results from the poll conducted September 20-23, 2012 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted August 31 - September 2, 2012 are in curly brackets. Results from the poll conducted July 26-29, 2012 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted May 31 - June 3, 2012 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted April 12-15, 2012 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted November 28 - December 1, 2011 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted September 22-25, 2011 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted June 16-19, 2011 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted March 24-27, 2011 are in square brackets.