Poll Watch: Mason-Dixon Florida 2012 Presidential Survey

Mason-Dixon Florida 2012 Presidential Poll

REPUBLICAN PRIMARY

• Mitt Romney 42% [28%] (23%)
• Newt Gingrich 31% [5%] (11%)
• Rick Santorum 14% [2%] (1%)
• Ron Paul 6% [4%] (3%)
• Undecided 7% [17%]

GENERAL ELECTION

• Mitt Romney 48% [51%] (48%)
• Barack Obama 44% [43%] (43%)

• Barack Obama 50%
• Newt Gingrich 41%

• Barack Obama 50%
• Rick Santorum 39%

President Obama Job Approval

• Approve 46% [41%] (43%)
• Disapprove 49% [56%] (56%)

Survey of 800 likely voters, including a subsample of 500 likely Republican primary voters, was conducted January 24-26, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 3.5 percentage points among all registered voters; +/- 4.5 percentage points among likely Republican primary voters.  Results from the poll conducted August 18-22, 2011 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted April -7, 2011 are in parentheses.