Poll Watch: Rasmussen (R) Florida Favorability Survey on Sen. Marco Rubio

Rasmussen (R) Florida Favorability Survey on Sen. Marco Rubio

Please let me know if you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable, or very unfavorable impression of Marco Rubio.

• Very favorable 35% {38%}
• Somewhat favorable 13% {20%}
• Somewhat unfavorable 15% {16%}
• Very unfavorable 26% {23%}

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Marco Rubio 48% {58%} (48%) [57%] {54%} (53%) [51%] {46%} (42%) [51%] {46%} (46%) [42%] {51%} (48%) [51%] {51%} (51%) {41%} / 41% {39%} (49%) [41%] {39%} (42%) [41%] {41%} (44%) [41%] {38%} (43%) [48%] {37%} (34%) [27%] {31%} (29%) {31%} {+7%}

Survey of 500 likely voters was conducted March 13, 2012.  The margin of error is +/- 4.5 percentage points.  Results from the poll conducted October 27, 2010 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted October 18, 2010 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted October 7, 2010 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted September 28, 2010 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted September 14, 2010 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted August 25, 2010 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted August 9, 2010 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted July 21, 2010 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted July 6, 2010 are in square brackets. Results from the poll conducted June 7, 2010 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted May 16, 2010 are in parentheses.   Results from the poll conducted May 3, 2010 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted April 21, 2010 are in curly brackets.   Results from the poll conducted March 18, 2010 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted February 18, 2010 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted January 27, 2010 are in curly brackets. Results from the poll conducted December 14, 2009 are in parentheses. Results from the poll conducted October 19, 2009 are in square brackets. Results from the poll conducted August 17, 2009 are in curly brackets. Results from the poll conducted June 22, 2009 are in parentheses.

Inside the numbers:

Sunshine State Republicans seem pleased with their choice: 86% give Rubio favorable marks, including 70% who view him very favorably. Sixty-five percent (65%) of Democrats and a plurality (48%) of voters not affiliated with either party share an unfavorable opinion of the new senator.

Male voters in Florida view Rubio more favorably than female voters do.

Most voters under 40 give Rubio unfavorable marks. The majority of older voters, on the other hand, share positive views of Rubio.

Sixty-one percent (61%) of white voters rate Rubio favorably, a view shared by just 15% of blacks and 16% of Hispanics in the state.