Poll Watch: NBC News/Wall Street Journal/Marist Florida 2012 Senatorial Survey

NBC/WSJ/Marist Florida 2012 Senate Poll

Likely Voters

• Bill Nelson (D) 51%
  
• Connie Mack (R) 37%
• Undecided 12%

Registered Voters

• Bill Nelson (D) 51% (46%)
  
• Connie Mack (R) 35% (42%)
• Undecided 14% (12%) 

Survey of 1,352 registered voters, including 980 likely voters, was conducted September 9-11, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 2.7 percentage points among registered voters; +/- 3.1 percentage points among likely voters. Party registration (among registered voters): 42% (43%) Democrat; 36% (35%) Republican; 22% (21%) Independent.  Party registration (among likely voters): 41% Democrat; 38% Republican; 20% Independent.  Ideology (among registered voters): 34% (34%) Moderate; 30% (29%) Conservative; 18% (19%) Liberal; 12% (12%) Very conservative; 6% (6%) Very liberal.  Ideology (among likely voters): 33% Moderate; 31% Conservative; 18% Liberal; 13% Very conservative; 5% Very liberal. Results from the poll conducted May 17-20, 2012 are in parentheses.