Poll Watch: PPP (D) Florida 2014 Gubernatorial Survey

PPP (D) Florida 2014 Gubernatorial Poll

If the candidates for Governor next time were Republican Rick Scott and Charlie Crist, running as a Democrat, who would you vote for?

• Charlie Crist 48% (45%) {44%} [55%] (51%) {56%}
• Rick Scott 43% (42%) {41%} [32%] (38%) {34%}

Among Democrats

• Charlie Crist 77% (69%) {69%} [80%] (83%) {81%}
• Rick Scott 13% (15%) {16%} [9%] (9%) {7%}

Among Republicans

• Rick Scott 81% (77%) {69%} [61%] (72%) {68%}
• Charlie Crist 12% (15%) {19%} [25%] (16%) {24%}

Among Independents

• Charlie Crist 47% (52%) {40%} [52%] (51%) {62%}
• Rick Scott 41% (31%) {43%} [32%] (33%) {30%}
  

Among Moderates

• Charlie Crist 65% (55%) {57%} [63%] (68%) {73%}
• Rick Scott 25% (33%) {24%} [22%] (21%) {22%}

Among Men

• Rick Scott 48% (46%) {43%} [37%] (39%) {41%}
• Charlie Crist 45% (42%) {44%} [50%] (48%) {52%}

Among Women

• Charlie Crist 50% (47%) {44%} [59%] (54%) {60%}
• Rick Scott 38% (39%) {40%} [28%] (37%) {28%}

Do you approve or disapprove of Governor Rick Scott’s job performance?

• Approve 38% (41%) {39%} (31%) {34%} [26%] (36%) {33%} [32%]
• Disapprove 48% (49%) {51%} (56%) {54%} [58%] (52%) {59%} [55%]

Among Democrats

• Approve 13% (17%) {13%} (12%) {11%} [8%] (16%) {10%} [11%]
• Disapprove 73% (72%) {77%} (79%) {83%} [80%] (79%) {82%} [81%]

Among Republicans

• Approve 72% (72%) {64%} (53%) {60%} [46%] (60%) {63%} [57%]
• Disapprove 18% (20%) {27%} (31%) {22%} [31%] (23%) {30%} [27%]

Among Independents

• Approve 31% (31%) {43%} (26%) {27%} [30%] (35%) {27%} [31%]
• Disapprove 48% (54%) {43%} (60%) {60%} [55%] (52%) {64%} [54%]

Among Moderates

• Approve 25% (34%) {21%} (18%) {23%} [19%] (25%) {21%} [17%]
• Disapprove 60% (57%) {66%} (66%) {64%} [66%] (65%) {71%} [72%]

Among Men

• Approve 44% (42%) {41%} (37%) {41%} [30%] (36%) {37%} [39%]
• Disapprove 44% (49%) {55%} (52%) {50%} [56%] (52%) {56%} [51%]

Among Women

• Approve 33% (39%) {37%} (25%) {27%} [22%] (37%) {29%} [26%]
• Disapprove 52% (48%) {47%} (60%) {57%} [59%] (53%) {62%} [59%]

Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of Charlie Crist?

• Favorable 39% (36%) {41%} [48%] (51%) [46%]
• Unfavorable 43% (44%) {41%} [33%] (34%) [42%]

Among Democrats

• Favorable 55% (44%) {50%} [57%] (66%) [59%]
• Unfavorable 22% (33%) {31%} [23%] (21%) [28%]

Among Republicans

• Favorable 19% (24%) {34%} [38%] (35%) [33%]
• Unfavorable 69% (60%) {49%} [44%] (52%) [57%]

Among Independents

• Favorable 40% (43%) {36%} [45%] (47%) [44%]
• Unfavorable 41% (35%) {44%} [36%] (30%) [44%]

Among Moderates

• Favorable 51% (43%) {52%} [54%] (61%) [64%]
• Unfavorable 30% (36%) {30%} [27%] (22%) [24%]

Among Men

• Favorable 39% (34%) {40%} [45%] (50%) [43%]
• Unfavorable 48% (48%) {45%} [35%] (36%) [45%]

Among Women

• Favorable 39% (37%) {42%} [49%] (51%) [49%]
• Unfavorable 39% (40%) {37%} [31%] (33%) [39%]

Do you think Charlie Crist should become a Democrat, or not?

• He should 48% (44%) {42%} [39%] (45%) {43%}
• He should not 21% (20%) {27%} [26%] (25%) {26%}

Survey of 861 likely Florida voters was conducted September 20-23, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 3.3 percentage points. Party ID: 44% (41%) {42%} (41%) {41%} [42%] (40%) {42%} [41%] (42%) Democrat; 36% (37%) {40%} (40%) {41%} [38%] (37%) {36%} [37%] (40%) Republican; 20% (21%) {19%} (19%) {18%} [20%] (23%) {21%} [22%] (18%) Independent/Other. Political ideology: 34% (36%) {33%} (33%) {32%} [36%] (32%) {30%} [30%] Moderate; 25% (25%) {20%} (25%) {22%} [23%] (27%) {23%} [26%] Somewhat conservative; 16% (13%) {20%} (16%) {16%} [14%] (16%) {20%} [21%] Very conservative; 15% (16%) {17%} (16%) {19%} [19%] (14%) {17%} [16%] Somewhat liberal; 10% (9%) {10%} (10%) {10%} [9%] (10%) {10%} [7%] Very liberal. Results from the poll conducted August 31 - September 2, 2012 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted July 26-29, 2012 are in curly 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.