Suffolk University/7NEWS Likely GOP Primary Voters January 28 - 29
Florida Republicans
AREA
N= 500 100%
South .......................................... 1 112 22%
North .......................................... 2 109 22%
West ........................................... 3 149 30%
East ........................................... 4 130 26%
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Hello, my name is $I and I am conducting a survey for 7NEWS/Suffolk University
and I would like to get your opinions on some political questions.
Would you be willing to spend five minutes answering some questions?
N= 500 100%
Continue ....................................... 00 500 100%
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RECORD GENDER
N= 500 100%
Male ........................................... 1 250 50%
Female ......................................... 2 250 50%
S2. How likely are you to vote in the Republican Presidential Primary on
Tuesday?
N= 500 100%
Already voted .................................. 1 162 32%
Very likely .................................... 2 338 68%
Somewhat likely ................................ 3 0 0%
50-50 .......................................... 4 0 0%
Not very likely ................................ 5 0 0%
Not at all likely .............................. 6 0 0%
Und/Refused .................................... 7 0 0%
S3. Are you currently registered as a Democrat, Republican, Unenrolled/
Independent, something else or are you not registered to vote?
N= 500 100%
Democrat ....................................... 1 0 0%
Republican ..................................... 2 500 100%
Unenrolled/Ind ................................. 3 0 0%
Other .......................................... 4 0 0%
Not registered ................................. 5 0 0%
S4. What is your age category?
N= 500 100%
18-34 YRS ...................................... 1 43 9%
35-44 YRS ...................................... 3 57 11%
45-54 YRS ...................................... 4 113 23%
55-64 YRS ...................................... 5 97 19%
65-74 YRS ...................................... 6 86 17%
75+ YRS ........................................ 7 93 19%
Refused ........................................ 8 11 2%
S5. For statistical purposes only, can you please tell me what your ethnic
background / ancestry is?
N= 500 100%
White/Caucasian ................................ 1 446 89%
Black/African-American ......................... 2 4 1%
American Indian/Alaska Native .................. 3 5 1%
Asian .......................................... 4 0 0%
Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander ......... 5 0 0%
Hispanic/Latino ................................ 6 43 9%
Other .......................................... 7 2 0%
Don't know(DO NOT READ) ........................ 8 0 0%
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Suffolk University/7NEWS Likely GOP Primary Voters January 28 - 29
PRE6
There will be nine Republican candidates listed on the Florida ballot.
However, there is a much smaller group that has participate in the televised
debates.
N= 500 100%
Continue ....................................... 1 500 100%
Q6. If the Republican Primary for President of the United States were held
today and the candidates were {alphabetical} Newt Gingrich, Ron Paul, Mitt
Romney, or Rick Santorum for whom will you vote or toward whom would/did you
LEAN at this time - Gingrich, Paul, Romney, or Santorum?
N= 500 100%
Newt Gingrich .................................. 1 135 27%
Ron Paul ....................................... 2 43 9%
Mitt Romney .................................... 3 236 47%
Rick Santorum .................................. 4 61 12%
Undecided (DO NOT READ) ........................ 5 25 5%
Q7. How important were the debates in your decision - very important, somewhat
important, not very important, or not at all important?
N= 475 100%
Very important ................................. 1 152 32%
Somewhat important ............................. 2 191 40%
Not very important ............................. 3 68 14%
Not at all important ........................... 4 57 12%
Undecided (DO NOT READ) ........................ 5 7 1%
Q8. Of the 4 candidates, who do you feel would do the best job of immigration
reform - Gingrich, Paul, Romney, or Santorum?
N= 500 100%
Newt Gingrich .................................. 1 127 25%
Ron Paul ....................................... 2 32 6%
Mitt Romney .................................... 3 174 35%
Rick Santorum .................................. 4 50 10%
Undecided (DO NOT READ) ........................ 5 117 23%
Q9. Of the 4 candidates, who do you think can best fix the economy - Gingrich,
Paul, Romney, or Santorum?
N= 500 100%
Newt Gingrich .................................. 1 116 23%
Ron Paul ....................................... 2 30 6%
Mitt Romney .................................... 3 248 50%
Rick Santorum .................................. 4 42 8%
Undecided (DO NOT READ) ........................ 5 64 13%
Q10. Of the 4 candidates, who ran the most negative campaign - Gingrich, Paul,
Romney, or Santorum?
N= 500 100%
Newt Gingrich .................................. 1 187 37%
Ron Paul ....................................... 2 17 3%
Mitt Romney .................................... 3 157 31%
Rick Santorum .................................. 4 7 1%
Undecided (DO NOT READ) ........................ 5 132 26%
Q11. Of the 4 candidates, who ran the best campaign - Gingrich, Paul, Romney,
or Santorum?
N= 500 100%
Newt Gingrich .................................. 1 74 15%
Ron Paul ....................................... 2 39 8%
Mitt Romney .................................... 3 176 35%
Rick Santorum .................................. 4 95 19%
Undecided (DO NOT READ) ........................ 5 116 23%
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Q12. Are you satisfied with the Republican candidates running for the
nomination?
N= 500 100%
Yes ............................................ 1 275 55%
No ............................................. 2 194 39%
Undecided (DO NOT READ) ........................ 3 31 6%
Q13. Would you like to see a new Republican candidate enter the race?
N= 500 100%
Yes ............................................ 1 199 40%
No ............................................. 2 272 54%
Undecided (DO NOT READ) ........................ 3 29 6%
Q14. Regardless of whom you are personally supporting, who do you think the
next president will be - Barack Obama, Newt Gingrich, Ron Paul, Mitt Romney,
or Rick Santorum?
N= 500 100%
Barack Obama ................................... 1 105 21%
Newt Gingrich .................................. 2 75 15%
Ron Paul ....................................... 3 5 1%
Mitt Romney .................................... 4 225 45%
Rick Santorum .................................. 5 9 2%
Undecided (DO NOT READ) ........................ 6 81 16%
DEMO
THE FINAL TWO QUESTIONS WILL HELP US CLASSIFY YOUR ANSWERS WITH OTHERS TAKING
THE SURVEY
N= 500 100%
Continue ....................................... 1 500 100%
Q15. Are your values similar to the values of the Tea Party?
N= 500 100%
Yes ............................................ 1 311 62%
No ............................................. 2 137 27%
Undecided (DO NOT READ) ........................ 3 52 10%
Q16. Would you describe yourself as conservative, moderate or liberal?
N= 500 100%
Conservative ................................... 1 354 71%
Moderate ....................................... 2 130 26%
Liberal ........................................ 3 9 2%
Undecided (DO NOT READ) ........................ 4 7 1%
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