Poll Watch: Rasmussen (R) Florida 2012 Senatorial Survey

Rasmussen (R) Florida 2012 Senate Poll

• Bill Nelson (D) 47% (36%) {41%} [39%]
• Connie Mack (R) 36% (43%) {41%} [43%]

• Bill Nelson (D) 44% (41%) {45%} [39%]
• George LeMieux (R) 30% (38%) {35%} [33%]

• Bill Nelson (D) 48% (42%) {43%}
• Mike McCalister (R) 29% (38%) {37%}

Survey of 500 likely voters was conducted April 25, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 4.5 percentage points.  Results from the poll conducted March 13, 2012 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted February 13, 2012 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted November 17, 2011 are in square brackets.

Inside the numbers:

One-out-of-five Florida Republicans now expresses a preference for Nelson over any of the GOP candidates.

Among voters not affiliated with either of the major political parties, Nelson now posts double-digit leads over all three Republican hopefuls.

Mack is the only Republican who leads Nelson among male voters, but like the other GOP hopefuls, he trails the Democrat by more than 20 points among female voters.

Nelson now posts leads among most age and income demographic categories against all three of his challengers.

Nelson is viewed Very Favorably by 18% of Florida voters and Very Unfavorably by 14%. This marks little change from a month ago.

Thirteen percent (13%) share a Very Favorable opinion of Mack, down four points from March, while 12% regard him Very Unfavorably. For LeMieux, Very Favorables are 10%, Very Unfavorables 15%. McCalister is seen Very Favorably by eight percent (8%) and Very Unfavorably by 11%.