Washington D.C. 1/27/2008 8:03:03 PM
News / Politics

John McCain Leads Florida Poll Released by Reuters/C SPAN/Zogby tracking poll

Here are the latest results from the Florida poll by Reuters/C SPAN/Zogby tracking poll published on USAElectionPolls.com:

There were 814 voters polled on 1/24-26.

Reuters/C SPAN/Zogby tracking poll
Date: 1/24-26
Florida
Est. MoE = 3.1%
John McCain 30%
Mitt Romney 30%
Mike Huckabee 14%
Rudy Giuliani 13%
Ron Paul 3%
Unsure 9%
Other 2%

Quote:

Romney and McCain are nearly tied in almost every demographic group. More people over age 65 said they would vote for Romney than McCain, with seniors giving the former Massachusetts governor 35% of their support, compared to 33% who support the Arizona senator. That demographic group makes up more than a third of the sample in Florida. Romney also had more support from voters under 30, getting 28% of their support, compared to McCain’s 25% support from them.

Conservative voters, who make up more than half the sample, liked Romney best, giving him 34% of their support, compared to 28% for McCain, 17% for Huckabee and 10% for Giuliani. Voters who said they were “very conservative” much preferred Romney, giving him 40% of their support, compared to 19% for McCain. Huckabee won 20% support from that group, while Giuliani garnered just 8%.

McCain dominated among moderates, getting 42% of their number to Romney’s 17%.

Born Again Christians liked McCain and Huckabee, giving those two candidates 27% and 28% of their support, respectively. Romney, a Mormon, got 22% of their backing.

Source: Latest Polls, State Presidential Primary Polls

The average poll results over the last 5 days in the Florida polls from USAElectionPolls.com are:

Candidate %
Rudy Giuliani 16
Mitt Romney 27
Mike Huckabee 14
John McCain 28
Ron Paul 5