With a little more than 24 months before the 2016 presidential election, there is no shortage of names already being tossed around as potentially the next occupant of the White House.

Or at least in the running to begin running.

And despite being two-plus years away from November 2016, politicians across the country appear to be lining up with high profile speeches in key locations, forming exploratory committees, raising funds and making the talk show rounds to speak on their "platforms."

This gives plenty of time to potential candidates to polish up and plenty of time for Floridians (and all Americans) to feel them out.

"This is the only big state in play," said former Florida Gov. Bob Martinez, a Bay News 9 Political Analyst. "So I think for that reason, the value of Bush or Rubio are great in the upcoming election because they seem to be doing great at this stage in their favorability in the state of Florida."

But some voters may not need that much time to know how they feel about their candidate, according to our exclusive Bay News 9/Tampa Bay Times/UF Graham Center statewide poll released Thursday night.

In a poll prepared by the Graham Center and University's of Florida's Bureau of Economic and Business Research, voters were told a potential presidential contender’s name and asked to choose a number between 0-100.

The higher the number, the higher the candidate scored on a voter’s "feeling thermometer."

With name recognition being a key factor this far ahead of a major election, Hillary Clinton and Jeb Bush scored high. Ana Cruz, Bay News 9's Democratic political analyst said Clinton and Bush are particularly popular in Florida.

"It’s no surprise to me that both Jeb and Hillary polled high amongst all other presidential contenders," Cruz said. "Floridians like them both. It’s no surprise they are at the top of the heap right now."

Here’s a look at how Clinton, Bush and other potential candidates scored in the poll:

Jeb Bush: 48

More than seven years out of office, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush has had a slightly higher profile of late. In addition to his continued support of Common Core, Bush is set to headline a Florida fundraiser in late September to benefit top Republican Senate candidates.

Marco Rubio: 45

Florida’s Republican senator, the 43-year-old Rubio seemed to be on a meteoric rise just a few months ago. Despite strong stands recently on immigration and terrorism, Rubio has been a less-than constant presence in the political news cycle lately.

Hillary Clinton: 43

The former First Lady, New York Senator and Secretary of State, Clinton remains the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee for 2016. Clinton has limited her campaign activity since leaving the State Department, but this fall should give voters a more concrete look at how she might present her candidacy.

The "will-she-or-won’t-she-run" has practically become an industry in political circles.

Chris Christie: 39

Despite last year’s bridge-gate scandal, the New Jersey governor’s name remain in the mix. He still is the chairman of the Republican Governors Association and has partially used that platform to continue to bolster his appeal with Latino voters and strengthen his foreign policy chops.

Rand Paul: 38

Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul has been perhaps the most aggressive prospective candidate – Republican or Democrat.

The libertarian-leaning son of former Texas Rep. Ron Paul, Rand Paul has worked to broaden his appeal and, according to many, has emerged as a leading GOP voice on foreign and domestic policy.

Joe Biden: 33

The Vice President has not ruled out a third presidential bid and expects to be active this fall. But whether he'd challenge Clinton for the Democratic presidential nomination remains a big question.

The poll, which included respondents using land-lines and cell phones, has a margin of error of plus or minus 3.4 percentage points. Results were weighted by age, party identification and media market, thus allowing the results to mirror the distribution of age groups, party identification and media market in the Florida Voter File.

The telephone survey of 814 registered Florida voters -- all likely to vote in the November election -- was conducted Aug. 27-31.