About a quarter of Florida's voters view Republican Gov. Rick Scott very unfavorably, according to an exclusive Bay News 9/News 13 Florida Decides statewide poll.

Another 13 percent said he was "extremely favorable."

The survey, conducted Oct. 20-24 by SurveyUSA for Bay News 9 and News 13, asked more than 1,300 registered voters their opinion of Scott. Voters were asked to rank Scott on a scale from "extremely unfavorable," "favorable," "unfavorable," "extremely unfavorable" or "not sure."

A quarter of the respondents rated Scott as "extremely unfavorable." Another 20 percent rated him a milder "unfavorable."

Almost a third of the survey respondents gave Scott a "favorable" rating. Eleven percent said they weren't sure about Scott.

Along racial lines, Scott is very popular among Cubans, with 58 percent of those surveyed saying they had either a favorable or extremely favorable view of him.

 


Q: Is your opinion of Rick Scott... extremely favorable? Favorable? Unfavorable? Or extremely unfavorable?

  All Gender
Age
Male
Female
18-34
35-49
50-64
65+
Extremely favorable
13%
13%
13%
4%
8%
17%
22%
Favorable
31%
33%
30%
31%
33%
34%
27%
Unfavorable 20% 21% 19% 25% 19% 19%

18%

Extremely unfavorable
25% 27% 22% 23% 29% 25% 22%
Not sure 11% 6% 15% 17% 12% 6% 10%
Composition of registered voters
100%
48%
52%
20%
26%
29%
26%
  Race
White
Black
Asian/
Other
Cuban Non-
Cuban Hispanic
Composition of registered voters
79%
14%
7%
5% 7%
Extremely favorable
14%
12%
8%
12% 16%
Favorable
32%
24%
37%
46% 39%
Unfavorable 20% 23% 17% 9% 15%
Extremely unfavorable
24% 29% 22% 16% 17%
Not sure 10% 12% 15% 16% 13%
  Party Affiliation
Strong
Rep.
Republican Ind. lean
Rep.
Independent Ind. lean
Dem.
Democrat
Strong
Dem.
Composition of registered voters 15% 16% 13% 13% 9% 18% 15%
Extremely favorable
38%
15%
20%
4%
1%
3%
7%
Favorable
42%
51%
45%
26%
15%
24%
10%
Unfavorable 9% 15% 18% 23% 22% 29% 24%
Extremely unfavorable
2% 7% 8% 36% 46% 34% 51%
Not sure 9% 11% 9% 12% 16% 9% 8%
  Ideology
Very Conserv. Somewhat Moderate Somewhat Very Lib.
Composition of registered voters 18% 23% 30% 14% 11%
Extremely favorable
33%
16%
7%
1%
6%
Favorable
43%
46%
32%
12% 7%
Unfavorable 11% 17% 24% 30% 17%
Extremely unfavorable 6% 9% 25% 47% 62%
Not sure 6% 11% 11% 9% 8%
  Evangelical Gun owner
Yes
No
Yes No
Composition of registered voters 26% 67% 39% 56%
Extremely favorable
28%
8%
17%
10%
Favorable
38%
29%
34%
28%
Unfavorable 12% 23% 19% 21%
Extremely unfavorable 13% 30% 21% 28%
Not sure 9% 11% 9% 13%
  Education Income
High School Some College 4-yr College < $40K $40K - $80K > $80K
Composition of registered voters 16% 34% 50% 26% 36% 38%
Extremely favorable
12%
17%
11%
11%
15%
13%
Favorable
39%
30%
30%
29%
30%
34%
Unfavorable 12% 24% 19% 20% 21% 19%
Extremely unfavorable 19% 19% 30% 26% 25% 25%
Not sure 17% 11% 9% 14% 10% 9%

Surveyed: 1,314 registered voters
Margin of sampling error: ± 2.8%

 

This Bay News 9/News 13 Exclusive statewide Florida Decides poll was conducted by SurveyUSA from Oct. 20-24. SurveyUSA interviewed 1,400 state of Florida adults, 1,314 of whom were registered to vote. Of those registered, 1,251 were determined by SurveyUSA to be likely to vote in the Nov. 8 general election. Just 1 percent of voters interviewed for this survey said they "almost always" vote in presidential elections but will not vote in 2016 because they do not like any of the candidates on the ballot. Five percent of voters said they "almost never" vote in presidential elections but will vote in 2016 because they were drawn to one of this year's candidates. Importantly: These "new" voters are spread across the political spectrum; they are not disproportionately Trump supporters. All of the interviews for this survey were conducted after the third presidential debate and at a time when Trump described himself as "unshackled." This research was conducted using blended sample, mixed mode. Respondents reachable on their home telephones (65 percent of likely voters) were interviewed on their home telephones in the recorded voice of a professional announcer. Respondents not reachable on a home telephone (35 percent of likely voters) were shown a questionnaire on the display of their smartphone, tablet or other electronic device.