Poll: Floridians Overwhelmingly Favor Photo ID Requirement to Vote

Likely voters in Florida overwhelmingly support a law requiring Florida voters to present a government-issued ID in order to vote, according to a statewide survey.

A proposal to require all Florida voters to show a government-issued ID such as a drivers license in order to vote received almost universal support from respondents to a Viewpoint Florida survey conducted April 13-18.

Some 87 percent of respondents said they would support a photo ID requirement, compared to just 9 percent who said voters should not be required to show an ID.

Among Democrats, 82 percent backed the photo ID requirement, while 91 percent of Republicans supported such a rule. The requirement was favored by 84 percent of independents.

The survey of 807 Florida registered voters likely to vote in the 2012 general election had a margin of error of +/- 3.5 percent.