Results of SurveyUSA News Poll #19344
 
Zimmerman Not a Flight Risk, Should Be Out on Bond: 57% of Florida adults say George Zimmerman is not a flight risk, according to this latest statewide poll conducted exclusively for WFLA-TV in Tampa. 34% say Zimmerman is a flight risk.

There are sharp difference among different demographic groups:

* By a 33-point margin, Florida men say Zimmerman should be allowed out on bond while he awaits trial; by a nominal 3-point margin, women say he should not be allowed out on bond -- a 36-point gender gap.
* Among those age 65+, there is a 19-point margin in favor of allowing Zimmerman out; among those age 18-34, there is a 10-point margin opposed to granting bond.
* By 2:1, whites say Zimmerman should be allowed out; by 3:2, blacks say he should not be allowed out. Hispanics are evenly split.
* Republicans by 3:1 and independents by 2:1 say Zimmerman should be out on bond; Democrats by 2:1 say he should not be.

When the contrasting views are proportionally blended, it produces the overall data shown below: by a 14-point margin, Floridians say Zimmerman should be allowed out on bond.

 
1Do you think George Zimmerman should? Or should not? Be allowed out of jail on bond while he awaits his murder trial?
500 AdultsAllGenderAge<50 / 50+RaceParty AffiliationIdeologyRegion
Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.5%MaleFemale18-3435-4950-6465+18-4950+WhiteBlackHispanicAsian / RepublicDemocratIndependConservaModerateLiberalNorth WeNorth EaCentralSouth WeSouth Ea
Should54%66%44%42%56%60%58%49%60%60%40%47%**70%33%65%70%54%40%61%61%60%43%51%
Should Not40%33%47%52%40%28%39%46%33%33%60%48%**23%62%30%28%37%52%37%35%35%49%41%
Not Sure6%2%10%6%3%11%3%5%7%7%0%4%**7%5%6%2%9%8%2%5%4%9%8%
Total100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%
Composition of Adults100%48%52%26%26%26%22%52%48%61%14%21%4%39%35%24%36%36%21%12%11%32%24%22%
 
 
2Do you think Zimmerman is? Or is not? A flight risk?
500 AdultsAllGenderAge<50 / 50+RaceParty AffiliationIdeologyRegion
Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.4%MaleFemale18-3435-4950-6465+18-4950+WhiteBlackHispanicAsian / RepublicDemocratIndependConservaModerateLiberalNorth WeNorth EaCentralSouth WeSouth Ea
Is34%30%38%53%29%22%32%41%27%29%46%45%**25%48%25%31%29%37%49%21%27%42%34%
Is Not57%66%49%39%65%68%58%51%63%62%42%49%**67%41%68%66%59%49%49%59%67%48%57%
Not Sure9%4%13%8%7%10%10%8%10%9%12%6%**8%11%8%4%12%14%2%20%6%10%9%
Total100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%
Composition of Adults100%48%52%26%26%26%22%52%48%61%14%21%4%39%35%24%36%36%21%12%11%32%24%22%
 
 
** Too few respondents of this type were interviewed for this data to be meaningful.