This frustration with the insurance market for consumers led 59 percent of voters to call for more government regulation of property insurance in the state, while 29 percent said the state is doing enough.

"Whether the new law changes public attitudes about insurance in Florida, only time will tell, but there is no doubt that the electorate sees a crying need for something to make getting and paying for property insurance in Florida less onerous," said Peter A. Brown, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute.

Even Scott's support among his fellow Republicans is relatively weak, with 51 percent of GOP voters approving and 37 percent disapproving of his job performance. Disapproval is 72–13 percent among Democrats and 57–28 percent among independent voters. There appears to be some gender bias in how people view Scott's performance: Men disapprove 53–35 percent and women disapprove 60–24 percent.

Over half of the voters surveyed said the state's new 2011-2012 $69.7 billion budget is unfair to people like them. "The data on the perceived fairness of the governor's budget is crucial. When voters by almost 2-1 say his approach is unfair to them, that's a giant flashing political warning sign for Scott," said Brown. "When voters don't think they are being treated fairly, they tend to react negatively."

Asked about the cuts in state spending contained in the budget, 47 percent said they go too far, while 18 percent said they do not go far enough, and 22 percent said they are about right. Also, 38– 23 percent of voters think those cuts will hurt, rather than help, Florida's economy.

Voters split 42–40 percent on whether they think Scott kept his promise not to raise taxes.

(Quinnipiac interviewers conducted the Florida survey by speaking with registered voters over land lines and cell phones; the survey has a margin of error of +/- 2.8 percentage points.)