2012 Fox News Exit Polls

Exit polls are interviews of voters as they leave polling places on Election Day. Participation is voluntary and anonymous. Interviewing starts when polls open and ends about an hour before they close.

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The percentages in the first column, labeled "Total," show the proportion of the electorate that is in each subgroup -- these columns are always read down vertically.

The percentages in all remaining columns are read across horizontally (those to the right of the "Total" column). These percentages show how the particular subgroup of voters divided their vote among the candidates or vote question.

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President - Missouri

Sample: 2103 respondents

 Barack ObamaMitt Romney 

Are you:

TotalObamaRomney 

Male

44%42%55% 

Female

56%44%54% 

Sample: 2100 respondents

In which age group are you?

TotalObamaRomney 

18-29

18%57%40% 

30-44

27%41%57% 

45-64

39%43%56% 

65 or over

16%32%67% 

Sample: 2097 respondents

In which age group are you?

TotalObamaRomney 

18-24

9%52%43% 

25-29

9%61%37% 

30-39

16%41%56% 

40-49

22%44%55% 

50-64

28%41%57% 

65 or over

16%32%67% 

Sample: 2097 respondents

Are you:

TotalObamaRomney 

White

78%31%66% 

Black

16%93%7% 

Hispanic/Latino

3%-- 

Asian

1%-- 

Other

2%-- 

Sample: 2095 respondents

Sex by race

TotalObamaRomney 

White men

35%30%67% 

White women

44%33%66% 

Black men

7%92%8% 

Black women

9%94%6% 

Latino men

2%-- 

Latino women

1%-- 

All other races

3%-- 

Sample: 2093 respondents

On most political matters, do you consider yourself:

TotalObamaRomney 

Liberal

19%81%17% 

Moderate

41%52%45% 

Conservative

40%14%85% 

Sample: 1991 respondents

No matter how you voted today, do you usually think of yourself as a:

TotalObamaRomney 

Democrat

36%89%10% 

Republican

36%4%96% 

Independent or something else

28%34%60% 

Sample: 2025 respondents

What was the last grade of school you completed?

TotalObamaRomney 

No high school diploma

5%-- 

High school graduate

24%43%56% 

Some college/assoc. degree

32%42%56% 

College graduate

23%39%58% 

Postgraduate study

16%44%53% 

Sample: 2027 respondents

What was the last grade of school you completed?

TotalObamaRomney 

College graduate

39%41%56% 

No college degree

61%44%54% 

Sample: 2027 respondents

What was the last grade of school you completed?

TotalObamaRomney 

More than high school graduate

71%42%56% 

High school graduate or less

29%46%53% 

Sample: 2027 respondents

2011 total family income:

TotalObamaRomney 

Under $30,000

24%60%39% 

$30,000 - $49,999

24%43%54% 

$50,000 - $99,999

32%38%60% 

$100,000 - $199,999

17%37%62% 

$200,000 - $249,999

2%-- 

$250,000 or more

2%-- 

Sample: 1946 respondents

2011 total family income:

TotalObamaRomney 

Under $50,000

48%52%46% 

$50,000-$99,999

32%38%60% 

$100,000 or more

21%36%63% 

Sample: 1946 respondents

2011 total family income:

TotalObamaRomney 

Under $50,000

48%52%46% 

$50,000 or more

52%37%61% 

Sample: 1946 respondents

2011 total family income:

TotalObamaRomney 

Under $100,000

79%46%52% 

$100,000 or more

21%36%63% 

Sample: 1946 respondents

White evangelical or white born-again Christians

TotalObamaRomney 

White evangelical or white born-again Christian

37%21%77% 

All others

63%59%39% 

Sample: 867 respondents

Which comes closest to your position? Abortion should be:

TotalObamaRomney 

Legal in all cases

24%75%21% 

Legal in most cases

29%58%40% 

Illegal in most cases

30%23%77% 

Illegal in all cases

15%20%80% 

Sample: 868 respondents

Which comes closest to your position? Abortion should be:

TotalObamaRomney 

Legal

53%66%31% 

Illegal

45%22%78% 

Sample: 868 respondents

Which ONE of these four issues is the most important facing the country? (CHECK ONLY ONE)

TotalObamaRomney 

Foreign policy

4%-- 

Federal budget deficit

14%25%73% 

The economy

59%38%60% 

Health care

21%65%35% 

Sample: 1787 respondents

Which ONE of these four candidate qualities mattered most in deciding how you voted for president? (CHECK ONLY ONE)

TotalObamaRomney 

Shares my values

35%27%70% 

Is a strong leader

18%38%60% 

Cares about people like me

19%68%30% 

Has a vision for the future

26%38%59% 

Sample: 1002 respondents

Which is closer to your view:

TotalObamaRomney 

Government should do more to solve problems

40%73%26% 

Government is doing too many things better left to businesses and individuals

57%17%80% 

Sample: 891 respondents

Do you think the condition of the nation's economy is:

TotalObamaRomney 

Excellent

2%-- 

Good

16%81%18% 

Not so good

45%49%49% 

Poor

37%8%89% 

Sample: 897 respondents

Do you think the condition of the nation's economy is:

TotalObamaRomney 

Excellent or good

18%82%18% 

Not so good or poor

82%31%67% 

Sample: 897 respondents

Is your opinion of Barack Obama:

TotalObamaRomney 

Favorable

43%91%7% 

Unfavorable

57%3%94% 

Sample: 879 respondents

Is your opinion of Mitt Romney:

TotalObamaRomney 

Favorable

56%6%94% 

Unfavorable

42%86%9% 

Sample: 879 respondents

Which best describes your vote for president today?

TotalObamaRomney 

I strongly favor my candidate

67%51%47% 

I like my candidate but with reservations

23%36%63% 

I dislike the other candidates

9%-- 

Sample: 891 respondents

When did you finally decide for whom to vote in the presidential election?

TotalObamaRomney 

Just today

7%-- 

In the last few days

7%-- 

In October

7%-- 

In September

7%-- 

Before that

72%40%58% 

Sample: 913 respondents

When did you finally decide for whom to vote in the presidential election?

TotalObamaRomney 

Just today or in the last few days

14%48%46% 

In October or in September or before that

86%39%59% 

Sample: 913 respondents

When did you finally decide for whom to vote in the presidential election?

TotalObamaRomney 

Just today or in the last few days or in October

21%42%50% 

Before that

79%40%59% 

Sample: 913 respondents

Are you currently married?

TotalObamaRomney 

Yes

64%35%63% 

No

36%55%43% 

Sample: 1931 respondents

Gender by marital status

TotalObamaRomney 

Married men

30%36%60% 

Married women

33%33%66% 

Non-married men

14%48%49% 

Non-married women

22%59%38% 

Sample: 1930 respondents

Do you have any children under 18 living in your home?

TotalObamaRomney 

Yes

38%45%53% 

No

62%41%57% 

Sample: 1812 respondents

Married with children:

TotalObamaRomney 

Married with children

26%39%58% 

All others

74%44%54% 

Sample: 1813 respondents

Parents

TotalObamaRomney 

Men with children

16%46%51% 

Women with children

22%45%54% 

Men without children

28%39%58% 

Women without children

34%43%55% 

Sample: 1811 respondents

Population of area, five categories

TotalObamaRomney 

Over 500,000

--- 

50,000 - 500,000

22%64%35% 

Suburbs

44%44%54% 

10,000 - 50,000

5%39%58% 

Rural

29%28%70% 

Sample: 2103 respondents

Population of area, three categories

TotalObamaRomney 

City over 50,000

22%64%35% 

Suburbs

44%44%54% 

Small city and Rural

33%29%69% 

Sample: 2103 respondents

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