Are you: |
Total | Obama | Romney | |
Male | 44% | 42% | 55% | |
Female | 56% | 44% | 54% | | |
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In which age group are you? |
Total | Obama | Romney | |
18-29 | 18% | 57% | 40% | |
30-44 | 27% | 41% | 57% | |
45-64 | 39% | 43% | 56% | |
65 or over | 16% | 32% | 67% | | |
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In which age group are you? |
Total | Obama | Romney | |
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% | | |
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Are you: |
Total | Obama | Romney | |
White | 78% | 31% | 66% | |
Black | 16% | 93% | 7% | |
Hispanic/Latino | 3% | - | - | |
Asian | 1% | - | - | |
Other | 2% | - | - | | |
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Sex by race |
Total | Obama | Romney | |
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% | - | - | | |
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On most political matters, do you consider yourself: |
Total | Obama | Romney | |
Liberal | 19% | 81% | 17% | |
Moderate | 41% | 52% | 45% | |
Conservative | 40% | 14% | 85% | | |
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No matter how you voted today, do you usually think of yourself as a: |
Total | Obama | Romney | |
Democrat | 36% | 89% | 10% | |
Republican | 36% | 4% | 96% | |
Independent or something else | 28% | 34% | 60% | | |
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What was the last grade of school you completed? |
Total | Obama | Romney | |
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% | | |
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What was the last grade of school you completed? |
Total | Obama | Romney | |
College graduate | 39% | 41% | 56% | |
No college degree | 61% | 44% | 54% | | |
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What was the last grade of school you completed? |
Total | Obama | Romney | |
More than high school graduate | 71% | 42% | 56% | |
High school graduate or less | 29% | 46% | 53% | | |
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2011 total family income: |
Total | Obama | Romney | |
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% | - | - | | |
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2011 total family income: |
Total | Obama | Romney | |
Under $50,000 | 48% | 52% | 46% | |
$50,000-$99,999 | 32% | 38% | 60% | |
$100,000 or more | 21% | 36% | 63% | | |
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2011 total family income: |
Total | Obama | Romney | |
Under $50,000 | 48% | 52% | 46% | |
$50,000 or more | 52% | 37% | 61% | | |
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2011 total family income: |
Total | Obama | Romney | |
Under $100,000 | 79% | 46% | 52% | |
$100,000 or more | 21% | 36% | 63% | | |
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White evangelical or white born-again Christians |
Total | Obama | Romney | |
White evangelical or white born-again Christian | 37% | 21% | 77% | |
All others | 63% | 59% | 39% | | |
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Which comes closest to your position? Abortion should be: |
Total | Obama | Romney | |
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% | | |
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Which comes closest to your position? Abortion should be: |
Total | Obama | Romney | |
Legal | 53% | 66% | 31% | |
Illegal | 45% | 22% | 78% | | |
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Which ONE of these four issues is the most important facing the country? (CHECK ONLY ONE) |
Total | Obama | Romney | |
Foreign policy | 4% | - | - | |
Federal budget deficit | 14% | 25% | 73% | |
The economy | 59% | 38% | 60% | |
Health care | 21% | 65% | 35% | | |
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Which ONE of these four candidate qualities mattered most in deciding how you voted for president? (CHECK ONLY ONE) |
Total | Obama | Romney | |
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% | | |
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Which is closer to your view: |
Total | Obama | Romney | |
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% | | |
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Do you think the condition of the nation's economy is: |
Total | Obama | Romney | |
Excellent | 2% | - | - | |
Good | 16% | 81% | 18% | |
Not so good | 45% | 49% | 49% | |
Poor | 37% | 8% | 89% | | |
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Do you think the condition of the nation's economy is: |
Total | Obama | Romney | |
Excellent or good | 18% | 82% | 18% | |
Not so good or poor | 82% | 31% | 67% | | |
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Is your opinion of Barack Obama: |
Total | Obama | Romney | |
Favorable | 43% | 91% | 7% | |
Unfavorable | 57% | 3% | 94% | | |
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Is your opinion of Mitt Romney: |
Total | Obama | Romney | |
Favorable | 56% | 6% | 94% | |
Unfavorable | 42% | 86% | 9% | | |
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Which best describes your vote for president today? |
Total | Obama | Romney | |
I strongly favor my candidate | 67% | 51% | 47% | |
I like my candidate but with reservations | 23% | 36% | 63% | |
I dislike the other candidates | 9% | - | - | | |
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When did you finally decide for whom to vote in the presidential election? |
Total | Obama | Romney | |
Just today | 7% | - | - | |
In the last few days | 7% | - | - | |
In October | 7% | - | - | |
In September | 7% | - | - | |
Before that | 72% | 40% | 58% | | |
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When did you finally decide for whom to vote in the presidential election? |
Total | Obama | Romney | |
Just today or in the last few days | 14% | 48% | 46% | |
In October or in September or before that | 86% | 39% | 59% | | |
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When did you finally decide for whom to vote in the presidential election? |
Total | Obama | Romney | |
Just today or in the last few days or in October | 21% | 42% | 50% | |
Before that | 79% | 40% | 59% | | |
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Are you currently married? |
Total | Obama | Romney | |
Yes | 64% | 35% | 63% | |
No | 36% | 55% | 43% | | |
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Gender by marital status |
Total | Obama | Romney | |
Married men | 30% | 36% | 60% | |
Married women | 33% | 33% | 66% | |
Non-married men | 14% | 48% | 49% | |
Non-married women | 22% | 59% | 38% | | |
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Do you have any children under 18 living in your home? |
Total | Obama | Romney | |
Yes | 38% | 45% | 53% | |
No | 62% | 41% | 57% | | |
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Married with children: |
Total | Obama | Romney | |
Married with children | 26% | 39% | 58% | |
All others | 74% | 44% | 54% | | |
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Parents |
Total | Obama | Romney | |
Men with children | 16% | 46% | 51% | |
Women with children | 22% | 45% | 54% | |
Men without children | 28% | 39% | 58% | |
Women without children | 34% | 43% | 55% | | |
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Population of area, five categories |
Total | Obama | Romney | |
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% | | |
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Population of area, three categories |
Total | Obama | Romney | |
City over 50,000 | 22% | 64% | 35% | |
Suburbs | 44% | 44% | 54% | |
Small city and Rural | 33% | 29% | 69% | | |
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