Are you: |
Total | Obama | Romney | |
Male | 48% | 48% | 51% | |
Female | 52% | 56% | 43% | | |
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In which age group are you? |
Total | Obama | Romney | |
18-29 | 19% | 63% | 35% | |
30-44 | 25% | 55% | 43% | |
45-64 | 39% | 48% | 51% | |
65 or over | 17% | 43% | 57% | | |
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In which age group are you? |
Total | Obama | Romney | |
18-24 | 10% | 64% | 34% | |
25-29 | 9% | 62% | 36% | |
30-39 | 16% | 57% | 41% | |
40-49 | 19% | 51% | 48% | |
50-64 | 29% | 47% | 52% | |
65 or over | 17% | 43% | 57% | | |
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Are you: |
Total | Obama | Romney | |
White | 78% | 42% | 57% | |
Black | 13% | 93% | 6% | |
Hispanic/Latino | 6% | 80% | 18% | |
Asian | 1% | - | - | |
Other | 1% | - | - | | |
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Sex by race |
Total | Obama | Romney | |
White men | 38% | 39% | 60% | |
White women | 40% | 45% | 54% | |
Black men | 6% | 90% | 8% | |
Black women | 7% | 96% | 4% | |
Latino men | 3% | - | - | |
Latino women | 4% | 84% | 14% | |
All other races | 2% | - | - | | |
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On most political matters, do you consider yourself: |
Total | Obama | Romney | |
Liberal | 27% | 90% | 9% | |
Moderate | 42% | 54% | 45% | |
Conservative | 31% | 16% | 84% | | |
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No matter how you voted today, do you usually think of yourself as a: |
Total | Obama | Romney | |
Democrat | 45% | 91% | 9% | |
Republican | 35% | 7% | 93% | |
Independent or something else | 20% | 45% | 50% | | |
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What was the last grade of school you completed? |
Total | Obama | Romney | |
No high school diploma | 3% | 82% | 18% | |
High school graduate | 24% | 60% | 39% | |
Some college/assoc. degree | 25% | 51% | 47% | |
College graduate | 27% | 41% | 57% | |
Postgraduate study | 21% | 53% | 45% | | |
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What was the last grade of school you completed? |
Total | Obama | Romney | |
College graduate | 48% | 46% | 52% | |
No college degree | 52% | 57% | 42% | | |
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What was the last grade of school you completed? |
Total | Obama | Romney | |
More than high school graduate | 73% | 48% | 51% | |
High school graduate or less | 27% | 63% | 36% | | |
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2011 total family income: |
Total | Obama | Romney | |
Under $30,000 | 19% | 74% | 24% | |
$30,000 - $49,999 | 21% | 61% | 38% | |
$50,000 - $99,999 | 31% | 41% | 58% | |
$100,000 - $199,999 | 20% | 46% | 53% | |
$200,000 - $249,999 | 3% | - | - | |
$250,000 or more | 6% | 43% | 55% | | |
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2011 total family income: |
Total | Obama | Romney | |
Under $50,000 | 40% | 67% | 31% | |
$50,000-$99,999 | 31% | 41% | 58% | |
$100,000 or more | 29% | 45% | 54% | | |
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2011 total family income: |
Total | Obama | Romney | |
Under $50,000 | 40% | 67% | 31% | |
$50,000 or more | 60% | 43% | 56% | | |
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2011 total family income: |
Total | Obama | Romney | |
Under $100,000 | 71% | 56% | 43% | |
$100,000 or more | 29% | 45% | 54% | | |
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Religion, combined Protestant and other Christian |
Total | Obama | Romney | |
Protestant or other Christian | 44% | 49% | 51% | |
Catholic | 34% | 49% | 50% | |
Jewish | 4% | - | - | |
Something else | 6% | - | - | |
None | 12% | 74% | 25% | | |
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Religion among whites |
Total | Obama | Romney | |
White Protestant/Other Christian | 32% | 35% | 64% | |
White Catholic | 29% | 44% | 56% | |
White Jewish | 3% | - | - | |
White something else | 3% | - | - | |
White none | 9% | 68% | 30% | |
Non-white | 24% | 86% | 13% | | |
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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 | 13% | 33% | 66% | |
The economy | 61% | 47% | 52% | |
Health care | 19% | 74% | 25% | | |
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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 | 29% | 43% | 56% | |
Is a strong leader | 20% | 36% | 63% | |
Cares about people like me | 20% | 82% | 17% | |
Has a vision for the future | 28% | 41% | 56% | | |
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Which ONE of these four is the biggest economic problem facing people like you? (CHECK ONLY ONE) |
Total | Obama | Romney | |
The housing market | 5% | - | - | |
Unemployment | 36% | 53% | 46% | |
Taxes | 21% | 38% | 61% | |
Rising prices | 35% | 52% | 47% | | |
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What should happen to the 2010 health care law? |
Total | Obama | Romney | |
Expand it | 33% | 94% | 5% | |
Leave it as is | 17% | 83% | 17% | |
Repeal some of it | 25% | 27% | 71% | |
Repeal all of it | 21% | 4% | 94% | | |
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What should happen to the 2010 health care law? |
Total | Obama | Romney | |
Expand it or leave it as is | 51% | 90% | 9% | |
Repeal some of it or repeal all of it | 46% | 16% | 82% | | |
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Who is more in touch with people like you? |
Total | Obama | Romney | |
Barack Obama | 56% | 95% | 5% | |
Mitt Romney | 41% | 2% | 98% | | |
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Who would better handle the economy? |
Total | Obama | Romney | |
Barack Obama | 52% | 98% | 1% | |
Mitt Romney | 45% | 4% | 94% | | |
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Who would better handle Medicare? |
Total | Obama | Romney | |
Barack Obama | 49% | 96% | 2% | |
Mitt Romney | 47% | 3% | 97% | | |
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Which is closer to your view: |
Total | Obama | Romney | |
Government should do more to solve problems | 43% | 81% | 17% | |
Government is doing too many things better left to businesses and individuals | 53% | 21% | 78% | | |
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Do you think the condition of the nation's economy is: |
Total | Obama | Romney | |
Excellent | 2% | - | - | |
Good | 26% | 90% | 9% | |
Not so good | 47% | 55% | 44% | |
Poor | 24% | 12% | 86% | | |
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Do you think the condition of the nation's economy is: |
Total | Obama | Romney | |
Excellent or good | 28% | 91% | 9% | |
Not so good or poor | 71% | 41% | 58% | | |
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Is the U.S. economy: |
Total | Obama | Romney | |
Getting better | 40% | 96% | 3% | |
Getting worse | 33% | 10% | 89% | |
Staying about the same | 26% | 50% | 49% | | |
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Economic Conditions Are... |
Total | Obama | Romney | |
Getting better | 40% | 96% | 3% | |
Good and staying the same | 6% | - | - | |
Poor and staying the same | 21% | 43% | 56% | |
Getting worse | 33% | 10% | 89% | | |
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Compared to four years ago, is your family's financial situation: |
Total | Obama | Romney | |
Better today | 24% | 88% | 11% | |
Worse today | 33% | 12% | 86% | |
About the same | 43% | 56% | 42% | | |
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Which comes closest to your feelings about the Obama administration: |
Total | Obama | Romney | |
Enthusiastic | 28% | 99% | 1% | |
Satisfied, but not enthusiastic | 26% | 90% | 10% | |
Dissatisfied, but not angry | 28% | 12% | 85% | |
Angry | 17% | 2% | 96% | | |
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Which comes closest to your feelings about the Obama administration: |
Total | Obama | Romney | |
Positive | 54% | 95% | 5% | |
Negative | 44% | 8% | 89% | | |
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Is your opinion of Barack Obama: |
Total | Obama | Romney | |
Favorable | 52% | 92% | 7% | |
Unfavorable | 46% | 3% | 95% | | |
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Is your opinion of Mitt Romney: |
Total | Obama | Romney | |
Favorable | 48% | 7% | 92% | |
Unfavorable | 50% | 91% | 6% | | |
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Which best describes your vote for president today? |
Total | Obama | Romney | |
I strongly favor my candidate | 70% | 58% | 41% | |
I like my candidate but with reservations | 24% | 44% | 55% | |
I dislike the other candidates | 5% | - | - | | |
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When did you finally decide for whom to vote in the presidential election? |
Total | Obama | Romney | |
Just today | 6% | - | - | |
In the last few days | 8% | - | - | |
In October | 7% | - | - | |
In September | 5% | - | - | |
Before that | 73% | 51% | 48% | | |
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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% | 39% | 57% | |
In October or in September or before that | 85% | 50% | 48% | | |
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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% | 40% | 56% | |
Before that | 78% | 51% | 48% | | |
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Are you currently married? |
Total | Obama | Romney | |
Yes | 60% | 43% | 55% | |
No | 40% | 64% | 34% | | |
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Gender by marital status |
Total | Obama | Romney | |
Married men | 30% | 41% | 57% | |
Married women | 30% | 45% | 54% | |
Non-married men | 18% | 59% | 40% | |
Non-married women | 22% | 69% | 30% | | |
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Do you have any children under 18 living in your home? |
Total | Obama | Romney | |
Yes | 37% | 50% | 48% | |
No | 63% | 52% | 47% | | |
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Married with children: |
Total | Obama | Romney | |
Married with children | 26% | 42% | 56% | |
All others | 74% | 55% | 44% | | |
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Parents |
Total | Obama | Romney | |
Men with children | 17% | 47% | 51% | |
Women with children | 20% | 53% | 46% | |
Men without children | 31% | 48% | 51% | |
Women without children | 32% | 56% | 43% | | |
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Does anyone in your household belong to a labor union? |
Total | Obama | Romney | |
Yes | 21% | 57% | 42% | |
No | 79% | 56% | 43% | | |
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Does anyone in your household own a gun? |
Total | Obama | Romney | |
Yes | 35% | 33% | 66% | |
No | 65% | 58% | 40% | | |
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Population of area, five categories |
Total | Obama | Romney | |
Over 500,000 | 12% | 86% | 13% | |
50,000 - 500,000 | 11% | 74% | 24% | |
Suburbs | 62% | 44% | 55% | |
10,000 - 50,000 | 8% | 39% | 60% | |
Rural | 7% | 41% | 58% | | |
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Population of area, three categories |
Total | Obama | Romney | |
City over 50,000 | 23% | 80% | 18% | |
Suburbs | 62% | 44% | 55% | |
Small city and Rural | 15% | 40% | 59% | | |
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