- ✓ Barack Obama 60.3% 7,854,285
- ✓ Mitt Romney 37.2% 4,839,958
100% in
- ✓ projected winner
- Democrat
- Republican
- Third Party
- Undecided
California county results
Alameda 100% in
- ✓ Barack Obama 79% 454,344
- ✓ Mitt Romney 18% 106,324
Alpine 100% in
- ✓ Barack Obama 60% 389
- ✓ Mitt Romney 36% 236
Amador 100% in
- ✓ Mitt Romney 58% 8,903
- ✓ Barack Obama 39% 6,001
Butte 100% in
- ✓ Mitt Romney 50% 35,312
- ✓ Barack Obama 46% 32,567
Calaveras 100% in
- ✓ Mitt Romney 57% 10,537
- ✓ Barack Obama 40% 7,404
Colusa 100% in
- ✓ Mitt Romney 60% 3,521
- ✓ Barack Obama 38% 2,248
Contra Costa 100% in
- ✓ Barack Obama 66% 239,198
- ✓ Mitt Romney 32% 116,867
Del Norte 100% in
- ✓ Mitt Romney 54% 4,256
- ✓ Barack Obama 43% 3,396
El Dorado 100% in
- ✓ Mitt Romney 58% 49,661
- ✓ Barack Obama 40% 34,033
Fresno 100% in
- ✓ Mitt Romney 51% 91,143
- ✓ Barack Obama 48% 85,862
Glenn 100% in
- ✓ Mitt Romney 61% 5,608
- ✓ Barack Obama 36% 3,276
Humboldt 100% in
- ✓ Barack Obama 60% 27,757
- ✓ Mitt Romney 34% 15,653
Imperial 100% in
- ✓ Barack Obama 64% 17,464
- ✓ Mitt Romney 35% 9,545
Inyo 100% in
- ✓ Mitt Romney 54% 3,541
- ✓ Barack Obama 43% 2,775
Kern 100% in
- ✓ Mitt Romney 58% 119,065
- ✓ Barack Obama 39% 80,257
Kings 100% in
- ✓ Mitt Romney 57% 17,184
- ✓ Barack Obama 41% 12,282
Lake 100% in
- ✓ Barack Obama 56% 9,159
- ✓ Mitt Romney 40% 6,474
Lassen 100% in
- ✓ Mitt Romney 68% 7,261
- ✓ Barack Obama 29% 3,044
Los Angeles 100% in
- ✓ Barack Obama 69% 1,781,383
- ✓ Mitt Romney 29% 754,974
Madera 100% in
- ✓ Mitt Romney 59% 18,990
- ✓ Barack Obama 39% 12,698
Marin 100% in
- ✓ Barack Obama 74% 73,450
- ✓ Mitt Romney 24% 23,347
Mariposa 100% in
- ✓ Mitt Romney 57% 4,434
- ✓ Barack Obama 39% 3,080
Mendocino 100% in
- ✓ Barack Obama 66% 11,869
- ✓ Mitt Romney 29% 5,129
Merced 100% in
- ✓ Barack Obama 52% 26,128
- ✓ Mitt Romney 46% 23,403
Modoc 100% in
- ✓ Mitt Romney 70% 2,779
- ✓ Barack Obama 28% 1,113
Mono 100% in
- ✓ Barack Obama 52% 2,574
- ✓ Mitt Romney 45% 2,202
Monterey 100% in
- ✓ Barack Obama 66% 51,712
- ✓ Mitt Romney 32% 25,087
Napa 100% in
- ✓ Barack Obama 62% 19,964
- ✓ Mitt Romney 36% 11,647
Nevada 100% in
- ✓ Mitt Romney 51% 15,696
- ✓ Barack Obama 46% 14,261
Orange 100% in
- ✓ Mitt Romney 53% 541,592
- ✓ Barack Obama 45% 457,077
Placer 100% in
- ✓ Mitt Romney 59% 74,460
- ✓ Barack Obama 39% 49,126
Plumas 100% in
- ✓ Mitt Romney 57% 5,240
- ✓ Barack Obama 40% 3,670
Riverside 100% in
- ✓ Mitt Romney 49% 290,227
- ✓ Barack Obama 49% 287,754
Sacramento 100% in
- ✓ Barack Obama 57% 251,365
- ✓ Mitt Romney 40% 177,523
San Benito 100% in
- ✓ Barack Obama 58% 8,617
- ✓ Mitt Romney 40% 6,052
San Bernardino 100% in
- ✓ Barack Obama 52% 274,203
- ✓ Mitt Romney 46% 245,468
San Diego 100% in
- ✓ Barack Obama 52% 502,937
- ✓ Mitt Romney 46% 453,166
San Francisco 100% in
- ✓ Barack Obama 83% 281,226
- ✓ Mitt Romney 13% 44,877
San Joaquin 100% in
- ✓ Barack Obama 55% 98,746
- ✓ Mitt Romney 44% 78,794
San Luis Obispo 100% in
- ✓ Barack Obama 49% 57,655
- ✓ Mitt Romney 48% 56,500
San Mateo 100% in
- ✓ Barack Obama 71% 151,036
- ✓ Mitt Romney 27% 56,244
Santa Barbara 100% in
- ✓ Barack Obama 57% 84,279
- ✓ Mitt Romney 40% 59,096
Santa Clara 100% in
- ✓ Barack Obama 70% 343,239
- ✓ Mitt Romney 28% 136,347
Santa Cruz 100% in
- ✓ Barack Obama 75% 61,106
- ✓ Mitt Romney 21% 17,132
Shasta 100% in
- ✓ Mitt Romney 63% 45,158
- ✓ Barack Obama 34% 24,199
Sierra 100% in
- ✓ Mitt Romney 59% 1,056
- ✓ Barack Obama 37% 652
Siskiyou 100% in
- ✓ Mitt Romney 56% 9,844
- ✓ Barack Obama 41% 7,110
Solano 100% in
- ✓ Barack Obama 63% 87,225
- ✓ Mitt Romney 35% 48,364
Sonoma 100% in
- ✓ Barack Obama 71% 124,504
- ✓ Mitt Romney 26% 45,666
Stanislaus 100% in
- ✓ Barack Obama 49% 70,609
- ✓ Mitt Romney 48% 69,549
Sutter 100% in
- ✓ Mitt Romney 60% 12,576
- ✓ Barack Obama 38% 8,004
Tehama 100% in
- ✓ Mitt Romney 62% 10,791
- ✓ Barack Obama 35% 6,032
Trinity 100% in
- ✓ Mitt Romney 48% 2,422
- ✓ Barack Obama 47% 2,367
Tulare 100% in
- ✓ Mitt Romney 58% 42,186
- ✓ Barack Obama 40% 29,191
Tuolumne 100% in
- ✓ Mitt Romney 57% 13,410
- ✓ Barack Obama 41% 9,628
Ventura 100% in
- ✓ Barack Obama 52% 148,006
- ✓ Mitt Romney 46% 131,782
Yolo 100% in
- ✓ Barack Obama 65% 38,856
- ✓ Mitt Romney 32% 19,080
Yuba 100% in
- ✓ Mitt Romney 58% 8,746
- ✓ Barack Obama 39% 5,817
Exit poll
Gender
Category | Obama | Romney | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Male | 54 | 43 | 50 |
Female | 64 | 34 | 50 |
In which age group are you?
Category | Obama | Romney | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
18-29 | 71 | 27 | 27 |
30-44 | 60 | 36 | 28 |
45-64 | 53 | 46 | 32 |
65 or over | 48 | 52 | 13 |
In which age group are you?
Category | Obama | Romney | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
18-24 | 69 | 29 | 14 |
25-29 | 72 | 26 | 14 |
30-39 | 59 | 37 | 18 |
40-49 | 59 | 39 | 19 |
50-64 | 52 | 47 | 23 |
65 or over | 48 | 52 | 13 |
Race
Category | Obama | Romney | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
White | 45 | 53 | 55 |
Black | 96 | 3 | 8 |
Hispanic or Latino | 72 | 27 | 22 |
Asian | 79 | 21 | 11 |
Other | 54 | 37 | 3 |
Gender by race
Category | Obama | Romney | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
White men | 41 | 56 | 29 |
White women | 50 | 49 | 26 |
Black men | - | - | 3 |
Black women | 94 | 5 | 5 |
Latino men | 68 | 30 | 10 |
Latino women | 75 | 24 | 12 |
All other races | 73 | 24 | 15 |
On most political matters, do you consider yourself:
Category | Obama | Romney | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Liberal | 94 | 5 | 30 |
Moderate | 60 | 38 | 41 |
Conservative | 24 | 75 | 29 |
No matter how you voted today, do you usually think of yourself as a:
Category | Obama | Romney | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Democrat | 94 | 5 | 44 |
Republican | 8 | 91 | 27 |
Independent or something else | 55 | 39 | 29 |
What was the last grade of school you completed?
Category | Obama | Romney | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
No high school diploma | 80 | 14 | 4 |
High school graduate | 56 | 43 | 17 |
Some college or associate degree | 59 | 39 | 30 |
College graduate | 55 | 42 | 32 |
Postgraduate study | 64 | 34 | 18 |
What was the last grade of school you completed?
Category | Obama | Romney | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
College graduate | 59 | 39 | 50 |
No college degree | 60 | 39 | 50 |
What was the last grade of school you completed?
Category | Obama | Romney | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
More than high school graduate | 59 | 39 | 80 |
High school graduate or less | 60 | 38 | 20 |
2011 total family income:
Category | Obama | Romney | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Under $30,000 | 67 | 30 | 19 |
$30,000 - $49,999 | 62 | 37 | 23 |
$50,000 - $99,999 | 59 | 39 | 26 |
$100,000 - $199,999 | 52 | 46 | 24 |
$200,000 - $249,999 | - | - | 4 |
$250,000 or more | - | - | 4 |
2011 total family income:
Category | Obama | Romney | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Under $50,000 | 64 | 34 | 42 |
$50,000 - $99,999 | 59 | 39 | 26 |
$100,000 or more | 52 | 46 | 31 |
2011 total family income
Category | Obama | Romney | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Under $50,000 | 64 | 34 | 42 |
$50,000 or more | 55 | 43 | 58 |
2011 total family income:
Category | Obama | Romney | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Under $100,000 | 62 | 36 | 69 |
$100,000 or more | 52 | 46 | 31 |
How often do you attend religious services?
Category | Obama | Romney | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
More than once a week | - | - | 13 |
Once a week | 50 | 48 | 23 |
A few times a month | - | - | 9 |
A few times a year | 66 | 31 | 33 |
Never | 66 | 33 | 21 |
How often do you attend religious services?
Category | Obama | Romney | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Weekly or more often | 50 | 49 | 36 |
Occasionally | 64 | 34 | 42 |
Never | 66 | 33 | 21 |
Religion
Category | Obama | Romney | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Protestant or other Christian | 46 | 52 | 42 |
Catholic | 62 | 38 | 30 |
Jewish | - | - | 3 |
Something else | - | - | 10 |
None | 78 | 18 | 16 |
Religion among whites
Category | Obama | Romney | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
White Protestant/Other Christian | 30 | 69 | 25 |
White Catholic | 47 | 53 | 12 |
White Jewish | - | - | 2 |
White something else | - | - | 4 |
White none | 68 | 26 | 9 |
Non-white | 75 | 24 | 47 |
Church attendance by religion
Category | Obama | Romney | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Protestant and attend at least weekly | - | - | 6 |
Protestant and do not attend at least weekly | - | - | 12 |
Catholic and attend at least weekly | - | - | 13 |
Catholic and do not attend at least weekly | - | - | 15 |
All others | 64 | 34 | 53 |
White evangelical or white born-again Christians
Category | Obama | Romney | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
White evangelical or white born-again Christians | - | - | 16 |
All others | 66 | 32 | 84 |
Which comes closest to your position? Abortion should be:
Category | Obama | Romney | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Legal in all cases | 71 | 27 | 36 |
Legal in most cases | 67 | 32 | 33 |
Illegal in most cases | 28 | 70 | 18 |
Illegal in all cases | - | - | 8 |
Which comes closest to your position? Abortion should be:
Category | Obama | Romney | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Legal | 69 | 29 | 69 |
Illegal | 29 | 70 | 26 |
How do you feel about the Tea Party movement?
Category | Obama | Romney | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Support | 20 | 78 | 21 |
Neutral | 47 | 50 | 34 |
Oppose | 93 | 6 | 34 |
Which ONE of these four issues is the most important facing the country?
Category | Obama | Romney | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Foreign policy | - | - | 4 |
Federal budget deficit | 37 | 61 | 16 |
The economy | 54 | 44 | 58 |
Health care | 89 | 8 | 19 |
Which ONE of these four candidate qualities mattered most in deciding how you voted for president?
Category | Obama | Romney | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Shares my values | 48 | 48 | 30 |
Is a strong leader | 47 | 53 | 15 |
Cares about people like me | 82 | 17 | 20 |
Has a vision for the future | 57 | 42 | 31 |
Which ONE of these four is the biggest economic problem facing people like you?
Category | Obama | Romney | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
The housing market | - | - | 10 |
Unemployment | 63 | 34 | 38 |
Taxes | - | - | 13 |
Rising prices | 51 | 46 | 36 |
What should happen to the 2010 health care law?
Category | Obama | Romney | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Expand it | 97 | 2 | 34 |
Leave it as is | - | - | 21 |
Repeal some of it | 38 | 60 | 19 |
Repeal all of it | 8 | 87 | 19 |
What should happen to the 2010 health care law?
Category | Obama | Romney | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Expand it or leave it as is | 88 | 11 | 54 |
Repeal some or all of it | 23 | 74 | 39 |
Should income tax rates:
Category | Obama | Romney | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Increase for all | - | - | 10 |
Increase only on income over $250,000 | 80 | 18 | 53 |
Not increase for anyone | 33 | 64 | 35 |
Should most illegal immigrants working in the United States be:
Category | Obama | Romney | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Offered a chance to apply for legal status | 65 | 33 | 68 |
Deported to the country they came from | 26 | 73 | 19 |
Who is more in touch with people like you?
Category | Obama | Romney | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Barack Obama | 91 | 8 | 66 |
Mitt Romney | 1 | 98 | 30 |
Who would better handle the economy?
Category | Obama | Romney | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Barack Obama | 99 | 0 | 59 |
Mitt Romney | 3 | 96 | 37 |
Who would better handle Medicare?
Category | Obama | Romney | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Barack Obama | 94 | 6 | 63 |
Mitt Romney | 2 | 94 | 34 |
Who would better handle the federal budget deficit?
Category | Obama | Romney | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Barack Obama | 99 | 0 | 57 |
Mitt Romney | 4 | 95 | 36 |
Which is closer to your view:
Category | Obama | Romney | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Government should do more to solve problems | 83 | 15 | 55 |
Government is doing too many things better left to businesses and individuals | 28 | 69 | 40 |
Do you think the condition of the nation's economy is:
Category | Obama | Romney | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Excellent | - | - | 1 |
Good | 96 | 4 | 19 |
Not so good | 59 | 40 | 51 |
Poor | 21 | 74 | 28 |
Do you think the condition of the nation's economy:
Category | Obama | Romney | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Excellent or good | 95 | 5 | 20 |
Not so good or poor | 45 | 52 | 79 |
Is the U.S. economy:
Category | Obama | Romney | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Getting better | 89 | 10 | 37 |
Getting worse | 22 | 76 | 18 |
Staying about the same | 41 | 56 | 45 |
Economic conditions:
Category | Obama | Romney | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Getting better | 89 | 10 | 37 |
Staying the same and good | - | - | 7 |
Staying the same and not good | 32 | 64 | 38 |
Getting worse | 22 | 76 | 18 |
Compared to four years ago, is your family's financial situation:
Category | Obama | Romney | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Better today | 88 | 11 | 30 |
Worse today | 27 | 71 | 31 |
About the same | 66 | 31 | 38 |
Do you think things in this country today are:
Category | Obama | Romney | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Generally going in the right direction | 96 | 4 | 51 |
Seriously off on the wrong track | 21 | 76 | 46 |
Who is more to blame for current economic problems?
Category | Obama | Romney | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Barack Obama | 8 | 88 | 31 |
George W. Bush | 87 | 11 | 55 |
Do you think the U.S. economic system generally:
Category | Obama | Romney | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Favors the wealthy | 80 | 17 | 53 |
Is fair to most Americans | 40 | 58 | 43 |
Should taxes be raised to help cut the budget deficit?
Category | Obama | Romney | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Yes | 76 | 23 | 41 |
No | 39 | 58 | 55 |
Which comes closest to your feelings about the Obama administration:
Category | Obama | Romney | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Enthusiastic | 99 | 1 | 24 |
Satisfied, but not enthusiastic | 93 | 6 | 27 |
Dissatisfied, but not angry | 12 | 82 | 33 |
Angry | - | - | 13 |
Which comes closest to your feelings about the Obama administration:
Category | Obama | Romney | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Positive | 96 | 3 | 51 |
Negative | 9 | 87 | 46 |
Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling his job as president?
Category | Obama | Romney | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Strongly approve | 100 | 0 | 27 |
Somewhat approve | 82 | 17 | 40 |
Somewhat disapprove | - | - | 9 |
Strongly disapprove | 1 | 93 | 23 |
Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling his job as president?
Category | Obama | Romney | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Approve | 89 | 10 | 67 |
Disapprove | 3 | 91 | 32 |
Is your opinion of Barack Obama:
Category | Obama | Romney | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Favorable | 94 | 5 | 63 |
Unfavorable | 4 | 93 | 36 |
Is your opinion of Mitt Romney:
Category | Obama | Romney | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Favorable | 10 | 89 | 39 |
Unfavorable | 95 | 3 | 57 |
Do Barack Obama's policies generally favor:
Category | Obama | Romney | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
The rich | - | - | 8 |
The middle class | 91 | 8 | 50 |
The poor | 28 | 70 | 27 |
Would Mitt Romney's policies generally favor:
Category | Obama | Romney | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
The rich | 89 | 10 | 60 |
The middle class | 6 | 93 | 29 |
The poor | - | - | 1 |
Do you trust Barack Obama to handle an international crisis?
Category | Obama | Romney | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Yes | 85 | 14 | 68 |
No | 3 | 93 | 28 |
Do you trust Mitt Romney to handle an international crisis?
Category | Obama | Romney | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Yes | 25 | 75 | 45 |
No | 96 | 3 | 48 |
Trust to handle an international crisis:
Category | Obama | Romney | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Only Barack Obama | 98 | 1 | 47 |
Only Mitt Romney | 2 | 98 | 25 |
Both of them | - | - | 20 |
Neither of them | - | - | 1 |
Which best describes your vote for president today?
Category | Obama | Romney | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
I strongly favor my candidate | 62 | 37 | 64 |
I like my candidate but with reservations | 55 | 44 | 24 |
I dislike the other candidates | - | - | 9 |
When did you finally decide for whom to vote in the presidential election?
Category | Obama | Romney | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Just today | - | - | 3 |
In the last few days | - | - | 5 |
In October | - | - | 14 |
In September | - | - | 15 |
Before that | 63 | 35 | 61 |
When did you finally decide for whom to vote in the presidential election?
Category | Obama | Romney | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Just today or in the last few days | - | - | 8 |
Before that | 61 | 37 | 91 |
When did you finally decide for whom to vote in the presidential election?
Category | Obama | Romney | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
In October or later | 60 | 36 | 23 |
Before that | 61 | 37 | 76 |
Gender by marital status
Category | Obama | Romney | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Married men | 46 | 53 | 26 |
Married women | 57 | 42 | 27 |
Not married men | 62 | 35 | 23 |
Not married women | 72 | 25 | 23 |
Do you have any children under 18 living in your home?
Category | Obama | Romney | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Yes | 62 | 37 | 37 |
No | 59 | 39 | 63 |
Married with children
Category | Obama | Romney | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Married with children | 57 | 42 | 29 |
All others | 61 | 36 | 71 |
Parents
Category | Obama | Romney | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Men with children | 56 | 43 | 16 |
Women with children | 67 | 32 | 21 |
Men without children | 58 | 41 | 32 |
Women without children | 59 | 38 | 31 |
Does anyone in your household belong to a labor union?
Category | Obama | Romney | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Yes | 67 | 31 | 27 |
No | 57 | 42 | 73 |
Do you work full-time for pay?
Category | Obama | Romney | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Yes | 62 | 37 | 55 |
No | 59 | 40 | 45 |
Should your state legally recognize same-sex marriage?
Category | Obama | Romney | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Yes | 78 | 21 | 56 |
No | 31 | 68 | 37 |
Are you gay, lesbian or bisexual?
Category | Obama | Romney | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Yes | - | - | 6 |
No | 60 | 39 | 94 |
In your vote for president, how would you rate the importance of Obama's hurricane response?
Category | Obama | Romney | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
The most important factor | - | - | 16 |
An important factor | 77 | 23 | 29 |
A minor factor | - | - | 19 |
Not a factor at all | 36 | 60 | 33 |
In your vote for president, how would you rate the importance of Obama's hurricane response?
Category | Obama | Romney | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Important | 75 | 24 | 45 |
Not important | 44 | 52 | 52 |
In your vote for president, how would you rate the importance of Obama's hurricane response?
Category | Obama | Romney | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
A factor | 70 | 29 | 64 |
Not a factor | 36 | 60 | 33 |
In today's election for U.S. Senate, did you just vote for:
Category | Obama | Romney | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Dianne Feinstein | 90 | 9 | 61 |
Elizabeth Emken | 12 | 85 | 39 |
How did you vote in Proposition 30 which temporary increases income tax and sales tax to fund education?
Category | Obama | Romney | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Yes | 80 | 18 | 54 |
No | 35 | 62 | 46 |
Population of area
Category | Obama | Romney | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Over 500,000 | 75 | 23 | 14 |
50,000 - 500,000 | 60 | 38 | 26 |
Suburbs | 56 | 42 | 52 |
10,000 - 50,000 | 67 | 29 | 5 |
Rural | - | - | 4 |
Population of area
Category | Obama | Romney | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
City over 50,000 | 65 | 33 | 39 |
Suburbs | 56 | 42 | 52 |
Small city and Rural | 50 | 47 | 9 |
Geographic area
Category | Obama | Romney | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Coastal | 57 | 42 | 13 |
Inland/Valley | 49 | 49 | 22 |
Bay Area | 73 | 26 | 19 |
Los Angeles County | 71 | 26 | 21 |
Southern | 49 | 49 | 25 |