- ✓ Barack Obama 52.2% 822,544
- ✓ Mitt Romney 46.4% 730,617
100% in
- ✓ projected winner
- Democrat
- Republican
- Third Party
- Undecided
Iowa county results
Adair 100% in
- ✓ Mitt Romney 53% 2,110
- ✓ Barack Obama 45% 1,788
Adams 100% in
- ✓ Mitt Romney 51% 1,103
- ✓ Barack Obama 47% 1,018
Allamakee 100% in
- ✓ Barack Obama 51% 3,511
- ✓ Mitt Romney 47% 3,230
Appanoose 100% in
- ✓ Mitt Romney 51% 3,153
- ✓ Barack Obama 48% 2,934
Audubon 100% in
- ✓ Mitt Romney 52% 1,800
- ✓ Barack Obama 47% 1,608
Benton 100% in
- ✓ Mitt Romney 50% 6,935
- ✓ Barack Obama 49% 6,850
Black Hawk 100% in
- ✓ Barack Obama 59% 39,338
- ✓ Mitt Romney 39% 26,078
Boone 100% in
- ✓ Barack Obama 52% 7,457
- ✓ Mitt Romney 46% 6,540
Bremer 100% in
- ✓ Barack Obama 51% 6,710
- ✓ Mitt Romney 48% 6,383
Buchanan 100% in
- ✓ Barack Obama 56% 5,903
- ✓ Mitt Romney 42% 4,443
Buena Vista 100% in
- ✓ Mitt Romney 55% 4,548
- ✓ Barack Obama 44% 3,683
Butler 100% in
- ✓ Mitt Romney 55% 4,104
- ✓ Barack Obama 44% 3,321
Calhoun 100% in
- ✓ Mitt Romney 56% 2,890
- ✓ Barack Obama 43% 2,232
Carroll 100% in
- ✓ Mitt Romney 53% 5,577
- ✓ Barack Obama 46% 4,912
Cass 100% in
- ✓ Mitt Romney 59% 4,212
- ✓ Barack Obama 40% 2,856
Cedar 100% in
- ✓ Barack Obama 52% 4,931
- ✓ Mitt Romney 47% 4,510
Cerro Gordo 100% in
- ✓ Barack Obama 56% 13,204
- ✓ Mitt Romney 43% 10,084
Cherokee 100% in
- ✓ Mitt Romney 57% 3,656
- ✓ Barack Obama 41% 2,623
Chickasaw 100% in
- ✓ Barack Obama 55% 3,552
- ✓ Mitt Romney 44% 2,836
Clarke 100% in
- ✓ Barack Obama 50% 2,187
- ✓ Mitt Romney 48% 2,124
Clay 100% in
- ✓ Mitt Romney 59% 4,934
- ✓ Barack Obama 40% 3,363
Clayton 100% in
- ✓ Barack Obama 53% 4,768
- ✓ Mitt Romney 46% 4,146
Clinton 100% in
- ✓ Barack Obama 61% 15,123
- ✓ Mitt Romney 38% 9,423
Crawford 100% in
- ✓ Mitt Romney 54% 3,584
- ✓ Barack Obama 45% 3,035
Dallas 100% in
- ✓ Mitt Romney 55% 20,921
- ✓ Barack Obama 44% 16,466
Davis 100% in
- ✓ Mitt Romney 57% 2,133
- ✓ Barack Obama 41% 1,518
Decatur 100% in
- ✓ Mitt Romney 51% 1,945
- ✓ Barack Obama 47% 1,790
Delaware 100% in
- ✓ Mitt Romney 50% 4,628
- ✓ Barack Obama 49% 4,605
Des Moines 100% in
- ✓ Barack Obama 59% 11,873
- ✓ Mitt Romney 40% 8,130
Dickinson 100% in
- ✓ Mitt Romney 58% 5,911
- ✓ Barack Obama 40% 4,088
Dubuque 100% in
- ✓ Barack Obama 57% 28,600
- ✓ Mitt Romney 42% 21,265
Emmet 100% in
- ✓ Mitt Romney 54% 2,499
- ✓ Barack Obama 45% 2,087
Fayette 100% in
- ✓ Barack Obama 55% 5,709
- ✓ Mitt Romney 43% 4,484
Floyd 100% in
- ✓ Barack Obama 57% 4,674
- ✓ Mitt Romney 42% 3,466
Franklin 100% in
- ✓ Mitt Romney 55% 2,818
- ✓ Barack Obama 44% 2,256
Fremont 100% in
- ✓ Mitt Romney 54% 1,971
- ✓ Barack Obama 45% 1,636
Greene 100% in
- ✓ Mitt Romney 49% 2,373
- ✓ Barack Obama 49% 2,369
Grundy 100% in
- ✓ Mitt Romney 61% 4,205
- ✓ Barack Obama 38% 2,615
Guthrie 100% in
- ✓ Mitt Romney 54% 3,164
- ✓ Barack Obama 44% 2,565
Hamilton 100% in
- ✓ Mitt Romney 51% 3,986
- ✓ Barack Obama 48% 3,776
Hancock 100% in
- ✓ Mitt Romney 56% 3,306
- ✓ Barack Obama 43% 2,506
Hardin 100% in
- ✓ Mitt Romney 53% 4,647
- ✓ Barack Obama 46% 4,021
Harrison 100% in
- ✓ Mitt Romney 56% 4,059
- ✓ Barack Obama 43% 3,131
Henry 100% in
- ✓ Mitt Romney 52% 5,025
- ✓ Barack Obama 46% 4,451
Howard 100% in
- ✓ Barack Obama 60% 2,767
- ✓ Mitt Romney 39% 1,793
Humboldt 100% in
- ✓ Mitt Romney 60% 3,099
- ✓ Barack Obama 38% 1,967
Ida 100% in
- ✓ Mitt Romney 63% 2,276
- ✓ Barack Obama 36% 1,317
Iowa 100% in
- ✓ Mitt Romney 52% 4,551
- ✓ Barack Obama 47% 4,118
Jackson 100% in
- ✓ Barack Obama 58% 5,877
- ✓ Mitt Romney 41% 4,171
Jasper 100% in
- ✓ Barack Obama 53% 10,240
- ✓ Mitt Romney 46% 8,868
Jefferson 100% in
- ✓ Barack Obama 57% 4,772
- ✓ Mitt Romney 41% 3,429
Johnson 100% in
- ✓ Barack Obama 67% 50,090
- ✓ Mitt Romney 31% 23,556
Jones 100% in
- ✓ Barack Obama 53% 5,514
- ✓ Mitt Romney 45% 4,712
Keokuk 100% in
- ✓ Mitt Romney 54% 2,840
- ✓ Barack Obama 44% 2,298
Kossuth 100% in
- ✓ Mitt Romney 56% 4,914
- ✓ Barack Obama 43% 3,824
Lee 100% in
- ✓ Barack Obama 57% 9,428
- ✓ Mitt Romney 41% 6,787
Linn 100% in
- ✓ Barack Obama 58% 68,028
- ✓ Mitt Romney 40% 47,427
Louisa 100% in
- ✓ Barack Obama 50% 2,449
- ✓ Mitt Romney 49% 2,416
Lucas 100% in
- ✓ Mitt Romney 53% 2,248
- ✓ Barack Obama 46% 1,977
Lyon 100% in
- ✓ Mitt Romney 77% 4,965
- ✓ Barack Obama 22% 1,416
Madison 100% in
- ✓ Mitt Romney 55% 4,492
- ✓ Barack Obama 43% 3,508
Mahaska 100% in
- ✓ Mitt Romney 60% 6,420
- ✓ Barack Obama 39% 4,207
Marion 100% in
- ✓ Mitt Romney 56% 9,810
- ✓ Barack Obama 43% 7,478
Marshall 100% in
- ✓ Barack Obama 54% 10,085
- ✓ Mitt Romney 45% 8,411
Mills 100% in
- ✓ Mitt Romney 59% 4,211
- ✓ Barack Obama 40% 2,842
Mitchell 100% in
- ✓ Barack Obama 51% 2,831
- ✓ Mitt Romney 47% 2,643
Monona 100% in
- ✓ Mitt Romney 54% 2,555
- ✓ Barack Obama 45% 2,098
Monroe 100% in
- ✓ Mitt Romney 53% 2,022
- ✓ Barack Obama 45% 1,729
Montgomery 100% in
- ✓ Mitt Romney 60% 2,999
- ✓ Barack Obama 38% 1,919
Muscatine 100% in
- ✓ Barack Obama 57% 11,213
- ✓ Mitt Romney 41% 8,152
O'Brien 100% in
- ✓ Mitt Romney 72% 5,259
- ✓ Barack Obama 27% 1,964
Osceola 100% in
- ✓ Mitt Romney 70% 2,225
- ✓ Barack Obama 29% 909
Page 100% in
- ✓ Mitt Romney 62% 4,338
- ✓ Barack Obama 37% 2,588
Palo Alto 100% in
- ✓ Mitt Romney 55% 2,649
- ✓ Barack Obama 44% 2,124
Plymouth 100% in
- ✓ Mitt Romney 66% 8,577
- ✓ Barack Obama 32% 4,148
Pocahontas 100% in
- ✓ Mitt Romney 60% 2,388
- ✓ Barack Obama 38% 1,518
Polk 100% in
- ✓ Barack Obama 56% 128,264
- ✓ Mitt Romney 42% 96,029
Pottawattamie 100% in
- ✓ Mitt Romney 52% 21,751
- ✓ Barack Obama 46% 19,347
Poweshiek 100% in
- ✓ Barack Obama 54% 5,307
- ✓ Mitt Romney 45% 4,409
Ringgold 100% in
- ✓ Mitt Romney 53% 1,366
- ✓ Barack Obama 46% 1,181
Sac 100% in
- ✓ Mitt Romney 59% 3,086
- ✓ Barack Obama 40% 2,117
Scott 100% in
- ✓ Barack Obama 56% 50,581
- ✓ Mitt Romney 43% 38,223
Shelby 100% in
- ✓ Mitt Romney 60% 3,903
- ✓ Barack Obama 38% 2,468
Sioux 100% in
- ✓ Mitt Romney 84% 14,361
- ✓ Barack Obama 16% 2,683
Story 100% in
- ✓ Barack Obama 56% 25,940
- ✓ Mitt Romney 42% 19,557
Tama 100% in
- ✓ Barack Obama 53% 4,737
- ✓ Mitt Romney 46% 4,076
Taylor 100% in
- ✓ Mitt Romney 56% 1,680
- ✓ Barack Obama 42% 1,261
Union 100% in
- ✓ Barack Obama 51% 3,029
- ✓ Mitt Romney 47% 2,800
Van Buren 100% in
- ✓ Mitt Romney 58% 2,058
- ✓ Barack Obama 39% 1,398
Wapello 100% in
- ✓ Barack Obama 55% 8,616
- ✓ Mitt Romney 43% 6,777
Warren 100% in
- ✓ Mitt Romney 50% 13,031
- ✓ Barack Obama 48% 12,521
Washington 100% in
- ✓ Mitt Romney 51% 5,540
- ✓ Barack Obama 47% 5,081
Wayne 100% in
- ✓ Mitt Romney 55% 1,583
- ✓ Barack Obama 43% 1,251
Webster 100% in
- ✓ Barack Obama 52% 9,458
- ✓ Mitt Romney 47% 8,453
Winnebago 100% in
- ✓ Mitt Romney 49% 2,897
- ✓ Barack Obama 49% 2,895
Winneshiek 100% in
- ✓ Barack Obama 57% 6,245
- ✓ Mitt Romney 42% 4,618
Woodbury 100% in
- ✓ Mitt Romney 50% 22,136
- ✓ Barack Obama 49% 22,026
Worth 100% in
- ✓ Barack Obama 57% 2,343
- ✓ Mitt Romney 42% 1,743
Wright 100% in
- ✓ Mitt Romney 54% 3,309
- ✓ Barack Obama 45% 2,794
Exit poll
Gender
Category | Obama | Romney | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Male | 44 | 53 | 46 |
Female | 59 | 40 | 54 |
In which age group are you?
Category | Obama | Romney | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
18-29 | 56 | 40 | 15 |
30-44 | 52 | 47 | 22 |
45-64 | 52 | 46 | 37 |
65 or over | 50 | 50 | 26 |
In which age group are you?
Category | Obama | Romney | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
18-24 | 61 | 36 | 8 |
25-29 | 51 | 44 | 7 |
30-39 | 54 | 44 | 14 |
40-49 | 46 | 52 | 17 |
50-64 | 55 | 43 | 28 |
65 or over | 50 | 50 | 26 |
Race
Category | Obama | Romney | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
White | 51 | 47 | 93 |
Black | - | - | 2 |
Hispanic or Latino | - | - | 2 |
Asian | - | - | 1 |
Other | - | - | 1 |
Gender by race
Category | Obama | Romney | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
White men | 42 | 55 | 43 |
White women | 58 | 41 | 50 |
Black men | - | - | 1 |
Black women | - | - | 1 |
Latino men | - | - | 1 |
Latino women | - | - | 1 |
All other races | - | - | 2 |
On most political matters, do you consider yourself:
Category | Obama | Romney | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Liberal | 89 | 10 | 21 |
Moderate | 63 | 35 | 42 |
Conservative | 17 | 81 | 37 |
No matter how you voted today, do you usually think of yourself as a:
Category | Obama | Romney | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Democrat | 95 | 4 | 33 |
Republican | 7 | 93 | 33 |
Independent or something else | 55 | 41 | 34 |
What was the last grade of school you completed?
Category | Obama | Romney | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
No high school diploma | - | - | 3 |
High school graduate | 52 | 46 | 25 |
Some college or associate degree | 51 | 47 | 29 |
College graduate | 50 | 48 | 29 |
Postgraduate study | 57 | 43 | 13 |
What was the last grade of school you completed?
Category | Obama | Romney | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
College graduate | 52 | 46 | 43 |
No college degree | 52 | 46 | 57 |
What was the last grade of school you completed?
Category | Obama | Romney | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
More than high school graduate | 52 | 47 | 71 |
High school graduate or less | 53 | 44 | 29 |
2011 total family income:
Category | Obama | Romney | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Under $30,000 | 68 | 31 | 20 |
$30,000 - $49,999 | 52 | 44 | 24 |
$50,000 - $99,999 | 50 | 49 | 37 |
$100,000 - $199,999 | 43 | 55 | 16 |
$200,000 - $249,999 | - | - | 2 |
$250,000 or more | - | - | 2 |
2011 total family income:
Category | Obama | Romney | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Under $50,000 | 59 | 38 | 43 |
$50,000 - $99,999 | 50 | 49 | 37 |
$100,000 or more | 45 | 54 | 19 |
2011 total family income
Category | Obama | Romney | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Under $50,000 | 59 | 38 | 43 |
$50,000 or more | 48 | 50 | 57 |
2011 total family income:
Category | Obama | Romney | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Under $100,000 | 55 | 43 | 81 |
$100,000 or more | 45 | 54 | 19 |
How often do you attend religious services?
Category | Obama | Romney | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
More than once a week | 37 | 63 | 10 |
Once a week | 37 | 63 | 32 |
A few times a month | 48 | 49 | 14 |
A few times a year | 59 | 40 | 26 |
Never | 76 | 21 | 16 |
How often do you attend religious services?
Category | Obama | Romney | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Weekly or more often | 37 | 63 | 42 |
Occasionally | 55 | 43 | 40 |
Never | 76 | 21 | 16 |
Religion
Category | Obama | Romney | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Protestant or other Christian | 46 | 53 | 62 |
Catholic | 47 | 52 | 26 |
Jewish | - | - | - |
Something else | - | - | 4 |
None | 75 | 22 | 9 |
Religion among whites
Category | Obama | Romney | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
White Protestant/Other Christian | 44 | 55 | 57 |
White Catholic | 47 | 52 | 25 |
White Jewish | - | - | - |
White something else | - | - | 3 |
White none | - | - | 8 |
Non-white | - | - | 7 |
Church attendance by religion
Category | Obama | Romney | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Protestant and attend at least weekly | 31 | 68 | 19 |
Protestant and do not attend at least weekly | 54 | 45 | 20 |
Catholic and attend at least weekly | 37 | 62 | 13 |
Catholic and do not attend at least weekly | 56 | 42 | 13 |
All others | 63 | 36 | 34 |
White evangelical or white born-again Christians
Category | Obama | Romney | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
White evangelical or white born-again Christians | 35 | 64 | 38 |
All others | 60 | 38 | 62 |
Which comes closest to your position? Abortion should be:
Category | Obama | Romney | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Legal in all cases | 86 | 10 | 23 |
Legal in most cases | 67 | 31 | 32 |
Illegal in most cases | 23 | 75 | 26 |
Illegal in all cases | 19 | 80 | 13 |
Which comes closest to your position? Abortion should be:
Category | Obama | Romney | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Legal | 75 | 22 | 55 |
Illegal | 22 | 77 | 39 |
Which ONE of these four issues is the most important facing the country?
Category | Obama | Romney | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Foreign policy | - | - | 4 |
Federal budget deficit | 33 | 63 | 19 |
The economy | 54 | 45 | 57 |
Health care | 69 | 29 | 16 |
Which ONE of these four candidate qualities mattered most in deciding how you voted for president?
Category | Obama | Romney | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Shares my values | 47 | 51 | 26 |
Is a strong leader | 36 | 63 | 19 |
Cares about people like me | 84 | 14 | 24 |
Has a vision for the future | 45 | 52 | 28 |
Which ONE of these four is the biggest economic problem facing people like you?
Category | Obama | Romney | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
The housing market | - | - | 2 |
Unemployment | 57 | 39 | 28 |
Taxes | 37 | 58 | 20 |
Rising prices | 57 | 43 | 45 |
What should happen to the 2010 health care law?
Category | Obama | Romney | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Expand it | 94 | 3 | 19 |
Leave it as is | 89 | 11 | 20 |
Repeal some of it | 41 | 59 | 28 |
Repeal all of it | 4 | 90 | 24 |
What should happen to the 2010 health care law?
Category | Obama | Romney | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Expand it or leave it as is | 91 | 7 | 38 |
Repeal some or all of it | 24 | 74 | 53 |
Should income tax rates:
Category | Obama | Romney | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Increase for all | 42 | 56 | 13 |
Increase only on income over $250,000 | 72 | 27 | 50 |
Not increase for anyone | 24 | 76 | 32 |
Who is more in touch with people like you?
Category | Obama | Romney | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Barack Obama | 95 | 4 | 55 |
Mitt Romney | 2 | 97 | 41 |
Who would better handle the economy?
Category | Obama | Romney | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Barack Obama | 99 | 0 | 49 |
Mitt Romney | 4 | 95 | 46 |
Who would better handle Medicare?
Category | Obama | Romney | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Barack Obama | 96 | 3 | 51 |
Mitt Romney | 2 | 96 | 44 |
Who would better handle energy policy?
Category | Obama | Romney | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Barack Obama | 92 | 5 | 52 |
Mitt Romney | 4 | 95 | 43 |
Which is closer to your view:
Category | Obama | Romney | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Government should do more to solve problems | 86 | 9 | 31 |
Government is doing too many things better left to businesses and individuals | 31 | 68 | 61 |
Do you think the condition of the nation's economy is:
Category | Obama | Romney | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Excellent | - | - | 1 |
Good | 92 | 6 | 28 |
Not so good | 53 | 44 | 43 |
Poor | 11 | 87 | 26 |
Do you think the condition of the nation's economy:
Category | Obama | Romney | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Excellent or good | 92 | 7 | 30 |
Not so good or poor | 37 | 61 | 69 |
Is the U.S. economy:
Category | Obama | Romney | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Getting better | 94 | 5 | 37 |
Getting worse | 10 | 90 | 32 |
Staying about the same | 51 | 45 | 30 |
Economic conditions:
Category | Obama | Romney | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Getting better | 94 | 5 | 37 |
Staying the same and good | - | - | 8 |
Staying the same and not good | 38 | 57 | 22 |
Getting worse | 10 | 90 | 32 |
Compared to four years ago, is your family's financial situation:
Category | Obama | Romney | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Better today | 80 | 18 | 26 |
Worse today | 17 | 82 | 29 |
About the same | 58 | 40 | 44 |
Who is more to blame for current economic problems?
Category | Obama | Romney | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Barack Obama | 4 | 96 | 37 |
George W. Bush | 92 | 7 | 53 |
Which comes closest to your feelings about the Obama administration:
Category | Obama | Romney | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Enthusiastic | 96 | 4 | 21 |
Satisfied, but not enthusiastic | 91 | 9 | 31 |
Dissatisfied, but not angry | 12 | 86 | 28 |
Angry | 0 | 99 | 19 |
Which comes closest to your feelings about the Obama administration:
Category | Obama | Romney | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Positive | 93 | 7 | 52 |
Negative | 7 | 91 | 47 |
Is your opinion of Barack Obama:
Category | Obama | Romney | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Favorable | 92 | 7 | 54 |
Unfavorable | 3 | 94 | 45 |
Is your opinion of Mitt Romney:
Category | Obama | Romney | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Favorable | 10 | 89 | 48 |
Unfavorable | 92 | 4 | 48 |
Do Barack Obama's policies generally favor:
Category | Obama | Romney | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
The rich | 13 | 83 | 11 |
The middle class | 85 | 14 | 47 |
The poor | 14 | 85 | 28 |
Would Mitt Romney's policies generally favor:
Category | Obama | Romney | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
The rich | 86 | 12 | 54 |
The middle class | 6 | 94 | 35 |
The poor | - | - | 1 |
Do you trust Barack Obama to handle an international crisis?
Category | Obama | Romney | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Yes | 87 | 12 | 57 |
No | 4 | 92 | 41 |
Do you trust Mitt Romney to handle an international crisis?
Category | Obama | Romney | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Yes | 15 | 83 | 50 |
No | 92 | 5 | 44 |
Trust to handle an international crisis:
Category | Obama | Romney | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Only Barack Obama | 99 | 1 | 40 |
Only Mitt Romney | 1 | 99 | 36 |
Both of them | 53 | 44 | 14 |
Neither of them | - | - | 4 |
Did either of these candidates for president attack the other unfairly?
Category | Obama | Romney | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Only Barack Obama | 8 | 91 | 18 |
Only Mitt Romney | 96 | 4 | 14 |
Both of them | 50 | 46 | 44 |
Neither of them | 63 | 36 | 17 |
Did either of these candidates for president attack the other unfairly?
Category | Obama | Romney | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Barack Obama did | 38 | 59 | 62 |
Barack Obama did not | 78 | 22 | 32 |
Did either of these candidates for president attack the other unfairly?
Category | Obama | Romney | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Mitt Romney did | 61 | 36 | 59 |
Mitt Romney did not | 35 | 64 | 35 |
Did anyone call you or talk to you in person on behalf of either major presidential campaign about coming out to vote?
Category | Obama | Romney | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Yes, for Barack Obama | 93 | 7 | 14 |
Yes, for Mitt Romney | 14 | 85 | 11 |
Yes, for both Obama and Romney | 49 | 50 | 32 |
No, I was not contacted | 51 | 47 | 37 |
Did anyone call you or talk to you in person on behalf of either major presidential campaign about coming out to vote?
Category | Obama | Romney | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Contacted by Obama campaign | 62 | 37 | 46 |
Not contacted by Obama campaign | 42 | 56 | 49 |
Did anyone call you or talk to you in person on behalf of either major presidential campaign about coming out to vote?
Category | Obama | Romney | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Contacted by Romney campaign | 40 | 60 | 43 |
Not contacted by Romney campaign | 62 | 37 | 51 |
Which best describes your vote for president today?
Category | Obama | Romney | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
I strongly favor my candidate | 57 | 42 | 61 |
I like my candidate but with reservations | 45 | 53 | 22 |
I dislike the other candidates | 51 | 42 | 13 |
When did you finally decide for whom to vote in the presidential election?
Category | Obama | Romney | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Just today | - | - | 5 |
In the last few days | 44 | 45 | 7 |
In October | 53 | 43 | 12 |
In September | - | - | 10 |
Before that | 53 | 47 | 66 |
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 | 47 | 45 | 12 |
Before that | 52 | 47 | 87 |
When did you finally decide for whom to vote in the presidential election?
Category | Obama | Romney | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
In October or later | 50 | 44 | 24 |
Before that | 52 | 47 | 75 |
Are you currently married?
Category | Obama | Romney | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Yes | 46 | 52 | 65 |
No | 63 | 35 | 35 |
Gender by marital status
Category | Obama | Romney | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Married men | 40 | 58 | 31 |
Married women | 53 | 47 | 34 |
Not married men | 52 | 45 | 15 |
Not married women | 71 | 27 | 20 |
Do you have any children under 18 living in your home?
Category | Obama | Romney | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Yes | 48 | 49 | 31 |
No | 54 | 44 | 69 |
Married with children
Category | Obama | Romney | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Married with children | 42 | 55 | 24 |
All others | 55 | 43 | 76 |
Parents
Category | Obama | Romney | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Men with children | 37 | 59 | 15 |
Women with children | 59 | 41 | 16 |
Men without children | 46 | 52 | 31 |
Women without children | 60 | 39 | 39 |
Do you work full-time for pay?
Category | Obama | Romney | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Yes | 48 | 50 | 56 |
No | 54 | 46 | 44 |
Should your state legally recognize same-sex marriage?
Category | Obama | Romney | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Yes | 79 | 20 | 49 |
No | 21 | 78 | 47 |
Population of area
Category | Obama | Romney | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Over 500,000 | - | - | - |
50,000 - 500,000 | 68 | 31 | 27 |
Suburbs | 46 | 49 | 20 |
10,000 - 50,000 | 52 | 47 | 9 |
Rural | 45 | 54 | 43 |
Population of area
Category | Obama | Romney | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
City over 50,000 | 68 | 31 | 27 |
Suburbs | 46 | 49 | 20 |
Small city and Rural | 46 | 52 | 53 |
Geographic area
Category | Obama | Romney | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Eastern cities | 62 | 36 | 25 |
East Central | 50 | 48 | 22 |
Central | 55 | 42 | 31 |
West | 38 | 61 | 22 |