- ✓ Barack Obama 54.3% 2,564,569
- ✓ Mitt Romney 44.8% 2,115,256
100% in
- ✓ projected winner
- Democrat
- Republican
- Third Party
- Undecided
Michigan county results
Alcona 100% in
- ✓ Mitt Romney 59% 3,571
- ✓ Barack Obama 40% 2,462
Alger 100% in
- ✓ Mitt Romney 51% 2,329
- ✓ Barack Obama 48% 2,212
Allegan 100% in
- ✓ Mitt Romney 59% 29,023
- ✓ Barack Obama 40% 19,594
Alpena 100% in
- ✓ Mitt Romney 52% 7,298
- ✓ Barack Obama 47% 6,549
Antrim 100% in
- ✓ Mitt Romney 60% 7,917
- ✓ Barack Obama 39% 5,107
Arenac 100% in
- ✓ Mitt Romney 52% 4,054
- ✓ Barack Obama 47% 3,669
Baraga 100% in
- ✓ Mitt Romney 53% 1,866
- ✓ Barack Obama 45% 1,574
Barry 100% in
- ✓ Mitt Romney 58% 16,651
- ✓ Barack Obama 40% 11,496
Bay 100% in
- ✓ Barack Obama 52% 26,797
- ✓ Mitt Romney 46% 23,735
Benzie 100% in
- ✓ Mitt Romney 51% 5,071
- ✓ Barack Obama 48% 4,683
Berrien 100% in
- ✓ Mitt Romney 53% 38,209
- ✓ Barack Obama 46% 33,465
Branch 100% in
- ✓ Mitt Romney 59% 9,575
- ✓ Barack Obama 40% 6,526
Calhoun 100% in
- ✓ Barack Obama 50% 29,270
- ✓ Mitt Romney 49% 28,338
Cass 100% in
- ✓ Mitt Romney 56% 12,660
- ✓ Barack Obama 43% 9,587
Charlevoix 100% in
- ✓ Mitt Romney 57% 7,997
- ✓ Barack Obama 42% 5,936
Cheboygan 100% in
- ✓ Mitt Romney 55% 7,284
- ✓ Barack Obama 44% 5,829
Chippewa 100% in
- ✓ Mitt Romney 53% 8,278
- ✓ Barack Obama 46% 7,100
Clare 100% in
- ✓ Mitt Romney 52% 6,988
- ✓ Barack Obama 47% 6,337
Clinton 100% in
- ✓ Mitt Romney 53% 20,630
- ✓ Barack Obama 46% 18,187
Crawford 100% in
- ✓ Mitt Romney 55% 3,744
- ✓ Barack Obama 44% 2,994
Delta 100% in
- ✓ Mitt Romney 53% 9,533
- ✓ Barack Obama 46% 8,330
Dickinson 100% in
- ✓ Mitt Romney 60% 7,688
- ✓ Barack Obama 39% 4,952
Eaton 100% in
- ✓ Barack Obama 51% 27,912
- ✓ Mitt Romney 48% 26,193
Emmet 100% in
- ✓ Mitt Romney 58% 10,253
- ✓ Barack Obama 41% 7,225
Genesee 100% in
- ✓ Barack Obama 64% 128,972
- ✓ Mitt Romney 35% 71,807
Gladwin 100% in
- ✓ Mitt Romney 53% 6,661
- ✓ Barack Obama 46% 5,760
Gogebic 100% in
- ✓ Barack Obama 54% 4,058
- ✓ Mitt Romney 45% 3,444
Grand Traverse 100% in
- ✓ Mitt Romney 55% 26,532
- ✓ Barack Obama 44% 20,875
Gratiot 100% in
- ✓ Mitt Romney 51% 8,236
- ✓ Barack Obama 48% 7,606
Hillsdale 100% in
- ✓ Mitt Romney 61% 11,727
- ✓ Barack Obama 37% 7,106
Houghton 100% in
- ✓ Mitt Romney 54% 8,040
- ✓ Barack Obama 44% 6,530
Huron 100% in
- ✓ Mitt Romney 57% 8,686
- ✓ Barack Obama 42% 6,432
Ingham 100% in
- ✓ Barack Obama 63% 80,903
- ✓ Mitt Romney 36% 45,365
Ionia 100% in
- ✓ Mitt Romney 56% 14,319
- ✓ Barack Obama 43% 11,016
Iosco 100% in
- ✓ Mitt Romney 52% 6,906
- ✓ Barack Obama 47% 6,242
Iron 100% in
- ✓ Mitt Romney 54% 3,224
- ✓ Barack Obama 45% 2,687
Isabella 100% in
- ✓ Barack Obama 54% 13,038
- ✓ Mitt Romney 45% 10,800
Jackson 100% in
- ✓ Mitt Romney 52% 36,298
- ✓ Barack Obama 47% 32,301
Kalamazoo 100% in
- ✓ Barack Obama 56% 69,045
- ✓ Mitt Romney 43% 52,660
Kalkaska 100% in
- ✓ Mitt Romney 59% 4,897
- ✓ Barack Obama 39% 3,268
Kent 100% in
- ✓ Mitt Romney 53% 157,801
- ✓ Barack Obama 46% 134,560
Keweenaw 100% in
- ✓ Mitt Romney 56% 774
- ✓ Barack Obama 42% 582
Lake 100% in
- ✓ Barack Obama 52% 2,752
- ✓ Mitt Romney 47% 2,487
Lapeer 100% in
- ✓ Mitt Romney 55% 23,725
- ✓ Barack Obama 44% 18,786
Leelanau 100% in
- ✓ Mitt Romney 53% 7,483
- ✓ Barack Obama 46% 6,576
Lenawee 100% in
- ✓ Mitt Romney 50% 22,351
- ✓ Barack Obama 49% 21,774
Livingston 100% in
- ✓ Mitt Romney 61% 60,000
- ✓ Barack Obama 38% 37,186
Luce 100% in
- ✓ Mitt Romney 61% 1,501
- ✓ Barack Obama 38% 951
Mackinac 100% in
- ✓ Mitt Romney 56% 3,396
- ✓ Barack Obama 43% 2,652
Macomb 100% in
- ✓ Barack Obama 52% 207,992
- ✓ Mitt Romney 48% 191,896
Manistee 100% in
- ✓ Barack Obama 52% 6,467
- ✓ Mitt Romney 46% 5,736
Marquette 100% in
- ✓ Barack Obama 56% 18,126
- ✓ Mitt Romney 42% 13,609
Mason 100% in
- ✓ Mitt Romney 52% 7,580
- ✓ Barack Obama 47% 6,856
Mecosta 100% in
- ✓ Mitt Romney 54% 9,175
- ✓ Barack Obama 45% 7,515
Menominee 100% in
- ✓ Mitt Romney 51% 5,565
- ✓ Barack Obama 48% 5,244
Midland 100% in
- ✓ Mitt Romney 57% 23,942
- ✓ Barack Obama 42% 17,480
Missaukee 100% in
- ✓ Mitt Romney 66% 4,665
- ✓ Barack Obama 32% 2,274
Monroe 100% in
- ✓ Barack Obama 50% 36,310
- ✓ Mitt Romney 49% 35,593
Montcalm 100% in
- ✓ Mitt Romney 54% 13,624
- ✓ Barack Obama 45% 11,431
Montmorency 100% in
- ✓ Mitt Romney 58% 2,928
- ✓ Barack Obama 41% 2,049
Muskegon 100% in
- ✓ Barack Obama 58% 44,436
- ✓ Mitt Romney 41% 30,882
Newaygo 100% in
- ✓ Mitt Romney 58% 12,458
- ✓ Barack Obama 41% 8,723
Oakland 100% in
- ✓ Barack Obama 54% 349,055
- ✓ Mitt Romney 46% 296,531
Oceana 100% in
- ✓ Mitt Romney 55% 6,239
- ✓ Barack Obama 44% 5,063
Ogemaw 100% in
- ✓ Mitt Romney 52% 5,437
- ✓ Barack Obama 46% 4,791
Ontonagon 100% in
- ✓ Mitt Romney 54% 1,906
- ✓ Barack Obama 45% 1,585
Osceola 100% in
- ✓ Mitt Romney 60% 6,140
- ✓ Barack Obama 39% 3,981
Oscoda 100% in
- ✓ Mitt Romney 57% 2,308
- ✓ Barack Obama 41% 1,654
Otsego 100% in
- ✓ Mitt Romney 59% 7,008
- ✓ Barack Obama 40% 4,681
Ottawa 100% in
- ✓ Mitt Romney 67% 88,503
- ✓ Barack Obama 32% 43,068
Presque Isle 100% in
- ✓ Mitt Romney 54% 3,794
- ✓ Barack Obama 45% 3,192
Roscommon 100% in
- ✓ Mitt Romney 51% 6,701
- ✓ Barack Obama 48% 6,198
Saginaw 100% in
- ✓ Barack Obama 56% 54,372
- ✓ Mitt Romney 44% 42,716
Sanilac 100% in
- ✓ Mitt Romney 60% 10,961
- ✓ Barack Obama 39% 7,212
Schoolcraft 100% in
- ✓ Mitt Romney 53% 2,142
- ✓ Barack Obama 46% 1,865
Shiawassee 100% in
- ✓ Barack Obama 51% 17,197
- ✓ Mitt Romney 48% 15,962
St. Clair 100% in
- ✓ Mitt Romney 53% 39,076
- ✓ Barack Obama 46% 33,845
St. Joseph 100% in
- ✓ Mitt Romney 56% 12,975
- ✓ Barack Obama 43% 10,106
Tuscola 100% in
- ✓ Mitt Romney 55% 14,517
- ✓ Barack Obama 44% 11,643
Van Buren 100% in
- ✓ Barack Obama 50% 16,288
- ✓ Mitt Romney 49% 16,140
Washtenaw 100% in
- ✓ Barack Obama 67% 120,791
- ✓ Mitt Romney 32% 56,401
Wayne 100% in
- ✓ Barack Obama 73% 595,253
- ✓ Mitt Romney 26% 213,586
Wexford 100% in
- ✓ Mitt Romney 58% 7,972
- ✓ Barack Obama 41% 5,717
Exit poll
Gender
Category | Obama | Romney | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Male | 50 | 48 | 49 |
Female | 57 | 42 | 51 |
In which age group are you?
Category | Obama | Romney | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
18-29 | 63 | 35 | 19 |
30-44 | 56 | 43 | 23 |
45-64 | 51 | 49 | 41 |
65 or over | 48 | 52 | 17 |
In which age group are you?
Category | Obama | Romney | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
18-24 | 65 | 32 | 10 |
25-29 | 60 | 39 | 9 |
30-39 | 59 | 39 | 14 |
40-49 | 51 | 48 | 19 |
50-64 | 51 | 49 | 32 |
65 or over | 48 | 52 | 17 |
Race
Category | Obama | Romney | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
White | 44 | 55 | 77 |
Black | 95 | 5 | 16 |
Hispanic or Latino | 63 | 34 | 3 |
Asian | - | - | 2 |
Other | - | - | 2 |
Gender by race
Category | Obama | Romney | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
White men | 41 | 58 | 38 |
White women | 47 | 53 | 39 |
Black men | 92 | 7 | 7 |
Black women | 96 | 3 | 9 |
Latino men | - | - | 2 |
Latino women | - | - | 1 |
All other races | 71 | 28 | 4 |
On most political matters, do you consider yourself:
Category | Obama | Romney | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Liberal | 91 | 7 | 26 |
Moderate | 60 | 39 | 39 |
Conservative | 16 | 83 | 35 |
No matter how you voted today, do you usually think of yourself as a:
Category | Obama | Romney | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Democrat | 95 | 4 | 40 |
Republican | 4 | 96 | 30 |
Independent or something else | 48 | 49 | 30 |
What was the last grade of school you completed?
Category | Obama | Romney | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
No high school diploma | - | - | 3 |
High school graduate | 59 | 41 | 19 |
Some college or associate degree | 54 | 45 | 32 |
College graduate | 44 | 55 | 27 |
Postgraduate study | 60 | 39 | 19 |
What was the last grade of school you completed?
Category | Obama | Romney | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
College graduate | 51 | 48 | 46 |
No college degree | 56 | 43 | 54 |
What was the last grade of school you completed?
Category | Obama | Romney | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
More than high school graduate | 52 | 47 | 78 |
High school graduate or less | 60 | 40 | 22 |
2011 total family income:
Category | Obama | Romney | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Under $30,000 | 68 | 30 | 21 |
$30,000 - $49,999 | 57 | 42 | 21 |
$50,000 - $99,999 | 49 | 50 | 32 |
$100,000 - $199,999 | 47 | 52 | 19 |
$200,000 - $249,999 | - | - | 3 |
$250,000 or more | 47 | 52 | 4 |
2011 total family income:
Category | Obama | Romney | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Under $50,000 | 62 | 36 | 42 |
$50,000 - $99,999 | 49 | 50 | 32 |
$100,000 or more | 48 | 52 | 26 |
2011 total family income
Category | Obama | Romney | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Under $50,000 | 62 | 36 | 42 |
$50,000 or more | 48 | 51 | 58 |
2011 total family income:
Category | Obama | Romney | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Under $100,000 | 57 | 42 | 74 |
$100,000 or more | 48 | 52 | 26 |
Religion
Category | Obama | Romney | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Protestant or other Christian | 48 | 51 | 53 |
Catholic | 44 | 55 | 25 |
Jewish | - | - | 2 |
Something else | - | - | 6 |
None | 78 | 19 | 13 |
Religion among whites
Category | Obama | Romney | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
White Protestant/Other Christian | 34 | 65 | 38 |
White Catholic | 41 | 58 | 23 |
White Jewish | - | - | 2 |
White something else | - | - | 3 |
White none | 76 | 22 | 10 |
Non-white | 86 | 13 | 23 |
White evangelical or white born-again Christians
Category | Obama | Romney | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
White evangelical or white born-again Christians | 24 | 74 | 28 |
All others | 64 | 35 | 72 |
Which comes closest to your position? Abortion should be:
Category | Obama | Romney | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Legal in all cases | 77 | 21 | 31 |
Legal in most cases | 67 | 31 | 25 |
Illegal in most cases | 26 | 73 | 24 |
Illegal in all cases | 19 | 80 | 15 |
Which comes closest to your position? Abortion should be:
Category | Obama | Romney | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Legal | 73 | 25 | 56 |
Illegal | 24 | 76 | 39 |
Which ONE of these four issues is the most important facing the country?
Category | Obama | Romney | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Foreign policy | 62 | 37 | 5 |
Federal budget deficit | 37 | 61 | 15 |
The economy | 51 | 48 | 60 |
Health care | 78 | 21 | 17 |
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 | 28 |
Is a strong leader | 46 | 53 | 18 |
Cares about people like me | 82 | 17 | 23 |
Has a vision for the future | 44 | 56 | 28 |
Which ONE of these four is the biggest economic problem facing people like you?
Category | Obama | Romney | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
The housing market | - | - | 9 |
Unemployment | 60 | 40 | 37 |
Taxes | 36 | 63 | 13 |
Rising prices | 52 | 47 | 38 |
What should happen to the 2010 health care law?
Category | Obama | Romney | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Expand it | 95 | 4 | 30 |
Leave it as is | 86 | 13 | 16 |
Repeal some of it | 30 | 68 | 22 |
Repeal all of it | 6 | 94 | 25 |
What should happen to the 2010 health care law?
Category | Obama | Romney | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Expand it or leave it as is | 92 | 7 | 46 |
Repeal some or all of it | 17 | 82 | 47 |
Should income tax rates:
Category | Obama | Romney | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Increase for all | 53 | 46 | 14 |
Increase only on income over $250,000 | 79 | 19 | 47 |
Not increase for anyone | 21 | 78 | 33 |
Who is more in touch with people like you?
Category | Obama | Romney | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Barack Obama | 95 | 4 | 55 |
Mitt Romney | 2 | 98 | 39 |
Who would better handle the economy?
Category | Obama | Romney | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Barack Obama | 97 | 2 | 53 |
Mitt Romney | 3 | 97 | 43 |
Who would better handle Medicare?
Category | Obama | Romney | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Barack Obama | 96 | 2 | 54 |
Mitt Romney | 2 | 98 | 42 |
Which is closer to your view:
Category | Obama | Romney | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Government should do more to solve problems | 87 | 13 | 42 |
Government is doing too many things better left to businesses and individuals | 23 | 76 | 52 |
Do you think the condition of the nation's economy is:
Category | Obama | Romney | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Excellent | - | - | 3 |
Good | 92 | 7 | 25 |
Not so good | 58 | 40 | 44 |
Poor | 13 | 86 | 26 |
Do you think the condition of the nation's economy:
Category | Obama | Romney | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Excellent or good | 90 | 9 | 28 |
Not so good or poor | 41 | 58 | 70 |
Is the U.S. economy:
Category | Obama | Romney | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Getting better | 90 | 9 | 45 |
Getting worse | 12 | 87 | 27 |
Staying about the same | 39 | 59 | 27 |
Economic conditions:
Category | Obama | Romney | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Getting better | 90 | 9 | 45 |
Staying the same and good | - | - | 4 |
Staying the same and not good | 33 | 65 | 22 |
Getting worse | 12 | 87 | 27 |
Compared to four years ago, is your family's financial situation:
Category | Obama | Romney | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Better today | 85 | 14 | 30 |
Worse today | 13 | 86 | 31 |
About the same | 60 | 39 | 38 |
Who is more to blame for current economic problems?
Category | Obama | Romney | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Barack Obama | 7 | 93 | 34 |
George W. Bush | 86 | 13 | 57 |
Which comes closest to your feelings about the Obama administration:
Category | Obama | Romney | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Enthusiastic | 98 | 1 | 25 |
Satisfied, but not enthusiastic | 91 | 7 | 26 |
Dissatisfied, but not angry | 11 | 87 | 30 |
Angry | 1 | 97 | 17 |
Which comes closest to your feelings about the Obama administration:
Category | Obama | Romney | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Positive | 95 | 4 | 51 |
Negative | 7 | 91 | 47 |
Is your opinion of Barack Obama:
Category | Obama | Romney | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Favorable | 94 | 6 | 57 |
Unfavorable | 2 | 96 | 41 |
Is your opinion of Mitt Romney:
Category | Obama | Romney | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Favorable | 7 | 93 | 45 |
Unfavorable | 95 | 4 | 53 |
Do Barack Obama's policies generally favor:
Category | Obama | Romney | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
The rich | - | - | 8 |
The middle class | 85 | 13 | 46 |
The poor | 25 | 73 | 32 |
Would Mitt Romney's policies generally favor:
Category | Obama | Romney | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
The rich | 91 | 8 | 56 |
The middle class | 4 | 95 | 34 |
The poor | - | - | 2 |
Which best describes your vote for president today?
Category | Obama | Romney | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
I strongly favor my candidate | 59 | 40 | 70 |
I like my candidate but with reservations | 45 | 55 | 22 |
I dislike the other candidates | - | - | 8 |
When did you finally decide for whom to vote in the presidential election?
Category | Obama | Romney | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Just today | - | - | 4 |
In the last few days | - | - | 5 |
In October | - | - | 9 |
In September | - | - | 8 |
Before that | 55 | 45 | 73 |
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 | 45 | 53 | 9 |
Before that | 54 | 46 | 90 |
When did you finally decide for whom to vote in the presidential election?
Category | Obama | Romney | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
In October or later | 46 | 52 | 18 |
Before that | 54 | 45 | 81 |
Are you currently married?
Category | Obama | Romney | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Yes | 45 | 54 | 60 |
No | 66 | 32 | 40 |
Gender by marital status
Category | Obama | Romney | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Married men | 42 | 57 | 31 |
Married women | 48 | 51 | 29 |
Not married men | 66 | 32 | 19 |
Not married women | 66 | 33 | 22 |
Do you have any children under 18 living in your home?
Category | Obama | Romney | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Yes | 53 | 46 | 37 |
No | 54 | 45 | 63 |
Married with children
Category | Obama | Romney | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Married with children | 46 | 53 | 25 |
All others | 56 | 43 | 75 |
Parents
Category | Obama | Romney | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Men with children | 48 | 51 | 17 |
Women with children | 58 | 42 | 20 |
Men without children | 53 | 47 | 32 |
Women without children | 55 | 44 | 31 |
Does anyone in your household belong to a labor union?
Category | Obama | Romney | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Yes | 66 | 33 | 28 |
No | 50 | 49 | 72 |
Do you work full-time for pay?
Category | Obama | Romney | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Yes | 52 | 47 | 56 |
No | 58 | 40 | 44 |
Has anyone in your household lost a job or been laid off in the last four years?
Category | Obama | Romney | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Yes | 46 | 53 | 38 |
No | 58 | 41 | 61 |
Does anyone in your household work in the auto industry?
Category | Obama | Romney | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Yes | 59 | 40 | 21 |
No | 54 | 45 | 78 |
How do you feel about the federal government's aid to U.S. automakers?
Category | Obama | Romney | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Approve | 76 | 23 | 62 |
Disapprove | 16 | 83 | 33 |
In today's election for U.S. Senate, did you just vote for:
Category | Obama | Romney | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Debbie Stabenow | 88 | 12 | 58 |
Pete Hoekstra | 4 | 96 | 39 |
Population of area
Category | Obama | Romney | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Over 500,000 | 97 | 2 | 7 |
50,000 - 500,000 | 67 | 31 | 9 |
Suburbs | 49 | 50 | 65 |
10,000 - 50,000 | 47 | 52 | 6 |
Rural | 45 | 54 | 12 |
Population of area
Category | Obama | Romney | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
City over 50,000 | 80 | 19 | 17 |
Suburbs | 49 | 50 | 65 |
Small city and Rural | 46 | 53 | 19 |
Geographic area
Category | Obama | Romney | % Total |
---|---|---|---|
Wayne County | 74 | 25 | 17 |
Oakland & Macomb Counties | 54 | 45 | 25 |
Lansing-Ann Arbor | 53 | 45 | 23 |
Grand Rapids area | 42 | 57 | 18 |
North Central/Upper Peninsula | 47 | 52 | 16 |