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The percentages in the first column, labeled "Total," show the proportion of the electorate that is in each subgroup -- these columns are always read down vertically.

The percentages in all remaining columns are read across horizontally (those to the right of the "Total" column). These percentages show how the particular subgroup of voters divided their vote among the candidates or vote question.

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President
Senate
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Ballot-measures

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Senate
House
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2012 National Poll

House

Sample: 25,058 respondents

Are you:
Total
Democrat
Republican

Male

47%

45%

53%
Female

53%

55%

44%
Sample: 25,018 respondents

In which age group are you?
Total
Democrat
Republican

18-29

19%

60%

38%
30-44

26%

51%

46%
45-64

38%

47%

51%
65 or over

17%

44%

55%
Sample: 24,941 respondents

In which age group are you?
Total
Democrat
Republican

18-24

11%

61%

37%
25-29

8%

60%

38%
30-39

16%

54%

43%
40-49

20%

47%

52%
50-64

28%

47%

51%
65 or over

17%

44%

55%
Sample: 24,941 respondents

Are you:
Total
Democrat
Republican

White

72%

39%

59%
Black

13%

91%

8%
Hispanic/Latino

10%

68%

30%
Asian

3%

73%

25%
Other

2%

58%

37%
Sample: 24,728 respondents

Sex by race
Total
Democrat
Republican

White men

35%

36%

62%
White women

37%

43%

55%
Black men

5%

86%

13%
Black women

8%

94%

5%
Latino men

5%

61%

37%
Latino women

6%

74%

24%
All other races

5%

66%

31%
Sample: 24,694 respondents

Age by race
Total
Democrat
Republican

White 18-29

11%

46%

52%
White 30-44

18%

38%

60%
White 45-64

29%

38%

60%
White 65+

14%

39%

60%
Black 18-29

3%

90%

9%
Black 30-44

4%

91%

7%
Black 45-64

4%

91%

8%
Black 65+

1%

91%

9%
Latino 18-29

4%

71%

27%
Latino 30-44

3%

69%

30%
Latino 45-64

3%

65%

33%
Latino 65+

1%

66%

33%
All other

5%

66%

31%
Sample: 24,646 respondents

On most political matters, do you consider yourself:
Total
Democrat
Republican

Liberal

25%

86%

12%
Moderate

40%

57%

41%
Conservative

35%

16%

82%
Sample: 23,605 respondents

No matter how you voted today, do you usually think of yourself as a:
Total
Democrat
Republican

Democrat

39%

94%

6%
Republican

33%

5%

94%
Independent or something else

28%

44%

51%
Sample: 24,149 respondents

What was the last grade of school you completed?
Total
Democrat
Republican

No high school diploma

3%

62%

35%
High school graduate

21%

52%

46%
Some college/assoc. degree

29%

48%

50%
College graduate

29%

46%

52%
Postgraduate study

18%

55%

43%
Sample: 24,072 respondents

What was the last grade of school you completed?
Total
Democrat
Republican

College graduate

47%

50%

48%
No college degree

53%

51%

48%
Sample: 24,072 respondents

What was the last grade of school you completed?
Total
Democrat
Republican

More than high school graduate

76%

49%

49%
High school graduate or less

24%

54%

45%
Sample: 24,072 respondents

2011 total family income:
Total
Democrat
Republican

Under $30,000

20%

63%

35%
$30,000 - $49,999

21%

56%

42%
$50,000 - $99,999

31%

46%

52%
$100,000 - $199,999

20%

43%

55%
$200,000 - $249,999

3%

43%

56%
$250,000 or more

4%

39%

59%
Sample: 22,857 respondents

2011 total family income:
Total
Democrat
Republican

Under $50,000

40%

59%

39%
$50,000-$99,999

31%

46%

52%
$100,000 or more

28%

42%

56%
Sample: 22,857 respondents

2011 total family income:
Total
Democrat
Republican

Under $50,000

40%

59%

39%
$50,000 or more

60%

45%

54%
Sample: 22,857 respondents

2011 total family income:
Total
Democrat
Republican

Under $100,000

72%

54%

45%
$100,000 or more

28%

42%

56%
Sample: 22,857 respondents

How often do you attend religious services?
Total
Democrat
Republican

More than once a week

14%

36%

63%
Once a week

28%

42%

56%
A few times a month

13%

51%

46%
A few times a year

27%

55%

43%
Never

17%

60%

38%
Sample: 4,895 respondents

How often do you attend religious services?
Total
Democrat
Republican

Weekly

42%

40%

58%
Occasionally

40%

54%

44%
Never

17%

60%

38%
Sample: 4,895 respondents

Are you:
Total
Democrat
Republican

Protestant

29%

36%

63%
Catholic

25%

50%

49%
Mormon

2%

22%

77%
Other Christian

23%

49%

50%
Jewish

2%

69%

29%
Muslim

1%

-

-
Other

7%

71%

24%
None

12%

71%

27%
Sample: 9,244 respondents

Religion, combined Protestant and other Christian
Total
Democrat
Republican

Protestant or other Christian

53%

41%

58%
Catholic

25%

50%

49%
Jewish

2%

69%

29%
Something else

7%

73%

23%
None

12%

71%

27%
Sample: 9,244 respondents

Religion among whites
Total
Democrat
Republican

White Protestant/Other Christian

39%

29%

70%
White Catholic

18%

39%

59%
White Jewish

2%

70%

28%
White something else

4%

61%

33%
White none

9%

67%

31%
Non-white

28%

78%

20%
Sample: 9,223 respondents

Church attendance by Religion
Total
Democrat
Republican

Protestant/Attend weekly

15%

31%

68%
Protestant/Do not attend weekly

14%

42%

57%
Catholic/Attend weekly

12%

42%

56%
Catholic/Do not attend weekly

14%

52%

46%
All Others

46%

58%

40%
Sample: 4,895 respondents

White evangelical or white born-again Christians
Total
Democrat
Republican

White evangelical or white born-again Christian

26%

20%

78%
All others

74%

59%

39%
Sample: 4,878 respondents

Which comes closest to your position? Abortion should be:
Total
Democrat
Republican

Legal in all cases

30%

74%

25%
Legal in most cases

30%

55%

43%
Illegal in most cases

23%

25%

73%
Illegal in all cases

13%

22%

78%
Sample: 4,895 respondents

Which comes closest to your position? Abortion should be:
Total
Democrat
Republican

Legal

60%

64%

34%
Illegal

36%

24%

75%
Sample: 4,895 respondents

How do you feel about the Tea Party movement?
Total
Democrat
Republican

Support

21%

10%

88%
Neutral

42%

42%

57%
Oppose

30%

86%

12%
Sample: 4,895 respondents

Which ONE of these four issues is the most important facing the country? (CHECK ONLY ONE)
Total
Democrat
Republican

Foreign policy

5%

54%

36%
Federal budget deficit

15%

33%

65%
The economy

59%

47%

51%
Health care

18%

73%

25%
Sample: 10,192 respondents

Which ONE of these four is the biggest economic problem facing people like you? (CHECK ONLY ONE)
Total
Democrat
Republican

The housing market

8%

63%

31%
Unemployment

38%

55%

43%
Taxes

14%

32%

66%
Rising prices

37%

50%

48%
Sample: 5,065 respondents

What should happen to the 2010 health care law?
Total
Democrat
Republican

Expand it

26%

88%

9%
Leave it as is

18%

78%

21%
Repeal some of it

24%

30%

69%
Repeal all of it

25%

7%

92%
Sample: 4,753 respondents

What should happen to the 2010 health care law?
Total
Democrat
Republican

Expand it or leave it as is

44%

84%

14%
Repeal some of it or repeal all of it

49%

18%

80%
Sample: 4,753 respondents

Should income tax rates:
Total
Democrat
Republican

Increase for all

13%

55%

45%
Increase only on income over $250,000

48%

68%

30%
Not increase for anyone

35%

24%

74%
Sample: 4,874 respondents

Should most illegal immigrants working in the United States be:
Total
Democrat
Republican

Offered a chance to apply for legal status

66%

60%

38%
Deported to the country they came from

29%

24%

74%
Sample: 4,895 respondents

Who is more in touch with people like you?
Total
Democrat
Republican

Barack Obama

53%

87%

11%
Mitt Romney

43%

6%

93%
Sample: 4,753 respondents

Who would better handle the economy?
Total
Democrat
Republican

Barack Obama

48%

92%

6%
Mitt Romney

49%

10%

89%
Sample: 4,753 respondents

Who would better handle Medicare?
Total
Democrat
Republican

Barack Obama

52%

88%

11%
Mitt Romney

44%

7%

91%
Sample: 4,753 respondents

Who would better handle the federal budget deficit?
Total
Democrat
Republican

Barack Obama

47%

93%

5%
Mitt Romney

49%

9%

90%
Sample: 4,874 respondents

Which is closer to your view:
Total
Democrat
Republican

Government should do more to solve problems

44%

79%

18%
Government is doing too many things better left to businesses and individuals

52%

23%

75%
Sample: 5,127 respondents

Do you think the condition of the nation's economy is:
Total
Democrat
Republican

Excellent

2%

-

-
Good

21%

89%

10%
Not so good

45%

55%

42%
Poor

31%

16%

82%
Sample: 5,065 respondents

Do you think the condition of the nation's economy is:
Total
Democrat
Republican

Excellent or good

23%

89%

10%
Not so good or poor

76%

39%

58%
Sample: 5,065 respondents

Is the U.S. economy:
Total
Democrat
Republican

Getting better

40%

88%

10%
Getting worse

30%

11%

86%
Staying about the same

28%

41%

58%
Sample: 5,065 respondents

Economic Conditions Are...
Total
Democrat
Republican

Getting better

40%

88%

10%
Good and staying the same

4%

69%

31%
Poor and staying the same

25%

36%

62%
Getting worse

30%

11%

86%
Sample: 5,065 respondents

Compared to four years ago, is your family's financial situation:
Total
Democrat
Republican

Better today

25%

79%

18%
Worse today

33%

18%

79%
About the same

41%

57%

41%
Sample: 5,127 respondents

Do you think things in this country today are:
Total
Democrat
Republican

Generally going in the right direction

46%

87%

11%
Seriously off on the wrong track

52%

17%

81%
Sample: 4,578 respondents

Who is more to blame for current economic problems?
Total
Democrat
Republican

Barack Obama

39%

7%

92%
George W. Bush

53%

85%

12%
Sample: 5,065 respondents

Do you think the U.S. economic system generally:
Total
Democrat
Republican

Favors the wealthy

56%

70%

28%
Is fair to most Americans

39%

23%

76%
Sample: 4,753 respondents

Should taxes be raised to help cut the budget deficit?
Total
Democrat
Republican

Yes

32%

74%

23%
No

63%

38%

60%
Sample: 5,065 respondents

Which comes closest to your feelings about the Obama administration:
Total
Democrat
Republican

Enthusiastic

26%

96%

3%
Satisfied, but not enthusiastic

24%

83%

15%
Dissatisfied, but not angry

29%

15%

81%
Angry

20%

3%

95%
Sample: 5,197 respondents

Which comes closest to your feelings about the Obama administration:
Total
Democrat
Republican

Positive

50%

90%

9%
Negative

49%

10%

87%
Sample: 5,197 respondents

Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling his job as president?
Total
Democrat
Republican

Strongly approve

30%

93%

6%
Somewhat approve

24%

77%

20%
Somewhat disapprove

12%

17%

80%
Strongly disapprove

33%

3%

95%
Sample: 4,753 respondents

Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling his job as president?
Total
Democrat
Republican

Approve

54%

86%

12%
Disapprove

45%

7%

91%
Sample: 4,753 respondents

Is your opinion of Barack Obama:
Total
Democrat
Republican

Favorable

53%

88%

11%
Unfavorable

46%

8%

90%
Sample: 4,578 respondents

Is your opinion of Mitt Romney:
Total
Democrat
Republican

Favorable

47%

10%

89%
Unfavorable

51%

87%

11%
Sample: 4,578 respondents

Do Barack Obama’s policies generally favor:
Total
Democrat
Republican

The rich

10%

17%

82%
The middle class

44%

81%

17%
The poor

31%

27%

72%
Sample: 4,578 respondents

Would Mitt Romney’s policies generally favor:
Total
Democrat
Republican

The rich

54%

84%

14%
The middle class

34%

8%

91%
The poor

2%

-

-
Sample: 4,578 respondents

Do you trust Barack Obama to handle an international crisis?
Total
Democrat
Republican

Yes

57%

83%

15%
No

41%

6%

92%
Sample: 4,753 respondents

Do you trust Mitt Romney to handle an international crisis?
Total
Democrat
Republican

Yes

50%

16%

83%
No

47%

87%

12%
Sample: 4,753 respondents

Do you trust _____ to handle an international crisis?
Total
Democrat
Republican

Only Barack Obama

43%

92%

6%
Only Mitt Romney

37%

4%

95%
Both of them

12%

52%

46%
Neither of them

4%

22%

71%
Sample: 4,753 respondents

Are you currently married?
Total
Democrat
Republican

Yes

60%

42%

56%
No

40%

62%

36%
Sample: 19,586 respondents

Gender by marital status
Total
Democrat
Republican

Married men

29%

38%

60%
Married women

31%

46%

53%
Non-married men

18%

55%

43%
Non-married women

22%

68%

31%
Sample: 19,556 respondents

Do you have any children under 18 living in your home?
Total
Democrat
Republican

Yes

36%

50%

49%
No

64%

50%

48%
Sample: 14,255 respondents

Married with children:
Total
Democrat
Republican

Married with children

27%

43%

55%
All others

73%

52%

46%
Sample: 14,287 respondents

Parents
Total
Democrat
Republican

Men with children

16%

44%

54%
Women with children

20%

54%

44%
Men without children

30%

45%

53%
Women without children

34%

54%

44%
Sample: 14,231 respondents

Does anyone in your household belong to a labor union?
Total
Democrat
Republican

Yes

18%

56%

43%
No

82%

49%

49%
Sample: 4,516 respondents

Do you work full-time for pay?
Total
Democrat
Republican

Yes

60%

48%

50%
No

40%

53%

46%
Sample: 4,638 respondents

Should your state legally recognize same-sex marriage?
Total
Democrat
Republican

Yes

49%

70%

28%
No

46%

27%

72%
Sample: 5,024 respondents

Are you gay, lesbian or bisexual?
Total
Democrat
Republican

Yes

5%

76%

20%
No

95%

49%

49%
Sample: 8,786 respondents

Population of area, five categories
Total
Democrat
Republican

Over 500,000

10%

69%

29%
50,000 - 500,000

21%

57%

41%
Suburbs

48%

47%

51%
10,000 - 50,000

7%

44%

53%
Rural

14%

38%

60%
Sample: 25,058 respondents

Population of area, three categories
Total
Democrat
Republican

City over 50,000

31%

61%

37%
Suburbs

48%

47%

51%
Small city and Rural

21%

40%

57%
Sample: 25,058 respondents