Balance of power
Balance of power
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Democrat
200
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Independent
0
-
Republican
233
NBC projection:
Democrats expected to win 201 House seats; Republicans, 234 seats.
Margin of error +/- 1
Key state results
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Exit poll
Gender
Democrat |
Republican |
% Total |
Male |
45 |
53 |
47 |
Female |
55 |
44 |
53 |
In which age group are you?
Democrat |
Republican |
% Total |
18-29 |
60 |
38 |
19 |
30-44 |
51 |
46 |
26 |
45-64 |
47 |
51 |
38 |
65 or over |
44 |
55 |
17 |
In which age group are you?
Democrat |
Republican |
% Total |
18-24 |
61 |
37 |
11 |
25-29 |
60 |
38 |
8 |
30-39 |
54 |
43 |
16 |
40-49 |
47 |
52 |
20 |
50-64 |
47 |
51 |
28 |
65 or over |
44 |
55 |
17 |
Race
Democrat |
Republican |
% Total |
White |
39 |
59 |
72 |
Black |
91 |
8 |
13 |
Hispanic or Latino |
68 |
30 |
10 |
Asian |
73 |
25 |
3 |
Other |
58 |
37 |
2 |
Gender by race
Democrat |
Republican |
% Total |
White men |
36 |
62 |
35 |
White women |
43 |
55 |
37 |
Black men |
86 |
13 |
5 |
Black women |
94 |
5 |
8 |
Latino men |
61 |
37 |
5 |
Latino women |
74 |
24 |
6 |
All other races |
66 |
31 |
5 |
Age by race
Democrat |
Republican |
% Total |
White 18-29 |
46 |
52 |
11 |
White 30-44 |
38 |
60 |
18 |
White 45-64 |
38 |
60 |
29 |
White 65+ |
39 |
60 |
14 |
Black 18-29 |
90 |
9 |
3 |
Black 30-44 |
91 |
7 |
4 |
Black 45-64 |
91 |
8 |
4 |
Black 65+ |
91 |
9 |
1 |
Latino 18-29 |
71 |
27 |
4 |
Latino 30-44 |
69 |
30 |
3 |
Latino 45-64 |
65 |
33 |
3 |
Latino 65+ |
66 |
33 |
1 |
All other |
66 |
31 |
5 |
On most political matters, do you consider yourself:
Democrat |
Republican |
% Total |
Liberal |
86 |
12 |
25 |
Moderate |
57 |
41 |
40 |
Conservative |
16 |
82 |
35 |
No matter how you voted today, do you usually think of yourself as a:
Democrat |
Republican |
% Total |
Democrat |
94 |
6 |
39 |
Republican |
5 |
94 |
33 |
Independent or something else |
44 |
51 |
28 |
What was the last grade of school you completed?
Democrat |
Republican |
% Total |
No high school diploma |
62 |
35 |
3 |
High school graduate |
52 |
46 |
21 |
Some college or associate degree |
48 |
50 |
29 |
College graduate |
46 |
52 |
29 |
Postgraduate study |
55 |
43 |
18 |
What was the last grade of school you completed?
Democrat |
Republican |
% Total |
College graduate |
50 |
48 |
47 |
No college degree |
51 |
48 |
53 |
What was the last grade of school you completed?
Democrat |
Republican |
% Total |
More than high school graduate |
49 |
49 |
76 |
High school graduate or less |
54 |
45 |
24 |
2011 total family income:
Democrat |
Republican |
% Total |
Under $30,000 |
63 |
35 |
20 |
$30,000 - $49,999 |
56 |
42 |
21 |
$50,000 - $99,999 |
46 |
52 |
31 |
$100,000 - $199,999 |
43 |
55 |
20 |
$200,000 - $249,999 |
43 |
56 |
3 |
$250,000 or more |
39 |
59 |
4 |
2011 total family income:
Democrat |
Republican |
% Total |
Under $50,000 |
59 |
39 |
40 |
$50,000 - $99,999 |
46 |
52 |
31 |
$100,000 or more |
42 |
56 |
28 |
2011 total family income
Democrat |
Republican |
% Total |
Under $50,000 |
59 |
39 |
40 |
$50,000 or more |
45 |
54 |
60 |
2011 total family income:
Democrat |
Republican |
% Total |
Under $100,000 |
54 |
45 |
72 |
$100,000 or more |
42 |
56 |
28 |
How often do you attend religious services?
Democrat |
Republican |
% Total |
More than once a week |
36 |
63 |
14 |
Once a week |
42 |
56 |
28 |
A few times a month |
51 |
46 |
13 |
A few times a year |
55 |
43 |
27 |
Never |
60 |
38 |
17 |
How often do you attend religious services?
Democrat |
Republican |
% Total |
Weekly or more often |
40 |
58 |
42 |
Occasionally |
54 |
44 |
40 |
Never |
60 |
38 |
17 |
Religion
Democrat |
Republican |
% Total |
Protestant |
36 |
63 |
29 |
Catholic |
50 |
49 |
25 |
Mormon |
22 |
77 |
2 |
Other Christian |
49 |
50 |
23 |
Jewish |
69 |
29 |
2 |
Muslim |
- |
- |
1 |
Other |
71 |
24 |
7 |
None |
71 |
27 |
12 |
Religion
Democrat |
Republican |
% Total |
Protestant or other Christian |
41 |
58 |
53 |
Catholic |
50 |
49 |
25 |
Jewish |
69 |
29 |
2 |
Something else |
73 |
23 |
7 |
None |
71 |
27 |
12 |
Religion among whites
Democrat |
Republican |
% Total |
White Protestant/Other Christian |
29 |
70 |
39 |
White Catholic |
39 |
59 |
18 |
White Jewish |
70 |
28 |
2 |
White something else |
61 |
33 |
4 |
White none |
67 |
31 |
9 |
Non-white |
78 |
20 |
28 |
Church attendance by religion
Democrat |
Republican |
% Total |
Protestant and attend at least weekly |
31 |
68 |
15 |
Protestant and do not attend at least weekly |
42 |
57 |
14 |
Catholic and attend at least weekly |
42 |
56 |
12 |
Catholic and do not attend at least weekly |
52 |
46 |
14 |
All others |
58 |
40 |
46 |
White evangelical or white born-again Christians
Democrat |
Republican |
% Total |
White evangelical or white born-again Christians |
20 |
78 |
26 |
All others |
59 |
39 |
74 |
Which comes closest to your position? Abortion should be:
Democrat |
Republican |
% Total |
Legal in all cases |
74 |
25 |
30 |
Legal in most cases |
55 |
43 |
30 |
Illegal in most cases |
25 |
73 |
23 |
Illegal in all cases |
22 |
78 |
13 |
Which comes closest to your position? Abortion should be:
Democrat |
Republican |
% Total |
Legal |
64 |
34 |
60 |
Illegal |
24 |
75 |
36 |
How do you feel about the Tea Party movement?
Democrat |
Republican |
% Total |
Support |
10 |
88 |
21 |
Neutral |
42 |
57 |
42 |
Oppose |
86 |
12 |
30 |
Which ONE of these four issues is the most important facing the country?
Democrat |
Republican |
% Total |
Foreign policy |
54 |
36 |
5 |
Federal budget deficit |
33 |
65 |
15 |
The economy |
47 |
51 |
59 |
Health care |
73 |
25 |
18 |
Which ONE of these four is the biggest economic problem facing people like you?
Democrat |
Republican |
% Total |
The housing market |
63 |
31 |
8 |
Unemployment |
55 |
43 |
38 |
Taxes |
32 |
66 |
14 |
Rising prices |
50 |
48 |
37 |
What should happen to the 2010 health care law?
Democrat |
Republican |
% Total |
Expand it |
88 |
9 |
26 |
Leave it as is |
78 |
21 |
18 |
Repeal some of it |
30 |
69 |
24 |
Repeal all of it |
7 |
92 |
25 |
What should happen to the 2010 health care law?
Democrat |
Republican |
% Total |
Expand it or leave it as is |
84 |
14 |
44 |
Repeal some or all of it |
18 |
80 |
49 |
Should income tax rates:
Democrat |
Republican |
% Total |
Increase for all |
55 |
45 |
13 |
Increase only on income over $250,000 |
68 |
30 |
48 |
Not increase for anyone |
24 |
74 |
35 |
Should most illegal immigrants working in the United States be:
Democrat |
Republican |
% Total |
Offered a chance to apply for legal status |
60 |
38 |
66 |
Deported to the country they came from |
24 |
74 |
29 |
Who is more in touch with people like you?
Democrat |
Republican |
% Total |
Barack Obama |
87 |
11 |
53 |
Mitt Romney |
6 |
93 |
43 |
Who would better handle the economy?
Democrat |
Republican |
% Total |
Barack Obama |
92 |
6 |
48 |
Mitt Romney |
10 |
89 |
49 |
Who would better handle Medicare?
Democrat |
Republican |
% Total |
Barack Obama |
88 |
11 |
52 |
Mitt Romney |
7 |
91 |
44 |
Who would better handle the federal budget deficit?
Democrat |
Republican |
% Total |
Barack Obama |
93 |
5 |
47 |
Mitt Romney |
9 |
90 |
49 |
Which is closer to your view:
Democrat |
Republican |
% Total |
Government should do more to solve problems |
79 |
18 |
44 |
Government is doing too many things better left to businesses and individuals |
23 |
75 |
52 |
Do you think the condition of the nation's economy is:
Democrat |
Republican |
% Total |
Excellent |
- |
- |
2 |
Good |
89 |
10 |
21 |
Not so good |
55 |
42 |
45 |
Poor |
16 |
82 |
31 |
Do you think the condition of the nation's economy:
Democrat |
Republican |
% Total |
Excellent or good |
89 |
10 |
23 |
Not so good or poor |
39 |
58 |
76 |
Is the U.S. economy:
Democrat |
Republican |
% Total |
Getting better |
88 |
10 |
40 |
Getting worse |
11 |
86 |
30 |
Staying about the same |
41 |
58 |
28 |
Economic conditions:
Democrat |
Republican |
% Total |
Getting better |
88 |
10 |
40 |
Staying the same and good |
69 |
31 |
4 |
Staying the same and not good |
36 |
62 |
25 |
Getting worse |
11 |
86 |
30 |
Compared to four years ago, is your family's financial situation:
Democrat |
Republican |
% Total |
Better today |
79 |
18 |
25 |
Worse today |
18 |
79 |
33 |
About the same |
57 |
41 |
41 |
Do you think things in this country today are:
Democrat |
Republican |
% Total |
Generally going in the right direction |
87 |
11 |
46 |
Seriously off on the wrong track |
17 |
81 |
52 |
Who is more to blame for current economic problems?
Democrat |
Republican |
% Total |
Barack Obama |
7 |
92 |
39 |
George W. Bush |
85 |
12 |
53 |
Do you think the U.S. economic system generally:
Democrat |
Republican |
% Total |
Favors the wealthy |
70 |
28 |
56 |
Is fair to most Americans |
23 |
76 |
39 |
Should taxes be raised to help cut the budget deficit?
Democrat |
Republican |
% Total |
Yes |
74 |
23 |
32 |
No |
38 |
60 |
63 |
Which comes closest to your feelings about the Obama administration:
Democrat |
Republican |
% Total |
Enthusiastic |
96 |
3 |
26 |
Satisfied, but not enthusiastic |
83 |
15 |
24 |
Dissatisfied, but not angry |
15 |
81 |
29 |
Angry |
3 |
95 |
20 |
Which comes closest to your feelings about the Obama administration:
Democrat |
Republican |
% Total |
Positive |
90 |
9 |
50 |
Negative |
10 |
87 |
49 |
Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling his job as president?
Democrat |
Republican |
% Total |
Strongly approve |
93 |
6 |
30 |
Somewhat approve |
77 |
20 |
24 |
Somewhat disapprove |
17 |
80 |
12 |
Strongly disapprove |
3 |
95 |
33 |
Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling his job as president?
Democrat |
Republican |
% Total |
Approve |
86 |
12 |
54 |
Disapprove |
7 |
91 |
45 |
Is your opinion of Barack Obama:
Democrat |
Republican |
% Total |
Favorable |
88 |
11 |
53 |
Unfavorable |
8 |
90 |
46 |
Is your opinion of Mitt Romney:
Democrat |
Republican |
% Total |
Favorable |
10 |
89 |
47 |
Unfavorable |
87 |
11 |
51 |
Do Barack Obama's policies generally favor:
Democrat |
Republican |
% Total |
The rich |
17 |
82 |
10 |
The middle class |
81 |
17 |
44 |
The poor |
27 |
72 |
31 |
Would Mitt Romney's policies generally favor:
Democrat |
Republican |
% Total |
The rich |
84 |
14 |
54 |
The middle class |
8 |
91 |
34 |
The poor |
- |
- |
2 |
Do you trust Barack Obama to handle an international crisis?
Democrat |
Republican |
% Total |
Yes |
83 |
15 |
57 |
No |
6 |
92 |
41 |
Do you trust Mitt Romney to handle an international crisis?
Democrat |
Republican |
% Total |
Yes |
16 |
83 |
50 |
No |
87 |
12 |
47 |
Trust to handle an international crisis:
Democrat |
Republican |
% Total |
Only Barack Obama |
92 |
6 |
43 |
Only Mitt Romney |
4 |
95 |
37 |
Both of them |
52 |
46 |
12 |
Neither of them |
22 |
71 |
4 |
Are you currently married?
Democrat |
Republican |
% Total |
Yes |
42 |
56 |
60 |
No |
62 |
36 |
40 |
Gender by marital status
Democrat |
Republican |
% Total |
Married men |
38 |
60 |
29 |
Married women |
46 |
53 |
31 |
Not married men |
55 |
43 |
18 |
Not married women |
68 |
31 |
22 |
Do you have any children under 18 living in your home?
Democrat |
Republican |
% Total |
Yes |
50 |
49 |
36 |
No |
50 |
48 |
64 |
Married with children
Democrat |
Republican |
% Total |
Married with children |
43 |
55 |
27 |
All others |
52 |
46 |
73 |
Parents
Democrat |
Republican |
% Total |
Men with children |
44 |
54 |
16 |
Women with children |
54 |
44 |
20 |
Men without children |
45 |
53 |
30 |
Women without children |
54 |
44 |
34 |
Does anyone in your household belong to a labor union?
Democrat |
Republican |
% Total |
Yes |
56 |
43 |
18 |
No |
49 |
49 |
82 |
Do you work full-time for pay?
Democrat |
Republican |
% Total |
Yes |
48 |
50 |
60 |
No |
53 |
46 |
40 |
Should your state legally recognize same-sex marriage?
Democrat |
Republican |
% Total |
Yes |
70 |
28 |
49 |
No |
27 |
72 |
46 |
Are you gay, lesbian or bisexual?
Democrat |
Republican |
% Total |
Yes |
76 |
20 |
5 |
No |
49 |
49 |
95 |
In today's election for president, did you just vote for:
Democrat |
Republican |
% Total |
Barack Obama |
92 |
6 |
50 |
Mitt Romney |
6 |
92 |
48 |
Population of area
Democrat |
Republican |
% Total |
Over 500,000 |
69 |
29 |
10 |
50,000 - 500,000 |
57 |
41 |
21 |
Suburbs |
47 |
51 |
48 |
10,000 - 50,000 |
44 |
53 |
7 |
Rural |
38 |
60 |
14 |
Population of area
Democrat |
Republican |
% Total |
City over 50,000 |
61 |
37 |
31 |
Suburbs |
47 |
51 |
48 |
Small city and Rural |
40 |
57 |
21 |