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  1. ✓ Barack Obama 58% 912,531
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 40% 631,432

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Andover 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 55% 904
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 44% 724

Ansonia 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 61% 4,273
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 37% 2,596

Ashford 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 61% 1,331
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 37% 803

Avon 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 53% 6,305
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 46% 5,537

Barkhamsted 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 49% 1,033
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 49% 1,033

Beacon Falls 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 54% 1,598
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 44% 1,300

Berlin 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 50% 5,499
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 49% 5,361

Bethany 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 51% 1,615
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 48% 1,536

Bethel 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 51% 4,777
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 48% 4,445

Bethlehem 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 58% 1,272
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 41% 894
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Bloomfield 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 83% 9,917
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 16% 1,925

Bolton 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 49% 1,434
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 49% 1,433

Bozrah 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 50% 648
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 47% 606

Branford 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 58% 8,301
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 41% 5,817

Bridgeport 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 86% 32,135
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 14% 5,168

Bridgewater 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 54% 641
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 45% 529

Bristol 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 55% 13,283
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 44% 10,548

Brookfield 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 55% 4,941
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 44% 3,916

Brooklyn 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 52% 1,743
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 46% 1,570

Burlington 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 53% 2,683
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 46% 2,357
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Canaan 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 63% 384
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 35% 210

Canterbury 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 51% 1,294
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 47% 1,197

Canton 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 51% 2,967
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 47% 2,742

Chaplin 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 54% 584
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 43% 466

Cheshire 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 50% 7,355
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 49% 7,271

Chester 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 65% 1,380
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 34% 707

Clinton 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 55% 3,607
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 44% 2,926

Colchester 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 53% 4,125
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 46% 3,579

Colebrook 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 54% 462
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 44% 380

Columbia 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 56% 1,714
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 43% 1,316
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Cornwall 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 71% 629
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 28% 250

Coventry 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 56% 3,538
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 42% 2,621

Cromwell 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 55% 4,063
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 43% 3,193

Danbury 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 58% 15,290
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 40% 10,590

Darien 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 66% 6,220
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 34% 3,182

Deep River 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 61% 1,479
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 38% 932

Derby 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 55% 2,597
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 43% 2,032

Durham 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 50% 2,013
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 49% 1,985

East Granby 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 50% 1,448
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 48% 1,389

East Haddam 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 53% 2,471
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 45% 2,109
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East Hampton 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 52% 3,509
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 47% 3,138

East Hartford 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 75% 13,000
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 25% 4,272

East Haven 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 58% 6,533
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 41% 4,650

East Lyme 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 58% 4,808
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 41% 3,450

East Windsor 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 57% 3,072
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 42% 2,250

Eastford 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 46% 465
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 46% 464

Easton 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 56% 2,380
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 43% 1,841

Ellington 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 51% 3,894
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 47% 3,598

Enfield 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 56% 10,145
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 42% 7,703

Essex 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 56% 2,230
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 43% 1,701
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Fairfield 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 51% 15,282
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 48% 14,352

Farmington 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 51% 7,012
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 48% 6,610

Franklin 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 49% 519
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 49% 516

Glastonbury 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 53% 10,135
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 46% 8,809

Goshen 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 57% 1,017
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 42% 749

Granby 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 51% 3,221
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 48% 3,079

Greenwich 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 56% 14,368
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 43% 11,137

Griswold 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 53% 2,581
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 45% 2,166

Groton 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 60% 8,384
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 38% 5,367

Guilford 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 58% 7,411
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 41% 5,170
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Haddam 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 50% 2,346
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 48% 2,230

Hamden 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 71% 19,181
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 28% 7,482

Hampton 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 58% 601
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 40% 413

Hartford 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 93% 31,735
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 6% 2,138

Hartland 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 64% 778
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 34% 414

Harwinton 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 59% 1,924
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 39% 1,260

Hebron 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 51% 2,606
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 49% 2,471

Kent 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 63% 1,080
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 36% 606

Killingly 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 54% 3,255
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 44% 2,653

Killingworth 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 50% 1,921
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 48% 1,840
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Lebanon 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 52% 1,878
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 47% 1,685

Ledyard 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 52% 3,564
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 47% 3,209

Lisbon 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 55% 1,125
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 43% 890

Litchfield 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 52% 2,403
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 46% 2,151

Lyme 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 58% 856
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 40% 593

Madison 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 50% 5,293
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 49% 5,193

Manchester 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 65% 15,565
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 33% 7,961

Mansfield 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 74% 6,941
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 23% 2,193

Marlborough 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 51% 1,791
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 48% 1,668

Meriden 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 68% 14,886
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 31% 6,880
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Middlebury 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 63% 2,865
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 37% 1,675

Middlefield 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 53% 1,334
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 46% 1,168

Middletown 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 68% 13,830
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 30% 6,105

Milford 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 54% 13,668
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 45% 11,461

Monroe 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 56% 5,757
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 43% 4,446

Montville 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 56% 4,014
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 43% 3,115

Morris 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 57% 747
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 41% 542

Naugatuck 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 50% 5,923
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 49% 5,807

New Britain 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 76% 16,051
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 23% 4,782

New Canaan 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 64% 6,966
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 35% 3,804
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New Fairfield 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 56% 4,288
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 43% 3,323

New Hartford 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 53% 2,056
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 45% 1,759

New Haven 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 89% 39,865
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 10% 4,430

New London 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 79% 6,710
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 19% 1,654

New Milford 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 50% 6,640
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 48% 6,330

Newington 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 60% 8,792
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 39% 5,752

Newtown 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 52% 7,591
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 47% 6,822

Norfolk 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 59% 556
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 40% 384

North Branford 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 50% 3,375
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 49% 3,290

North Canaan 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 55% 706
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 43% 552
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North Haven 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 51% 6,376
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 48% 5,990

North Stonington 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 51% 1,383
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 47% 1,279

Norwalk 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 63% 22,369
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 36% 12,773

Norwich 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 66% 8,542
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 32% 4,144

Old Lyme 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 56% 2,561
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 43% 1,958

Old Saybrook 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 52% 3,101
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 47% 2,753

Orange 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 53% 4,206
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 46% 3,607

Oxford 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 59% 3,905
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 39% 2,599

Plainfield 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 54% 2,957
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 44% 2,378

Plainville 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 57% 4,545
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 42% 3,320
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Plymouth 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 51% 2,713
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 48% 2,553

Pomfret 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 51% 1,103
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 47% 1,012

Portland 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 55% 2,664
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 44% 2,141

Preston 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 50% 1,186
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 49% 1,165

Prospect 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 63% 3,235
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 36% 1,839

Putnam 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 54% 1,839
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 44% 1,507

Redding 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 52% 2,787
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 47% 2,503

Ridgefield 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 53% 7,360
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 46% 6,461

Rocky Hill 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 56% 5,173
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 43% 4,029

Roxbury 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 51% 758
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 48% 706
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Salem 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 51% 1,098
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 47% 996

Salisbury 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 69% 1,552
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 29% 659

Scotland 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 50% 415
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 49% 408

Seymour 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 51% 3,630
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 48% 3,447

Sharon 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 63% 902
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 36% 519

Shelton 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 55% 10,327
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 44% 8,362

Sherman 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 50% 1,049
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 49% 1,020

Simsbury 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 50% 6,853
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 49% 6,710

Somers 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 57% 2,837
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 42% 2,055

South Windsor 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 56% 7,708
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 42% 5,774
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Southbury 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 55% 5,626
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 44% 4,424

Southington 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 50% 10,727
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 49% 10,452

Sprague 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 52% 724
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 47% 655

Stafford 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 54% 3,018
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 44% 2,491

Stamford 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 62% 29,623
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 37% 17,473

Sterling 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 51% 711
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 47% 655

Stonington 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 58% 5,642
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 40% 3,884

Stratford 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 59% 13,483
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 40% 9,324

Suffield 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 53% 3,863
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 46% 3,332

Thomaston 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 57% 2,144
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 41% 1,556
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Thompson 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 49% 1,993
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 49% 1,977

Tolland 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 51% 4,135
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 47% 3,840

Torrington 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 51% 7,320
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 47% 6,843

Trumbull 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 53% 9,986
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 46% 8,703

Union 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 50% 257
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 48% 250

Vernon 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 59% 7,546
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 40% 5,079

Voluntown 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 49% 610
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 48% 600

Wallingford 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 55% 11,559
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 44% 9,259

Warren 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 49% 407
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 49% 404

Washington 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 59% 1,237
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 40% 824
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Waterbury 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 74% 32,495
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 25% 11,043

Waterford 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 56% 5,573
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 42% 4,183

Watertown 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 61% 6,581
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 38% 4,091

West Hartford 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 66% 21,080
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 33% 10,538

West Haven 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 70% 14,286
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 29% 5,789

Westbrook 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 54% 1,903
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 45% 1,605

Weston 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 54% 2,911
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 46% 2,514

Westport 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 56% 8,494
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 43% 6,439

Wethersfield 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 56% 7,753
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 43% 6,015

Willington 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 54% 1,538
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 44% 1,241
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Wilton 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 54% 5,424
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 45% 4,589

Winchester 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 51% 2,389
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 47% 2,201

Windham 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 74% 5,818
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 25% 1,944

Windsor 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 72% 11,461
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 27% 4,305

Windsor Locks 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 55% 3,174
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 43% 2,454

Wolcott 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 61% 5,077
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 38% 3,139

Woodbridge 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 58% 3,018
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 41% 2,104

Woodbury 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 55% 3,058
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 44% 2,434

Woodstock 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 51% 2,134
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 48% 2,021
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Exit poll

Gender

Category Obama Romney % Total
Male 51 47 47
Female 63 36 53

In which age group are you?

Category Obama Romney % Total
18-29 66 30 13
30-44 55 44 24
45-64 58 41 43
65 or over 54 46 20

In which age group are you?

Category Obama Romney % Total
18-24 65 32 7
25-29 67 29 6
30-39 57 42 13
40-49 57 42 22
50-64 57 42 32
65 or over 54 46 20

Race

Category Obama Romney % Total
White 51 48 79
Black 93 7 11
Hispanic or Latino 79 20 6
Asian - - 2
Other - - 1

Gender by race

Category Obama Romney % Total
White men 44 54 38
White women 57 42 42
Black men - - 5
Black women 96 3 6
Latino men - - 2
Latino women - - 4
All other races - - 4
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On most political matters, do you consider yourself:

Category Obama Romney % Total
Liberal 93 6 28
Moderate 56 42 47
Conservative 19 80 24

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

Category Obama Romney % Total
Democrat 94 6 41
Republican 9 91 26
Independent or something else 51 46 32

What was the last grade of school you completed?

Category Obama Romney % Total
No high school diploma - - 2
High school graduate 62 37 15
Some college or associate degree 60 39 24
College graduate 49 49 31
Postgraduate study 60 38 29

What was the last grade of school you completed?

Category Obama Romney % Total
College graduate 54 44 59
No college degree 62 37 41

What was the last grade of school you completed?

Category Obama Romney % Total
More than high school graduate 56 42 83
High school graduate or less 65 34 17
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2011 total family income:

Category Obama Romney % Total
Under $30,000 73 24 12
$30,000 - $49,999 73 26 13
$50,000 - $99,999 54 45 29
$100,000 - $199,999 55 44 29
$200,000 - $249,999 49 50 7
$250,000 or more 49 51 10

2011 total family income:

Category Obama Romney % Total
Under $50,000 73 25 25
$50,000 - $99,999 54 45 29
$100,000 or more 53 46 46

2011 total family income

Category Obama Romney % Total
Under $50,000 73 25 25
$50,000 or more 53 46 75

2011 total family income:

Category Obama Romney % Total
Under $100,000 63 36 54
$100,000 or more 53 46 46

Religion

Category Obama Romney % Total
Protestant or other Christian 58 40 34
Catholic 49 51 41
Jewish - - 5
Something else - - 9
None 76 21 12
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Religion among whites

Category Obama Romney % Total
White Protestant/Other Christian 44 55 23
White Catholic 46 53 36
White Jewish - - 5
White something else - - 6
White none - - 10
Non-white 84 15 20

Which ONE of these four issues is the most important facing the country?

Category Obama Romney % Total
Foreign policy - - 4
Federal budget deficit 41 57 14
The economy 55 44 62
Health care 81 19 17

Which ONE of these four candidate qualities mattered most in deciding how you voted for president?

Category Obama Romney % Total
Shares my values 60 39 29
Is a strong leader 52 48 23
Cares about people like me 85 14 20
Has a vision for the future 41 57 26

Which ONE of these four is the biggest economic problem facing people like you?

Category Obama Romney % Total
The housing market - - 8
Unemployment 62 37 47
Taxes 39 59 23
Rising prices 60 37 21

Which candidate is more in touch with people like you?

Category Obama Romney % Total
Barack Obama 96 3 58
Mitt Romney 3 97 38
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Who would better handle the economy?

Category Obama Romney % Total
Barack Obama 98 1 55
Mitt Romney 6 94 42

Which is closer to your view:

Category Obama Romney % Total
Government should do more to solve problems 83 16 52
Government is doing too many things better left to businesses and individuals 27 71 42

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

Category Obama Romney % Total
Excellent - - 2
Good 93 6 23
Not so good 64 35 47
Poor 10 87 26

Do you think the condition of the nation's economy:

Category Obama Romney % Total
Excellent or good 93 6 25
Not so good or poor 45 53 73

Is the U.S. economy:

Category Obama Romney % Total
Getting better 93 6 45
Getting worse 15 82 30
Staying about the same 45 54 23
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Economic conditions:

Category Obama Romney % Total
Getting better 93 6 45
Staying the same and good - - 3
Staying the same and not good 40 60 19
Getting worse 15 82 30

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

Category Obama Romney % Total
Better today 89 10 26
Worse today 21 77 33
About the same 71 28 41

Is your opinion of Barack Obama:

Category Obama Romney % Total
Favorable 95 5 58
Unfavorable 5 92 41

Is your opinion of Mitt Romney:

Category Obama Romney % Total
Favorable 13 86 43
Unfavorable 92 6 54

Which best describes your vote for president today?

Category Obama Romney % Total
I strongly favor my candidate 62 37 72
I like my candidate but with reservations 55 44 21
I dislike the other candidate - - 6
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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 - - 8
In October - - 7
In September - - 8
Before that 62 37 72

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 50 46 13
Before that 60 39 87

When did you finally decide for whom to vote in the presidential election?

Category Obama Romney % Total
In October or later 51 46 20
Before that 61 38 80

Are you currently married?

Category Obama Romney % Total
Yes 54 45 64
No 65 33 36

Gender by marital status

Category Obama Romney % Total
Married men 48 51 32
Married women 60 39 32
Not married men 60 36 15
Not married women 69 30 21
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Do you have any children under 18 living in your home?

Category Obama Romney % Total
Yes 57 41 36
No 59 40 64

Married with children

Category Obama Romney % Total
Married with children 51 48 26
All others 61 38 74

Parents

Category Obama Romney % Total
Men with children 51 47 18
Women with children 64 35 18
Men without children 54 44 31
Women without children 64 36 33

Do you work full-time for pay?

Category Obama Romney % Total
Yes 58 41 63
No 57 40 37

In today's election for U.S. Senate, did you just vote for:

Category Obama Romney % Total
Chris Murphy 93 6 55
Linda McMahon 14 85 44
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Population of area

Category Obama Romney % Total
Over 500,000 - - -
50,000 - 500,000 73 25 15
Suburbs 55 43 78
10,000 - 50,000 49 49 6
Rural - - -

Population of area

Category Obama Romney % Total
City over 50,000 73 25 15
Suburbs 55 43 78
Small city and Rural 49 49 6

Geographic area

Category Obama Romney % Total
NYC Suburbs 60 39 26
Hartford Area 61 37 36
East 55 44 17
West 51 48 21
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