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  1. ✓ Barack Obama 62% 1,527,686
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 37% 904,970

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Maryland county results

Allegany 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 65% 18,158
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 32% 9,001

Anne Arundel 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 49% 118,165
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 48% 115,960

Baltimore 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 57% 202,733
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 41% 144,686

Baltimore City 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 87% 201,042
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 11% 25,501

Calvert 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 53% 22,413
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 45% 18,963

Caroline 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 61% 7,674
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 37% 4,621

Carroll 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 66% 53,960
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 32% 26,067

Cecil 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 59% 23,660
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 39% 15,489

Charles 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 65% 45,621
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 34% 23,637

Dorchester 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 53% 7,514
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 46% 6,570
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Frederick 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 51% 55,495
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 47% 51,187

Garrett 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 75% 9,102
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 23% 2,792

Harford 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 59% 69,496
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 39% 46,390

Howard 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 60% 84,017
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 38% 54,094

Kent 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 50% 4,533
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 49% 4,453

Montgomery 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 71% 286,493
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 27% 110,940

Prince George's 99% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 90% 317,342
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 9% 32,236

Queen Anne's 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 64% 14,879
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 34% 7,898

Somerset 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 51% 4,706
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 48% 4,478

St. Mary's 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 57% 25,096
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 41% 17,982
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Talbot 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 56% 10,442
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 43% 7,983

Washington 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 58% 34,113
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 40% 23,282

Wicomico 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 53% 20,136
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 46% 17,481

Worcester 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 58% 14,334
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 40% 9,841
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Exit poll

Gender

Category Obama Romney % Total
Male 57 41 46
Female 65 34 54

In which age group are you?

Category Obama Romney % Total
18-29 70 26 19
30-44 64 34 23
45-64 56 43 46
65 or over 64 35 13

In which age group are you?

Category Obama Romney % Total
18-24 66 29 12
25-29 - - 7
30-39 70 28 14
40-49 55 44 22
50-64 56 42 33
65 or over 64 35 13

Race

Category Obama Romney % Total
White 43 55 59
Black 97 3 28
Hispanic or Latino - - 7
Asian - - 4
Other - - 2

Gender by race

Category Obama Romney % Total
White men 38 58 29
White women 47 52 31
Black men 96 4 11
Black women 97 2 16
Latino men - - 4
Latino women - - 4
All other races - - 5
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On most political matters, do you consider yourself:

Category Obama Romney % Total
Liberal 89 9 30
Moderate 63 35 44
Conservative 26 74 26

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

Category Obama Romney % Total
Democrat 93 6 51
Republican 7 92 26
Independent or something else 53 41 23

What was the last grade of school you completed?

Category Obama Romney % Total
No high school diploma - - 3
High school graduate 70 29 16
Some college or associate degree 60 38 29
College graduate 52 46 28
Postgraduate study 65 33 24

What was the last grade of school you completed?

Category Obama Romney % Total
College graduate 58 40 52
No college degree 65 34 48

What was the last grade of school you completed?

Category Obama Romney % Total
More than high school graduate 59 39 81
High school graduate or less 72 27 19
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2011 total family income:

Category Obama Romney % Total
Under $30,000 81 16 14
$30,000 - $49,999 77 23 14
$50,000 - $99,999 61 38 29
$100,000 - $199,999 49 49 29
$200,000 - $249,999 - - 7
$250,000 or more 55 43 7

2011 total family income:

Category Obama Romney % Total
Under $50,000 79 19 27
$50,000 - $99,999 61 38 29
$100,000 or more 51 47 44

2011 total family income

Category Obama Romney % Total
Under $50,000 79 19 27
$50,000 or more 55 43 73

2011 total family income:

Category Obama Romney % Total
Under $100,000 70 29 56
$100,000 or more 51 47 44

How often do you attend religious services?

Category Obama Romney % Total
More than once a week - - 12
Once a week 57 43 23
A few times a month 57 43 16
A few times a year 59 39 32
Never 75 24 17
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How often do you attend religious services?

Category Obama Romney % Total
Weekly or more often 61 38 35
Occasionally 58 41 47
Never 75 24 17

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

Category Obama Romney % Total
Foreign policy - - 5
Federal budget deficit 41 58 17
The economy 59 39 58
Health care 84 13 16

Which candidate is more in touch with people like you?

Category Obama Romney % Total
Barack Obama 94 5 64
Mitt Romney 3 96 34

Who would better handle the economy?

Category Obama Romney % Total
Barack Obama 97 2 59
Mitt Romney 8 91 38

Which is closer to your view:

Category Obama Romney % Total
Government should do more to solve problems 89 10 49
Government is doing too many things better left to businesses and individuals 30 69 46
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Is your opinion of Barack Obama:

Category Obama Romney % Total
Favorable 93 6 64
Unfavorable 7 92 35

Is your opinion of Mitt Romney:

Category Obama Romney % Total
Favorable 13 87 39
Unfavorable 95 3 59

Which best describes your vote for president today?

Category Obama Romney % Total
I strongly favor my candidate 68 32 73
I like my candidate but with reservations 48 51 20
I dislike the other candidate - - 6

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 - - 6
In October - - 6
In September - - 6
Before that 64 35 77

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 56 40 11
Before that 63 37 89
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When did you finally decide for whom to vote in the presidential election?

Category Obama Romney % Total
In October or later 50 47 17
Before that 64 35 83

Are you currently married?

Category Obama Romney % Total
Yes 53 46 59
No 72 25 41

Gender by marital status

Category Obama Romney % Total
Married men 50 48 29
Married women 56 44 30
Not married men 67 29 17
Not married women 76 23 24

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

Category Obama Romney % Total
Yes 61 37 39
No 62 37 61

Married with children

Category Obama Romney % Total
Married with children 55 44 29
All others 64 34 71
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Parents

Category Obama Romney % Total
Men with children 51 48 17
Women with children 70 29 22
Men without children 61 37 28
Women without children 62 37 33

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

Category Obama Romney % Total
Ben Cardin 94 5 56
Daniel Bongino 6 93 26
Rob Sobhani 41 56 17

How did you vote on Question 6, allowing gay and lesbian couples to obtain a civil marriage license?

Category Obama Romney % Total
For 78 20 52
Against 44 55 48

Population of area

Category Obama Romney % Total
Over 500,000 92 8 7
50,000 - 500,000 - - -
Suburbs 60 39 82
10,000 - 50,000 - - 5
Rural - - 5

Population of area

Category Obama Romney % Total
City over 50,000 92 8 7
Suburbs 60 39 82
Small city and Rural 56 40 11
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Geographic area

Category Obama Romney % Total
Baltimore city 92 8 7
Baltimore suburbs 52 47 31
DC suburbs 81 18 30
Rest of state 46 52 32
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