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  1. ✓ Barack Obama 53% 1,547,668
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 45% 1,321,575

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Minnesota county results

Aitkin 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 50% 4,533
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 48% 4,412

Anoka 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 50% 93,430
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 48% 88,611

Becker 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 56% 9,204
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 42% 6,829

Beltrami 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 54% 11,818
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 44% 9,637

Benton 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 56% 10,849
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 42% 8,173

Big Stone 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 50% 1,385
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 48% 1,345

Blue Earth 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 53% 18,164
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 44% 14,916

Brown 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 57% 7,938
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 41% 5,630

Carlton 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 62% 11,389
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 36% 6,586

Carver 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 59% 31,155
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 39% 20,745
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Cass 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 56% 8,957
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 43% 6,858

Chippewa 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 50% 3,083
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 48% 2,967

Chisago 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 55% 16,227
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 43% 12,524

Clay 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 53% 15,210
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 45% 12,920

Clearwater 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 56% 2,359
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 42% 1,753

Cook 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 60% 1,993
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 37% 1,221

Cottonwood 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 57% 3,316
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 42% 2,433

Crow Wing 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 56% 19,415
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 42% 14,760

Dakota 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 51% 116,252
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 48% 109,514

Dodge 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 54% 5,522
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 44% 4,487
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Douglas 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 57% 11,905
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 41% 8,665

Faribault 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 53% 4,104
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 44% 3,407

Fillmore 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 53% 5,713
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 45% 4,913

Freeborn 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 56% 9,327
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 42% 6,970

Goodhue 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 51% 12,986
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 48% 12,212

Grant 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 50% 1,748
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 47% 1,647

Hennepin 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 63% 423,979
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 35% 240,073

Houston 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 51% 5,281
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 48% 4,951

Hubbard 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 58% 6,622
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 41% 4,676

Isanti 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 58% 11,675
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 40% 8,024
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Itasca 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 54% 12,852
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 44% 10,500

Jackson 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 56% 3,044
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 42% 2,268

Kanabec 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 53% 4,319
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 44% 3,586

Kandiyohi 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 53% 11,239
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 46% 9,806

Kittson 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 52% 1,241
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 46% 1,095

Koochiching 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 54% 3,451
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 44% 2,841

Lac Qui Parle 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 50% 1,974
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 49% 1,938

Lake 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 59% 4,043
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 38% 2,610

Lake of the Woods 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 59% 1,306
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 39% 859

Le Sueur 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 52% 7,714
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 46% 6,753
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Lincoln 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 51% 1,594
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 46% 1,428

Lyon 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 53% 6,595
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 44% 5,465

Mahnomen 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 59% 1,276
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 40% 871

Marshall 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 55% 2,380
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 43% 1,854

Martin 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 61% 6,657
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 37% 4,054

McLeod 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 60% 11,069
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 38% 6,970

Meeker 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 57% 6,913
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 41% 4,969

Mille Lacs 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 53% 6,951
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 45% 5,829

Morrison 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 61% 10,159
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 37% 6,153

Mower 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 60% 11,129
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 38% 6,938
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Murray 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 53% 2,504
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 45% 2,160

Nicollet 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 53% 9,652
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 45% 8,214

Nobles 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 54% 4,581
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 45% 3,793

Norman 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 54% 1,730
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 43% 1,384

Olmsted 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 50% 39,338
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 47% 36,832

Otter Tail 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 60% 18,860
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 39% 12,165

Pennington 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 51% 3,304
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 47% 3,024

Pine 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 49% 6,845
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 49% 6,750

Pipestone 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 61% 2,828
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 37% 1,728

Polk 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 52% 7,615
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 46% 6,773
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Pope 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 50% 3,142
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 48% 2,981

Ramsey 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 67% 184,936
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 31% 86,799

Red Lake 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 50% 978
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 47% 928

Redwood 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 59% 4,570
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 39% 3,008

Renville 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 54% 4,149
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 44% 3,394

Rice 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 53% 17,054
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 45% 14,380

Rock 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 58% 2,810
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 40% 1,945

Roseau 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 60% 4,409
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 38% 2,772

Scott 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 56% 40,321
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 42% 29,714

Sherburne 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 60% 27,848
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 38% 17,597
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Sibley 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 60% 4,693
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 37% 2,916

St. Louis 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 64% 74,177
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 34% 39,675

Stearns 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 55% 43,015
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 43% 33,552

Steele 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 52% 9,903
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 46% 8,706

Stevens 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 49% 2,766
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 49% 2,742

Swift 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 54% 2,751
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 44% 2,248

Todd 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 57% 6,719
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 41% 4,819

Traverse 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 51% 942
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 47% 860

Wabasha 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 52% 6,049
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 46% 5,415

Wadena 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 61% 4,143
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 37% 2,492
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Waseca 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 53% 5,116
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 45% 4,370

Washington 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 50% 70,203
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 49% 69,137

Watonwan 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 49% 2,517
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 49% 2,494

Wilkin 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 59% 1,884
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 39% 1,258

Winona 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 55% 14,980
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 42% 11,480

Wright 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 60% 41,460
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 38% 26,584

Yellow Medicine 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 52% 2,806
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 46% 2,465
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Exit poll

Gender

Category Obama Romney % Total
Male 44 51 49
Female 60 38 51

In which age group are you?

Category Obama Romney % Total
18-29 63 33 20
30-44 50 46 24
45-64 49 49 41
65 or over 52 48 14

In which age group are you?

Category Obama Romney % Total
18-24 65 31 14
25-29 60 35 7
30-39 54 40 16
40-49 41 57 19
50-64 52 46 31
65 or over 52 48 14

Race

Category Obama Romney % Total
White 48 49 87
Black - - 6
Hispanic or Latino - - 3
Asian - - 3
Other - - 2

Gender by race

Category Obama Romney % Total
White men 41 54 44
White women 56 43 43
Black men - - 2
Black women - - 4
Latino men - - 1
Latino women - - 2
All other races - - 5
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On most political matters, do you consider yourself:

Category Obama Romney % Total
Liberal 91 6 27
Moderate 57 40 43
Conservative 14 85 31

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

Category Obama Romney % Total
Democrat 93 6 39
Republican 5 95 31
Independent or something else 50 44 30

What was the last grade of school you completed?

Category Obama Romney % Total
No high school diploma - - 3
High school graduate 54 44 19
Some college or associate degree 49 49 31
College graduate 49 46 30
Postgraduate study 61 37 17

What was the last grade of school you completed?

Category Obama Romney % Total
College graduate 54 43 47
No college degree 52 46 53

What was the last grade of school you completed?

Category Obama Romney % Total
More than high school graduate 52 45 78
High school graduate or less 57 41 22
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2011 total family income:

Category Obama Romney % Total
Under $30,000 59 37 17
$30,000 - $49,999 60 36 20
$50,000 - $99,999 50 48 36
$100,000 - $199,999 46 52 19
$200,000 - $249,999 - - 3
$250,000 or more - - 5

2011 total family income:

Category Obama Romney % Total
Under $50,000 59 37 37
$50,000 - $99,999 50 48 36
$100,000 or more 46 52 27

2011 total family income

Category Obama Romney % Total
Under $50,000 59 37 37
$50,000 or more 48 50 63

2011 total family income:

Category Obama Romney % Total
Under $100,000 55 42 73
$100,000 or more 46 52 27

How often do you attend religious services?

Category Obama Romney % Total
More than once a week 32 67 9
Once a week 46 53 25
A few times a month 54 45 17
A few times a year 58 37 32
Never 71 23 15
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How often do you attend religious services?

Category Obama Romney % Total
Weekly or more often 42 57 34
Occasionally 57 40 49
Never 71 23 15

White evangelical or white born-again Christians

Category Obama Romney % Total
White evangelical or white born-again Christians 25 69 23
All others 63 35 77

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

Category Obama Romney % Total
Foreign policy - - 3
Federal budget deficit 40 52 20
The economy 51 47 56
Health care 75 23 18

Which is closer to your view:

Category Obama Romney % Total
Government should do more to solve problems 84 14 46
Government is doing too many things better left to businesses and individuals 26 69 49

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

Category Obama Romney % Total
Better today 81 14 25
Worse today 24 73 29
About the same 61 36 45
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Is your opinion of Barack Obama:

Category Obama Romney % Total
Favorable 91 8 56
Unfavorable 6 89 42

Is your opinion of Mitt Romney:

Category Obama Romney % Total
Favorable 8 91 42
Unfavorable 89 7 55

Which best describes your vote for president today?

Category Obama Romney % Total
I strongly favor my candidate 61 37 61
I like my candidate but with reservations 46 53 29
I dislike the other candidate 40 48 9

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

Category Obama Romney % Total
Just today - - 7
In the last few days 38 48 9
In October - - 7
In September - - 6
Before that 58 40 70

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 43 45 16
Before that 57 41 83
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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 43 49 23
Before that 58 40 76

Are you currently married?

Category Obama Romney % Total
Yes 47 51 58
No 63 32 42

Gender by marital status

Category Obama Romney % Total
Married men 40 56 30
Married women 55 45 28
Not married men 55 38 19
Not married women 70 28 23

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

Category Obama Romney % Total
Amy Klobuchar 76 23 65
Kurt Bills 5 93 31

How did you vote on Amendment 1, recognizing marriage only between one man and one woman?

Category Obama Romney % Total
Yes 27 72 48
No 76 20 52
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Population of area

Category Obama Romney % Total
Over 500,000 - - -
50,000 - 500,000 73 23 24
Suburbs 45 53 43
10,000 - 50,000 60 32 8
Rural 43 55 25

Population of area

Category Obama Romney % Total
City over 50,000 73 23 24
Suburbs 45 53 43
Small city and Rural 47 49 33

Geographic area

Category Obama Romney % Total
Twin Cities core 64 34 32
Eastern Twin Cities suburbs 48 48 19
Collar counties 42 56 16
South 47 49 17
North 50 48 16
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