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  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 56% 674,302
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 44% 528,260

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Mississippi county results

Adams 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 59% 7,999
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 41% 5,542

Alcorn 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 75% 11,027
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 23% 3,449

Amite 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 57% 4,393
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 42% 3,218

Attala 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 57% 4,452
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 43% 3,368

Benton 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 50% 2,030
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 50% 2,026

Bolivar 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 69% 9,772
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 30% 4,346

Calhoun 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 63% 3,961
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 36% 2,250

Carroll 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 66% 3,953
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 33% 1,990

Chickasaw 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 51% 3,914
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 47% 3,601

Choctaw 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 66% 2,533
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 33% 1,283
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Claiborne 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 88% 4,633
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 12% 608

Clarke 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 61% 4,415
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 37% 2,695

Clay 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 61% 5,860
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 39% 3,735

Coahoma 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 75% 7,164
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 25% 2,356

Copiah 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 55% 7,201
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 44% 5,714

Covington 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 58% 5,282
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 42% 3,800

DeSoto 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 66% 42,399
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 33% 20,979

Forrest 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 55% 15,339
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 43% 12,079

Franklin 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 61% 2,705
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 38% 1,706

George 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 85% 8,353
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 14% 1,352
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Greene 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 76% 4,528
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 22% 1,325

Grenada 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 53% 5,980
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 47% 5,279

Hancock 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 76% 12,859
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 23% 3,879

Harrison 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 63% 38,646
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 36% 22,242

Hinds 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 72% 70,512
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 27% 26,450

Holmes 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 84% 6,775
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 16% 1,264

Humphreys 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 76% 3,399
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 24% 1,069

Issaquena 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 61% 479
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 38% 302

Itawamba 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 79% 6,925
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 18% 1,599

Jackson 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 67% 33,262
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 31% 15,452
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Jasper 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 55% 5,097
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 45% 4,193

Jeff Davis 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 62% 4,094
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 37% 2,439

Jefferson 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 89% 3,508
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 11% 431

Jones 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 69% 20,635
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 30% 9,146

Kemper 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 64% 3,239
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 35% 1,789

Lafayette 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 57% 9,772
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 41% 7,098

Lamar 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 77% 17,472
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 22% 5,037

Lauderdale 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 57% 17,322
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 42% 12,642

Lawrence 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 63% 4,153
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 36% 2,394

Leake 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 54% 4,283
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 45% 3,599
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Lee 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 64% 22,004
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 35% 12,043

Leflore 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 73% 8,423
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 27% 3,115

Lincoln 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 65% 9,333
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 34% 4,879

Lowndes 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 50% 12,399
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 49% 12,037

Madison 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 58% 28,507
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 42% 20,722

Marion 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 64% 7,118
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 35% 3,833

Marshall 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 59% 9,581
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 40% 6,444

Monroe 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 58% 9,661
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 42% 6,990

Montgomery 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 53% 2,543
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 47% 2,245

Neshoba 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 71% 7,772
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 28% 3,030
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Newton 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 65% 5,909
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 34% 3,069

Noxubee 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 79% 4,920
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 21% 1,325

Oktibbeha 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 50% 8,030
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 48% 7,728

Panola 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 54% 9,079
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 45% 7,629

Pearl River 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 79% 15,836
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 19% 3,813

Perry 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 72% 4,110
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 27% 1,519

Pike 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 53% 9,304
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 46% 7,986

Pontotoc 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 76% 9,403
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 23% 2,785

Prentiss 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 71% 7,075
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 28% 2,817

Quitman 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 71% 2,837
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 28% 1,116
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Rankin 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 75% 46,318
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 23% 14,425

Scott 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 54% 5,728
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 45% 4,774

Sharkey 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 70% 1,571
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 30% 675

Simpson 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 61% 7,424
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 39% 4,723

Smith 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 75% 6,049
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 24% 1,979

Stone 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 72% 4,924
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 26% 1,794

Sunflower 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 73% 7,989
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 26% 2,907

Tallahatchie 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 60% 3,838
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 39% 2,480

Tate 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 59% 6,666
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 40% 4,572

Tippah 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 74% 6,625
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 25% 2,254
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Tishomingo 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 77% 6,070
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 21% 1,623

Tunica 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 79% 3,371
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 20% 867

Union 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 75% 7,759
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 24% 2,481

Walthall 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 54% 4,012
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 45% 3,386

Warren 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 51% 9,899
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 48% 9,390

Washington 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 71% 12,188
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 28% 4,870

Wayne 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 59% 6,080
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 40% 4,116

Webster 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 76% 3,684
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 23% 1,087

Wilkinson 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 69% 2,940
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 30% 1,275

Winston 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 53% 5,147
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 47% 4,557
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Yalobusha 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 52% 3,261
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 47% 2,984

Yazoo 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 57% 6,220
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 42% 4,560
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Exit poll

Gender

Category Obama Romney % Total
Male 40 58 45
Female 46 53 55

In which age group are you?

Category Obama Romney % Total
18-29 55 43 19
30-44 44 54 29
45-64 45 55 39
65 or over 22 78 14

In which age group are you?

Category Obama Romney % Total
18-24 - - 11
25-29 - - 8
30-39 47 49 18
40-49 42 58 21
50-64 45 54 29
65 or over 22 78 14

Race

Category Obama Romney % Total
White 10 89 59
Black 96 4 36
Hispanic or Latino - - 3
Asian - - 0
Other - - 1

Gender by race

Category Obama Romney % Total
White men 9 88 28
White women 11 89 31
Black men 95 5 15
Black women 96 3 21
Latino men - - 1
Latino women - - 3
All other races - - 1
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On most political matters, do you consider yourself:

Category Obama Romney % Total
Liberal 83 15 15
Moderate 56 42 34
Conservative 18 81 51

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

Category Obama Romney % Total
Democrat 92 8 39
Republican 4 96 43
Independent or something else 30 64 18

What was the last grade of school you completed?

Category Obama Romney % Total
No high school diploma - - 5
High school graduate 47 52 31
Some college or associate degree 46 54 25
College graduate 38 60 26
Postgraduate study 33 62 13

What was the last grade of school you completed?

Category Obama Romney % Total
College graduate 36 61 39
No college degree 47 53 61

What was the last grade of school you completed?

Category Obama Romney % Total
More than high school graduate 40 58 64
High school graduate or less 48 51 36
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2011 total family income:

Category Obama Romney % Total
Under $30,000 62 37 29
$30,000 - $49,999 45 55 23
$50,000 - $99,999 30 68 29
$100,000 - $199,999 25 75 13
$200,000 - $249,999 - - 2
$250,000 or more - - 3

2011 total family income:

Category Obama Romney % Total
Under $50,000 54 45 52
$50,000 - $99,999 30 68 29
$100,000 or more 23 76 19

2011 total family income

Category Obama Romney % Total
Under $50,000 54 45 52
$50,000 or more 27 71 48

2011 total family income:

Category Obama Romney % Total
Under $100,000 46 53 81
$100,000 or more 23 76 19

How often do you attend religious services?

Category Obama Romney % Total
More than once a week 30 69 35
Once a week 43 57 31
A few times a month 57 43 15
A few times a year - - 14
Never - - 4
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How often do you attend religious services?

Category Obama Romney % Total
Weekly or more often 36 64 66
Occasionally 47 53 28
Never - - 4

White evangelical or white born-again Christians

Category Obama Romney % Total
White evangelical or white born-again Christians 5 95 50
All others 73 25 50

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

Category Obama Romney % Total
Foreign policy - - 3
Federal budget deficit 32 66 18
The economy 32 67 56
Health care 66 33 20

Which candidate is more in touch with people like you?

Category Obama Romney % Total
Barack Obama 96 4 37
Mitt Romney 5 95 60

Who would better handle the economy?

Category Obama Romney % Total
Barack Obama 96 3 37
Mitt Romney 4 95 60
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Which is closer to your view:

Category Obama Romney % Total
Government should do more to solve problems 69 31 42
Government is doing too many things better left to businesses and individuals 16 82 55

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

Category Obama Romney % Total
Better today 73 26 26
Worse today 12 86 39
About the same 44 54 34

Is your opinion of Barack Obama:

Category Obama Romney % Total
Favorable 93 6 40
Unfavorable 4 94 59

Is your opinion of Mitt Romney:

Category Obama Romney % Total
Favorable 6 94 59
Unfavorable 91 7 35

Which best describes your vote for president today?

Category Obama Romney % Total
I strongly favor my candidate 44 55 77
I like my candidate but with reservations 22 78 17
I dislike the other candidate - - 4
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When did you finally decide for whom to vote in the presidential election?

Category Obama Romney % Total
Just today - - 6
In the last few days - - 5
In October - - 3
In September - - 5
Before that 38 61 81

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 - - 10
Before that 37 62 89

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

Category Obama Romney % Total
In October or later - - 13
Before that 37 61 86

Are you currently married?

Category Obama Romney % Total
Yes 32 67 66
No 60 40 34

Gender by marital status

Category Obama Romney % Total
Married men 29 68 30
Married women 35 65 35
Not married men 58 41 14
Not married women 60 39 21
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In today's election for U.S. Senate, did you just vote for:

Category Obama Romney % Total
Albert Gore 93 6 41
Roger Wicker 7 93 57

Population of area

Category Obama Romney % Total
Over 500,000 - - -
50,000 - 500,000 - - 6
Suburbs 45 54 26
10,000 - 50,000 69 31 11
Rural 33 65 57

Population of area

Category Obama Romney % Total
City over 50,000 - - 6
Suburbs 45 54 26
Small city and Rural 39 60 68

Geographic area

Category Obama Romney % Total
Jackson and Delta 63 36 28
Southeast 33 66 40
Northeast 39 60 32
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