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  1. ✓ Barack Obama 52% 528,801
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 46% 462,422
  3. ✓ None of These 1% 5,753

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Nevada county results

Carson City 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 53% 12,394
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 44% 10,290
  3. ✓ None of These 1% 212

Churchill 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 69% 7,061
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 29% 2,961
  3. ✓ None of These 1% 83

Clark 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 56% 387,978
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 42% 288,223
  3. ✓ None of These 0% 3,439

Douglas 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 62% 16,264
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 36% 9,288
  3. ✓ None of These 1% 154

Elko 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 75% 12,013
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 22% 3,510
  3. ✓ None of These 1% 140

Esmeralda 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 73% 317
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 21% 92
  3. ✓ None of These 1% 3

Eureka 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 82% 663
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 13% 107
  3. ✓ None of These 2% 19

Humboldt 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 66% 3,810
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 30% 1,737
  3. ✓ None of These 1% 80

Lander 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 73% 1,580
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 25% 534
  3. ✓ None of These 1% 17

Lincoln 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 79% 1,691
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 19% 400
  3. ✓ None of These 1% 14
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Lyon 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 63% 13,520
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 34% 7,380
  3. ✓ None of These 1% 168

Mineral 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 53% 1,080
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 42% 863
  3. ✓ None of These 2% 39

Nye 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 60% 10,566
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 36% 6,320
  3. ✓ None of These 1% 185

Pershing 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 62% 1,167
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 34% 632
  3. ✓ None of These 2% 30

Storey 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 57% 1,321
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 40% 920
  3. ✓ None of These 1% 15

Washoe 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 51% 94,806
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 47% 88,151
  3. ✓ None of These 1% 1,112

White Pine 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 70% 2,601
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 27% 983
  3. ✓ None of These 1% 43
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Exit poll

Gender

Category Obama Romney None of these candidates % Total
Male 48 49 1 47
Female 57 41 1 53

In which age group are you?

Category Obama Romney None of these candidates % Total
18-29 68 30 0 18
30-44 54 42 2 28
45-64 49 49 0 37
65 or over 44 55 1 18

In which age group are you?

Category Obama Romney None of these candidates % Total
18-24 73 23 0 10
25-29 60 40 0 8
30-39 53 43 2 17
40-49 50 47 1 19
50-64 50 47 0 28
65 or over 44 55 1 18

Race

Category Obama Romney None of these candidates % Total
White 43 56 1 64
Black 92 6 0 9
Hispanic or Latino 71 24 2 19
Asian 50 47 0 5
Other 51 46 1 4

Gender by race

Category Obama Romney None of these candidates % Total
White men 38 60 1 29
White women 46 52 1 35
Black men 86 9 0 4
Black women 96 4 - 5
Latino men 70 26 3 8
Latino women 72 21 1 10
All other races 50 46 0 9
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On most political matters, do you consider yourself:

Category Obama Romney None of these candidates % Total
Liberal 91 7 0 24
Moderate 58 39 1 42
Conservative 19 79 1 35

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

Category Obama Romney None of these candidates % Total
Democrat 96 4 0 38
Republican 7 93 0 28
Independent or something else 43 50 2 34

What was the last grade of school you completed?

Category Obama Romney None of these candidates % Total
No high school diploma 73 13 0 5
High school graduate 60 38 0 21
Some college or associate degree 50 48 0 33
College graduate 47 52 1 30
Postgraduate study 54 44 2 12

What was the last grade of school you completed?

Category Obama Romney None of these candidates % Total
College graduate 49 49 2 42
No college degree 56 42 0 58

What was the last grade of school you completed?

Category Obama Romney None of these candidates % Total
More than high school graduate 49 49 1 75
High school graduate or less 63 33 0 25
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2011 total family income:

Category Obama Romney None of these candidates % Total
Under $30,000 68 27 1 21
$30,000 - $49,999 67 31 2 24
$50,000 - $99,999 47 52 0 33
$100,000 - $199,999 38 59 1 17
$200,000 - $249,999 - - - 2
$250,000 or more - - - 2

2011 total family income:

Category Obama Romney None of these candidates % Total
Under $50,000 68 29 1 45
$50,000 - $99,999 47 52 0 33
$100,000 or more 37 61 0 22

2011 total family income

Category Obama Romney None of these candidates % Total
Under $50,000 68 29 1 45
$50,000 or more 43 55 0 55

2011 total family income:

Category Obama Romney None of these candidates % Total
Under $100,000 59 39 1 78
$100,000 or more 37 61 0 22

Religion

Category Obama Romney None of these candidates % Total
Protestant or other Christian 43 57 0 42
Catholic 51 46 2 26
Jewish - - - 3
Something else - - - 6
None 65 33 1 23
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Religion

Category Obama Romney None of these candidates % Total
Protestant 45 54 0 19
Catholic 51 46 2 26
Mormon - - - 6
Other Christian 51 49 0 17
Jewish - - - 3
Muslim - - - 0
Other - - - 6
None 65 33 1 23

Religion among whites

Category Obama Romney None of these candidates % Total
White Protestant/Other Christian 33 67 0 26
White Catholic 38 58 3 15
White Jewish - - - 3
White something else - - - 4
White none 59 40 0 16
Non-white 70 29 0 36

White evangelical or white born-again Christians

Category Obama Romney None of these candidates % Total
White evangelical or white born-again Christians 28 69 3 18
All others 59 40 0 82

Which comes closest to your position? Abortion should be:

Category Obama Romney None of these candidates % Total
Legal in all cases 73 26 0 33
Legal in most cases 54 44 2 30
Illegal in most cases 34 65 0 20
Illegal in all cases - - - 10

Which comes closest to your position? Abortion should be:

Category Obama Romney None of these candidates % Total
Legal 64 35 1 63
Illegal 33 66 0 30
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Which ONE of these four issues is the most important facing the country?

Category Obama Romney None of these candidates % Total
Foreign policy 54 35 5 4
Federal budget deficit 33 65 0 14
The economy 47 50 1 61
Health care 88 12 0 16

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

Category Obama Romney None of these candidates % Total
Shares my values 41 53 3 24
Is a strong leader 36 59 0 21
Cares about people like me 91 9 0 19
Has a vision for the future 50 49 0 33

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

Category Obama Romney None of these candidates % Total
The housing market 60 40 1 16
Unemployment 56 42 0 28
Taxes 47 53 0 14
Rising prices 50 43 1 40

What should happen to the 2010 health care law?

Category Obama Romney None of these candidates % Total
Expand it 86 4 0 28
Leave it as is 95 4 0 17
Repeal some of it 29 69 1 20
Repeal all of it 5 94 0 27

What should happen to the 2010 health care law?

Category Obama Romney None of these candidates % Total
Expand it or leave it as is 89 4 0 45
Repeal some or all of it 15 83 1 47
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Should income tax rates:

Category Obama Romney None of these candidates % Total
Increase for all 51 45 1 17
Increase only on income over $250,000 77 22 1 47
Not increase for anyone 25 74 1 33

Should most illegal immigrants working in the United States be:

Category Obama Romney None of these candidates % Total
Offered a chance to apply for legal status 66 31 2 63
Deported to the country they came from 22 76 0 27

Who is more in touch with people like you?

Category Obama Romney None of these candidates % Total
Barack Obama 95 4 0 53
Mitt Romney 1 99 0 42

Who would better handle the economy?

Category Obama Romney None of these candidates % Total
Barack Obama 98 1 0 48
Mitt Romney 5 93 0 47

Who would better handle Medicare?

Category Obama Romney None of these candidates % Total
Barack Obama 96 3 1 54
Mitt Romney 2 96 0 41
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Which is closer to your view:

Category Obama Romney None of these candidates % Total
Government should do more to solve problems 85 10 0 42
Government is doing too many things better left to businesses and individuals 24 75 1 51

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

Category Obama Romney None of these candidates % Total
Excellent - - - 1
Good 96 4 0 23
Not so good 64 32 3 34
Poor 14 83 0 40

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

Category Obama Romney None of these candidates % Total
Excellent or good 95 4 0 24
Not so good or poor 37 60 2 74

Is the U.S. economy:

Category Obama Romney None of these candidates % Total
Getting better 94 5 0 40
Getting worse 4 93 2 29
Staying about the same 43 53 2 30

Economic conditions:

Category Obama Romney None of these candidates % Total
Getting better 94 5 0 40
Staying the same and good - - - 5
Staying the same and not good 32 64 3 25
Getting worse 4 93 2 29
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Compared to four years ago, is your family's financial situation:

Category Obama Romney None of these candidates % Total
Better today 84 8 1 28
Worse today 15 84 0 37
About the same 69 29 0 35

Who is more to blame for current economic problems?

Category Obama Romney None of these candidates % Total
Barack Obama 5 93 0 37
George W. Bush 87 10 2 54

Which comes closest to your feelings about the Obama administration:

Category Obama Romney None of these candidates % Total
Enthusiastic 98 1 0 29
Satisfied, but not enthusiastic 93 5 2 22
Dissatisfied, but not angry 19 79 1 23
Angry 2 96 0 24

Which comes closest to your feelings about the Obama administration:

Category Obama Romney None of these candidates % Total
Positive 96 3 1 51
Negative 10 88 1 47

Is your opinion of Barack Obama:

Category Obama Romney None of these candidates % Total
Favorable 92 4 0 56
Unfavorable 1 97 1 43
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Is your opinion of Mitt Romney:

Category Obama Romney None of these candidates % Total
Favorable 10 89 0 47
Unfavorable 91 3 1 50

Do Barack Obama's policies generally favor:

Category Obama Romney None of these candidates % Total
The rich 15 83 0 9
The middle class 92 7 1 45
The poor 25 74 1 30

Would Mitt Romney's policies generally favor:

Category Obama Romney None of these candidates % Total
The rich 90 9 1 56
The middle class 4 95 0 33
The poor - - - 1

Which best describes your vote for president today?

Category Obama Romney None of these candidates % Total
I strongly favor my candidate 53 45 0 68
I like my candidate but with reservations 53 43 4 16
I dislike the other candidates 41 54 4 15

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

Category Obama Romney None of these candidates % Total
Just today - - - 2
In the last few days - - - 3
In October 54 44 1 11
In September 64 34 0 9
Before that 51 45 0 73
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When did you finally decide for whom to vote in the presidential election?

Category Obama Romney None of these candidates % Total
Just today or in the last few days 60 34 0 5
Before that 53 44 0 93

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

Category Obama Romney None of these candidates % Total
In October or later 56 41 1 16
Before that 53 44 0 83

Are you currently married?

Category Obama Romney None of these candidates % Total
Yes 44 54 1 57
No 64 33 1 43

Gender by marital status

Category Obama Romney None of these candidates % Total
Married men 41 57 1 28
Married women 47 52 1 29
Not married men 58 39 1 19
Not married women 69 28 0 24

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

Category Obama Romney None of these candidates % Total
Yes 53 45 0 35
No 49 48 2 65
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Married with children

Category Obama Romney None of these candidates % Total
Married with children 44 54 0 24
All others 52 45 2 76

Parents

Category Obama Romney None of these candidates % Total
Men with children 45 52 0 18
Women with children 61 37 0 17
Men without children 47 49 3 31
Women without children 52 48 1 34

Does anyone in your household belong to a labor union?

Category Obama Romney None of these candidates % Total
Yes 60 39 0 16
No 49 48 2 84

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

Category Obama Romney None of these candidates % Total
Shelley Berkley 95 4 0 45
Dean Heller 8 91 0 46
None of these candidates 65 29 4 5

Population of area

Category Obama Romney None of these candidates % Total
Over 500,000 58 40 1 29
50,000 - 500,000 51 48 0 23
Suburbs 54 42 1 36
10,000 - 50,000 34 65 0 4
Rural 39 58 2 7
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Population of area

Category Obama Romney None of these candidates % Total
City over 50,000 55 43 1 52
Suburbs 54 42 1 36
Small city and Rural 37 61 1 11

Geographic area

Category Obama Romney None of these candidates % Total
Washoe County 50 49 1 18
Clark County 56 41 1 70
Rest of state 35 62 1 12
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