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  1. ✓ Barack Obama 52% 2,907,448
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 47% 2,619,583

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Pennsylvania county results

Adams 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 63% 26,490
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 35% 14,893

Allegheny 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 57% 348,151
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 42% 259,304

Armstrong 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 68% 19,231
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 31% 8,694

Beaver 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 53% 42,118
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 46% 36,833

Bedford 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 77% 16,509
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 22% 4,730

Berks 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 50% 80,857
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 49% 79,895

Blair 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 66% 31,500
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 33% 15,516

Bradford 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 61% 13,827
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 37% 8,291

Bucks 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 50% 159,598
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 49% 155,876

Butler 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 67% 59,416
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 32% 28,385
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Cambria 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 58% 33,464
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 40% 23,181

Cameron 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 64% 1,264
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 34% 677

Carbon 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 52% 12,710
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 46% 11,040

Centre 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 49% 33,697
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 49% 33,677

Chester 99% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 50% 123,280
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 49% 122,232

Clarion 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 67% 10,228
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 31% 4,731

Clearfield 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 64% 20,303
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 35% 11,093

Clinton 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 55% 6,941
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 43% 5,503

Columbia 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 55% 13,445
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 43% 10,424

Crawford 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 59% 19,497
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 39% 13,024
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Cumberland 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 59% 64,365
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 40% 43,983

Dauphin 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 52% 64,209
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 46% 56,838

Delaware 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 60% 164,805
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 39% 105,270

Elk 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 57% 7,099
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 41% 5,144

Erie 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 58% 65,136
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 41% 46,102

Fayette 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 54% 25,845
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 45% 21,841

Forest 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 60% 1,381
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 39% 894

Franklin 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 69% 43,072
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 30% 18,910

Fulton 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 78% 4,780
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 21% 1,297

Greene 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 58% 7,985
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 41% 5,564
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Huntingdon 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 68% 11,953
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 31% 5,383

Indiana 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 59% 21,187
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 40% 14,403

Jefferson 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 72% 12,288
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 27% 4,535

Juniata 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 72% 6,821
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 27% 2,533

Lackawanna 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 63% 61,309
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 36% 34,730

Lancaster 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 59% 129,364
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 40% 87,108

Lawrence 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 54% 20,915
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 45% 17,427

Lebanon 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 63% 34,010
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 35% 18,975

Lehigh 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 53% 77,029
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 46% 66,091

Luzerne 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 52% 63,974
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 47% 57,969
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Lycoming 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 66% 30,490
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 33% 15,104

McKean 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 63% 9,494
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 35% 5,260

Mercer 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 51% 24,304
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 48% 23,082

Mifflin 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 73% 11,893
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 26% 4,259

Monroe 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 56% 33,431
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 42% 25,100

Montgomery 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 57% 227,561
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 42% 169,903

Montour 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 60% 4,636
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 39% 3,026

Northampton 100% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 52% 65,014
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 47% 59,242

Northumberland 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 59% 18,516
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 39% 12,392

Perry 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 69% 12,511
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 30% 5,430
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Philadelphia 99% in

  1. ✓ Barack Obama 85% 557,024
  2. ✓ Mitt Romney 14% 91,840

Pike 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 55% 12,713
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 44% 10,170

Potter 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 72% 5,199
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 26% 1,892

Schuylkill 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 56% 32,156
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 43% 24,453

Snyder 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 67% 10,050
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 31% 4,672

Somerset 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 71% 23,935
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 28% 9,420

Sullivan 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 63% 1,859
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 35% 1,028

Susquehanna 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 60% 10,735
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 38% 6,891

Tioga 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 66% 10,599
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 32% 5,053

Union 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 61% 9,863
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 37% 6,063
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Venango 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 62% 12,928
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 36% 7,469

Warren 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 57% 9,415
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 41% 6,768

Washington 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 56% 50,455
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 43% 38,503

Wayne 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 60% 12,531
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 39% 8,138

Westmoreland 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 61% 103,429
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 38% 63,380

Wyoming 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 55% 6,189
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 43% 4,812

York 100% in

  1. ✓ Mitt Romney 60% 111,576
  2. ✓ Barack Obama 39% 72,126
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Exit poll

Gender

Category Obama Romney % Total
Male 48 51 48
Female 56 43 52

In which age group are you?

Category Obama Romney % Total
18-29 63 35 19
30-44 55 43 25
45-64 48 51 39
65 or over 43 57 17

In which age group are you?

Category Obama Romney % Total
18-24 64 34 10
25-29 62 36 9
30-39 57 41 16
40-49 51 48 19
50-64 47 52 29
65 or over 43 57 17

Race

Category Obama Romney % Total
White 42 57 78
Black 93 6 13
Hispanic or Latino 80 18 6
Asian - - 1
Other - - 1

Gender by race

Category Obama Romney % Total
White men 39 60 38
White women 45 54 40
Black men 90 8 6
Black women 96 4 7
Latino men - - 3
Latino women 84 14 4
All other races - - 2
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On most political matters, do you consider yourself:

Category Obama Romney % Total
Liberal 90 9 27
Moderate 54 45 42
Conservative 16 84 31

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

Category Obama Romney % Total
Democrat 91 9 45
Republican 7 93 35
Independent or something else 45 50 20

What was the last grade of school you completed?

Category Obama Romney % Total
No high school diploma 82 18 3
High school graduate 60 39 24
Some college or associate degree 51 47 25
College graduate 41 57 27
Postgraduate study 53 45 21

What was the last grade of school you completed?

Category Obama Romney % Total
College graduate 46 52 48
No college degree 57 42 52

What was the last grade of school you completed?

Category Obama Romney % Total
More than high school graduate 48 51 73
High school graduate or less 63 36 27
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2011 total family income:

Category Obama Romney % Total
Under $30,000 74 24 19
$30,000 - $49,999 61 38 21
$50,000 - $99,999 41 58 31
$100,000 - $199,999 46 53 20
$200,000 - $249,999 - - 3
$250,000 or more 43 55 6

2011 total family income:

Category Obama Romney % Total
Under $50,000 67 31 40
$50,000 - $99,999 41 58 31
$100,000 or more 45 54 29

2011 total family income

Category Obama Romney % Total
Under $50,000 67 31 40
$50,000 or more 43 56 60

2011 total family income:

Category Obama Romney % Total
Under $100,000 56 43 71
$100,000 or more 45 54 29

Religion

Category Obama Romney % Total
Protestant or other Christian 49 51 44
Catholic 49 50 34
Jewish - - 4
Something else - - 6
None 74 25 12
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Religion among whites

Category Obama Romney % Total
White Protestant/Other Christian 35 64 32
White Catholic 44 56 29
White Jewish - - 3
White something else - - 3
White none 68 30 9
Non-white 86 13 24

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

Category Obama Romney % Total
Foreign policy - - 4
Federal budget deficit 33 66 13
The economy 47 52 61
Health care 74 25 19

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

Category Obama Romney % Total
Shares my values 43 56 29
Is a strong leader 36 63 20
Cares about people like me 82 17 20
Has a vision for the future 41 56 28

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

Category Obama Romney % Total
The housing market - - 5
Unemployment 53 46 36
Taxes 38 61 21
Rising prices 52 47 35

What should happen to the 2010 health care law?

Category Obama Romney % Total
Expand it 94 5 33
Leave it as is 83 17 17
Repeal some of it 27 71 25
Repeal all of it 4 94 21
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What should happen to the 2010 health care law?

Category Obama Romney % Total
Expand it or leave it as is 90 9 51
Repeal some or all of it 16 82 46

Which candidate is more in touch with people like you?

Category Obama Romney % Total
Barack Obama 95 5 56
Mitt Romney 2 98 41

Who would better handle the economy?

Category Obama Romney % Total
Barack Obama 98 1 52
Mitt Romney 4 94 45

Who would better handle Medicare?

Category Obama Romney % Total
Barack Obama 96 2 49
Mitt Romney 3 97 47

Which is closer to your view:

Category Obama Romney % Total
Government should do more to solve problems 81 17 43
Government is doing too many things better left to businesses and individuals 21 78 53
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Do you think the condition of the nation's economy is:

Category Obama Romney % Total
Excellent - - 2
Good 90 9 26
Not so good 55 44 47
Poor 12 86 24

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

Category Obama Romney % Total
Excellent or good 91 9 28
Not so good or poor 41 58 71

Is the U.S. economy:

Category Obama Romney % Total
Getting better 96 3 40
Getting worse 10 89 33
Staying about the same 50 49 26

Economic conditions:

Category Obama Romney % Total
Getting better 96 3 40
Staying the same and good - - 6
Staying the same and not good 43 56 21
Getting worse 10 89 33

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

Category Obama Romney % Total
Better today 88 11 24
Worse today 12 86 33
About the same 56 42 43
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Which comes closest to your feelings about the Obama administration:

Category Obama Romney % Total
Enthusiastic 99 1 28
Satisfied, but not enthusiastic 90 10 26
Dissatisfied, but not angry 12 85 28
Angry 2 96 17

Which comes closest to your feelings about the Obama administration:

Category Obama Romney % Total
Positive 95 5 54
Negative 8 89 44

Is your opinion of Barack Obama:

Category Obama Romney % Total
Favorable 92 7 52
Unfavorable 3 95 46

Is your opinion of Mitt Romney:

Category Obama Romney % Total
Favorable 7 92 48
Unfavorable 91 6 50

Which best describes your vote for president today?

Category Obama Romney % Total
I strongly favor my candidate 58 41 70
I like my candidate but with reservations 44 55 24
I dislike the other candidate - - 5
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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 - - 8
In October - - 7
In September - - 5
Before that 51 48 73

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 39 57 14
Before that 50 48 85

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

Category Obama Romney % Total
In October or later 40 56 21
Before that 51 48 78

Are you currently married?

Category Obama Romney % Total
Yes 43 55 60
No 64 34 40

Gender by marital status

Category Obama Romney % Total
Married men 41 57 30
Married women 45 54 30
Not married men 59 40 18
Not married women 69 30 22
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Do you have any children under 18 living in your home?

Category Obama Romney % Total
Yes 50 48 37
No 52 47 63

Married with children

Category Obama Romney % Total
Married with children 42 56 26
All others 55 44 74

Parents

Category Obama Romney % Total
Men with children 47 51 17
Women with children 53 46 20
Men without children 48 51 31
Women without children 56 43 32

Does anyone in your household belong to a labor union?

Category Obama Romney % Total
Yes 57 42 21
No 56 43 79

Does anyone in your household own a gun?

Category Obama Romney % Total
Yes 33 66 35
No 58 40 65
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In today's election for U.S. Senate, did you just vote for:

Category Obama Romney % Total
Bob Casey 89 10 54
Tom Smith 6 93 45

Population of area

Category Obama Romney % Total
Over 500,000 86 13 12
50,000 - 500,000 74 24 11
Suburbs 44 55 62
10,000 - 50,000 39 60 8
Rural 41 58 7

Population of area

Category Obama Romney % Total
City over 50,000 80 18 23
Suburbs 44 55 62
Small city and Rural 40 59 15

Geographic area

Category Obama Romney % Total
Philadelphia 86 13 12
Philadelphia suburbs 53 46 23
Northeast 52 47 17
Central 37 62 21
West 47 51 27
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