How Groups Voted in 2012

	Demographic	Group	Obama	Romney
TOTAL	All Voters	Pct.	51%	47%
SEX	Men	47	45	52
	Women	53	55	44
RACE	White	72	39	59
	African-American	13	93	6
	Hispanic	10	71	27
	Asian	3	73	26
	Other	2	58	38
AGE	18-29	19	60	37
	30-44	27	52	45
	45-64	38	47	51
	65 & over	16	44	56
INCOME	<$50,000	41	60	38
	$50,000-99,000	31	46	52
	$100,000 & over	28	44	54
UNION HOUSEHOLD	Yes	18	58	40
	No	82	49	48
EDUCATION	Some HS	3	64	35
	HS graduate	21	51	48
	Some college	29	49	48
	College graduate	29	47	51
	Postgraduate study	18	55	42
PARTY	Democratic	38	92	7
	Republican	32	6	93
	Independent	29	45	50
POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY	Liberal	25	86	11
	Moderate	41	56	41
	Conservative	35	17	82
MOST IMPORTANT ISSUES	Economy	59	47	51
	Budget deficit	15	32	66
	Foreign policy	5	56	33
	Health care	18	75	24

Sources:

“Exit polls 2012: How the vote has shifted.” The Washington Post November 6, 2012. January 10, 2013. 

“Presidential Race – 2012 Election Center.” CNN December 10, 2012. January 10, 2013. 

Notes:

Final exit poll results from interviews of randomly selected voters as they exited voting places across the country on Tuesday, November 6, 2012. Florida, North Carolina, Ohio and Wisconsin polls included telephone interviews with early voters. The poll was conducted by Edison Media Research for the National Election Pool, the Washington Post and other media organizations. Typical characteristics have a margin of sampling error of plus or minus four percentage points. “Don’t know” and “other” responses not included.