US 2012 ELECTIONS RESULTS
HOW MANY PEOPLE VOTE IN THE AVERAGE US PRESIDENTIAL
ELECTION?
Answer:
In 2004,
there were about 216 million people in the US who were able to vote. Out of these people, only about 126 million actually
voted. (58%) The 2004 elections had the largest percentage of people who voted
since 1968. In 2012 only 118,732,525. That is 8Mll less.
|
2012
|
Obama
|
Romney
|
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Total
|
60,812,123
|
57,920,402
|
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Percent
|
50.4%
|
48.0%
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TOTAL adding both in 2012:
118,732,525 SO: 8Mlln less voters in 2012
Karl Rove is right: Rove argued that
Obama won with a smaller popular vote and a smaller margin of victory than in
the 2008 election against Sen. John McCain.
Source: http://www.politico.com/blogs/media/2012/11/rove-obama-succeeded-by-suppressing-the-vote-149046.html
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LATINO VOTES: D: 71% R:27
the rest went to minority parties: 2%
GOP or Republicans lose
In
2004, George W. Bush won 44 percent of Hispanics. Four years later, John
McCain, the author of an immigration reform bill, took 31 percent of Hispanics.
And this year, Romney captured only 27 percent of Hispanics. Source: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1112/83472.html?hp=t2_3
“Look no further than Florida, that
reliable battleground that usually picks White House winners. Obama won there
by only 2½ percentage points in 2008, but somehow found a way to eke out a
narrow lead again in the face of 8.7 percent unemployment there.
Why? Partly because there are
190,000 more Hispanics and 50,000 more African-Americans in the state than
there were in 2008.
Florida Republicans were staggered:
Obama managed to actually increase a 20-point margin from 2008 in suburban
Orlando’s Osceola County, home to thousands of Hispanic immigrants, to 25
points.
“Hispanics continue to grow in
importance, and we need to embrace these voters for two reasons: It is simply
the right thing to do, and it’s mandatory demographically if we are to avoid
more presidential disappointments,” said former George W. Bush political
director Matt Schlapp. “It’s about simple math and basic moral decency.” Source: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1112/83472.html#ixzz2BfRczdkr
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FEMALE YOUTH decided the Presidential election
Youth vote decides presidential election – again.
The youth vote proved decisive in
Tuesday's presidential election, just as it did in 2008. But this year, it was
a far greater surprise. By Stacy Teicher Khadaroo, Staff writer / November 7, 2012
People age 18 to 29 made up 19
percent of voters in this election cycle, up 1 percentage point from 2008,
according to early National Exit Poll (NEP) data.
President Obama won this age group
with 60 percent support, versus 37 percent for Mitt Romney. Source:
http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Elections/President/2012/1107/Youth-vote-decides-presidential-election-again.-Is-this-the-new-normal
In California,
online registration and ballot initiatives of interest to young people may help
explain why young people, who make up just under 24 percent of the population,
were actually 28 percent of the voters, CIRCLE's Mr. Levine said.
The overwhelming support for Obama
among African-American and Latino voters also overlaps with the youth vote.
Among under-30 voters in those groups, 91 percent and 72 percent, respectively,
voted for Obama, according to CIRCLE. Source: http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Elections/President/2012/1107/Youth-vote-decides-presidential-election-again.-Is-this-the-new-normal
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|
 |
 |
|
Obama
|
Romney
|
|
|
Electoral Votes
(270 to win) |
303
|
206
|
Battleground
States
|
Obama
|
Romney
|
|
|
50.6% Only 1 swing state
x GOP
|
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POPULAR
VOTE
|
Obama
|
Romney
|
|
|
Total
|
60,812,123
|
57,920,402
|
|
Percent
|
50.4%
|
48.0%
|
TOTAL
adding both in 2012: 118,732,525
33 out of 100 seats are up for election. 51 are needed for a
majority.
|
Democrats*
|
Republicans
|
|
|
Current Senate
|
53
|
47
|
|
Seats gained or lost
|
+2
|
-2
|
|
New Total
|
55
|
45
|
* Includes two independent senators expected to caucus with
the Democrats: Angus King (Maine) and Sen. Bernie Sanders (Vt.).
All 435 seats are up for election. 218 are needed for a
majority.
|
Democrats
|
Republicans
|
|
|
Seats won
|
195
|
234
|
SOURCE
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/12/voter-id-laws-minorities_n_1878893.html
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SEE ALSO: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-20009195
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