Although President Barack Obama has a substantial voting edge over Republican Mitt Romney among low-income Americans, Romney still gets about a third of the vote among those whose household incomes are less than $24,000 a year. Although Romney does better on the other end of the income scale, Obama gets the support of more than four in 10 Americans who make $180,000 a year or more. …
The importance of income in the election was highlighted, at least indirectly, by a newly released video clip of Romney commenting at a fundraiser that President Obama’s base supporters — “47%” of Americans — are people who pay no income tax and depend on government services. [cont.]
Frank Newport, Gallup