… Single women are one of the country’s fastest-growing demographic groups — there are 1.8 million more now than just two years ago. … “It’s a very Democratic voting population, but it’s not registered or turning out at the same rate as their married counterparts,” said Celinda Lake, a Democratic […] Read more »
More 2008 Obama Voters Than McCain Voters Switching Sides
Eighty-six percent of voters who say they voted for Barack Obama in 2008 are backing Obama again this year, a smaller proportion than the 92% of 2008 John McCain voters who are supporting 2012 Republican candidate Mitt Romney. [cont.] Jeffrey M. Jones, Gallup Read more »
Could 2012 Be The Year Of The Asian Voter?
There’s a man in Virginia who could quite possibly hold the key to a Mitt Romney victory in November. His name? Peter Su. Su is making a name for himself in Republican circles because in 2009, he managed to help Virginia’s Republican Gov. Bob McDonnell win his election with 60 […] Read more »
The Youth Vote 2012: Once Again, With Enthusiasm?
… Obama’s outreach to young voters was a big story four years ago. But polls show a relative lack of involvement in the political process this year among Americans under age 30. [cont.] Marissa Alioto, NPR Read more »
Romney’s heavy August workload
… The newest numbers put Romney among the worst-rated presidential nominees in the past seven elections. His low numbers were in the same range as 1996 GOP nominee Bob Dole and those of President George H.W. Bush in 1992. … Romney is above 50 percent positive in the Pew findings […] Read more »
Party Affiliation and Election Polls
In every campaign cycle, pollwatchers pay close attention to the details of every election survey. And well they should. But focusing on the partisan balance of surveys is, in almost every circumstance, the wrong place to look. [cont.] Pew Read more »