While President Obama’s lopsided support among Latino and other minority voters has been a focus of postelection analysis, the overwhelming support he received from another growing demographic group — Americans who identify as gay, lesbian or bisexual — has received much less attention. But the backing Mr. Obama received from […] Read more »
Changing Religious Landscape Challenges Influence of White Christian Vote
A new survey conducted after the election last week confirms that winning an overwhelming majority of white Christian voters is no longer sufficient to secure the presidency. The 2012 Post-Election American Values Survey, conducted by Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI), found that like previous GOP candidates, Governor Mitt Romney’s base […] Read more »
Low Marks for the 2012 Election
The 2012 presidential campaign was a frustrating experience for many voters, who say the campaign was more negative than usual and had less discussion of issues than in most previous campaigns. … Similarly, voters do not have a particularly rosy outlook on national politics going forward. [cont.] Pew Read more »
Statistics win in US election
… For at least the past three election cycles, some bloggers have predicted the winner of the presidential election in each state with an accuracy that seemed to border on wizardry. Their secret? Aggregating dozens of national and state polls conducted throughout the election campaign, and applying statistics. Much attention […] Read more »
Some Takeaways From a Wild Election
… Here are 12 takeaways from the 2012 election, presented in bite-sized pieces. [cont.] Center for Politics, U. of Virginia Read more »
Pre-Election Polls Got it Wrong in Florida
Identified as a “Latino Influence” state due to having a large and growing Latino electorate with an otherwise competitive electorate, Florida’s prized electoral voters hinged largely on how Latinos would vote in 2012. In the weeks immediately before the 2012 election, there was a great deal of speculation about whether […] Read more »