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 »
The Presidential Campaigns Didn’t Really Matter
Political scientists argue Americans have all the information we need to make our voting decisions long before the campaign begins. So, we can—almost—call presidential elections while it’s still summertime. Why then do we have to endure long fall months of endless political rhetoric? Turns out, there is one simple reason. […] Read more »
Young Voters in the 2012 Presidential Election
An estimated 23 million young Americans under the age of 30 voted in the 2012 presidential election which is on par with voting rates during the 2008 presidential election. CIRCLE estimates that youth voter turnout was 50 percent of those (18-to-29) eligible to vote. … This CIRCLE fact sheet summarizes […] Read more »
Election Data Dive
… There may have been a backlash against voter suppression laws, bringing more minorities to the polls, not fewer. The share of Hispanic voters rose in many states won by Obama. That can be attributed both to the surging Hispanic population in the country and to the Obama campaign’s incredible […] Read more »
Maps of the 2012 US presidential election results
Most of us are, by now, familiar with the maps the TV channels and web sites use to show the results of presidential elections. … The states are colored red or blue to indicate whether a majority of their voters voted for the Republican candidate, Mitt Romney, or the Democratic […] Read more »
Identifying the ‘Missing’ Voters of 2012
Here are three things you probably have not heard much about as regards turnout on Tuesday: Forty-two percent (42%) of the drop in turnout is coming from the nine percent (9%) of the vote that comes from the “Hurricane Sandy region” of CT, NJ, and NY. Turnout was UP in […] Read more »