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119. Demographics of Presidential Exit Polls 2012

Mon Jan 20, 2014, 04:50 PM

Jan 2014

http://elections.nytimes.com/2012/results/president/exit-polls

Not all states were polled for demographics.
Several southern states are included: Virginia, Florida, North Carolina, and Missouri.

While there was a definite preference among all white voters--all states-- for Romney, the disparity of votes
between Obama and Romney among white voters was most pronounced in the southern states
that were polled compared to all the other states which were polled. Among the other states, only
Arizona white voters reached a level of preference for Romney over Obama at a level greater than polled
in 2 of the 4 southern states (by 2 points).

Draw your own conclusions.

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Want to know why Obama is hated so much in the South? See 12 Years a Slave [View all] mnhtnbb Jan 2014 OP

I agree. Eom elfin Jan 2014 #1

Looking forward to seeing it. moondust Jan 2014 #2

So true workinclasszero Jan 2014 #45

This is a painful but phenomenal movie Bluegene Jan 2014 #102

I can't wait to see this... one_voice Jan 2014 #3

Thanks for that, mnhtnbb.. they just can't understand how Cha Jan 2014 #4

In Confederacy-Speak: billh58 Jan 2014 #5

Confederate Speak????? CherokeeDem Jan 2014 #79

you shouldn't, but you could NoGOPZone Jan 2014 #84

LOL.... CherokeeDem Jan 2014 #93

This message was self-deleted by its author NoGOPZone Jan 2014 #96

I have lived extensively in both the South and North... VanillaRhapsody Jan 2014 #106

Yes I am from South Carolina...THAT IS Confederate speak. VanillaRhapsody Jan 2014 #104

There is an absolute TERROR of "stirring up the,...er,...those folks" in the South. Spitfire of ATJ Jan 2014 #6

hated? Obama carried Florida twice DrDan Jan 2014 #7

I was reading somewhere that most of the people that live in Florida came from somewhere else. Rozlee Jan 2014 #13

That is a good point, Rozlee. mike dub Jan 2014 #24

Ocala north in Florida is essentially the South, giftedgirl77 Jan 2014 #33

Enjoy I-95 Boom Sound 416 Jan 2014 #64

I grew up driving in Florida, my husband hates giftedgirl77 Jan 2014 #85

... Boom Sound 416 Jan 2014 #94

Like I said in the response you originally responded giftedgirl77 Jan 2014 #97

First off. I don't know why you'd take 301 Boom Sound 416 Jan 2014 #98

Well there Professor possibly because my mother giftedgirl77 Jan 2014 #99

Not really. Boom Sound 416 Jan 2014 #100

301 is not the backroads I was referring to. giftedgirl77 Jan 2014 #114

Furthermore, Boom Sound 416 Jan 2014 #101

Maybe you should reread the post for like the 5th time giftedgirl77 Jan 2014 #115

Plant city is nice. Lots of gas stations Boom Sound 416 Jan 2014 #117

Yes, & great strawberry shortcake... giftedgirl77 Jan 2014 #118

I did - 31 years ago DrDan Jan 2014 #40

More people voted for President Obama in FL, TX, VA, GA, and NC than in.. X_Digger Jan 2014 #16

that's because they have larger population and again they were mostly minority voters JI7 Jan 2014 #20

Still, twice as many in FL or TX than in MD, WI, OR, CT, NH, HI.. X_Digger Jan 2014 #31

exactly! DrDan Jan 2014 #41

It's kind of redundant to bother unless there's a hot button local issue. glowing Jan 2014 #35

How about SC and Alabama and Mississippi? VanillaRhapsody Jan 2014 #107

Let's see.. SC? More than Maine, NH, HI, RI, DC, DE, VT.. X_Digger Jan 2014 #110

Geographically, yes.... paleotn Jan 2014 #17

Unless you get just south of Orlando, down the middle, all the way on down past Okeechobee... mike dub Jan 2014 #28

I believe the OP related to geography, not culture DrDan Jan 2014 #42

large due to black and hispanic vote and those who came from northeast in recent times JI7 Jan 2014 #19

Well, he also carried NC once--where I live--but mnhtnbb Jan 2014 #22

well, perhaps your subject line should read "slave holding states of the South" rather DrDan Jan 2014 #43

Check again. This time, look at the appropriate time frame. n/t Egalitarian Thug Jan 2014 #112

I haven't seen the movie yet, but Blue_Roses Jan 2014 #8

At least one pundit thinks the GOP is being run by the descendants of the old Southern slave owners. LongTomH Jan 2014 #9

Most my ancestors were Yankees, but a few were southerners and kestrel91316 Jan 2014 #18

at the very least, their ideological descendants. n/t eShirl Jan 2014 #65

Good link and where it led is good. Rings true. n/t freshwest Jan 2014 #74

Those who deny their history are condemned to repeat it. nt Bernardo de La Paz Jan 2014 #10

BROOOOAAAAD BRRRRUUUSSSSH!!!! TalkingDog Jan 2014 #11

DU posters always assume you know that we're not talking about you, per se. displacedtexan Jan 2014 #15

Agreed.. paleotn Jan 2014 #21

I had a very wide awakening to the fact that Missouri is part of the south mnhtnbb Jan 2014 #29

Or maybe all states just have racists. Hosnon Jan 2014 #47

When we moved to Missouri, I had forgotten about the Missouri Compromise mnhtnbb Jan 2014 #49

Yup, the Klan wasn't limited to the South Art_from_Ark Jan 2014 #48

Ever been to a Klan meeting? Hubby observed one once, in Georgia mnhtnbb Jan 2014 #54

Hey. I never said all. I'm talking about an historic attitude that was responsible mnhtnbb Jan 2014 #25

Actually, the Brits think we're all yanks. paleotn Jan 2014 #86

AMEN!!! Like theres never a racist found in the north or west. 7962 Jan 2014 #36

Agreed. LittleBlue Jan 2014 #71

Try this site and watch it now Politicalboi Jan 2014 #12

I strongly recommend that people go to a theater and let their support for this film Bluenorthwest Jan 2014 #14

Totally agree theHandpuppet Jan 2014 #44

agree!!!!! n/t RainDog Jan 2014 #58

I'm literally in the theater right now Nevernose Jan 2014 #23

It's intense. Very intense. mnhtnbb Jan 2014 #26

Eek! Be careful you don't piss off anyone! They might shoot you! nt riderinthestorm Jan 2014 #27

Believe me, we paid a lot of attention to the numerous screen requests for people to turn off mnhtnbb Jan 2014 #30

best movie I am so far to squeamish to see arely staircase Jan 2014 #32

GREAT Movie! Bobcat Jan 2014 #34

The book is great and in the public domain tblue Jan 2014 #37

I live in the deep South Tallulah Jan 2014 #38

I've posted the Confederate plan in their President and VP's own words. They said after Lincoln freshwest Jan 2014 #39

For Christ's sake. Will DU EVER mature beyond its South-bashing? nt. Hosnon Jan 2014 #46

I dunno. Will DU EVER mature beyond dismissing a conversation mnhtnbb Jan 2014 #50

You're trying to claim that the movie isn't playing in the South because of racism. Hosnon Jan 2014 #113

Nope. Bigotry against a large number of DUers that's allowed. cordelia Jan 2014 #51

Are you accusing my post of being bigoted against southern DU'ers? mnhtnbb Jan 2014 #52

He is. But I won't even bother alerting. 2ndAmForComputers Jan 2014 #78

I did read it. cordelia Jan 2014 #116

And from this you indict the entire South Boom Sound 416 Jan 2014 #53

I was born in Manhattan. I don't need an introduction to Brooklyn. mnhtnbb Jan 2014 #55

Here Boom Sound 416 Jan 2014 #56

What do the words "so much" mean to you? mnhtnbb Jan 2014 #60

Perhaps because the man says one thing and does another Boom Sound 416 Jan 2014 #63

Grammar, not semantics. westerebus Jan 2014 #108

Do you have a theory as to why they hated Bill Clinton? aikoaiko Jan 2014 #57

^^^ Thread Win ^^^ WilliamPitt Jan 2014 #61

Really? Want to argue the meaning of the Electoral College results? mnhtnbb Jan 2014 #67

I wouldn't agree that "they" hated Bill Clinton--even more. See Electoral College results below. mnhtnbb Jan 2014 #66

those electoral results have a hard time explaining the plain states. aikoaiko Jan 2014 #68

We're not talking about the plains states. mnhtnbb Jan 2014 #70

The Council of Conservative Citizens theHandpuppet Jan 2014 #59

Its a little deeper than that. mstinamotorcity2 Jan 2014 #62

What a news flash.... ohheckyeah Jan 2014 #69

Go see the movie. mnhtnbb Jan 2014 #72

For what it's worth... Blue_Adept Jan 2014 #73

It was never in local theaters around here last fall--at least to my knowledge. mnhtnbb Jan 2014 #75

I think I cried through the entire film TorchTheWitch Jan 2014 #76

I disagree that it's the Southern White Mentality JustAnotherGen Jan 2014 #77

I'm a white Yankee. I never ran into in your face, obvious, racial discrimination mnhtnbb Jan 2014 #81

Eh? JustAnotherGen Jan 2014 #83

+1000000 Sissyk Jan 2014 #109

Bullshit! As some of my neighbors would say.... paleotn Jan 2014 #87

I happen to love Chapel Hill. As a Yankee, I didn't think I could ever live in the south. mnhtnbb Jan 2014 #88

I will not be watching ... 1StrongBlackMan Jan 2014 #80

I just ordered the book on Amazon. Looking forward to reading it. mnhtnbb Jan 2014 #82

I hope you don't feel attacked by my statement JustAnotherGen Jan 2014 #91

No, I don't feel attacked. mnhtnbb Jan 2014 #95

Thanks JustAnotherGen Jan 2014 #111

This message was self-deleted by its author JanT Jan 2014 #105

ITA JustAnotherGen Jan 2014 #90

Got it. Now can you explain why he is so hated by some at "Democratic"Underground? 11 Bravo Jan 2014 #89

Yeah. I can. He's too centrist...too far right...too willing to cozy up to corporate masters. mnhtnbb Jan 2014 #92

just bought it on amazon JanT Jan 2014 #103

Demographics of Presidential Exit Polls 2012 mnhtnbb Jan 2014 #119