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2012: For whom did you vote for President of the United States? 2016: In 2012, who did you vote for in the election for President? [see guide for wording in all years]
Asked of: Respondents who reported voting for president (asked post-election and in later years)
2012 presidential vote choice · Asked in 5 waves, 2012–2016 · 155,849 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
Harmonized across years by the Cumulative CES Common Content (Kuriwaki); response options are collapsed where years differ. See docs/sources/ces.md. "Undervote" is flagged as a non-answer, not a vote choice: in 2025, a recall of the 2024 vote with no turnout question to screen out non-voters, about 28% of answers are Undervote (under 1% in 2024), so in that year it evidently includes people who did not vote.
Shares of people who gave an answer. Each column is one wave, evenly spaced rather than to scale in time; hover for exact shares.
Shares of people who gave an answer. A group’s column is left blank in waves where its effective sample is under 50; hover for exact shares.
| Group | Barack Obama | Mitt Romney | Other | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents | 56% | 42% | 3% | 48539 | ±0.6 | |
| AK |
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cooperative Congressional Election Study 2016 | 2016-09-28 to 2016-11-07 | web | 64,600 | 48,539 |
| Cooperative Congressional Election Study 2015 | 2015-11-06 to 2015-12-03 | web | 14,250 | 12,105 |
| Cooperative Congressional Election Study 2014 | 2014-10-01 to 2014-11-03 | web | 56,200 | 42,855 |
| Cooperative Congressional Election Study 2013 | 2013-11-06 to 2013-12-03 | web | 16,400 | 12,796 |
| Cooperative Congressional Election Study 2012 | 2012-10-01 to 2012-11-05 | web | 54,535 | 39,554 |
| 42% |
| 54% |
| 4% |
| 96 |
| ±13 |
| AL | 40% | 57% | 3% | 555 | ±7 |
| AR | 43% | 53% | 4% | 372 | ±7 |
| AZ | 48% | 48% | 4% | 1173 | ±4 |
| CA | 66% | 31% | 3% | 4523 | ±2 |
| CO | 51% | 46% | 3% | 862 | ±5 |
| CT | 63% | 36% | 2% | 526 | ±5 |
| DC | 88% | 11% | 0% | 162 | ±10 |
| DE | 64% | 33% | 3% | 198 | ±9 |
| FL | 55% | 43% | 2% | 3844 | ±2 |
| GA | 56% | 42% | 3% | 1479 | ±4 |
| HI | 75% | 24% | 1% | 141 | ±12 |
| IA | 51% | 45% | 4% | 555 | ±6 |
| ID | 35% | 60% | 5% | 260 | ±8 |
| IL | 63% | 34% | 3% | 2016 | ±3 |
| IN | 48% | 50% | 3% | 1028 | ±4 |
| KS | 45% | 51% | 5% | 406 | ±7 |
| KY | 43% | 55% | 3% | 657 | ±5 |
| LA | 48% | 51% | 2% | 505 | ±9 |
| MA | 61% | 37% | 2% | 1109 | ±4 |
| MD | 66% | 30% | 4% | 925 | ±4 |
| ME | 59% | 37% | 4% | 260 | ±8 |
| MI | 56% | 41% | 3% | 1649 | ±3 |
| MN | 55% | 41% | 4% | 888 | ±4 |
| MO | 45% | 52% | 3% | 1028 | ±4 |
| MS | 52% | 47% | 1% | 293 | ±8 |
| MT | 43% | 55% | 3% | 157 | ±9 |
| NC | 53% | 44% | 2% | 1519 | ±3 |
| ND | 31% | 63% | 6% | 97 | ±12 |
| NE | 45% | 54% | 1% | 282 | ±7 |
| NH | 49% | 46% | 5% | 305 | ±7 |
| NJ | 62% | 36% | 2% | 1356 | ±3 |
| NM | 54% | 42% | 3% | 296 | ±8 |
| NV | 57% | 39% | 4% | 527 | ±6 |
| NY | 68% | 31% | 2% | 3149 | ±2 |
| OH | 53% | 44% | 3% | 2103 | ±3 |
| OK | 37% | 62% | 1% | 435 | ±6 |
| OR | 58% | 37% | 5% | 843 | ±5 |
| PA | 55% | 42% | 3% | 2522 | ±3 |
| RI | 63% | 35% | 2% | 151 | ±10 |
| SC | 49% | 47% | 3% | 621 | ±6 |
| SD | 38% | 55% | 6% | 126 | ±10 |
| TN | 45% | 53% | 3% | 820 | ±4 |
| TX | 52% | 45% | 3% | 3148 | ±2 |
| UT | 28% | 64% | 8% | 399 | ±6 |
| VA | 55% | 42% | 2% | 1531 | ±3 |
| VT | 71% | 26% | 3% | 94 | ±13 |
| WA | 63% | 34% | 3% | 1125 | ±4 |
| WI | 55% | 41% | 4% | 1072 | ±4 |
| WV | 35% | 60% | 5% | 279 | ±8 |
| WY † | 25% | 74% | 2% | 72 | ±14 |
Cooperative Congressional Election Study 2016 · US adults 18+ (YouGov opt-in panels, sample-matched to an ACS frame and weighted). Shares of people who gave an answer. n is unweighted; ± is the 95% margin of error at 50% from the weighted effective sample. Groups with an effective sample under 50 are grayed; under 20, hidden.