This statistic shows U.S. survey respondents' answers to a question of why they voted for the presidential candidate that they did from 2000 to 2008, and why they plan to vote for a certain presidential candidate in 2012. In 2012, 28 percent of respondents highlighted economic issues as the main reason why they would be voting for their preferred presidential candidate.
Broad reasons for voting for preferred U.S. presidential candidates 2000 to 2012
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Gallup. (June 14, 2012). Broad reasons for voting for preferred U.S. presidential candidates 2000 to 2012 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/234822/reasons-for-voting-for-us-presidential-candidates/
Gallup. "Broad reasons for voting for preferred U.S. presidential candidates 2000 to 2012." Chart. June 14, 2012. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/234822/reasons-for-voting-for-us-presidential-candidates/
Gallup. (2012). Broad reasons for voting for preferred U.S. presidential candidates 2000 to 2012. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/234822/reasons-for-voting-for-us-presidential-candidates/
Gallup. "Broad Reasons for Voting for Preferred U.S. Presidential Candidates 2000 to 2012." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Jun 2012, https://www.statista.com/statistics/234822/reasons-for-voting-for-us-presidential-candidates/
Gallup, Broad reasons for voting for preferred U.S. presidential candidates 2000 to 2012 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/234822/reasons-for-voting-for-us-presidential-candidates/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Broad reasons for voting for preferred U.S. presidential candidates 2000 to 2012 [Graph], Gallup, June 14, 2012. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/234822/reasons-for-voting-for-us-presidential-candidates/
