This statistic shows the results of a survey among American adults regarding Barack Obama's and Mitt Romney's policies. The respondents were asked if they consider both candidates' policies helpful for the middle class people in the United States. The survey was conducted in July 2012, shortly before the presidential election. 52 percent of Americans who define themselves as members of the middle class stated they consider Barack Obama's policies helpful to the middle class, while 42 percent thought the same about Mitt Romney's policies.
Do you think Obama's or Romney's policies would help the middle class?
(United States, 2012)
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Pew Research Center. (August 22, 2012). Do you think Obama's or Romney's policies would help the middle class? (United States, 2012) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/240711/survey-on-obama-or-romney-being-helpful-for-the-us-middle-class/
Pew Research Center. "Do you think Obama's or Romney's policies would help the middle class? (United States, 2012)." Chart. August 22, 2012. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/240711/survey-on-obama-or-romney-being-helpful-for-the-us-middle-class/
Pew Research Center. (2012). Do you think Obama's or Romney's policies would help the middle class? (United States, 2012). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/240711/survey-on-obama-or-romney-being-helpful-for-the-us-middle-class/
Pew Research Center. "Do You Think Obama's or Romney's Policies Would Help The Middle Class? (United States, 2012)." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Aug 2012, https://www.statista.com/statistics/240711/survey-on-obama-or-romney-being-helpful-for-the-us-middle-class/
Pew Research Center, Do you think Obama's or Romney's policies would help the middle class? (United States, 2012) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/240711/survey-on-obama-or-romney-being-helpful-for-the-us-middle-class/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
Do you think Obama's or Romney's policies would help the middle class? (United States, 2012) [Graph], Pew Research Center, August 22, 2012. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/240711/survey-on-obama-or-romney-being-helpful-for-the-us-middle-class/
