Survey on Obama or Romney being helpful to the U.S. middle class in 2012

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.