2012 election: support for Romney and Obama May to October

Published by Statista Research Department, Nov 6, 2012
This survey shows the voter support for Barack Obama and Mitt Romney in the 2012 election from May 28 to October 28. In the most recent survey, the candidated were tied.

Voter support for Barack Obama and Mitt Romney in the 2012 election from May to October 28

Three week rolling averagesObamaRomney
Oct 8 - Oct 28 47% 47%
Oct 1 - Oct 21 48% 47%
Sep 24 - Oct 14 49% 46%
Sep 17 - Oct 7 49% 45%
Sep 10 - Sep 30 48% 45%
Sep 3 - Sep 23 49% 45%
Aug 27 - Sep 16 48% 45%
Aug 20 - Sep 9 48% 45%
Aug 13 - Sep 2 46% 47%
Aug 6 - Aug 26 46% 46%
Jul 30 - Aug 19 46% 46%
Jul 23 - Aug 12 46% 46%
Jul 16 - Aug 5 46% 46%
Showing entries 1 to 13 (20 entries in total)
Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Three week rolling averagesShare of respondents46%46%45%45%46%46%47%47%47%47%46%46%46%46%46%46%46%46%46%46%46%46%46%46%48%48%48%48%49%49%48%48%49%49%49%49%48%48%47%47%46%46%46%46%45%45%45%45%45%45%45%45%46%46%46%46%46%46%46%46%46%46%47%47%45%45%45%45%45%45%45%45%45%45%46%46%47%47%47%47%ObamaRomneyMay 28 - Jun 17Jun 4 - Jun 24Jun 11 - Jul 1Jun 18 - Jul 8Jun 25 - Jul 15Jul 2 - Jul 22Jul 9 - Jul 29Jul 16 - Aug 5Jul 23 - Aug 12Jul 30 - Aug 19Aug 6 - Aug 26Aug 13 - Sep 2Aug 20 - Sep 9Aug 27 - Sep 16Sep 3 - Sep 23Sep 10 - Sep 30Sep 17 - Oct 7Sep 24 - Oct 14Oct 1 - Oct 21Oct 8 - Oct 28
45%46%47%48%49%50%

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Release date

November 2012

Region

United States

Survey time period

October 8 to 28, 2012

Number of respondents

Three week rolling averages, about 9,000 each

Age group

18 years and older

Special properties

Registered voters

Method of interview

Telephone interview

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