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 averages
Obama
Romney
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%
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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Gallup. (November 6, 2012). Voter support for Barack Obama and Mitt Romney in the 2012 election from May to October 28 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 03, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/242820/voter-support-for-barack-obama-and-mitt-romney-in-the-2012-election/
Gallup. "Voter support for Barack Obama and Mitt Romney in the 2012 election from May to October 28." Chart. November 6, 2012. Statista. Accessed March 03, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/242820/voter-support-for-barack-obama-and-mitt-romney-in-the-2012-election/
Gallup. (2012). Voter support for Barack Obama and Mitt Romney in the 2012 election from May to October 28. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 03, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/242820/voter-support-for-barack-obama-and-mitt-romney-in-the-2012-election/
Gallup. "Voter Support for Barack Obama and Mitt Romney in The 2012 Election from May to October 28." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Nov 2012, https://www.statista.com/statistics/242820/voter-support-for-barack-obama-and-mitt-romney-in-the-2012-election/
Gallup, Voter support for Barack Obama and Mitt Romney in the 2012 election from May to October 28 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/242820/voter-support-for-barack-obama-and-mitt-romney-in-the-2012-election/ (last visited March 03, 2025)
Voter support for Barack Obama and Mitt Romney in the 2012 election from May to October 28 [Graph], Gallup, November 6, 2012. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/242820/voter-support-for-barack-obama-and-mitt-romney-in-the-2012-election/
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