Reasons for voting for U.S. presidential candidates 2000 to 2012

Published by Statista Research Department, Jun 14, 2012
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.
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Broad reasons for voting for preferred U.S. presidential candidates 2000 to 2012

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Release date

June 2012

Region

United States

Survey time period

2000 to 2012

Number of respondents

approx 1,000 people each time

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Telephone interview

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