2012 Election poll results

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BY GENDERFemale students showed greater support for the President than did male students.

70%

A total of 206 students were registered to vote in the Massachusetts Senate race.

BY MAJORS AND MINORSEcononics and Business students showed stronger support for Romney.

OBAMA 87%

ROMNEY 10%

OTHER 2%

UNDECIDED 1%

OBAMA 70%

ROMNEY 16%

OTHER 9%

UNDECIDED 4%

FEMALEMALE

ISSUESNO. 1 ECONOMY

106:73 SOCIAL POLICY

60:135 MALES FEMALES

MALES FEMALES

SENATEMASSACHUSETTS

OBAMA 59%

ROMNEY 20%

OBAMA 70%

ECONOMICS & BUSINESS

OBAMA 83%

ROMNEY 6%OTHER 4%NOT VOTING 6%

NOT VOTING 13%

OTHER 4%

UNDECIDED 4%

ROMNEY 13%

OTHER 6%

NOT VOTING 11%

HSSP SCIENCE117 Students

INCLUDING:BIOLOGYBIOCHEM

CHEMISTRYPHYSICSNEURO

49 Students

109 Students

88%WAR

REN

1 2 %BROW

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POLLINGBRANDEIS

BRANDEIS ORTHODOX ORGANIZATION

48%OBAM

A 37%ROM

NEY

100%OBAM

A 0%

Below are the results from the Justice’s 2012 election poll. In total 609 undergraduate and graduate Brandeis students responded, starting on Oct. 31 and ending Nov. 6.

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BRANDEIS REFORM CHAVURAH

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73 students polled

17 students polled

Brandeisstudents609 students responded, and 74% supported President Obama. In 2008, 87% of students polled voted for the President.

UNDECIDED 2%

NOT VOTING 7%

OTHER 5%

ROMNEY 11%

OBAMA 74%

251 Students 332 Students

74%Social Media

Other

WHICH SOURCE INFORMS YOU?Students identified which news outlets they utilize during the election season.

New York Times 71%

Boston Globe 21%

CNN 45%

FOX 10%

Classroom discussions 54%

MSNBC 21%

57%

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