2012 election results Anderson high school
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J O R D A N O H N M E I S, E L I SSA O L I V E I R A , D AV I D WA I N S C O TT
2012 Election Results
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Presidential election results
332 Electoral college votes went for Barack Obama(62,611,250 Popular Votes)
206 went to Mitt Romney(59,134,475 Popular Votes)
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Election map
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Mandate
-Give (someone) authority to act in a certain way
Given the result of the election (Obama winning), Obama was given a Mandate by the public. i.e. The people have given him authority to act as president.
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Voter turnout
Voter turnout in several states (Hawaii, West Virginia, New York, Oklahoma, and Texas) actually set new records for lowest voter turnout in this election – contrasting 2004 and 2008’s recent upsurge of voting around the country. The trend of low voting numbers was characteristic across the country.
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Gubernatorial elections
-Election of a governor by the state.
12 held in 2012Rupublicans won 5Democrats won 7Republicans won one away from democrats,
bringing the totals higher in their favor.
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2012 House elections
D. Blue: Dems held. L. Blue: Dems took D. Red: Repub held. L. Red: Repub took
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2012 Senate election
D. Yellow: Ind hold L. Yellow: Ind Take
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Swing states
OH, IO, WI, NV, NH, and VA went dem.CO, NC, and FL went Repub.
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Coattail effect
The coattail effect is the tendency for a popular political party leader to attract votes for other candidates of the same party in an election. For example, in the United States, the party of a victorious presidential candidate will often win many seats in Congress as well; these congressmen are voted into office “on the coattails” of the president.(Wikipedia)
Very little was seen in 2012. Lots of split-ticket voting occurred.
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Questions
What is a mandate?A. A written demand B. Governmental request for action on a billC. Giving someone authority to act in some way
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Questions (cont.)
How did Obama’s popular vote change from 2008 to 2012?A. 2012 was higherB. 2008 was higher
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Questions (cont.)
Which two states had record low voting turnouts?A. HawaiiB. AlaskaC. New YorkD. Ohio
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Questions (cont.)
How many Gubernatorial elections were held in 2012?
A. 9B. 10C. 12D. 15
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Questions (cont.)
Which of the following is a swing state?
A. ColoradoB. CaliforniaC. TexasD. Maine