Percentage of Americans voting for the Democratic candidate 1972-2012, by generation

Published by Statista Research Department, Mar 7, 2014
The statistic above represents the percentage of Americans who voted for the Democratic candidate from 1972 to 2012. In 2008, 66 percent of persons aged 18-29 voted for the Democratic candidate, while 45 percent of the persons aged 65+ voted for the Democratic candidate. The Democratic candidate in 2008 was Barack Obama.

Percentage of Americans voting for the Democratic candidate in presidential elections from 1972 to 2012, by generation

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March 2014

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United States

Survey time period

1972-2012

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based on exit polls after elections*

Supplementary notes

* 1972 and 1976: CBS. 1980–1988: CBS/New York Times. 1992: Voter Research & Surveys. 1996 and 2000: Voter News Service. 2004–2012: National Election Pool

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