This graph shows the official results of the popular vote of the 2012 presidential elections in the United States. President Obama has won the election with about 65.9 million votes from the population. His opponent Mitt Romney could gather about 60.9 million votes.
Official results of the popular vote of the 2012 presidential elections in the United States
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Federal Election Commission. (January 17, 2013). Official results of the popular vote of the 2012 presidential elections in the United States [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 28, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/245803/preliminary-results-of-the-popular-vote-of-the-2012-presidential-election/
Federal Election Commission. "Official results of the popular vote of the 2012 presidential elections in the United States." Chart. January 17, 2013. Statista. Accessed June 28, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/245803/preliminary-results-of-the-popular-vote-of-the-2012-presidential-election/
Federal Election Commission. (2013). Official results of the popular vote of the 2012 presidential elections in the United States. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 28, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/245803/preliminary-results-of-the-popular-vote-of-the-2012-presidential-election/
Federal Election Commission. "Official Results of The Popular Vote of The 2012 Presidential Elections in The United States." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Jan 2013, https://www.statista.com/statistics/245803/preliminary-results-of-the-popular-vote-of-the-2012-presidential-election/
Federal Election Commission, Official results of the popular vote of the 2012 presidential elections in the United States Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/245803/preliminary-results-of-the-popular-vote-of-the-2012-presidential-election/ (last visited June 28, 2022)