This graph shows the percentage of votes of the 2012 presidential elections in the United States on November 6, 2012, by education. According to the exit polls, about 51 percent of nationwide voters with a college degree have voted for Mitt Romney.
Exit polls of the 2012 presidential elections in the United States on November 6, 2012, percentage of votes by education
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New York Times. (November 7, 2012). Exit polls of the 2012 presidential elections in the United States on November 6, 2012, percentage of votes by education [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 06, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/245886/voter-turnout-of-the-exit-polls-of-the-2012-elections-by-education/
New York Times. "Exit polls of the 2012 presidential elections in the United States on November 6, 2012, percentage of votes by education." Chart. November 7, 2012. Statista. Accessed June 06, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/245886/voter-turnout-of-the-exit-polls-of-the-2012-elections-by-education/
New York Times. (2012). Exit polls of the 2012 presidential elections in the United States on November 6, 2012, percentage of votes by education. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 06, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/245886/voter-turnout-of-the-exit-polls-of-the-2012-elections-by-education/
New York Times. "Exit Polls of The 2012 Presidential Elections in The United States on November 6, 2012, Percentage of Votes by Education." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Nov 2012, https://www.statista.com/statistics/245886/voter-turnout-of-the-exit-polls-of-the-2012-elections-by-education/
New York Times, Exit polls of the 2012 presidential elections in the United States on November 6, 2012, percentage of votes by education Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/245886/voter-turnout-of-the-exit-polls-of-the-2012-elections-by-education/ (last visited June 06, 2023)
Exit polls of the 2012 presidential elections in the United States on November 6, 2012, percentage of votes by education [Graph], New York Times, November 7, 2012. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/245886/voter-turnout-of-the-exit-polls-of-the-2012-elections-by-education/