Home About Chat Users Issues Party Candidates Polling Firms Media News Polls Calendar Key Races United States President Senate House Governors International

New User Account
"A comprehensive, collaborative elections resource." 
Email: Password:

  Gay Vote Proved a Boon for Obama
NEWS DETAILS
Parent(s) Race 
ContributorHomegrown Democrat 
Last EditedHomegrown Democrat  Nov 17, 2012 07:25pm
Logged 0
CategoryAnalysis
AuthorMICAH COHEN
MediaNewspaper - New York Times
News DateFriday, November 16, 2012 01:00:00 AM UTC0:0
DescriptionWhile President Obama’s lopsided support among Latino and other minority voters has been a focus of postelection analysis, the overwhelming support he received from another growing demographic group — Americans who identify as gay, lesbian or bisexual — has received much less attention.

But the backing Mr. Obama received from gay voters also has a claim on having been decisive. Mitt Romney and Mr. Obama won roughly an equal share of votes among straight voters nationwide, exit polls showed. And, a study argues, Mr. Romney appears to have won a narrow victory among straight voters in the swing states of Ohio and Florida.

Mr. Obama’s more than three-to-one edge in exit polls among the 5 percent of voters who identified themselves as gay, lesbian or bisexual was more than enough to give him the ultimate advantage, according to the study, by Gary J. Gates of the Williams Institute at the U.C.L.A. School of Law, in conjunction with Gallup. The results are consistent with earlier research on the number and political beliefs of gay voters.
Share
ArticleRead Full Article

NEWS
Date Category Headline Article Contributor

DISCUSSION