Early Voting Results 2012: Latest Swing State, Politico Obama vs. Romney, Results
Around 30 million people in 34 states and the District of Columbia already voted either by mail or in person for the 2012 presidential election, according to The Associated Press.
Votes will not be counted until Tuesday but some states have already revealed the party affiliation of those who voted early.
Colorado
Votes: 1.6 million
Democrats: 35 percent
Republicans: 37 percent
Florida
Votes: 4.3 million
Democrats: 43 percent
Republicans: 40 percent
Iowa
Votes: 614,000
Democrats: 43 percent
Republicans: 32 percent
Nevada
Votes: 702,000
Democrats: 44 percent
Republicans: 37 percent
North Carolina
Votes: 2.7 million
Democrats: 48 percent
Republicans: 32 percent
Ohio
Votes: 1.6 million
Democrats: 29 percent
Republicans: 23 percent
These numbers were sourced from state elections agencies and the United States Elections Project at George Mason University. Colorado, Iowa, Florida, Nevada, North Carolina and Ohio are also among the nine swing-states which are considered the most competitive states among the candidates in the election. In connection with the findings, Politico predicted that President Barack Obama will win all the Electoral College votes available in Colorado, Iowa, Nevada and Ohio - a total of 39 electoral votes. In comparison, Politico predicted that Mitt Romney will receive all electoral votes from Florida and North Carolina - a total of 44. Their polling data is provided by RealClearPolitics.
The nine swing-states are Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Ohio, Virginia and Wisconsin.
Politico also reported that Obama has a lead over Romney with Latinos; the last impreMedia-Latino Decisions 2012 tracking poll said that among likely Latino voters, 73 percent said they plan on voting for Obama, while 23 percent showed support for Romney and 3 percent were undecided.
The latest national presidential polls compiled by Politico and conducted as recent as Nov. 3. showed the two presidential candidates almost tied, with only one day until Election Day 2012.
