This statistic shows the voting preference of workers in the United States in 2012, divided by job category or area of work. In 2012, 51 percent of professional workers surveyed preferred Barack Obama to Mitt Romney.
Voting preferences in the 2012 presidential election among workers in the United States, by job category
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Gallup. (May 24, 2012). Voting preferences in the 2012 presidential election among workers in the United States, by job category [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 16, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/226403/us-voting-preferences-by-job-catagory/
Gallup. "Voting preferences in the 2012 presidential election among workers in the United States, by job category." Chart. May 24, 2012. Statista. Accessed May 16, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/226403/us-voting-preferences-by-job-catagory/
Gallup. (2012). Voting preferences in the 2012 presidential election among workers in the United States, by job category. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 16, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/226403/us-voting-preferences-by-job-catagory/
Gallup. "Voting Preferences in The 2012 Presidential Election among Workers in The United States, by Job Category." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 May 2012, https://www.statista.com/statistics/226403/us-voting-preferences-by-job-catagory/
Gallup, Voting preferences in the 2012 presidential election among workers in the United States, by job category Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/226403/us-voting-preferences-by-job-catagory/ (last visited May 16, 2024)
Voting preferences in the 2012 presidential election among workers in the United States, by job category [Graph], Gallup, May 24, 2012. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/226403/us-voting-preferences-by-job-catagory/