Before the records of this historic election are trampled asunder by those who claim to know much more than they actually do about who voted for whom, here are some election FACTS that you need to know.
1. In winning the 2008 presidential election, Barack Obama got 43 percent of the white vote; 95 percent of the black vote and 64 percent of the Hispanic vote.
2. Despite all of the hype about how energized young people were by Obama's candidacy, people 18 to 29 accounted for just 18 percent of those who voted in the 2008 general election. That's an increase of just one percent over their level of participation in the 2004 presidential election vote.
3. Sixty-four percent of the voters in the 2008 presidential election were age 40 or older.
4. Fourteen percent of white Democrats voted for Republican John McCain, while only eight percent of white Republicans voted for Democrat Barack Obama.
5. More white Independents (49 percent) voted for McCain than voted for Obama (47 percent).
6. Women of every race and ethnic group voted for Obama in a higher percentage than men in their group.
Source: http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/results/polls/#USP00p1
1. In winning the 2008 presidential election, Barack Obama got 43 percent of the white vote; 95 percent of the black vote and 64 percent of the Hispanic vote.
2. Despite all of the hype about how energized young people were by Obama's candidacy, people 18 to 29 accounted for just 18 percent of those who voted in the 2008 general election. That's an increase of just one percent over their level of participation in the 2004 presidential election vote.
3. Sixty-four percent of the voters in the 2008 presidential election were age 40 or older.
4. Fourteen percent of white Democrats voted for Republican John McCain, while only eight percent of white Republicans voted for Democrat Barack Obama.
5. More white Independents (49 percent) voted for McCain than voted for Obama (47 percent).
6. Women of every race and ethnic group voted for Obama in a higher percentage than men in their group.
Source: http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/results/polls/#USP00p1
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