The Common Dreams 2012 Reader Survey results are in.

Between Nov. 1st and 12PM EST Monday, 15,767 of our readers weighed in on a wide variety of issues - including who they would vote for for US President Tuesday.

Some key highlights:

• 74% of our readers will vote for President Obama with the Green Party's Jill Stein at 18% and the Justice Party's Rocky Anderson at 2%. Romney will get the votes of 1%.
• The older you are, the more likely you support the Obama ticket. The younger you are, the more likely you support 3rd party candidates.
• Our readers overwhelmingly support the progressive position on key ballot issues being voted on in various states on November 6
• 57% of our readers have been reading Common Dreams for over 5 years.
• 82% of our readers use Facebook; 18% do not. 43% use Twitter; 57% do not.
• 73% of our readers read the comments below articles; 27% do not. But, only 12% have commented themselves; 88% have not.
• 87% of our readers are 51 years old or older.
• 56% of our readers either have graduate degrees or have attended graduate school.

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The Presidential results:

Stewart Alexander/Alejandro Mendoza Socialist Party	0.2%
Rocky Anderson/Luis J. Rodriguez Justice Party	2.2%
Virgil Goode/Jim Clymer Constitution Party	0.1%
Gary Johnson/Jim Gray Libertarian Party	1.3%
Barack Obama/Joe Biden Democratic Party	73.8%
Mitt Romney/Paul Ryan Republican Party	1.2%
Jill Stein/Cheri Honkala Green Party	18.0%
None of the above/Write-in	3.1%

 

The results by age group show a sharp difference. Obama has the support of 80% of those 67 years old and older; Jill Stein comes in first among readers between the ages of 21-35:

Candidates	21-35	36-50	51-65	66-79	80+	Total
Rocky Anderson/Luis J. Rodriguez Justice Party	8.5%	1.9%	2.2%	1.8%	2.0%	2.2%
Barack Obama/Joe Biden Democratic Party	37.7%	62.4%	73.0%	78.8%	80.8%	73.8%
Jill Stein/Cheri Honkala Green Party	44.3%	25.8%	18.3%	14.8%	12.2%	18.0%

 

On the Ballot issues facing voters around the country on Election Day, readers overwhelmingly supported the progressive positions:

	YES	NO	UNDECIDED
California's Prop 37: Label GMO Foods	93.5%	2.8%	3.6%

 

	YES	NO	UNDECIDED
Legalizing Same-Sex Marriage	91.2%	4.3%	4.5%

 

	BOTH YES	MEDICAL ONLY	BOTH NO	UNDECIDED
Legalize Marijuana/Legalize Medical Marijuana	79.7%	14.0%	1.9%	4.4%

 

	YES	NO	UNDECIDED
Weaken Reproductive Rights	3.7%	92.8%	3.5%

 

How our readers self-identify on the political spectrum:

Radical	8.1%
Progressive	48.0%
Liberal	25.0%
Moderate	4.5%
Conservative	1.1%
Other	13.3%

 

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