Nov 05, 2012
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.
- 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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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.
- 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% |
# # #
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.
- 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.
* * *
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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