0
First, Barack Obama was a state senator from Illinois from 1997-2004, and then he became a U.S. Senator from Illinois. But in both cases, it is difficult to give an exact number of the votes he cast, since state senators and representatives may vote for a number of different versions of a bill, as well as voting for the final bill itself. There are some internet myths that he never voted, or that he had the worst record, but these are usually politically motivated, and seldom accurate.
What we do know is that as an Illinois state senator, the local newspapers praised him for his work, and for his availability to his constituents. There is no evidence to support later accusations that he was rarely present for votes; and voters seemed to feel he did a good job for them, given that he was re-elected twice. But when he was a U.S. senator, the first two years were when he was the most present for votes. He was also an active participant in senate committee work. But once Mr. Obama decided in 2007 that he wanted to run for the presidency, he began to take more trips away from the senate to begin campaigning, and as a result, missed more votes.
Wiki User
∙ 11y ago
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
Who got more votes for President Obama or McCain?
Barack Obama received more votes for president. Obama received 69,456,897 votes, giving him 365 electoral votes, while John McCain received 59,934,814 votes for president, and 173 of 538 electoral votes.
Is obama still working as a senator while running for president?
Nope.
How many guaranteed electoral votes does Barack Obama have in 2012?
Barack Obama earned 332 electoral votes, while his opponent Mitt Romney received 206.
What are the electoral votes for Barack Obama and Mitt Romney?
Barack Obama was victorious in the election of 2012: he had 332 electoral votes, while his challenger Mr. Romney had 206.
How many people exactly voted for obama for president?
In the 2012 election, Barack Obama received 65,899,557 votes, or 51.1%, while his challenger Mitt Romney received 60,931,959 votes, or 47.2%. In the electoral college, Mr. Obama received 332 votes, while Mitt Romney got 206.
If Barack Obama received 51 percent of the popular vote while John McCain received 48 percent how many votes went to each?
This depends on the total number of votes. In the 2008 November election, Obama won 69,456,897 votes (52.92%) while McCain won 59,934,814 votes (45.66%) of 131,257,328 total votes cast.
How many votes does Obama have in 2012?
In the 2012 presidential election, President Obama was re-elected with 65,899,660 (51%) popular votes; his challenger Mitt Romney received 60,932,152 (47.2%). President Obama got 332 electoral votes, while Romney trailed with 206.
How many black votes did Obama and McCain get?
Barack Obama received 69,498,516 votes to John McCain's 59,948,323 votes, 9,550,193 votes more.Barack Obama received 365 electoral votes; John McCain received 173 electoral votes. Obama received 192 more electoral votes, more than doubling John McCain.
How many votes in 2012 did Barack Obama have?
In the 2012 presidential election, President Obama was re-elected with 65,899,660 (51%) popular votes; his challenger Mitt Romney received 60,932,152 (47.2%). President Obama got 332 electoral votes, while Romney trailed with 206.
How many votes did Barack Obama and Romney each have?
In the electoral votes, President Obama received 332, while his opponent Mitt Romney received 206. In the popular vote, President Obama received 51% to his opponent's 47%. And in the popular vote totals, President Obama received 62,611,250 while Mitt Romney received 59,134,475.
What was Obama's percentage of votes during the election?
In the 2008 election, Obama won 52.9% of the popular vote, while John McCain won 45.7%. The 2012 election was slightly closer, but President Obama received 51% of the popular vote, to his opponent Mitt Romney's 47%.
Did Ohio vote for Obama or Romney in 2012?
Ohio had 18 electoral votes, and President Obama won them. The president also won the popular vote, receiving 2,827,621 votes (50%), while his challenger Mitt Romney received 2,661,407 votes (47%).
