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In 2008, 98% of black voters voted to elect Barack Obama as president (some sources said 97%). In the 2012 election, 96% of black voters voted for Mr. Obama.
Actually, no. Black people are not a majority in this country, and even if every black person voted the same way (which they do not), that would not put a president in office. As it turned out, the president carried 28 states, most of which had white majorities. And while 96% of black voters did support Obama, so did a large number of young voters, Hispanic voters, and female voters. There was a cross-section from just about every demographic. (It should also be noted that although McCain got more white male voters, 41% of white males voted for President Obama.)
Not all of the votes have been counted in several states, but we do know more than 122 million people voted; more than 61 million of them voted for President Obama, while about 57 million voted for Mitt Romney. (Third party candidates got the rest.) We also know that President Obama received between 94 and 95% of the black vote nation-wide, and while the total number of voters was down slightly from 2008, most sources say the dip in the number of voters was not substantial. When final vote totals are published, I will add the number of voters to this answer.
Trick Question. The answer is... Obama has never been in the running for the title of "most popular".
No one truly knows how many voted for Barack Obama because of his race, so one can only make a wild guess towards the matter.One guess would be that the same amount of people who voted for Barack Obama because of his race is equivalent to the amount of people who voted against him because of it.
It is impossible to say exactly who voted for which candidate, since voting is confidential, and all we have are exit polls. However, based on those polls, the claim by Mr. Romney and his surrogates that most people who voted for President Obama were seeking "handouts" or didn't have jobs is a complete myth. The president scored well with college-educated voters, single women, and Asian-Americans, as well as Hispanic-Americans and African-Americans. He was strong with voters on both the east coast and the west coast, and received about 43-44% of the military vote. Certainly, there were unemployed people who voted for the president; but there were also unemployed people who voted for Mitt Romney, because they believed he would get the economy moving. Mr. Romney also did very well with southern voters, white males, older voters, and evangelical Christians, and he received a majority of the military vote. Thus, it seems that both candidates could claim that most of their voters were employed (or retired, after being employed).
You should understand that voting is an anonymous process. There is no list of Obama voters (although there is a list of registered Democrats, who very probably did vote for Obama - most of them are not on food stamps).
According to Politico.com, 95% http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1108/15297.html
Because he got the most votes in the election. Through the democratic process. His plans and ideas about the role of government, foreign policy and other stands on the issues of the day resonated with the majority of voters.
Yes, he most certainly is. Bulls***, he was voted in dumba**.
The only votes that get counted are from registered voters. (There are various internet myths about how this candidate or that candidate "stole" the election, but in most cases, these are exaggerated or entirely false. In 2012, there is no credible evidence of widespread voter fraud, nor is there evidence that Mr. Obama stole the election.) What we do know for certain is that President Obama received 65,899,660 popular votes (51%), and 332 electoral votes, which was enough to give him a second term.
Knowing that Jackson voted for Reagan back in 1980 and 1984, I'm guessing he voted for John McCain. Michael Jackson has said that he cried after obama won. Which he has stated in an interview. So most likely obama.