How they voted
The CNN exit poll has some interesting breakdowns of how people voted:
- Men Romney +7%
- Women Obama +11%
- Under 30s Obama +23%
- Over 65s Romney +12%
- Urban Obama +26%
- Suburban Romney +2%
- Rural Romney +20%
- Whites Romney +20%
- African-Americans Obama +86%
- Latinos Obama +44%
- Liberals Obama +74%
- Moderates Obama +15%
- Conservatives Romney +65%
- Independents Romney +5%
- Under $50k income Obama +22%
- $50k to $100k income Romney +6%
- Over $100k Romney +10%
- Protestants Romney +15%
- Catholics Obama +2%
The urban vs suburban split is quite fascinating. Also that Catholics backed Obama.