The polls have just closed in Wisconsin, which CBS News is reporting
leans toward President Obama. The exit poll shows that he has union
households to thank: While the candidates are split among non-union
households, Mr. Obama has a 66 percent to 33 percent lead among the one
in five voters who say someone in their household belongs to a labor
union.
There is a big gender gap in Wisconsin: The
president leads by 11 points among women, while Romney leads by four
percentage points among men. Eighty-seven percent of voters in Wisconsin
are white, and Romney is winning them 52 percent to 47 percent. But Mr.
Obama holds huge leads among the seven percent of voters who are black
(93 percent to 6 percent) and the three percent who are Latino (63
percent to 35 percent).
Thirty-six percent of voters
identify as Democrat, 33 percent as Republican, and 31 percent as
independent. The two candidates are evenly splitting independent voters.
Mr. Obama is winning the 43 percent of voters making
less than $50,000 by 62 percent to 36 percent. Romney is winning the 21
percent of voters making $100,000 or more 63 percent to 35 percent.
One
in two Wisconsin voters favor increasing income tax rates on those
making over $250,000 per year, as Mr. Obama proposes. One in three do
not want those taxes increased.
Seven in 10 voters say
the nation's economy is in not so good or poor condition, though more
than half blame George W. Bush for the nation's current economic
problems.
Fifty-two percent of voters say they have
positive feelings about the Obama administration. Fifty percent of
voters say they have an unfavorable opinion of Mitt Romney, and 52
percent say his policies would favor the rich. Fifty-four percent say
they approve of Republican Scott Walker's performance as governor.
Ten
percent of voters made up their minds in the past few days. Wisconsin
is the home state of Romney's running mate, Rep. Paul Ryan.
This is an early exit poll and does not reflect the final exit poll.
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