A look at how much various demographic groups' share of the vote has changed since 2000, the year Republican George W. Bush defeated Democrat Al Gore, who narrowly carried the popular vote but lost the Electoral College: ___ HISPANICS 17 percent of U.S. population Share of 2000 vote: 7 percent How they voted for president: Gore: 62 percent Bush: 35 percent Share of 2012 vote: 10 percent (up 3 percentage points) How they voted for president: Obama: 71 percent Romney: 27 percent ___ BLACKS 12 percent of U.S. population Share of 2000 vote: 10 percent How they voted for president: Gore: 90 percent Bush: 9 percent Share of 2012 vote: 13 percent (up 3 percentage points) How they voted for president: Obama: 93 percent Romney: 6 percent ___ WHITES 63 percent of U.S. population Share of 2000 vote: 81 percent How they voted for president: Bush: 54 percent Gore: 42 percent Share of 2012 vote: 72 percent (down 9 percentage points) How they voted for president: Romney: 59 percent Obama: 39 percent ___ SINGLE WOMEN 26 percent of U.S. population age 15 and older Share of 2000 vote: 19 percent How they voted for president: Gore: 63 percent Bush: 33 percent Share of 2012 vote: 23 percent (up 4 percentage points) How they voted for president: Obama: 67 percent Romney: 31 percent ___ MARRIED WOMEN 25 percent of U.S. population age 15 and over Share of 2000 vote: 33 percent How they voted for president: Bush: 49 percent Gore: 48 percent Share of 2012 vote: 31 percent (down 2 percentage points) How they voted for president: Romney: 53 percent Obama: 46 percent ___ WHITE MEN 31 percent of U.S. population Share of 2000 vote: 38 percent How they voted for president: Bush: 60 percent Gore: 36 percent Share of 2012 vote: 34 percent (down 4 percentage points) How they voted for president: Romney: 62 percent Obama: 35 percent ___ WHITES WITHOUT FOUR-YEAR COLLEGE DEGREES 46 percent of U.S. population age 25 and older Share of 2000 vote: 46 percent How they voted for president: Bush: 57 percent Gore: 40 percent Share of 2012 vote: 36 percent (down 10 percentage points) How they voted for president: Romney: 62 percent Obama: 36 percent ___ Sources: U.S. Census Bureau 2011 statistics. Exit polls conducted for The Associated Press. ___ Online: Exit polls: http://surveys.ap.org/exitpolls
A look at the changing makeup of US electorate
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FILE - This Nov. 6, 2012 file photo shows voters lined up in the dark to beat the 7:00 p.m. deadline to cast their ballots at a polling station in Miami. It's not just the economy. It's the demographics _ the changing face of America. The 2012 elections drove home trends that have been embedded in the fine print of birth and death rates, immigration statistics and census charts for years. America is rapidly getting more diverse. And, more gradually, so is its electorate. Non-whites made up 28 percent of the electorate this year, up from 21 percent in 2000, and much of that growth is coming from Hispanics. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)
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FILE - This Nov. 6, 2012 file photo shows voters in the Weston Ranch area of Stockton, Calif. It's not just the economy. It's the demographics _ the changing face of America. The 2012 elections drove home trends that have been embedded in the fine print of birth and death rates, immigration statistics and census charts for years. America is rapidly getting more diverse. And, more gradually, so is its electorate. Non-whites made up 28 percent of the electorate this year, up from 21 percent in 2000, and much of that growth is coming from Hispanics. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)
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