Barack Obama Wins Reelection against Mitt Romney

Note: Will be Updated As Results Are Finalized and New Maps Created source: NY Times House of Representatives Election Results: New York Times CNN Fox Politico

Note: Will be Updated As Results Are Finalized and New Maps Created source: NY Times Senate Election Results: New York Times CNN Fox Politico

Source: NY Times Source: NY Times Pre-Election Coverage Below Barack Obama won Virginia in 2008 becoming the first Democratic candidate for President to do so since 1964. Polling shows the state as a true toss up and with the polls closing at 7pm EST it could be the first swing state to be called in [...]

Google has built an interactive map showing where the candidates has spent money of advertising, where they have raised money fundraising and where they have traveled to campaign. view interactive maps

Source: NY Times Source: NY Times Pre-Election Coverage Below Like 2004, the 2012 Presidential election may come down to who wins Ohio. Polls show Obama with a slight lead over Romney. What to watch for as Ohio counts votes In Case of a Recount, a Long Wait for Ohio Understanding the politics of Ohio — [...]

In addition to the presidential election, there are 435 congressional races, 33 senate races, and 11 gubernatorial contests to keep an eye on. Here is a round up of some of the best guides to watching the 2012 elections. (will be updated through out the day and night, so be sure to check back) What [...]

With less than 24 hours until the last vote of the 2012 Presidential election is cast, Barack Obama appears on course to be reelected. The polls in swing states show a distinctive advantage for Obama over Romney, which has led to a consensus among poll watchers and statisticians that Obama will be able to get [...]

Slate has a great map showing this disparity in vote value by state as a result of the Electoral College. In Wyoming, your vote has the highest value with just 142,741 people per electoral vote. Your vote counts the least in New York where there 519,075 people per electoral vote. The average electoral vote represents [...]

Florida was the tipping point state in 2000 that gave George W. Bush the presidency over Al Gore and with 29 electoral votes it could play a similar role in 2012. Both Barack Obama and Mitt Romney have spent considerable time and resource in the state, with the Republicans having their convention in Tampa. For [...]

Visit google.com/elections/ed/us/vote and enter your address to find information on where you vote on election day, Tuesday November 6th 2012. Important: You must be registered in order to vote. Voting locations shown are for the November 4 election only (not for early voting), and it is only for voters registered at the home address entered. [...]

A three and a half minute history of voting rights.

The 2012 Presidential election is projected to cost nearly 6 billion dollars. The maps and websites below show where it is being raised and where it is being spent. Not surprisingly, the money is being spend primarily in swing states, with Florida, Ohio and Virginia leading the states in ad spending. Large states, such as [...]

Stanford has compiled a map of the 2008 presidential vote that shows voting at the precinct level. The map is interactive and really shows the rural-republican and urban-democratic leanings. from Stanford.edu Each dot represents a precinct, but as you zoom in, you will notice differences in the sizes of the dots, with larger dots corresponding [...]

Newt Gingrich wins the South Carolina with 40% of the vote. Romney follows with 28%, Santorum 17% and Paul 13%.

Mitt Romney wins the New Hampshire primary with 39% of the vote. Ron Paul takes second with 23%, Huntsman 16%, Gingrich and Santorum with 9%. New Hampshire Primary Results – Washington Post More maps: (NY Times)

Results: NY Times Washington Post    Washington Post’s Interactive campaign tracker shows Rick Santourum has made the most campaign stops. Iowa Caucuses – Tuesday, January 3rd (NY Times and Washington Post ) Iowa Candidate Visits:  (Des Moines Register)    

The Republican primary will determine their candidate against Barack Obama’s re-election in November and the links below will help you stay in formed.   2012 Republican Primary News Coverage: New York Times Washington Post  CNN Front loading HQ 538

InfographicWorld.com created an interactive infographic detailing the relative strengths and weaknesses of each state. One thing that jumps out is that “Blue” states link New York and California pay significantly more in taxes than they get back in federal support, while “Red” states like Alaska get back significantly more than they pay. This data confirms [...]

As expected, Democratic candidates would take several House of Representative spots previously held by Republicans. Currently, 20 seats have been gained and there are 7 races that are still too close to call. New York Times Washington Post

Democrats picked up at least five Senate seats, but missed their goal of acquiring a filibuster proof majority (60). Highlights for the Senate races (work in progress): 3 races remain too close to call: Alaska, Georgia, and Minnessota In Minnesota, incumbent Republican Senator Norm Coleman held off challenger Al Franken, however less than 800 votes [...]

Pennsylvania

Our Vote Live.org is tracking voting problems being reported during the November 4th, 2008 election and has several maps showing where the problems are occurring, both at the state and county level. .   The maps below are from 11:30 AM EST, but already show that there are a lot of voting issues accross the country. [...]