2012 Election Simulator Trends

Election Simulator > Daily Results > Trends

On this page, we chart the daily simulator results over time for the 2012 election. These results are based on 10,000 simulations run each morning at 4AM Eastern, thus reflecting all polls available through the previous day.

Election Winner

Percentage of wins for each candidate

	Obama
	Romney
	Tie

Median Electoral Votes

The midpoint outcome

	Obama
	Romney

Average Electoral Vote

The weighted average result

	Obama
	Romney

Most Frequent Outcome

The electoral score that occurred most often

	Obama
	Romney

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