Nov. 6, 2012 -- THE CANDIDATES: With a tear running down his face on a frigid election eve in Des Moines, President Obama offered a crowd of 20,000 Iowans this simple advice last night: "Bet on hope." ...

CNN Electoral Map. The map below displays CNN's best estimate of the key states that will likely decide the 2012 presidential election. Determining what qualifies as a battleground state is not an ...

Sen. Kent Conrad, D-N.D., is retiring and his party has a big problem in 2012 -- and beyond. Farm Belt and Southern voters who prefer a Republican president but have often backed moderate ...

Sam Wang, Princeton Election Consortium: Obama 303, Romney 235. "In terms of EV or the Meta-margin, [Obama has] made up just about half the ground he ceded to Romney after Debate #1." Comments ...

North Dakota Sen. Kent Conrad's retirement plans underscore a big problem for Democrats in 2012 and beyond. Farm Belt and Southern voters who prefer a Republican president but have often backed ...

On this map of the 2012 presidential election, each dot represents 1,000 votes. Map courtesy Ken Field, ESRI You probably won’t see maps like these on election night, however.

Voters in McCandless will follow 2012 ward maps for elections this year instead of the new voting districts that were updated in 2023, which have to be reviewed again by the state. This also is a ...

CNN Electoral Map. The map below displays CNN's best estimate of the key states that will likely decide the 2012 presidential election. Determining what qualifies as a battleground state is not an ...