This document contains the results of a Kaiser Family Foundation poll conducted shortly after the 2012 presidential election. It shows that: 1) The top issues for voters were the economy, direction of the country, and President Obama's job performance. 2) For senior voters, the top issues were the economy, direction of the country, and the future of Medicare. 3) After the election, a plurality of voters wanted to keep the Affordable Care Act as is or expand it, rather than repeal it. 4) A majority saw President Obama's policies as good for lower income Americans but bad for the wealthy in his second term.

1. NOTE: None of these were the biggest factor (vol.), All were equally a big factor (vol.), Something else was the biggest factor (vol.), and
Don’t know/Refused answers not shown for follow-up question.
SOURCE: Kaiser Family Foundation Health Tracking Poll (conducted November 7-10, 2012)
The Issue List: Economy, Direction Of Nation, And Obama’s
Job Performance At Top
19%
15%
15%
3%
5%
9%
1%
4%
2%
6%
2%
<1%
2%
Percent who say each of the following was a major factor in their vote for president:
Which of these would you say
was the biggest factor in your
vote for president?
87%
87%
78%
70%
69%
65%
61%
61%
60%
57%
46%
35%
32%
The economy
The direction the country is headed
President Obama's job performace over the last four years
The future of the Medicare program
The 2010 health care law
The candidate's ability to relate to the middle class
The future of the Medicaid program
The candidate's views on the size and role of government
Foreign policy
The candidate's views on women's health issues
Governor Romney's background as a businessman
President Obama's handling of the response to Hurricane Sandy
Whether the candidate is a Democrat or Republican
AMONG ALL VOTERS

2. NOTE: None of these were the biggest factor (vol.), All were equally a big factor (vol.), Something else was the biggest factor (vol.), and
Don’t know/Refused answers not shown for follow-up question.
SOURCE: Kaiser Family Foundation Health Tracking Poll (conducted November 7-10, 2012)
The Issue List For Seniors
18%
9%
5%
19%
4%
8%
1%
2%
2%
4%
3%
1%
1%
Percent who say each of the following was a major factor in their vote for president:
Which of these would you say
was the biggest factor in your
vote for president?
84%
83%
82%
76%
73%
69%
69%
68%
64%
54%
52%
41%
38%
The economy
The direction the country is headed
The future of the Medicare program
President Obama's job performace over the last four years
The 2010 health care law
The candidate's ability to relate to the middle class
Foreign policy
The candidate's views on the size and role of government
The future of the Medicaid program
The candidate's views on women's health issues
Governor Romney's background as a businessman
President Obama's handling of the response to Hurricane Sandy
Whether the candidate is a Democrat or Republican
AMONG SENIORS WHO VOTED

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49
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41
43 42 41 42 42 42
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0%
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80%
Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov
2010 2011 2012
Favorable Unfavorable Don't know/Refused
SOURCE: Kaiser Family Foundation Health Tracking Polls
Nation Still Divided on ACA
As you may know, a health reform bill was signed into law in 2010. Given what you know about the health reform
law, do you have a generally favorable or generally unfavorable opinion of it?
ACA signed into law
on March 23, 2010

4. 47
50 51 52 51 51
53 52
50 50 50
54
47 47
53
45
49 49%
43
39 39
35
38 38 37 37
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40
37
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46
40
33%
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12 11 11 11
9
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10 10 11
18%
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Sep Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar May Jun Jul Aug Nov
2011 2012
Expand law or Keep law as is
Repeal law and replace it with Republican alternative or Repeal law and not replace it
Don't know/Refused
SOURCE: Kaiser Family Foundation Health Tracking Polls
After Election, Proportion Wanting Repeal Ticks Down
What would you like to see Congress do when it comes to the health care law?

5. NOTE: Don’t know/Refused answers not shown.
SOURCE: Kaiser Family Foundation Health Tracking Poll (conducted November 7-10, 2012)
Majority Say Obama’s Second Term Good For Lower Income,
Bad Or Status Quo For The Wealthy
As president, do you think the policies of Barack Obama will be good or bad for each of the following or will his
policies not make much of a difference?
59%
56%
52%
51%
50%
48%
48%
47%
43%
31%
11%
17%
8%
11%
13%
14%
12%
12%
11%
25%
22%
17%
34%
31%
27%
31%
29%
25%
30%
32%
Lower income Americans
Women
The country as a whole
Middle class Americans
Seniors, that is those ages 65 and older
You and your family
Medicare
Medicaid
The 2010 health care law
Wealthy Americans
Good Not make much of a difference Bad