Wow! What kind of business are you in? (no need to give the name of the establishment, just wondering what profession would have such a Republican dominance)
So over 50% of the country are sheep?
My mom and I are the only ones in my family not voting for Obama, which I know will probably upset my grandma since she grew up in Jim Crow North Carolina. To her Obama can do no wrong, which I completely understand!
Oh to add, my leaning retired neighbors: Husband retired from Union Pacific railroad and Vietnam army vet - Obama. Wife real estate agent, received a bunch of emails from her boss spewing lies about the ACA which she believes (and in the spirit of keeping peace with the neighbors I didn’t correct) - Romney.
I don’t know who most of my gaming friends here in Florida are voting for. A lot of them seem to be Ron Paul fans so I don’t know what they’re gonna do. I know who most of my relatives are voting for, but they’re all in New York, New Jersey, or Maryland, so it doesn’t matter too much. (Mostly Obama, btw.)
MrPanda’s voting Romney. His family’s all Romney. My family is probably 90-10% Romney (this is including cousins/aunts/uncles).
Friends IRL – probably 75-25% Romney? Not sure.
Friends I never see but hear from on Facebook/other places online: about 60-40% Romney. (The Pro-Obamas honestly are louder, though.)
That seems to be the right’s mantra. My niece’s husband calls us lemmings. Having a different opinion apparently makes us mindless. :rolleyes:
Back to the OP:
My wife and I and my four children and their spouses and my ex will all vote Obama. My brother and sister and their spouses, and some of their kids (most likely) will vote Romney. Four of my wife’s five nieces and their husbands will vote Obama; the fifth is wavering, and her husband is an Obama hater of the first order.
I always wonder about how my sister feels after all these years of voting for:
Goldwater
Nixon (twice)
Both Bushes, twice
Sarah Palin for governor
Sarah Palin for being a heartbeat from the White House, then quitting
Palin’s successor, who even Republicans hate
Palin’s predecessor, who was the most unpopular and ineffective governor in the country at that time
All the Republican legislators in Alaska who were convicted of corruption and then jailed.
I wonder if there’s ever been even a twinge of doubt that perhaps she’s been backing the wrong horses most of her life, and will again for Romney, and worse, Paul Ryan. Sheep, indeed.
All of the family members I regularly interact with who are my age or older are devout Republicans (even the ones who claim to be Independent). All of the ones I know of who are younger than me are devout Democrats (even the ones who claim to be Independent). I do have a distant older cousin who I am facebook friends with who is very actively and vociferously Democratic (and, relatedly in his case, gay).
I myself am, of course, Independent. 
My family who live in swing states are either voting for Obama or not voting.
Every family member that I know of supports Obama, some with more political fervor than I would have suspected. My friends are mostly Obama supporters, with one in Massachusetts who is undecided (at least the last time I spoke to her) because she liked Romney as governor. I do know that certain coworkers are Republicans, but I choose not to discuss politics with them.
All my close family are voting for Obama. I think some more distant relatives are voting for Romney but we don’t talk that often so I’m not sure.
My aunt on my mother’s side and her partner attended Occupy rallies several times (with their young daughter). They live in New Jersey though so they could write in the ghost of Errico Malatesta and it wouldn’t make a difference. Another cousin (Pennsylvania) says she’s a patriotic capitalist and she’s convinced both her parents to vote Democratic since as long as she could remember (her father says if it weren’t for her, he’d disappear into one of the expanses in the Midwest and never deal with another election again - think her mother didn’t need much convincing). Another uncle expressed his distaste for Bush and the Iraq war (Pennsylvania) and also that Obama was an improvement over Bush. My grandmother’s partner is sympathetic to anarchism as far as I’m aware, my grandfather keeps guns in his kitchen for shooting squirrels.
If I had to guess, 7-2 Obama to Romney (assuming my grandfather votes).
I don’t know anyone who would consider voting for Romney. I’m certain every member of my family and every friend I have is solidly in Obama’s camp. I wish I knew just one Romney voter so I could ask “why?”
I think my 84-year-old grandmother and I will be the only ones definitely voting for Obama. Which reminds me, I should check to see that someone gets her to her polling place.
Everyone on my mom’s side of the family (except grandma) believes that we need more God in government, so they’re probably all for Romney.
Four years ago I would’ve said that my dad’s family would be solidly voting republican as well, but a handful of cousins are teachers in New Jersey and hate Chris Christie, so there might be some split tickets there even though he’s not up for reelection.
My parents believe Ronald Reagan was the best president ever. My mom will probably still vote republican, but my dad has been sick of the party’s shenanigans the past few years so maybe he’s switched over.
My Dad is a die hard Republican to the point of irrationality. (I am NOT claiming that all Republicans are irrational.) He is very pro-Israel, very pro-National defense and doesn’t want to lose his riches to higher taxes. Definitely Romney.
My step-Mom is more reasonable but is voting for Romney because of Israel and fear of Islamic terror.
I’m a left leaning Independent pragmatist. The GOP stance on gay marriage and LGBT rights is a total non-starter for me so Obama.
Mom and step-Dad are moderates and voting Obama for social issues mainly.
One step-sister and her (soon to be ex) husband are serious Lefties so Obama.
Other step-sister, no idea but her husband will vote for Obama.
I’ve never discussed politics with my sister and I don’t know if she even votes. Ditto for her husband. I suspect Romney for the economy but I have no idea.
My friends are probably 90/10 Obama/Romney.
My whole family lives in MA, I’m the only one voting Obama. (maybe cousins are, dunno)
Law enforcement.
Not sure if it’s relevant, but of the 5 who have stated their support for Obama 3 are black, 1 is Latino, and 1 is the union rep.
My grandfather is out on a hunting trip, so that’s 7-1 assuming his wife votes Romney.
My paternal side has traditionally been left-leaning, so to the extent that still holds they’ll be voting for Obama. The other side I can’t really say, because I’ve had much less contact with them; but they certainly feel more conservative to me.
My mother, brother, and sister will vote for Obama — I’d be flabbergasted otherwise. My brother in law isn’t a citizen; my sister in law leans right, so she’ll vote Romney, I suppose.
My long-term SO voted enthusiastically for Obama. It amused and surprised me that she was genuinely — if briefly — angry with me for voting Johnson. (I don’t feel strongly about any candidate, so I decided to lend my infinitesimal support to a third party.)
My family are all Hispanic immigrants, the ones who can vote are all voting for Obama and all other down ticket D candidates.