2012 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION PROJECTION PROJECT
Your job is to research the 2012 Presidential Election and complete an Election Projection Map.
This project counts as a 60 point major test grade. Your grade will be based on how well you
document and validate your predictions (see attached grading rubric).
1.
Poster Board Electoral Map of the United States
● Create and color a map of the US to indicate which state’s electoral votes will go
to the Democrats (Blue) and which state’s electoral votes will go to the
Republicans (Red)
● Inside each state, indicate how many electoral votes there are in each state (and
DC). Also include the correct abbreviation for each state.
● At the bottom of your map, use a graph to indicate how many electoral votes each
candidate will get (ex: bar graph)
● At the bottom of your map, use a graph to indicate the percentage of the popular
vote you believe each candidate will get (ex: pie graph)
*Provide support for these predictions (described below)
2.
Election Results by State – Place all of the following on the back of your poster:
●
Create a chart with 3 of the major issues and give each candidate’s
stance on those issues (consider Debate Analysis topics and answers)
●
Indicate which candidate will win in each state and why. List each of
the 50 states in alphabetical order. Then specify if you believe each
state will vote Republican or Democrat, and list how you determined
your prediction (tradition, current issues, etc). List website or other
source for your decision.
●
Pick 2 of the “swing” states and provide at least 2 pieces of support for
your decision on how each state will vote (copy of newspaper/ magazine
article, website article, etc.)
●
Print one current political poll predicting the election results (poll within
two weeks of project due date). Do you agree or disagree with the poll
predictions? Explain your answer.
Suggested Sources
http://www.pollingreport.com
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/election_2012
http://www.centerforpolitics.org/crystalball
http://www.c-span.org/Campaign2012/
http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2012/http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/campaigns
http://www.npr.org/sections/elections/
http://www.ontheissues.org/default.htm
http://www.270towin.com/
(The above is not an exhaustive list. It is intended to help get you started. Please feel free to use other sources.)
DUE DATE: _________________________________
2012 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION PROJECTION PROJECT
Points
Earned
On Front: Poster Title
Complete Map (neatness, well organized,
appropriately sized)
Information written in each state:
 Colored Blue or Red
 Electoral Votes
 State Abbreviation
Graph: Total Predicted Electoral Votes for
Each Candidate
Graph: Predicted Percentage of Popular
Vote
On Back: Major Issues Chart
 3 Issues
 Obama’s Positions
 Romney’s Positions
Prediction for each state
 List 1-50
 Prediction/ Reasoning/ Source
Two “Swing States” Prediction
 2 pieces of evidence (State 1)
 2 pieces of evidence (State 2)
Poll Prediction
 Printed Poll
 Agree or Disagree
 Explain
TOTAL POINTS
Possible
Points
5
10
10
5
5
5
10
5
5
/60
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