starker. in 2012, black women voted at a rate nine points higher than african-american men. and that is a trend that s been true for years. turnout among women has been higher than turnout among men in every election since 1980, when 59.4% of women and 59.1% of men voted. the number of female voters has also overwhelmed male voters in every presidential election since 1964, when 39.2 million women versus 37.5 million men voted. and of course, as we know, technically, there is a gender gap in how women vote compared to men. women as a whole who voted for president obama overcome governor romney by an 11-point gap. although, as you ve learned here, that was largely driven by women of color. black women voted for president obama, 96-3. now, most white women, 56%, voted for romney. but among all white voters, the president did better among white men than among white men.
that is side republicans are saying wait, you can t expect us to sign on when we don t know how many people continue to get in. bill: that is a important question. william la jeunesse, live in phoenix, arizona. martha: illegal immigration in the united states. there are an estimated 11.5 million illegal immigrants living here. in 2011, mexican immigrants represented 59.1% of all the undocumented. breaking that down it is