Obama Gets More Online Visitors Than GOP Candidates Combined

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Alex Fitzpatrick
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Obama Gets More Online Visitors Than GOP Candidates Combined
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According to a recent Nielsen analysis, President Obama's campaign pulled in more unique voting-age visitors than the four remaining Republican candidates' sites combined throughout January. In total, Obama's site received 4.2 million unique visitors over the age of 18 during the month:

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A deeper dive into Nielsen's data offers revealing demographic data for Obama's and the Republican candidates' sites in January:

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Rick Santorum's campaign site got the highest percentage of female voters (60%), while male visitors dominate the pages of Ron Paul (56%) and Newt Gingrich (51%).

Ron Paul, the oldest of the Republican contenders, has drawn plenty of the youngest visitors: more than 30% are less than 34 years old. More than 50% of the eyeballs on Obama's site are older than 50, and people aged 50-64 are the most concentrated age group on his site.

Gingrich's online audience is among the most wealthy and educated -- more than 25% earn at least $100,000 annually, and 50% have at least a four-year degree.

Finally, Mitt Romney's campaign had the highest percentage of Hispanic visitors (17%).

Do any of these results surprise you? Sound off in the comments below.

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