The Zimmerman Case As Political Barometer

Nate Cohn makes a strong case that how one reacts to the George Zimmerman verdict closely aligns to how one voted in the last Presidential election. Conceding that the results are less partisan than the election results, Cohn contends

Compare today's poll on the Zimmerman verdict with Pew's final poll of the 2012 presidential campaign. When it comes to the national result, race, gender, and age, the differences between the presidential race and the Zimmerman trial are negligible and largely within the margin of error.

Cohn provides this helpful table

For what it's worth, Cohn's analysis squares with my my Twitter time line. Conservatives I follow are satisfied with the verdict and tended to side with Zimmerman. Democrats tend to want a Justice Department pursue the case.