Elections / 2012
The 2012 elections
Barack Obama (D) faced Mitt Romney (R); Obama won the presidency. National popular vote: D+3.9. Electoral college: Obama 332 of 538.
2012 presidential election
ObamaD+3.9
2012presidential margin
D+60R+60
Fifty states and DC, each filled by its 2012 result. Hover any state for the detail and its electoral votes.
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Blue and red show the Democratic-vs-Republican margin; gold marks a state an independent or third-party candidate carried.
All 51 results, 2012
| State | presidential margin | Electoral votes |
|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | D+83.6 | 3 |
| Hawaii | D+42.7 | 4 |
| Vermont | D+35.6 | 3 |
| New York | D+28.2 | 29 |
| Rhode Island | D+27.4 | 4 |
| Maryland | D+26.1 | 10 |
| Massachusetts | D+23.1 | 11 |
| California | D+23.1 | 55 |
| Delaware | D+18.6 | 3 |
| New Jersey | D+17.7 | 14 |
| Connecticut | D+17.3 | 7 |
| Illinois | D+16.8 | 20 |
| Maine | D+15.2 | 4 |
| Washington | D+14.8 | 12 |
| Oregon | D+12.1 | 7 |
| New Mexico | D+10.1 | 5 |
| Michigan | D+9.5 | 16 |
| Minnesota | D+7.7 | 10 |
| Wisconsin | D+6.9 | 10 |
| Nevada | D+6.7 | 6 |
| Iowa | D+5.8 | 6 |
| New Hampshire | D+5.6 | 4 |
| Pennsylvania | D+5.4 | 20 |
| Colorado | D+5.4 | 9 |
| Virginia | D+3.9 | 13 |
| Ohio | D+3.0 | 18 |
| Florida | D+0.9 | 29 |
| North Carolina | R+2.0 | 15 |
| Georgia | R+7.8 | 16 |
| Arizona | R+9.0 | 11 |
| Missouri | R+9.4 | 10 |
| Indiana | R+10.2 | 11 |
| South Carolina | R+10.5 | 9 |
| Mississippi | R+11.5 | 6 |
| Montana | R+13.6 | 3 |
| Alaska | R+14.0 | 3 |
| Texas | R+15.8 | 38 |
| Louisiana | R+17.2 | 8 |
| South Dakota | R+18.0 | 3 |
| North Dakota | R+19.6 | 3 |
| Tennessee | R+20.4 | 11 |
| Kansas | R+21.6 | 6 |
| Nebraska | R+21.8 | 5 |
| Alabama | R+22.2 | 9 |
| Kentucky | R+22.7 | 8 |
| Arkansas | R+23.7 | 6 |
| West Virginia | R+26.7 | 5 |
| Idaho | R+31.9 | 4 |
| Oklahoma | R+33.5 | 7 |
| Wyoming | R+40.8 | 3 |
| Utah | R+47.9 | 6 |
The 2012 cycle at a glance
National popular vote
D+3.9
Electoral college
Obama 332
of 538
US Senate
53–45–2
Democrats held
US House
201–234
Republicans held
Governors
D 7 · R 4
11 races
President — national popular vote
Barack Obama (D) vs Mitt Romney (R)
Obama (D)
65,914,211
51.0%
Romney (R)
60,931,874
47.1%
All others
2,400,515
1.9%
Margin
D+3.9
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