Alabama — 2012 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate2012 presidential electionAlabama · PresidentRomneyR+22.2
How it voted
Share of the 2012 vote
| Mitt Romney ✓Republican | 60.7% | 1,255,925 |
|---|---|---|
| Barack ObamaDemocratic | 38.4% | 795,396 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 0.9% | 19,032 |
2012presidential margin
D+60R+60
67 counties, each filled by 2012 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Alabama cast 9 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (67 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Autauga County, AL | Republican | R+46.0 |
| Baldwin County, AL | Republican | R+55.8 |
| Barbour County, AL | Democratic | D+3.1 |
| Bibb County, AL | Republican | R+46.7 |
| Blount County, AL | Republican | R+74.1 |
| Bullock County, AL | Democratic | D+52.8 |
| Butler County, AL | Republican | R+7.5 |
| Calhoun County, AL | Republican | R+31.9 |
| Chambers County, AL | Republican | R+5.2 |
| Cherokee County, AL | Republican | R+55.0 |
| Chilton County, AL | Republican | R+60.3 |
| Choctaw County, AL | Republican | R+4.6 |
| Clarke County, AL | Republican | R+8.2 |
| Clay County, AL | Republican | R+45.6 |
| Cleburne County, AL | Republican | R+68.2 |
| Coffee County, AL | Republican | R+49.3 |
| Colbert County, AL | Republican | R+20.4 |
| Conecuh County, AL | Democratic | D+1.7 |
| Coosa County, AL | Republican | R+16.3 |
| Covington County, AL | Republican | R+58.3 |
| Crenshaw County, AL | Republican | R+35.5 |
| Cullman County, AL | Republican | R+69.5 |
| Dale County, AL | Republican | R+42.2 |
| Dallas County, AL | Democratic | D+39.7 |
| DeKalb County, AL | Republican | R+54.9 |
| Elmore County, AL | Republican | R+49.6 |
| Escambia County, AL | Republican | R+25.5 |
| Etowah County, AL | Republican | R+38.4 |
| Fayette County, AL | Republican | R+53.3 |
| Franklin County, AL | Republican | R+40.5 |
| Geneva County, AL | Republican | R+63.0 |
| Greene County, AL | Democratic | D+69.6 |
| Hale County, AL | Democratic | D+25.5 |
| Henry County, AL | Republican | R+29.1 |
| Houston County, AL | Republican | R+40.3 |
| Jackson County, AL | Republican | R+41.9 |
| Jefferson County, AL | Democratic | D+6.0 |
| Lamar County, AL | Republican | R+53.2 |
| Lauderdale County, AL | Republican | R+30.9 |
| Lawrence County, AL | Republican | R+27.0 |
| Lee County, AL | Republican | R+19.9 |
| Limestone County, AL | Republican | R+43.6 |
| Lowndes County, AL | Democratic | D+53.1 |
| Macon County, AL | Democratic | D+74.2 |
| Madison County, AL | Republican | R+18.6 |
| Marengo County, AL | Democratic | D+7.2 |
| Marion County, AL | Republican | R+61.5 |
| Marshall County, AL | Republican | R+60.1 |
| Mobile County, AL | Republican | R+9.2 |
| Monroe County, AL | Republican | R+7.7 |
| Montgomery County, AL | Democratic | D+24.3 |
| Morgan County, AL | Republican | R+44.5 |
| Perry County, AL | Democratic | D+50.2 |
| Pickens County, AL | Republican | R+7.0 |
| Pike County, AL | Republican | R+13.7 |
| Randolph County, AL | Republican | R+39.9 |
| Russell County, AL | Democratic | D+11.8 |
| Shelby County, AL | Republican | R+55.5 |
| St. Clair County, AL | Republican | R+66.1 |
| Sumter County, AL | Democratic | D+54.6 |
| Talladega County, AL | Republican | R+16.0 |
| Tallapoosa County, AL | Republican | R+32.3 |
| Tuscaloosa County, AL | Republican | R+17.4 |
| Walker County, AL | Republican | R+52.9 |
| Washington County, AL | Republican | R+31.7 |
| Wilcox County, AL | Democratic | D+48.7 |
| Winston County, AL | Republican | R+72.3 |
Alabama results by county
67 counties. Third-party and independent votes are reported by the county source as one combined figure; every named candidate is listed in the complete result below.
| Led by | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Autauga County | Mitt Romney+11,016 | 17,37972.6% | 6,36326.6% | 1900.8% | 23,932 |
| Baldwin County | Mitt Romney+47,592 | 66,01677.4% | 18,42421.6% | 8981.1% | 85,338 |
| Barbour County | Barack Obama+362 | 5,55048.2% | 5,91251.4% | 470.4% | 11,509 |
| Bibb County | Mitt Romney+3,930 | 6,13272.8% | 2,20226.2% | 861.0% | 8,420 |
| Blount County | Mitt Romney+17,787 | 20,75786.5% | 2,97012.4% | 2791.2% | 24,006 |
| Bullock County | Barack Obama+2,810 | 1,25123.5% | 4,06176.3% | 100.2% | 5,322 |
| Butler County | Mitt Romney+713 | 5,08753.6% | 4,37446.1% | 350.4% | 9,496 |
| Calhoun County | Mitt Romney+14,767 | 30,27865.5% | 15,51133.5% | 4681.0% | 46,257 |
| Chambers County | Mitt Romney+755 | 7,62652.2% | 6,87147.0% | 1140.8% | 14,611 |
| Cherokee County | Mitt Romney+5,374 | 7,50676.8% | 2,13221.8% | 1411.4% | 9,779 |
| Chilton County | Mitt Romney+10,535 | 13,93279.8% | 3,39719.5% | 1330.8% | 17,462 |
| Choctaw County | Mitt Romney+366 | 4,15252.1% | 3,78647.5% | 300.4% | 7,968 |
| Clarke County | Mitt Romney+1,136 | 7,47053.9% | 6,33445.7% | 470.3% | 13,851 |
| Clay County | Mitt Romney+3,040 | 4,81772.3% | 1,77726.7% | 681.0% | 6,662 |
| Cleburne County | Mitt Romney+4,301 | 5,27283.6% | 97115.4% | 621.0% | 6,305 |
| Coffee County | Mitt Romney+9,741 | 14,66674.2% | 4,92524.9% | 1790.9% | 19,770 |
| Colbert County | Mitt Romney+4,770 | 13,93659.6% | 9,16639.2% | 2831.2% | 23,385 |
| Conecuh County | Barack Obama+116 | 3,43949.0% | 3,55550.6% | 280.4% | 7,022 |
| Coosa County | Mitt Romney+858 | 3,04957.9% | 2,19141.6% | 290.6% | 5,269 |
| Covington County | Mitt Romney+8,995 | 12,15378.8% | 3,15820.5% | 1120.7% | 15,423 |
| Crenshaw County | Mitt Romney+2,281 | 4,33167.5% | 2,05031.9% | 370.6% | 6,418 |
| Cullman County | Mitt Romney+23,947 | 28,99984.2% | 5,05214.7% | 4061.2% | 34,457 |
| Dale County | Mitt Romney+7,822 | 13,10870.6% | 5,28628.5% | 1630.9% | 18,557 |
| Dallas County | Barack Obama+8,324 | 6,28830.0% | 14,61269.7% | 530.3% | 20,953 |
| DeKalb County | Mitt Romney+13,092 | 18,33176.8% | 5,23922.0% | 2931.2% | 23,863 |
| Elmore County | Mitt Romney+17,599 | 26,25374.0% | 8,65424.4% | 5781.6% | 35,485 |
| Escambia County | Mitt Romney+3,798 | 9,28762.5% | 5,48936.9% | 930.6% | 14,869 |
| Etowah County | Mitt Romney+16,327 | 29,13068.5% | 12,80330.1% | 5971.4% | 42,530 |
| Fayette County | Mitt Romney+4,237 | 6,05476.2% | 1,81722.9% | 750.9% | 7,946 |
| Franklin County | Mitt Romney+4,396 | 7,56769.7% | 3,17129.2% | 1211.1% | 10,859 |
| Geneva County | Mitt Romney+7,136 | 9,17581.1% | 2,03918.0% | 1060.9% | 11,320 |
| Greene County | Barack Obama+3,717 | 80415.1% | 4,52184.7% | 150.3% | 5,340 |
| Hale County | Barack Obama+2,201 | 3,21037.1% | 5,41162.6% | 220.3% | 8,643 |
| Henry County | Mitt Romney+2,545 | 5,62864.2% | 3,08335.2% | 490.6% | 8,760 |
| Houston County | Mitt Romney+16,903 | 29,27069.8% | 12,36729.5% | 2810.7% | 41,918 |
| Jackson County | Mitt Romney+8,617 | 14,43970.2% | 5,82228.3% | 3161.5% | 20,577 |
| Jefferson County | Barack Obama+18,193 | 141,68346.6% | 159,87652.6% | 2,3590.8% | 303,918 |
| Lamar County | Mitt Romney+3,811 | 5,45776.2% | 1,64623.0% | 630.9% | 7,166 |
| Lauderdale County | Mitt Romney+11,400 | 23,91164.8% | 12,51133.9% | 5021.4% | 36,924 |
| Lawrence County | Mitt Romney+3,805 | 8,87462.9% | 5,06935.9% | 1691.2% | 14,112 |
| Lee County | Mitt Romney+10,813 | 32,19459.2% | 21,38139.3% | 7841.4% | 54,359 |
| Limestone County | Mitt Romney+15,466 | 25,29571.3% | 9,82927.7% | 3350.9% | 35,459 |
| Lowndes County | Barack Obama+3,991 | 1,75623.3% | 5,74776.4% | 180.2% | 7,521 |
| Macon County | Barack Obama+7,714 | 1,33112.8% | 9,04587.0% | 180.2% | 10,394 |
| Madison County | Mitt Romney+28,869 | 90,88458.6% | 62,01540.0% | 2,1601.4% | 155,059 |
| Marengo County | Barack Obama+831 | 5,33646.3% | 6,16753.5% | 340.3% | 11,537 |
| Marion County | Mitt Romney+7,448 | 9,69780.1% | 2,24918.6% | 1591.3% | 12,105 |
| Marshall County | Mitt Romney+19,568 | 25,86779.4% | 6,29919.3% | 4001.2% | 32,566 |
| Mobile County | Mitt Romney+16,133 | 94,89354.3% | 78,76045.0% | 1,2110.7% | 174,864 |
| Monroe County | Mitt Romney+827 | 5,74153.6% | 4,91445.9% | 530.5% | 10,708 |
| Montgomery County | Barack Obama+24,753 | 38,33237.6% | 63,08561.9% | 5070.5% | 101,924 |
| Morgan County | Mitt Romney+21,952 | 35,39171.8% | 13,43927.2% | 4931.0% | 49,323 |
| Perry County | Barack Obama+3,062 | 1,50624.7% | 4,56874.9% | 250.4% | 6,099 |
| Pickens County | Mitt Romney+669 | 5,12453.3% | 4,45546.4% | 320.3% | 9,611 |
| Pike County | Mitt Romney+1,928 | 7,96356.4% | 6,03542.8% | 1090.8% | 14,107 |
| Randolph County | Mitt Romney+4,146 | 7,22469.5% | 3,07829.6% | 960.9% | 10,398 |
| Russell County | Barack Obama+2,222 | 8,27843.8% | 10,50055.6% | 1010.5% | 18,879 |
| Shelby County | Mitt Romney+51,385 | 71,43677.2% | 20,05121.7% | 1,0201.1% | 92,507 |
| St. Clair County | Mitt Romney+23,230 | 29,03182.6% | 5,80116.5% | 3160.9% | 35,148 |
| Sumter County | Barack Obama+3,835 | 1,58622.6% | 5,42177.1% | 200.3% | 7,027 |
| Talladega County | Mitt Romney+5,341 | 19,24657.7% | 13,90541.7% | 2220.7% | 33,373 |
| Tallapoosa County | Mitt Romney+6,077 | 12,39665.8% | 6,31933.6% | 1140.6% | 18,829 |
| Tuscaloosa County | Mitt Romney+13,700 | 45,74858.2% | 32,04840.8% | 7941.0% | 78,590 |
| Walker County | Mitt Romney+15,094 | 21,65175.9% | 6,55723.0% | 3131.1% | 28,521 |
| Washington County | Mitt Romney+2,785 | 5,76165.6% | 2,97633.9% | 410.5% | 8,778 |
| Wilcox County | Barack Obama+3,189 | 1,67925.6% | 4,86874.3% | 40.1% | 6,551 |
| Winston County | Mitt Romney+7,026 | 8,31285.6% | 1,28613.2% | 1161.2% | 9,714 |
Nominees: Barack Obama (D) · Mitt Romney (R)
Alabama's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 2012 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +55.5% |
| 1896 | +38.4% |
| 1900 | +26.0% |
| 1904 | +52.7% |
| 1908 | +46.4% |
| 1912 | +61.7% |
| 1916 | +54.1% |
| 1920 | +34.8% |
| 1924 | +42.7% |
| 1928 | +3.0% |
| 1932 | +70.6% |
| 1936 | +73.6% |
| 1940 | +70.9% |
| 1944 | +63.1% |
| 1948 | −19.0% |
| 1952 | +29.5% |
| 1956 | +17.1% |
| 1960 | +14.3% |
| 1964 | −69.5% |
| 1968 | +4.7% |
| 1972 | −46.9% |
| 1976 | +13.1% |
| 1980 | −1.3% |
| 1984 | −22.4% |
| 1988 | −19.3% |
| 1992 | −6.8% |
| 1996 | −7.0% |
| 2000 | −14.9% |
| 2004 | −25.6% |
| 2008 | −21.6% |
| 2012 | −22.2% |
| 2016 | −28.1% |
| 2020 | −25.5% |
| 2024 | −30.5% |
Same ballot, 2012AL
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 2012 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.