Elections / 2012 · President · DC
Barack Obama carried District of Columbia D+83.6.
Barack Obama (D) vs Mitt Romney (R) in District of Columbia, 2012. The state ran 79.8 points more Democratic than the nation (D+3.9 nationally).
Nominees: Barack Obama (D) · Mitt Romney (R)
District of Columbia result
293,764 votes counted
Obama (D)
267,070
90.9%
Romney (R)
21,381
7.3%
All others
5,313
1.8%
Margin
D+83.6
2012 presidential election
District of Columbia, 2012
ObamaD+83.6
Constituent county margins for District of Columbia — 2012 presidential electionOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2012 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
How it voted
Share of the 2012 vote
| Barack Obama ✓Democratic | 90.9% | 267,070 |
|---|---|---|
| Mitt RomneyRepublican | 7.3% | 21,381 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 1.8% | 5,313 |
D+60R+60
1 counties, each filled by 2012 D-vs-R margin.
District of Columbia's presidential margins
1964–2024, the 2012 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1964 | +71.0% |
| 1968 | +63.6% |
| 1972 | +56.5% |
| 1976 | +65.1% |
| 1980 | +61.5% |
| 1984 | +71.7% |
| 1988 | +68.3% |
| 1992 | +75.5% |
| 1996 | +75.9% |
| 2000 | +76.2% |
| 2004 | +79.8% |
| 2008 | +85.9% |
| 2012 | +83.6% |
| 2016 | +86.8% |
| 2020 | +86.8% |
| 2024 | +85.8% |
County results — 2012
1 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
| County | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | D | 267,070 | 21,381 | 293,764 |