Florida — 2012 presidential election
Akashicstate2012 presidential electionFlorida · PresidentObamaD+0.9
How it voted
Share of the 2012 vote
| Barack Obama ✓Democratic | 50.0% | 4,237,756 |
|---|---|---|
| Mitt RomneyRepublican | 49.1% | 4,163,447 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 0.9% | 72,976 |
2012presidential margin
D+60R+60
67 counties, each filled by 2012 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Florida cast 29 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (67 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Alachua County, FL | Democratic | D+17.4 |
| Baker County, FL | Republican | R+58.6 |
| Bay County, FL | Republican | R+43.6 |
| Bradford County, FL | Republican | R+42.1 |
| Brevard County, FL | Republican | R+12.7 |
| Broward County, FL | Democratic | D+34.9 |
| Calhoun County, FL | Republican | R+43.9 |
| Charlotte County, FL | Republican | R+14.3 |
| Citrus County, FL | Republican | R+21.9 |
| Clay County, FL | Republican | R+45.8 |
| Collier County, FL | Republican | R+30.1 |
| Columbia County, FL | Republican | R+36.7 |
| DeSoto County, FL | Republican | R+14.3 |
| Dixie County, FL | Republican | R+46.9 |
| Duval County, FL | Republican | R+3.6 |
| Escambia County, FL | Republican | R+20.6 |
| Flagler County, FL | Republican | R+7.4 |
| Franklin County, FL | Republican | R+31.5 |
| Gadsden County, FL | Democratic | D+40.6 |
| Gilchrist County, FL | Republican | R+51.0 |
| Glades County, FL | Republican | R+18.6 |
| Gulf County, FL | Republican | R+41.9 |
| Hamilton County, FL | Republican | R+16.8 |
| Hardee County, FL | Republican | R+30.9 |
| Hendry County, FL | Republican | R+5.9 |
| Hernando County, FL | Republican | R+8.5 |
| Highlands County, FL | Republican | R+23.0 |
| Hillsborough County, FL | Democratic | D+6.7 |
| Holmes County, FL | Republican | R+68.3 |
| Indian River County, FL | Republican | R+22.3 |
| Jackson County, FL | Republican | R+29.0 |
| Jefferson County, FL | Democratic | D+1.8 |
| Lafayette County, FL | Republican | R+58.3 |
| Lake County, FL | Republican | R+17.1 |
| Lee County, FL | Republican | R+16.5 |
| Leon County, FL | Democratic | D+23.6 |
| Levy County, FL | Republican | R+32.3 |
| Liberty County, FL | Republican | R+41.4 |
| Madison County, FL | Republican | R+3.4 |
| Manatee County, FL | Republican | R+12.5 |
| Marion County, FL | Republican | R+16.2 |
| Martin County, FL | Republican | R+22.9 |
| Miami-Dade County, FL | Democratic | D+23.7 |
| Monroe County, FL | Democratic | D+0.4 |
| Nassau County, FL | Republican | R+48.6 |
| Okaloosa County, FL | Republican | R+49.3 |
| Okeechobee County, FL | Republican | R+20.1 |
| Orange County, FL | Democratic | D+18.2 |
| Osceola County, FL | Democratic | D+24.5 |
| Palm Beach County, FL | Democratic | D+17.0 |
| Pasco County, FL | Republican | R+6.6 |
| Pinellas County, FL | Democratic | D+5.6 |
| Polk County, FL | Republican | R+6.8 |
| Putnam County, FL | Republican | R+24.5 |
| Santa Rosa County, FL | Republican | R+52.6 |
| Sarasota County, FL | Republican | R+7.4 |
| Seminole County, FL | Republican | R+6.5 |
| St. Johns County, FL | Republican | R+37.7 |
| St. Lucie County, FL | Democratic | D+7.9 |
| Sumter County, FL | Republican | R+34.9 |
| Suwannee County, FL | Republican | R+44.9 |
| Taylor County, FL | Republican | R+38.2 |
| Union County, FL | Republican | R+49.0 |
| Volusia County, FL | Republican | R+1.2 |
| Wakulla County, FL | Republican | R+28.1 |
| Walton County, FL | Republican | R+52.0 |
| Washington County, FL | Republican | R+47.4 |
Florida 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alachua County | Barack Obama+20,902 | 69,69957.9% | 48,79740.5% | 1,9221.6% | 120,418 |
| Baker County | Mitt Romney+6,664 | 2,31120.3% | 8,97578.9% | 820.7% | 11,368 |
| Bay County | Mitt Romney+34,825 | 22,05127.6% | 56,87671.2% | 9341.2% | 79,861 |
| Bradford County | Mitt Romney+4,894 | 3,32528.6% | 8,21970.6% | 910.8% | 11,635 |
| Brevard County | Mitt Romney+36,307 | 122,99343.1% | 159,30055.8% | 3,2661.1% | 285,559 |
| Broward County | Barack Obama+264,211 | 508,31267.2% | 244,10132.3% | 4,0090.5% | 756,422 |
| Calhoun County | Mitt Romney+2,702 | 1,66427.0% | 4,36671.0% | 1222.0% | 6,152 |
| Charlotte County | Mitt Romney+12,090 | 35,90642.4% | 47,99656.7% | 7800.9% | 84,682 |
| Citrus County | Mitt Romney+16,202 | 28,46038.5% | 44,66260.4% | 8131.1% | 73,935 |
| Clay County | Mitt Romney+44,263 | 25,75926.7% | 70,02272.5% | 8080.8% | 96,589 |
| Collier County | Mitt Romney+44,822 | 51,69834.7% | 96,52064.7% | 8940.6% | 149,112 |
| Columbia County | Mitt Romney+9,967 | 8,46231.2% | 18,42967.8% | 2721.0% | 27,163 |
| DeSoto County | Mitt Romney+1,413 | 4,17442.3% | 5,58756.6% | 1041.1% | 9,865 |
| Dixie County | Mitt Romney+3,254 | 1,79825.9% | 5,05272.8% | 911.3% | 6,941 |
| Duval County | Mitt Romney+14,878 | 196,73747.8% | 211,61551.4% | 3,4960.8% | 411,848 |
| Escambia County | Mitt Romney+30,526 | 58,18539.2% | 88,71159.7% | 1,6061.1% | 148,502 |
| Flagler County | Mitt Romney+3,762 | 23,20745.9% | 26,96953.3% | 4190.8% | 50,595 |
| Franklin County | Mitt Romney+1,725 | 1,84533.7% | 3,57065.2% | 591.1% | 5,474 |
| Gadsden County | Barack Obama+9,140 | 15,77070.1% | 6,63029.5% | 990.4% | 22,499 |
| Gilchrist County | Mitt Romney+4,032 | 1,88523.8% | 5,91774.8% | 1071.4% | 7,909 |
| Glades County | Mitt Romney+741 | 1,60340.2% | 2,34458.8% | 421.1% | 3,989 |
| Gulf County | Mitt Romney+2,981 | 2,01428.3% | 4,99570.3% | 991.4% | 7,108 |
| Hamilton County | Mitt Romney+910 | 2,22841.2% | 3,13858.0% | 410.8% | 5,407 |
| Hardee County | Mitt Romney+2,233 | 2,46334.1% | 4,69665.0% | 670.9% | 7,226 |
| Hendry County | Mitt Romney+604 | 4,75146.6% | 5,35552.6% | 790.8% | 10,185 |
| Hernando County | Mitt Romney+7,108 | 37,83045.2% | 44,93853.7% | 8991.1% | 83,667 |
| Highlands County | Mitt Romney+9,767 | 16,14838.0% | 25,91561.1% | 3810.9% | 42,444 |
| Hillsborough County | Barack Obama+36,281 | 286,46752.8% | 250,18646.2% | 5,4491.0% | 542,102 |
| Holmes County | Mitt Romney+5,655 | 1,26415.3% | 6,91983.6% | 911.1% | 8,274 |
| Indian River County | Mitt Romney+15,958 | 27,49238.5% | 43,45060.8% | 5220.7% | 71,464 |
| Jackson County | Mitt Romney+6,076 | 7,34235.1% | 13,41864.1% | 1810.9% | 20,941 |
| Jefferson County | Barack Obama+137 | 3,94550.5% | 3,80848.8% | 550.7% | 7,808 |
| Lafayette County | Mitt Romney+1,981 | 68720.2% | 2,66878.5% | 441.3% | 3,399 |
| Lake County | Mitt Romney+25,844 | 61,79941.0% | 87,64358.1% | 1,3690.9% | 150,811 |
| Lee County | Mitt Romney+44,006 | 110,15741.4% | 154,16357.9% | 1,8460.7% | 266,166 |
| Leon County | Barack Obama+35,076 | 90,88161.3% | 55,80537.6% | 1,6671.1% | 148,353 |
| Levy County | Mitt Romney+5,935 | 6,11933.3% | 12,05465.5% | 2261.2% | 18,399 |
| Liberty County | Mitt Romney+1,359 | 94228.7% | 2,30170.1% | 411.2% | 3,284 |
| Madison County | Mitt Romney+298 | 4,17647.9% | 4,47451.3% | 650.7% | 8,715 |
| Manatee County | Mitt Romney+19,124 | 66,50343.3% | 85,62755.8% | 1,3610.9% | 153,491 |
| Marion County | Mitt Romney+26,212 | 66,83141.4% | 93,04357.7% | 1,5110.9% | 161,385 |
| Martin County | Mitt Romney+18,076 | 30,10738.2% | 48,18361.1% | 5830.7% | 78,873 |
| Miami-Dade County | Barack Obama+208,459 | 541,44061.6% | 332,98137.9% | 3,8930.4% | 878,314 |
| Monroe County | Barack Obama+170 | 19,40449.7% | 19,23449.2% | 4191.1% | 39,057 |
| Nassau County | Mitt Romney+19,678 | 10,25125.3% | 29,92973.8% | 3480.9% | 40,528 |
| Okaloosa County | Mitt Romney+46,747 | 23,42124.7% | 70,16874.0% | 1,2091.3% | 94,798 |
| Okeechobee County | Mitt Romney+2,472 | 4,85639.4% | 7,32859.5% | 1401.1% | 12,324 |
| Orange County | Barack Obama+85,076 | 273,66558.7% | 188,58940.4% | 4,1050.9% | 466,359 |
| Osceola County | Barack Obama+26,647 | 67,23961.9% | 40,59237.3% | 8670.8% | 108,698 |
| Palm Beach County | Barack Obama+102,253 | 349,65158.2% | 247,39841.2% | 3,6720.6% | 600,721 |
| Pasco County | Mitt Romney+14,164 | 98,26346.0% | 112,42752.6% | 2,8831.3% | 213,573 |
| Pinellas County | Barack Obama+25,846 | 239,10452.2% | 213,25846.6% | 5,3401.2% | 457,702 |
| Polk County | Mitt Romney+16,955 | 114,62246.1% | 131,57752.9% | 2,4841.0% | 248,683 |
| Putnam County | Mitt Romney+7,659 | 11,66737.2% | 19,32661.7% | 3311.1% | 31,324 |
| Santa Rosa County | Mitt Romney+40,418 | 17,76823.1% | 58,18675.7% | 8921.2% | 76,846 |
| Sarasota County | Mitt Romney+15,385 | 95,11945.8% | 110,50453.3% | 1,8570.9% | 207,480 |
| Seminole County | Mitt Romney+13,498 | 96,44546.2% | 109,94352.7% | 2,2321.1% | 208,620 |
| St. Johns County | Mitt Romney+43,323 | 35,19030.7% | 78,51368.4% | 1,0921.0% | 114,795 |
| St. Lucie County | Barack Obama+9,667 | 65,86953.5% | 56,20245.7% | 9560.8% | 123,027 |
| Sumter County | Mitt Romney+21,122 | 19,52432.3% | 40,64667.2% | 3090.5% | 60,479 |
| Suwannee County | Mitt Romney+7,921 | 4,75126.9% | 12,67271.9% | 2061.2% | 17,629 |
| Taylor County | Mitt Romney+3,485 | 2,76430.3% | 6,24968.5% | 1071.2% | 9,120 |
| Union County | Mitt Romney+2,641 | 1,33924.8% | 3,98073.8% | 741.4% | 5,393 |
| Volusia County | Mitt Romney+2,742 | 114,74848.9% | 117,49050.1% | 2,2981.0% | 234,536 |
| Wakulla County | Mitt Romney+4,115 | 5,17535.3% | 9,29063.4% | 1951.3% | 14,660 |
| Walton County | Mitt Romney+14,819 | 6,67123.4% | 21,49075.4% | 3331.2% | 28,494 |
| Washington County | Mitt Romney+5,218 | 2,82025.6% | 8,03873.1% | 1411.3% | 10,999 |
Nominees: Barack Obama (D) · Mitt Romney (R)
Florida's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 2012 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +75.8% |
| 1896 | +41.5% |
| 1900 | +53.8% |
| 1904 | +47.6% |
| 1908 | +41.4% |
| 1912 | +61.1% |
| 1916 | +51.2% |
| 1920 | +31.3% |
| 1924 | +28.8% |
| 1928 | −16.7% |
| 1932 | +49.8% |
| 1936 | +52.2% |
| 1940 | +48.0% |
| 1944 | +40.6% |
| 1948 | +15.2% |
| 1952 | −10.0% |
| 1956 | −14.5% |
| 1960 | −3.0% |
| 1964 | +2.3% |
| 1968 | −9.6% |
| 1972 | −44.1% |
| 1976 | +5.3% |
| 1980 | −17.0% |
| 1984 | −30.7% |
| 1988 | −22.4% |
| 1992 | −1.9% |
| 1996 | +5.7% |
| 2000 | −0.0% |
| 2004 | −5.0% |
| 2008 | +2.8% |
| 2012 | +0.9% |
| 2016 | −1.2% |
| 2020 | −3.4% |
| 2024 | −13.1% |
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Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 2012 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.