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Elections / 2012 · President · HI

Barack Obama carried Hawaii D+42.7.

Barack Obama (D) vs Mitt Romney (R) in Hawaii, 2012. The state ran 38.8 points more Democratic than the nation (D+3.9 nationally). A US Senate contest shared the 2012 ballot here.

Nominees: Barack Obama (D) · Mitt Romney (R)

Hawaii result
434,221 votes counted
Obama (D)
306,266
70.5%
Romney (R)
120,937
27.9%
All others
7,018
1.6%
Margin
D+42.7
2012 presidential election
Hawaii, 2012
ObamaD+42.7
2012 presidential margin by county for Hawaii — 2012 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Hawaii — 2012 presidential election, each outlined and filled by its 2012 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), seated within the faint outlines of the surrounding states.Hawaii County, HI · D+51.2Honolulu County, HI · D+39.1Kauai County, HI · D+49.3Maui County, HI · D+50.3
How it voted
Share of the 2012 vote
Barack Obama ✓Democratic70.5%306,266
Mitt RomneyRepublican27.9%120,937
OtherAll other candidates1.6%7,018
D+60
R+60
4 counties, each filled by 2012 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Hawaii's presidential margins
1960–2024, the 2012 contest in context
Hawaii's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1960 to 2024. Most recent: +23.1% in 2024.flipped D · 1988+23.1%DR19602024
Hawaii's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1960+0.1%
1964+57.5%
1968+21.1%
1972−25.0%
1976+2.5%
1980+1.9%
1984−11.3%
1988+9.5%
1992+11.4%
1996+25.3%
2000+18.3%
2004+8.7%
2008+45.2%
2012+42.7%
2016+32.2%
2020+29.5%
2024+23.1%
County results — 2012
4 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Hawaii CountyD
+51.2%
47,22414,75363,454
Honolulu CountyD
+39.1%
204,34988,461296,742
Kauai CountyD
+49.3%
18,6416,12125,372
Maui CountyD
+50.3%
36,05211,60248,653