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Elections / 2012 · President · IN

Mitt Romney carried Indiana R+10.2.

Barack Obama (D) vs Mitt Romney (R) in Indiana, 2012. The state ran 14.1 points more Republican than the nation (D+3.9 nationally). A US Senate contest shared the 2012 ballot here.

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

Indiana result
2,633,143 votes counted
Obama (D)
1,154,275
43.8%
Romney (R)
1,422,872
54.0%
All others
55,996
2.1%
Margin
R+10.2
Indiana, 2012
RomneyR+10.2
2012 presidential margin by county for Indiana — 2012 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Indiana — 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.Adams County, IN · R+39.4Allen County, IN · R+16.7Bartholomew County, IN · R+25.4Benton County, IN · R+32.7Blackford County, IN · R+16.5Boone County, IN · R+37.7Brown County, IN · R+16.7Carroll County, IN · R+30.3Cass County, IN · R+21.7Clark County, IN · R+9.8Clay County, IN · R+33.7Clinton County, IN · R+30.7Crawford County, IN · R+8.3Daviess County, IN · R+50.7Dearborn County, IN · R+39.7Decatur County, IN · R+40.5DeKalb County, IN · R+31.6Delaware County, IN · D+3.1Dubois County, IN · R+27.6Elkhart County, IN · R+26.4Fayette County, IN · R+16.9Floyd County, IN · R+14.3Fountain County, IN · R+34.1Franklin County, IN · R+42.7Fulton County, IN · R+33.2Gibson County, IN · R+31.0Grant County, IN · R+22.0Greene County, IN · R+31.3Hamilton County, IN · R+34.2Hancock County, IN · R+41.0Harrison County, IN · R+22.8Hendricks County, IN · R+34.8Henry County, IN · R+17.0Howard County, IN · R+14.3Huntington County, IN · R+39.7Jackson County, IN · R+27.4Jasper County, IN · R+25.4Jay County, IN · R+20.0Jefferson County, IN · R+10.4Jennings County, IN · R+22.4Johnson County, IN · R+38.3Knox County, IN · R+28.9Kosciusko County, IN · R+52.1LaGrange County, IN · R+35.8Lake County, IN · D+30.9LaPorte County, IN · D+12.6Lawrence County, IN · R+32.7Madison County, IN · R+4.5Marion County, IN · D+22.2Marshall County, IN · R+28.8Martin County, IN · R+40.3Miami County, IN · R+30.8Monroe County, IN · D+19.1Montgomery County, IN · R+38.5Morgan County, IN · R+41.0Newton County, IN · R+19.0Noble County, IN · R+33.5Ohio County, IN · R+27.1Orange County, IN · R+21.6Owen County, IN · R+27.6Parke County, IN · R+32.5Perry County, IN · D+11.6Pike County, IN · R+25.3Porter County, IN · D+3.9Posey County, IN · R+23.7Pulaski County, IN · R+27.2Putnam County, IN · R+32.5Randolph County, IN · R+24.0Ripley County, IN · R+38.5Rush County, IN · R+34.3Scott County, IN · R+6.2Shelby County, IN · R+33.5Spencer County, IN · R+15.3St. Joseph County, IN · D+3.5Starke County, IN · R+10.6Steuben County, IN · R+27.0Sullivan County, IN · R+20.6Switzerland County, IN · R+12.8Tippecanoe County, IN · R+3.6Tipton County, IN · R+31.8Union County, IN · R+32.3Vanderburgh County, IN · R+10.6Vermillion County, IN · R+6.8Vigo County, IN · D+0.9Wabash County, IN · R+36.2Warren County, IN · R+27.7Warrick County, IN · R+26.4Washington County, IN · R+24.4Wayne County, IN · R+14.6Wells County, IN · R+44.9White County, IN · R+23.5Whitley County, IN · R+38.8
How it voted
Share of the 2012 vote
Mitt RomneyRepublican54.0%1,422,872
Barack ObamaDemocratic43.8%1,154,275
OtherAll other candidates2.1%55,996
D+60
R+60
92 counties, each filled by 2012 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Indiana's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 2012 contest in context
Indiana's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: −18.9% in 2024.flipped R · 2012−18.9%DR18922024
Indiana's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892+1.2%
1896−2.9%
1900−3.8%
1904−13.8%
1908−1.5%
1912+20.0%
1916−0.9%
1920−14.6%
1924−16.6%
1928−20.1%
1932+11.7%
1936+14.7%
1940−1.4%
1944−5.7%
1948−0.8%
1952−17.1%
1956−20.2%
1960−10.4%
1964+12.4%
1968−12.3%
1972−32.8%
1976−7.6%
1980−18.4%
1984−24.0%
1988−20.2%
1992−6.1%
1996−5.6%
2000−15.6%
2004−20.7%
2008+1.0%
2012−10.2%
2016−19.0%
2020−16.1%
2024−18.9%
County results — 2012
92 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Adams CountyR
−39.4%
3,8068,93713,032
Allen CountyR
−16.7%
60,03684,613147,246
Bartholomew CountyR
−25.4%
10,62518,08329,392
Benton CountyR
−32.7%
1,1592,3293,578
Blackford CountyR
−16.5%
1,9272,7114,760
Boone CountyR
−37.7%
8,32818,80827,782
Brown CountyR
−16.7%
3,0604,3327,634
Carroll CountyR
−30.3%
2,6354,9997,810
Cass CountyR
−21.7%
5,3718,44314,161
Clark CountyR
−9.8%
20,80725,45047,278
Clay CountyR
−33.7%
3,4607,09610,805
Clinton CountyR
−30.7%
3,3086,3389,883
Crawford CountyR
−8.3%
2,0412,4214,590
Daviess CountyR
−50.7%
2,4377,63810,264
Dearborn CountyR
−39.7%
6,52815,39422,356
Decatur CountyR
−40.5%
2,9417,11910,327
DeKalb CountyR
−31.6%
5,41910,58716,360
Delaware CountyD
+3.1%
22,65421,25145,074
Dubois CountyR
−27.6%
6,52211,65418,571
Elkhart CountyR
−26.4%
24,39942,37868,029
Fayette CountyR
−16.9%
3,5555,0458,837
Floyd CountyR
−14.3%
14,81219,87835,392
Fountain CountyR
−34.1%
2,2374,6647,111
Franklin CountyR
−42.7%
2,9097,42410,580
Fulton CountyR
−33.2%
2,6215,3178,126
Gibson CountyR
−31.0%
4,9289,48714,721
Grant CountyR
−22.0%
9,58915,15125,329
Greene CountyR
−31.3%
4,3508,45713,141
Hamilton CountyR
−34.2%
43,79690,747137,089
Hancock CountyR
−41.0%
9,31922,79632,843
Harrison CountyR
−22.8%
6,60710,64017,671
Hendricks CountyR
−34.8%
21,11244,31266,761
Henry CountyR
−17.0%
7,61310,83819,007
Howard CountyR
−14.3%
15,13520,32736,291
Huntington CountyR
−39.7%
4,59610,86215,797
Jackson CountyR
−27.4%
5,83810,41916,712
Jasper CountyR
−25.4%
4,6727,95512,920
Jay CountyR
−20.0%
3,0634,6457,901
Jefferson CountyR
−10.4%
5,7287,09613,156
Jennings CountyR
−22.4%
3,8216,12010,250
Johnson CountyR
−38.3%
17,26039,51358,092
Knox CountyR
−28.9%
5,2289,61215,145
Kosciusko CountyR
−52.1%
6,86222,55830,140
LaGrange CountyR
−35.8%
2,8986,2319,316
Lake CountyD
+30.9%
130,89768,431202,147
LaPorte CountyD
+12.6%
24,10718,61543,681
Lawrence CountyR
−32.7%
5,77911,62217,870
Madison CountyR
−4.5%
24,40726,76952,510
Marion CountyD
+22.2%
216,336136,509359,972
Marshall CountyR
−28.8%
6,13711,26017,801
Martin CountyR
−40.3%
1,3513,2624,743
Miami CountyR
−30.8%
4,2228,17412,813
Monroe CountyD
+19.1%
33,43622,48157,223
Montgomery CountyR
−38.5%
4,2719,82414,440
Morgan CountyR
−41.0%
7,96919,59128,325
Newton CountyR
−19.0%
2,2123,2915,672
Noble CountyR
−33.5%
5,22910,68016,273
Ohio CountyR
−27.1%
9941,7592,819
Orange CountyR
−21.6%
2,9394,6177,776
Owen CountyR
−27.6%
2,8235,0628,113
Parke CountyR
−32.5%
2,1104,2346,529
Perry CountyD
+11.6%
4,3163,4037,875
Pike CountyR
−25.3%
2,1253,6275,926
Porter CountyD
+3.9%
37,25234,40673,303
Posey CountyR
−23.7%
4,5337,43012,226
Pulaski CountyR
−27.2%
1,8993,3665,399
Putnam CountyR
−32.5%
4,5079,00513,829
Randolph CountyR
−24.0%
3,7696,21810,202
Ripley CountyR
−38.5%
3,2417,48411,015
Rush CountyR
−34.3%
2,2214,6337,026
Scott CountyR
−6.2%
3,9984,5398,720
Shelby CountyR
−33.5%
5,35910,97816,760
Spencer CountyR
−15.3%
4,0265,5159,744
St. Joseph CountyD
+3.5%
56,46052,578111,009
Starke CountyR
−10.6%
3,8094,7388,769
Steuben CountyR
−27.0%
4,8538,54713,695
Sullivan CountyR
−20.6%
3,1914,9028,290
Switzerland CountyR
−12.8%
1,4371,8723,397
Tippecanoe CountyR
−3.6%
26,71128,75757,063
Tipton CountyR
−31.8%
2,4324,7737,373
Union CountyR
−32.3%
1,0182,0223,104
Vanderburgh CountyR
−10.6%
31,72539,38972,588
Vermillion CountyR
−6.8%
2,9793,4266,603
Vigo CountyD
+0.9%
19,71219,36940,005
Wabash CountyR
−36.2%
3,9738,64412,895
Warren CountyR
−27.7%
1,3242,3773,800
Warrick CountyR
−26.4%
10,18117,68028,427
Washington CountyR
−24.4%
3,9096,53310,737
Wayne CountyR
−14.6%
10,59114,32125,477
Wells CountyR
−44.9%
3,4369,25612,952
White CountyR
−23.5%
3,6375,9709,935
Whitley CountyR
−38.8%
4,42010,25815,032