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
2012 presidential election
Indiana, 2012
RomneyR+10.2
How it voted
Share of the 2012 vote
| Mitt Romney ✓Republican | 54.0% | 1,422,872 |
|---|---|---|
| Barack ObamaDemocratic | 43.8% | 1,154,275 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 2.1% | 55,996 |
D+60R+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
| Year | Margin (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.
| County | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams County | R | 3,806 | 8,937 | 13,032 | |
| Allen County | R | 60,036 | 84,613 | 147,246 | |
| Bartholomew County | R | 10,625 | 18,083 | 29,392 | |
| Benton County | R | 1,159 | 2,329 | 3,578 | |
| Blackford County | R | 1,927 | 2,711 | 4,760 | |
| Boone County | R | 8,328 | 18,808 | 27,782 | |
| Brown County | R | 3,060 | 4,332 | 7,634 | |
| Carroll County | R | 2,635 | 4,999 | 7,810 | |
| Cass County | R | 5,371 | 8,443 | 14,161 | |
| Clark County | R | 20,807 | 25,450 | 47,278 | |
| Clay County | R | 3,460 | 7,096 | 10,805 | |
| Clinton County | R | 3,308 | 6,338 | 9,883 | |
| Crawford County | R | 2,041 | 2,421 | 4,590 | |
| Daviess County | R | 2,437 | 7,638 | 10,264 | |
| Dearborn County | R | 6,528 | 15,394 | 22,356 | |
| Decatur County | R | 2,941 | 7,119 | 10,327 | |
| DeKalb County | R | 5,419 | 10,587 | 16,360 | |
| Delaware County | D | 22,654 | 21,251 | 45,074 | |
| Dubois County | R | 6,522 | 11,654 | 18,571 | |
| Elkhart County | R | 24,399 | 42,378 | 68,029 | |
| Fayette County | R | 3,555 | 5,045 | 8,837 | |
| Floyd County | R | 14,812 | 19,878 | 35,392 | |
| Fountain County | R | 2,237 | 4,664 | 7,111 | |
| Franklin County | R | 2,909 | 7,424 | 10,580 | |
| Fulton County | R | 2,621 | 5,317 | 8,126 | |
| Gibson County | R | 4,928 | 9,487 | 14,721 | |
| Grant County | R | 9,589 | 15,151 | 25,329 | |
| Greene County | R | 4,350 | 8,457 | 13,141 | |
| Hamilton County | R | 43,796 | 90,747 | 137,089 | |
| Hancock County | R | 9,319 | 22,796 | 32,843 | |
| Harrison County | R | 6,607 | 10,640 | 17,671 | |
| Hendricks County | R | 21,112 | 44,312 | 66,761 | |
| Henry County | R | 7,613 | 10,838 | 19,007 | |
| Howard County | R | 15,135 | 20,327 | 36,291 | |
| Huntington County | R | 4,596 | 10,862 | 15,797 | |
| Jackson County | R | 5,838 | 10,419 | 16,712 | |
| Jasper County | R | 4,672 | 7,955 | 12,920 | |
| Jay County | R | 3,063 | 4,645 | 7,901 | |
| Jefferson County | R | 5,728 | 7,096 | 13,156 | |
| Jennings County | R | 3,821 | 6,120 | 10,250 | |
| Johnson County | R | 17,260 | 39,513 | 58,092 | |
| Knox County | R | 5,228 | 9,612 | 15,145 | |
| Kosciusko County | R | 6,862 | 22,558 | 30,140 | |
| LaGrange County | R | 2,898 | 6,231 | 9,316 | |
| Lake County | D | 130,897 | 68,431 | 202,147 | |
| LaPorte County | D | 24,107 | 18,615 | 43,681 | |
| Lawrence County | R | 5,779 | 11,622 | 17,870 | |
| Madison County | R | 24,407 | 26,769 | 52,510 | |
| Marion County | D | 216,336 | 136,509 | 359,972 | |
| Marshall County | R | 6,137 | 11,260 | 17,801 | |
| Martin County | R | 1,351 | 3,262 | 4,743 | |
| Miami County | R | 4,222 | 8,174 | 12,813 | |
| Monroe County | D | 33,436 | 22,481 | 57,223 | |
| Montgomery County | R | 4,271 | 9,824 | 14,440 | |
| Morgan County | R | 7,969 | 19,591 | 28,325 | |
| Newton County | R | 2,212 | 3,291 | 5,672 | |
| Noble County | R | 5,229 | 10,680 | 16,273 | |
| Ohio County | R | 994 | 1,759 | 2,819 | |
| Orange County | R | 2,939 | 4,617 | 7,776 | |
| Owen County | R | 2,823 | 5,062 | 8,113 | |
| Parke County | R | 2,110 | 4,234 | 6,529 | |
| Perry County | D | 4,316 | 3,403 | 7,875 | |
| Pike County | R | 2,125 | 3,627 | 5,926 | |
| Porter County | D | 37,252 | 34,406 | 73,303 | |
| Posey County | R | 4,533 | 7,430 | 12,226 | |
| Pulaski County | R | 1,899 | 3,366 | 5,399 | |
| Putnam County | R | 4,507 | 9,005 | 13,829 | |
| Randolph County | R | 3,769 | 6,218 | 10,202 | |
| Ripley County | R | 3,241 | 7,484 | 11,015 | |
| Rush County | R | 2,221 | 4,633 | 7,026 | |
| Scott County | R | 3,998 | 4,539 | 8,720 | |
| Shelby County | R | 5,359 | 10,978 | 16,760 | |
| Spencer County | R | 4,026 | 5,515 | 9,744 | |
| St. Joseph County | D | 56,460 | 52,578 | 111,009 | |
| Starke County | R | 3,809 | 4,738 | 8,769 | |
| Steuben County | R | 4,853 | 8,547 | 13,695 | |
| Sullivan County | R | 3,191 | 4,902 | 8,290 | |
| Switzerland County | R | 1,437 | 1,872 | 3,397 | |
| Tippecanoe County | R | 26,711 | 28,757 | 57,063 | |
| Tipton County | R | 2,432 | 4,773 | 7,373 | |
| Union County | R | 1,018 | 2,022 | 3,104 | |
| Vanderburgh County | R | 31,725 | 39,389 | 72,588 | |
| Vermillion County | R | 2,979 | 3,426 | 6,603 | |
| Vigo County | D | 19,712 | 19,369 | 40,005 | |
| Wabash County | R | 3,973 | 8,644 | 12,895 | |
| Warren County | R | 1,324 | 2,377 | 3,800 | |
| Warrick County | R | 10,181 | 17,680 | 28,427 | |
| Washington County | R | 3,909 | 6,533 | 10,737 | |
| Wayne County | R | 10,591 | 14,321 | 25,477 | |
| Wells County | R | 3,436 | 9,256 | 12,952 | |
| White County | R | 3,637 | 5,970 | 9,935 | |
| Whitley County | R | 4,420 | 10,258 | 15,032 |