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Elections / 2012 · President · ME

Barack Obama carried Maine D+15.2.

Barack Obama (D) vs Mitt Romney (R) in Maine, 2012. The state ran 11.3 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)

Maine result
710,126 votes counted
Obama (D)
399,235
56.2%
Romney (R)
291,418
41.0%
All others
19,473
2.7%
Margin
D+15.2
2012 presidential election
Maine, 2012
ObamaD+15.2
2012 presidential margin by county for Maine — 2012 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Maine — 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.Androscoggin County, ME · D+12.8Aroostook County, ME · D+7.6Cumberland County, ME · D+26.9Franklin County, ME · D+18.4Hancock County, ME · D+17.0Kennebec County, ME · D+13.5Knox County, ME · D+22.5Lincoln County, ME · D+11.6Oxford County, ME · D+14.7Penobscot County, ME · D+2.9Piscataquis County, ME · R+4.3Sagadahoc County, ME · D+16.3Somerset County, ME · D+1.7Waldo County, ME · D+10.6Washington County, ME · D+1.6York County, ME · D+16.3
How it voted
Share of the 2012 vote
Barack Obama ✓Democratic56.2%399,235
Mitt RomneyRepublican41.0%291,418
OtherAll other candidates2.7%19,473
D+60
R+60
16 counties, each filled by 2012 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Maine's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 2012 contest in context
Maine's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: +6.4% in 2024.flipped D · 1992+6.4%DR18922024
Maine's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892−12.8%
1896−38.7%
1900−26.5%
1904−39.0%
1908−29.7%
1912+19.0%
1916−4.0%
1920−39.1%
1924−50.2%
1928−37.7%
1932−12.6%
1936−14.0%
1940−2.3%
1944−5.0%
1948−14.5%
1952−32.3%
1956−41.7%
1960−14.1%
1964+37.7%
1968+12.2%
1972−23.0%
1976−0.8%
1980−3.4%
1984−22.1%
1988−11.5%
1992+8.4%
1996+20.9%
2000+5.1%
2004+9.0%
2008+17.3%
2012+15.2%
2016+2.7%
2020+8.6%
2024+6.4%
County results — 2012
16 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Androscoggin CountyD
+12.8%
28,98922,23252,862
Aroostook CountyD
+7.6%
17,77715,19633,860
Cumberland CountyD
+26.9%
101,95057,821163,786
Franklin CountyD
+18.4%
9,3676,36916,282
Hancock CountyD
+17.0%
17,56912,32430,799
Kennebec CountyD
+13.5%
35,06826,51963,497
Knox CountyD
+22.5%
13,2238,24822,067
Lincoln CountyD
+11.6%
11,3158,89920,757
Oxford CountyD
+14.7%
16,33011,99629,420
Penobscot CountyD
+2.9%
38,81136,54777,306
Piscataquis CountyR
−4.3%
4,1494,5308,955
Sagadahoc CountyD
+16.3%
11,8218,42920,794
Somerset CountyD
+1.7%
12,21611,80024,787
Waldo CountyD
+10.6%
11,2969,05821,061
Washington CountyD
+1.6%
7,8037,55015,836
York CountyD
+16.3%
61,55143,900108,057