Barack Obama carried Michigan D+9.5.

Barack Obama (D) vs Mitt Romney (R) in Michigan, 2012. The state ran 5.6 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)

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Michigan result

4,745,316 votes counted

Obama (D)

2,564,569

54.0%

Romney (R)

2,115,256

44.6%

All others

65,491

1.4%

Margin

D+9.5

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2012 presidential election

Michigan, 2012

ObamaD+9.5

How it voted

Share of the 2012 vote

Barack Obama ✓Democratic	54.0%	2,564,569
Mitt RomneyRepublican	44.6%	2,115,256
OtherAll other candidates	1.4%	65,491

D+60

R+60

83 counties, each filled by 2012 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.

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Michigan's presidential margins

1892–2024, the 2012 contest in context

Michigan's presidential margins

Year	Margin (D minus R)
1892	−4.5%
1896	−10.3%
1900	−19.2%
1904	−43.8%
1908	−29.5%
1912	−0.2%
1916	−8.3%
1920	−50.6%
1924	−62.2%
1928	−41.4%
1932	+7.9%
1936	+17.6%
1940	−0.3%
1944	+1.0%
1948	−1.7%
1952	−11.5%
1956	−11.5%
1960	+2.0%
1964	+33.6%
1968	+6.7%
1972	−14.4%
1976	−5.4%
1980	−6.5%
1984	−19.0%
1988	−7.9%
1992	+7.4%
1996	+13.2%
2000	+5.1%
2004	+3.4%
2008	+16.5%
2012	+9.5%
2016	−0.2%
2020	+2.8%
2024	−1.4%

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County results — 2012

83 counties; every row links to the county's full page.

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County	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
Alcona County	R	−18.0%	2,472	3,571	6,104
Alger County	R	−2.6%	2,212	2,330	4,618
Allegan County	R	−19.5%	20,806	31,123	52,775
Alpena County	R	−5.3%	6,549	7,298	14,091
Antrim County	R	−21.3%	5,107	7,917	13,195
Arenac County	R	−4.9%	3,669	4,057	7,841
Baraga County	R	−8.4%	1,574	1,866	3,490
Barry County	R	−18.0%	11,491	16,655	28,617
Bay County	D	+5.5%	27,877	24,911	53,586
Benzie County	R	−3.9%	4,685	5,075	9,901
Berrien County	R	−6.5%	33,465	38,209	72,762
Branch County	R	−18.2%	6,913	10,035	17,147
Calhoun County	D	+1.6%	29,267	28,333	58,327
Cass County	R	−13.6%	9,591	12,659	22,490
Charlevoix County	R	−14.6%	5,939	8,000	14,125
Cheboygan County	R	−10.9%	5,831	7,286	13,350
Chippewa County	R	−7.5%	7,100	8,278	15,660
Clare County	R	−4.8%	6,338	6,988	13,535
Clinton County	R	−6.3%	18,191	20,650	39,235
Crawford County	R	−11.0%	2,994	3,744	6,814
Delta County	R	−6.6%	8,330	9,534	18,130
Dickinson County	R	−21.3%	4,952	7,688	12,851
Eaton County	D	+3.1%	27,913	26,197	54,788
Emmet County	R	−17.0%	7,225	10,253	17,765
Genesee County	D	+28.1%	128,978	71,808	203,742
Gladwin County	R	−7.2%	5,760	6,661	12,583
Gogebic County	D	+8.1%	4,058	3,444	7,613
Grand Traverse County	R	−11.7%	20,875	26,534	48,197
Gratiot County	R	−3.9%	7,610	8,241	16,035
Hillsdale County	R	−24.2%	7,106	11,727	19,100
Houghton County	R	−9.1%	6,801	8,196	15,361
Huron County	R	−14.8%	6,518	8,806	15,484
Ingham County	D	+27.7%	80,847	45,306	128,310
Ionia County	R	−12.8%	11,018	14,315	25,856
Iosco County	R	−5.0%	6,242	6,909	13,385
Iron County	R	−8.9%	2,687	3,224	6,012
Isabella County	D	+9.2%	13,038	10,800	24,260
Jackson County	R	−5.7%	32,301	36,298	69,685
Kalamazoo County	D	+13.3%	69,051	52,662	123,690
Kalkaska County	R	−19.6%	3,272	4,901	8,299
Kent County	R	−7.7%	133,408	155,925	294,206
Keweenaw County	R	−13.8%	582	774	1,392
Lake County	D	+5.0%	2,752	2,487	5,310
Lapeer County	R	−11.5%	18,796	23,734	43,115
Leelanau County	R	−6.4%	6,576	7,483	14,219
Lenawee County	R	−1.3%	21,776	22,351	44,928
Livingston County	R	−23.2%	37,216	60,083	98,640
Luce County	R	−22.7%	991	1,580	2,596
Mackinac County	R	−12.2%	2,652	3,397	6,117
Macomb County	D	+4.0%	208,016	191,913	405,515
Manistee County	D	+5.9%	6,473	5,737	12,402
Marquette County	D	+13.9%	18,115	13,606	32,346
Mason County	R	−4.9%	6,856	7,580	14,665
Mecosta County	R	−9.8%	7,515	9,176	16,980
Menominee County	R	−2.9%	5,242	5,564	10,967
Midland County	R	−15.4%	17,450	23,919	41,979
Missaukee County	R	−34.0%	2,274	4,665	7,027
Monroe County	D	+1.0%	36,310	35,593	73,095
Montcalm County	R	−8.6%	11,430	13,621	25,548
Montmorency County	R	−17.4%	2,049	2,928	5,051
Muskegon County	D	+17.7%	44,436	30,884	76,397
Newaygo County	R	−17.4%	8,728	12,457	21,478
Oakland County	D	+8.0%	349,002	296,514	653,571
Oceana County	R	−10.3%	5,063	6,239	11,450
Ogemaw County	R	−6.2%	4,791	5,437	10,394
Ontonagon County	R	−9.0%	1,586	1,906	3,539
Osceola County	R	−21.0%	3,981	6,141	10,278
Oscoda County	R	−16.1%	1,657	2,308	4,053
Otsego County	R	−19.6%	4,681	7,011	11,891
Ottawa County	R	−34.2%	42,737	88,166	132,757
Presque Isle County	R	−8.5%	3,192	3,794	7,098
Roscommon County	R	−3.8%	6,198	6,701	13,077
Saginaw County	D	+11.9%	54,381	42,720	98,292
Sanilac County	R	−20.3%	7,212	10,963	18,450
Schoolcraft County	R	−6.8%	1,865	2,142	4,061
Shiawassee County	D	+3.7%	17,197	15,962	33,679
St. Clair County	R	−7.1%	33,983	39,271	74,181
St. Joseph County	R	−12.2%	10,112	12,978	23,445
Tuscola County	R	−10.8%	11,425	14,240	26,110
Van Buren County	D	+0.5%	16,290	16,141	32,837
Washtenaw County	D	+35.8%	120,890	56,412	180,337
Wayne County	D	+46.7%	595,846	213,814	818,136
Wexford County	R	−15.2%	6,184	8,450	14,898