Mitt Romney carried Montana R+13.6.

Barack Obama (D) vs Mitt Romney (R) in Montana, 2012. The state ran 17.5 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)

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Montana result

484,484 votes counted

Obama (D)

201,839

41.7%

Romney (R)

267,928

55.3%

All others

14,717

3.0%

Margin

R+13.6

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2012 presidential election

Montana, 2012

RomneyR+13.6

How it voted

Share of the 2012 vote

Mitt Romney ✓Republican	55.3%	267,928
Barack ObamaDemocratic	41.7%	201,839
OtherAll other candidates	3.0%	14,717

D+60

R+60

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

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Montana's presidential margins

1892–2024, the 2012 contest in context

Montana's presidential margins

Year	Margin (D minus R)
1892	−2.9%
1896	+60.2%
1900	+18.5%
1904	−20.4%
1908	−4.4%
1912	+11.8%
1916	+19.3%
1920	−29.1%
1924	−23.1%
1928	−17.9%
1932	+22.7%
1936	+41.7%
1940	+18.6%
1944	+9.4%
1948	+9.9%
1952	−19.3%
1956	−14.3%
1960	−2.5%
1964	+18.4%
1968	−9.0%
1972	−20.1%
1976	−7.4%
1980	−24.4%
1984	−22.3%
1988	−5.9%
1992	+2.5%
1996	−2.9%
2000	−25.1%
2004	−20.5%
2008	−2.4%
2012	−13.6%
2016	−20.2%
2020	−16.4%
2024	−19.9%

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County results — 2012

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

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County	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
Beaverhead County	R	−39.9%	1,371	3,289	4,812
Big Horn County	D	+26.3%	2,882	1,667	4,626
Blaine County	D	+15.3%	1,616	1,178	2,859
Broadwater County	R	−46.1%	764	2,152	3,011
Carbon County	R	−23.7%	2,146	3,533	5,847
Carter County	R	−73.1%	96	678	796
Cascade County	R	−9.0%	15,232	18,345	34,576
Chouteau County	R	−27.6%	978	1,758	2,821
Custer County	R	−28.7%	1,833	3,373	5,365
Daniels County	R	−50.0%	237	740	1,007
Dawson County	R	−40.9%	1,219	3,029	4,423
Deer Lodge County	D	+31.7%	2,860	1,448	4,460
Fallon County	R	−63.4%	237	1,128	1,406
Fergus County	R	−43.1%	1,640	4,257	6,071
Flathead County	R	−32.8%	13,892	28,309	43,909
Gallatin County	R	−5.0%	21,961	24,358	47,908
Garfield County	R	−79.3%	66	622	701
Glacier County	D	+33.9%	2,924	1,415	4,455
Golden Valley County	R	−50.3%	110	351	479
Granite County	R	−33.7%	533	1,107	1,705
Hill County	D	+3.5%	3,403	3,164	6,825
Jefferson County	R	−27.3%	2,272	4,055	6,521
Judith Basin County	R	−42.6%	337	854	1,215
Lake County	R	−10.0%	5,805	7,135	13,304
Lewis and Clark County	R	−3.6%	15,620	16,803	33,318
Liberty County	R	−44.6%	257	702	998
Lincoln County	R	−39.4%	2,552	6,057	8,890
Madison County	R	−40.6%	1,289	3,130	4,532
McCone County	R	−52.6%	223	745	993
Meagher County	R	−41.3%	269	670	972
Mineral County	R	−25.5%	700	1,216	2,021
Missoula County	D	+17.8%	32,824	22,652	57,232
Musselshell County	R	−55.7%	492	1,833	2,407
Park County	R	−10.6%	3,783	4,709	8,768
Petroleum County	R	−64.1%	49	240	298
Phillips County	R	−54.6%	471	1,688	2,228
Pondera County	R	−25.7%	975	1,673	2,719
Powder River County	R	−64.6%	170	833	1,027
Powell County	R	−33.1%	888	1,806	2,777
Prairie County	R	−50.2%	167	520	703
Ravalli County	R	−31.6%	7,285	14,307	22,212
Richland County	R	−54.0%	1,002	3,510	4,648
Roosevelt County	D	+15.6%	2,086	1,514	3,672
Rosebud County	R	−16.5%	1,422	2,004	3,523
Sanders County	R	−38.3%	1,720	3,980	5,901
Sheridan County	R	−28.1%	665	1,207	1,928
Silver Bow County	D	+32.4%	10,857	5,430	16,756
Stillwater County	R	−44.4%	1,248	3,337	4,702
Sweet Grass County	R	−52.9%	475	1,594	2,117
Teton County	R	−31.4%	1,082	2,113	3,281
Toole County	R	−40.8%	582	1,440	2,102
Treasure County	R	−45.1%	114	319	455
Valley County	R	−24.7%	1,385	2,337	3,859
Wheatland County	R	−42.4%	272	693	992
Wibaux County	R	−59.4%	98	421	544
Yellowstone County	R	−20.5%	26,403	40,500	68,807