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Barack Obama carried New Hampshire D+5.6.

Barack Obama (D) vs Mitt Romney (R) in New Hampshire, 2012. The state ran 1.7 points more Democratic than the nation (D+3.9 nationally).

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

New Hampshire result
710,972 votes counted
Obama (D)
369,561
52.0%
Romney (R)
329,918
46.4%
All others
11,493
1.6%
Margin
D+5.6
2012 presidential election
New Hampshire, 2012
ObamaD+5.6
2012 presidential margin by county for New Hampshire — 2012 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of New Hampshire — 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.Belknap County, NH · R+5.0Carroll County, NH · R+0.8Cheshire County, NH · D+24.7Coos County, NH · D+17.5Grafton County, NH · D+23.7Hillsborough County, NH · D+1.1Merrimack County, NH · D+12.7Rockingham County, NH · R+4.6Strafford County, NH · D+14.5Sullivan County, NH · D+13.3
How it voted
Share of the 2012 vote
Barack Obama ✓Democratic52.0%369,561
Mitt RomneyRepublican46.4%329,918
OtherAll other candidates1.6%11,493
D+60
R+60
10 counties, each filled by 2012 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
New Hampshire's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 2012 contest in context
New Hampshire's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: +2.8% in 2024.flipped D · 2004+2.8%DR18922024
New Hampshire's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892−4.0%
1896−42.8%
1900−20.9%
1904−22.3%
1908−21.8%
1912+2.0%
1916+0.1%
1920−20.4%
1924−25.1%
1928−17.6%
1932−1.4%
1936+1.8%
1940+6.4%
1944+4.2%
1948−5.7%
1952−21.8%
1956−32.3%
1960−6.8%
1964+27.8%
1968−8.2%
1972−29.1%
1976−11.3%
1980−29.4%
1984−37.7%
1988−26.2%
1992+1.2%
1996+10.3%
2000−1.3%
2004+1.4%
2008+9.7%
2012+5.6%
2016+0.4%
2020+7.4%
2024+2.8%
County results — 2012
10 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Belknap CountyR
−5.0%
15,89017,57133,887
Carroll CountyR
−0.8%
13,97714,20728,602
Cheshire CountyD
+24.7%
25,38015,15641,360
Coos CountyD
+17.5%
9,0956,34215,699
Grafton CountyD
+23.7%
29,82618,20849,014
Hillsborough CountyD
+1.1%
102,30399,991205,667
Merrimack CountyD
+12.7%
44,75634,52480,514
Rockingham CountyR
−4.6%
80,14287,921170,423
Strafford CountyD
+14.5%
36,02626,72963,969
Sullivan CountyD
+13.3%
12,1669,26921,837