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Elections / 2012 · President · NV

Barack Obama carried Nevada D+6.7.

Barack Obama (D) vs Mitt Romney (R) in Nevada, 2012. The state ran 2.8 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)

Nevada result
1,014,918 votes counted
Obama (D)
531,373
52.4%
Romney (R)
463,567
45.7%
All others
19,978
2.0%
Margin
D+6.7
Nevada, 2012
ObamaD+6.7
2012 presidential margin by county for Nevada — 2012 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Nevada — 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.Carson City, NV · R+9.0Churchill County, NV · R+39.9Clark County, NV · D+14.6Douglas County, NV · R+26.8Elko County, NV · R+53.2Esmeralda County, NV · R+51.7Eureka County, NV · R+68.8Humboldt County, NV · R+36.1Lander County, NV · R+48.3Lincoln County, NV · R+60.0Lyon County, NV · R+28.6Mineral County, NV · R+10.7Nye County, NV · R+24.2Pershing County, NV · R+28.4Storey County, NV · R+17.3Washoe County, NV · D+3.7White Pine County, NV · R+43.7
How it voted
Share of the 2012 vote
Barack ObamaDemocratic52.4%531,373
Mitt RomneyRepublican45.7%463,567
OtherAll other candidates2.0%19,978
D+60
R+60
17 counties, each filled by 2012 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Nevada's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 2012 contest in context
Nevada's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: −3.1% in 2024.flipped R · 2024−3.1%DR18922024
Nevada's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892−19.3%
1896+62.4%
1900+24.5%
1904−23.8%
1908+1.8%
1912+23.8%
1916+17.0%
1920−20.7%
1924−19.8%
1928−13.1%
1932+38.8%
1936+45.6%
1940+20.2%
1944+9.2%
1948+3.1%
1952−22.9%
1956−15.9%
1960+2.3%
1964+17.2%
1968−8.2%
1972−27.4%
1976−4.4%
1980−35.6%
1984−33.9%
1988−20.9%
1992+2.6%
1996+1.0%
2000−3.5%
2004−2.6%
2008+12.6%
2012+6.7%
2016+2.4%
2020+2.4%
2024−3.1%
County results — 2012
17 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Carson CityR
−9.0%
10,29112,39423,319
Churchill CountyR
−39.9%
2,9617,06110,265
Clark CountyD
+14.6%
389,936289,053691,190
Douglas CountyR
−26.8%
9,29716,27626,075
Elko CountyR
−53.2%
3,51112,01415,986
Esmeralda CountyR
−51.7%
92317435
Eureka CountyR
−68.8%
107663808
Humboldt CountyR
−36.1%
1,7373,8105,744
Lander CountyR
−48.3%
5341,5802,165
Lincoln CountyR
−60.0%
4001,6912,152
Lyon CountyR
−28.6%
7,38013,52021,465
Mineral CountyR
−10.7%
8631,0802,035
Nye CountyR
−24.2%
6,32010,56617,522
Pershing CountyR
−28.4%
6321,1671,884
Storey CountyR
−17.3%
9201,3212,314
Washoe CountyD
+3.7%
95,40988,453187,855
White Pine CountyR
−43.7%
9832,6013,704