Nevada — 2012 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate2012 presidential electionNevada · PresidentObamaD+6.7
How it voted
Share of the 2012 vote
| Barack Obama ✓Democratic | 52.4% | 531,373 |
|---|---|---|
| Mitt RomneyRepublican | 45.7% | 463,567 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 2.0% | 19,978 |
2012presidential margin
D+60R+60
17 counties, each filled by 2012 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Nevada cast 6 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (17 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Carson City, NV | Republican | R+9.0 |
| Churchill County, NV | Republican | R+39.9 |
| Clark County, NV | Democratic | D+14.6 |
| Douglas County, NV | Republican | R+26.8 |
| Elko County, NV | Republican | R+53.2 |
| Esmeralda County, NV | Republican | R+51.7 |
| Eureka County, NV | Republican | R+68.8 |
| Humboldt County, NV | Republican | R+36.1 |
| Lander County, NV | Republican | R+48.3 |
| Lincoln County, NV | Republican | R+60.0 |
| Lyon County, NV | Republican | R+28.6 |
| Mineral County, NV | Republican | R+10.7 |
| Nye County, NV | Republican | R+24.2 |
| Pershing County, NV | Republican | R+28.4 |
| Storey County, NV | Republican | R+17.3 |
| Washoe County, NV | Democratic | D+3.7 |
| White Pine County, NV | Republican | R+43.7 |
Nevada results by county
17 counties. Third-party and independent votes are reported by the county source as one combined figure; every named candidate is listed in the complete result below.
| Led by | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carson City | Romney, Mitt+2,103 | 10,29144.1% | 12,39453.1% | 6342.7% | 23,319 |
| Churchill County | Romney, Mitt+4,100 | 2,96128.8% | 7,06168.8% | 2432.4% | 10,265 |
| Clark County | Obama, Barack H.+100,883 | 389,93656.4% | 289,05341.8% | 12,2011.8% | 691,190 |
| Douglas County | Romney, Mitt+6,979 | 9,29735.7% | 16,27662.4% | 5021.9% | 26,075 |
| Elko County | Romney, Mitt+8,503 | 3,51122.0% | 12,01475.2% | 4612.9% | 15,986 |
| Esmeralda County | Romney, Mitt+225 | 9221.1% | 31772.9% | 266.0% | 435 |
| Eureka County | Romney, Mitt+556 | 10713.2% | 66382.1% | 384.7% | 808 |
| Humboldt County | Romney, Mitt+2,073 | 1,73730.2% | 3,81066.3% | 1973.4% | 5,744 |
| Lander County | Romney, Mitt+1,046 | 53424.7% | 1,58073.0% | 512.4% | 2,165 |
| Lincoln County | Romney, Mitt+1,291 | 40018.6% | 1,69178.6% | 612.8% | 2,152 |
| Lyon County | Romney, Mitt+6,140 | 7,38034.4% | 13,52063.0% | 5652.6% | 21,465 |
| Mineral County | Romney, Mitt+217 | 86342.4% | 1,08053.1% | 924.5% | 2,035 |
| Nye County | Romney, Mitt+4,246 | 6,32036.1% | 10,56660.3% | 6363.6% | 17,522 |
| Pershing County | Romney, Mitt+535 | 63233.5% | 1,16761.9% | 854.5% | 1,884 |
| Storey County | Romney, Mitt+401 | 92039.8% | 1,32157.1% | 733.2% | 2,314 |
| Washoe County | Obama, Barack H.+6,956 | 95,40950.8% | 88,45347.1% | 3,9932.1% | 187,855 |
| White Pine County | Romney, Mitt+1,618 | 98326.5% | 2,60170.2% | 1203.2% | 3,704 |
complete certified result
Nevada candidate results
Top three shown first · expand for every reported candidate and write-in category
Source: MIT Election Data + Science Lab — U.S. President 1976–2024 state candidate returns
Nominees: Barack Obama (D) · Mitt Romney (R)
Nevada's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 2012 contest in context
| Year | Margin (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% |
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Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 2012 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.