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Elections / 2012 · President · NY

Barack Obama carried New York D+28.2.

Barack Obama (D) vs Mitt Romney (R) in New York, 2012. The state ran 24.3 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)

New York result
7,081,536 votes counted
Obama (D)
4,485,877
63.3%
Romney (R)
2,490,496
35.2%
All others
105,163
1.5%
Margin
D+28.2
2012 presidential election
New York, 2012
ObamaD+28.2
2012 presidential margin by county for New York — 2012 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of New York — 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.Albany County, NY · D+31.3Allegany County, NY · R+25.1Bronx County, NY · D+83.4Broome County, NY · D+5.3Cattaraugus County, NY · R+13.2Cayuga County, NY · D+11.4Chautauqua County, NY · R+7.9Chemung County, NY · R+2.3Chenango County, NY · R+3.1Clinton County, NY · D+25.6Columbia County, NY · D+13.7Cortland County, NY · D+9.1Delaware County, NY · R+8.8Dutchess County, NY · D+7.5Erie County, NY · D+16.3Essex County, NY · D+18.8Franklin County, NY · D+26.1Fulton County, NY · R+11.1Genesee County, NY · R+20.2Greene County, NY · R+10.4Hamilton County, NY · R+25.8Herkimer County, NY · R+8.0Jefferson County, NY · R+2.9Kings County, NY · D+65.1Lewis County, NY · R+8.8Livingston County, NY · R+10.2Madison County, NY · D+0.9Monroe County, NY · D+18.0Montgomery County, NY · R+4.6Nassau County, NY · D+7.6New York County, NY · D+68.8Niagara County, NY · D+0.8Oneida County, NY · R+4.7Onondaga County, NY · D+21.2Ontario County, NY · R+1.5Orange County, NY · D+5.7Orleans County, NY · R+19.1Oswego County, NY · D+7.9Otsego County, NY · D+2.7Putnam County, NY · R+10.3Queens County, NY · D+59.2Rensselaer County, NY · D+12.2Richmond County, NY · D+2.6Rockland County, NY · D+6.7Saratoga County, NY · D+2.4Schenectady County, NY · D+15.8Schoharie County, NY · R+15.4Schuyler County, NY · R+7.5Seneca County, NY · D+9.1St. Lawrence County, NY · D+16.7Steuben County, NY · R+16.0Suffolk County, NY · D+3.7Sullivan County, NY · D+9.0Tioga County, NY · R+14.8Tompkins County, NY · D+40.6Ulster County, NY · D+22.6Warren County, NY · D+2.3Washington County, NY · D+1.9Wayne County, NY · R+9.1Westchester County, NY · D+25.1Wyoming County, NY · R+28.7Yates County, NY · R+3.3
How it voted
Share of the 2012 vote
Barack Obama ✓Democratic63.3%4,485,877
Mitt RomneyRepublican35.2%2,490,496
OtherAll other candidates1.5%105,163
D+60
R+60
62 counties, each filled by 2012 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
New York's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 2012 contest in context
New York's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: +12.5% in 2024.flipped D · 1988+12.5%DR18922024
New York's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892+3.4%
1896−18.9%
1900−9.3%
1904−10.9%
1908−12.4%
1912+12.6%
1916−7.0%
1920−37.6%
1924−26.6%
1928−2.3%
1932+12.7%
1936+19.9%
1940+3.6%
1944+5.0%
1948−1.0%
1952−11.9%
1956−22.4%
1960+5.3%
1964+37.3%
1968+5.5%
1972−17.3%
1976+4.4%
1980−2.7%
1984−8.0%
1988+4.1%
1992+15.8%
1996+28.9%
2000+25.0%
2004+18.3%
2008+26.9%
2012+28.2%
2016+22.5%
2020+23.1%
2024+12.5%
County results — 2012
62 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Albany CountyD
+31.3%
87,55645,064135,767
Allegany CountyR
−25.1%
6,13910,39016,953
Bronx CountyD
+83.4%
339,21129,967370,938
Broome CountyD
+5.3%
41,97037,64181,565
Cattaraugus CountyR
−13.2%
12,64916,56929,767
Cayuga CountyD
+11.4%
17,00713,45431,161
Chautauqua CountyR
−7.9%
23,81227,97152,852
Chemung CountyR
−2.3%
16,79717,61235,010
Chenango CountyR
−3.1%
9,1169,71319,314
Clinton CountyD
+25.6%
18,96111,11530,656
Columbia CountyD
+13.7%
16,22112,22529,129
Cortland CountyD
+9.1%
10,4828,69519,624
Delaware CountyR
−8.8%
8,3049,93818,638
Dutchess CountyD
+7.5%
65,31256,025123,705
Erie CountyD
+16.3%
237,356169,675414,195
Essex CountyD
+18.8%
9,7846,64716,717
Franklin CountyD
+26.1%
9,8945,74015,934
Fulton CountyR
−11.1%
8,60710,81419,799
Genesee CountyR
−20.2%
9,60114,60724,746
Greene CountyR
−10.4%
9,03011,17420,668
Hamilton CountyR
−25.8%
1,1281,9323,113
Herkimer CountyR
−8.0%
11,27313,28225,040
Jefferson CountyR
−2.9%
17,09918,12235,708
Kings CountyD
+65.1%
604,443124,551736,982
Lewis CountyR
−8.8%
4,7245,65110,522
Livingston CountyR
−10.2%
11,70514,44826,770
Madison CountyD
+0.9%
13,87113,62228,094
Monroe CountyD
+18.0%
193,501133,362333,813
Montgomery CountyR
−4.6%
8,4939,33418,186
Nassau CountyD
+7.6%
302,695259,308568,151
New York CountyD
+68.8%
502,67489,559600,291
Niagara CountyD
+0.8%
43,98643,24089,013
Oneida CountyR
−4.7%
40,46844,53086,700
Onondaga CountyD
+21.2%
122,25478,831204,717
Ontario CountyR
−1.5%
23,08723,82047,853
Orange CountyD
+5.7%
73,31565,367140,628
Orleans CountyR
−19.1%
5,7878,59414,706
Oswego CountyD
+7.9%
23,51519,98044,591
Otsego CountyD
+2.7%
12,11711,46124,139
Putnam CountyR
−10.3%
19,51224,08344,345
Queens CountyD
+59.2%
470,732118,589595,245
Rensselaer CountyD
+12.2%
37,40829,11368,061
Richmond CountyD
+2.6%
78,18174,223154,180
Rockland CountyD
+6.7%
65,79357,428124,645
Saratoga CountyD
+2.4%
52,95750,382105,510
Schenectady CountyD
+15.8%
36,84426,56864,933
Schoharie CountyR
−15.4%
5,4277,46713,207
Schuyler CountyR
−7.5%
3,6744,2818,146
Seneca CountyD
+9.1%
7,0945,88913,266
St. Lawrence CountyD
+16.7%
21,35315,13837,191
Steuben CountyR
−16.0%
15,78721,95438,531
Suffolk CountyD
+3.7%
304,079282,131594,266
Sullivan CountyD
+9.0%
15,26812,70528,415
Tioga CountyR
−14.8%
8,93012,11721,589
Tompkins CountyD
+40.6%
27,24411,10739,781
Ulster CountyD
+22.6%
47,75229,75979,626
Warren CountyD
+2.3%
14,80614,11929,578
Washington CountyD
+1.9%
11,52311,08523,095
Wayne CountyR
−9.1%
16,63520,06037,547
Westchester CountyD
+25.1%
240,785143,122388,447
Wyoming CountyR
−28.7%
5,66110,34816,335
Yates CountyR
−3.3%
4,4884,7989,442