Ohio — 2012 presidential election
Akashicstate2012 presidential electionOhio · PresidentObamaD+3.0
How it voted
Share of the 2012 vote
| Barack Obama ✓Democratic | 50.2% | 2,827,709 |
|---|---|---|
| Mitt RomneyRepublican | 47.2% | 2,661,439 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 2.6% | 144,869 |
2012presidential margin
D+60R+60
88 counties, each filled by 2012 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Ohio cast 18 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (88 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Adams County, OH | Republican | R+25.6 |
| Allen County, OH | Republican | R+23.8 |
| Ashland County, OH | Republican | R+29.4 |
| Ashtabula County, OH | Democratic | D+12.6 |
| Athens County, OH | Democratic | D+34.9 |
| Auglaize County, OH | Republican | R+48.0 |
| Belmont County, OH | Republican | R+8.1 |
| Brown County, OH | Republican | R+24.4 |
| Butler County, OH | Republican | R+25.0 |
| Carroll County, OH | Republican | R+13.2 |
| Champaign County, OH | Republican | R+21.4 |
| Clark County, OH | Republican | R+0.8 |
| Clermont County, OH | Republican | R+34.8 |
| Clinton County, OH | Republican | R+33.9 |
| Columbiana County, OH | Republican | R+11.6 |
| Coshocton County, OH | Republican | R+9.1 |
| Crawford County, OH | Republican | R+21.7 |
| Cuyahoga County, OH | Democratic | D+39.5 |
| Darke County, OH | Republican | R+44.1 |
| Defiance County, OH | Republican | R+13.2 |
| Delaware County, OH | Republican | R+23.1 |
| Erie County, OH | Democratic | D+12.1 |
| Fairfield County, OH | Republican | R+15.4 |
| Fayette County, OH | Republican | R+21.3 |
| Franklin County, OH | Democratic | D+22.7 |
| Fulton County, OH | Republican | R+12.4 |
| Gallia County, OH | Republican | R+24.9 |
| Geauga County, OH | Republican | R+21.1 |
| Greene County, OH | Republican | R+20.9 |
| Guernsey County, OH | Republican | R+9.0 |
| Hamilton County, OH | Democratic | D+6.3 |
| Hancock County, OH | Republican | R+27.5 |
| Hardin County, OH | Republican | R+22.8 |
| Harrison County, OH | Republican | R+14.7 |
| Henry County, OH | Republican | R+18.1 |
| Highland County, OH | Republican | R+29.7 |
| Hocking County, OH | Republican | R+1.0 |
| Holmes County, OH | Republican | R+50.6 |
| Huron County, OH | Republican | R+8.3 |
| Jackson County, OH | Republican | R+20.2 |
| Jefferson County, OH | Republican | R+4.9 |
| Knox County, OH | Republican | R+23.7 |
| Lake County, OH | Republican | R+0.9 |
| Lawrence County, OH | Republican | R+14.8 |
| Licking County, OH | Republican | R+13.8 |
| Logan County, OH | Republican | R+30.6 |
| Lorain County, OH | Democratic | D+15.3 |
| Lucas County, OH | Democratic | D+31.5 |
| Madison County, OH | Republican | R+19.7 |
| Mahoning County, OH | Democratic | D+28.0 |
| Marion County, OH | Republican | R+6.4 |
| Medina County, OH | Republican | R+12.7 |
| Meigs County, OH | Republican | R+17.9 |
| Mercer County, OH | Republican | R+54.2 |
| Miami County, OH | Republican | R+34.9 |
| Monroe County, OH | Republican | R+7.4 |
| Montgomery County, OH | Democratic | D+4.6 |
| Morgan County, OH | Republican | R+5.9 |
| Morrow County, OH | Republican | R+24.1 |
| Muskingum County, OH | Republican | R+6.0 |
| Noble County, OH | Republican | R+23.6 |
| Ottawa County, OH | Democratic | D+4.2 |
| Paulding County, OH | Republican | R+19.6 |
| Perry County, OH | Republican | R+3.9 |
| Pickaway County, OH | Republican | R+17.9 |
| Pike County, OH | Republican | R+0.01 |
| Portage County, OH | Democratic | D+5.5 |
| Preble County, OH | Republican | R+35.9 |
| Putnam County, OH | Republican | R+50.5 |
| Richland County, OH | Republican | R+19.2 |
| Ross County, OH | Republican | R+1.4 |
| Sandusky County, OH | Democratic | D+2.7 |
| Scioto County, OH | Republican | R+1.3 |
| Seneca County, OH | Republican | R+7.4 |
| Shelby County, OH | Republican | R+44.8 |
| Stark County, OH | Democratic | D+0.5 |
| Summit County, OH | Democratic | D+15.5 |
| Trumbull County, OH | Democratic | D+22.8 |
| Tuscarawas County, OH | Republican | R+9.1 |
| Union County, OH | Republican | R+29.1 |
| Van Wert County, OH | Republican | R+39.4 |
| Vinton County, OH | Republican | R+7.5 |
| Warren County, OH | Republican | R+39.1 |
| Washington County, OH | Republican | R+18.8 |
| Wayne County, OH | Republican | R+20.3 |
| Williams County, OH | Republican | R+15.5 |
| Wood County, OH | Democratic | D+4.8 |
| Wyandot County, OH | Republican | R+19.1 |
Ohio results by county
88 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams County | Mitt Romney+2,889 | 3,97635.2% | 6,86560.7% | 4634.1% | 11,304 |
| Allen County | Mitt Romney+11,588 | 17,91436.8% | 29,50260.6% | 1,2922.7% | 48,708 |
| Ashland County | Mitt Romney+7,238 | 8,28133.7% | 15,51963.1% | 7783.2% | 24,578 |
| Ashtabula County | Barack Obama+5,505 | 23,80354.4% | 18,29841.8% | 1,6443.8% | 43,745 |
| Athens County | Barack Obama+9,764 | 18,30765.4% | 8,54330.5% | 1,1584.1% | 28,008 |
| Auglaize County | Mitt Romney+11,338 | 5,83124.7% | 17,16972.7% | 6192.6% | 23,619 |
| Belmont County | Mitt Romney+2,602 | 14,15644.0% | 16,75852.1% | 1,2673.9% | 32,181 |
| Brown County | Mitt Romney+4,809 | 7,10736.1% | 11,91660.5% | 6683.4% | 19,691 |
| Butler County | Mitt Romney+42,788 | 62,38836.4% | 105,17661.4% | 3,6062.1% | 171,170 |
| Carroll County | Mitt Romney+1,772 | 5,54341.3% | 7,31554.6% | 5514.1% | 13,409 |
| Champaign County | Mitt Romney+4,001 | 7,04437.7% | 11,04559.2% | 5803.1% | 18,669 |
| Clark County | Mitt Romney+523 | 31,29748.1% | 31,82048.9% | 1,9873.1% | 65,104 |
| Clermont County | Mitt Romney+33,750 | 30,45831.4% | 64,20866.2% | 2,3462.4% | 97,012 |
| Clinton County | Mitt Romney+6,218 | 5,79131.6% | 12,00965.5% | 5292.9% | 18,329 |
| Columbiana County | Mitt Romney+5,430 | 19,82142.4% | 25,25154.0% | 1,6683.6% | 46,740 |
| Coshocton County | Mitt Romney+1,450 | 6,94043.4% | 8,39052.5% | 6584.1% | 15,988 |
| Crawford County | Mitt Romney+4,345 | 7,50737.5% | 11,85259.2% | 6493.2% | 20,008 |
| Cuyahoga County | Barack Obama+256,613 | 447,27368.8% | 190,66029.3% | 12,5041.9% | 650,437 |
| Darke County | Mitt Romney+11,282 | 6,82626.7% | 18,10870.8% | 6562.6% | 25,590 |
| Defiance County | Mitt Romney+2,444 | 7,73241.9% | 10,17655.1% | 5533.0% | 18,461 |
| Delaware County | Mitt Romney+22,902 | 37,29237.6% | 60,19460.6% | 1,7681.8% | 99,254 |
| Erie County | Barack Obama+4,841 | 21,79354.6% | 16,95242.5% | 1,1632.9% | 39,908 |
| Fairfield County | Mitt Romney+11,144 | 29,89041.2% | 41,03456.6% | 1,6232.2% | 72,547 |
| Fayette County | Mitt Romney+2,371 | 4,24938.2% | 6,62059.4% | 2672.4% | 11,136 |
| Franklin County | Barack Obama+130,376 | 346,37360.3% | 215,99737.6% | 12,2402.1% | 574,610 |
| Fulton County | Mitt Romney+2,665 | 9,07342.3% | 11,73854.7% | 6292.9% | 21,440 |
| Gallia County | Mitt Romney+3,193 | 4,55735.5% | 7,75060.4% | 5194.0% | 12,826 |
| Geauga County | Mitt Romney+10,930 | 19,65937.9% | 30,58959.0% | 1,5583.0% | 51,806 |
| Greene County | Mitt Romney+17,563 | 32,25638.4% | 49,81959.2% | 2,0342.4% | 84,109 |
| Guernsey County | Mitt Romney+1,543 | 7,45043.7% | 8,99352.7% | 6073.6% | 17,050 |
| Hamilton County | Barack Obama+26,601 | 219,92752.1% | 193,32645.8% | 8,7442.1% | 421,997 |
| Hancock County | Mitt Romney+9,879 | 12,56435.0% | 22,44362.4% | 9372.6% | 35,944 |
| Hardin County | Mitt Romney+2,870 | 4,61936.8% | 7,48959.6% | 4533.6% | 12,561 |
| Harrison County | Mitt Romney+1,069 | 2,95040.5% | 4,01955.1% | 3204.4% | 7,289 |
| Henry County | Mitt Romney+2,599 | 5,65839.3% | 8,25757.4% | 4803.3% | 14,395 |
| Highland County | Mitt Romney+5,359 | 6,05433.6% | 11,41363.3% | 5733.2% | 18,040 |
| Hocking County | Mitt Romney+128 | 6,15747.8% | 6,28548.8% | 4483.5% | 12,890 |
| Holmes County | Mitt Romney+6,094 | 2,60821.7% | 8,70272.3% | 7336.1% | 12,043 |
| Huron County | Mitt Romney+2,054 | 11,00644.2% | 13,06052.5% | 8293.3% | 24,895 |
| Jackson County | Mitt Romney+2,738 | 5,16638.0% | 7,90458.2% | 5093.7% | 13,579 |
| Jefferson County | Mitt Romney+1,649 | 15,38545.7% | 17,03450.6% | 1,2123.6% | 33,631 |
| Knox County | Mitt Romney+6,796 | 10,47036.5% | 17,26660.2% | 9563.3% | 28,692 |
| Lake County | Mitt Romney+1,064 | 57,68048.3% | 58,74449.2% | 2,9852.5% | 119,409 |
| Lawrence County | Mitt Romney+3,907 | 10,74440.8% | 14,65155.6% | 9633.7% | 26,358 |
| Licking County | Mitt Romney+11,302 | 34,20141.7% | 45,50355.4% | 2,3812.9% | 82,085 |
| Logan County | Mitt Romney+6,571 | 7,06232.9% | 13,63363.5% | 7673.6% | 21,462 |
| Lorain County | Barack Obama+22,059 | 81,46456.4% | 59,40541.2% | 3,4492.4% | 144,318 |
| Lucas County | Barack Obama+66,676 | 136,61664.5% | 69,94033.0% | 5,2682.5% | 211,824 |
| Madison County | Mitt Romney+3,497 | 6,84538.6% | 10,34258.4% | 5323.0% | 17,719 |
| Mahoning County | Barack Obama+34,418 | 77,05962.8% | 42,64134.7% | 3,1012.5% | 122,801 |
| Marion County | Mitt Romney+1,761 | 12,50445.3% | 14,26551.6% | 8533.1% | 27,622 |
| Medina County | Mitt Romney+11,633 | 38,78542.4% | 50,41855.2% | 2,1982.4% | 91,401 |
| Meigs County | Mitt Romney+1,868 | 4,02738.6% | 5,89556.5% | 5175.0% | 10,439 |
| Mercer County | Mitt Romney+11,816 | 4,74521.7% | 16,56175.9% | 5122.3% | 21,818 |
| Miami County | Mitt Romney+18,223 | 16,38331.4% | 34,60666.3% | 1,2322.4% | 52,221 |
| Monroe County | Mitt Romney+513 | 3,03543.6% | 3,54850.9% | 3845.5% | 6,967 |
| Montgomery County | Barack Obama+12,298 | 137,13951.2% | 124,84146.6% | 5,9562.2% | 267,936 |
| Morgan County | Mitt Romney+365 | 2,81445.2% | 3,17951.1% | 2333.7% | 6,226 |
| Morrow County | Mitt Romney+3,932 | 5,93336.3% | 9,86560.4% | 5423.3% | 16,340 |
| Muskingum County | Mitt Romney+2,262 | 17,00245.2% | 19,26451.2% | 1,3373.6% | 37,603 |
| Noble County | Mitt Romney+1,432 | 2,13135.1% | 3,56358.7% | 3786.2% | 6,072 |
| Ottawa County | Barack Obama+965 | 11,50350.6% | 10,53846.3% | 6953.1% | 22,736 |
| Paulding County | Mitt Romney+1,816 | 3,53838.2% | 5,35457.8% | 3643.9% | 9,256 |
| Perry County | Mitt Romney+594 | 7,03346.2% | 7,62750.1% | 5633.7% | 15,223 |
| Pickaway County | Mitt Romney+4,353 | 9,68439.7% | 14,03757.6% | 6512.7% | 24,372 |
| Pike County | Mitt Romney+1 | 5,68448.3% | 5,68548.3% | 4043.4% | 11,773 |
| Portage County | Barack Obama+4,211 | 39,45351.4% | 35,24245.9% | 2,0812.7% | 76,776 |
| Preble County | Mitt Romney+7,324 | 6,21130.4% | 13,53566.3% | 6583.2% | 20,404 |
| Putnam County | Mitt Romney+9,403 | 4,31823.2% | 13,72173.7% | 5733.1% | 18,612 |
| Richland County | Mitt Romney+11,180 | 22,68739.0% | 33,86758.1% | 1,6872.9% | 58,241 |
| Ross County | Mitt Romney+439 | 14,56947.8% | 15,00849.2% | 8972.9% | 30,474 |
| Sandusky County | Barack Obama+786 | 14,54149.4% | 13,75546.7% | 1,1283.8% | 29,424 |
| Scioto County | Mitt Romney+415 | 15,07747.2% | 15,49248.5% | 1,4024.4% | 31,971 |
| Seneca County | Mitt Romney+1,890 | 11,35344.3% | 13,24351.7% | 1,0134.0% | 25,609 |
| Shelby County | Mitt Romney+10,799 | 6,34326.3% | 17,14271.0% | 6442.7% | 24,129 |
| Stark County | Barack Obama+851 | 89,43248.8% | 88,58148.4% | 5,1602.8% | 183,173 |
| Summit County | Barack Obama+42,040 | 153,04156.4% | 111,00140.9% | 7,2652.7% | 271,307 |
| Trumbull County | Barack Obama+23,393 | 61,67260.0% | 38,27937.3% | 2,7722.7% | 102,723 |
| Tuscarawas County | Mitt Romney+3,835 | 18,40743.8% | 22,24252.9% | 1,4033.3% | 42,052 |
| Union County | Mitt Romney+7,484 | 8,80534.2% | 16,28963.2% | 6682.6% | 25,762 |
| Van Wert County | Mitt Romney+5,556 | 4,02928.6% | 9,58567.9% | 4943.5% | 14,108 |
| Vinton County | Mitt Romney+420 | 2,43643.4% | 2,85650.9% | 3215.7% | 5,613 |
| Warren County | Mitt Romney+43,655 | 32,90929.4% | 76,56468.5% | 2,2872.0% | 111,760 |
| Washington County | Mitt Romney+5,633 | 11,65138.8% | 17,28457.6% | 1,0603.5% | 29,995 |
| Wayne County | Mitt Romney+10,443 | 19,80838.4% | 30,25158.7% | 1,5032.9% | 51,562 |
| Williams County | Mitt Romney+2,783 | 7,26640.6% | 10,04956.1% | 5893.3% | 17,904 |
| Wood County | Barack Obama+3,098 | 32,80251.0% | 29,70446.2% | 1,8362.9% | 64,342 |
| Wyandot County | Mitt Romney+2,043 | 4,13738.7% | 6,18057.7% | 3853.6% | 10,702 |
Nominees: Barack Obama (D) · Mitt Romney (R)
Ohio's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 2012 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −0.1% |
| 1896 | −4.8% |
| 1900 | −6.6% |
| 1904 | −25.4% |
| 1908 | −6.2% |
| 1912 | +14.1% |
| 1916 | +7.7% |
| 1920 | −19.9% |
| 1924 | −34.6% |
| 1928 | −30.4% |
| 1932 | +2.8% |
| 1936 | +20.6% |
| 1940 | +4.4% |
| 1944 | −0.4% |
| 1948 | +0.2% |
| 1952 | −13.5% |
| 1956 | −22.2% |
| 1960 | −6.6% |
| 1964 | +25.9% |
| 1968 | −2.3% |
| 1972 | −21.6% |
| 1976 | +0.3% |
| 1980 | −10.6% |
| 1984 | −18.8% |
| 1988 | −10.9% |
| 1992 | +1.8% |
| 1996 | +6.4% |
| 2000 | −3.5% |
| 2004 | −2.1% |
| 2008 | +4.6% |
| 2012 | +3.0% |
| 2016 | −8.0% |
| 2020 | −8.0% |
| 2024 | −11.2% |
Same ballot, 2012OH
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 2012 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.