Virginia — 2012 presidential election
Akashicstate2012 presidential electionVirginia · PresidentObamaD+3.9
How it voted
Share of the 2012 vote
| Barack Obama ✓Democratic | 51.2% | 1,970,595 |
|---|---|---|
| Mitt RomneyRepublican | 47.3% | 1,820,995 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 1.6% | 60,094 |
2012presidential margin
D+60R+60
133 counties, each filled by 2012 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Virginia cast 13 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (133 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Accomack County, VA | Republican | R+3.5 |
| Albemarle County, VA | Democratic | D+12.0 |
| Alexandria city, VA | Democratic | D+43.5 |
| Alleghany County, VA | Republican | R+2.7 |
| Amelia County, VA | Republican | R+26.6 |
| Amherst County, VA | Republican | R+19.9 |
| Appomattox County, VA | Republican | R+36.4 |
| Arlington County, VA | Democratic | D+39.8 |
| Augusta County, VA | Republican | R+42.1 |
| Bath County, VA | Republican | R+17.1 |
| Bedford County, VA | Republican | R+44.0 |
| Bland County, VA | Republican | R+47.8 |
| Botetourt County, VA | Republican | R+38.5 |
| Bristol city, VA | Republican | R+31.0 |
| Brunswick County, VA | Democratic | D+25.2 |
| Buchanan County, VA | Republican | R+34.6 |
| Buckingham County, VA | Democratic | D+2.4 |
| Buena Vista city, VA | Republican | R+25.5 |
| Campbell County, VA | Republican | R+39.3 |
| Caroline County, VA | Democratic | D+8.2 |
| Carroll County, VA | Republican | R+39.1 |
| Charles City County, VA | Democratic | D+32.5 |
| Charlotte County, VA | Republican | R+13.7 |
| Charlottesville city, VA | Democratic | D+53.5 |
| Chesapeake city, VA | Democratic | D+1.0 |
| Chesterfield County, VA | Republican | R+7.7 |
| Clarke County, VA | Republican | R+13.6 |
| Colonial Heights city, VA | Republican | R+39.4 |
| Covington city, VA | Democratic | D+14.8 |
| Craig County, VA | Republican | R+34.8 |
| Culpeper County, VA | Republican | R+16.3 |
| Cumberland County, VA | Republican | R+2.3 |
| Danville city, VA | Democratic | D+22.1 |
| Dickenson County, VA | Republican | R+26.1 |
| Dinwiddie County, VA | Republican | R+2.4 |
| Emporia city, VA | Democratic | D+33.6 |
| Essex County, VA | Democratic | D+7.3 |
| Fairfax city, VA | Democratic | D+16.1 |
| Fairfax County, VA | Democratic | D+20.5 |
| Falls Church city, VA | Democratic | D+39.4 |
| Fauquier County, VA | Republican | R+19.9 |
| Floyd County, VA | Republican | R+25.4 |
| Fluvanna County, VA | Republican | R+6.2 |
| Franklin city, VA | Democratic | D+30.7 |
| Franklin County, VA | Republican | R+28.6 |
| Frederick County, VA | Republican | R+27.9 |
| Fredericksburg city, VA | Democratic | D+26.9 |
| Galax city, VA | Republican | R+19.0 |
| Giles County, VA | Republican | R+25.5 |
| Gloucester County, VA | Republican | R+27.9 |
| Goochland County, VA | Republican | R+28.3 |
| Grayson County, VA | Republican | R+38.4 |
| Greene County, VA | Republican | R+25.3 |
| Greensville County, VA | Democratic | D+27.8 |
| Halifax County, VA | Republican | R+5.6 |
| Hampton city, VA | Democratic | D+42.6 |
| Hanover County, VA | Republican | R+36.7 |
| Harrisonburg city, VA | Democratic | D+13.4 |
| Henrico County, VA | Democratic | D+11.8 |
| Henry County, VA | Republican | R+14.7 |
| Highland County, VA | Republican | R+32.9 |
| Hopewell city, VA | Democratic | D+15.9 |
| Isle of Wight County, VA | Republican | R+14.6 |
| James City County, VA | Republican | R+12.0 |
| King and Queen County, VA | Republican | R+3.3 |
| King George County, VA | Republican | R+18.8 |
| King William County, VA | Republican | R+23.8 |
| Lancaster County, VA | Republican | R+8.7 |
| Lee County, VA | Republican | R+44.4 |
| Lexington city, VA | Democratic | D+12.7 |
| Loudoun County, VA | Democratic | D+4.5 |
| Louisa County, VA | Republican | R+13.7 |
| Lunenburg County, VA | Republican | R+5.0 |
| Lynchburg city, VA | Republican | R+10.6 |
| Madison County, VA | Republican | R+18.6 |
| Manassas city, VA | Democratic | D+13.3 |
| Manassas Park city, VA | Democratic | D+25.3 |
| Martinsville city, VA | Democratic | D+24.6 |
| Mathews County, VA | Republican | R+31.3 |
| Mecklenburg County, VA | Republican | R+7.0 |
| Middlesex County, VA | Republican | R+20.5 |
| Montgomery County, VA | Republican | R+0.3 |
| Nelson County, VA | Democratic | D+2.7 |
| New Kent County, VA | Republican | R+33.7 |
| Newport News city, VA | Democratic | D+30.0 |
| Norfolk city, VA | Democratic | D+45.4 |
| Northampton County, VA | Democratic | D+16.4 |
| Northumberland County, VA | Republican | R+14.8 |
| Norton city, VA | Republican | R+22.1 |
| Nottoway County, VA | Republican | R+0.9 |
| Orange County, VA | Republican | R+14.5 |
| Page County, VA | Republican | R+25.6 |
| Patrick County, VA | Republican | R+38.8 |
| Petersburg city, VA | Democratic | D+80.2 |
| Pittsylvania County, VA | Republican | R+27.4 |
| Poquoson city, VA | Republican | R+51.1 |
| Portsmouth city, VA | Democratic | D+42.8 |
| Powhatan County, VA | Republican | R+45.8 |
| Prince Edward County, VA | Democratic | D+12.8 |
| Prince George County, VA | Republican | R+11.8 |
| Prince William County, VA | Democratic | D+16.0 |
| Pulaski County, VA | Republican | R+24.7 |
| Radford city, VA | Democratic | D+3.9 |
| Rappahannock County, VA | Republican | R+7.6 |
| Richmond city, VA | Democratic | D+57.3 |
| Richmond County, VA | Republican | R+15.5 |
| Roanoke city, VA | Democratic | D+22.8 |
| Roanoke County, VA | Republican | R+25.2 |
| Rockbridge County, VA | Republican | R+17.8 |
| Rockingham County, VA | Republican | R+40.5 |
| Russell County, VA | Republican | R+36.9 |
| Salem city, VA | Republican | R+20.6 |
| Scott County, VA | Republican | R+50.5 |
| Shenandoah County, VA | Republican | R+31.3 |
| Smyth County, VA | Republican | R+32.9 |
| Southampton County, VA | Republican | R+3.2 |
| Spotsylvania County, VA | Republican | R+11.5 |
| Stafford County, VA | Republican | R+8.7 |
| Staunton city, VA | Democratic | D+4.1 |
| Suffolk city, VA | Democratic | D+15.1 |
| Surry County, VA | Democratic | D+21.0 |
| Sussex County, VA | Democratic | D+24.6 |
| Tazewell County, VA | Republican | R+57.4 |
| Virginia Beach city, VA | Republican | R+2.5 |
| Warren County, VA | Republican | R+20.5 |
| Washington County, VA | Republican | R+43.2 |
| Waynesboro city, VA | Republican | R+10.8 |
| Westmoreland County, VA | Democratic | D+6.9 |
| Williamsburg city, VA | Democratic | D+28.7 |
| Winchester city, VA | Democratic | D+1.4 |
| Wise County, VA | Republican | R+48.7 |
| Wythe County, VA | Republican | R+36.7 |
| York County, VA | Republican | R+20.7 |
Virginia results by county
133 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accomack County | Mitt Romney+558 | 7,65547.7% | 8,21351.2% | 1831.1% | 16,051 |
| Albemarle County | Barack Obama+6,460 | 29,75755.2% | 23,29743.2% | 8531.6% | 53,907 |
| Alexandria city | Barack Obama+31,950 | 52,19971.1% | 20,24927.6% | 9631.3% | 73,411 |
| Alleghany County | Mitt Romney+192 | 3,40347.4% | 3,59550.1% | 1752.4% | 7,173 |
| Amelia County | Mitt Romney+1,841 | 2,49036.0% | 4,33162.6% | 941.4% | 6,915 |
| Amherst County | Mitt Romney+2,976 | 5,90039.4% | 8,87659.3% | 1941.3% | 14,970 |
| Appomattox County | Mitt Romney+2,887 | 2,45330.9% | 5,34067.3% | 1421.8% | 7,935 |
| Arlington County | Barack Obama+46,795 | 81,26969.1% | 34,47429.3% | 1,8651.6% | 117,608 |
| Augusta County | Mitt Romney+14,173 | 9,45128.1% | 23,62470.2% | 5971.8% | 33,672 |
| Bath County | Mitt Romney+380 | 89440.2% | 1,27457.3% | 552.5% | 2,223 |
| Bedford County | Mitt Romney+16,470 | 10,20927.3% | 26,67971.3% | 5371.4% | 37,425 |
| Bland County | Mitt Romney+1,409 | 73524.9% | 2,14472.7% | 692.3% | 2,948 |
| Botetourt County | Mitt Romney+7,027 | 5,45229.9% | 12,47968.4% | 3101.7% | 18,241 |
| Bristol city | Mitt Romney+2,288 | 2,49233.7% | 4,78064.7% | 1151.6% | 7,387 |
| Brunswick County | Barack Obama+2,026 | 4,99462.1% | 2,96836.9% | 750.9% | 8,037 |
| Buchanan County | Mitt Romney+3,342 | 3,09432.1% | 6,43666.7% | 1161.2% | 9,646 |
| Buckingham County | Barack Obama+181 | 3,75050.3% | 3,56947.9% | 1381.9% | 7,457 |
| Buena Vista city | Mitt Romney+645 | 91936.4% | 1,56461.9% | 431.7% | 2,526 |
| Campbell County | Mitt Romney+10,100 | 7,59529.6% | 17,69568.9% | 4061.6% | 25,696 |
| Caroline County | Barack Obama+1,125 | 7,27653.3% | 6,15145.1% | 2251.6% | 13,652 |
| Carroll County | Mitt Romney+5,051 | 3,68528.5% | 8,73667.6% | 4973.8% | 12,918 |
| Charles City County | Barack Obama+1,376 | 2,77265.5% | 1,39633.0% | 641.5% | 4,232 |
| Charlotte County | Mitt Romney+808 | 2,50342.4% | 3,31156.1% | 841.4% | 5,898 |
| Charlottesville city | Barack Obama+11,666 | 16,51075.7% | 4,84422.2% | 4432.0% | 21,797 |
| Chesapeake city | Barack Obama+1,152 | 55,05249.9% | 53,90048.8% | 1,4731.3% | 110,425 |
| Chesterfield County | Mitt Romney+13,240 | 77,69445.4% | 90,93453.2% | 2,3601.4% | 170,988 |
| Clarke County | Mitt Romney+1,057 | 3,23941.7% | 4,29655.3% | 2272.9% | 7,762 |
| Colonial Heights city | Mitt Romney+3,397 | 2,54429.5% | 5,94168.9% | 1391.6% | 8,624 |
| Covington city | Barack Obama+344 | 1,31956.6% | 97541.8% | 361.5% | 2,330 |
| Craig County | Mitt Romney+927 | 83031.1% | 1,75765.9% | 803.0% | 2,667 |
| Culpeper County | Mitt Romney+3,295 | 8,28541.0% | 11,58057.3% | 3461.7% | 20,211 |
| Cumberland County | Mitt Romney+116 | 2,42248.0% | 2,53850.3% | 881.7% | 5,048 |
| Danville city | Barack Obama+4,455 | 12,21860.5% | 7,76338.4% | 2231.1% | 20,204 |
| Dickenson County | Mitt Romney+1,801 | 2,47335.8% | 4,27461.9% | 1572.3% | 6,904 |
| Dinwiddie County | Mitt Romney+325 | 6,55048.2% | 6,87550.6% | 1641.2% | 13,589 |
| Emporia city | Barack Obama+907 | 1,79366.5% | 88632.9% | 170.6% | 2,696 |
| Essex County | Barack Obama+414 | 3,01653.1% | 2,60245.9% | 571.0% | 5,675 |
| Fairfax city | Barack Obama+1,876 | 6,65157.2% | 4,77541.1% | 2031.7% | 11,629 |
| Fairfax County | Barack Obama+108,500 | 315,27359.6% | 206,77339.1% | 7,2411.4% | 529,287 |
| Falls Church city | Barack Obama+2,868 | 5,01568.9% | 2,14729.5% | 1141.6% | 7,276 |
| Fauquier County | Mitt Romney+7,069 | 13,96539.3% | 21,03459.2% | 5561.6% | 35,555 |
| Floyd County | Mitt Romney+1,941 | 2,73235.7% | 4,67361.1% | 2393.1% | 7,644 |
| Fluvanna County | Mitt Romney+785 | 5,89346.2% | 6,67852.4% | 1781.4% | 12,749 |
| Franklin city | Barack Obama+1,337 | 2,83365.0% | 1,49634.3% | 310.7% | 4,360 |
| Franklin County | Mitt Romney+7,628 | 9,09034.0% | 16,71862.6% | 8993.4% | 26,707 |
| Frederick County | Mitt Romney+10,168 | 12,69034.9% | 22,85862.8% | 8462.3% | 36,394 |
| Fredericksburg city | Barack Obama+3,071 | 7,13162.4% | 4,06035.5% | 2462.2% | 11,437 |
| Galax city | Mitt Romney+432 | 90039.5% | 1,33258.5% | 452.0% | 2,277 |
| Giles County | Mitt Romney+1,930 | 2,73036.1% | 4,66061.7% | 1682.2% | 7,558 |
| Gloucester County | Mitt Romney+5,373 | 6,76435.1% | 12,13762.9% | 3822.0% | 19,283 |
| Goochland County | Mitt Romney+3,772 | 4,67635.1% | 8,44863.4% | 1911.4% | 13,315 |
| Grayson County | Mitt Romney+2,733 | 2,06829.0% | 4,80167.4% | 2523.5% | 7,121 |
| Greene County | Mitt Romney+2,279 | 3,29036.5% | 5,56961.7% | 1641.8% | 9,023 |
| Greensville County | Barack Obama+1,369 | 3,13563.6% | 1,76635.9% | 250.5% | 4,926 |
| Halifax County | Mitt Romney+928 | 7,76646.5% | 8,69452.1% | 2321.4% | 16,692 |
| Hampton city | Barack Obama+28,326 | 46,96670.6% | 18,64028.0% | 8841.3% | 66,490 |
| Hanover County | Mitt Romney+21,646 | 18,29431.0% | 39,94067.6% | 8241.4% | 59,058 |
| Harrisonburg city | Barack Obama+2,089 | 8,65455.5% | 6,56542.1% | 3742.4% | 15,593 |
| Henrico County | Barack Obama+19,145 | 89,59455.2% | 70,44943.4% | 2,1981.4% | 162,241 |
| Henry County | Mitt Romney+3,667 | 10,31741.3% | 13,98456.0% | 6622.7% | 24,963 |
| Highland County | Mitt Romney+465 | 45932.5% | 92465.4% | 302.1% | 1,413 |
| Hopewell city | Barack Obama+1,440 | 5,17957.3% | 3,73941.4% | 1131.3% | 9,031 |
| Isle of Wight County | Mitt Romney+3,041 | 8,76142.1% | 11,80256.7% | 2641.3% | 20,827 |
| James City County | Mitt Romney+4,964 | 17,87943.4% | 22,84355.4% | 5181.3% | 41,240 |
| King and Queen County | Mitt Romney+120 | 1,74547.7% | 1,86551.0% | 451.2% | 3,655 |
| King George County | Mitt Romney+2,127 | 4,47739.5% | 6,60458.3% | 2442.2% | 11,325 |
| King William County | Mitt Romney+2,122 | 3,34437.5% | 5,46661.3% | 1131.3% | 8,923 |
| Lancaster County | Mitt Romney+604 | 3,14945.2% | 3,75353.9% | 590.8% | 6,961 |
| Lee County | Mitt Romney+4,264 | 2,58326.9% | 6,84771.3% | 1681.8% | 9,598 |
| Lexington city | Barack Obama+340 | 1,48655.3% | 1,14642.6% | 552.0% | 2,687 |
| Loudoun County | Barack Obama+7,187 | 82,47951.5% | 75,29247.0% | 2,2891.4% | 160,060 |
| Louisa County | Mitt Romney+2,262 | 6,95342.3% | 9,21556.0% | 2841.7% | 16,452 |
| Lunenburg County | Mitt Romney+285 | 2,68446.8% | 2,96951.8% | 811.4% | 5,734 |
| Lynchburg city | Mitt Romney+3,858 | 15,94843.8% | 19,80654.3% | 6941.9% | 36,448 |
| Madison County | Mitt Romney+1,230 | 2,63939.9% | 3,86958.5% | 1061.6% | 6,614 |
| Manassas city | Barack Obama+2,015 | 8,47855.8% | 6,46342.5% | 2591.7% | 15,200 |
| Manassas Park city | Barack Obama+1,180 | 2,87961.8% | 1,69936.5% | 781.7% | 4,656 |
| Martinsville city | Barack Obama+1,543 | 3,85561.3% | 2,31236.8% | 1171.9% | 6,284 |
| Mathews County | Mitt Romney+1,681 | 1,80733.6% | 3,48864.9% | 791.5% | 5,374 |
| Mecklenburg County | Mitt Romney+1,052 | 6,92145.9% | 7,97352.9% | 1831.2% | 15,077 |
| Middlesex County | Mitt Romney+1,249 | 2,37039.0% | 3,61959.5% | 911.5% | 6,080 |
| Montgomery County | Mitt Romney+103 | 19,90348.5% | 20,00648.8% | 1,1002.7% | 41,009 |
| Nelson County | Barack Obama+224 | 4,17150.6% | 3,94747.8% | 1321.6% | 8,250 |
| New Kent County | Mitt Romney+3,691 | 3,55532.5% | 7,24666.2% | 1521.4% | 10,953 |
| Newport News city | Barack Obama+23,870 | 51,10064.3% | 27,23034.3% | 1,1141.4% | 79,444 |
| Norfolk city | Barack Obama+39,540 | 62,68772.0% | 23,14726.6% | 1,2091.4% | 87,043 |
| Northampton County | Barack Obama+1,065 | 3,74157.6% | 2,67641.2% | 741.1% | 6,491 |
| Northumberland County | Mitt Romney+1,119 | 3,19142.2% | 4,31057.0% | 570.8% | 7,558 |
| Norton city | Mitt Romney+329 | 56637.9% | 89560.0% | 312.1% | 1,492 |
| Nottoway County | Mitt Romney+65 | 3,34448.8% | 3,40949.8% | 931.4% | 6,846 |
| Orange County | Mitt Romney+2,374 | 6,87042.0% | 9,24456.5% | 2401.5% | 16,354 |
| Page County | Mitt Romney+2,620 | 3,72436.4% | 6,34462.0% | 1601.6% | 10,228 |
| Patrick County | Mitt Romney+3,205 | 2,41729.3% | 5,62268.1% | 2202.7% | 8,259 |
| Petersburg city | Barack Obama+12,756 | 14,28389.8% | 1,5279.6% | 980.6% | 15,908 |
| Pittsylvania County | Mitt Romney+8,405 | 10,85835.4% | 19,26362.8% | 5601.8% | 30,681 |
| Poquoson city | Mitt Romney+3,633 | 1,67923.6% | 5,31274.8% | 1151.6% | 7,106 |
| Portsmouth city | Barack Obama+19,643 | 32,50170.8% | 12,85828.0% | 5631.2% | 45,922 |
| Powhatan County | Mitt Romney+7,112 | 4,08826.3% | 11,20072.1% | 2371.5% | 15,525 |
| Prince Edward County | Barack Obama+1,180 | 5,13255.5% | 3,95242.8% | 1551.7% | 9,239 |
| Prince George County | Mitt Romney+1,888 | 6,99143.6% | 8,87955.3% | 1761.1% | 16,046 |
| Prince William County | Barack Obama+28,873 | 103,33157.3% | 74,45841.3% | 2,4061.3% | 180,195 |
| Pulaski County | Mitt Romney+3,628 | 5,29236.0% | 8,92060.8% | 4683.2% | 14,680 |
| Radford city | Barack Obama+212 | 2,73250.6% | 2,52046.7% | 1472.7% | 5,399 |
| Rappahannock County | Mitt Romney+331 | 1,98045.4% | 2,31153.0% | 661.5% | 4,357 |
| Richmond city | Barack Obama+55,871 | 75,92177.8% | 20,05020.5% | 1,5981.6% | 97,569 |
| Richmond County | Mitt Romney+586 | 1,57441.8% | 2,16057.3% | 361.0% | 3,770 |
| Roanoke city | Barack Obama+9,143 | 24,13460.1% | 14,99137.3% | 1,0302.6% | 40,155 |
| Roanoke County | Mitt Romney+12,913 | 18,71136.5% | 31,62461.7% | 8821.7% | 51,217 |
| Rockbridge County | Mitt Romney+1,810 | 4,08840.2% | 5,89858.0% | 1911.9% | 10,177 |
| Rockingham County | Mitt Romney+14,121 | 10,06528.9% | 24,18669.4% | 6151.8% | 34,866 |
| Russell County | Mitt Romney+4,462 | 3,71830.8% | 8,18067.7% | 1901.6% | 12,088 |
| Salem city | Mitt Romney+2,539 | 4,76038.6% | 7,29959.3% | 2592.1% | 12,318 |
| Scott County | Mitt Romney+5,044 | 2,39524.0% | 7,43974.4% | 1581.6% | 9,992 |
| Shenandoah County | Mitt Romney+6,069 | 6,46933.4% | 12,53864.7% | 3661.9% | 19,373 |
| Smyth County | Mitt Romney+4,208 | 4,17132.6% | 8,37965.6% | 2271.8% | 12,777 |
| Southampton County | Mitt Romney+296 | 4,43747.9% | 4,73351.1% | 941.0% | 9,264 |
| Spotsylvania County | Mitt Romney+6,679 | 25,16543.4% | 31,84454.9% | 9651.7% | 57,974 |
| Stafford County | Mitt Romney+5,298 | 27,18244.9% | 32,48053.6% | 9211.5% | 60,583 |
| Staunton city | Barack Obama+456 | 5,72851.1% | 5,27247.0% | 2101.9% | 11,210 |
| Suffolk city | Barack Obama+6,447 | 24,26757.0% | 17,82041.9% | 4791.1% | 42,566 |
| Surry County | Barack Obama+905 | 2,57659.8% | 1,67138.8% | 611.4% | 4,308 |
| Sussex County | Barack Obama+1,337 | 3,35861.7% | 2,02137.2% | 611.1% | 5,440 |
| Tazewell County | Mitt Romney+10,182 | 3,66120.6% | 13,84378.1% | 2281.3% | 17,732 |
| Virginia Beach city | Mitt Romney+4,992 | 94,29948.0% | 99,29150.5% | 3,0511.6% | 196,641 |
| Warren County | Mitt Romney+3,417 | 6,45238.6% | 9,86959.1% | 3772.3% | 16,698 |
| Washington County | Mitt Romney+11,065 | 7,07627.6% | 18,14170.8% | 4151.6% | 25,632 |
| Waynesboro city | Mitt Romney+950 | 3,84043.7% | 4,79054.5% | 1611.8% | 8,791 |
| Westmoreland County | Barack Obama+564 | 4,29552.9% | 3,73145.9% | 941.2% | 8,120 |
| Williamsburg city | Barack Obama+2,221 | 4,90363.3% | 2,68234.6% | 1632.1% | 7,748 |
| Winchester city | Barack Obama+148 | 5,09449.5% | 4,94648.0% | 2562.5% | 10,296 |
| Wise County | Mitt Romney+7,316 | 3,76025.0% | 11,07673.8% | 1821.2% | 15,018 |
| Wythe County | Mitt Romney+4,541 | 3,78330.6% | 8,32467.4% | 2512.0% | 12,358 |
| York County | Mitt Romney+7,021 | 13,18338.8% | 20,20459.5% | 5661.7% | 33,953 |
Nominees: Barack Obama (D) · Mitt Romney (R)
Virginia's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 2012 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +17.5% |
| 1896 | +6.6% |
| 1900 | +11.5% |
| 1904 | +24.8% |
| 1908 | +22.2% |
| 1912 | +48.9% |
| 1916 | +34.7% |
| 1920 | +23.5% |
| 1924 | +29.7% |
| 1928 | −8.0% |
| 1932 | +38.4% |
| 1936 | +40.8% |
| 1940 | +36.5% |
| 1944 | +25.0% |
| 1948 | +6.8% |
| 1952 | −13.0% |
| 1956 | −17.0% |
| 1960 | −5.4% |
| 1964 | +7.1% |
| 1968 | −10.9% |
| 1972 | −37.7% |
| 1976 | −1.3% |
| 1980 | −12.7% |
| 1984 | −25.2% |
| 1988 | −20.5% |
| 1992 | −4.4% |
| 1996 | −2.0% |
| 2000 | −8.1% |
| 2004 | −8.2% |
| 2008 | +6.3% |
| 2012 | +3.9% |
| 2016 | +5.3% |
| 2020 | +10.1% |
| 2024 | +5.8% |
Same ballot, 2012VA
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 2012 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.