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Elections / 2012 · President · VT

Barack Obama carried Vermont D+35.6.

Barack Obama (D) vs Mitt Romney (R) in Vermont, 2012. The state ran 31.7 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)

Vermont result
299,290 votes counted
Obama (D)
199,239
66.6%
Romney (R)
92,698
31.0%
All others
7,353
2.5%
Margin
D+35.6
2012 presidential election
Vermont, 2012
ObamaD+35.6
2012 presidential margin by county for Vermont — 2012 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Vermont — 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.Addison County, VT · D+39.4Bennington County, VT · D+33.1Caledonia County, VT · D+22.7Chittenden County, VT · D+41.6Essex County, VT · D+13.4Franklin County, VT · D+23.4Grand Isle County, VT · D+26.0Lamoille County, VT · D+42.0Orange County, VT · D+31.9Orleans County, VT · D+24.0Rutland County, VT · D+21.9Washington County, VT · D+41.8Windham County, VT · D+48.7Windsor County, VT · D+38.0
How it voted
Share of the 2012 vote
Barack Obama ✓Democratic66.6%199,239
Mitt RomneyRepublican31.0%92,698
OtherAll other candidates2.5%7,353
D+60
R+60
14 counties, each filled by 2012 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Vermont's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 2012 contest in context
Vermont's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: +31.6% in 2024.flipped D · 1992+31.6%DR18922024
Vermont's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892−38.8%
1896−63.4%
1900−52.9%
1904−59.1%
1908−53.3%
1912−12.7%
1916−27.2%
1920−52.6%
1924−62.5%
1928−34.0%
1932−16.6%
1936−13.2%
1940−9.9%
1944−14.1%
1948−24.6%
1952−43.2%
1956−44.3%
1960−17.3%
1964+32.6%
1968−9.2%
1972−26.2%
1976−11.2%
1980−6.0%
1984−17.1%
1988−3.5%
1992+15.7%
1996+22.3%
2000+9.9%
2004+20.1%
2008+37.0%
2012+35.6%
2016+26.4%
2020+35.4%
2024+31.6%
County results — 2012
14 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Addison CountyD
+39.4%
12,2575,20317,910
Bennington CountyD
+33.1%
11,5145,68717,593
Caledonia CountyD
+22.7%
8,1925,08813,661
Chittenden CountyD
+41.6%
53,62621,57177,080
Essex CountyD
+13.4%
1,5391,1642,798
Franklin CountyD
+23.4%
12,0577,40519,888
Grand Isle CountyD
+26.0%
2,5311,4714,075
Lamoille CountyD
+42.0%
8,3713,34211,988
Orange CountyD
+31.9%
9,0764,58814,053
Orleans CountyD
+24.0%
7,1174,30611,692
Rutland CountyD
+21.9%
17,08810,83528,609
Washington CountyD
+41.8%
20,3518,09329,307
Windham CountyD
+48.7%
16,0265,34721,937
Windsor CountyD
+38.0%
19,4948,59828,699