Washington — 2012 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate2012 presidential electionWashington · PresidentObamaD+14.8
How it voted
Share of the 2012 vote
| Barack Obama ✓Democratic | 55.8% | 1,755,396 |
|---|---|---|
| Mitt RomneyRepublican | 41.0% | 1,290,670 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 3.2% | 99,892 |
2012presidential margin
D+60R+60
39 counties, each filled by 2012 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Washington cast 12 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (39 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Adams County, WA | Republican | R+33.8 |
| Asotin County, WA | Republican | R+16.6 |
| Benton County, WA | Republican | R+26.6 |
| Chelan County, WA | Republican | R+16.3 |
| Clallam County, WA | Democratic | D+0.4 |
| Clark County, WA | Democratic | D+0.2 |
| Columbia County, WA | Republican | R+40.5 |
| Cowlitz County, WA | Democratic | D+4.4 |
| Douglas County, WA | Republican | R+28.3 |
| Ferry County, WA | Republican | R+20.1 |
| Franklin County, WA | Republican | R+23.5 |
| Garfield County, WA | Republican | R+45.0 |
| Grant County, WA | Republican | R+32.0 |
| Grays Harbor County, WA | Democratic | D+14.0 |
| Island County, WA | Democratic | D+4.4 |
| Jefferson County, WA | Democratic | D+31.7 |
| King County, WA | Democratic | D+40.4 |
| Kitsap County, WA | Democratic | D+11.6 |
| Kittitas County, WA | Republican | R+10.0 |
| Klickitat County, WA | Republican | R+6.9 |
| Lewis County, WA | Republican | R+22.7 |
| Lincoln County, WA | Republican | R+40.4 |
| Mason County, WA | Democratic | D+7.0 |
| Okanogan County, WA | Republican | R+12.4 |
| Pacific County, WA | Democratic | D+11.4 |
| Pend Oreille County, WA | Republican | R+21.4 |
| Pierce County, WA | Democratic | D+11.0 |
| San Juan County, WA | Democratic | D+37.5 |
| Skagit County, WA | Democratic | D+6.5 |
| Skamania County, WA | Republican | R+1.1 |
| Snohomish County, WA | Democratic | D+16.7 |
| Spokane County, WA | Republican | R+5.8 |
| Stevens County, WA | Republican | R+26.4 |
| Thurston County, WA | Democratic | D+19.4 |
| Wahkiakum County, WA | Republican | R+1.1 |
| Walla Walla County, WA | Republican | R+19.3 |
| Whatcom County, WA | Democratic | D+13.9 |
| Whitman County, WA | Republican | R+2.7 |
| Yakima County, WA | Republican | R+11.6 |
Washington results by county
39 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+1,631 | 1,54031.9% | 3,17165.8% | 1112.3% | 4,822 |
| Asotin County | Mitt Romney+1,651 | 4,00340.1% | 5,65456.7% | 3153.2% | 9,972 |
| Benton County | Mitt Romney+21,316 | 28,14535.1% | 49,46161.7% | 2,6113.3% | 80,217 |
| Chelan County | Mitt Romney+5,290 | 13,11240.4% | 18,40256.6% | 9743.0% | 32,488 |
| Clallam County | Barack Obama+143 | 18,58048.4% | 18,43748.0% | 1,3683.6% | 38,385 |
| Clark County | Barack Obama+431 | 93,38248.6% | 92,95148.4% | 5,8433.0% | 192,176 |
| Columbia County | Mitt Romney+923 | 64528.3% | 1,56868.8% | 672.9% | 2,280 |
| Cowlitz County | Barack Obama+1,980 | 22,72650.5% | 20,74646.1% | 1,5403.4% | 45,012 |
| Douglas County | Mitt Romney+4,259 | 5,16634.3% | 9,42562.6% | 4693.1% | 15,060 |
| Ferry County | Mitt Romney+701 | 1,29437.1% | 1,99557.2% | 1995.7% | 3,488 |
| Franklin County | Mitt Romney+5,350 | 8,39836.9% | 13,74860.4% | 6182.7% | 22,764 |
| Garfield County | Mitt Romney+577 | 33626.2% | 91371.3% | 322.5% | 1,281 |
| Grant County | Mitt Romney+8,902 | 8,95032.2% | 17,85264.1% | 1,0273.7% | 27,829 |
| Grays Harbor County | Barack Obama+4,046 | 15,96055.1% | 11,91441.2% | 1,0733.7% | 28,947 |
| Island County | Barack Obama+1,873 | 21,47850.7% | 19,60546.3% | 1,2893.0% | 42,372 |
| Jefferson County | Barack Obama+6,334 | 12,73963.8% | 6,40532.1% | 8174.1% | 19,961 |
| King County | Barack Obama+392,304 | 668,00468.7% | 275,70028.4% | 28,3172.9% | 972,021 |
| Kitsap County | Barack Obama+14,431 | 67,27754.2% | 52,84642.6% | 3,9783.2% | 124,101 |
| Kittitas County | Mitt Romney+1,833 | 7,94943.5% | 9,78253.5% | 5623.1% | 18,293 |
| Klickitat County | Mitt Romney+718 | 4,59844.2% | 5,31651.2% | 4774.6% | 10,391 |
| Lewis County | Mitt Romney+7,788 | 12,66436.9% | 20,45259.6% | 1,2043.5% | 34,320 |
| Lincoln County | Mitt Romney+2,390 | 1,67328.3% | 4,06368.7% | 1753.0% | 5,911 |
| Mason County | Barack Obama+2,003 | 14,76451.8% | 12,76144.8% | 9643.4% | 28,489 |
| Okanogan County | Mitt Romney+2,113 | 7,10841.8% | 9,22154.2% | 6744.0% | 17,003 |
| Pacific County | Barack Obama+1,212 | 5,71153.7% | 4,49942.3% | 4264.0% | 10,636 |
| Pend Oreille County | Mitt Romney+1,444 | 2,50837.2% | 3,95258.6% | 2894.3% | 6,749 |
| Pierce County | Barack Obama+37,963 | 186,43054.0% | 148,46743.0% | 10,0352.9% | 344,932 |
| San Juan County | Barack Obama+4,014 | 7,12566.6% | 3,11129.1% | 4564.3% | 10,692 |
| Skagit County | Barack Obama+3,617 | 28,68851.5% | 25,07145.0% | 1,9383.5% | 55,697 |
| Skamania County | Mitt Romney+59 | 2,62847.5% | 2,68748.6% | 2173.9% | 5,532 |
| Snohomish County | Barack Obama+55,500 | 188,51656.8% | 133,01640.1% | 10,4363.1% | 331,968 |
| Spokane County | Mitt Romney+12,990 | 102,29545.3% | 115,28551.1% | 8,1743.6% | 225,754 |
| Stevens County | Mitt Romney+5,929 | 7,76234.5% | 13,69160.8% | 1,0474.7% | 22,500 |
| Thurston County | Barack Obama+24,750 | 74,03758.0% | 49,28738.6% | 4,4163.5% | 127,740 |
| Wahkiakum County | Mitt Romney+25 | 1,09447.3% | 1,11948.4% | 1004.3% | 2,313 |
| Walla Walla County | Mitt Romney+4,880 | 9,76838.6% | 14,64857.9% | 8823.5% | 25,298 |
| Whatcom County | Barack Obama+14,386 | 57,08955.0% | 42,70341.1% | 3,9963.9% | 103,788 |
| Whitman County | Mitt Romney+470 | 8,03746.5% | 8,50749.3% | 7264.2% | 17,270 |
| Yakima County | Mitt Romney+9,022 | 33,21742.9% | 42,23954.5% | 2,0502.6% | 77,506 |
Nominees: Barack Obama (D) · Mitt Romney (R)
Washington's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 2012 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −7.6% |
| 1896 | +15.1% |
| 1900 | −11.7% |
| 1904 | −50.6% |
| 1908 | −25.8% |
| 1912 | +5.1% |
| 1916 | +4.2% |
| 1920 | −34.8% |
| 1924 | −42.1% |
| 1928 | −35.8% |
| 1932 | +23.5% |
| 1936 | +36.5% |
| 1940 | +17.6% |
| 1944 | +14.6% |
| 1948 | +9.8% |
| 1952 | −9.6% |
| 1956 | −8.5% |
| 1960 | −2.4% |
| 1964 | +24.6% |
| 1968 | +2.1% |
| 1972 | −18.3% |
| 1976 | −3.9% |
| 1980 | −12.3% |
| 1984 | −13.0% |
| 1988 | +1.6% |
| 1992 | +11.4% |
| 1996 | +12.5% |
| 2000 | +5.6% |
| 2004 | +7.2% |
| 2008 | +17.2% |
| 2012 | +14.8% |
| 2016 | +15.7% |
| 2020 | +19.2% |
| 2024 | +18.2% |
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Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 2012 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.