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Elections / 2012 · President · WI

Barack Obama carried Wisconsin D+6.9.

Barack Obama (D) vs Mitt Romney (R) in Wisconsin, 2012. The state ran 3.1 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)

Wisconsin result
3,068,434 votes counted
Obama (D)
1,620,985
52.8%
Romney (R)
1,407,966
45.9%
All others
39,483
1.3%
Margin
D+6.9
2012 presidential election
Wisconsin, 2012
ObamaD+6.9
2012 presidential margin by county for Wisconsin — 2012 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Wisconsin — 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.Adams County, WI · D+8.7Ashland County, WI · D+30.8Barron County, WI · R+2.4Bayfield County, WI · D+24.8Brown County, WI · R+1.8Buffalo County, WI · D+2.9Burnett County, WI · R+6.5Calumet County, WI · R+11.5Chippewa County, WI · TiedClark County, WI · R+9.0Columbia County, WI · D+13.6Crawford County, WI · D+20.0Dane County, WI · D+43.5Dodge County, WI · R+14.5Door County, WI · D+7.0Douglas County, WI · D+31.3Dunn County, WI · D+5.0Eau Claire County, WI · D+13.5Florence County, WI · R+26.4Fond du Lac County, WI · R+14.9Forest County, WI · D+5.4Grant County, WI · D+13.8Green County, WI · D+17.3Green Lake County, WI · R+20.6Iowa County, WI · D+30.5Iron County, WI · TiedJackson County, WI · D+15.0Jefferson County, WI · R+7.6Juneau County, WI · D+7.0Kenosha County, WI · D+12.2Kewaunee County, WI · R+5.4La Crosse County, WI · D+17.2Lafayette County, WI · D+15.4Langlade County, WI · R+11.8Lincoln County, WI · D+0.7Manitowoc County, WI · R+2.8Marathon County, WI · R+6.1Marinette County, WI · R+3.5Marquette County, WI · TiedMenominee County, WI · D+73.5Milwaukee County, WI · D+36.0Monroe County, WI · R+0.8Oconto County, WI · R+9.4Oneida County, WI · R+2.1Outagamie County, WI · R+1.8Ozaukee County, WI · R+30.3Pepin County, WI · D+2.2Pierce County, WI · R+0.8Polk County, WI · R+9.0Portage County, WI · D+13.9Price County, WI · TiedRacine County, WI · D+3.5Richland County, WI · D+16.1Rock County, WI · D+23.2Rusk County, WI · R+3.9Sauk County, WI · D+18.5Sawyer County, WI · TiedShawano County, WI · R+10.0Sheboygan County, WI · R+9.8St. Croix County, WI · R+12.1Taylor County, WI · R+19.3Trempealeau County, WI · D+14.1Vernon County, WI · D+14.7Vilas County, WI · R+13.0Walworth County, WI · R+12.3Washburn County, WI · R+2.7Washington County, WI · R+40.1Waukesha County, WI · R+34.5Waupaca County, WI · R+9.4Waushara County, WI · R+10.2Winnebago County, WI · D+3.7Wood County, WI · R+2.9
How it voted
Share of the 2012 vote
Barack Obama ✓Democratic52.8%1,620,985
Mitt RomneyRepublican45.9%1,407,966
OtherAll other candidates1.3%39,483
D+60
R+60
72 counties, each filled by 2012 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Wisconsin's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 2012 contest in context
Wisconsin's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: −0.9% in 2024.flipped R · 2024−0.9%DR18922024
Wisconsin's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892+1.7%
1896−22.9%
1900−24.1%
1904−35.2%
1908−17.8%
1912+8.4%
1916−6.6%
1920−54.9%
1924−29.0%
1928−9.2%
1932+32.3%
1936+33.5%
1940+1.8%
1944−1.8%
1948+4.4%
1952−22.2%
1956−23.7%
1960−3.7%
1964+24.3%
1968−3.6%
1972−9.7%
1976+1.7%
1980−4.7%
1984−9.2%
1988+3.6%
1992+4.4%
1996+10.3%
2000+0.2%
2004+0.4%
2008+13.9%
2012+6.9%
2016−0.8%
2020+0.6%
2024−0.9%
County results — 2012
72 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Adams CountyD
+8.7%
5,5424,64410,287
Ashland CountyD
+30.8%
5,3992,8208,372
Barron CountyR
−2.4%
10,89011,44322,692
Bayfield CountyD
+24.8%
6,0333,6039,788
Brown CountyR
−1.8%
62,52664,836128,928
Buffalo CountyD
+2.9%
3,5703,3647,039
Burnett CountyR
−6.5%
3,9864,5508,677
Calumet CountyR
−11.5%
11,48914,53926,420
Chippewa CountyR
−0.3%
15,23715,32230,932
Clark CountyR
−9.0%
6,1727,41213,801
Columbia CountyD
+13.6%
17,17513,02630,546
Crawford CountyD
+20.0%
4,6293,0677,817
Dane CountyD
+43.5%
216,07183,644304,181
Dodge CountyR
−14.5%
18,76225,21144,488
Door CountyD
+7.0%
9,3578,12117,671
Douglas CountyD
+31.3%
14,8637,70522,894
Dunn CountyD
+5.0%
11,31610,22421,992
Eau Claire CountyD
+13.5%
30,66623,25654,806
Florence CountyR
−26.4%
9531,6452,625
Fond du Lac CountyR
−14.9%
22,37930,35553,402
Forest CountyD
+5.4%
2,4252,1724,648
Grant CountyD
+13.8%
13,59410,25524,248
Green CountyD
+17.3%
11,2067,85719,322
Green Lake CountyR
−20.6%
3,7935,7829,675
Iowa CountyD
+30.5%
8,1054,28712,534
Iron CountyR
−0.2%
1,7841,7903,632
Jackson CountyD
+15.0%
5,2983,9009,313
Jefferson CountyR
−7.6%
20,15823,51744,281
Juneau CountyD
+7.0%
6,2425,41111,827
Kenosha CountyD
+12.2%
44,86734,97780,897
Kewaunee CountyR
−5.4%
5,1535,74711,037
La Crosse CountyD
+17.2%
36,69325,75163,462
Lafayette CountyD
+15.4%
4,5363,3147,952
Langlade CountyR
−11.8%
4,5735,81610,519
Lincoln CountyD
+0.7%
7,5637,45515,216
Manitowoc CountyR
−2.8%
20,40321,60442,617
Marathon CountyR
−6.1%
32,36336,61769,862
Marinette CountyR
−3.5%
9,88210,61920,777
Marquette CountyD
+0.3%
4,0143,9928,105
Menominee CountyD
+73.5%
1,1911791,377
Milwaukee CountyD
+36.0%
332,438154,924492,576
Monroe CountyR
−0.8%
9,5159,67519,485
Oconto CountyR
−9.4%
8,86510,74119,859
Oneida CountyR
−2.1%
10,45210,91721,652
Outagamie CountyR
−1.8%
45,65947,37294,596
Ozaukee CountyR
−30.3%
19,15936,07755,817
Pepin CountyD
+2.2%
1,8761,7943,699
Pierce CountyR
−0.8%
10,23510,39721,020
Polk CountyR
−9.0%
10,07312,09422,573
Portage CountyD
+13.9%
22,07516,61539,337
Price CountyD
+0.0%
3,8873,8847,901
Racine CountyD
+3.5%
53,00849,347103,364
Richland CountyD
+16.1%
4,9693,5738,655
Rock CountyD
+23.2%
49,21930,51780,690
Rusk CountyR
−3.9%
3,3973,6767,191
Sauk CountyD
+18.5%
18,73612,83831,927
Sawyer CountyD
+0.5%
4,4864,4429,025
Shawano CountyR
−10.0%
9,00011,02220,279
Sheboygan CountyR
−9.8%
27,91834,07262,651
St. Croix CountyR
−12.1%
19,91025,50346,225
Taylor CountyR
−19.3%
3,7635,6019,512
Trempealeau CountyD
+14.1%
7,6055,70713,481
Vernon CountyD
+14.7%
8,0445,94214,269
Vilas CountyR
−13.0%
5,9517,74913,842
Walworth CountyR
−12.3%
22,55229,00652,303
Washburn CountyR
−2.7%
4,4474,6999,287
Washington CountyR
−40.1%
23,16654,76578,742
Waukesha CountyR
−34.5%
78,779162,798243,856
Waupaca CountyR
−9.4%
11,57814,00225,840
Waushara CountyR
−10.2%
5,3356,56212,048
Winnebago CountyD
+3.7%
45,44942,12289,173
Wood CountyR
−2.9%
18,58119,70438,900