Wisconsin — 2012 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate2012 presidential electionWisconsin · PresidentObamaD+6.9
How it voted
Share of the 2012 vote
| Barack Obama ✓Democratic | 52.8% | 1,620,985 |
|---|---|---|
| Mitt RomneyRepublican | 45.9% | 1,407,966 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 1.3% | 39,483 |
2012presidential margin
D+60R+60
72 counties, each filled by 2012 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Wisconsin cast 10 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (72 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Adams County, WI | Democratic | D+8.7 |
| Ashland County, WI | Democratic | D+30.8 |
| Barron County, WI | Republican | R+2.4 |
| Bayfield County, WI | Democratic | D+24.8 |
| Brown County, WI | Republican | R+1.8 |
| Buffalo County, WI | Democratic | D+2.9 |
| Burnett County, WI | Republican | R+6.5 |
| Calumet County, WI | Republican | R+11.5 |
| Chippewa County, WI | Republican | R+0.3 |
| Clark County, WI | Republican | R+9.0 |
| Columbia County, WI | Democratic | D+13.6 |
| Crawford County, WI | Democratic | D+20.0 |
| Dane County, WI | Democratic | D+43.5 |
| Dodge County, WI | Republican | R+14.5 |
| Door County, WI | Democratic | D+7.0 |
| Douglas County, WI | Democratic | D+31.3 |
| Dunn County, WI | Democratic | D+5.0 |
| Eau Claire County, WI | Democratic | D+13.5 |
| Florence County, WI | Republican | R+26.4 |
| Fond du Lac County, WI | Republican | R+14.9 |
| Forest County, WI | Democratic | D+5.4 |
| Grant County, WI | Democratic | D+13.8 |
| Green County, WI | Democratic | D+17.3 |
| Green Lake County, WI | Republican | R+20.6 |
| Iowa County, WI | Democratic | D+30.5 |
| Iron County, WI | Republican | R+0.2 |
| Jackson County, WI | Democratic | D+15.0 |
| Jefferson County, WI | Republican | R+7.6 |
| Juneau County, WI | Democratic | D+7.0 |
| Kenosha County, WI | Democratic | D+12.2 |
| Kewaunee County, WI | Republican | R+5.4 |
| La Crosse County, WI | Democratic | D+17.2 |
| Lafayette County, WI | Democratic | D+15.4 |
| Langlade County, WI | Republican | R+11.8 |
| Lincoln County, WI | Democratic | D+0.7 |
| Manitowoc County, WI | Republican | R+2.8 |
| Marathon County, WI | Republican | R+6.1 |
| Marinette County, WI | Republican | R+3.5 |
| Marquette County, WI | Democratic | D+0.3 |
| Menominee County, WI | Democratic | D+73.5 |
| Milwaukee County, WI | Democratic | D+36.0 |
| Monroe County, WI | Republican | R+0.8 |
| Oconto County, WI | Republican | R+9.4 |
| Oneida County, WI | Republican | R+2.1 |
| Outagamie County, WI | Republican | R+1.8 |
| Ozaukee County, WI | Republican | R+30.3 |
| Pepin County, WI | Democratic | D+2.2 |
| Pierce County, WI | Republican | R+0.8 |
| Polk County, WI | Republican | R+9.0 |
| Portage County, WI | Democratic | D+13.9 |
| Price County, WI | Democratic | D+0.04 |
| Racine County, WI | Democratic | D+3.5 |
| Richland County, WI | Democratic | D+16.1 |
| Rock County, WI | Democratic | D+23.2 |
| Rusk County, WI | Republican | R+3.9 |
| Sauk County, WI | Democratic | D+18.5 |
| Sawyer County, WI | Democratic | D+0.5 |
| Shawano County, WI | Republican | R+10.0 |
| Sheboygan County, WI | Republican | R+9.8 |
| St. Croix County, WI | Republican | R+12.1 |
| Taylor County, WI | Republican | R+19.3 |
| Trempealeau County, WI | Democratic | D+14.1 |
| Vernon County, WI | Democratic | D+14.7 |
| Vilas County, WI | Republican | R+13.0 |
| Walworth County, WI | Republican | R+12.3 |
| Washburn County, WI | Republican | R+2.7 |
| Washington County, WI | Republican | R+40.1 |
| Waukesha County, WI | Republican | R+34.5 |
| Waupaca County, WI | Republican | R+9.4 |
| Waushara County, WI | Republican | R+10.2 |
| Winnebago County, WI | Democratic | D+3.7 |
| Wood County, WI | Republican | R+2.9 |
Wisconsin results by county
72 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 | Barack Obama+898 | 5,54253.9% | 4,64445.1% | 1011.0% | 10,287 |
| Ashland County | Barack Obama+2,579 | 5,39964.5% | 2,82033.7% | 1531.8% | 8,372 |
| Barron County | Mitt Romney+553 | 10,89048.0% | 11,44350.4% | 3591.6% | 22,692 |
| Bayfield County | Barack Obama+2,430 | 6,03361.6% | 3,60336.8% | 1521.6% | 9,788 |
| Brown County | Mitt Romney+2,310 | 62,52648.5% | 64,83650.3% | 1,5661.2% | 128,928 |
| Buffalo County | Barack Obama+206 | 3,57050.7% | 3,36447.8% | 1051.5% | 7,039 |
| Burnett County | Mitt Romney+564 | 3,98645.9% | 4,55052.4% | 1411.6% | 8,677 |
| Calumet County | Mitt Romney+3,050 | 11,48943.5% | 14,53955.0% | 3921.5% | 26,420 |
| Chippewa County | Mitt Romney+85 | 15,23749.3% | 15,32249.5% | 3731.2% | 30,932 |
| Clark County | Mitt Romney+1,240 | 6,17244.7% | 7,41253.7% | 2171.6% | 13,801 |
| Columbia County | Barack Obama+4,149 | 17,17556.2% | 13,02642.6% | 3451.1% | 30,546 |
| Crawford County | Barack Obama+1,562 | 4,62959.2% | 3,06739.2% | 1211.5% | 7,817 |
| Dane County | Barack Obama+132,427 | 216,07171.0% | 83,64427.5% | 4,4661.5% | 304,181 |
| Dodge County | Mitt Romney+6,449 | 18,76242.2% | 25,21156.7% | 5151.2% | 44,488 |
| Door County | Barack Obama+1,236 | 9,35753.0% | 8,12146.0% | 1931.1% | 17,671 |
| Douglas County | Barack Obama+7,158 | 14,86364.9% | 7,70533.7% | 3261.4% | 22,894 |
| Dunn County | Barack Obama+1,092 | 11,31651.5% | 10,22446.5% | 4522.1% | 21,992 |
| Eau Claire County | Barack Obama+7,410 | 30,66656.0% | 23,25642.4% | 8841.6% | 54,806 |
| Florence County | Mitt Romney+692 | 95336.3% | 1,64562.7% | 271.0% | 2,625 |
| Fond du Lac County | Mitt Romney+7,976 | 22,37941.9% | 30,35556.8% | 6681.3% | 53,402 |
| Forest County | Barack Obama+253 | 2,42552.2% | 2,17246.7% | 511.1% | 4,648 |
| Grant County | Barack Obama+3,339 | 13,59456.1% | 10,25542.3% | 3991.6% | 24,248 |
| Green County | Barack Obama+3,349 | 11,20658.0% | 7,85740.7% | 2591.3% | 19,322 |
| Green Lake County | Mitt Romney+1,989 | 3,79339.2% | 5,78259.8% | 1001.0% | 9,675 |
| Iowa County | Barack Obama+3,818 | 8,10564.7% | 4,28734.2% | 1421.1% | 12,534 |
| Iron County | Mitt Romney+6 | 1,78449.1% | 1,79049.3% | 581.6% | 3,632 |
| Jackson County | Barack Obama+1,398 | 5,29856.9% | 3,90041.9% | 1151.2% | 9,313 |
| Jefferson County | Mitt Romney+3,359 | 20,15845.5% | 23,51753.1% | 6061.4% | 44,281 |
| Juneau County | Barack Obama+831 | 6,24252.8% | 5,41145.8% | 1741.5% | 11,827 |
| Kenosha County | Barack Obama+9,890 | 44,86755.5% | 34,97743.2% | 1,0531.3% | 80,897 |
| Kewaunee County | Mitt Romney+594 | 5,15346.7% | 5,74752.1% | 1371.2% | 11,037 |
| La Crosse County | Barack Obama+10,942 | 36,69357.8% | 25,75140.6% | 1,0181.6% | 63,462 |
| Lafayette County | Barack Obama+1,222 | 4,53657.0% | 3,31441.7% | 1021.3% | 7,952 |
| Langlade County | Mitt Romney+1,243 | 4,57343.5% | 5,81655.3% | 1301.2% | 10,519 |
| Lincoln County | Barack Obama+108 | 7,56349.7% | 7,45549.0% | 1981.3% | 15,216 |
| Manitowoc County | Mitt Romney+1,201 | 20,40347.9% | 21,60450.7% | 6101.4% | 42,617 |
| Marathon County | Mitt Romney+4,254 | 32,36346.3% | 36,61752.4% | 8821.3% | 69,862 |
| Marinette County | Mitt Romney+737 | 9,88247.6% | 10,61951.1% | 2761.3% | 20,777 |
| Marquette County | Barack Obama+22 | 4,01449.5% | 3,99249.3% | 991.2% | 8,105 |
| Menominee County | Barack Obama+1,012 | 1,19186.5% | 17913.0% | 70.5% | 1,377 |
| Milwaukee County | Barack Obama+177,514 | 332,43867.5% | 154,92431.5% | 5,2141.1% | 492,576 |
| Monroe County | Mitt Romney+160 | 9,51548.8% | 9,67549.7% | 2951.5% | 19,485 |
| Oconto County | Mitt Romney+1,876 | 8,86544.6% | 10,74154.1% | 2531.3% | 19,859 |
| Oneida County | Mitt Romney+465 | 10,45248.3% | 10,91750.4% | 2831.3% | 21,652 |
| Outagamie County | Mitt Romney+1,713 | 45,65948.3% | 47,37250.1% | 1,5651.7% | 94,596 |
| Ozaukee County | Mitt Romney+16,918 | 19,15934.3% | 36,07764.6% | 5811.0% | 55,817 |
| Pepin County | Barack Obama+82 | 1,87650.7% | 1,79448.5% | 290.8% | 3,699 |
| Pierce County | Mitt Romney+162 | 10,23548.7% | 10,39749.5% | 3881.8% | 21,020 |
| Polk County | Mitt Romney+2,021 | 10,07344.6% | 12,09453.6% | 4061.8% | 22,573 |
| Portage County | Barack Obama+5,460 | 22,07556.1% | 16,61542.2% | 6471.6% | 39,337 |
| Price County | Barack Obama+3 | 3,88749.2% | 3,88449.2% | 1301.6% | 7,901 |
| Racine County | Barack Obama+3,661 | 53,00851.3% | 49,34747.7% | 1,0091.0% | 103,364 |
| Richland County | Barack Obama+1,396 | 4,96957.4% | 3,57341.3% | 1131.3% | 8,655 |
| Rock County | Barack Obama+18,702 | 49,21961.0% | 30,51737.8% | 9541.2% | 80,690 |
| Rusk County | Mitt Romney+279 | 3,39747.2% | 3,67651.1% | 1181.6% | 7,191 |
| Sauk County | Barack Obama+5,898 | 18,73658.7% | 12,83840.2% | 3531.1% | 31,927 |
| Sawyer County | Barack Obama+44 | 4,48649.7% | 4,44249.2% | 971.1% | 9,025 |
| Shawano County | Mitt Romney+2,022 | 9,00044.4% | 11,02254.4% | 2571.3% | 20,279 |
| Sheboygan County | Mitt Romney+6,154 | 27,91844.6% | 34,07254.4% | 6611.1% | 62,651 |
| St. Croix County | Mitt Romney+5,593 | 19,91043.1% | 25,50355.2% | 8121.8% | 46,225 |
| Taylor County | Mitt Romney+1,838 | 3,76339.6% | 5,60158.9% | 1481.6% | 9,512 |
| Trempealeau County | Barack Obama+1,898 | 7,60556.4% | 5,70742.3% | 1691.3% | 13,481 |
| Vernon County | Barack Obama+2,102 | 8,04456.4% | 5,94241.6% | 2832.0% | 14,269 |
| Vilas County | Mitt Romney+1,798 | 5,95143.0% | 7,74956.0% | 1421.0% | 13,842 |
| Walworth County | Mitt Romney+6,454 | 22,55243.1% | 29,00655.5% | 7451.4% | 52,303 |
| Washburn County | Mitt Romney+252 | 4,44747.9% | 4,69950.6% | 1411.5% | 9,287 |
| Washington County | Mitt Romney+31,599 | 23,16629.4% | 54,76569.5% | 8111.0% | 78,742 |
| Waukesha County | Mitt Romney+84,019 | 78,77932.3% | 162,79866.8% | 2,2790.9% | 243,856 |
| Waupaca County | Mitt Romney+2,424 | 11,57844.8% | 14,00254.2% | 2601.0% | 25,840 |
| Waushara County | Mitt Romney+1,227 | 5,33544.3% | 6,56254.5% | 1511.3% | 12,048 |
| Winnebago County | Barack Obama+3,327 | 45,44951.0% | 42,12247.2% | 1,6021.8% | 89,173 |
| Wood County | Mitt Romney+1,123 | 18,58147.8% | 19,70450.7% | 6151.6% | 38,900 |
Nominees: Barack Obama (D) · Mitt Romney (R)
Wisconsin's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 2012 contest in context
| Year | Margin (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% |
Same ballot, 2012WI
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 2012 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.