West Virginia — 2012 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate2012 presidential electionWest Virginia · PresidentRomneyR+26.7
How it voted
Share of the 2012 vote
| Mitt Romney ✓Republican | 62.1% | 417,655 |
|---|---|---|
| Barack ObamaDemocratic | 35.5% | 238,269 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 2.4% | 16,195 |
2012presidential margin
D+60R+60
55 counties, each filled by 2012 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
West Virginia cast 5 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (55 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Barbour County, WV | Republican | R+35.6 |
| Berkeley County, WV | Republican | R+21.1 |
| Boone County, WV | Republican | R+31.5 |
| Braxton County, WV | Republican | R+15.1 |
| Brooke County, WV | Republican | R+11.3 |
| Cabell County, WV | Republican | R+13.7 |
| Calhoun County, WV | Republican | R+22.7 |
| Clay County, WV | Republican | R+34.5 |
| Doddridge County, WV | Republican | R+56.1 |
| Fayette County, WV | Republican | R+20.8 |
| Gilmer County, WV | Republican | R+29.9 |
| Grant County, WV | Republican | R+66.8 |
| Greenbrier County, WV | Republican | R+24.8 |
| Hampshire County, WV | Republican | R+40.2 |
| Hancock County, WV | Republican | R+21.4 |
| Hardy County, WV | Republican | R+39.6 |
| Harrison County, WV | Republican | R+23.4 |
| Jackson County, WV | Republican | R+30.7 |
| Jefferson County, WV | Republican | R+3.9 |
| Kanawha County, WV | Republican | R+11.8 |
| Lewis County, WV | Republican | R+41.9 |
| Lincoln County, WV | Republican | R+31.6 |
| Logan County, WV | Republican | R+39.7 |
| Marion County, WV | Republican | R+14.4 |
| Marshall County, WV | Republican | R+28.2 |
| Mason County, WV | Republican | R+20.1 |
| McDowell County, WV | Republican | R+29.9 |
| Mercer County, WV | Republican | R+47.0 |
| Mineral County, WV | Republican | R+45.0 |
| Mingo County, WV | Republican | R+42.5 |
| Monongalia County, WV | Republican | R+9.5 |
| Monroe County, WV | Republican | R+41.3 |
| Morgan County, WV | Republican | R+30.4 |
| Nicholas County, WV | Republican | R+36.8 |
| Ohio County, WV | Republican | R+22.2 |
| Pendleton County, WV | Republican | R+31.4 |
| Pleasants County, WV | Republican | R+30.6 |
| Pocahontas County, WV | Republican | R+24.5 |
| Preston County, WV | Republican | R+44.3 |
| Putnam County, WV | Republican | R+36.9 |
| Raleigh County, WV | Republican | R+44.6 |
| Randolph County, WV | Republican | R+28.8 |
| Ritchie County, WV | Republican | R+56.8 |
| Roane County, WV | Republican | R+20.6 |
| Summers County, WV | Republican | R+28.7 |
| Taylor County, WV | Republican | R+32.1 |
| Tucker County, WV | Republican | R+41.3 |
| Tyler County, WV | Republican | R+43.3 |
| Upshur County, WV | Republican | R+45.6 |
| Wayne County, WV | Republican | R+26.8 |
| Webster County, WV | Republican | R+27.5 |
| Wetzel County, WV | Republican | R+21.4 |
| Wirt County, WV | Republican | R+34.6 |
| Wood County, WV | Republican | R+32.1 |
| Wyoming County, WV | Republican | R+55.6 |
West Virginia results by county
55 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barbour County | Mitt Romney+2,056 | 3,82466.2% | 1,76830.6% | 1853.2% | 5,777 |
| Berkeley County | Mitt Romney+7,881 | 22,15659.4% | 14,27538.3% | 8762.3% | 37,307 |
| Boone County | Mitt Romney+2,677 | 5,46764.3% | 2,79032.8% | 2452.9% | 8,502 |
| Braxton County | Mitt Romney+727 | 2,72556.7% | 1,99841.5% | 871.8% | 4,810 |
| Brooke County | Mitt Romney+1,055 | 5,06054.2% | 4,00542.9% | 2632.8% | 9,328 |
| Cabell County | Mitt Romney+4,417 | 17,98555.9% | 13,56842.2% | 6051.9% | 32,158 |
| Calhoun County | Mitt Romney+501 | 1,31959.7% | 81837.0% | 733.3% | 2,210 |
| Clay County | Mitt Romney+1,040 | 1,97165.3% | 93130.8% | 1163.8% | 3,018 |
| Doddridge County | Mitt Romney+1,555 | 2,13076.8% | 57520.7% | 692.5% | 2,774 |
| Fayette County | Mitt Romney+2,931 | 8,35059.3% | 5,41938.5% | 3012.1% | 14,070 |
| Gilmer County | Mitt Romney+755 | 1,59563.2% | 84033.3% | 873.4% | 2,522 |
| Grant County | Mitt Romney+3,065 | 3,78382.5% | 71815.6% | 871.9% | 4,588 |
| Greenbrier County | Mitt Romney+3,220 | 7,93061.0% | 4,71036.2% | 3652.8% | 13,005 |
| Hampshire County | Mitt Romney+3,224 | 5,52368.9% | 2,29928.7% | 1972.5% | 8,019 |
| Hancock County | Mitt Romney+2,599 | 7,22659.5% | 4,62738.1% | 2972.4% | 12,150 |
| Hardy County | Mitt Romney+2,054 | 3,53668.2% | 1,48228.6% | 1633.1% | 5,181 |
| Harrison County | Mitt Romney+6,144 | 15,87660.4% | 9,73237.0% | 6632.5% | 26,271 |
| Jackson County | Mitt Romney+3,554 | 7,40863.9% | 3,85433.2% | 3322.9% | 11,594 |
| Jefferson County | Mitt Romney+860 | 11,25850.6% | 10,39846.8% | 5802.6% | 22,236 |
| Kanawha County | Mitt Romney+8,884 | 41,36454.9% | 32,48043.1% | 1,4681.9% | 75,312 |
| Lewis County | Mitt Romney+2,639 | 4,37569.5% | 1,73627.6% | 1832.9% | 6,294 |
| Lincoln County | Mitt Romney+2,156 | 4,38364.3% | 2,22732.7% | 2083.1% | 6,818 |
| Logan County | Mitt Romney+4,753 | 8,22268.7% | 3,46929.0% | 2812.3% | 11,972 |
| Marion County | Mitt Romney+3,095 | 12,05455.9% | 8,95941.6% | 5402.5% | 21,553 |
| Marshall County | Mitt Romney+3,651 | 8,13562.8% | 4,48434.6% | 3412.6% | 12,960 |
| Mason County | Mitt Romney+1,963 | 5,74158.6% | 3,77838.6% | 2712.8% | 9,790 |
| McDowell County | Mitt Romney+1,850 | 3,95964.0% | 2,10934.1% | 1201.9% | 6,188 |
| Mercer County | Mitt Romney+10,018 | 15,45072.5% | 5,43225.5% | 4312.0% | 21,313 |
| Mineral County | Mitt Romney+4,948 | 7,83371.3% | 2,88526.3% | 2702.5% | 10,988 |
| Mingo County | Mitt Romney+3,763 | 6,19169.9% | 2,42827.4% | 2362.7% | 8,855 |
| Monongalia County | Mitt Romney+3,005 | 16,83153.3% | 13,82643.8% | 9343.0% | 31,591 |
| Monroe County | Mitt Romney+2,161 | 3,61669.1% | 1,45527.8% | 1613.1% | 5,232 |
| Morgan County | Mitt Romney+2,150 | 4,51363.8% | 2,36333.4% | 1952.8% | 7,071 |
| Nicholas County | Mitt Romney+3,234 | 5,89867.1% | 2,66430.3% | 2292.6% | 8,791 |
| Ohio County | Mitt Romney+3,982 | 10,76860.0% | 6,78637.8% | 4052.3% | 17,959 |
| Pendleton County | Mitt Romney+1,021 | 2,09564.3% | 1,07433.0% | 872.7% | 3,256 |
| Pleasants County | Mitt Romney+870 | 1,82564.2% | 95533.6% | 612.1% | 2,841 |
| Pocahontas County | Mitt Romney+879 | 2,18260.8% | 1,30336.3% | 1063.0% | 3,591 |
| Preston County | Mitt Romney+4,958 | 7,88970.5% | 2,93126.2% | 3633.2% | 11,183 |
| Putnam County | Mitt Romney+8,776 | 16,03267.5% | 7,25630.5% | 4722.0% | 23,760 |
| Raleigh County | Mitt Romney+12,875 | 20,61471.5% | 7,73926.8% | 4841.7% | 28,837 |
| Randolph County | Mitt Romney+2,818 | 6,16063.0% | 3,34234.2% | 2762.8% | 9,778 |
| Ritchie County | Mitt Romney+2,153 | 2,92177.1% | 76820.3% | 1012.7% | 3,790 |
| Roane County | Mitt Romney+1,043 | 2,98258.9% | 1,93938.3% | 1392.7% | 5,060 |
| Summers County | Mitt Romney+1,360 | 2,98162.8% | 1,62134.2% | 1423.0% | 4,744 |
| Taylor County | Mitt Romney+1,899 | 3,84064.9% | 1,94132.8% | 1402.4% | 5,921 |
| Tucker County | Mitt Romney+1,296 | 2,17669.3% | 88028.0% | 822.6% | 3,138 |
| Tyler County | Mitt Romney+1,424 | 2,31470.4% | 89027.1% | 812.5% | 3,285 |
| Upshur County | Mitt Romney+3,781 | 5,93971.6% | 2,15826.0% | 2012.4% | 8,298 |
| Wayne County | Mitt Romney+3,757 | 8,68862.0% | 4,93135.2% | 3902.8% | 14,009 |
| Webster County | Mitt Romney+763 | 1,71061.7% | 94734.2% | 1164.2% | 2,773 |
| Wetzel County | Mitt Romney+1,256 | 3,47359.1% | 2,21737.7% | 1853.1% | 5,875 |
| Wirt County | Mitt Romney+751 | 1,42765.7% | 67631.1% | 683.1% | 2,171 |
| Wood County | Mitt Romney+10,953 | 22,18365.1% | 11,23033.0% | 6631.9% | 34,076 |
| Wyoming County | Mitt Romney+4,186 | 5,76976.7% | 1,58321.0% | 1742.3% | 7,526 |
Nominees: Barack Obama (D) · Mitt Romney (R)
West Virginia's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 2012 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +2.4% |
| 1896 | −5.4% |
| 1900 | −9.5% |
| 1904 | −13.2% |
| 1908 | −10.2% |
| 1912 | +21.3% |
| 1916 | −0.9% |
| 1920 | −12.0% |
| 1924 | −5.4% |
| 1928 | −17.4% |
| 1932 | +10.0% |
| 1936 | +21.4% |
| 1940 | +14.2% |
| 1944 | +9.8% |
| 1948 | +15.1% |
| 1952 | +3.8% |
| 1956 | −8.2% |
| 1960 | +5.5% |
| 1964 | +35.9% |
| 1968 | +8.8% |
| 1972 | −27.2% |
| 1976 | +16.1% |
| 1980 | +4.5% |
| 1984 | −10.5% |
| 1988 | +4.7% |
| 1992 | +13.0% |
| 1996 | +14.7% |
| 2000 | −6.3% |
| 2004 | −12.9% |
| 2008 | −13.1% |
| 2012 | −26.7% |
| 2016 | −41.7% |
| 2020 | −38.9% |
| 2024 | −41.9% |
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Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 2012 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.