Elections / 2012 · Dem primary · national
Obama led the 2012 Democratic presidential primaries.
Nationwide vote summed from the states with county-level returns; Obama led by 81.2 points. This is the Democratic nominating contest — the November result is on the general-election page.
Statewide result
2012 Democratic presidential primaries — nationwide vote across 10 states with county returns.
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Obama | 3,157,872.87 | 90.6% |
| Other | 328,299.17 | 9.4% |
By state (10)
Who led each state. Each row links to the state's county-level primary page.
| State | Led by | Margin | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | Obama | +100.0 | 2,076,309 |
| Texas | Obama | +76.4 | 590,164 |
| Alabama | Obama | +61.8 | 205,767 |
| West Virginia | Obama | +18.7 | 179,908 |
| Arkansas | Obama | +16.7 | 162,647 |
| Massachusetts | Obama | +62.4 | 157,447 |
| Oklahoma | Obama | +14.2 | 112,771 |
| Iowa | Obama | +96.9 | 1,114.04 |
| Alaska | Obama | — | 30 |
| Arizona | Obama | — | 15 |