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Presidential Election · 2012
Elected President
Popular Vote
| State | EV | Cum. EV ▲ | Obama % | Romney % | Margin | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ▶ | District of Columbia | 3 | 3 | 90.9% | 7.3% | |
| ▶ | Hawaii | 4 | 7 | 70.5% | 27.9% | |
| ▶ | Vermont | 3 | 10 | 66.6% | 31.0% | |
| ▶ | New York | 29 | 39 | 63.4% | 35.2% | |
| ▶ | Rhode Island | 4 | 43 | 62.7% | 35.3% | |
| ▶ | Maryland | 10 | 53 | 62.0% | 35.9% | |
| ▶ | Massachusetts | 11 | 64 | 60.8% | 37.6% | |
| ▶ | California | 55 | 119 | 60.2% | 37.1% | |
| ▶ | Delaware | 3 | 122 | 58.6% | 40.0% | |
| ▶ | New Jersey | 14 | 136 | 58.3% | 40.5% | |
| ▶ | Connecticut | 7 | 143 | 58.1% | 40.8% | |
| ▶ | Illinois | 20 | 163 | 57.5% | 40.7% | |
| ▶ | Maine | 4 | 167 | 56.0% | 40.9% | |
| ▶ | Washington | 12 | 179 | 55.8% | 41.0% | |
| ▶ | Oregon | 7 | 186 | 54.2% | 42.1% | |
| ▶ | New Mexico | 5 | 191 | 53.0% | 42.8% | |
| ▶ | Michigan | 16 | 207 | 54.0% | 44.6% | |
| ▶ | Minnesota | 10 | 217 | 52.6% | 45.0% | |
| ▶ | Wisconsin | 10 | 227 | 52.8% | 45.9% | |
| ▶ | Nevada | 6 | 233 | 52.4% | 45.7% | |
| ▶ | Iowa | 6 | 239 | 52.0% | 46.2% | |
| ▶ | New Hampshire | 4 | 243 | 52.0% | 46.4% | |
| ▶ | Pennsylvania | 20 | 263 | 52.0% | 46.6% | |
| ▶ | Colorado | 9 | 272 | 51.5% | 46.1% | |
| ▶ | Virginia | 13 | 285 | 51.2% | 47.3% | |
| ▶ | Ohio | 18 | 303 | 50.6% | 47.6% | |
| ▶ | Florida | 29 | 332 | 49.9% | 49.0% | |
| ▶ | Utah | 6 | 6 | 24.7% | 72.5% | |
| ▶ | Wyoming | 3 | 9 | 27.8% | 68.6% | |
| ▶ | Oklahoma | 7 | 16 | 33.2% | 66.8% | |
| ▶ | Idaho | 4 | 20 | 32.4% | 64.1% | |
| ▶ | West Virginia | 5 | 25 | 35.5% | 62.1% | |
| ▶ | Arkansas | 6 | 31 | 36.9% | 60.6% | |
| ▶ | Kentucky | 8 | 39 | 37.8% | 60.5% | |
| ▶ | Alabama | 9 | 48 | 38.4% | 60.5% | |
| ▶ | Nebraska | 5 | 53 | 38.0% | 59.8% | |
| ▶ | Kansas | 6 | 59 | 38.0% | 59.6% | |
| ▶ | Tennessee | 11 | 70 | 39.0% | 59.4% | |
| ▶ | North Dakota | 3 | 73 | 38.7% | 58.3% | |
| ▶ | South Dakota | 3 | 76 | 39.9% | 57.9% | |
| ▶ | Louisiana | 8 | 84 | 40.6% | 57.8% | |
| ▶ | Texas | 38 | 122 | 41.4% | 57.1% | |
| ▶ | Montana | 3 | 125 | 41.7% | 55.3% | |
| ▶ | Mississippi | 6 | 131 | 43.8% | 55.3% | |
| ▶ | South Carolina | 9 | 140 | 44.1% | 54.6% | |
| ▶ | Indiana | 11 | 151 | 43.8% | 54.0% | |
| ▶ | Missouri | 10 | 161 | 44.3% | 53.7% | |
| ▶ | Arizona | 11 | 172 | 44.5% | 53.5% | |
| ▶ | Georgia | 16 | 188 | 45.4% | 53.2% | |
| ▶ | North Carolina | 15 | 203 | 48.4% | 50.4% | |
| ▶ | Alaska | 3 | — | 40.8% | 54.8% |
Margin = (Dem votes − Rep votes) ÷ total votes × 100. Swing = current margin − 2008 margin. Cum. EV orders each winning ticket's states from largest win to closest win and accumulates the official EV awarded in each state, so the closest state is that candidate's final cumulative total.Other % shown when > 5% of total votes.
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