Minnesota 2012 Presidential Election

Barack Obama vs. Mitt Romney

Barack Obama won the Minnesota 2012 presidential election with 1,546,167 votes (52.7%), a margin of D+7.7. Minnesota's 10 electoral votes went to the Democratic ticket.

Statewide Results

52.7%

45.0%

1,546,167

Barack Obama (52.7%)

1,320,225

Mitt Romney (45.0%)

Total Votes: 2,936,561|Margin: D+7.7

County Results

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County Results (87 counties)

County	Margin	2012 Pres	2016 Pres	Total Votes	Swing
Ramsey County	D+35.2	D+35.2	D+39.1	278,822	D+1.3%
St. Louis County	D+29.6	D+29.6	D+11.7	115,594	R+2.9%
Hennepin County	D+27.0	D+27.0	D+34.9	680,065	R+1.6%
Carlton County	D+26.1	D+26.1	D+1.6	18,436	R+0.8%
Cook County	D+23.2	D+23.2	D+22.3	3,322	R+0.0%
Mower County	D+22.6	D+22.6	R+7.8	18,539	R+1.0%
Lake County	D+21.0	D+21.0	D+2.2	6,820	R+1.1%
Mahnomen County	D+18.6	D+18.6	R+2.9	2,182	R+6.7%
Freeborn County	D+14.1	D+14.1	R+17.2	16,706	R+3.0%
Winona County	D+12.9	D+12.9	R+2.9	27,232	R+6.2%
Norman County	D+10.8	D+10.8	R+13.3	3,207	R+16.1%
Beltrami County	D+9.9	D+9.9	R+9.7	22,051	R+0.3%
Itasca County	D+9.8	D+9.8	R+16.4	23,919	R+3.1%
Swift County	D+9.8	D+9.8	R+25.6	5,119	R+4.0%
Blue Earth County	D+9.5	D+9.5	R+3.7	34,274	R+3.5%
Koochiching County	D+9.4	D+9.4	R+19.8	6,458	R+0.7%
Rice County	D+8.3	D+8.3	R+3.1	32,267	R+3.2%
Clay County	D+7.9	D+7.9	R+1.9	28,886	R+8.1%
Nicollet County	D+7.8	D+7.8	R+3.0	18,357	R+2.7%
Fillmore County	D+7.3	D+7.3	R+21.7	10,892	R+0.9%
Kittson County	D+6.0	D+6.0	R+22.1	2,420	R+12.5%
Traverse County	D+4.4	D+4.4	R+23.3	1,847	R+1.0%
Olmsted County	D+3.2	D+3.2	D+0.7	78,316	R+0.1%
Houston County	D+3.2	D+3.2	R+13.9	10,446	R+7.5%
Dakota County	D+2.9	D+2.9	D+4.6	230,821	R+2.6%
Chippewa County	D+1.9	D+1.9	R+28.7	6,201	R+4.0%
Lac qui Parle County	D+0.9	D+0.9	R+25.6	3,984	R+5.0%
Washington County	D+0.8	D+0.8	D+1.8	142,133	R+3.6%
Stevens County	R+0.4	R+0.4	R+12.7	5,652	R+1.7%
Watonwan County	R+0.4	R+0.4	R+19.1	5,144	R+1.1%
Pine County	R+0.7	R+0.7	R+26.1	13,965	R+2.2%
Aitkin County	R+1.3	R+1.3	R+25.8	9,142	R+1.4%
Big Stone County	R+1.4	R+1.4	R+24.9	2,789	R+7.8%
Red Lake County	R+2.5	R+2.5	R+32.0	1,975	R+8.8%
Pope County	R+2.6	R+2.6	R+26.7	6,246	R+6.4%
Anoka County	R+2.6	R+2.6	R+9.6	186,465	R+0.2%
Grant County	R+2.9	R+2.9	R+27.6	3,487	R+8.6%
Goodhue County	R+3.0	R+3.0	R+17.9	25,801	R+1.6%
Pennington County	R+4.3	R+4.3	R+27.6	6,517	R+6.5%
Lincoln County	R+5.3	R+5.3	R+35.5	3,120	R+6.2%
Wabasha County	R+5.4	R+5.4	R+26.4	11,763	R+3.0%
Polk County	R+5.7	R+5.7	R+28.8	14,693	R+10.3%
Steele County	R+6.3	R+6.3	R+25.8	19,124	R+0.9%
Yellow Medicine County	R+6.3	R+6.3	R+35.2	5,414	R+10.6%
Le Sueur County	R+6.5	R+6.5	R+30.5	14,795	R+2.2%
Kandiyohi County	R+6.7	R+6.7	R+25.3	21,465	R+1.2%
Murray County	R+7.2	R+7.2	R+36.0	4,767	R+7.7%
Waseca County	R+7.7	R+7.7	R+32.4	9,747	D+0.5%
Mille Lacs County	R+8.6	R+8.6	R+35.6	13,091	R+1.4%
Kanabec County	R+9.0	R+9.0	R+35.5	8,150	R+0.4%
Faribault County	R+9.0	R+9.0	R+33.8	7,713	R+3.4%
Lyon County	R+9.1	R+9.1	R+28.1	12,388	R+7.5%
Nobles County	R+9.2	R+9.2	R+29.7	8,520	R+7.8%
Renville County	R+9.8	R+9.8	R+36.5	7,710	R+9.2%
Dodge County	R+10.0	R+10.0	R+32.1	10,327	R+0.2%
Stearns County	R+12.1	R+12.1	R+27.7	78,477	R+5.1%
Marshall County	R+12.2	R+12.2	R+41.2	4,698	R+12.7%
Chisago County	R+12.6	R+12.6	R+30.3	29,441	R+2.3%
Cass County	R+13.0	R+13.0	R+31.5	16,141	R+4.5%
Crow Wing County	R+13.3	R+13.3	R+31.5	34,920	R+5.6%
Benton County	R+13.6	R+13.6	R+36.1	19,619	R+3.9%
Jackson County	R+14.3	R+14.3	R+38.6	5,430	R+10.0%
Clearwater County	R+14.4	R+14.4	R+43.0	4,197	R+4.7%
Becker County	R+14.5	R+14.5	R+32.9	16,382	R+7.6%
Scott County	R+14.8	R+14.8	R+15.3	71,647	R+3.6%
Cottonwood County	R+15.1	R+15.1	R+35.0	5,862	R+8.5%
Douglas County	R+15.4	R+15.4	R+35.5	20,953	R+5.9%
Meeker County	R+15.9	R+15.9	R+40.0	12,214	R+5.1%
Todd County	R+16.1	R+16.1	R+47.5	11,803	R+5.0%
Brown County	R+16.6	R+16.6	R+35.9	13,929	R+4.5%
Hubbard County	R+16.9	R+16.9	R+33.4	11,520	R+2.4%
Rock County	R+17.8	R+17.8	R+35.5	4,846	R+3.8%
Isanti County	R+18.1	R+18.1	R+38.0	20,217	R+2.7%
Wilkin County	R+19.4	R+19.4	R+37.4	3,222	R+12.5%
Carver County	R+19.7	R+19.7	R+13.6	52,899	R+4.6%
Lake of the Woods County	R+20.0	R+20.0	R+44.0	2,234	R+6.7%
Redwood County	R+20.1	R+20.1	R+42.7	7,790	R+6.5%
Otter Tail County	R+21.1	R+21.1	R+35.7	31,670	R+8.2%
Wright County	R+21.7	R+21.7	R+33.0	67,816	R+4.3%
Sherburne County	R+22.0	R+22.0	R+36.8	46,509	R+3.9%
McLeod County	R+22.1	R+22.1	R+38.2	18,553	R+3.8%
Roseau County	R+22.3	R+22.3	R+46.1	7,352	R+4.8%
Sibley County	R+22.7	R+22.7	R+41.7	7,815	R+3.4%
Pipestone County	R+23.7	R+23.7	R+46.0	4,646	R+10.6%
Martin County	R+23.7	R+23.7	R+41.1	10,968	R+8.5%
Morrison County	R+24.0	R+24.0	R+52.7	16,714	R+4.9%
Wadena County	R+24.3	R+24.3	R+45.5	6,791	R+6.9%

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