Presidential Election 2012 | US Presidential Elections | Massachusetts Races
2012 Massachusetts Presidential Election Results
Barack Obama
Percent: 60.65%
Votes: 1,921,290
Mitt Romney
Percent: 37.51%
Votes: 1,188,314
Race Summary
In the 2012 Presidential Election, Massachusetts overwhelmingly supported Democrat Barack Obama, who received 60.65% of the vote, while Republican Mitt Romney earned 37.51%. Obama’s decisive margin reflected the state’s strong Democratic alignment, even with Romney serving as its former governor.
Full Results
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 60.65%
Votes: 1,921,290
Mitt Romney (REP)
Percent: 37.51%
Votes: 1,188,314
Gary Johnson (LIB)
Percent: 0.98%
Votes: 30,920
Jill Stein (GRN)
Percent: 0.65%
Votes: 20,691
Write-In
Percent: 0.21%
Votes: 6,552
Total votes: 3,167,767
State Map
Results by County
Barnstable County
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 53.20%
Votes: 70,822
Mitt Romney (REP)
Percent: 45.41%
Votes: 60,446
Gary Johnson (LIB)
Percent: 0.73%
Votes: 970
Jill Stein (GRN)
Percent: 0.53%
Votes: 707
Write-In
Percent: 0.13%
Votes: 170
Total votes: 133,115
Essex County
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 57.40%
Votes: 210,302
Mitt Romney (REP)
Percent: 41.07%
Votes: 150,480
Gary Johnson (LIB)
Percent: 0.94%
Votes: 3,452
Jill Stein (GRN)
Percent: 0.40%
Votes: 1,460
Write-In
Percent: 0.18%
Votes: 663
Total votes: 366,357
Middlesex County
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 62.56%
Votes: 471,804
Mitt Romney (REP)
Percent: 35.45%
Votes: 267,321
Gary Johnson (LIB)
Percent: 1.03%
Votes: 7,763
Jill Stein (GRN)
Percent: 0.76%
Votes: 5,759
Write-In
Percent: 0.20%
Votes: 1,523
Total votes: 754,170
Suffolk County
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 77.45%
Votes: 223,896
Mitt Romney (REP)
Percent: 20.75%
Votes: 59,999
Gary Johnson (LIB)
Percent: 0.83%
Votes: 2,388
Jill Stein (GRN)
Percent: 0.78%
Votes: 2,269
Write-In
Percent: 0.19%
Votes: 546
Total votes: 289,098
Berkshire County
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 75.74%
Votes: 48,843
Mitt Romney (REP)
Percent: 22.10%
Votes: 14,252
Gary Johnson (LIB)
Percent: 1.13%
Votes: 729
Jill Stein (GRN)
Percent: 0.86%
Votes: 557
Write-In
Percent: 0.16%
Votes: 105
Total votes: 64,486
Franklin County
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 71.70%
Votes: 27,072
Mitt Romney (REP)
Percent: 24.75%
Votes: 9,344
Gary Johnson (LIB)
Percent: 1.22%
Votes: 459
Jill Stein (GRN)
Percent: 2.07%
Votes: 781
Write-In
Percent: 0.27%
Votes: 102
Total votes: 37,758
Nantucket County
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 62.58%
Votes: 3,830
Mitt Romney (REP)
Percent: 35.74%
Votes: 2,187
Gary Johnson (LIB)
Percent: 0.98%
Votes: 60
Jill Stein (GRN)
Percent: 0.39%
Votes: 24
Write-In
Percent: 0.31%
Votes: 19
Total votes: 6,120
Worcester County
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 53.71%
Votes: 198,244
Mitt Romney (REP)
Percent: 44.27%
Votes: 163,390
Gary Johnson (LIB)
Percent: 1.19%
Votes: 4,381
Jill Stein (GRN)
Percent: 0.58%
Votes: 2,158
Write-In
Percent: 0.25%
Votes: 939
Total votes: 369,112
Bristol County
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 59.20%
Votes: 142,962
Mitt Romney (REP)
Percent: 38.82%
Votes: 93,752
Gary Johnson (LIB)
Percent: 1.10%
Votes: 2,645
Jill Stein (GRN)
Percent: 0.68%
Votes: 1,647
Write-In
Percent: 0.21%
Votes: 503
Total votes: 241,509
Hampden County
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 61.69%
Votes: 123,619
Mitt Romney (REP)
Percent: 36.62%
Votes: 73,392
Gary Johnson (LIB)
Percent: 0.93%
Votes: 1,866
Jill Stein (GRN)
Percent: 0.54%
Votes: 1,083
Write-In
Percent: 0.22%
Votes: 439
Total votes: 200,399
Norfolk County
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 56.86%
Votes: 202,714
Mitt Romney (REP)
Percent: 41.62%
Votes: 148,393
Gary Johnson (LIB)
Percent: 0.86%
Votes: 3,050
Jill Stein (GRN)
Percent: 0.46%
Votes: 1,641
Write-In
Percent: 0.20%
Votes: 725
Total votes: 356,523
Dukes County
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 72.74%
Votes: 7,978
Mitt Romney (REP)
Percent: 25.46%
Votes: 2,792
Gary Johnson (LIB)
Percent: 0.73%
Votes: 80
Jill Stein (GRN)
Percent: 0.82%
Votes: 90
Write-In
Percent: 0.26%
Votes: 28
Total votes: 10,968
Hampshire County
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 70.27%
Votes: 57,359
Mitt Romney (REP)
Percent: 26.32%
Votes: 21,480
Gary Johnson (LIB)
Percent: 1.19%
Votes: 974
Jill Stein (GRN)
Percent: 1.93%
Votes: 1,576
Write-In
Percent: 0.28%
Votes: 232
Total votes: 81,621
Plymouth County
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 51.40%
Votes: 131,845
Mitt Romney (REP)
Percent: 47.20%
Votes: 121,086
Gary Johnson (LIB)
Percent: 0.82%
Votes: 2,103
Jill Stein (GRN)
Percent: 0.37%
Votes: 939
Write-In
Percent: 0.22%
Votes: 558
Total votes: 256,531