Presidential Election 2012 | US Presidential Elections | Nevada Races
2012 Nevada Presidential Election Results
Barack Obama
Percent: 52.36%
Votes: 531,373
Mitt Romney
Percent: 45.68%
Votes: 463,567
Race Summary
In the 2012 Presidential Election in Nevada, Democrat Barack Obama won with 52.36% of the vote, while Republican Mitt Romney received 45.68%. The margin of victory was approximately 6.68 percentage points, reflecting Nevada’s continuing lean toward the Democratic candidate in that cycle.
Full Results
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 52.36%
Votes: 531,373
Mitt Romney (REP)
Percent: 45.68%
Votes: 463,567
Gary Johnson (LIB)
Percent: 1.08%
Votes: 10,968
None of these candidates
Percent: 0.57%
Votes: 5,770
Virgil Goode (CON)
Percent: 0.32%
Votes: 3,240
Total votes: 1,014,918
State Map
Results by County
Carson City County
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 44.13%
Votes: 10,291
Mitt Romney (REP)
Percent: 53.15%
Votes: 12,394
Gary Johnson (LIB)
Percent: 1.23%
Votes: 286
None of these candidates
Percent: 0.91%
Votes: 212
Virgil Goode (CON)
Percent: 0.58%
Votes: 136
Total votes: 23,319
Elko County
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 21.96%
Votes: 3,511
Mitt Romney (REP)
Percent: 75.15%
Votes: 12,014
Gary Johnson (LIB)
Percent: 1.09%
Votes: 174
None of these candidates
Percent: 0.88%
Votes: 140
Virgil Goode (CON)
Percent: 0.92%
Votes: 147
Total votes: 15,986
Lander County
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 24.67%
Votes: 534
Mitt Romney (REP)
Percent: 72.98%
Votes: 1,580
Gary Johnson (LIB)
Percent: 0.51%
Votes: 11
None of these candidates
Percent: 0.79%
Votes: 17
Virgil Goode (CON)
Percent: 1.06%
Votes: 23
Total votes: 2,165
Nye County
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 36.07%
Votes: 6,320
Mitt Romney (REP)
Percent: 60.30%
Votes: 10,566
Gary Johnson (LIB)
Percent: 1.59%
Votes: 279
None of these candidates
Percent: 1.06%
Votes: 185
Virgil Goode (CON)
Percent: 0.98%
Votes: 172
Total votes: 17,522
White Pine County
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 26.54%
Votes: 983
Mitt Romney (REP)
Percent: 70.22%
Votes: 2,601
Gary Johnson (LIB)
Percent: 0.97%
Votes: 36
None of these candidates
Percent: 1.16%
Votes: 43
Virgil Goode (CON)
Percent: 1.11%
Votes: 41
Total votes: 3,704
Churchill County
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 28.85%
Votes: 2,961
Mitt Romney (REP)
Percent: 68.79%
Votes: 7,061
Gary Johnson (LIB)
Percent: 0.82%
Votes: 84
None of these candidates
Percent: 0.81%
Votes: 83
Virgil Goode (CON)
Percent: 0.74%
Votes: 76
Total votes: 10,265
Esmeralda County
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 21.15%
Votes: 92
Mitt Romney (REP)
Percent: 72.87%
Votes: 317
Gary Johnson (LIB)
Percent: 3.22%
Votes: 14
None of these candidates
Percent: 0.69%
Votes: 3
Virgil Goode (CON)
Percent: 2.07%
Votes: 9
Total votes: 435
Lincoln County
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 18.59%
Votes: 400
Mitt Romney (REP)
Percent: 78.58%
Votes: 1,691
Gary Johnson (LIB)
Percent: 1.02%
Votes: 22
None of these candidates
Percent: 0.65%
Votes: 14
Virgil Goode (CON)
Percent: 1.16%
Votes: 25
Total votes: 2,152
Pershing County
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 33.55%
Votes: 632
Mitt Romney (REP)
Percent: 61.94%
Votes: 1,167
Gary Johnson (LIB)
Percent: 1.33%
Votes: 25
None of these candidates
Percent: 1.59%
Votes: 30
Virgil Goode (CON)
Percent: 1.59%
Votes: 30
Total votes: 1,884
Clark County
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 56.42%
Votes: 389,936
Mitt Romney (REP)
Percent: 41.82%
Votes: 289,053
Gary Johnson (LIB)
Percent: 1.02%
Votes: 7,064
None of these candidates
Percent: 0.50%
Votes: 3,447
Virgil Goode (CON)
Percent: 0.24%
Votes: 1,690
Total votes: 691,190
Eureka County
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 13.24%
Votes: 107
Mitt Romney (REP)
Percent: 82.05%
Votes: 663
Gary Johnson (LIB)
Percent: 1.11%
Votes: 9
None of these candidates
Percent: 2.35%
Votes: 19
Virgil Goode (CON)
Percent: 1.24%
Votes: 10
Total votes: 808
Lyon County
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 34.38%
Votes: 7,380
Mitt Romney (REP)
Percent: 62.99%
Votes: 13,520
Gary Johnson (LIB)
Percent: 1.09%
Votes: 235
None of these candidates
Percent: 0.78%
Votes: 168
Virgil Goode (CON)
Percent: 0.75%
Votes: 162
Total votes: 21,465
Storey County
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 39.76%
Votes: 920
Mitt Romney (REP)
Percent: 57.09%
Votes: 1,321
Gary Johnson (LIB)
Percent: 1.77%
Votes: 41
None of these candidates
Percent: 0.65%
Votes: 15
Virgil Goode (CON)
Percent: 0.73%
Votes: 17
Total votes: 2,314
Douglas County
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 35.65%
Votes: 9,297
Mitt Romney (REP)
Percent: 62.42%
Votes: 16,276
Gary Johnson (LIB)
Percent: 1.05%
Votes: 275
None of these candidates
Percent: 0.59%
Votes: 154
Virgil Goode (CON)
Percent: 0.28%
Votes: 73
Total votes: 26,075
Humboldt County
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 30.24%
Votes: 1,737
Mitt Romney (REP)
Percent: 66.33%
Votes: 3,810
Gary Johnson (LIB)
Percent: 1.06%
Votes: 61
None of these candidates
Percent: 1.39%
Votes: 80
Virgil Goode (CON)
Percent: 0.97%
Votes: 56
Total votes: 5,744
Mineral County
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 42.41%
Votes: 863
Mitt Romney (REP)
Percent: 53.07%
Votes: 1,080
Gary Johnson (LIB)
Percent: 0.98%
Votes: 20
None of these candidates
Percent: 1.92%
Votes: 39
Virgil Goode (CON)
Percent: 1.62%
Votes: 33
Total votes: 2,035
Washoe County
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 50.79%
Votes: 95,409
Mitt Romney (REP)
Percent: 47.09%
Votes: 88,453
Gary Johnson (LIB)
Percent: 1.24%
Votes: 2,332
None of these candidates
Percent: 0.60%
Votes: 1,121
Virgil Goode (CON)
Percent: 0.29%
Votes: 540
Total votes: 187,855