Election 2012 | US Presidential Elections | Results by State
2012 U.S. Presidential Election Results: Barack Obama Won ✓
Barack Obama was re-elected President of the United States in the 2012 election, defeating Republican nominee Mitt Romney on November 6, 2012, by securing 332 electoral votes to Romney’s 206 and winning approximately 51.06 percent of the popular vote to Romney’s 47.20 percent.
332
Barack Obama
Percent: 51.06%
Votes: 65,899,660
206
Mitt Romney
Percent: 47.20%
Vote: 60,932,152
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Results by State
Alabama
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 38.40%
Votes: 795,696
Mitt Romney (REP)
Percent: 60.50%
Votes: 1,255,925
California
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 60.20%
Votes: 7,854,285
Mitt Romney (REP)
Percent: 37.10%
Votes: 4,839,958
District of Columbia
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 90.90%
Votes: 267,070
Mitt Romney (REP)
Percent: 7.30%
Votes: 21,381
Idaho
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 32.60%
Votes: 212,787
Mitt Romney (REP)
Percent: 64.50%
Votes: 420,911
Kansas
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 38.00%
Votes: 440,726
Mitt Romney (REP)
Percent: 59.70%
Votes: 692,634
Maryland
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 62.00%
Votes: 1,677,844
Mitt Romney (REP)
Percent: 35.90%
Votes: 971,869
Mississippi
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 43.80%
Votes: 562,949
Mitt Romney (REP)
Percent: 55.30%
Votes: 710,746
Nevada
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 52.40%
Votes: 531,373
Mitt Romney (REP)
Percent: 45.70%
Votes: 463,567
New York
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 63.40%
Votes: 4,471,871
Mitt Romney (REP)
Percent: 35.20%
Votes: 2,485,432
Oklahoma
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 33.20%
Votes: 443,547
Mitt Romney (REP)
Percent: 66.80%
Votes: 891,325
South Carolina
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 44.10%
Votes: 865,941
Mitt Romney (REP)
Percent: 54.60%
Votes: 1,071,645
Utah
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 24.70%
Votes: 251,813
Mitt Romney (REP)
Percent: 72.80%
Votes: 740,600
West Virginia
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 35.50%
Votes: 238,269
Mitt Romney (REP)
Percent: 62.30%
Votes: 417,655
Alaska
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 40.80%
Votes: 122,640
Mitt Romney (REP)
Percent: 54.80%
Votes: 164,676
Colorado
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 51.50%
Votes: 1,323,101
Mitt Romney (REP)
Percent: 46.10%
Votes: 1,185,243
Florida
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 50.00%
Votes: 4,237,756
Mitt Romney (REP)
Percent: 49.10%
Votes: 4,163,447
Illinois
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 57.60%
Votes: 3,019,512
Mitt Romney (REP)
Percent: 40.70%
Votes: 2,135,216
Kentucky
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 37.80%
Votes: 679,370
Mitt Romney (REP)
Percent: 60.50%
Votes: 1,087,190
Massachusetts
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 60.70%
Votes: 1,921,290
Mitt Romney (REP)
Percent: 37.50%
Votes: 1,188,314
Missouri
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 44.40%
Votes: 1,223,796
Mitt Romney (REP)
Percent: 53.80%
Votes: 1,482,440
New Hampshire
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 52.00%
Votes: 369,561
Mitt Romney (REP)
Percent: 46.50%
Votes: 329,918
North Carolina
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 48.40%
Votes: 2,178,391
Mitt Romney (REP)
Percent: 50.40%
Votes: 2,270,395
Oregon
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 54.20%
Votes: 970,488
Mitt Romney (REP)
Percent: 42.10%
Votes: 754,175
South Dakota
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 39.90%
Votes: 145,039
Mitt Romney (REP)
Percent: 57.90%
Votes: 210,610
Vermont
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 66.60%
Votes: 199,239
Mitt Romney (REP)
Percent: 31.00%
Votes: 92,698
Wisconsin
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 52.90%
Votes: 1,620,985
Mitt Romney (REP)
Percent: 46.00%
Votes: 1,410,966
Arizona
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 44.60%
Votes: 1,025,232
Mitt Romney (REP)
Percent: 53.70%
Votes: 1,233,654
Connecticut
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 58.10%
Votes: 905,083
Mitt Romney (REP)
Percent: 40.70%
Votes: 634,892
Georgia
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 45.50%
Votes: 1,773,827
Mitt Romney (REP)
Percent: 53.30%
Votes: 2,078,688
Indiana
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 43.90%
Votes: 1,152,887
Mitt Romney (REP)
Percent: 54.10%
Votes: 1,420,543
Louisiana
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 40.60%
Votes: 809,141
Mitt Romney (REP)
Percent: 57.80%
Votes: 1,152,262
Michigan
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 54.20%
Votes: 2,564,569
Mitt Romney (REP)
Percent: 44.70%
Votes: 2,115,256
Montana
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 41.70%
Votes: 201,839
Mitt Romney (REP)
Percent: 55.40%
Votes: 267,928
New Jersey
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 58.30%
Votes: 2,122,786
Mitt Romney (REP)
Percent: 40.60%
Votes: 1,478,088
North Dakota
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 38.70%
Votes: 124,966
Mitt Romney (REP)
Percent: 58.30%
Votes: 188,320
Pennsylvania
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 52.10%
Votes: 2,990,274
Mitt Romney (REP)
Percent: 46.70%
Votes: 2,680,434
Tennessee
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 39.10%
Votes: 960,709
Mitt Romney (REP)
Percent: 59.50%
Votes: 1,462,330
Virginia
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 51.20%
Votes: 1,971,820
Mitt Romney (REP)
Percent: 47.30%
Votes: 1,822,522
Wyoming
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 27.80%
Votes: 69,286
Mitt Romney (REP)
Percent: 68.60%
Votes: 170,962
Arkansas
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 36.90%
Votes: 394,409
Mitt Romney (REP)
Percent: 60.60%
Votes: 647,744
Delaware
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 58.60%
Votes: 242,584
Mitt Romney (REP)
Percent: 40.00%
Votes: 165,484
Hawaii
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 70.50%
Votes: 306,658
Mitt Romney (REP)
Percent: 27.80%
Votes: 121,015
Iowa
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 52.00%
Votes: 822,544
Mitt Romney (REP)
Percent: 46.20%
Votes: 730,617
Maine
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 56.30%
Votes: 401,306
Mitt Romney (REP)
Percent: 41.00%
Votes: 292,276
Minnesota
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 52.70%
Votes: 1,546,167
Mitt Romney (REP)
Percent: 45.00%
Votes: 1,320,225
Nebraska
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 38.00%
Votes: 302,081
Mitt Romney (REP)
Percent: 59.80%
Votes: 475,064
New Mexico
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 53.00%
Votes: 415,335
Mitt Romney (REP)
Percent: 42.80%
Votes: 335,788
Ohio
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 50.70%
Votes: 2,827,621
Mitt Romney (REP)
Percent: 47.70%
Votes: 2,661,407
Rhode Island
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 62.70%
Votes: 279,677
Mitt Romney (REP)
Percent: 35.20%
Votes: 157,204
Texas
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 41.40%
Votes: 3,308,124
Mitt Romney (REP)
Percent: 57.20%
Votes: 4,569,843
Washington
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 56.20%
Votes: 1,755,396
Mitt Romney (REP)
Percent: 41.30%
Votes: 1,290,670