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The 2012 elections

Barack Obama (D) faced Mitt Romney (R); Obama won the presidency. National popular vote: D+3.9.

2012 presidential election
ObamaD+3.9
2012 presidential margin by stateA map of the United States with each state filled by its 2012 result — deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), and gold where an independent or third-party candidate carried the state.Alabama · R+22.2 · 9 electoral votesAlaska · R+14.0 · 3 electoral votesArizona · R+9.0 · 11 electoral votesColorado · D+5.4 · 9 electoral votesFlorida · D+0.9 · 29 electoral votesGeorgia · R+7.8 · 16 electoral votesIndiana · R+10.2 · 11 electoral votesKansas · R+21.6 · 6 electoral votesMaine · D+15.2 · 4 electoral votesMassachusetts · D+23.1 · 11 electoral votesMinnesota · D+7.7 · 10 electoral votesNew Jersey · D+17.7 · 14 electoral votesNorth Carolina · R+2.0 · 15 electoral votesNorth Dakota · R+19.6 · 3 electoral votesOklahoma · R+33.5 · 7 electoral votesPennsylvania · D+5.4 · 20 electoral votesSouth Dakota · R+18.0 · 3 electoral votesTexas · R+15.8 · 38 electoral votesWyoming · R+40.8 · 3 electoral votesConnecticut · D+17.3 · 7 electoral votesMissouri · R+9.4 · 10 electoral votesWest Virginia · R+26.7 · 5 electoral votesIllinois · D+16.8 · 20 electoral votesNew Mexico · D+10.1 · 5 electoral votesArkansas · R+23.7 · 6 electoral votesCalifornia · D+23.1 · 55 electoral votesDelaware · D+18.6 · 3 electoral votesDistrict of Columbia · D+83.6 · 3 electoral votesHawaii · D+42.7 · 4 electoral votesIowa · D+5.8 · 6 electoral votesKentucky · R+22.7 · 8 electoral votesMaryland · D+26.1 · 10 electoral votesMichigan · D+9.5 · 16 electoral votesMississippi · R+11.5 · 6 electoral votesMontana · R+13.6 · 3 electoral votesNew Hampshire · D+5.6 · 4 electoral votesNew York · D+28.2 · 29 electoral votesOhio · D+3.0 · 18 electoral votesOregon · D+12.1 · 7 electoral votesTennessee · R+20.4 · 11 electoral votesUtah · R+47.9 · 6 electoral votesVirginia · D+3.9 · 13 electoral votesWashington · D+14.8 · 12 electoral votesWisconsin · D+6.9 · 10 electoral votesNebraska · R+21.8 · 5 electoral votesSouth Carolina · R+10.5 · 9 electoral votesIdaho · R+31.9 · 4 electoral votesNevada · D+6.7 · 6 electoral votesVermont · D+35.6 · 3 electoral votesLouisiana · R+17.2 · 8 electoral votesRhode Island · D+27.4 · 4 electoral votes
2012presidential margin
D+60
R+60
Fifty states and DC, each filled by its 2012 result. Hover any state for the detail and its electoral votes.
Smaller states, enlarged
VTD+35.63 EVNHD+5.64 EVMAD+23.111 EVRID+27.44 EVCTD+17.37 EVNJD+17.714 EVDED+18.63 EVMDD+26.110 EVDCD+83.63 EV
Blue and red show the Democratic-vs-Republican margin; gold marks a state an independent or third-party candidate carried.
President — national popular vote
Barack Obama (D) vs Mitt Romney (R)
Obama (D)
65,914,211
51.0%
Romney (R)
60,931,874
47.1%
All others
2,400,515
1.9%
Margin
D+3.9

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US Senate 2012: Democrats won 23, Republicans 8, others 2 of 33 contests →

US House 2012: Democrats won 202, Republicans 233 of 435 seats →

Governor coverage is 2018–2024 (the precinct-data era); odd-year states (NJ/VA) and earlier cycles are pending sourcing. See the methodology for series notes.