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2012 presidential election map and results
Barack Obama won reelection with 332 electoral votes. This archive entry uses official Federal Election Commission popular-vote totals and National Archives electoral-vote totals. A majority was 270 of 538 electoral votes.
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Candidates
| Candidate | Party | Electoral votes | Popular vote | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barack Obama ✓ | Democratic | 332 | 65,915,795 | 51.1% |
| Mitt Romney | Republican | 206 | 60,933,504 | 47.2% |
Popular-vote totals add up the states with recorded votes; some states chose electors through their legislatures in this era.
Results by state
| State | Won by | Electoral votes | Winner % | Margin (pts) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | Mitt Romney | 9 | 60.5% | 22.2 |
| Alaska | Mitt Romney | 3 | 54.8% | 14.0 |
| Arizona | Mitt Romney | 11 | 53.7% | 9.1 |
| Arkansas | Mitt Romney | 6 | 60.6% | 23.7 |
| California | Barack Obama | 55 | 60.2% | 23.1 |
| Colorado | Barack Obama | 9 | 51.5% | 5.4 |
| Connecticut | Barack Obama | 7 | 58.1% | 17.3 |
| Delaware | Barack Obama | 3 | 58.6% | 18.6 |
| District of Columbia | Barack Obama | 3 | 90.9% | 83.6 |
| Florida | Barack Obama | 29 | 50.0% | 0.9 |
| Georgia | Mitt Romney | 16 | 53.3% | 7.8 |
| Hawaii | Barack Obama | 4 | 70.5% | 42.7 |
| Idaho | Mitt Romney | 4 | 64.5% | 31.9 |
| Illinois | Barack Obama | 20 | 57.6% | 16.9 |
| Indiana | Mitt Romney | 11 | 54.1% | 10.2 |
| Iowa | Barack Obama | 6 | 52.0% | 5.8 |
| Kansas | Mitt Romney | 6 | 59.7% | 21.7 |
| Kentucky | Mitt Romney | 8 | 60.5% | 22.7 |
| Louisiana | Mitt Romney | 8 | 57.8% | 17.2 |
| Maine | Barack Obama | 4 | 56.3% | 15.3 |
| Maryland | Barack Obama | 10 | 62.0% | 26.1 |
| Massachusetts | Barack Obama | 11 | 60.7% | 23.1 |
| Michigan | Barack Obama | 16 | 54.2% | 9.5 |
| Minnesota | Barack Obama | 10 | 52.7% | 7.7 |
| Mississippi | Mitt Romney | 6 | 55.3% | 11.5 |
| Missouri | Mitt Romney | 10 | 53.8% | 9.4 |
| Montana | Mitt Romney | 3 | 55.4% | 13.7 |
| Nebraska | Mitt Romney | 5 | 59.8% | 21.8 |
| Nevada | Barack Obama | 6 | 52.4% | 6.7 |
| New Hampshire | Barack Obama | 4 | 52.0% | 5.6 |
| New Jersey | Barack Obama | 14 | 58.4% | 17.8 |
| New Mexico | Barack Obama | 5 | 53.0% | 10.1 |
| New York | Barack Obama | 29 | 63.3% | 28.2 |
| North Carolina | Mitt Romney | 15 | 50.4% | 2.0 |
| North Dakota | Mitt Romney | 3 | 58.3% | 19.6 |
| Ohio | Barack Obama | 18 | 50.7% | 3.0 |
| Oklahoma | Mitt Romney | 7 | 66.8% | 33.5 |
| Oregon | Barack Obama | 7 | 54.2% | 12.1 |
| Pennsylvania | Barack Obama | 20 | 52.0% | 5.4 |
| Rhode Island | Barack Obama | 4 | 62.7% | 27.5 |
| South Carolina | Mitt Romney | 9 | 54.6% | 10.5 |
| South Dakota | Mitt Romney | 3 | 57.9% | 18.0 |
| Tennessee | Mitt Romney | 11 | 59.5% | 20.4 |
| Texas | Mitt Romney | 38 | 57.2% | 15.8 |
| Utah | Mitt Romney | 6 | 72.8% | 48.0 |
| Vermont | Barack Obama | 3 | 66.6% | 35.6 |
| Virginia | Barack Obama | 13 | 51.2% | 3.9 |
| Washington | Barack Obama | 12 | 56.2% | 14.9 |
| West Virginia | Mitt Romney | 5 | 62.3% | 26.8 |
| Wisconsin | Barack Obama | 10 | 52.8% | 6.9 |
| Wyoming | Mitt Romney | 3 | 68.6% | 40.8 |