2012 Presidential Election

November 6, 2012 · The Polarized Era · 538 electoral votes, 270 to win

Obama became the first president since Reagan to win a majority twice, holding the Midwestern battlegrounds against Romney as the electorate's diversity outpaced Republican modelling.

Elected

Barack Obama

Democratic

Electoral vote

332 of 538

Popular vote

51.1%

65,915,795 votes

Turnout

58.6%

VEP 58.0% · VAP 54.9%

The result

EV share
Barack ObamaDemocraticJoe Biden332
65,915,79551.10%29
Mitt RomneyRepublicanPaul Ryan206
60,933,50447.20%27
Gary JohnsonLibertarianJim Gray1,275,9710.99%
Jill SteinGreenCheri Honkala469,6270.36%
Virgil GoodeConstitutionJames N. Clymer122,3890.11%
Roseanne BarrPeace and FreedomCindy Sheehan67,3260.05%

128,784,612 votes recorded for the candidates listed.

Results by state

AlabamaMitt Romney60.5%9Barack Obama · 38.4%
AlaskaMitt Romney54.8%3Barack Obama · 40.8%
ArizonaMitt Romney53.6%11Barack Obama · 44.6%
ArkansasMitt Romney60.6%6Barack Obama · 36.9%
CaliforniaBarack Obama60.2%55Mitt Romney · 37.1%
ColoradoBarack Obama51.5%9Mitt Romney · 46.1%
ConnecticutBarack Obama58.1%7Mitt Romney · 40.7%
DelawareBarack Obama58.6%3Mitt Romney · 40.0%
Washington, D.C. District of ColumbiaBarack Obama90.9%3Mitt Romney · 7.3%
FloridaBarack Obama50.0%29Mitt Romney · 49.1%
Georgia (U.S. state) GeorgiaMitt Romney53.3%16Barack Obama · 45.5%
HawaiiBarack Obama70.5%4Mitt Romney · 27.8%
IdahoMitt Romney64.1%4Barack Obama · 32.4%
IllinoisBarack Obama57.6%20Mitt Romney · 40.7%
IndianaMitt Romney54.1%11Barack Obama · 43.9%
IowaBarack Obama52.0%6Mitt Romney · 46.2%
KansasMitt Romney59.7%6Barack Obama · 38.0%
KentuckyMitt Romney60.5%8Barack Obama · 37.8%
LouisianaMitt Romney57.8%8Barack Obama · 40.6%
MaineBarack Obama56.3%2Mitt Romney · 41.0%
Maine ME-1Tooltip Maine's 1st congressional districtBarack Obama59.6%1Mitt Romney · 38.2%
Maine ME-2Tooltip Maine's 2nd congressional districtBarack Obama52.9%1Mitt Romney · 44.4%
MarylandBarack Obama62.0%10Mitt Romney · 35.9%
MassachusettsBarack Obama60.6%11Mitt Romney · 37.5%
MichiganBarack Obama54.2%16Mitt Romney · 44.7%
MinnesotaBarack Obama52.6%10Mitt Romney · 45.0%
MississippiMitt Romney55.3%6Barack Obama · 43.8%
MissouriMitt Romney53.8%10Barack Obama · 44.4%
MontanaMitt Romney55.4%3Barack Obama · 41.7%
NebraskaMitt Romney59.8%2Barack Obama · 38.0%
Nebraska NE-1Tooltip Nebraska's 1st congressional districtMitt Romney57.4%1Barack Obama · 40.8%
Nebraska NE-2Tooltip Nebraska's 2nd congressional districtMitt Romney52.9%1Barack Obama · 45.7%
Nebraska NE-3Tooltip Nebraska's 3rd congressional districtMitt Romney70.2%1Barack Obama · 27.8%
NevadaBarack Obama52.4%6Mitt Romney · 45.7%
New HampshireBarack Obama52.0%4Mitt Romney · 46.4%
New JerseyBarack Obama58.4%14Mitt Romney · 40.6%
New MexicoBarack Obama53.0%5Mitt Romney · 42.8%
New York (state) New YorkBarack Obama63.4%29Mitt Romney · 35.2%
North CarolinaMitt Romney50.4%15Barack Obama · 48.4%
North DakotaMitt Romney58.3%3Barack Obama · 38.7%
OhioBarack Obama50.7%18Mitt Romney · 47.7%
OklahomaMitt Romney66.8%7Barack Obama · 33.2%
OregonBarack Obama54.2%7Mitt Romney · 42.1%
PennsylvaniaBarack Obama52.0%20Mitt Romney · 46.6%
Rhode IslandBarack Obama62.7%4Mitt Romney · 35.2%
South CarolinaMitt Romney54.6%9Barack Obama · 44.1%
South DakotaMitt Romney57.9%3Barack Obama · 39.9%
TennesseeMitt Romney59.5%11Barack Obama · 39.1%
TexasMitt Romney57.2%38Barack Obama · 41.4%
UtahMitt Romney72.8%6Barack Obama · 24.8%
VermontBarack Obama66.6%3Mitt Romney · 31.0%
VirginiaBarack Obama51.2%13Mitt Romney · 47.3%
Washington (state) WashingtonBarack Obama56.2%12Mitt Romney · 41.3%
West VirginiaMitt Romney62.3%5Barack Obama · 35.5%
WisconsinBarack Obama52.8%10Mitt Romney · 45.9%
WyomingMitt Romney68.6%3Barack Obama · 27.8%

The Congress it seated

113th Congress

2013–2015

Divided government

Senate

53–45

Democratic vs Republican · 2 others

House

201–234

Democratic vs Republican