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2012 Presidential Election November 6, 2012 · The Obama 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
Popular vote
51.1%
65,915,795 votes
Turnout
58.6%
VEP 58.0% · VAP 54.9%
The result Sort by Candidate Party Running mate Electoral votes Popular votes PV share States won largest first
Democratic · 51.10% of votes
Republican · 47.20% of votes
Libertarian · 0.99% of votes
Green · 0.36% of votes
Constitution · 0.11% of votes
Peace and Freedom · 0.05% of votes
Candidate↕ Party↕ Running mate↕ Electoral votes↕ EV share Popular votes↕ PV share↕ States won↕ Democratic Joe Biden 332 65,915,795 51.10% 29 Republican Paul Ryan 206 60,933,504 47.20% 27 Libertarian Jim Gray — 1,275,971 0.99% — Green Cheri Honkala — 469,627 0.36% — Constitution James N. Clymer — 122,389 0.11% — Peace and Freedom Cindy Sheehan — 67,326 0.05% —
128,784,612 votes recorded for the candidates listed.
Results by state Sort by State Carried by Share Electoral votes Runner-up largest first
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Washington, D.C. District of Columbia
Florida
Georgia (U.S. state) Georgia
Hawaii
State↕ Carried by↕ Share↕ Electoral votes↕ Runner-up↕ Alabama Mitt Romney 60.5% 9 Barack Obama · 38.4% Alaska Mitt Romney 54.8% 3 Barack Obama · 40.8% Arizona Mitt Romney 53.6% 11 Barack Obama · 44.6% Arkansas Mitt Romney 60.6% 6 Barack Obama · 36.9% California Barack Obama 60.2% 55 Mitt Romney · 37.1% Colorado Barack Obama 51.5% 9 Mitt Romney · 46.1% Connecticut Barack Obama 58.1% 7 Mitt Romney · 40.7% Delaware Barack Obama 58.6% 3 Mitt Romney · 40.0% Washington, D.C. District of Columbia Barack Obama 90.9% 3 Mitt Romney · 7.3% Florida Barack Obama 50.0% 29 Mitt Romney · 49.1% Georgia (U.S. state) Georgia Mitt Romney 53.3% 16 Barack Obama · 45.5% Hawaii Barack Obama 70.5% 4 Mitt Romney · 27.8% Idaho Mitt Romney 64.1% 4 Barack Obama · 32.4% Illinois Barack Obama 57.6% 20 Mitt Romney · 40.7% Indiana Mitt Romney 54.1% 11 Barack Obama · 43.9% Iowa Barack Obama 52.0% 6 Mitt Romney · 46.2% Kansas Mitt Romney 59.7% 6 Barack Obama · 38.0% Kentucky Mitt Romney 60.5% 8 Barack Obama · 37.8% Louisiana Mitt Romney 57.8% 8 Barack Obama · 40.6% Maine Barack Obama 56.3% 2 Mitt Romney · 41.0% Maine ME-1Tooltip Maine's 1st congressional district Barack Obama 59.6% 1 Mitt Romney · 38.2% Maine ME-2Tooltip Maine's 2nd congressional district Barack Obama 52.9% 1 Mitt Romney · 44.4% Maryland Barack Obama 62.0% 10 Mitt Romney · 35.9% Massachusetts Barack Obama 60.6% 11 Mitt Romney · 37.5% Michigan Barack Obama 54.2% 16 Mitt Romney · 44.7% Minnesota Barack Obama 52.6% 10 Mitt Romney · 45.0% Mississippi Mitt Romney 55.3% 6 Barack Obama · 43.8% Missouri Mitt Romney 53.8% 10 Barack Obama · 44.4% Montana Mitt Romney 55.4% 3 Barack Obama · 41.7% Nebraska Mitt Romney 59.8% 2 Barack Obama · 38.0% Nebraska NE-1Tooltip Nebraska's 1st congressional district Mitt Romney 57.4% 1 Barack Obama · 40.8% Nebraska NE-2Tooltip Nebraska's 2nd congressional district Mitt Romney 52.9% 1 Barack Obama · 45.7% Nebraska NE-3Tooltip Nebraska's 3rd congressional district Mitt Romney 70.2% 1 Barack Obama · 27.8% Nevada Barack Obama 52.4% 6 Mitt Romney · 45.7% New Hampshire Barack Obama 52.0% 4 Mitt Romney · 46.4% New Jersey Barack Obama 58.4% 14 Mitt Romney · 40.6% New Mexico Barack Obama 53.0% 5 Mitt Romney · 42.8% New York (state) New York Barack Obama 63.4% 29 Mitt Romney · 35.2% North Carolina Mitt Romney 50.4% 15 Barack Obama · 48.4% North Dakota Mitt Romney 58.3% 3 Barack Obama · 38.7% Ohio Barack Obama 50.7% 18 Mitt Romney · 47.7% Oklahoma Mitt Romney 66.8% 7 Barack Obama · 33.2% Oregon Barack Obama 54.2% 7 Mitt Romney · 42.1% Pennsylvania Barack Obama 52.0% 20 Mitt Romney · 46.6% Rhode Island Barack Obama 62.7% 4 Mitt Romney · 35.2% South Carolina Mitt Romney 54.6% 9 Barack Obama · 44.1% South Dakota Mitt Romney 57.9% 3 Barack Obama · 39.9% Tennessee Mitt Romney 59.5% 11 Barack Obama · 39.1% Texas Mitt Romney 57.2% 38 Barack Obama · 41.4% Utah Mitt Romney 72.8% 6 Barack Obama · 24.8% Vermont Barack Obama 66.6% 3 Mitt Romney · 31.0% Virginia Barack Obama 51.2% 13 Mitt Romney · 47.3% Washington (state) Washington Barack Obama 56.2% 12 Mitt Romney · 41.3% West Virginia Mitt Romney 62.3% 5 Barack Obama · 35.5% Wisconsin Barack Obama 52.8% 10 Mitt Romney · 45.9% Wyoming Mitt Romney 68.6% 3 Barack Obama · 27.8%
The Congress it seated 113th Congress
2013–2015
Divided government
Senate
53–45 +2
Democratic control · Democratic–Republican +2 independents
House
201–234
Republican control · Democratic–Republican
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