2008  2012 Presidential Election Returns  2016

After a term in office, President Barack Obama had a problem. He had campaigned on change, but things were still largely the same. Some of his supporters were disappointed, but Obama pointed to the difficult circumstances he inherited. The Republicans nominated former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney for the general election campaign. The major issues of the campaign focused on the recovery from the great recession that had festered since 2008. Obama's health care law, dubbed "Obamacare," was also an issue. Romney argued that Obama's policies resulted in a slow economic recovery and that Obamacare was also a hindrance. He also argued that Obama's policies were hard on business. But voters disagreed and re-elected Barack Obama to a second term by a solid, but reduced, margin. UNITED STATES VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Obama/Biden*  65,899,660 51 332 Romney/Ryan 60,929,152 47 206 Johnson/Gray 1,275,978 1 0 Stein/Honkala 467,518 0 0 Goode/Clymer 121,500 0 0 Unidentified Write-Ins 99,343 0 0 All Other Candidates 92,127 0 0 Barr/Sheehan 67,265 0 0 Anderson/Rodriguez 42,729 0 0 Hoefling/Ellis 41,029 0 0 ALABAMA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Romney/Ryan  1,255,925 61 9 Obama/Biden* 795,696 38 0 ALASKA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Romney/Ryan  164,676 55 3 Obama/Biden* 122,640 41 0 ARIZONA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Romney/Ryan 1,233,654 53 11 Obama/Biden* 1,025,232 44 0 ARKANSAS VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Romney/Ryan  647,744 61 6 Obama/Biden* 394,409 37 0 CALIFORNIA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Romney/Ryan  4,839,958 37 0 Obama/Biden* 7,854,285 60 55 COLORADO VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Romney/Ryan 1,185,243 46 0 Obama/Biden* 1,323,102 51 9 CONNECTICUT VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Romney/Ryan  634,892 41 0 Obama/Biden* 905,083 58 7 DELAWARE VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Romney/Ryan  165,484 40 0 Obama/Biden* 242,584 59 3 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Romney/Ryan  21,381 7 0 Obama/Biden* 267,070 91 3 FLORIDA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Romney/Ryan 4,163,447 49 0 Obama/Biden* 4,237,756 50 29 GEORGIA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Romney/Ryan  2,078,688 53 16 Obama/Biden* 1,773,827 45 0 HAWAII VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Romney/Ryan  121,015 28 0 Obama/Biden* 306,658 71 4 IDAHO VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Romney/Ryan  420,911 64 4 Obama/Biden* 212,787 32 0 ILLINOIS VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Romney/Ryan  2,135,216 41 0 Obama/Biden* 3,019,512 58 20 INDIANA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Romney/Ryan 1,420,543 54 11 Obama/Biden* 1,152,887 44 0 IOWA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Romney/Ryan 730,617 46 0 Obama/Biden* 822,544 52 6 KANSAS VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Romney/Ryan  692,634 60 6 Obama/Biden* 440,726 38 0 KENTUCKY VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Romney/Ryan  1,087,190 60 8 Obama/Biden* 679,370 38 0 LOUISIANA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Romney/Ryan  1,152,262 58 8 Obama/Biden* 809,141 41 0 MAINE VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Romney/Ryan  292,276 41 0 Obama/Biden* 401,306 56 4 MARYLAND VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Romney/Ryan  971,869 36 0 Obama/Biden* 1,677,844 62 10 MASSACHUSETTS VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Romney/Ryan  1,188,314 38 0 Obama/Biden* 1,921,290 61 11 MICHIGAN VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Romney/Ryan 2,115,256 45 0 Obama/Biden* 2,564,569 54 16 MINNESOTA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Romney/Ryan 1,320,225 45 0 Obama/Biden* 1,546,167 53 10 MISSISSIPPI VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Romney/Ryan  710,746 55 6 Obama/Biden* 562,949 44 0 MISSOURI VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Romney/Ryan 1,482,440 54 10 Obama/Biden* 1,223,796 44 0 MONTANA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Romney/Ryan 267,928 55 3 Obama/Biden* 201,839 42 0 NEBRASKA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Romney/Ryan  475,064 60 5 Obama/Biden* 302,081 38 0 NEVADA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Romney/Ryan 463,567 46 0 Obama/Biden* 531,373 52 6 NEW HAMPSHIRE VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Romney/Ryan 329,918 46 0 Obama/Biden* 369,561 52 4 NEW JERSEY VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Romney/Ryan  1,477,568 41 0 Obama/Biden* 2,125,101 58 14 NEW MEXICO VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Romney/Ryan 335,755 43 0 Obama/Biden* 415,335 53 5 NEW YORK VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Romney/Ryan  2,401,799 35 0 Obama/Biden* 4,485,741 63 29 NORTH CAROLINA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Romney/Ryan 2,270,395 50 15 Obama/Biden* 2,178,391 48 0 NORTH DAKOTA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Romney/Ryan  188,320 58 3 Obama/Biden 124,966 39 0 OHIO VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Romney/Ryan 2,661,437 48 0 Obama/Biden* 2,827,709 51 18 OKLAHOMA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Romney/Ryan  891,325 67 7 Obama/Biden* 443,547 33 0 OREGON VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Romney/Ryan  754,175 42 0 Obama/Biden* 970,488 54 7 PENNSYLVANIA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Romney/Ryan 2,680,434 47 0 Obama/Biden* 2,990,274 52 20 RHODE ISLAND VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Romney/Ryan  157,204 35 0 Obama/Biden* 279,677 63 4 SOUTH CAROLINA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Romney/Ryan  1,071,645 55 9 Obama/Biden* 865,941 44 0 SOUTH DAKOTA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Romney/Ryan  210,610 58 3 Obama/Biden* 145,039 40 0 TENNESSEE VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Romney/Ryan  1,462,330 59 11 Obama/Biden* 960,709 39 0 TEXAS VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Romney/Ryan  4,569,843 57 38 Obama/Biden* 3,308,124 41 0 UTAH VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Romney/Ryan  740,600 73 6 Obama/Biden* 251,813 25 0 VERMONT VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Romney/Ryan  92,698 31 0 Obama/Biden* 199,239 67 3 VIRGINIA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Romney/Ryan 1,822,522 47 0 Obama/Biden* 1,971,820 51 13 WASHINGTON VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Romney/Ryan  1,290,670 41 0 Obama/Biden* 1,755,396 56 12 WEST VIRGINIA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Romney/Ryan  417,655 62 5 Obama/Biden* 238,269 35 0 WISCONSIN VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Romney/Ryan 1,407,966 46 0 Obama/Biden* 1,620,985 53 10 WYOMING VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Romney/Ryan  170,962 69 3 Obama/Biden* 69,286 28 0 2012 Senate, Congress, and Gubernatorial Vote by State 2012 Republican Presidential Primary Results SYMBOLS KEY Republican Democratic Libertarian Green Independent Constitution Reform Other Winner * Incumbent + Incumbent Party