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Barack Obama vs Mitt Romney

Barack Obama vs Mitt Romney in 2012: electoral votes, popular vote and every state, side by side.

Barack Obama

Elections
2 (2008, 2012)
Won
2
Electoral votes, all runs
697
Best popular vote
52.9% in 2008
Parties
Democratic
vs

Mitt Romney

Elections
1 (2012)
Won
0
Electoral votes, all runs
206
Best popular vote
47.2% in 2012
Parties
Republican

2012

Barack Obama states
27
Mitt Romney states
24
Popular vote
51.1% – 47.2%
Alabama: Mitt RomneyAlaska: Mitt RomneyArizona: Mitt RomneyArkansas: Mitt RomneyCalifornia: Barack ObamaColorado: Barack ObamaConnecticut: Barack ObamaDelaware: Barack ObamaDistrict of Columbia: Barack ObamaFlorida: Barack ObamaGeorgia: Mitt RomneyHawaii: Barack ObamaIdaho: Mitt RomneyIllinois: Barack ObamaIndiana: Mitt RomneyIowa: Barack ObamaKansas: Mitt RomneyKentucky: Mitt RomneyLouisiana: Mitt RomneyMaine: Barack ObamaMaryland: Barack ObamaMassachusetts: Barack ObamaMichigan: Barack ObamaMinnesota: Barack ObamaMississippi: Mitt RomneyMissouri: Mitt RomneyMontana: Mitt RomneyNebraska: Mitt RomneyNevada: Barack ObamaNew Hampshire: Barack ObamaNew Jersey: Barack ObamaNew Mexico: Barack ObamaNew York: Barack ObamaNorth Carolina: Mitt RomneyNorth Dakota: Mitt RomneyOhio: Barack ObamaOklahoma: Mitt RomneyOregon: Barack ObamaPennsylvania: Barack ObamaRhode Island: Barack ObamaSouth Carolina: Mitt RomneySouth Dakota: Mitt RomneyTennessee: Mitt RomneyTexas: Mitt RomneyUtah: Mitt RomneyVermont: Barack ObamaVirginia: Barack ObamaWashington: Barack ObamaWest Virginia: Mitt RomneyWisconsin: Barack ObamaWyoming: Mitt RomneyVermont: Barack ObamaNew Hampshire: Barack ObamaMassachusetts: Barack ObamaRhode Island: Barack ObamaConnecticut: Barack ObamaNew Jersey: Barack ObamaDelaware: Barack ObamaMaryland: Barack ObamaDistrict of Columbia: Barack Obama
Every state, 2012
StateBarack ObamaMitt RomneyGap (pts)EV
Alabama 38.4% 60.5% 9 -22.1 9
Alaska 40.8% 54.8% 3 -14.0 3
Arizona 44.6% 53.7% 11 -9.1 11
Arkansas 36.9% 60.6% 6 -23.7 6
California 60.2% 55 37.1% 23.1 55
Colorado 51.5% 9 46.1% 5.4 9
Connecticut 58.1% 7 40.7% 17.4 7
Delaware 58.6% 3 40.0% 18.6 3
District of Columbia 90.9% 3 7.3% 83.6 3
Florida 50.0% 29 49.1% 0.9 29
Georgia 45.5% 53.3% 16 -7.8 16
Hawaii 70.5% 4 27.8% 42.7 4
Idaho 32.6% 64.5% 4 -31.9 4
Illinois 57.6% 20 40.7% 16.9 20
Indiana 43.9% 54.1% 11 -10.2 11
Iowa 52.0% 6 46.2% 5.8 6
Kansas 38.0% 59.7% 6 -21.7 6
Kentucky 37.8% 60.5% 8 -22.7 8
Louisiana 40.6% 57.8% 8 -17.2 8
Maine 56.3% 4 41.0% 15.3 4
Maryland 62.0% 10 35.9% 26.1 10
Massachusetts 60.7% 11 37.5% 23.2 11
Michigan 54.2% 16 44.7% 9.5 16
Minnesota 52.7% 10 45.0% 7.7 10
Mississippi 43.8% 55.3% 6 -11.5 6
Missouri 44.4% 53.8% 10 -9.4 10
Montana 41.7% 55.4% 3 -13.7 3
Nebraska 38.0% 59.8% 5 -21.8 5
Nevada 52.4% 6 45.7% 6.7 6
New Hampshire 52.0% 4 46.5% 5.5 4
New Jersey 58.3% 14 40.6% 17.7 14
New Mexico 53.0% 5 42.8% 10.2 5
New York 63.4% 29 35.2% 28.2 29
North Carolina 48.4% 50.4% 15 -2.0 15
North Dakota 38.7% 58.3% 3 -19.6 3
Ohio 50.7% 18 47.7% 3.0 18
Oklahoma 33.2% 66.8% 7 -33.6 7
Oregon 54.2% 7 42.1% 12.1 7
Pennsylvania 52.1% 20 46.7% 5.4 20
Rhode Island 62.7% 4 35.2% 27.5 4
South Carolina 44.1% 54.6% 9 -10.5 9
South Dakota 39.9% 57.9% 3 -18.0 3
Tennessee 39.1% 59.5% 11 -20.4 11
Texas 41.4% 57.2% 38 -15.8 38
Utah 24.7% 72.8% 6 -48.1 6
Vermont 66.6% 3 31.0% 35.6 3
Virginia 51.2% 13 47.3% 3.9 13
Washington 56.2% 12 41.3% 14.9 12
West Virginia 35.5% 62.3% 5 -26.8 5
Wisconsin 52.9% 10 46.0% 6.9 10
Wyoming 27.8% 68.6% 3 -40.8 3

Questions and answers

Who won between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney in 2012?

Barack Obama won the presidency. Electoral votes: Barack Obama 332, Mitt Romney 206. Popular vote: Barack Obama 51.1%, Mitt Romney 47.2%.

How many states did Barack Obama and Mitt Romney each win in 2012?

Barack Obama carried 27 and Mitt Romney carried 24.

Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data