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Maine presidential election results 2012

Barack Obama carried Maine by 15.29 points (109,030 votes), winning 4 electoral votes.

Electoral votes
4
Votes counted
713,180
ME result
D+15.3
Compared with the nation
11.4 pts more Democratic
Swing since 2008
2.0 pts to R

Statewide result

CandidatePartyVotesShareBarElectoral votes
Barack ObamaDemocratic401,30656.30%4
Mitt RomneyRepublican292,27641.00%—
Total votes713,180

Maine gives two electoral votes to the statewide winner and one to the winner of each congressional district.

Sources: ME.xls · 2012

Questions and answers

Who won Maine in 2012?

Barack Obama won Maine by 15.29 percentage points (109,030 votes).

How many electoral votes did Maine have in 2012?

Maine cast 4 electoral votes in 2012.

How many people voted for president in Maine in 2012?

713,180 votes were counted for president.

How did Maine change from 2008 to 2012?

The margin moved 2.0 points toward the Republican ticket, from Democratic by 17.3 points to Democratic by 15.3 points.

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