Minnesota · 2012 presidential election
Minnesota presidential election results 2012
Barack Obama carried Minnesota by 7.69 points (225,942 votes), winning 10 electoral votes.
- Electoral votes
- 10
- Votes counted
- 2,936,561
- MN result
- D+7.7
- Compared with the nation
- 3.8 pts more Democratic
- Swing since 2008
- 2.6 pts to R
Statewide result
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar | Electoral votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barack Obama | Democratic | 1,546,167 | 52.70% | 10 | |
| Mitt Romney | Republican | 1,320,225 | 45.00% | — | |
| Total votes | 2,936,561 | ||||
County resultsCertified
Download CSVAll 10 tickets as printed in the document
| Ticket (as printed) | Code | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| BARACK OBAMA AND JOE BIDEN (DFL) | DFL | 1,546,167 | 52.84% |
| MITT ROMNEY AND PAUL RYAN (R) | R | 1,320,225 | 45.12% |
| GARY JOHNSON AND JIM GRAY (LIB) | LIB | 35,098 | 1.20% |
| JILL STEIN AND CHERI HONKALA (GP) | GP | 13,023 | 0.45% |
| VIRGIL GOODE AND JIM CLYMER (CP) | CP | 3,722 | 0.13% |
| JIM CARLSON AND GEORGE MCMAHON (GR) | GR | 3,149 | 0.11% |
| ROSS C. "ROCKY" ANDERSON AND LUIS J. RODRIGUEZ (JP) | JP | 1,996 | 0.07% |
| DEAN MORSTAD AND JOSH FRANKE-HYLAND (CG) | CG | 1,092 | 0.04% |
| JAMES HARRIS AND MAURA DELUCA (SWP) | SWP | 1,051 | 0.04% |
| PETA LINDSAY AND YARI OSORIO (SL) | SL | 397 | 0.01% |
| Write-in / scattering | 10,641 | ||
| County | Mitt Romney | Barack Obama | GARY JOHNSON AND JIM GRAY | JAMES HARRIS AND MAURA DELUCA | VIRGIL GOODE AND JIM CLYMER | DEAN MORSTAD AND JOSH FRANKE-HYLAND | JILL STEIN AND CHERI HONKALA | JIM CARLSON AND GEORGE MCMAHON | PETA LINDSAY AND YARI OSORIO | ROSS C. "ROCKY" ANDERSON AND LUIS J. RODRIGUEZ | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aitkin | 4,533 | 4,412 | 80 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 33 | 22 | 0 | 9 | 9,109 | 1.3 |
| Anoka | 93,430 | 88,614 | 2,284 | 48 | 233 | 76 | 687 | 207 | 17 | 122 | 185,718 | 2.6 |
| Becker | 9,204 | 6,829 | 155 | 6 | 25 | 9 | 57 | 26 | 3 | 15 | 16,329 | 14.5 |
| Beltrami | 9,637 | 11,818 | 268 | 12 | 38 | 6 | 121 | 32 | 3 | 14 | 21,949 | 9.9 |
| Benton | 10,849 | 8,173 | 296 | 8 | 40 | 15 | 96 | 28 | 4 | 12 | 19,521 | 13.7 |
| Big Stone | 1,385 | 1,345 | 29 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2,783 | 1.4 |
| Blue Earth ! | 14,916 | 18,164 | 572 | 12 | 61 | 18 | — | 46 | 5 | 23 | 33,817 | 9.6 |
| Brown | 7,938 | 5,630 | 198 | 7 | 24 | 6 | 44 | 24 | 3 | 8 | 13,882 | 16.6 |
| Carlton | 6,586 | 11,389 | 178 | 12 | 54 | 9 | 83 | 29 | 1 | 15 | 18,356 | 26.2 |
| Carver | 31,155 | 20,745 | 555 | 7 | 42 | 12 | 164 | 35 | 7 | 25 | 52,747 | 19.7 |
| Cass | 8,957 | 6,858 | 116 | 5 | 27 | 6 | 63 | 32 | 4 | 12 | 16,080 | 13.1 |
| Chippewa | 2,967 | 3,083 | 72 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 20 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 6,176 | 1.9 |
| Chisago | 16,227 | 12,524 | 338 | 10 | 52 | 8 | 106 | 40 | 5 | 21 | 29,331 | 12.6 |
| Clay | 12,920 | 15,208 | 384 | 15 | 38 | 9 | 134 | 28 | 3 | 30 | 28,769 | 8.0 |
| Clearwater | 2,359 | 1,753 | 36 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 4,183 | 14.5 |
| Cook | 1,221 | 1,993 | 46 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3,304 | 23.4 |
| Cottonwood | 3,316 | 2,433 | 51 | 4 | 15 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5,848 | 15.1 |
| Crow Wing | 19,415 | 14,760 | 337 | 8 | 62 | 11 | 133 | 45 | 7 | 22 | 34,800 | 13.4 |
| Dakota | 109,516 | 116,255 | 2,746 | 52 | 260 | 67 | 804 | 186 | 17 | 125 | 230,028 | 2.9 |
| Dodge | 5,522 | 4,487 | 158 | 4 | 28 | 9 | 44 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 10,274 | 10.1 |
| Douglas | 11,884 | 8,653 | 184 | 5 | 35 | 11 | 66 | 28 | 4 | 14 | 20,884 | 15.5 |
| Faribault | 4,104 | 3,407 | 98 | 5 | 14 | 7 | 36 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 7,689 | 9.1 |
| Fillmore | 4,913 | 5,713 | 143 | 2 | 17 | 1 | 33 | 18 | 4 | 10 | 10,854 | 7.4 |
| Freeborn | 6,969 | 9,326 | 197 | 8 | 24 | 11 | 64 | 33 | 3 | 8 | 16,643 | 14.2 |
| Goodhue | 12,986 | 12,212 | 301 | 9 | 34 | 7 | 107 | 29 | 4 | 12 | 25,701 | 3.0 |
| Grant | 1,748 | 1,647 | 40 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 3,471 | 2.9 |
| Hennepin | 240,073 | 423,982 | 8,289 | 212 | 526 | 167 | 3,743 | 388 | 118 | 470 | 677,968 | 27.1 |
| Houston | 4,951 | 5,281 | 105 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 45 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 10,422 | 3.2 |
| Hubbard | 6,622 | 4,676 | 84 | 4 | 23 | 4 | 46 | 14 | 0 | 9 | 11,482 | 16.9 |
| Isanti | 11,675 | 8,024 | 227 | 18 | 43 | 15 | 68 | 39 | 1 | 21 | 20,131 | 18.1 |
| Itasca | 10,501 | 12,852 | 227 | 13 | 58 | 10 | 90 | 61 | 3 | 19 | 23,834 | 9.9 |
| Jackson | 3,044 | 2,268 | 62 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 5,415 | 14.3 |
| Kanabec | 4,328 | 3,593 | 103 | 6 | 26 | 2 | 40 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 8,124 | 9.0 |
| Kandiyohi | 11,240 | 9,805 | 214 | 6 | 25 | 12 | 59 | 25 | 3 | 14 | 21,403 | 6.7 |
| Kittson | 1,095 | 1,241 | 36 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2,405 | 6.1 |
| Koochiching | 2,841 | 3,451 | 76 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 20 | 17 | 0 | 6 | 6,432 | 9.5 |
| Lac Qui Parle | 1,938 | 1,974 | 33 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3,974 | 0.9 |
| Lake | 2,610 | 4,043 | 63 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 44 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 6,797 | 21.1 |
| Lake Of The Woods ! | 1,306 | 859 | 23 | 3 | 8 | 3 | — | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2,211 | 20.2 |
| Le Sueur | 7,715 | 6,753 | 139 | 7 | 23 | 7 | 50 | 27 | 1 | 9 | 14,731 | 6.5 |
| Lincoln | 1,595 | 1,429 | 41 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 3,115 | 5.3 |
| Lyon | 6,594 | 5,465 | 156 | 5 | 17 | 12 | 48 | 27 | 0 | 9 | 12,333 | 9.2 |
| Mcleod | 11,069 | 6,968 | 235 | 10 | 50 | 9 | 68 | 29 | 5 | 10 | 18,453 | 22.2 |
| Mahnomen | 871 | 1,276 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2,179 | 18.6 |
| Marshall | 2,569 | 1,998 | 45 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 19 | 17 | 1 | 8 | 4,677 | 12.2 |
| Martin | 6,657 | 4,054 | 130 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 29 | 24 | 0 | 11 | 10,927 | 23.8 |
| Meeker | 6,913 | 4,969 | 156 | 4 | 34 | 4 | 54 | 21 | 2 | 10 | 12,167 | 16.0 |
| Mille Lacs | 6,951 | 5,829 | 136 | 6 | 27 | 5 | 51 | 26 | 3 | 13 | 13,047 | 8.6 |
| Morrison | 10,159 | 6,153 | 175 | 16 | 33 | 6 | 78 | 29 | 2 | 11 | 16,662 | 24.0 |
| Mower | 6,938 | 11,129 | 219 | 16 | 33 | 12 | 70 | 40 | 3 | 11 | 18,471 | 22.7 |
| Murray | 2,504 | 2,160 | 38 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 21 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 4,754 | 7.2 |
| Nicollet | 8,214 | 9,652 | 237 | 13 | 27 | 2 | 100 | 22 | 3 | 15 | 18,285 | 7.9 |
| Nobles | 4,581 | 3,793 | 58 | 5 | 21 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 8,493 | 9.3 |
| Norman | 1,384 | 1,730 | 45 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 18 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 3,199 | 10.8 |
| Olmsted | 36,832 | 39,338 | 1,158 | 25 | 104 | 21 | 332 | 79 | 9 | 53 | 77,951 | 3.2 |
| Otter Tail | 18,860 | 12,165 | 253 | 14 | 57 | 19 | 134 | 32 | 3 | 25 | 31,562 | 21.2 |
| Pennington | 3,305 | 3,024 | 100 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 30 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 6,494 | 4.3 |
| Pine | 6,845 | 6,750 | 162 | 5 | 28 | 8 | 64 | 33 | 2 | 7 | 13,904 | 0.7 |
| Pipestone | 2,826 | 1,725 | 50 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4,632 | 23.8 |
| Polk | 7,615 | 6,773 | 155 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 44 | 15 | 1 | 14 | 14,644 | 5.7 |
| Pope | 3,142 | 2,981 | 51 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 22 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6,224 | 2.6 |
| Ramsey | 86,800 | 184,938 | 3,460 | 119 | 244 | 101 | 1,611 | 223 | 52 | 235 | 277,783 | 35.3 |
| Red Lake | 978 | 928 | 24 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1,963 | 2.5 |
| Redwood | 4,570 | 3,008 | 93 | 4 | 32 | 4 | 27 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 7,761 | 20.1 |
| Renville ! | 4,149 | 3,394 | 65 | 6 | 18 | — | 27 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 7,679 | 9.8 |
| Rice | 14,384 | 17,054 | 420 | 12 | 48 | 15 | 168 | 35 | 5 | 23 | 32,164 | 8.3 |
| Rock | 2,810 | 1,946 | 39 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4,831 | 17.9 |
| Roseau | 4,409 | 2,772 | 72 | 6 | 23 | 4 | 25 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 7,330 | 22.3 |
| St. Louis | 39,131 | 73,378 | 1,404 | 32 | 200 | 56 | 610 | 190 | 12 | 84 | 115,097 | 29.8 |
| Scott | 40,323 | 29,712 | 941 | 20 | 61 | 24 | 217 | 61 | 5 | 47 | 71,411 | 14.9 |
| Sherburne | 27,848 | 17,597 | 541 | 13 | 61 | 24 | 145 | 63 | 2 | 26 | 46,320 | 22.1 |
| Sibley | 4,693 | 2,916 | 113 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 36 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 7,785 | 22.8 |
| Stearns | 43,015 | 33,551 | 955 | 35 | 115 | 27 | 338 | 82 | 11 | 48 | 78,177 | 12.1 |
| Steele | 9,903 | 8,706 | 254 | 16 | 25 | 8 | 75 | 30 | 2 | 15 | 19,034 | 6.3 |
| Stevens | 2,766 | 2,742 | 57 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 5,621 | 0.4 |
| Swift | 2,248 | 2,751 | 51 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 5,087 | 9.9 |
| Todd | 6,719 | 4,819 | 117 | 2 | 29 | 8 | 42 | 15 | 1 | 10 | 11,762 | 16.2 |
| Traverse | 861 | 943 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1,842 | 4.5 |
| Wabasha | 6,049 | 5,415 | 147 | 6 | 16 | 5 | 55 | 18 | 1 | 10 | 11,722 | 5.4 |
| Wadena | 4,143 | 2,492 | 65 | 4 | 20 | 4 | 30 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 6,772 | 24.4 |
| Waseca | 5,116 | 4,370 | 121 | 8 | 16 | 6 | 43 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 9,706 | 7.7 |
| Washington | 69,137 | 70,203 | 1,596 | 29 | 120 | 40 | 401 | 105 | 15 | 65 | 141,711 | 0.8 |
| Watonwan | 2,517 | 2,494 | 50 | 3 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 5,115 | 0.4 |
| Wilkin | 1,884 | 1,258 | 45 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3,212 | 19.5 |
| Winona | 11,480 | 14,980 | 391 | 10 | 53 | 11 | 125 | 26 | 4 | 23 | 27,103 | 12.9 |
| Wright | 40,466 | 25,741 | 831 | 23 | 94 | 34 | 224 | 86 | 9 | 43 | 67,551 | 21.8 |
| Yellow Medicine | 2,806 | 2,465 | 68 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 5,397 | 6.3 |
Candidate votes as printed in the document. “Total” is the document’s total where it prints one, otherwise the sum of the candidate columns. Margin is the leading ticket’s lead in points over the second.
Notes on how this document was read
- Column headings spelled out from the page image (party abbreviation, ticket). Page 6 starts with the end of the voter-registration table and page 9/11 hold the end of one block and the start of the next; rows are cut at the TOTAL line.
- The table has no ruling lines, so rows come from the county labels and columns from the number positions (grid reader), each cell needing two engines to agree.
- 3 figures could not be confirmed by two independent readings; where no reading was confirmed the cell is left blank rather than guessed.
Method: scan without row ruling: rows from the county labels (Vision), columns from the x positions of the numbers (Tesseract boxes); each cell's value needs two of Vision / Tesseract / RapidOCR to agree, unsettled cells re-read alone at 2x; otherwise null with all reads kept
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Questions and answers
Who won Minnesota in 2012?
Barack Obama won Minnesota by 7.69 percentage points (225,942 votes).
How many electoral votes did Minnesota have in 2012?
Minnesota cast 10 electoral votes in 2012.
How many people voted for president in Minnesota in 2012?
2,936,561 votes were counted for president.
How many counties did each candidate win in Minnesota in 2012?
Mitt Romney 59, Barack Obama 28 (out of 87 counties with results).
How did Minnesota change from 2008 to 2012?
The margin moved 2.6 points toward the Republican ticket, from Democratic by 10.2 points to Democratic by 7.7 points.
Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data