West Virginia · 2012 presidential election
West Virginia presidential election results 2012
Mitt Romney carried West Virginia by 26.76 points (179,386 votes), winning 5 electoral votes.
- Electoral votes
- 5
- Votes counted
- 670,438
- WV result
- R+26.8
- Compared with the nation
- 30.7 pts more Republican
- Swing since 2008
- 13.6 pts to R
Statewide result
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar | Electoral votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitt Romney | Republican | 417,655 | 62.30% | 5 | |
| Barack Obama | Democratic | 238,269 | 35.50% | — | |
| Total votes | 670,438 | ||||
County resultsMIT Election Lab
Download CSV| County | Barack Obama | Mitt Romney | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barbour | 1,768 | 3,824 | 169 | 5,761 | 35.7 |
| Berkeley | 14,275 | 22,156 | 741 | 37,172 | 21.2 |
| Boone | 2,790 | 5,467 | 243 | 8,500 | 31.5 |
| Braxton | 1,998 | 2,725 | 81 | 4,804 | 15.1 |
| Brooke | 4,005 | 5,060 | 229 | 9,294 | 11.4 |
| Cabell | 13,568 | 17,985 | 591 | 32,144 | 13.7 |
| Calhoun | 818 | 1,319 | 70 | 2,207 | 22.7 |
| Clay | 931 | 1,971 | 110 | 3,012 | 34.5 |
| Doddridge | 575 | 2,130 | 64 | 2,769 | 56.2 |
| Fayette | 5,419 | 8,350 | 301 | 14,070 | 20.8 |
| Gilmer | 840 | 1,595 | 74 | 2,509 | 30.1 |
| Grant | 718 | 3,783 | 85 | 4,586 | 66.8 |
| Greenbrier | 4,710 | 7,930 | 323 | 12,963 | 24.8 |
| Hampshire | 2,299 | 5,523 | 164 | 7,986 | 40.4 |
| Hancock | 4,627 | 7,226 | 265 | 12,118 | 21.4 |
| Hardy | 1,482 | 3,536 | 150 | 5,168 | 39.7 |
| Harrison | 9,732 | 15,876 | 539 | 26,147 | 23.5 |
| Jackson | 3,854 | 7,408 | 282 | 11,544 | 30.8 |
| Jefferson | 10,398 | 11,258 | 482 | 22,138 | 3.9 |
| Kanawha | 32,480 | 41,364 | 1,233 | 75,077 | 11.8 |
| Lewis | 1,736 | 4,375 | 176 | 6,287 | 42.0 |
| Lincoln | 2,227 | 4,383 | 208 | 6,818 | 31.6 |
| Logan | 3,469 | 8,222 | 255 | 11,946 | 39.8 |
| Marion | 8,959 | 12,054 | 529 | 21,542 | 14.4 |
| Marshall | 4,484 | 8,135 | 297 | 12,916 | 28.3 |
| Mason | 3,778 | 5,741 | 270 | 9,789 | 20.1 |
| McDowell | 2,109 | 3,959 | 120 | 6,188 | 29.9 |
| Mercer | 5,432 | 15,450 | 394 | 21,276 | 47.1 |
| Mineral | 2,885 | 7,833 | 261 | 10,979 | 45.1 |
| Mingo | 2,428 | 6,191 | 211 | 8,830 | 42.6 |
| Monongalia | 13,826 | 16,831 | 818 | 31,475 | 9.5 |
| Monroe | 1,455 | 3,616 | 141 | 5,212 | 41.5 |
| Morgan | 2,363 | 4,513 | 168 | 7,044 | 30.5 |
| Nicholas | 2,664 | 5,898 | 223 | 8,785 | 36.8 |
| Ohio | 6,786 | 10,768 | 357 | 17,911 | 22.2 |
| Pendleton | 1,074 | 2,095 | 70 | 3,239 | 31.5 |
| Pleasants | 955 | 1,825 | 60 | 2,840 | 30.6 |
| Pocahontas | 1,303 | 2,182 | 91 | 3,576 | 24.6 |
| Preston | 2,931 | 7,889 | 335 | 11,155 | 44.4 |
| Putnam | 7,256 | 16,032 | 385 | 23,673 | 37.1 |
| Raleigh | 7,739 | 20,614 | 476 | 28,829 | 44.7 |
| Randolph | 3,342 | 6,160 | 254 | 9,756 | 28.9 |
| Ritchie | 768 | 2,921 | 99 | 3,788 | 56.8 |
| Roane | 1,939 | 2,982 | 126 | 5,047 | 20.7 |
| Summers | 1,621 | 2,981 | 133 | 4,735 | 28.7 |
| Taylor | 1,941 | 3,840 | 127 | 5,908 | 32.1 |
| Tucker | 880 | 2,176 | 82 | 3,138 | 41.3 |
| Tyler | 890 | 2,314 | 75 | 3,279 | 43.4 |
| Upshur | 2,158 | 5,939 | 176 | 8,273 | 45.7 |
| Wayne | 4,931 | 8,688 | 336 | 13,955 | 26.9 |
| Webster | 947 | 1,710 | 98 | 2,755 | 27.7 |
| Wetzel | 2,217 | 3,473 | 166 | 5,856 | 21.4 |
| Wirt | 676 | 1,427 | 68 | 2,171 | 34.6 |
| Wood | 11,230 | 22,183 | 564 | 33,977 | 32.2 |
| Wyoming | 1,583 | 5,769 | 171 | 7,523 | 55.6 |
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
- Secondary source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, County Presidential Election Returns 2000-2016 (compiled from official state election records).
Method: Machine-readable dataset; county sums checked against the state totals in The American Presidency Project summary (within 0.5% for both main tickets).
Certified state documentCertified
Every ticket on the ballot, as printed in the certified document (the statewide table above groups minor candidates as “Others” when the source does).
All 5 tickets as printed in the document
| Ticket (as printed) | Code | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| MITT ROMNEY Republican | — | 417,655 | 62.30% |
| BARACK OBAMA Democrat | — | 238,269 | 35.54% |
| GARY JOHNSON Libertarian | — | 6,302 | 0.94% |
| JILL STEIN Mountain | — | 4,406 | 0.66% |
| RANDALL TERRY No Affiliation | — | 3,806 | 0.57% |
| Total as printed | 670,438 | ||
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Questions and answers
Who won West Virginia in 2012?
Mitt Romney won West Virginia by 26.76 percentage points (179,386 votes).
How many electoral votes did West Virginia have in 2012?
West Virginia cast 5 electoral votes in 2012.
How many people voted for president in West Virginia in 2012?
670,438 votes were counted for president.
How many counties did each candidate win in West Virginia in 2012?
Mitt Romney 55 (out of 55 counties with results).
How did West Virginia change from 2008 to 2012?
The margin moved 13.6 points toward the Republican ticket, from Republican by 13.1 points to Republican by 26.8 points.
Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data