United States presidential election 2012 — Results & electoral map
United States elections · 2012-11-06 · held
Barack Obama was elected president.
Electoral map — 2012
538 electors; 270 votes required for an electoral majority. Modern state outlines are a geographic reference, not historical borders. The interactive map shows actual counted electoral votes, including split and faithless votes.
| State | Electors | Electoral vote recipients |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 9 | Mitt Romney 9 |
| Alaska | 3 | Mitt Romney 3 |
| Arizona | 11 | Mitt Romney 11 |
| Arkansas | 6 | Mitt Romney 6 |
| California | 55 | Barack Obama 55 |
| Colorado | 9 | Barack Obama 9 |
| Connecticut | 7 | Barack Obama 7 |
| Delaware | 3 | Barack Obama 3 |
| District of Columbia | 3 | Barack Obama 3 |
| Florida | 29 | Barack Obama 29 |
| Georgia | 16 | Mitt Romney 16 |
| Hawaii | 4 | Barack Obama 4 |
| Idaho | 4 | Mitt Romney 4 |
| Illinois | 20 | Barack Obama 20 |
| Indiana | 11 | Mitt Romney 11 |
| Iowa | 6 | Barack Obama 6 |
| Kansas | 6 | Mitt Romney 6 |
| Kentucky | 8 | Mitt Romney 8 |
| Louisiana | 8 | Mitt Romney 8 |
| Maine | 4 | Barack Obama 4 |
| Maryland | 10 | Barack Obama 10 |
| Massachusetts | 11 | Barack Obama 11 |
| Michigan | 16 | Barack Obama 16 |
| Minnesota | 10 | Barack Obama 10 |
| Mississippi | 6 | Mitt Romney 6 |
| Missouri | 10 | Mitt Romney 10 |
| Montana | 3 | Mitt Romney 3 |
| Nebraska | 5 | Mitt Romney 5 |
| Nevada | 6 | Barack Obama 6 |
| New Hampshire | 4 | Barack Obama 4 |
| New Jersey | 14 | Barack Obama 14 |
| New Mexico | 5 | Barack Obama 5 |
| New York | 29 | Barack Obama 29 |
| North Carolina | 15 | Mitt Romney 15 |
| North Dakota | 3 | Mitt Romney 3 |
| Ohio | 18 | Barack Obama 18 |
| Oklahoma | 7 | Mitt Romney 7 |
| Oregon | 7 | Barack Obama 7 |
| Pennsylvania | 20 | Barack Obama 20 |
| Rhode Island | 4 | Barack Obama 4 |
| South Carolina | 9 | Mitt Romney 9 |
| South Dakota | 3 | Mitt Romney 3 |
| Tennessee | 11 | Mitt Romney 11 |
| Texas | 38 | Mitt Romney 38 |
| Utah | 6 | Mitt Romney 6 |
| Vermont | 3 | Barack Obama 3 |
| Virginia | 13 | Barack Obama 13 |
| Washington | 12 | Barack Obama 12 |
| West Virginia | 5 | Mitt Romney 5 |
| Wisconsin | 10 | Barack Obama 10 |
| Wyoming | 3 | Mitt Romney 3 |
Results: final · complete coverage · Counted Electoral College votes; recorded popular votes
| Party / candidate | Votes | Vote share | Seats | Electoral votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barack Obama | 65899660 | 51.05822711811422% | — | 332 |
| Mitt Romney | 60932152 | 47.20946444354125% | — | 206 |
| Other candidates / recorded votes | 2235850 | 1.7323084383445329% | — | 0 |
Electoral votes are the presidential votes actually recorded in the National Archives count, including split and faithless votes. The map uses modern state outlines as a geographic reference; these are not historical boundaries.
Minor popular-vote candidates not separately tabulated by the source are grouped as other recorded votes. Historical popular-vote figures and definitions can vary between compilations.
Sources & further reading
National Archives: 2012 electoral count and state allocations