2012 United States presidential election in Alabama

none June 2025 September 2023 2012 United States presidential election 2012 United States presidential election in Alabama Alabama presidential no 2008 United States presidential election in Alabama 2008 November 6, 2012 2016 United States presidential election in Alabama 2016 73.2% x200px File:Mitt_Romney_by_Gage_Skidmore_6_cropped.jpg Mitt Romney Republican Party (United States) Massachusetts Paul Ryan 9 1,255,925 60.55% 300px County results 300px Congressional district results Romney #e27f90 50–60% #cc2f4a 60–70% #d40000 70–80% #aa0000 80–90% Obama #86b6f2 50–60% #4389e3 60–70% #1666cb 70–80% #0645b4 80–90% President Barack Obama Democratic Party (United States) Barack Obama Democratic Party (United States) File:President Barack Obama, 2012 portrait crop.jpg Barack Obama Democratic Party (United States) Illinois Joe Biden 0 795,696 38.36% The 2012 United States presidential election in Alabama took place on November 6, 2012, as part of the 2012 general election, in which all 50 states plus the District of Columbia participated. Alabama voters chose nine electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote pitting incumbent Democratic President Barack Obama and his running mate, Vice President Joe Biden, against Republican challenger and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney and his running mate, Congressman Paul Ryan. In 2008, Alabama was won by Republican nominee John McCain with a 21.58% margin of victory. Prior to the election, 17 news organizations considered this a state Romney would win, or otherwise considered it a safe red state. Located in the Deep South, Alabama is one of the most conservative states in the country. Alabama has not voted Democratic since it was won by Jimmy Carter in 1976.http://www.sos.alabama.gov/downloads/election/2008/general/statecert-2008-general-election-11-25-2008-without-write-in-appendix.pdf Certified General Election Results without write-in appendix 2008-11-25 2012-06-07 Secretary of State of Alabama https://web.archive.org/web/20081127012656/http://www.sos.alabama.gov/downloads/election/2008/general/statecert-2008-general-election-11-25-2008-without-write-in-appendix.pdf 2008-11-27 dead Romney won the election in Alabama with 60.55% of the vote, while Obama received 38.36%, a 22.19% margin of victory.Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections – Idaho https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=2012&fips=1&f=0&off=0&elect=0&minper=0 January 4, 2013 While the state swung slightly more Republican from 2008, Obama flipped two McCain counties, Barbour and Conecuh, into the Democratic column, thereby making it the last time either county voted for a Democratic presidential candidate as of the 2024 presidential election. Primary elections Democratic primary On March 13, 2012, the Alabama Democratic Party held statewide primaries to select delegates for the Democratic nomination, taking place on the same day as the Mississippi Democratic primary and the Utah Democratic caucuses. Incumbent Barack Obama ran unopposed. However, voters also had the option of voting "uncommitted" rather than supporting Obama. Of the 286,780 votes cast, 241,167 (84.09%) were for Obama and 45,613 (15.91%) were uncommitted.Kennedy H. Mark April 6, 2012 Democratic Party Primary Results Recertification https://www.sos.alabama.gov/sites/default/files/voter-pdfs/2012/Primary-Results-Recertification-Democratic_Party.pdf September 1, 2020 Secretary of State of Alabama Out of the 63 pledged delegates, 55 went to Obama and 8 were uncommitted. The floor vote at the Democratic National Convention allocated all of Alabama's 69 delegates to Obama.Alabama Democratic Delegation 2012 http://www.thegreenpapers.com/P12/AL-D 2020-09-01 www.thegreenpapers.com Obama won all but 6 counties in the state. 2012 Democratic Party presidential primary in Alabama Alabama presidential no 2008 Alabama Democratic presidential primary 2008 2012 03 13 2016 Alabama Democratic presidential primary 2016 142px Barack Obama Illinois 55 241,167 84.09% Alabama Democratic primary, 2012.svg 250px Alabama results by county #1E90FF Barack Obama #000000 Uncommitted File:NOTA Option Logo 3x4.svg 120px Uncommitted N/A 8 45,613 15.91% 1E90FF 000000 Barack Obama Barack Obama 69 Democratic National Convention delegates (63 pledged, 6 unpledged)The number of pledged delegates won is determined by the popular vote Republican primary 2012 Republican Party presidential primaries in Alabama Alabama presidential no 2008 United States presidential election in Alabama 2008 2012 03 13 United States presidential election in Alabama Republican primary, 2016 2016 Rick Santorum by Gage Skidmore.jpg Rick Santorum Pennsylvania 17 215,105 34.55% Alabama Republican presidential primary results, 2012.svg 255px Alabama results by county #008000 Rick Santorum #800080 Newt Gingrich #ff6600 Mitt Romney #666666 Tie Newt Gingrich by Gage Skidmore 3 (cropped).jpg Newt Gingrich Georgia 12 182,276 29.28% Mitt_Romney_by_Gage_Skidmore_6_cropped.jpg Mitt Romney Massachusetts 10 180,321 28.97% 008000 800080 ff6600 x175px The 2012 Alabama Republican primary took place on March 13, 2012, on the same day as the Mississippi Republican primary and the Hawaii Republican caucuses.Alabama Republican – The Green PapersBeyerle Dana November 14, 2011 Republican primary qualifying opens today The Tuscaloosa News Halifax Media Group http://www.tuscaloosanews.com/article/20111114/NEWS/111119682 January 11, 2011 Rick Santorum was declared the winner.Alabama Election Result 2015 live http://infoelections.com/infoelection/worldelection/us-presidential-elections-2016/alabama-election-result-2015-livealabama-candidates-list-2015alabama-opinion-poll-2015-us-presidential-election-alabama-results-alabama-past-election-results/ dead https://web.archive.org/web/20160304041740/http://infoelections.com/infoelection/worldelection/us-presidential-elections-2016/alabama-election-result-2015-livealabama-candidates-list-2015alabama-opinion-poll-2015-us-presidential-election-alabama-results-alabama-past-election-results/ 2016-03-04 2016-01-11 infoelections + Alabama Republican primary, 2012Archived copy http://www.sos.state.al.us/downloads/election/2012/primary/Primary_Results_Certified-Republican-2012-03-23.pdf dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120911125016/http://www.sos.state.al.us/downloads/election/2012/primary/Primary_Results_Certified-Republican-2012-03-23.pdf 2012-09-11 2012-04-11 Candidate Votes Percentage Projected delegate count AP2012-03-13 It's All Politics: AP Results: Alabama, Mississippi, Hawaii https://www.npr.org/sections/itsallpolitics/2012/03/12/148467571/ap-results-alabama-mississippi-hawaii NPR live 2024-09-09 https://archive.today/20240909024911/https://www.npr.org/sections/itsallpolitics/2012/03/12/148467571/ap-results-alabama-mississippi-hawaii 2024-09-09 CNN2012-04-23 People Choice 2012: Election Center - Results: Alabama http://edition.cnn.com/election/2012/primaries/state/al dead CNN https://archive.today/20120724023151/http://edition.cnn.com/election/2012/primaries/state/al 2012-07-24 FOXRick Santorum 215,105 34.55% 22 18 –Newt Gingrich 182,276 29.28% 14 9 –Mitt Romney 180,321 28.97% 11 9 –Ron Paul 30,937 4.97% 0 0 –Rick Perry (withdrawn) 1,867 0.30% 0 0 –Michele Bachmann (withdrawn) 1,700 0.27% 0 0 –Jon Huntsman (withdrawn) 1,049 0.17% 0 0 – Uncommitted 9,259 1.49% 0 0 –Unprojected delegates31450Total:622,514100.00%505050 General election Polling Statewide opinion polling for the 2012 United States presidential election#Alabama Statewide opinion polling for the 2012 United States presidential election: Alabama Opinion polls that have been taken in Alabama have consistently shown Mitt Romney to be leading Barack Obama. Predictions SourceRankingAs ofHuffington PostHuffington Post Election Dashboard HuffPost http://elections.huffingtonpost.com/2012/romney-vs-obama-electoral-map https://archive.today/20130813173708/http://web.archive.org/web/20120502191502/http://elections.huffingtonpost.com/2012/romney-vs-obama-electoral-map 2013-08-13Safe RNovember 6, 2012CNNAmerica's Choice 2012 Election Center: CNN Electoral Map CNN http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2012/ecalculator#?battleground dead https://archive.today/20130119130158/http://edition.cnn.com/ELECTION/2012/ecalculator%23?battleground 2013-01-19Safe RNovember 6, 2012 The New York TimesElection 2012 - The Electoral Map: Building a Path to Victory The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/elections/2012/electoral-map.html https://archive.today/20120708093751/http://elections.nytimes.com/2012/electoral-map 2012-07-08 Safe R November 6, 2012The Washington Post2012 Presidential Election Results The Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/special/politics/election-map-2012/president/ limited live https://web.archive.org/web/20120726195644/https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/special/politics/election-map-2012/president/ 2012-07-26Safe RNovember 6, 2012RealClearPolitics http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2012/president/2012_elections_electoral_college_map.html dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110608112207/http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2012/president/2012_elections_electoral_college_map.html 2011-06-08 RealClearPolitics - 2012 Election Maps - Battle for White HouseSolid RNovember 6, 2012Sabato's Crystal Ball https://centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/projection-obama-will-likely-win-second-term/ PROJECTION: OBAMA WILL LIKELY WIN SECOND TERMSolid RNovember 5, 2012FiveThirtyEight https://www.masslive.com/news/2012/11/nate_silvers_political_calcula.html Nate Silver's political calculations predict 2012 election outcomeSolid RNovember 6, 2012 Candidate ballot access Barack Hussein Obama / Joseph Robinette Biden, Jr., Democratic Willard Mitt Romney / Paul Davis Ryan, Republican Gary Earl Johnson / James Polin Gray, Libertarian Jill Ellen Stein / Cheri Lynn Honkala, Green Virgil Hamlin Goode, Jr. / James N. Clymer, Constitution Write-in candidate access: Ross Carl "Rocky" Anderson / Luis Javier Rodriguez, Justice Andre Nigel Barnett / Ken Cross, Reform Results 2012 United States presidential election in AlabamaPartyCandidateRunning mateVotesPercentageElectoral votes Republican Mitt Romney Paul Ryan 1,255,925 60.55% 9 Democratic Barack Obama (incumbent) Joe Biden (incumbent) 795,696 38.36% 0 Libertarian Gary Johnson Jim Gray 12,328 0.59% 0 Write-ins Write-ins 4,011 0.19% 0 Green Jill Stein Cheri Honkala 3,397 0.16% 0 Constitution Virgil Goode Jim Clymer 2,981 0.14% 0 Totals 2,074,338 100.00% 9 By county CountyMitt RomneyRepublicanBarack ObamaDemocraticVarious candidatesOther partiesMarginTotal#%#%#%#%Autauga17,37972.49%6,36326.54%2310.97%11,01645.95%23,973Baldwin66,01677.22%18,42421.55%1,0511.23%47,59255.67%85,491Barbour5,55048.19%5,91251.33%550.48%-362-3.14%11,517Bibb6,13272.83%2,20226.15%861.02%3,93046.68%8,420Blount20,75786.27%2,97012.34%3331.39%17,78773.93%24,060Bullock1,25123.51%4,06176.31%100.18%-2,810-52.80%5,322Butler5,08753.54%4,37446.03%410.43%7137.51%9,502Calhoun30,27865.30%15,51133.45%5751.25%14,76731.85%46,364Chambers7,62652.13%6,87146.97%1320.90%7555.16%14,629Cherokee7,50676.65%2,13221.77%1541.58%5,37454.88%9,792Chilton13,93279.68%3,39719.43%1560.89%10,53560.25%17,485Choctaw4,15252.06%3,78647.47%380.47%3664.59%7,976Clarke7,47053.90%6,33445.70%560.40%1,1368.20%13,860Clay4,81772.12%1,77726.61%851.27%3,04045.51%6,679Cleburne5,27283.43%97115.37%761.20%4,30168.06%6,319Coffee14,66673.99%4,92524.85%2301.16%9,74149.14%19,821Colbert13,93659.44%9,16639.10%3421.46%4,77020.34%23,444Conecuh3,43948.95%3,55550.60%310.45%-116-1.65%7,025Coosa3,04957.72%2,19141.48%420.80%85816.24%5,282Covington12,15378.72%3,15820.45%1280.83%8,99558.27%15,439Crenshaw4,33167.42%2,05031.91%430.67%2,28135.51%6,424Cullman28,99983.92%5,05214.62%5041.46%23,94769.30%34,555Dale13,10870.47%5,28628.42%2071.11%7,82242.05%18,601Dallas6,28829.99%14,61269.70%640.31%-8,324-39.71%20,964DeKalb18,33176.54%5,23921.87%3801.59%13,09254.67%23,950Elmore26,25373.86%8,95425.19%3390.95%17,29948.67%35,546Escambia9,28762.35%5,48936.85%1180.80%3,79825.50%14,894Etowah29,13068.34%12,80330.04%6911.62%16,32738.30%42,624Fayette6,05476.07%1,81722.83%871.10%4,23753.24%7,958Franklin7,56769.54%3,17129.14%1431.32%4,39640.40%10,881Geneva9,17580.97%2,03917.99%1171.04%7,13662.98%11,331Greene80415.05%4,52184.62%180.33%-3,717-69.57%5,343Hale3,21037.12%5,41162.58%260.30%-2,201-25.46%8,647Henry5,62864.20%3,08335.17%550.63%2,54529.03%8,766Houston29,27069.72%12,36729.46%3470.82%16,90340.26%41,984Jackson14,43969.98%5,82228.22%3711.80%8,61741.76%20,632Jefferson141,68346.53%159,87652.50%2,9640.97%-18,193-5.97%304,523Lamar5,45776.05%1,64622.94%731.01%3,81153.11%7,176Lauderdale23,91164.57%12,51133.78%6101.65%11,40030.79%37,032Lawrence8,87462.72%5,06935.83%2051.45%3,80526.89%14,148Lee32,19459.08%21,38139.23%9211.69%10,81319.85%54,496Limestone25,29571.17%9,82927.66%4161.17%15,46643.51%35,540Lowndes1,75623.34%5,74776.39%200.27%-3,991-53.05%7,523Macon1,33112.80%9,04587.00%200.20%-7,714-74.20%10,396Madison90,88458.47%62,01539.90%2,5291.63%28,86918.57%155,428Marengo5,33646.23%6,16753.43%400.34%-831-7.20%11,543Marion9,69779.95%2,24918.54%1831.51%7,44861.41%12,129Marshall25,86779.24%6,29919.30%4781.46%19,56859.94%32,644Mobile94,89354.18%78,76044.97%1,4870.85%16,1339.21%175,140Monroe5,74153.57%4,91445.85%620.58%8277.72%10,717Montgomery38,33237.56%63,08561.81%6500.63%-24,753-24.25%102,067Morgan35,39171.56%13,43927.17%6291.27%21,95244.39%49,459Perry1,50624.68%4,56874.87%270.45%-3,062-50.19%6,101Pickens5,12453.26%4,45546.30%420.44%6696.96%9,621Pike7,96356.38%6,03542.73%1250.89%1,92813.65%14,123Randolph7,22469.32%3,07829.54%1191.14%4,14639.78%10,421Russell8,27843.78%10,50055.53%1320.69%-2,222-11.75%18,910Shelby71,43677.03%20,05121.62%1,2551.35%51,38555.41%92,742St. Clair29,03182.39%5,80116.46%4031.15%23,23065.93%35,235Sumter1,58622.56%5,42177.11%230.33%-3,835-54.55%7,030Talladega19,24657.60%13,90541.61%2650.79%5,34115.99%33,416Tallapoosa12,39665.76%6,31933.52%1360.72%6,07732.24%18,851Tuscaloosa45,74858.08%32,04840.68%9761.24%13,70017.40%78,772Walker21,65175.74%6,55722.94%3771.32%15,09452.80%28,585Washington5,76165.56%2,97633.87%500.57%2,78531.69%8,787Wilcox1,67925.61%4,86874.26%80.13%-3,189-48.65%6,555Winston8,31285.44%1,28613.22%1301.34%7,02672.22%9,728Totals1,255,92560.55%795,69638.36%22,7171.09%460,22922.19%2,074,338 Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Barbour (largest city: Eufaula) Conecuh (largest city: Evergreen) right 250px Swing by county 250px Trend relative to the state by county Legend #77e3ff Democratic — +5-7.5% #aaeeff Democratic — +2.5-5% #d5f6ff Democratic — +0-2.5% #ffd5d5 Republican — +0-2.5% #ffaaaa Republican — +2.5-5% #ff8080 Republican — +5-7.5% #ff5555 Republican — +7.5-10% 250px County flips Legend Democratic #92c5de Hold #0671b0 Flip Republican #f48882 Hold By congressional district Romney won six of seven congressional districts.https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2013/07/09/1220127/-Daily-Kos-Elections-2012-election-results-by-congressional-and-legislative-districts Daily Kos Elections' statewide election results by congressional and legislative districts Daily Kos 11 August 2020 District Romney Obama RepresentativeAlabama 1 1st 61.84% 37.4%Jo BonnerAlabama 2 2nd 62.9% 36.4%Martha RobyAlabama 3 3rd 62.3% 36.8%Mike RogersAlabama 4 4th 74.8% 23.98%Robert AderholtAlabama 5 5th 63.87% 34.85%Mo BrooksAlabama 6 6th 74.3% 24.66%Spencer BachusAlabama 7 7th 27.12% 72.4%Terri Sewell See also List of 2012 United States presidential electors 2008 United States presidential election in Alabama 2012 Republican Party presidential debates and forums 2012 Republican Party presidential primaries Results of the 2012 Republican Party presidential primaries Alabama Democratic Party Alabama Republican Party United States presidential elections in Alabama References External links Official website of the Alabama Republican Party Official website of the Alabama Democratic Party Official website of the Alabama Green Party The Green Papers: for Alabama The Green Papers: Major state elections in chronological order Alabama United States president 2012