2012 United States presidential election in Georgia

none June 2025 September 2023 2012 United States presidential election 2012 United States presidential election in Georgia Georgia (U.S. state) presidential no 2008 United States presidential election in Georgia 2008 61.9%(https://www.census.gov/data/tables/2012/demo/voting-and-registration/p20-568.html Voting and Registration in the Election of November 2012 United States Census Bureau May 2013 May 3, 2021) 10.1 pp November 6, 2012 2016 United States presidential election in Georgia 2016 x200px Mitt_Romney_by_Gage_Skidmore_6_cropped.jpg Mitt Romney Republican Party (United States) Massachusetts Paul Ryan 16 2,078,688 53.30% 290px County results 290px Congressional district results 290px Precinct results Romney #F2B3BE 40–50% #E27F90 50–60% #CC2F4A 60–70% #D40000 70–80% #AA0000 80–90% #800000 90–100% Obama #B9D7FF 40–50% #86B6F2 50–60% #4389E3 60–70% #1666CB 70–80% #0645B4 80–90% #002B84 90–100% Tie/No Data #D4C4DC #808080 President Barack Obama Democratic Party (United States) Barack Obama Democratic Party (United States) President Barack Obama, 2012 portrait crop.jpg Barack Obama Democratic Party (United States) Illinois Joe Biden 0 1,773,827 45.48% The 2012 United States presidential election in Georgia took place on November 6, 2012, as part of the 2012 General Election in which all 50 states plus the District of Columbia participated. Georgia voters chose 16 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. Romney won Georgia by a 7.82% margin, an improvement from 2008 when John McCain won by 5.20%. Romney received 53.19% of the vote to Obama's 45.39%. Early County flipped from supporting the Republican candidate to the Democratic candidate, while Chattahoochee County flipped from the Democratic column to the Republican column. Obama is the only Democrat to ever win two terms without carrying the state at least once, and relatedly the first Democrat since Martin Van Buren to never win Georgia in two elections regardless of the nationwide outcome. Georgia is also one of only two states that voted against Obama in both 2008 and 2012 that his vice president Joe Biden would go on to win in 2020, the other being Arizona. As of 2024, this is the last time a Democratic presidential nominee won the rural Black Belt counties of Baker, Dooly, Early, Peach, Quitman, and Twiggs; and the last time that the suburban Atlanta counties of Gwinnett, Henry, and Cobb would vote Republican in a presidential race. This is also the last time that Georgia has backed the losing candidate in a presidential election and the last time a Democrat won the presidency without winning Georgia. Primary elections Democratic primary Incumbent president Barack Obama was unopposed in the Georgia primary, therefore winning all of the state's delegates. Republican primary Georgia Republican primary, 2012 Georgia (U.S. state) presidential no Georgia Republican primary, 2008 2008 2012 03 06 Georgia Republican primary, 2016 2016 Newt Gingrich by Gage Skidmore 3 (cropped).jpg Newt Gingrich Georgia 52 425,395 47.2% 2012 Georgia Republican Primaries Counties.svg 255px Gingrich #f0dbeb 30–40% #e7c6e0 40–50% #ce89c0 50–60% #b75ca4 60–70% Romney #ffcca9 30–40% #ffc199 40–50% Mitt_Romney_by_Gage_Skidmore_6_cropped.jpg Mitt Romney Massachusetts 21 233,611 25.9% Rick Santorum by Gage Skidmore.jpg Rick Santorum Pennsylvania 3 176,259 19.6% Ron Paul by Gage Skidmore 3 (crop 2).jpg Ron Paul Texas 0 59,100 6.6% 800080 ff6600 008000 ffcc00 x125px The 2012 Georgia Republican primary took place on March 6, 2012.http://www.cnn.com/election/2012/calendar.html Primary and Caucus Printable Calendar CNN January 11, 2012http://www.FEC.gov/pubrec/fe2012/2012pdates.pdf Presidential Primary Dates Federal Election Commission January 23, 2012 Georgia has 76 delegates to the Republic National Convention. The three super delegates are awarded winner-take-all to the statewide winner. Thirty-one delegates are awarded proportionately among candidates winning at least 20% of the vote statewide. Another 42 delegates are allocated by congressional district, 3 delegates for each district. If a candidate obtains a majority in a district, they win all 3 delegates; if no majority is won, the delegates are split 2 and 1 between the top two candidates, respectively. Nate Silver http://fivethirtyeight.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/03/04/romney-could-win-majority-of-super-tuesday-delegates/ Romney Could Win Majority of Super Tuesday Delegates FiveThirtyEight March 4, 2012 March 5, 2012 Georgia Republican primary, 20122012-03-14 Official Results of the Tuesday, March 06, 2012 Presidential Preference Primary Election https://sos.ga.gov/sites/default/files/2022-01/march_2012_presidentialpreferenceprimary_countydistrict_rvsd.pdf Georgia Secretary of State live https://archive.today/20120604044625/http://sos.georgia.gov/elections/election_results/2012_0306/0005001.htm 2012-06-04 2024-09-09CandidateVotesPercentageEstimated national delegates Georgia Republican Delegation 2012 The Green Papers. Retrieved March 15, 2012.14px Newt Gingrich425,39547.2%54Mitt Romney 233,611 25.9% 19Rick Santorum 176,259 19.6% 3Ron Paul 59,100 6.6% 0Jon Huntsman Jr. 1,813 0.2% 0Michele Bachmann 1,714 0.2% 0Rick Perry 1,696 0.2% 0Buddy Roemer 1,142 0.13% 0Gary Johnson 740 0.08% 0 Undecided or Other 0Totals901,470100.0%76 Key:Withdrew prior to contest. General election 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 Mitt Romney/Paul Ryan, Republican Barack Obama/Joseph Biden, Democratic Gary Johnson/James P. Gray, Libertarian Write-in candidate access: Jill Stein/Cheri Honkala, Green Virgil Goode/Jim Clymer, Constitution Rocky Anderson/Luis J. Rodriguez, Justice Results Out of a total of 6,066,961 registered voters at the time of the presidential election, turnout for the general election was 3,908,369, or 64.42% of registered voters. United States presidential election in Georgia, 20122012-11-08 Georgia Election Results http://results.enr.clarityelections.com/GA/42277/111091/en/reports.html# 2012-11-08 Secretary of State of GeorgiaPartyCandidateRunning mateVotesPercentageElectoral votesRepublicanMitt RomneyPaul Ryan2,078,68853.19%16DemocraticBarack Obama (incumbent)Joe Biden (incumbent) 1,773,827 45.39% 0LibertarianGary JohnsonJim Gray 45,324 1.16% 0Green (Write-in)Jill SteinCheri Honkala 1,516 0.04% 0Constitution (Write-in)Virgil GoodeJim Clymer 432 0.01% 0Justice (Write-in)Rocky AndersonLuis J. Rodriguez 154 0.00% 0 Other Write-ins Other Write-ins 109 0.00% 0Totals3,900,050100.00%16 Voter turnout (registered voters) 71.36% By county CountyMitt RomneyRepublicanBarack ObamaDemocraticVarious candidatesOther partiesMarginTotal#%#%#%#%Appling5,23373.78%1,75824.78%1021.44%3,47549.00%7,093Atkinson1,93866.67%93031.99%391.34%1,00834.68%2,907Bacon3,09378.58%79120.10%521.32%2,30258.48%3,936Baker78549.34%79449.91%120.75%-9-0.57%1,591Baldwin7,58946.64%8,48352.14%1981.22%-894-5.50%16,270Banks5,35486.30%78012.57%701.13%4,57473.73%6,204Barrow18,72574.10%6,02823.85%5172.05%12,69750.25%25,270Bartow26,87674.87%8,39623.39%6251.74%18,48051.48%35,897Ben Hill3,39656.88%2,51242.08%621.04%88414.80%5,970Berrien4,84377.81%1,27320.45%1081.74%3,57057.36%6,224Bibb25,62339.54%38,58559.54%5950.92%-12,962-20.00%64,803Bleckley3,58772.91%1,26925.79%641.30%2,31847.12%4,920Brantley4,96482.46%93915.60%1171.94%4,02566.86%6,020Brooks3,55452.62%3,13846.46%620.92%4166.16%6,754Bryan9,56070.94%3,70727.51%2091.55%5,85343.43%13,476Bulloch14,17458.73%9,59339.75%3661.52%4,58118.98%24,133Burke4,30143.92%5,40555.19%870.89%-1,104-11.27%9,793Butts6,30667.09%2,96831.57%1261.34%3,33835.52%9,400Calhoun88340.34%1,29859.30%80.36%-415-18.96%2,189Camden11,34362.84%6,37735.33%3301.83%4,96627.51%18,050Candler2,34466.38%1,15732.77%300.85%1,18733.61%3,531Carroll28,28067.86%12,68830.45%7041.69%15,59237.41%41,672Catoosa17,85875.06%5,36522.55%5682.39%12,49352.51%23,791Charlton2,52767.12%1,19731.79%411.09%1,33035.33%3,765Chatham47,20443.38%60,24655.36%1,3711.26%-13,042-11.98%108,821Chattahoochee73549.23%72948.83%291.94%60.40%1,493Chattooga5,45269.28%2,23228.36%1852.36%3,22040.92%7,869Cherokee76,51477.73%19,84120.16%2,0842.11%56,67357.57%98,439Clarke13,81534.10%25,43162.77%1,2693.13%-11,616-28.67%40,515Clay53738.28%86261.44%40.28%-325-23.16%1,403Clayton14,16414.72%81,47984.67%5870.61%-67,315-69.95%96,230Clinch1,59864.57%85234.42%251.01%74630.15%2,475Cobb171,72255.25%133,12442.83%5,9891.92%38,59812.42%310,835Coffee9,24863.89%5,05734.94%1691.17%4,19128.95%14,474Colquitt9,24369.25%3,97329.77%1310.98%5,27039.48%13,347Columbia41,76570.70%16,45127.85%8551.45%25,31442.85%59,071Cook3,93565.14%2,04233.80%641.06%1,89331.34%6,041Coweta39,65371.17%15,16827.22%8971.61%24,48543.95%55,718Crawford3,36865.47%1,70633.16%701.37%1,66232.31%5,144Crisp4,18256.51%3,16742.80%510.69%1,01513.71%7,400Dade4,47173.94%1,41123.33%1652.73%3,06050.61%6,047Dawson8,84786.19%1,24112.09%1761.72%7,60674.10%10,264Decatur5,82455.47%4,59143.72%850.81%1,23311.75%10,500DeKalb64,39220.98%238,22477.63%4,2421.39%-173,832-56.65%306,858Dodge5,21467.24%2,44231.49%981.27%2,77235.75%7,754Dooly1,98546.14%2,28553.11%320.75%-300-6.97%4,302Dougherty11,44930.15%26,29569.24%2310.61%-14,846-39.09%37,975Douglas26,24147.38%28,44151.36%6971.26%-2,200-3.98%55,379Early2,55747.71%2,76551.60%370.69%-208-3.89%5,359Echols91782.99%17315.66%151.35%74467.33%1,105Effingham15,59674.79%4,94723.72%3111.49%10,64951.07%20,854Elbert4,85959.58%3,18139.00%1161.42%1,67820.58%8,156Emanuel5,10063.05%2,92736.18%620.77%2,17326.87%8,089Evans2,26863.62%1,26835.57%290.81%1,00028.05%3,565Fannin7,85778.10%2,02820.16%1751.74%5,82957.94%10,060Fayette38,07564.83%19,73633.61%9171.56%18,33931.22%58,728Floyd22,73369.04%9,64029.28%5541.68%13,09339.76%32,927Forsyth65,90880.47%14,57117.79%1,4211.74%51,33762.68%81,900Franklin6,11478.62%1,49919.27%1642.11%4,61559.35%7,777Fulton137,12434.42%255,47064.13%5,7521.45%-118,346-29.71%398,346Gilmer8,92680.76%1,95817.71%1691.53%6,96863.05%11,053Glascock1,13584.96%17613.17%251.87%95971.79%1,336Glynn20,89362.95%11,95036.00%3481.05%8,94326.95%33,191Gordon13,19777.91%3,44020.31%3021.78%9,75757.60%16,939Grady5,92462.93%3,41936.32%700.75%2,50526.61%9,413Greene5,07160.90%3,20138.44%550.66%1,87022.46%8,327Gwinnett159,85553.76%132,50944.56%4,9921.68%27,3469.20%297,356Habersham12,16682.90%2,30115.68%2091.42%9,86567.22%14,676Hall47,48177.19%12,99921.13%1,0321.68%34,48256.06%61,512Hancock76918.80%3,30880.88%130.32%-2,539-62.08%4,090Haralson8,44681.16%1,78917.19%1721.65%6,65763.97%10,407Harris11,19772.14%4,14526.71%1791.15%7,05245.43%15,521Hart6,51768.39%2,87030.12%1421.49%3,64738.27%9,529Heard3,16075.63%94822.69%701.68%2,21252.94%4,178Henry46,77451.10%43,76147.81%9961.09%3,0133.29%91,531Houston34,66259.58%22,70239.02%8111.40%11,96020.56%58,175Irwin2,53868.34%1,14130.72%350.94%1,39737.62%3,714Jackson19,13580.59%4,23817.85%3721.56%14,89762.74%23,745Jasper4,13668.45%1,84530.54%611.01%2,29137.91%6,042Jeff Davis3,99674.85%1,27523.88%681.27%2,72150.97%5,339Jefferson2,99941.08%4,26158.36%410.56%-1,262-17.28%7,301Jenkins1,88755.60%1,48843.84%190.56%39911.76%3,394Johnson2,44064.62%1,30534.56%310.82%1,13530.06%3,776Jones7,74463.90%4,27435.27%1010.83%3,47028.63%12,119Lamar4,89964.36%2,60234.18%1111.46%2,29730.18%7,612Lanier1,82061.11%1,11437.41%441.48%70623.70%2,978Laurens11,95060.85%7,51338.26%1760.89%4,43722.59%19,639Lee10,31475.58%3,19623.42%1361.00%7,11852.16%13,646Liberty5,56534.36%10,45764.57%1731.07%-4,892-30.21%16,195Lincoln2,80763.36%1,58635.80%370.84%1,22127.56%4,430Long2,30660.45%1,44237.80%671.75%86422.65%3,815Lowndes21,32754.38%17,47044.54%4241.08%3,8579.84%39,221Lumpkin8,64778.98%2,05518.77%2462.25%6,59260.21%10,948Macon1,54532.28%3,21167.09%300.63%-1,666-34.81%4,786Madison8,44375.84%2,49422.40%1961.76%5,94953.44%11,133Marion1,73354.51%1,41244.42%341.07%32110.09%3,179McDuffie5,47557.00%4,04442.10%860.90%1,43114.90%9,605McIntosh3,40953.65%2,86445.07%811.28%5458.58%6,354Meriwether4,85652.36%4,33146.70%870.94%5255.66%9,274Miller1,90568.53%85230.65%230.82%1,05337.88%2,780Mitchell4,15550.18%4,08149.28%450.54%740.90%8,281Monroe8,36168.00%3,78530.78%1491.22%4,57637.22%12,295Montgomery2,66269.41%1,13529.60%380.99%1,52739.81%3,835Morgan6,18668.42%2,75330.45%1021.13%3,43337.97%9,041Murray8,44375.02%2,54222.59%2702.39%5,90152.43%11,255Muscogee27,51038.90%42,57360.20%6320.90%-15,063-21.30%70,715Newton20,98248.45%21,85150.45%4761.10%-869-2.00%43,309Oconee13,09873.34%4,42124.76%3401.90%8,67748.58%17,859Oglethorpe4,25167.64%1,91430.45%1201.91%2,33737.19%6,285Paulding40,84670.98%15,82527.50%8721.52%25,02143.48%57,543Peach5,28745.83%6,14853.29%1020.88%-861-7.46%11,537Pickens10,54783.03%1,97515.55%1801.42%8,57267.48%12,702Pierce5,66782.67%1,12416.40%640.93%4,54366.27%6,855Pike6,66881.93%1,35616.66%1151.41%5,31265.27%8,139Polk9,81171.89%3,61526.49%2221.62%6,19645.40%13,648Pulaski2,44466.32%1,21933.08%220.60%1,22533.24%3,685Putnam6,21567.34%2,92631.70%880.96%3,28935.64%9,229Quitman51045.21%61254.26%60.53%-102-9.05%1,128Rabun5,75477.08%1,55920.88%1522.04%4,19556.20%7,465Randolph1,27141.54%1,77057.84%190.62%-499-16.30%3,060Richmond25,84532.64%52,56066.39%7690.97%-26,715-33.75%79,174Rockdale15,71641.19%22,02357.72%4171.09%-6,307-16.53%38,156Schley1,28673.40%44825.57%181.03%83847.83%1,752Screven3,28753.79%2,77445.39%500.82%5138.40%6,111Seminole2,24559.44%1,47839.13%541.43%76720.31%3,777Spalding14,91159.31%9,89839.37%3301.32%5,01319.94%25,139Stephens7,22175.74%2,13122.35%1821.91%5,09053.39%9,534Stewart74535.89%1,32363.73%80.38%-578-27.84%2,076Sumter5,37845.36%6,37553.77%1030.87%-997-8.41%11,856Talbot1,20234.41%2,26564.84%260.75%-1,063-30.43%3,493Taliaferro32333.54%63666.04%40.42%-313-32.50%963Tattnall4,70670.48%1,89728.41%741.11%2,80942.07%6,677Taylor1,94855.03%1,57244.41%200.56%37610.62%3,540Telfair2,48057.17%1,80541.61%531.22%67515.56%4,338Terrell1,83441.62%2,54457.73%290.65%-710-16.11%4,407Thomas11,15658.74%7,65340.30%1830.96%3,50318.44%18,992Tift9,18565.88%4,66033.42%970.70%4,52532.46%13,942Toombs6,52469.72%2,74629.35%870.93%3,77840.37%9,357Towns4,87678.09%1,27320.39%951.52%3,60357.70%6,244Treutlen1,65260.05%1,07439.04%250.91%57821.01%2,751Troup15,17958.30%10,54740.51%3091.19%4,63217.79%26,035Turner2,02856.85%1,51042.33%290.82%51814.52%3,567Twiggs1,90745.35%2,27053.98%280.67%-363-8.63%4,205Union8,77378.97%2,13919.25%1971.78%6,63459.72%11,109Upson7,23064.10%3,95935.10%900.80%3,27129.00%11,279Walker16,24773.86%5,27423.98%4752.16%10,97349.88%21,996Walton29,03677.07%8,14821.63%4931.30%20,88855.44%37,677Ware7,94166.44%3,90032.63%1120.93%4,04133.81%11,953Warren99039.18%1,52960.51%80.31%-539-21.33%2,527Washington4,03545.76%4,71453.46%680.78%-679-7.70%8,817Wayne7,55773.45%2,59625.23%1351.32%4,96148.22%10,288Webster60150.59%58248.99%50.42%191.60%1,188Wheeler1,36663.09%77235.66%271.25%59427.43%2,165White8,65182.21%1,67115.88%2011.91%6,98066.33%10,523Whitfield19,30571.58%7,21026.74%4531.68%12,09544.84%26,968Wilcox2,05365.55%1,06033.84%190.61%99331.71%3,132Wilkes2,63555.30%2,08743.80%430.90%54811.50%4,765Wilkinson2,24650.40%2,18148.95%290.65%651.45%4,456Worth5,86969.57%2,48729.48%800.95%3,38240.09%8,436Totals2,078,68853.19%1,773,82745.39%55,8541.43%304,8617.80%3,908,369 Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Chattahoochee (largest city: Cusseta) Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Early (largest city: Blakely) right 250px Swing by county 250px Trend relative to the state by county Legend #4bdbff Democratic — +7.5-10% #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% #ff2a2a Republican — +10−12.5% 250px County flips Legend Democratic #92c5de Hold #0671b0 Flip Republican #f48882 Hold #ca0120 Flip By congressional district Romney won ten of 14 congressional districts, including one that elected a Democrat.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 RepresentativeGeorgia 1 1st 55.9% 43%Jack KingstonGeorgia 2 2nd 40.8% 58.6%Sanford BishopGeorgia 3 3rd 65.85% 33%Lynn WestmorelandGeorgia 4 4th 25.6% 73.6%Hank JohnsonGeorgia 5 5th 15.8% 83.1%John LewisGeorgia 6 6th 60.8% 37.45%Tom PriceGeorgia 7 7th 60.23% 38.32%Rob WoodallGeorgia 8 8th 61.63% 37.48%Austin ScottGeorgia 9 9th 78.14% 20.5%Doug CollinsGeorgia 10 10th 62.46% 36.3%Paul BrounGeorgia 11 11th 66.9% 31.5%Phil GingreyGeorgia 12 12th 55.42% 43.64%John BarrowGeorgia 13 13th 29.97% 69.24%David ScottGeorgia 14 14th 73.21% 25.3%Tom Graves See also 2012 Democratic Party presidential primaries 2012 Republican Party presidential primaries Republican Party presidential debates, 2012 Results of the 2012 Republican Party presidential primaries Georgia Democratic Party Georgia Republican Party References External links The Green Papers: for Georgia The Green Papers: Major state elections in chronological order expanded 2012 United States president Georgia