2012 United States presidential election in Tennessee

none June 2025 September 2023 2012 United States presidential election 2012 United States presidential election in Tennessee Tennessee presidential no 2008 United States presidential election in Tennessee 2008 2016 United States presidential election in Tennessee 2016 November 6, 2012 x200px Mitt_Romney_by_Gage_Skidmore_6_cropped.jpg Mitt Romney Republican Party (United States) Massachusetts Paul Ryan 11 1,462,330 59.42% President Barack Obama, 2012 portrait crop.jpg Barack Obama Democratic Party (United States) Illinois Joe Biden 0 960,709 39.04% President Barack Obama Democratic Party (United States) Barack Obama Democratic Party (United States) 61.86% November 6, 2012 Tennessee Voter Turnout in 2012 Tennessee Secretary of State https://sos.tn.gov/elections/statistics February 28, 2023 4.48 pp 350px County results 350px Congressional district results 350px 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 The 2012 United States presidential election in Tennessee was held on November 6, 2012, as part of the 2012 United States presidential election in which all 50 states plus the District of Columbia participated. Tennessee voters chose 11 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 easily carried Tennessee's 11 electoral votes, with 59.42% of the statewide vote to Obama's 39.04% and a 20.38% margin of victory.Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections - Tennessee http://www.uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=2012&fips=47&f=0&off=0&elect=0&minper=0 4 January 2013 Tennessee has not voted for a Democratic presidential nominee since 1996, when Bill Clinton of neighboring Arkansas won it along with many other Southern states, nor has the state done so with a majority of the vote share since Jimmy Carter of neighboring Georgia carried it in 1976. Thus, Tennessee has been seen as part of the modern-day red wall in the 21st century. After 1996, the state has been growing more Republican with almost each election.Moskowitz Seth March 2, 2020 The Road to 270: Tennessee https://www.270towin.com/news/2020/03/02/the-road-to-270-tennessee_979.html 2020-11-29 270toWin Winning Tennessee by 501,621 votes, Mitt Romney achieved his second-largest margin of victory by vote count nationwide, surpassed only by his 1,261,719-vote margin in Texas, also located in the South. Romney gained ground in every county, significantly outperforming prior GOP presidential candidates in rural areas, particularly in Middle Tennessee. Notably, Romney also flipped two counties, Houston and Jackson, to the Republican column. Both of these majority-white counties had been Democratic strongholds with their strong ties to secessionism: they had each only voted for a Republican presidential nominee once prior to this election, in 1928 and 1920, respectively.Skelley Geoffrey County winners, 1836-2016 https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ZmDRzvm83BYurKX7LsrET-C7tcIsE5Em42Wt-gTydXk/edit?usp=embed_facebook November 29, 2020 Google Sheets en-US Thus, Obama became the first Democrat to be elected without either county. As of the 2024 presidential election, this is the last time in which Hardeman County was won by the Democratic presidential nominee. As consistent with the rest of the country, Obama carried heavily populated and diverse counties. The largest county, Shelby, was won by Obama by a 26.05% margin due to it being home to Memphis, Tennessee's largest city. In addition, the home of the state capital of Nashville, Davidson County, went to Obama by 18.53%. Hardeman and Haywood counties, both low-populated rural counties in West Tennessee, also went to Obama due to their high African American populations (42.2%U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Hardeman County, Tennessee https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/hardemancountytennessee/PST045219 November 29, 2020 United States Census Bureau en and 50.6%,U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Haywood County, Tennessee https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/haywoodcountytennessee/PST045219 November 29, 2020 United States Census Bureau en respectively). However, rural areas – including areas in the northwestern portion of the state that had long favored Democratic candidates – saw heavy margins for Romney, allowing him to offset Obama's wins in large cities. The eastern region of the state in Appalachia, some of the most historically Republican and Unionist counties in the country, saw margins of over 70% for the Republican ticket.Rothenberg Stuart October 3, 2017 What Happened to Mountain Republicans in the South? https://insideelections.com/news/article/what-happened-to-mountain-republicans-in-the-south November 29, 2020 Inside Elections en This was the first election since 1908 in which Tennessee backed the national loser a second consecutive time. Obama is the only Democrat to ever win two terms without carrying the state at least once. Primary elections Democratic primary 2012 Tennessee Democratic presidential primary Tennessee Democratic primary, 2012 Tennessee presidential no 2008 Tennessee Democratic presidential primary 2008 2016 Tennessee Democratic presidential primary 2016 2012 03 06 File:President Barack Obama, 2012 portrait crop.jpg Barack Obama 017dcf Illinois 80,357 88.48% 82 NOTA Option Logo 3x4.svg Uncommitted 000000 grey N/A 10,497 11.51% 0 Primary results by countyObama: #2293c3 60–65% #1e83ae 65–70% #1b7298 70–75% #176282 75–80% #13526d 80–85% #0f4157 85–90% #0b3141 90–95% #08202b 95–100% File:2012 Tennessee Democratic presidential primary election results map by county (vote share).svg The 2012 Democratic primary in Tennessee took place on Super Tuesday, March 6, 2012, with Barack Obama receiving 80,355 (88.5%) votes. Other candidates received a combined total of 10,411 (11.5%) votes.http://share.tn.gov/sos/election/results/2012-03/DemPresStateCertCountyTotals.pdf State of Tennessee Democratic presidential primary 2016-09-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20170212221358/http://share.tn.gov/sos/election/results/2012-03/DemPresStateCertCountyTotals.pdf 2017-02-12 dead Tennessee had a total of 91 delegates to the 2012 Democratic National Convention, of which 82 were pledged to presidential contenders depending on the popular vote. The remaining 9 super-delegates were unbound. + Tennessee Democratic primary, 2012http://share.tn.gov/sos/election/results/2012-03/DemPresStateCertCountyTotals.pdf State of Tennessee March 6, 2012 Democratic Primary Presidential Preference Tennessee Elections Tennessee Secretary of State September 17, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20170212221358/http://share.tn.gov/sos/election/results/2012-03/DemPresStateCertCountyTotals.pdf February 12, 2017 dead mdy-allCandidatePopular voteDelegatesCountPercentagePledged delegatesSuper delegatesTotal delegates 14px Barack Obama (incumbent)80,70588.48%82991Uncommitted10,49711.51%000John Wolfe Jr. (write-in)70.00%000Total:91,209100.00%82991 Republican primary 2012 Tennessee Republican presidential primary Tennessee Republican primary, 2012 Tennessee presidential no 2008 United States presidential election in Tennessee 2008 2012 03 06 2016 United States presidential election in Tennessee 2016 Rick Santorum by Gage Skidmore.jpg Rick Santorum Pennsylvania 29 205,809 37.11% 300px County winner 300px Vote share 1 300px #008000 Santorum#ff6600 Romney#800080 Gingrich Santorum #aae5aa 30 – 40% #87de87 40 – 50% #5fd35f 50 – 60% Romney #ffcca9 30 – 40% Gingrich #f0dbeb 30 – 40% Mitt_Romney_by_Gage_Skidmore_6_cropped.jpg Mitt Romney Massachusetts 14 155,630 28.06% Newt Gingrich by Gage Skidmore 3 (cropped).jpg Newt Gingrich Georgia 9 132,889 23.96% Ron Paul by Gage Skidmore 3 (crop 2).jpg Ron Paul Texas 0 50,156 9.04% 008000 ff6600 800080 ffcc00 x125px The Republican primary took place on Super Tuesday, March 6, 2012.http://www.cnn.com/election/2012/calendar.html Primary and Caucus Printable Calendar CNN January 12, 2012http://www.FEC.gov/pubrec/fe2012/2012pdates.pdf Presidential Primary Dates Federal Election Commission January 23, 2012 Tennessee has 58 delegates to the 2012 Republican National Convention. Three superdelegates are unbound. 27 delegates are awarded by congressional district, 3 delegates for each district. If a candidate wins two-thirds of the vote in a district, he takes all 3 delegates there; if not, delegates are split 2-to-1 between the top two candidates. Another 28 delegates are awarded to the candidate who wins two-thirds of the vote statewide, or allocated proportionately among candidates winning at least 20% of the vote if no one gets two-thirds. 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 Former Senator from Pennsylvania Rick Santorum won the primary with a plurality, carrying 37.11% of the vote and all but four counties, awarding him 29 delegates. Former Massachusetts Governor and eventual nominee, Mitt Romney, came second with 28.06% of the vote and 19 delegates. He carried only three counties: Davidson, Loudon, and Williamson. Former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Newt Gingrich of neighboring Georgia, came third with 23.96% of the vote and 9 delegates, carrying only the county of Marion. Representative from Texas Ron Paul received 9.04% of the vote and all other candidates received under 1% of the vote.Tennessee Republican Primary - Election Results The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/elections/2012/primaries/states/tennessee.html 2020-11-29 0362-4331 Results + Tennessee Republican primary, 2012http://state.tn.us/sos/election/results/2012-03/RepPresStateCertCountyTotals.pdf Election results March 2012. County totals 2012-03-29 2012-04-18 https://web.archive.org/web/20120418185624/http://state.tn.us/sos/election/results/2012-03/RepPresStateCertCountyTotals.pdf dead Candidate Votes Percentage Projected delegate count NYThttps://www.nytimes.com/elections/2012/primaries/states/tennessee.html Election 2012: Tennessee Republican Primary 2012-03-08 The New York Times live https://archive.today/20120604044650/http://elections.nytimes.com/2012/primaries/states/tennessee 2012-06-04 CNN2012-03-29 America's Choice 2012 Election Center - Results: Tennessee http://www.cnn.com/election/2012/primaries/state/TN dead CNN 2012-07-19 https://archive.today/20120604044644/http://edition.cnn.com/election/2012/primaries/state/TN 2012-06-04 FOX2012 2012 Tennessee Primary http://www.foxnews.com/politics/elections/2012/tennessee-primary-super-tuesday dead Fox News https://archive.today/20120604044654/http://www.foxnews.com/politics/elections/2012/tennessee-primary-super-tuesday 2012-06-04 14px Rick Santorum 205,809 37.11% 29 27 26 Mitt Romney 155,630 28.06% 14 15 12 Newt Gingrich 132,889 23.96% 9 8 9 Ron Paul 50,156 9.04% 0 0 0 Rick Perry (withdrawn) 1,966 0.35% 0 0 0 Michele Bachmann (withdrawn) 1,895 0.34% 0 0 0 Jon Huntsman (withdrawn) 1,239 0.22% 0 0 0 Buddy Roemer (withdrawn) 881 0.16% 0 0 0 Gary Johnson (withdrawn) 572 0.10% 0 0 0 Uncommitted 3,536 0.64% 0 0 0 Unprojected delegates: 6 8 9 Total: 554,573 100.00% 58 58 58 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 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, 2012Washington 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 Electoral slates The following individuals were nominated as presidential electors:State of Tennessee December 5, 2012 Tennessee Certificate of Ascertainment 2012 https://www.archives.gov/files/electoral-college/2012/2012-ascertainment-tennessee.pdf live April 7, 2026Under Tennessee law, only "statewide political parties" (those polling at least 5% in a prior statewide election) are granted automatic ballot access under their party name. All other candidates must qualify as independents by submitting a petition with the required number of signatures from registered voters. Mitt Romney and Paul RyanRepublican PartyBarack Obama and Joe BidenDemocratic PartyGary Johnson and James P. GrayLibertarian PartyJill Stein and Cheri HonkalaGreen PartyJennie T. McCabeDavid SnodgrassScott NiswongerJoe BaileyJerry SinkAndy AdamsBob RialRuth HagertyKurt HolbertAnnabel WoodallRobert Bradley MartinChip ForresterGale Jones CarsonBruce ShineGloria JohnsonJustin WilkinsSandra PerkinsonJerry MaynardDavid HarperGerard StranchDavid JohnsonLois DeBerryMichael ManessJay PolkMaria C. MitchellGina ChandlerChristopher BlalockHeather ScottJohn T. Polk IIBarry SimmonsJames L. TomasikDaniel T. LewisSteven RodriguezRobert SmithMartin PleasantMike BascomJoan ThomasElizabeth DachowskiDanville SweetonKatey A. CulverEdward M. MaclinScott BanburyHoward SwitzerMartin HolsingerVirgil Goode and Jim ClymerConstitution PartyRocky Anderson and Luis J. RodriguezJustice PartyMerlin Miller and Virginia AbernethyAmerican Third PositionDonald PhillipsKelleigh NelsonH. James HeadingsEdward JohnsonBrian WebbDavid GravesWilliam Robert DavidsonCharles W. LewisJames M. WebbJoseph R. CoffeyConnie WiggsSteven DentonMorna K. ErwinAmy ClarkKenneth R. ClarkKelly L. GrooverMackenzie NellisBarry D. EvansJason MoodyJames C. WilliamsPamela G. EvansJon K. ShellSusan V. MillerThomas H. PierceDanielle KinserJim DooleyC. Gregory SmithJaniece D. HamblenLisa S. SealsJames EdwardsWilliam A. RolenSusan A. Pope HelmanWilliam R. Simms Results thumb|350x350px|State Senate district results + United States presidential election in Tennessee, 2012PartyCandidateRunning mateVotesPercentageElectoral votes Republican Mitt Romney Paul Ryan 1,462,330 59.42% 11 Democratic Barack Obama (incumbent) Joe Biden (incumbent) 960,709 39.04% 0 Libertarian Gary Johnson Jim Gray 18,623 0.67% 0 Green Jill Stein Cheri Honkala 6,515 0.26% 0 Constitution Virgil Goode Jim Clymer 6,022 0.24% 0 Justice Rocky Anderson Luis J. Rodriguez 2,639 0.11% 0 American Third Position Merlin Miller Virginia D. Abernethy 1,739 0.07% 0 Totals 2,458,577 100.00% 11 By county CountyMitt RomneyRepublicanBarack ObamaDemocraticVarious candidatesOther partiesMarginTotal#%#%#%#%Anderson18,96863.95%10,12234.13%5691.92%8,84629.82%29,659Bedford10,03469.46%4,21129.15%2001.39%5,82340.31%14,445Benton3,85061.84%2,25836.27%1181.89%1,59225.57%6,226Bledsoe3,02269.33%1,26729.07%701.60%1,75540.26%4,359Blount35,44171.98%12,93426.27%8591.75%22,50745.71%49,234Bradley27,42275.97%8,03722.27%6371.76%19,38553.70%36,096Campbell8,60471.10%3,32827.50%1691.40%5,27643.60%12,101Cannon3,30966.54%1,56431.45%1002.01%1,74535.09%4,973Carroll7,22566.58%3,47532.02%1511.40%3,75034.56%10,851Carter15,50375.20%4,78923.23%3251.57%10,71451.97%20,617Cheatham10,26867.63%4,65930.69%2551.68%5,60936.94%15,182Chester4,68473.07%1,62425.34%1021.59%3,06047.73%6,410Claiborne7,61774.84%2,43323.90%1281.26%5,18450.94%10,178Clay1,74761.95%1,03736.77%361.28%71025.18%2,820Cocke8,45973.85%2,80424.48%1911.67%5,65549.37%11,454Coffee13,02367.62%5,87030.48%3661.90%7,15337.14%19,259Crockett3,78368.81%1,66930.36%460.83%2,11438.45%5,498Cumberland18,65373.73%6,26124.75%3841.52%12,39248.98%25,298Davidson97,62239.76%143,12058.29%4,7921.95%-45,498-18.53%245,534Decatur2,87467.61%1,30330.65%741.74%1,57136.96%4,251DeKalb4,14364.40%2,17433.79%1161.81%1,96930.61%6,433Dickson11,29663.34%6,23334.95%3061.71%5,06328.39%17,835Dyer9,92171.81%3,75727.19%1381.00%6,16444.62%13,816Fayette12,68964.83%6,68834.17%1971.00%6,00130.66%19,574Fentress5,24376.04%1,56122.64%911.32%3,68253.40%6,895Franklin10,26263.66%5,60334.76%2541.58%4,65928.90%16,119Gibson12,88365.51%6,56433.38%2201.11%6,31932.13%19,667Giles6,91564.03%3,76034.82%1241.15%3,15529.21%10,799Grainger5,47075.43%1,66823.00%1141.57%3,80252.43%7,252Greene17,24572.19%6,22526.06%4171.75%11,02046.13%23,887Grundy2,51659.38%1,64338.78%781.84%87320.60%4,237Hamblen14,52272.49%5,23426.13%2761.38%9,28846.36%20,032Hamilton79,93356.39%58,83641.51%2,9722.10%21,09714.88%141,741Hancock1,52774.63%47523.22%442.15%1,05251.41%2,046Hardeman4,86546.60%5,48252.51%920.89%-617-5.91%10,439Hardin7,88675.14%2,46723.51%1421.35%5,41951.63%10,495Hawkins14,38272.50%5,08825.65%3671.85%9,29446.85%19,837Haywood2,96039.11%4,56960.36%400.53%-1,609-21.25%7,569Henderson7,42173.80%2,51725.03%1171.17%4,90448.77%10,055Henry8,19364.31%4,33934.06%2071.63%3,85430.25%12,739Hickman4,75862.59%2,69835.49%1461.92%2,06027.10%7,602Houston1,57952.16%1,40046.25%481.59%1795.91%3,027Humphreys3,83355.85%2,90542.33%1251.82%92813.52%6,863Jackson2,38356.96%1,73941.56%621.48%64415.40%4,184Jefferson13,03874.25%4,23224.10%2891.65%8,80650.15%17,559Johnson4,61174.44%1,48323.94%1001.62%3,12850.50%6,194Knox109,70763.60%59,39934.43%3,4011.97%50,30829.17%172,507Lake1,16355.73%88442.36%401.91%27913.37%2,087Lauderdale4,61653.12%4,01146.16%620.72%6056.96%8,689Lawrence10,77070.77%4,23727.84%2121.39%6,53342.93%15,219Lewis3,11766.40%1,44730.83%1302.77%1,67035.57%4,694Lincoln9,80373.88%3,29024.80%1751.32%6,51349.08%13,268Loudon16,70775.69%5,05822.91%3081.40%11,64952.78%22,073Macon5,26076.18%1,55222.48%931.34%3,70853.70%6,905Madison21,99354.03%18,36745.13%3420.84%3,6268.90%40,702Marion6,27260.26%3,95337.98%1841.76%2,31922.28%10,409Marshall6,83263.61%3,72534.68%1841.71%3,10728.93%10,741Maury20,70862.74%11,82535.83%4731.43%8,88326.91%33,006McMinn12,96772.71%4,60925.84%2581.45%8,35846.87%17,834McNairy7,01571.57%2,64526.98%1421.45%4,37044.59%9,802Meigs2,73468.97%1,16329.34%671.69%1,57139.63%3,964Monroe11,73171.80%4,37226.76%2351.44%7,35945.04%16,338Montgomery30,24554.28%24,49943.97%9761.75%5,74610.31%55,720Moore2,05373.35%70525.19%411.46%1,34848.16%2,799Morgan4,66971.79%1,72526.52%1101.69%2,94445.27%6,504Obion8,81471.68%3,32127.01%1621.31%5,49344.67%12,297Overton4,77562.30%2,80536.60%841.10%1,97025.70%7,664Perry1,57860.21%99237.85%511.94%58622.36%2,621Pickett1,71269.79%71229.03%291.18%1,00040.76%2,453Polk4,10867.80%1,85630.63%951.57%2,25237.17%6,059Putnam17,25467.66%7,80230.60%4441.74%9,45237.06%25,500Rhea7,80273.67%2,62824.82%1601.51%5,17448.85%10,590Roane14,72469.82%6,01828.53%3481.65%8,70641.29%21,090Robertson17,64367.11%8,29031.53%3561.36%9,35335.58%26,289Rutherford60,84661.56%36,41436.84%1,5881.60%24,43224.72%98,848Scott5,11776.74%1,45221.78%991.48%3,66554.96%6,668Sequatchie3,54168.72%1,48928.90%1232.38%2,05239.82%5,153Sevier25,98476.73%7,41821.91%4621.36%18,56654.82%33,864Shelby135,64936.50%232,44362.55%3,5240.95%-96,794-26.05%371,616Smith4,49563.41%2,47034.84%1241.75%2,02528.57%7,089Stewart2,96357.93%2,06940.45%831.62%89417.48%5,115Sullivan43,56272.74%15,32125.58%1,0041.68%28,24147.16%59,887Sumner46,00370.28%18,57928.38%8751.34%27,42441.90%65,457Tipton16,67269.23%7,13329.62%2761.15%9,53939.61%24,081Trousdale1,61255.49%1,24042.69%531.82%37212.80%2,905Unicoi5,03271.01%1,91327.00%1411.99%3,11944.01%7,086Union4,28273.35%1,47825.32%781.33%2,80448.03%5,838Van Buren1,38660.26%87538.04%391.70%51122.22%2,300Warren8,01061.54%4,75236.51%2531.95%3,25825.03%13,015Washington32,80868.30%14,32529.82%8991.88%18,48338.48%48,032Wayne4,25377.52%1,16321.20%701.28%3,09056.32%5,486Weakley8,60569.75%3,54828.76%1841.49%5,05740.99%12,337White6,19767.80%2,79530.58%1481.62%3,40237.22%9,140Williamson69,85072.59%25,14226.13%1,2331.28%44,70846.46%96,225Wilson36,10969.98%14,69528.48%7931.54%21,41441.50%51,597Totals1,462,33059.42%960,70939.04%37,8651.54%501,62120.38%2,460,904 Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Houston (largest city: Erin) Jackson (largest town: Gainesboro) right 300px Swing by county 300px 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% #ff2a2a Republican — +10-12.5% #ff0000 Republican — +12.5-15% #d40000 Republican — +>15% 300px County flips Legend Democratic #92c5de Hold Republican #f48882 Hold #ca0120 Flip By congressional district Mitt Romney swept the state and carried seven of the state's nine congressional districts, all represented by Republicans. Barack Obama carried the state's two congressional districts, the 5th and 9th, anchored by the two largest cities of Nashville and Memphis, respectively.https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2012/11/19/1163009/-Daily-Kos-Elections-presidential-results-by-congressional-district-for-the-2012-2008-elections Daily Kos Elections' presidential results by congressional district for 2020, 2016, and 2012 David Nir November 19, 2020 Daily Kos District Romney Obama RepresentativeTennessee 1 1st 72.7% 25.7%Phil RoeTennessee 2 2nd 67.3% 30.9%John J. Duncan, Jr.Tennessee 3 3rd 63.3% 35.1%Chuck FleischmannTennessee 4 4th 65.3% 33.1%Scott DesJarlaisTennessee 5 5th 42.5% 55.9%Jim CooperTennessee 6 6th 69.1% 29.5%Diane BlackTennessee 7 7th 65.7% 32.9%Marsha BlackburnTennessee 8 8th 66.1% 32.8%Stephen FincherTennessee 9 9th 20.9% 78.3%Steve Cohen See also Presidency of Barack Obama 2012 Republican Party presidential debates and forums 2012 Republican Party presidential primaries 2012 Democratic Party presidential primaries 2012 Tennessee elections 2012 United States elections Notes References External links The Green Papers for Tennessee (Republican) The Green Papers for Tennessee (Democratic) The Green Papers: Major state elections in chronological order 2012 United States President Tennessee