2012 United States presidential election in Arkansas

none June 2025 September 2023 2012 United States presidential election 2012 United States presidential election in Arkansas Arkansas presidential no 2008 United States presidential election in Arkansas 2008 November 6, 2012 2016 United States presidential election in Arkansas 2016 66.65% x200px Mitt_Romney_by_Gage_Skidmore_6_cropped.jpg Mitt Romney Republican Party (United States) Massachusetts Paul Ryan 6 647,744 60.57% President Barack Obama, 2012 portrait crop.jpg Barack Obama Democratic Party (United States) Illinois Joe Biden 0 394,409 36.88% 250px County results 250px Congressional district results Romney #f2b3be 40–50% #e27f90 50–60% #cc2f4a 60–70% #d40000 70–80% Obama #b9d7ff 40–50% #86b6f2 50–60% #4389e3 60–70% President Barack Obama Democratic Party (United States) Barack Obama Democratic Party (United States) The 2012 United States presidential election in Arkansas took place on November 6, 2012, as part of the 2012 General Election in which all 50 states plus the District of Columbia participated. Arkansas voters chose six 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 and Ryan carried Arkansas with 60.57% of the popular vote to Obama's and Biden's 36.88%, winning the state's six electoral votes.Arkansas State General Election November 6, 2012 http://results.enr.clarityelections.com/AR/42843/113233/en/summary.html Arkansas Secretary of State 22 November 2012 While Arkansas had been won by the Democrats as recently as 1996 by native son Bill Clinton, Obama proved to be a poor fit for the state, and his 23.69% margin of loss was the worst defeat for a Democratic presidential candidate in Arkansas since 1972's margin of 38.1%. Obama also was defeated by a larger margin in Arkansas than Walter Mondale in 1984. As of the 2024 presidential election, this is the last election in which Woodruff County voted for the Democratic candidate. This is also the first election since 1984 where either nominee received 60% of the vote. Obama is the only Democrat to ever win two terms without carrying the state at least once. Primary elections Democratic primary 2012 Arkansas Democratic presidential primary Arkansas Presidential no 2008 Arkansas Democratic presidential primary 2008 2016 Arkansas Democratic presidential primary 2016 2012 05 22 President Barack Obama, 2012 portrait crop.jpg Barack Obama 1E90FF Illinois 47 94,936 58.37% John Wolfe, Jr.jpg John Wolfe Jr. 800080 Tennessee 0 67,711 41.63% 2012 Democratic Primary in Arkansas Results by County.svg 210px County resultsObama: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90%Wolfe: #ce89c0 50–60% #b75ca4 60–70% #8f257d 70–80% 2012 Arkansas Democratic presidential primary The Democratic primary had 47 delegates at stake. All 47 delegates were allocated to, and pledged to vote for Barack Obama at the 2012 Democratic National Convention.Brantley Max Jun 17, 2012 Democratic convention delegates chosen Arkansas Times http://www.arktimes.com/ArkansasBlog/archives/2012/06/17/democratic-convention-delegates-chosen 7 August 2012 While John Wolfe Jr. qualified for 19 delegatesArkansas Democratic Delegation 2008 The Green Papers http://www.thegreenpapers.com/P08/AR-D.phtml 2008-02-01 to the convention by virtue of his performances in Arkansas, State party officials said Wolfe missed two paperwork filing deadlines related to the delegate process, therefore he was not eligible for any delegates.Pare, Mike April 18, 2012 John Wolfe cries foul in Louisiana primary http://www.wrcbtv.com/story/17525058/john-wolfe-cries-foul-in-louisiana-primary May 2, 2012 Chattanooga Times Free Press WRCBTilove, Jonathan April 23, 2012 President Obama will clinch renomination Tuesday, but it may not be unanimous http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2012/04/president_obama_will_clinch_re.html https://web.archive.org/web/20120426235550/http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2012/04/president_obama_will_clinch_re.html dead April 26, 2012 May 2, 2012 The Times-Picayune Wolfe commenced legal proceedings to have delegates in his name seated, but his case was dismissed before the convention.Candidate who won 42 percent in Arkansas Democratic primary sues for his delegates . Fox News. Retrieved May 26, 2012.DeMillo Andrew 2012-08-30 Judge dismisses Wolfe's lawsuit against Ark. Dems Associated Press SFGate http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Judge-dismisses-Wolfe-s-lawsuit-against-Ark-Dems-3827960.php https://web.archive.org/web/20120907040355/http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Judge-dismisses-Wolfe-s-lawsuit-against-Ark-Dems-3827960.php 2012-09-07 2026-04-30 Eight other unpledged delegates, known as superdelegates, also attended the convention and cast their votes as well. Republican primary 2012 Arkansas Republican presidential primary Arkansas Presidential no 2008 Arkansas Republican presidential primary 2008 2016 Arkansas Republican presidential primary 2016 2012 05 22 x125px Mitt_Romney_by_Gage_Skidmore_6_cropped.jpg Mitt Romney ff6600 Massachusetts 33 104,200 68.39% Ron Paul by Gage Skidmore 3 (crop 2).jpg Ron Paul ffcc00 Texas 0 20,399 13.39% Rick Santorum by Gage Skidmore.jpg Rick Santorum 008000 Pennsylvania 0 20,308 13.33% Newt Gingrich by Gage Skidmore 3 (cropped).jpg Newt Gingrich 800080 Georgia 0 7,453 4.89% Arkansas Republican Presidential Primary Election Results by County, 2012.svg 210px County results #ff6600 Mitt Romney (Note: Italicization indicates a withdrawn candidacy) The Republican primary had 33 delegates at stake. Mitt Romney won all 75 counties in Arkansas. As a result, all 33 delegates were allocated to, and pledged to vote for Mitt Romney at the 2012 Republican National Convention. Rick Santorum and Newt Gingrich withdrew from the [presidential race on April 10 and May 2, 2012, respectively. Both endorsed Mitt Romney as the nominee. Arkansas Republican primary, 2012Arkansas State Primary Election: Statewide Results, May 22, 2012 http://results.enr.clarityelections.com/AR/39376/83979/en/summary.html May 22, 2012 Little Rock, AR Office of the Arkansas Secretary of State June 3, 2012 Candidate Votes Percentage DelegatesMitt Romney104,20068.39%33Ron Paul 20,399 13.39% 0Rick Santorum20,30813.33%0Newt Gingrich7,4534.89%0Unpledged delegates:3Total: 152,360 100%36 Key:Withdrew prior to contest Results by county (actual votes in parentheses):CountyMitt RomneyRon PaulRick Santorum(withdrawn)Newt Gingrich(withdrawn)CountyMitt RomneyRon PaulRick Santorum(withdrawn)Newt Gingrich(withdrawn)Arkansas68.86% (418)12.69% (77)11.53% (70)6.92% (42)Lee48.00% (12)4.00% (1)36.00% (9)12.00% (3)Ashley70.09% (232)7.25% (24)17.52% (58)5.14% (17)Lincoln72.55% (37)11.76% (6)9.80% (5)5.88% (3)Baxter73.04% (2338)13.71% (439)8.78% (281)4.47% (143)Little River76.42% (162)5.19% (11)12.74% (27)5.66% (12)Benton65.10% (14527)14.69% (3278)15.65% (3493)4.56% (1018)Logan70.36% (869)12.31% (152)12.31% (152)5.02% (62)Boone65.60% (1903)15.41% (447)13.89% (403)5.10% (148)Lonoke65.51% (2758)13.52% (569)15.11% (636)5.87% (247)Bradley73.66% (193)8.02% (21)12.60% (33)5.73% (15)Madison66.34% (889)15.82% (212)14.18% (190)3.66% (49)Calhoun63.11% (65)13.59% (14)19.42% (20)3.88% (4)Marion69.93% (528)13.38% (101)12.05% (91)4.64% (35)Carroll64.44% (1263)15.87% (311)13.67% (268)6.02% (118)Miller73.82% (1824)9.19% (227)12.18% (301)4.82% (119)Chicot79.07% (102)6.20% (8)6.20% (8)8.53% (11)Mississippi76.47% (364)9.45% (45)9.45% (45)4.62% (22)Clark65.55% (725)13.74% (152)13.47% (149)7.23% (80)Monroe65.82% (52)10.13% (8)16.46% (13)7.59% (6)Clay53.64% (59)29.09% (32)13.64% (15)3.64% (4)Montgomery72.04% (456)13.74% (87)9.16% (58)5.06% (32)Cleburne68.10% (2011)11.65% (344)13.48% (398)6.77% (200)Nevada72.84% (59)8.64% (7)16.05% (13)2.47% (2)Cleveland68.82% (287)8.63% (36)16.31% (68)6.24% (26)Newton61.74% (276)15.44% (69)17.45% (78)5.37% (24)Columbia71.67% (1472)10.81% (222)12.27% (252)5.26% (108)Ouachita75.25% (830)7.98% (88)13.24% (146)3.54% (39)Conway61.90% (442)13.87% (99)19.47% (139)4.76% (34)Perry65.91% (292)15.80% (70)14.67% (65)3.61% (16)Craighead70.92% (1678)10.40% (246)13.86% (328)4.82% (114)Phillips68.63% (35)15.69% (8)1.96% (1)13.73% (7)Crawford72.21% (3259)10.26% (463)13.27% (599)4.25% (192)Pike65.05% (134)15.53% (32)14.56% (30)4.85% (10)Crittenden72.18% (288)9.27% (37)10.03% (40)8.52% (34)Poinsett64.44% (241)11.76% (44)16.04% (60)7.75% (29)Cross75.10% (196)6.51% (17)12.26% (32)6.13% (16)Polk68.32% (1085)12.03% (191)13.29% (211)6.36% (101)Dallas70.87% (253)11.20% (40)13.45% (48)4.48% (16)Pope69.59% (2751)12.32% (487)12.98% (513)5.11% (202)Desha67.16% (45)8.96% (6)16.42% (11)7.46% (5)Prairie60.94% (78)22.66% (29)13.28% (17)3.13% (4)Drew72.56% (423)7.55% (44)14.24% (83)5.66% (33)Pulaski71.27% (9758)13.27% (1817)11.52% (1578)3.94% (539)Faulkner64.50% (5233)15.83% (1284)14.93% (1211)4.75% (385)Randolph67.01% (197)12.59% (37)15.31% (45)5.10% (15)Franklin71.32% (980)9.24% (127)13.46% (185)5.97% (82)Saline66.50% (6782)15.02% (1532)13.93% (1421)4.55% (464)Fulton66.55% (185)14.75% (41)9.71% (27)8.99% (25)Scott70.31% (450)11.25% (72)13.59% (87)4.84% (31)Garland72.83% (5829)13.58% (1087)8.47% (678)5.12% (410)Searcy57.48% (857)20.59% (307)14.55% (217)7.38% (110)Grant69.24% (493)12.92% (92)12.78% (91)5.06% (36)Sebastian70.82% (6331)12.09% (1081)12.40% (1108)4.69% (419)Greene65.83% (422)10.45% (67)17.32% (111)6.40% (41)Sevier71.30% (164)14.35% (33)9.57% (22)4.78% (11)Hempstead71.34% (478)10.45% (70)11.79% (79)6.42% (43)Sharp62.50% (375)16.17% (97)15.83% (95)5.50% (33)Hot Spring67.68% (693)13.87% (142)13.38% (137)5.08% (52)St. Francis76.42% (94)8.13% (10)7.32% (9)8.13% (10)Howard69.68% (193)12.64% (35)12.27% (34)5.42% (15)Stone69.94% (342)12.47% (61)12.47% (61)5.11% (25)Independence68.37% (536)13.14% (103)14.16% (111)4.34% (34)Union73.34% (1642)11.39% (255)10.50% (235)4.78% (107)Izard70.97% (357)16.90% (85)8.15% (41)3.98% (20)Van Buren71.37% (653)11.58% (106)11.37% (104)5.68% (52)Jackson64.55% (122)8.99% (17)20.63% (39)5.82% (11)Washington68.11% (8504)14.93% (1864)12.92% (1613)4.04% (505)Jefferson70.52% (1220)9.71% (168)13.99% (242)5.78% (100)White65.47% (3638)12.13% (674)16.63% (924)5.78% (321)Johnson65.81% (512)13.88% (108)13.24% (103)7.07% (55)Woodruff57.89% (11)10.53% (2)21.05% (4)10.53% (2)Lafayette71.82% (288)9.98% (40)14.71% (59)3.49% (14)Yell68.72% (681)13.22% (131)12.21% (121)5.85% (58)Lawrence66.09% (269)13.02% (53)14.50% (59)6.39% (26) 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 July 8, 2012 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 Jill Stein/Cheri Honkala, Green Peta Lindsay/Yari Osorio, Socialism and Liberation Results 2012 United States presidential election in Arkansashttps://www.sos.arkansas.gov/uploads/elections/Voices2012_Web.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20260106101839/https://www.sos.arkansas.gov/uploads/elections/Voices2012_Web.pdf January 6, 2026 live 2012 Voices of Arkansas Martin Mark Mark Martin (politician) November 6, 2012 Secretary of State of Arkansas July 13, 2026PartyCandidateRunning mateVotesPercentageElectoral votes Republican Mitt Romney Paul Ryan 647,744 60.57% 6 Democratic Barack Obama (incumbent) Joe Biden (incumbent) 394,409 36.88% 0 Libertarian Gary Johnson Jim Gray 16,276 1.52% 0 Green Jill Stein Cheri Honkala 9,305 0.87% 0 Socialism and Liberation Peta Lindsay Yari Osorio 1,734 0.16% 0 Totals 1,069,468 100.00% 6 By county CountyMitt RomneyRepublicanBarack ObamaDemocraticVarious candidatesOther partiesMarginTotal#%#%#%#%Arkansas3,89760.01%2,45537.80%1422.19%1,44222.21%6,494Ashley4,86761.44%2,85936.09%1952.46%2,00825.35%7,921Baxter13,68870.78%5,17226.74%4792.48%8,51644.04%19,339Benton54,64668.95%22,63628.56%1,9752.49%32,01040.39%79,257Boone11,15972.50%3,77224.51%4602.99%7,38748.00%15,391Bradley2,13458.43%1,44939.68%691.89%68518.76%3,652Calhoun1,45867.07%66030.36%562.58%79836.71%2,174Carroll6,12560.15%3,69636.30%3623.55%2,42923.85%10,183Chicot1,67038.29%2,64960.74%420.96%-979-22.45%4,361Clark4,34351.65%3,81145.32%2553.03%5326.33%8,409Clay3,22563.11%1,73834.01%1472.88%1,48729.10%5,110Cleburne8,69374.64%2,62022.50%3342.87%6,07352.14%11,647Cleveland2,31370.82%84525.87%1083.31%1,46844.95%3,266Columbia5,79061.24%3,55737.62%1081.14%2,23323.62%9,455Conway4,51458.40%3,00538.87%2112.73%1,50919.52%7,730Craighead20,35064.20%10,52733.21%8232.60%9,82330.99%31,700Crawford15,14573.55%4,88123.70%5652.74%10,26449.85%20,591Crittenden6,99841.86%9,48756.75%2311.38%-2,489-14.89%16,716Cross4,26963.90%2,27934.11%1331.99%1,99029.79%6,681Dallas1,66553.99%1,33743.35%822.66%32810.64%3,084Desha1,89642.90%2,44355.27%811.83%-547-12.38%4,420Drew3,88758.60%2,63039.65%1161.75%1,25718.95%6,633Faulkner26,72264.45%13,62132.85%1,1172.69%13,10131.60%41,460Franklin4,63170.81%1,72626.39%1832.80%2,90544.42%6,540Fulton2,94965.21%1,45232.11%1212.68%1,49733.10%4,522Garland26,01463.87%13,80433.89%9102.23%12,21029.98%40,728Grant4,82974.53%1,46822.66%1822.81%3,36151.88%6,479Greene9,07165.92%4,00029.07%6905.01%5,07136.85%13,761Hempstead4,28461.90%2,46835.66%1692.44%1,81626.24%6,921Hot Spring7,09763.03%3,83034.01%3332.96%3,26729.01%11,260Howard2,89264.81%1,47132.97%992.22%1,42131.85%4,462Independence8,72870.40%3,28126.47%3883.13%5,44743.94%12,397Izard3,57567.73%1,52428.87%1793.39%2,05138.86%5,278Jackson3,07257.45%2,09539.18%1803.37%97718.27%5,347Jefferson9,52034.77%17,47063.80%3931.44%-7,950-29.03%27,383Johnson5,06462.53%2,79934.56%2352.90%2,26527.97%8,098Lafayette1,71358.48%1,17340.05%431.47%54018.44%2,929Lawrence3,53663.83%1,78832.27%2163.90%1,74831.55%5,540Lee1,28037.38%2,10761.54%371.08%-827-24.15%3,424Lincoln2,19959.02%1,42538.24%1022.74%77420.77%3,726Little River3,38567.02%1,55230.73%1142.26%1,83336.29%5,051Logan5,07969.28%2,00927.40%2433.31%3,07041.88%7,331Lonoke17,88074.15%5,62523.33%6092.53%12,25550.82%24,114Madison4,26364.91%2,09931.96%2063.14%2,16432.95%6,568Marion4,77467.71%2,03728.89%2403.40%2,73738.82%7,051Miller10,62269.29%4,51829.47%1891.23%6,10439.82%15,329Mississippi6,60349.37%6,46748.35%3052.28%1361.02%13,375Monroe1,58549.07%1,58349.01%621.92%20.06%3,230Montgomery2,36969.59%92027.03%1153.38%1,44942.57%3,404Nevada1,99658.98%1,31438.83%742.19%68220.15%3,384Newton2,50868.51%99327.12%1604.37%1,51541.38%3,661Ouachita5,52153.52%4,63344.92%1611.56%8888.61%10,315Perry2,58165.54%1,18730.14%1704.32%1,39435.40%3,938Phillips2,59832.76%5,20265.60%1301.64%-2,604-32.84%7,930Pike2,84775.16%85122.47%902.38%1,99652.69%3,788Poinsett4,97465.79%2,39031.61%1962.59%2,58434.18%7,560Polk5,95577.08%1,55620.14%2152.78%4,39956.94%7,726Pope14,76372.23%5,12625.08%5502.69%9,63747.15%20,439Prairie2,15368.55%88028.02%1083.44%1,27340.53%3,141Pulaski68,98443.28%87,24854.74%3,1491.98%-18,264-11.46%159,381Randolph3,70162.14%2,04634.35%2093.51%1,65527.79%5,956Saline32,96370.04%12,86927.34%1,2302.61%20,09442.70%47,062Scott2,63172.28%89724.64%1123.08%1,73447.64%3,640Searcy2,69973.06%81422.04%1814.90%1,88551.03%3,694Sebastian29,16967.27%13,09230.19%1,1012.54%16,07737.08%43,362Sevier3,13672.42%1,04224.06%1523.51%2,09448.36%4,330Sharp4,92167.57%2,09228.72%2703.71%2,82938.84%7,283St. Francis3,36840.28%4,91058.72%841.00%-1,542-18.44%8,362Stone3,77670.53%1,35625.33%2224.15%2,42045.20%5,354Union10,69962.29%6,19636.07%2821.64%4,50326.22%17,177Van Buren4,36567.88%1,83228.49%2333.62%2,53339.39%6,430Washington39,68856.33%28,23640.07%2,5363.60%11,45216.25%70,460White20,01175.47%5,76521.74%7382.78%14,24653.73%26,514Woodruff1,22745.70%1,34049.91%1184.39%-113-4.21%2,685Yell4,04267.66%1,72228.82%2103.52%2,32038.83%5,974Totals647,74460.57%394,40936.88%27,3152.55%253,33523.69%1,069,468 right 210px Swing by county 210px Trend relative to the state by county Legend #ff0000 Republican — +12.5−15% #ff2a2a Republican — +10−12.5% #ff5555 Republican — +7.5−10% #ff8080 Republican — +5−7.5% #ffaaaa Republican — +2.5−5% #ffd5d5 Republican — +0−2.5% #d5f6ff Democratic — +0−2.5% #aaeeff Democratic — +2.5−5% #77e3ff Democratic — +5−7.5% #4bdbff Democratic — +7.5-10% By congressional district Romney won all four of the state's 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 2024 District Romney Obama RepresentativeArkansas 1 1st 60.98% 36.33%Rick CrawfordArkansas 2 2nd 54.75% 42.9%Tim GriffinArkansas 3 3rd 65.47% 31.6%Steve WomackArkansas 4 4th 61.83% 35.88%Tom Cotton See also United States presidential elections in Arkansas 2012 Democratic Party presidential primaries 2012 Republican Party presidential debates and forums 2012 Republican Party presidential primaries Results of the 2012 Republican Party presidential primaries References External links The Green Papers: for Arkansas The Green Papers: major state elections in chronological order expanded Arkansas United States President 2012