2012 United States presidential election in Colorado

none June 2025 September 2023 2012 United States presidential election 2012 United States presidential election in Colorado Colorado presidential no 2008 United States presidential election in Colorado 2008 November 6, 2012 2016 United States presidential election in Colorado 2016 71.17% Election Results 2012 https://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/elections/Results/Abstract/pdf/2000-2099/2012AbstractBook.pdf sos.state.co.us 14 July 2020 November 9, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20221109085744/https://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/elections/Results/Abstract/pdf/2000-2099/2012AbstractBook.pdf dead x200px President Barack Obama, 2012 portrait crop.jpg Barack Obama Democratic Party (United States) Illinois Joe Biden 9 1,323,102 51.49% 280px County results 280px Congressional district results Obama #b9d7ff 40–50% #86b6f2 50–60% #4389e3 60–70% #1666cb 70–80% Romney #e27f90 50–60% #cc2f4a 60–70% #d40000 70–80% #aa0000 80–90% President Barack Obama Democratic Party (United States) Barack Obama Democratic Party (United States) Mitt_Romney_by_Gage_Skidmore_6_cropped.jpg Mitt Romney Republican Party (United States) Massachusetts Paul Ryan 0 1,185,243 46.13% The 2012 United States presidential election in Colorado took place on November 6, 2012, as part of the 2012 United States presidential election in which all 50 states plus the District of Columbia participated. Colorado 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, U.S. Representative Paul Ryan. Obama and Biden carried Colorado with 51.49% of the popular vote to Romney's and Ryan's 46.13%, thus winning the state's nine electoral votes by a 5.36% margin.2012 General Election http://results.enr.clarityelections.com/CO/43032/113253/en/summary.html Colorado Department of State 22 November 2012 Obama's 2012 victory in the state, on the heels of his 2008 victory, marked the first time that the Democrats had carried Colorado in two consecutive elections since the landslide re-election of Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1936 and the first time since 1964 that a sitting Democratic president carried Colorado. This was the first time since 1964 that Democrats carried a majority of the state's congressional districts. As of the 2024 presidential election, this is the last election in which Conejos, Huerfano, and Las Animas counties have voted for the Democratic candidate. Caucuses Democratic caucuses Incumbent President Barack Obama ran unopposed in the Colorado Democratic caucuses. Republican caucuses 2012 Colorado Republican presidential caucuses The 2012 Colorado Republican presidential caucuses took place on 7 February 2012. It was part of the 2012 Republican Party presidential primaries. The race was widely expected to be won by Mitt Romney even on the day of the caucus, but a strong surge by Rick Santorum across all three races that day carried him to a close victory; however, the delegates were not legally bound to follow voter preferences and most voted for Romney. General election Ballot access 300px|thumb|left|On the campaign trail, President Obama watches as graduates toss their hats during the United States Air Force Academy commencement ceremony at Falcon Stadium, USAF Academy in Colorado Springs, May 23, 2012. Virgil Goode/Jim Clymer, Constitution Barack Obama/Joseph Biden, Democratic Mitt Romney/Paul Ryan, Republican Gary Johnson/James P. Gray, Libertarian Jill Stein/Cheri Honkala, Green Stewart Alexander/Alex Mendoza, Socialist Rocky Anderson/Luis J. Rodriguez, Justice Roseanne Barr/Cindy Shehan, Peace and Freedom James Harris/Alyson Kennedy, Socialist Workers Tom Hoefling/J.D. Ellis, America's Gloria La Riva/Filberto Ramirez Jr., Socialism and Liberation Merlin Miller/Harry V. Bertram, American Third Position Jill Reed/Tom Cary, Twelve Visions Party Thomas Robert Stevens/Alden Link, Objectivist Shella "Samm" Tittle/Matthew A. Turner, We the People Jerry White/Phyllis Scherrer, Socialist Equality Polling Statewide opinion polling for the 2012 United States presidential election#Colorado Incumbent Barack Obama started off with a wide lead in polls ranging from 1 to 13 points, which continued throughout the early summer of 2012. On August 6, Romney won his first poll, 50% to 45%. Throughout the rest of the summer, and September, with the exception of a few points, Obama won almost every poll but narrowly. Romney gained momentum in October, and the race was essentially tied, with neither candidate taking a significant lead. The last week before the election, Obama gained momentum and won each of the 4 pre-election polls. The average of the last 3 pre-election polls showed Obama leading Romney 49.7% to 46.3%.https://www.realclearpolling.com/polls/president/general/2012/colorado/romney-vs-obama 2012 Colorado: Romney vs. Obama | RealClearPolling www.realclearpolling.com The final pre-election poll showed Obama leading Romney 52% to 46%, which was accurate compared to the results. Washington Post rated this race "Toss-Up." https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2012/11/05/pundit-accountability-the-official-2012-election-prediction-thread/ Pundit accountability: The official 2012 election prediction thread - The Washington Post The Washington Post 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 DNovember 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 2013-01-19TossupNovember 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 Lean D 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/ 2012-07-26TossupNovember 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 HouseTossupNovember 6, 2012Sabato's Crystal Ballhttps://centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/projection-obama-will-likely-win-second-term/ PROJECTION: OBAMA WILL LIKELY WIN SECOND TERM Larry J. Sabato, Kyle Kondik, and Geoffrey Skelley November 5, 2012Lean DNovember 5, 2012FiveThirtyEighthttps://www.masslive.com/news/2012/11/nate_silvers_political_calcula.html Nate Silver's political calculations predict 2012 election outcome Leeanne Griffin November 7, 2012 massliveLikely DNovember 6, 2012 Results 2012 United States presidential election in ColoradoPartyCandidateRunning mateVotesPercentageElectoral votes Democratic Barack Obama (incumbent) Joe Biden (incumbent) 1,323,102 51.45% 9 Republican Mitt Romney Paul Ryan 1,185,243 46.09% 0 Libertarian Gary Johnson Jim Gray 35,545 1.38% 0 Green Jill Stein Cheri Honkala 7,508 0.29% 0 Constitution Virgil Goode Jim Clymer 6,234 0.24% 0 Peace & Freedom Roseanne Barr Cindy Sheehan 5,059 0.20% 0 Unaffiliated Jill Ann Reed Tom Cary 2,589 0.10% 0 Justice Rocky Anderson Luis J. Rodriguez 1,260 0.05% 0 America's Party Thomas Hoefling Jonathan D. Ellis 679 0.03% 0 Socialism and Liberation Gloria La Riva Filberto Ramirez Jr. 317 0.01% 0 Socialist Stewart Alexander Alex Mendoza 308 0.01% 0 American Third Position Merlin Miller Harry Bertram 266 0.01% 0 Socialist Workers James Harris Alyson Kennedy 192 0.01% 0 Socialist Equality Jerry White Phyllis Scherrer 189 0.01% 0 Others Others 796 0.03% 0 Totals 2,569,518 100.00% 9 By county County Barack ObamaDemocratic Mitt RomneyRepublican Various candidatesOther parties Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % Adams 100,649 56.90% 70,972 40.12% 5,272 2.98% 29,677 16.78% 176,893 Alamosa 3,811 56.75% 2,705 40.28% 199 2.97% 1,106 16.47% 6,715 Arapahoe 153,905 53.90% 125,588 43.99% 6,023 2.11% 28,317 9.91% 285,516 Archuleta 2,679 39.78% 3,872 57.50% 183 2.72% -1,193 -17.72% 6,734 Baca 467 22.17% 1,559 74.03% 80 3.80% -1,092 -51.86% 2,106 Bent 815 41.97% 1,075 55.36% 52 2.67% -260 -13.39% 1,942 Boulder 125,091 69.69% 49,981 27.84% 4,427 2.47% 75,110 41.85% 179,499 Broomfield 16,966 51.62% 15,008 45.67% 891 2.71% 1,958 5.95% 32,865 Chaffee 5,086 48.61% 5,070 48.46% 306 2.93% 16 0.15% 10,462 Cheyenne 172 15.74% 889 81.34% 32 2.92% -717 -65.60% 1,093 Clear Creek 3,119 54.31% 2,430 42.31% 194 3.38% 689 12.00% 5,743 Conejos 2,213 53.96% 1,835 44.75% 53 1.29% 378 9.21% 4,101 Costilla 1,340 72.95% 446 24.28% 51 2.77% 894 48.67% 1,837 Crowley 535 35.62% 924 61.52% 43 2.86% -389 -25.90% 1,502 Custer 868 31.97% 1,788 65.86% 59 2.17% -920 -33.89% 2,715 Delta 4,622 29.02% 10,915 68.54% 388 2.44% -6,293 -39.52% 15,925 Denver 222,018 73.41% 73,111 24.18% 7,289 2.41% 148,907 49.23% 302,418 Dolores 334 26.83% 859 69.00% 52 4.17% -525 -42.17% 1,245 Douglas 61,094 36.35% 104,397 62.11% 2,593 1.54% -43,303 -25.76% 168,084 Eagle 12,792 56.43% 9,411 41.52% 465 2.05% 3,381 14.91% 22,668 El Paso 111,819 38.54% 170,952 58.91% 7,404 2.55% -59,133 -20.37% 290,175 Elbert 3,603 25.41% 10,266 72.41% 309 2.18% -6,663 -47.00% 14,178 Fremont 6,704 32.84% 13,174 64.53% 538 2.63% -6,470 -31.69% 20,416 Garfield 11,305 46.32% 12,535 51.36% 568 2.32% -1,230 -5.04% 24,408 Gilpin 1,892 56.68% 1,346 40.32% 100 3.00% 546 16.36% 3,338 Grand 3,684 45.00% 4,253 51.95% 250 3.05% -569 -6.95% 8,187 Gunnison 5,044 58.20% 3,341 38.55% 282 3.25% 1,703 19.65% 8,667 Hinsdale 229 38.17% 353 58.83% 18 3.00% -124 -20.66% 600 Huerfano 1,953 52.46% 1,646 44.21% 124 3.33% 307 8.25% 3,723 Jackson 216 25.47% 600 70.75% 32 3.78% -384 -45.28% 848 Jefferson 159,296 51.21% 144,197 46.36% 7,559 2.43% 15,099 4.85% 311,052 Kiowa 118 14.37% 677 82.46% 26 3.17% -559 -68.09% 821 Kit Carson 838 22.64% 2,785 75.23% 79 2.13% -1,947 -52.59% 3,702 La Plata 15,489 52.85% 12,794 43.65% 1,025 3.50% 2,695 9.20% 29,308 Lake 1,839 60.49% 1,098 36.12% 103 3.39% 741 24.37% 3,040 Larimer 92,747 51.47% 82,376 45.72% 5,057 2.81% 10,371 5.75% 180,180 Las Animas 3,445 50.20% 3,263 47.55% 154 2.25% 182 2.65% 6,862 Lincoln 552 24.14% 1,687 73.76% 48 2.10% -1,135 -49.62% 2,287 Logan 2,712 29.72% 6,179 67.72% 233 2.56% -3,467 -38.00% 9,124 Mesa 23,846 32.69% 47,472 65.08% 1,629 2.23% -23,626 -32.39% 72,947 Mineral 291 44.77% 344 52.92% 15 2.31% -53 -8.15% 650 Moffat 1,330 21.56% 4,695 76.12% 143 2.32% -3,365 -54.56% 6,168 Montezuma 4,542 36.87% 7,401 60.08% 375 3.05% -2,859 -23.21% 12,318 Montrose 6,138 30.49% 13,552 67.32% 440 2.19% -7,414 -36.83% 20,130 Morgan 3,912 36.30% 6,602 61.26% 263 2.44% -2,690 -24.96% 10,777 Otero 3,647 44.52% 4,382 53.49% 163 1.99% -735 -8.97% 8,192 Ouray 1,646 51.41% 1,481 46.25% 75 2.34% 165 5.16% 3,202 Park 3,862 41.23% 5,236 55.90% 268 2.87% -1,374 -14.67% 9,366 Phillips 588 25.96% 1,637 72.27% 40 1.77% -1,049 -46.31% 2,265 Pitkin 6,849 67.98% 3,024 30.01% 202 2.01% 3,825 37.97% 10,075 Prowers 1,519 31.24% 3,230 66.42% 114 2.34% -1,711 -35.18% 4,863 Pueblo 42,551 55.68% 31,894 41.74% 1,974 2.58% 10,657 13.94% 76,419 Rio Blanco 568 16.86% 2,724 80.85% 77 2.29% -2,156 -63.99% 3,369 Rio Grande 2,478 44.79% 2,918 52.74% 137 2.47% -440 -7.95% 5,533 Routt 7,547 56.67% 5,469 41.07% 301 2.26% 2,078 15.60% 13,317 Saguache 1,865 63.61% 964 32.88% 103 3.51% 901 30.73% 2,932 San Juan 266 52.57% 212 41.90% 28 5.53% 54 10.67% 506 San Miguel 2,992 70.30% 1,154 27.11% 110 2.59% 1,838 43.19% 4,256 Sedgwick 419 31.32% 881 65.84% 38 2.84% -462 -34.52% 1,338 Summit 9,347 61.04% 5,571 36.38% 394 2.58% 3,776 24.66% 15,312 Teller 4,333 32.16% 8,702 64.59% 438 3.25% -4,369 -32.43% 13,473 Washington 468 18.06% 2,076 80.12% 47 1.82% -1,608 -62.06% 2,591 Weld 49,050 42.18% 63,775 54.84% 3,466 2.98% -14,725 -12.66% 116,291 Yuma 987 21.56% 3,490 76.25% 100 2.19% -2,503 -54.69% 4,577Total 1,323,10251.45%1,185,24346.09%63,5012.47%137,8595.36%2,571,846 Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Chaffee (largest city: Salida) 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% #ff2a2a Republican — +10-12.5% #ff0000 Republican — +12.5-15% 250px County flips Legend Democratic #92c5de Hold #0671b0 Flip Republican #f48882 Hold By congressional district Obama won four of seven congressional districts including one held by a Republican.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 District Romney Obama RepresentativeColorado 1 1st 28.83% 69%Diana DeGetteColorado 2 2nd 39.51% 57.92%Jared PolisColorado 3 3rd 51.8% 45.77%Scott TiptonColorado 4 4th 58.5% 39.22%Cory GardnerColorado 5 5th 59.12% 38.3%Doug LambornColorado 6 6th 46.5% 51.56%Mike CoffmanColorado 7 7th 41.26% 56.09%Ed Perlmutter See also 2012 Republican Party presidential primaries 2012 Republican Party presidential debates and forums Results of the 2012 Republican Party presidential primaries Colorado Republican Party United States presidential elections in Colorado References External links http://www.cologop.org/ of the Colorado Republican Party The Green Papers: for Colorado The Green Papers: Major state elections in chronological order expanded Colorado United States President 2012