2012 United States presidential election in West Virginia

none June 2025 September 2023 2012 United States presidential election 2012 United States presidential election in West Virginia West Virginia 2012 presidential no 2008 United States presidential election in West Virginia 2008 2016 United States presidential election in West Virginia 2016 November 6, 2012 55.0%2012 General https://sos.wv.gov/elections/Documents/HistVoteTurnoutDocs/2012General.pdf West Virginia Secretary of State 200x200px Mitt_Romney_by_Gage_Skidmore_6_cropped.jpg Mitt Romney Republican Party (United States) Massachusetts Paul Ryan 5 417,655 62.14% President Barack Obama, 2012 portrait crop.jpg Barack Obama Democratic Party (United States) Illinois Joe Biden 0 238,269 35.45% President Barack Obama Democratic Party (United States) Barack Obama Democratic Party (United States) 300px County results 300px Congressional district results 1 Romney #e27f90 50–60% #cc2f4a 60–70% #d40000 70–80% #aa0000 80–90% The 2012 United States presidential election in West Virginia 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. West Virginia voters chose five 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. Mitt Romney defeated Barack Obama in the state of West Virginia by a landslide 26.69-point margin. The Republican ticket took 62.14% of the vote to the Democratic ticket's 35.45%, sweeping every county in the state.http://apps.sos.wv.gov/elections/results/results.aspx?year=2012&eid=13&county=Statewide Statewide Results - General Election WV Secretary of State January 3, 2013 November 10, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131110175208/http://apps.sos.wv.gov/elections/results/results.aspx?year=2012&eid=13&county=Statewide dead Romney became the first presidential candidate from any party since West Virginia's admission to the Union in 1863 to sweep every single county in the state and the first since Richard Nixon in 1972 to carry over 60% of the state's votes.Thomas, G. Scott; The Pursuit of the White House: A Handbook of Presidential Election Statistics and History, pp. 459-460 0313257957 This represented a historic loss for the Democrats in West Virginia, which had been a Democratic stronghold from the New Deal up through the 1990s. Obama became the first Democrat since statehood to win the presidency without carrying Webster County, Jefferson County, or Braxton County. Obama is the only Democrat to ever win two terms without carrying the state at least once. However, Obama did win neighboring Virginia twice, becoming the first Democrat to win Virginia twice since Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1940 and 1944. With 62.14% of the popular vote, West Virginia would prove to be Romney's fifth strongest state in the 2012 election after Utah, Wyoming, Oklahoma and Idaho.https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/stats.php?year=2012&f=0&off=0&elect=0 2012 Presidential Election Statistics Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections 2018-03-05 As of the 2024 presidential election, this is the last time the Democratic nominee has received more than 30% of the vote in West Virginia. Primary elections Democratic primary 2012 West Virginia Democratic presidential primary Barack Obama defeated Keith Judd, a convicted felon serving a federal prison sentence in Texarkana, TX, by a surprisingly narrow 59% to 41%.http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-57430719-503544/4-in-10-choose-convict-over-obama-in-w.va-primary/ 4 in 10 choose convict over Obama in W.Va. primary - Political Hotsheet CBS News dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120510013028/http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-57430719-503544/4-in-10-choose-convict-over-obama-in-w.va-primary/ 2012-05-10 West Virginia Democratic primary, 2012 West Virginia presidential no West Virginia Democratic primary, 2008 2008 United States presidential election in West Virginia, 2016#Democratic primary 2016 2012 05 08 x125px President Barack Obama, 2012 portrait crop.jpg Barack Obama Illinois 24 106,770 59.35% Keith Russell Judd Mugshot.jpg Keith Judd Texas 0 73,138 40.65% 2012 West Virginia Democratic presidential primary election results map by county (vote share).svg 250px West Virginia results by county #1e90ff Barack Obama #ff8C00 Keith Judd 1e90ff ff8C00 Republican primary West Virginia Republican primary, 2012 West Virginia presidential no United States presidential election in West Virginia, 2008 2008 United States presidential election in West Virginia, 2016 2016 2012 05 08 Mitt_Romney_by_Gage_Skidmore_6_cropped.jpg Mitt Romney Massachusetts 24 78,197 69.56% Rick Santorum by Gage Skidmore.jpg Rick Santorum Pennsylvania 2 13,590 12.09% West Virginia Republican Presidential Primary Election Results by County, 2012.svg 250px West Virginia results by county #ff6600 Mitt Romney (Note: Italicization indicates a withdrawn candidacy) ff6600 008000 800080 ffcc00 Ron Paul by Gage Skidmore 3 (crop 2).jpg Newt Gingrich by Gage Skidmore 3 (cropped).jpg Ron Paul Newt Gingrich Texas Georgia 12,412 7,076 11.04% 6.29% 0 0 x125px The Republican primary took place on May 8, 2012.Primary and Caucus Printable Calendar CNN http://www.cnn.com/election/2012/calendar.html January 12, 2012Presidential Primary Dates Federal Election Commission http://www.FEC.gov/pubrec/fe2012/2012pdates.pdf January 23, 2012 Results + West Virginia Republican primary, 2012 Candidate Votes Percentage Projected delegate count CNN GP14px Mitt Romney 78,197 69.56% 24 Rick Santorum (withdrawn) 13,590 12.09% 2 Ron Paul 12,412 11.04% 0 Newt Gingrich (withdrawn) 7,076 6.29% 0 Buddy Roemer (withdrawn) 1,141 1.01% 0 Unprojected delegates 31 5 Total: 112,416 100% 31 31 Results by county + CountyMay 8, 2012 Statewide Results - Primary Election WV Secretary of State http://apps.sos.wv.gov/elections/results/results.aspx?year=2012&eid=8&county=Statewide August 29, 2012 June 21, 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190621171010/http://apps.sos.wv.gov/elections/results/results.aspx?year=2012&eid=8&county=Statewide dead Mitt Romney Ron Paul Rick Santorum(withdrawn) Newt Gingrich(withdrawn) Buddy Roemer(withdrawn)Barbour66.96% (983)9.20% (135)15.94% (234)7.49% (110)0.41% (6)Berkeley69.31% (4366)14.92% (940)10.29% (648)4.84% (305)0.64% (40)Boone70.28% (454)10.68% (69)14.55% (94)3.41% (22)1.08% (7)Braxton68.44% (399)13.89% (81)12.35% (72)4.12% (24)1.20% (7)Brooke69.46% (778)10.36% (116)15.09% (169)4.64% (52)0.45% (5)Cabell69.09% (3351)12.60% (611)11.34% (550)5.77% (280)1.20% (58)Calhoun66.78% (191)11.89% (34)12.24% (35)5.59% (16)3.50% (10)Clay67.01% (262)10.49% (41)13.30% (52)7.42% (29)1.79% (7)Doddridge67.36% (997)10.61% (157)12.23% (181)8.31% (123)1.49% (22)Fayette66.54% (891)12.02% (161)12.70% (170)7.17% (96)1.57% (21)Gilmer70.44% (255)7.73% (28)11.05% (40)9.94% (36)0.83% (3)Grant78.16% (1403)6.07% (109)8.30% (149)6.35% (114)1.11% (20)Greenbrier68.13% (1366)11.12% (223)13.12% (263)6.43% (129)1.20% (24)Hampshire72.70% (1270)8.59% (150)12.08% (211)5.72% (100)0.92% (16)Hancock70.04% (1302)11.62% (216)13.07% (243)3.98% (74)1.29% (24)Hardy69.75% (611)8.22% (72)13.93% (122)6.62% (58)1.48% (13)Harrison67.88% (2715)10.95% (438)12.03% (481)8.25% (330)0.90% (36)Jackson65.87% (2030)11.36% (350)13.98% (431)7.66% (236)1.14% (35)Jefferson67.98% (1771)16.08% (419)10.13% (264)4.99% (130)0.81% (21)Kanawha71.73% (7295)11.62% (1182)10.55% (1073)5.18% (527)0.91% (93)Lewis73.98% (1288)7.41% (129)10.17% (177)7.35% (128)1.09% (19)Lincoln71.69% (504)8.53% (60)10.38% (73)7.54% (53)1.85% (13)Logan67.71% (388)9.77% (56)15.01% (86)6.46% (37)1.05% (6)Marion64.57% (1775)11.13% (306)15.61% (429)6.91% (190)1.78% (49)Marshall71.67% (1687)8.54% (201)13.04% (307)5.82% (137)0.93% (22)Mason66.04% (1641)11.11% (276)13.48% (335)7.69% (191)1.69% (42)McDowell62.81% (152)12.81% (31)15.70% (38)8.26% (20)0.41% (1)Mercer72.24% (1884)8.51% (222)12.08% (315)6.40% (167)0.77% (20)Mineral70.54% (1722)10.00% (244)12.04% (294)6.72% (164)0.70% (17)Mingo69.21% (272)7.63% (30)12.21% (48)8.91% (35)2.04% (8)Monongalia66.40% (2826)14.14% (602)11.63% (495)6.72% (286)1.10% (47)Monroe65.27% (671)12.55% (129)12.16% (125)8.46% (87)1.56% (16)Morgan68.77% (1240)13.09% (236)11.09% (200)5.60% (101)1.44% (26)Nicholas69.78% (875)9.81% (123)12.28% (154)7.10% (89)1.04% (13)Ohio76.43% (2775)8.84% (321)10.52% (382)3.58% (130)0.63% (23)Pendleton75.64% (354)7.26% (34)11.54% (54)4.70% (22)0.85% (4)Pleasants66.26% (381)10.78% (62)16.70% (96)5.57% (32)0.70% (4)Pocahontas63.05% (558)14.01% (124)13.56% (120)8.47% (75)0.90% (8)Preston66.95% (2032)10.48% (318)15.32% (465)6.39% (194)0.86% (26)Putnam70.34% (3891)11.26% (623)12.26% (678)5.28% (292)0.87% (48)Raleigh73.23% (2992)7.73% (316)11.75% (480)6.78% (277)0.51% (21)Randolph68.43% (969)9.25% (131)13.14% (186)7.84% (111)1.34% (19)Ritchie65.27% (1000)13.97% (214)12.01% (184)7.18% (110)1.57% (24)Roane69.95% (866)9.94% (123)11.31% (140)7.43% (92)1.37% (17)Summers67.24% (388)10.40% (60)11.96% (69)9.01% (52)1.39% (8)Taylor67.82% (784)11.76% (136)12.63% (146)7.44% (86)0.35% (4)Tucker69.29% (422)11.33% (69)9.85% (60)9.03% (55)0.49% (3)Tyler68.46% (675)11.76% (116)11.97% (118)6.39% (63)1.42% (14)Upshur69.12% (2344)9.20% (312)13.65% (463)6.69% (227)1.33% (45)Wayne66.79% (1076)10.12% (163)14.65% (236)7.76% (125)0.68% (11)Webster64.65% (139)10.70% (23)15.35% (33)6.98% (15)2.33% (5)Wetzel69.53% (566)8.35% (68)16.46% (134)5.28% (43)0.37% (3)Wirt63.00% (332)11.57% (61)16.32% (86)8.92% (47)0.19% (1)Wood70.20% (5422)11.64% (899)10.72% (828)6.42% (496)1.02% (79)Wyoming75.58% (616)7.61% (62)9.08% (74)6.87% (56)0.86% (7) 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 July 8, 2012 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 Results 2012 United States presidential election in West Virginiahttps://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=2012&fips=54&off=0&elect=0&f=0 2012 Presidential General Election Results - West Virginia Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections Republican Party (United States) Mitt Romney Massachusetts Paul Ryan Wisconsin 417,655 62.14% 5 100.00% 6.70% Democratic Party (United States) Barack Obama Illinois (incumbent) Joe Biden Delaware (incumbent) 238,269 35.45% 0 0.00% 6.97% Libertarian Party (United States) Gary Johnson New Mexico James P. Gray California 6,302 0.94% 0 0.00% 0.94% Mountain Party Jill Stein Massachusetts Cheri Honkala Pennsylvania 4,406 0.66% 0 0.00% 0.33% Independent (politician) Randall Terry West Virginia N/A N/A 3,806 0.57% 0 0.00% 0.57% Write-in Various Various Various Various 1,502 0.22% 0 0.00% 0.03% Constitution Party (United States) Virgil Goode (write-in) Virginia Jim Clymer Pennsylvania 119 0.02% 0 0.00% 0.32% Peace and Freedom Party Roseanne Barr (write-in) Hawaii Cindy Sheehan California 31 0.00% 0 0.00% Justice Party (United States) Rocky Anderson (write-in) Utah Luis J. Rodriguez California 12 0.00% 0 0.00% American Third Position Party Merlin Miller (write-in) Iowa Virginia Abernethy Arizona 12 0.00% 0 0.00% American Independent Party Tom Hoefling (write-in) Iowa Robert Ornelas California 5 0.00% 0 0.00% Independent (politician) Richard Duncan (write-in) - - - 1 0.00% 0 0.00% 672,119 100.00% 5 100.00% By county CountyMitt RomneyRepublicanBarack ObamaDemocraticVarious candidatesOther partiesMarginTotal#%#%#%#%Barbour3,82466.19%1,76830.60%1853.21%2,05635.59%5,777Berkeley22,15659.39%14,27538.26%8762.35%7,88121.13%37,307Boone5,46764.30%2,79032.82%2452.88%2,67731.48%8,502Braxton2,72556.65%1,99841.54%871.81%72715.11%4,810Brooke5,06054.25%4,00542.94%2632.81%1,05511.31%9,328Cabell17,98555.93%13,56842.19%6051.88%4,41713.74%32,158Calhoun1,31959.68%81837.01%733.31%50122.67%2,210Clay1,97165.31%93130.85%1163.84%1,04034.46%3,018Doddridge2,13076.78%57520.73%692.49%1,55556.05%2,774Fayette8,35059.35%5,41938.51%3012.14%2,93120.84%14,070Gilmer1,59563.24%84033.31%873.45%75529.93%2,522Grant3,78382.45%71815.65%871.90%3,06566.80%4,588Greenbrier7,93060.98%4,71036.22%3652.80%3,22024.76%13,005Hampshire5,52368.87%2,29928.67%1972.46%3,22440.20%8,019Hancock7,22659.47%4,62738.08%2972.45%2,59921.39%12,150Hardy3,53668.25%1,48228.60%1633.15%2,05439.65%5,181Harrison15,87660.43%9,73237.04%6632.53%6,14423.39%26,271Jackson7,40863.90%3,85433.24%3322.86%3,55430.66%11,594Jefferson11,25850.63%10,39846.76%5802.61%8603.87%22,236Kanawha41,36454.92%32,48043.13%1,4681.95%8,88411.79%75,312Lewis4,37569.51%1,73627.58%1832.91%2,63941.93%6,294Lincoln4,38364.29%2,22732.66%2083.05%2,15631.63%6,818Logan8,22268.68%3,46928.98%2812.34%4,75339.70%11,972Marion12,05455.93%8,95941.57%5402.50%3,09514.36%21,553Marshall8,13562.77%4,48434.60%3412.63%3,65128.17%12,960Mason5,74158.64%3,77838.59%2712.77%1,96320.05%9,790McDowell3,95963.98%2,10934.08%1201.94%1,85029.90%6,188Mercer15,45072.49%5,43225.49%4312.02%10,01847.00%21,313Mineral7,83371.29%2,88526.26%2702.45%4,94845.03%10,988Mingo6,19169.92%2,42827.42%2362.66%3,76342.50%8,855Monongalia16,83153.28%13,82643.77%9342.95%3,0059.51%31,591Monroe3,61669.11%1,45527.81%1613.08%2,16141.30%5,232Morgan4,51363.82%2,36333.42%1952.76%2,15030.40%7,071Nicholas5,89867.09%2,66430.30%2292.61%3,23436.79%8,791Ohio10,76859.96%6,78637.79%4052.25%3,98222.17%17,959Pendleton2,09564.34%1,07432.99%872.67%1,02131.35%3,256Pleasants1,82564.24%95533.61%612.15%87030.63%2,841Pocahontas2,18260.76%1,30336.29%1062.95%87924.47%3,591Preston7,88970.54%2,93126.21%3633.25%4,95844.33%11,183Putnam16,03267.47%7,25630.54%4721.99%8,77636.93%23,760Raleigh20,61471.48%7,73926.84%4841.68%12,87544.64%28,837Randolph6,16063.00%3,34234.18%2762.82%2,81828.82%9,778Ritchie2,92177.07%76820.26%1012.67%2,15356.81%3,790Roane2,98258.93%1,93938.32%1392.75%1,04320.61%5,060Summers2,98162.84%1,62134.17%1422.99%1,36028.67%4,744Taylor3,84064.85%1,94132.78%1402.37%1,89932.07%5,921Tucker2,17669.34%88028.04%822.62%1,29641.30%3,138Tyler2,31470.44%89027.09%812.47%1,42443.35%3,285Upshur5,93971.57%2,15826.01%2012.42%3,78145.56%8,298Wayne8,68862.02%4,93135.20%3902.78%3,75726.82%14,009Webster1,71061.67%94734.15%1164.18%76327.52%2,773Wetzel3,47359.11%2,21737.74%1853.15%1,25621.37%5,875Wirt1,42765.73%67631.14%683.13%75134.59%2,171Wood22,18365.10%11,23032.96%6631.94%10,95332.14%34,076Wyoming5,76976.65%1,58321.03%1742.32%4,18655.62%7,526Totals417,65562.14%238,26935.45%16,1952.41%179,38626.69%672,119 Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Boone (largest city: Madison) Braxton (largest town: Sutton) Jefferson (largest city: Charles Town) Marion (largest city: Fairmont) McDowell (largest city: Welch) Monongalia (largest city: Morgantown) Webster (largest town: Webster Springs) right 300px Margin swing by county 300px Trend relative to the state by county Legend #09ceff Democratic — +10-12.5% #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% #ff0000 Republican — +12.5-15% #d40000 Republican — +>15% 300px County flips Legend Republican #f48882 Hold #ca0120 Flip By congressional district Romney won all three congressional districts, including one held by 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 RepresentativeWest Virginia 1 1st 62.18% 35.54%David McKinleyWest Virginia 2 2nd 60% 37.97%Shelley Moore CapitoWest Virginia 3 3rd 65% 32.79%Nick Rahall See also 2012 Republican Party presidential debates 2012 Republican Party presidential primaries Results of the 2012 Republican Party presidential primaries West Virginia Republican Party References External links The Green Papers: for West Virginia The Green Papers: Major state elections in chronological order 2012 United States President West Virginia