2012 United States presidential election in Iowa

none June 2025 September 2023 2012 United States presidential election 2012 United States presidential election in Iowa Iowa Flag of Iowa (xrmap collection).svg presidential no 2008 United States presidential election in Iowa 2008 November 6, 2012 2016 United States presidential election in Iowa 2016 x200px President Barack Obama, 2012 portrait crop.jpg Barack Obama Democratic Party (United States) Illinois Joe Biden 6 822,544 51.99% 280px County results 280px Congressional district results 280px Precinct results 280px Obama #b9d7ff 40–50% #86b6f2 50–60% #4389e3 60–70% #1666CB 70–80% #0645B4 80–90% #002B84 90–100% Romney #f2b3be 40–50% #e27f90 50–60% #cc2f4a 60–70% #d40000 70–80% #aa0000 80–90% #800000 90–100% Tie #EDEDED 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 0 730,617 46.18% The 2012 United States presidential election in Iowa 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. Iowa 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. Obama won Iowa with 51.99% of the vote to Romney's 46.18%, a Democratic victory margin of 5.81% – a markedly closer result than in 2008, when the Democrats won Iowa with a margin of 9.54%. Romney picked up wins in 16 counties that Obama had won in 2008, most of which were in the western half of the state, while only one county, (Woodbury), flipped in the opposite direction. Obama became the first Democrat to win the White House without winning Palo Alto County since Grover Cleveland in 1892 and the first to win without winning Carroll County since Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1944. Iowa is also one of only three states that backed Obama twice that would go on to vote against his vice president Joe Biden in 2020, the other two being Florida and Ohio. This was the sixth consecutive election where Iowa backed the winner of the national popular vote, the longest such streak of any state nationwide. As of the 2024 presidential election, this is the last time that a Democratic presidential nominee has carried Iowa, any of its congressional districts, or the following counties: Allamakee, Boone, Bremer, Buchanan, Cedar, Cerro Gordo, Chickasaw, Clarke, Clayton, Clinton, Des Moines, Dubuque, Fayette, Floyd, Howard, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson, Jones, Lee, Louisa, Marshall, Mitchell, Muscatine, Poweshiek, Tama, Union, Wapello, Webster, Winneshiek, Woodbury, and Worth. 4 Caucuses Democratic caucuses 2012 Democratic Party presidential primaries 2012 Iowa Democratic presidential caucuses Iowa Flag of Iowa (xrmap collection).svg presidential no 2008 Iowa Democratic presidential caucuses 2008 2012 01 03 2016 Iowa Democratic presidential caucuses 2016 x125px President Barack Obama, 2012 portrait crop.jpg Barack Obama Illinois SDEs State delegate equivalents (SDEs) are used to calculate how many delegates each candidate gets both in each district and on state-level. Percentage (of SDEs) 62 8,065 95% File:NOTA Option Logo 3x4.svg Uncommitted N/A 3 87 5% 1E90FF 000000 On January 3, 2012, the Iowa Democratic Party held statewide caucuses to select delegates to the county conventions.David Espo Thomas Beaumont The Virginian-Pilot Associated Press January 4, 2012 A1 Incumbent Barack Obama ran unopposed. However, caucus goers also had the option of voting "uncommitted" rather than supporting Obama, and some Occupy movement and anti-war activists urged Democrats to vote "uncommitted" in protest of the Obama administration.John Nichols John Nichols (journalist) Iowa Challenge for Obama: Dem Caucus Votes for 'Uncommitted' Slate The Nation http://www.thenation.com/blog/165247/occupy-iowa-caucus-urges-dems-back-uncommitted-slate December 20, 2011 October 22, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120210050014/http://www.thenation.com/blog/165247/occupy-iowa-caucus-urges-dems-back-uncommitted-slate February 10, 2012 live mdy-allDora Grote The Daily Iowan http://www.dailyiowan.com/2011/12/14/Metro/26412.html Iowa City doves urge Democrats not to caucus for Obama October 22, 2012 July 29, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120729083800/http://www.dailyiowan.com/2011/12/14/Metro/26412.html dead mdy-allMatt Pearce Salon January 4, 2012 October 22, 2012 The complete failure (and unnoticed success) of Occupy Iowa Caucus http://www.salon.com/2012/01/04/the_complete_failure_and_unnoticed_success_of_occupy_iowa/singleton/ October 22, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121022111144/http://www.salon.com/2012/01/04/the_complete_failure_and_unnoticed_success_of_occupy_iowa/singleton/ live mdy-all Of the 8,152 county convention delegates that were elected by the caucuses, 8,065 (99%) were for Obama and 87 (1%) were uncommitted.http://iowademocrats.org/caucus/results/ https://archive.today/20130415034307/http://iowademocrats.org/caucus/results/ dead April 15, 2013 October 22, 2012 Caucus Night Reporting Iowa Democratic Party 2012 In the floor vote taken at the Democratic National Convention, 62 Iowa state delegates voted for Obama.http://www.thegreenpapers.com/P12/IA-D 2012 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions: Iowa Democrat The Green Papers 2012 October 22, 2012 The other 3 of the state's 65 allocated votes were not announced. Republican caucuses 2012 Iowa Republican presidential caucuses 2012 Iowa Republican presidential caucuses Iowa Flag of Iowa (xrmap collection).svg presidential no 2008 Iowa Republican presidential caucuses 2008 2012 01 03 2016 Iowa Republican presidential caucuses 2016 x125px Ron Paul by Gage Skidmore 3 crop.jpg Ron Paul Texas 22 26,036 21.43% ffcc00 Mitt_Romney_by_Gage_Skidmore_6_cropped.jpg Mitt Romney Massachusetts 6 29,805 24.53% ff6600 Rick Santorum by Gage Skidmore (crop 2).jpg Rick Santorum Pennsylvania 0 29,839 24.56% 008000 Newt Gingrich by Gage Skidmore 3 (cropped).jpg Newt Gingrich Georgia 0 16,163 13.30% 800080 Rick Perry by Gage Skidmore 4 (cropped).jpg Rick Perry Texas 0 12,557 10.33% 000080 Iowa_Republican_Presidential_Caucuses_Detailed_Election_Results_by_County,_2012.svg 240px County resultsSantorum: #c0f0c0 20–30% #aae5aa 30–40% #87de87 40–50% #37c837 60–70%Romney: #FFDAC1 20–30% #ffcca9 30–40%Paul: #fdf3d8 20–30% #ffeeaa 30–40% #ffe680 40–50%Perry: #d0f9f9 20–30% #acf2f2 30–40%Tie: #EDEDED 20–30% The 2012 Iowa Republican presidential caucuses took place on January 3, 2012. Using the media's generally accepted definition of the Iowa Republican caucus as the non-binding secret polling at caucus sites and using the incomplete data available, the 2012 Iowa Republican caucus was the closest race in Iowa caucus history with only a thirty-four vote margin (about 3 100th of a percent) separating former Senator Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania, who received 29,839 votes (24.56%), and former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney, who received 29,805 votes (24.53%). Representative Ron Paul of Texas ran a close third, receiving 26,036 votes (21.43%). Trailing were former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich (16,163 votes, 13.30%), Texas governor Rick Perry (12,557 votes, 10.33%), and Representative Michele Bachmann (6,046 votes, 4.98%). Former Utah governor and ambassador to China Jon Huntsman, Jr., who skipped campaigning in Iowa to focus on the New Hampshire primary,Holly Ramer, "Huntsman: Republican race wide open in Iowa's wakeFebruary 2026 medicmedic" (January 4, 2012). Associated Press. received 739 votes (0.61%).http://www.thegreenpapers.com/P12/IA-R 2012 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions: Iowa Republican The Green Papers 2012 October 22, 2012 In total, 121,501 votes were recorded, setting a record for Iowa Republican caucus turnout;http://iowacaucus.com/2012/01/19/no-official-iowa-caucus-winner-but-santorum-got-most-votes/ No 'official' Iowa caucus winner, but Santorum got most votes Iowa Caucus The Gazette Cedar Rapids, Iowa January 19, 2012 Rod Boshart October 23, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121103181116/http://iowacaucus.com/2012/01/19/no-official-iowa-caucus-winner-but-santorum-got-most-votes/ November 3, 2012 dead mdy-all this record was broken in the 2016 election by more than 60,000 votes.Iowa Caucus Results - Election 2016 https://www.nytimes.com/elections/2016/primaries/iowa The New York Times 2 February 2016 However, this total was still far less than the all-time Iowa caucus record in the 2008 Democratic Iowa caucuses, in which 239,000 Democrats voted. The 121,501 votes represent 19.8 percent of active registered Republicans in the statehttp://www.p2012.org/chrniowa/ia2012caucusresults.html 2012 October 23, 2012 Jan. 3, 2012 Iowa Caucus Results P2012 Democracy in Action May 13, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120513021127/http://www.p2012.org/chrniowa/ia2012caucusresults.html dead and just 5.4 percent of all Iowans eligible to vote.An estimated 2,250,423 Iowans were eligible to vote. Michael McDonald, "2012 Presidential Nomination Contest Turnout Rates https://web.archive.org/web/20120110003330/http://elections.gmu.edu/Turnout_2012P.html 2012-01-10 " (January 4, 2012). United States Elections Project, George Mason University. However, the vote totals of eight precincts were never counted, so the vote totals are not really known. The secret polling results at Republican caucus sites were unrelated to the delegate selection process in 2012, although that has been changed for the 2016 election cycle. If the Iowa 2012 Republican caucuses were regarded as the start of the Republican delegate selection process for the 2012 United States presidential election, the real caucus process was the election of Republican delegates to the county conventions, who would eventually determine the delegates at the state convention in June 2012. This would, in turn, determine the Iowa delegates who would attend the Republican National Convention in August, 2012. This process rewarded campaign organizations that could not only get supporters to the caucus sites, but get supporters who would be willing to serve as delegates to county conventions and beyond. As a result, Ron Paul was ultimately able to win 22 of the 28 delegates to the national convention and Mitt Romney won the other six. The 2011–2012 pre-caucus poll results for Iowa had highly volatile results; Gallup polls showed the leading candidate in Iowa change seven times from May 2011 until the caucuses.Jedd Rosche, "Iowa Caucuses 2012: By the numbers" (January 2, 2012). The 2012 caucuses also set a new record for political expenditures, with $12 million being spent, two-thirds of it from "super PACs" which dominated the campaigns by running highly negative attack ads."|newswell|text|FRONTPAGE|p Editorial: In Iowa, a plague of stealth spendingMay 2020 InternetArchiveBot yes" (January 4, 2012). Detroit Free Press. In the August 13 Ames Straw Poll, a traditional straw poll held in Iowa Republican caucuses, Bachmann narrowly defeated Paul, with Minnesota governor Tim Pawlenty trailing in third. Following his disappointing showing, Pawlenty dropped out of the race.Peter Hamby, Pawlenty drops out of presidential race" (August 14, 2011). CNN. Michael D. Shear and Jeff Zeleny, "Pawlenty Drops Out of Republican Race" (August 14, 2011). New York Times. Three candidates' debates were held in Iowa over the course the campaign: one on August 11 in Ames ahead of the straw poll; one on December 10, 2011, in Des Moines, and one on December 15 in Sioux City. Several other joint candidates' appearances took place during the caucus campaign outside Iowa."2011-2012 Primary Debates -- Schedule https://web.archive.org/web/20120107102352/http://www.2012presidentialelectionnews.com/2012-debate-schedule/2011-2012-primary-debate-schedule 2012-01-07 . The day after her unsatisfactory sixth-place performance in Iowa, Bachmann announced she was dropping out of the presidential race.Sarah Wheaton, "Bachmann Says She Will Not Continue in the Race" (January 4, 2012). New York Times."Michele Bachmann drops out of GOP race after Iowa caucuses" (January 4, 2012). Washington Post. Following his low fifth-place finish, Perry initially announced he was "reassessing" his campaign "to determine whether there is a path forward," but subsequently stated that he would continue on to New Hampshire and South Carolina.Chris Tomlinson, "Perry leaving 'quirky' Iowa for South Carolina" (January 4, 2012). Associated Press.Dave Montgomery and Maria Recio, "Texas Gov. Rick Perry decides to stay in presidential race" (January 4, 2012). McClatchy Newspapers.Associated Press and Philip Elliott, "Perry: Reassessing Bid After Iowa Caucuses https://web.archive.org/web/20120105024117/http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,2103604,00.html 2012-01-05 (January 4, 2012).Nicholas Confessore and Katharine Q. Seelye, "Assessment Complete — Perry to Stay in Race" (January 4, 2012), New York Times. Iowa Republican caucuses, January 3, 2012 Candidate Votes Percentage Projected delegate count Actual delegatesCNNhttp://edition.cnn.com/election/2012/primaries/state/ia https://web.archive.org/web/20120105110905/http://edition.cnn.com/election/2012/primaries/state/ia dead January 5, 2012 Results Iowa CNNFOXhttp://www.foxnews.com/politics/elections/2012/iowa-caucus-jan-3 - Fox News Fox News 2012-01-04 https://web.archive.org/web/20120108232912/http://www.foxnews.com/politics/elections/2012/iowa-caucus-jan-3 2012-01-08 dead Rick Santorum 29,839 24.56% 7 12 0 Mitt Romney 29,805 24.53% 7 12 6 Ron Paul 26,036 21.43% 7 0 22 Newt Gingrich 16,163 13.30% 2 0 0 Rick Perry 12,557 10.33% 0 0 0 Michele Bachmann 6,046 4.98% 0 0 0 Jon Huntsman 739 0.61% 0 0 0 Herman Cain (write-in) 45 0.04% 0 0 0 Sarah Palin (write-in) 23 0.02% 0 0 0 Buddy Roemer (write-in) 17 0.01% 0 0 0 Fred Karger (write-in) 10 0.01% 0 0 0 Gary Johnson (write-in) 8 0.01% 0 0 0 Donald Trump (write-in) 5 0.00% 0 0 0 Paul Ryan (write-in) 3 0.00% 0 0 0 Rudy Giuliani (write-in) 2 0.00% 0 0 0 Mike Huckabee (write-in) 2 0.00% 0 0 0 Ben Lange (write-in) 2 0.00% 0 0 0 Roy Moore (write-in) 2 0.00% 0 0 0 Tim Pawlenty (write-in) 2 0.00% 0 0 0 Condoleezza Rice (write-in) 2 0.00% 0 0 0 Jared Blankenship (write-in) 1 0.00% 0 0 0 Pat Buchanan (write-in) 1 0.00% 0 0 0 John McCain (write-in) 1 0.00% 0 0 0 Ralph Nader (write-in) 1 0.00% 0 0 0 Robert Ray (write-in) 1 0.00% 0 0 0 Scott Walker (write-in) 1 0.00% 0 0 0 No Preference 147 0.12% 0 0 0 Other 40 0.03% 0 0 0 Unprojected delegates: 5 4 — Total: 121,501 100.00% 28 28 28 General election Candidates There were eight candidates on the Iowa ballot in the general election: the two major-party candidates (Barack Obama and Mitt Romney) and six minor candidates.http://sos.iowa.gov/elections/pdf/2012/general/candlist.pdf October 22, 2012 Iowa Secretary of State Candidate List: November 6, 2012 General Election October 18, 2012 Barack Obama was the incumbent president and nominee of the Democratic Party. His running mate was Joe Biden, the incumbent vice president. Mitt Romney was the nominee of the Republican Party. His running mate was Paul Ryan, a United States Representative from Wisconsin. Virgil Goode was the nominee of the Constitution Party. His running mate was James Clymer. Jill Stein was the nominee of the Green Party. Her running mate was Cheri Honkala. Gary Johnson was the nominee of the Libertarian Party. His running mate was James P. Gray. Gloria La Riva appeared on the ballot as a stand-in for Peta Lindsay, the nominee of the Party for Socialism and Liberation, because Lindsay was ineligible to appear on the Iowa ballot due to her young age. Similarly, Stefanie Beacham appeared on the ballot as a stand-in for the party's nominee for vice president, Yari Osorio.PSL gains ballot access in 13 states http://www.pslweb.org/votepsl/2012/statements/psl-on-ballot-in-new-york.html Party for Socialism and Liberation 2012 October 22, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121022114118/http://www.pslweb.org/votepsl/2012/statements/psl-on-ballot-in-new-york.html October 22, 2012 dead mdy-all James Harris was the nominee of the Socialist Workers Party. Alyson Kennedy was listed as Harris's running mate on the Iowa ballot, because the party's vice presidential nominee, Maura DeLuca, was too young to appear on the ballot.Third-party V.P. candidate finds home in Lincoln http://journalstar.com/elections/third-party-v-p-candidate-finds-home-in-lincoln/article_f74ecaa4-68b0-5829-9175-291e62580475.html September 2, 2012 October 23, 2012 Nancy Hicks Lincoln Journal Star Jerry Litzel was an independent candidate. Litzel is a collector of presidential memorabilia and "thought it would be neat to collect a (presidential) ballot with my name on it", so he gathered the signatures necessary to appear on the Iowa ballot.Ames man gets his name on the ballot Mike Malloy Ames Tribune August 31, 2012 October 22, 2012 http://amestrib.com/sections/news/iowa/ames-man-gets-his-name-ballot.html https://web.archive.org/web/20121001144441/http://amestrib.com/sections/news/iowa/ames-man-gets-his-name-ballot.html October 1, 2012 live mdy-all His brother, Jim Litzel, is listed as his running mate. Polling Analysts considered Iowa to be a toss-up state—one which either major candidate could plausibly win.The Washington Post, CNN, and The Cook Political Report all label Iowa "toss-up". https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/special/politics/election-map-2012/president/ 2012 Election Map: The race for the presidency The Washington Post October 22, 2012 http://www.cnn.com/election/2012/ecalculator CNN Electoral Map CNN October 17, 2012 Sophia Dengo Bryan Perry John Hayes Joel John A.D Slaton CNN Politics http://cookpolitical.com/presidential/maps The Cook Political Report Presidential: Maps October 17, 2012 A majority of statewide opinion polls had shown Obama tied with or leading Romney.Iowa: Romney vs. Obama RealClearPolitics http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2012/president/ia/iowa_romney_vs_obama-1922.html October 22, 2012 2012 10 22 US, polling aggregator FiveThirtyEight estimated that there was a 66% likelihood that Obama would win Iowa's electoral votes.http://fivethirtyeight.blogs.nytimes.com/ FiveThirtyEight Silver Nate Nate Silver The New York Times October 22, 2012 Up until September 2012, polling showed a close race with Obama narrowly leading. In late September 2012, Obama gained momentum and this continued through the first three weeks of October 2012, where he won almost every poll in that time period. In October, when Romney gained momentum in other states, Obama won the majority of the polls conducted. Romney ended up winning the second to last poll, but other than that, Obama won every poll in the last week. The final poll showed Obama leading 50% to 48%, while an average of the last 3 polls showed Obama leading 48% to 46%.https://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2012/president/ia/iowa_romney_vs_obama-1922.html#polls 2012 - Iowa: Romney vs. Obama | RealClearPolitics www.realclearpolitics.com 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 2013-08-13TossupNovember 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 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 Tossup 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/ 2012-07-26TossupNovember 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 Ball https://centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/projection-obama-will-likely-win-second-term/ PROJECTION: OBAMA WILL LIKELY WIN SECOND TERMLean DNovember 5, 2012FiveThirtyEight https://www.masslive.com/news/2012/11/nate_silvers_political_calcula.html Nate Silver's political calculations predict 2012 election outcomeLikely DNovember 6, 2012 Results 2012 United States presidential election in Iowahttp://electionresults.sos.iowa.gov/resultsSW.aspx?type=FED&map=CTY Iowa Secretary of State General Election Results 2012-11-08 https://web.archive.org/web/20121229103158/http://electionresults.sos.iowa.gov/resultsSW.aspx?type=FED&map=CTY 2012-12-29 dead PartyCandidateRunning mateVotesPercentageElectoral votes Democratic Barack Obama (incumbent) Joe Biden (incumbent) 822,544 51.99% 6 Republican Mitt Romney Paul Ryan 730,617 46.18% 0 Libertarian Gary Johnson Jim Gray 12,926 0.82% 0 Green Jill Stein Cheri Honkala 3,769 0.24% 0 Constitution Virgil Goode Jim Clymer 3,038 0.19% 0 Independent Jerry Litzel Jim Litzel 1,027 0.06% 0 Socialist Workers James Harris Alyson Kennedy 445 0.03% 0 Socialism and Liberation Gloria La Riva Stefanie Beacham 372 0.02% 0 Others Others Write-Ins 7,442 0.53% 0 Totals 1,582,180 100.00% 6 By county Obama won 38 counties and Romney won 61 counties. Obama won majorities in terms of the popular vote percentages in 35 counties and won pluralities in terms of the popular vote percentages in 3 counties. Romney won majorites in terms of the popular vote percentages in 57 counties and won pluralities in terms of the popular vote percentages in 4 counties. County Barack ObamaDemocratic Mitt RomneyRepublican Various candidatesOther parties Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % Adair 1,790 44.79% 2,114 52.90% 92 2.31% -324 -8.11% 3,996 Adams 1,028 47.05% 1,108 50.71% 49 2.24% -80 -3.66% 2,185 Allamakee 3,553 51.24% 3,264 47.07% 117 1.69% 289 4.17% 6,934 Appanoose 2,951 47.25% 3,161 50.62% 133 2.13% -210 -3.37% 6,245 Audubon 1,611 46.60% 1,802 52.13% 44 1.27% -191 -5.53% 3,457 Benton 6,862 48.93% 6,940 49.49% 221 1.58% -78 -0.56% 14,023 Black Hawk 39,821 59.31% 26,235 39.07% 1,085 1.62% 13,586 20.24% 67,141 Boone 7,512 52.21% 6,556 45.57% 320 2.22% 956 6.64% 14,388 Bremer 6,763 50.67% 6,405 47.99% 178 1.34% 358 2.68% 13,346 Buchanan 5,911 56.11% 4,450 42.24% 174 1.65% 1,461 13.87% 10,535 Buena Vista 3,700 44.14% 4,554 54.32% 129 1.54% -854 -10.18% 8,383 Butler 3,329 44.12% 4,106 54.42% 110 1.46% -777 -10.30% 7,545 Calhoun 2,238 42.79% 2,891 55.28% 101 1.93% -653 -12.49% 5,230 Carroll 4,947 46.35% 5,601 52.47% 126 1.18% -654 -6.12% 10,674 Cass 2,858 39.67% 4,217 58.53% 130 1.80% -1,359 -18.86% 7,205 Cedar 4,972 51.53% 4,529 46.94% 148 1.53% 443 4.59% 9,649 Cerro Gordo 13,316 55.89% 10,128 42.51% 380 1.60% 3,188 13.38% 23,824 Cherokee 2,634 41.06% 3,662 57.08% 119 1.86% -1,028 -16.02% 6,415 Chickasaw 3,554 54.81% 2,836 43.74% 94 1.45% 718 11.07% 6,484 Clarke 2,189 49.41% 2,124 47.95% 117 2.64% 65 1.46% 4,430 Clay 3,385 39.81% 4,951 58.23% 166 1.96% -1,566 -18.42% 8,502 Clayton 4,806 52.59% 4,164 45.57% 168 1.84% 642 7.02% 9,138 Clinton 15,141 60.56% 9,432 37.73% 427 1.71% 5,709 22.83% 25,000 Crawford 3,066 45.41% 3,595 53.24% 91 1.35% -529 -7.83% 6,752 Dallas 16,576 43.49% 20,988 55.06% 552 1.45% -4,412 -11.57% 38,116 Davis 1,520 40.29% 2,138 56.67% 115 3.04% -618 -16.38% 3,773 Decatur 1,791 46.73% 1,947 50.80% 95 2.47% -156 -4.07% 3,833 Delaware 4,616 49.22% 4,636 49.43% 126 1.35% -20 -0.21% 9,378 Des Moines 11,888 58.32% 8,136 39.91% 361 1.77% 3,752 18.41% 20,385 Dickinson 4,095 40.31% 5,912 58.19% 152 1.50% -1,817 -17.88% 10,159 Dubuque 28,768 56.53% 21,280 41.81% 846 1.66% 7,488 14.72% 50,894 Emmet 2,099 44.78% 2,507 53.49% 81 1.73% -408 -8.71% 4,687 Fayette 5,732 55.30% 4,492 43.33% 142 1.37% 1,240 11.97% 10,366 Floyd 4,680 56.68% 3,472 42.05% 105 1.27% 1,208 14.63% 8,257 Franklin 2,266 43.69% 2,823 54.44% 97 1.87% -557 -10.75% 5,186 Fremont 1,637 44.63% 1,972 53.76% 59 1.61% -335 -9.13% 3,668 Greene 2,375 49.01% 2,380 49.11% 91 1.88% -5 -0.10% 4,846 Grundy 2,635 37.85% 4,215 60.54% 112 1.61% -1,580 -22.69% 6,962 Guthrie 2,569 43.63% 3,171 53.86% 148 2.51% -602 -10.23% 5,888 Hamilton 3,782 47.71% 3,991 50.35% 154 1.94% -209 -2.64% 7,927 Hancock 2,521 42.55% 3,317 55.98% 87 1.47% -796 -13.43% 5,925 Hardin 4,075 45.80% 4,670 52.48% 153 1.72% -595 -6.68% 8,898 Harrison 3,136 42.83% 4,065 55.52% 121 1.65% -929 -12.69% 7,322 Henry 4,460 45.99% 5,035 51.92% 202 2.09% -575 -5.93% 9,697 Howard 2,768 59.59% 1,795 38.64% 82 1.77% 973 20.95% 4,645 Humboldt 1,972 38.23% 3,099 60.08% 87 1.69% -1,127 -21.85% 5,158 Ida 1,321 36.06% 2,286 62.41% 56 1.53% -965 -26.35% 3,663 Iowa 4,144 46.74% 4,569 51.53% 153 1.73% -425 -4.79% 8,866 Jackson 5,907 57.67% 4,177 40.78% 158 1.55% 1,730 16.89% 10,242 Jasper 10,257 52.56% 8,877 45.49% 381 1.95% 1,380 7.07% 19,515 Jefferson 4,798 56.25% 3,436 40.28% 296 3.47% 1,362 15.97% 8,530 Johnson 50,666 66.69% 23,698 31.19% 1,613 2.12% 26,968 35.50% 75,977 Jones 5,534 52.96% 4,721 45.18% 194 1.86% 813 7.78% 10,449 Keokuk 2,303 43.73% 2,843 53.99% 120 2.28% -540 -10.26% 5,266 Kossuth 3,850 43.15% 4,937 55.33% 136 1.52% -1,087 -12.18% 8,923 Lee 10,714 56.65% 7,785 41.17% 412 2.18% 2,929 15.48% 18,911 Linn 68,581 57.90% 47,622 40.20% 2,250 1.90% 20,959 17.70% 118,453 Louisa 2,452 49.36% 2,420 48.71% 96 1.93% 32 0.65% 4,968 Lucas 1,987 45.96% 2,254 52.14% 82 1.90% -267 -6.18% 4,323 Lyon 1,423 21.86% 4,978 76.48% 108 1.66% -3,555 -54.62% 6,509 Madison 3,630 42.92% 4,638 54.84% 190 2.24% -1,008 -11.92% 8,458 Mahaska 4,213 38.71% 6,448 59.25% 222 2.04% -2,235 -20.54% 10,883 Marion 7,507 42.44% 9,828 55.57% 352 1.99% -2,321 -13.13% 17,687 Marshall 10,257 53.80% 8,472 44.44% 335 1.76% 1,785 9.36% 19,064 Mills 2,848 39.49% 4,216 58.46% 148 2.05% -1,368 -18.97% 7,212 Mitchell 2,831 50.68% 2,643 47.31% 112 2.01% 188 3.37% 5,586 Monona 2,101 44.31% 2,557 53.92% 84 1.77% -456 -9.61% 4,742 Monroe 1,731 45.20% 2,026 52.90% 73 1.90% -295 -7.70% 3,830 Montgomery 1,922 38.25% 3,001 59.72% 102 2.03% -1,079 -21.47% 5,025 Muscatine 11,323 57.00% 8,168 41.12% 374 1.88% 3,155 15.88% 19,865 O'Brien 1,969 26.82% 5,266 71.73% 106 1.45% -3,297 -44.91% 7,341 Osceola 912 28.55% 2,230 69.82% 52 1.63% -1,318 -41.27% 3,194 Page 2,613 36.91% 4,348 61.42% 118 1.67% -1,735 -24.51% 7,079 Palo Alto 2,139 43.77% 2,660 54.43% 88 1.80% -521 -10.66% 4,887 Plymouth 4,164 32.15% 8,597 66.39% 189 1.46% -4,433 -34.24% 12,950 Pocahontas 1,523 37.77% 2,396 59.42% 113 2.81% -873 -21.65% 4,032 Polk 128,465 56.13% 96,096 41.98% 4,321 1.89% 32,369 14.15% 228,882 Pottawattamie 19,644 46.44% 21,860 51.68% 797 1.88% -2,216 -5.24% 42,301 Poweshiek 5,357 53.70% 4,424 44.35% 194 1.95% 933 9.35% 9,975 Ringgold 1,186 45.63% 1,368 52.64% 45 1.73% -182 -7.01% 2,599 Sac 2,122 40.11% 3,094 58.48% 75 1.41% -972 -18.37% 5,291 Scott 50,652 56.12% 38,251 42.38% 1,360 1.50% 12,401 13.74% 90,263 Shelby 2,469 38.08% 3,911 60.33% 103 1.59% -1,442 -22.25% 6,483 Sioux 2,700 15.60% 14,407 83.24% 201 1.16% -11,707 -67.64% 17,308 Story 26,192 55.55% 19,668 41.71% 1,290 2.74% 6,524 13.84% 47,150 Tama 4,768 52.88% 4,098 45.45% 151 1.67% 670 7.43% 9,017 Taylor 1,262 42.14% 1,683 56.19% 50 1.67% -421 -14.05% 2,995 Union 3,043 51.08% 2,813 47.22% 101 1.70% 230 3.86% 5,957 Van Buren 1,402 39.28% 2,064 57.83% 103 2.89% -662 -18.55% 3,569 Wapello 8,663 54.93% 6,789 43.05% 318 2.02% 1,874 11.88% 15,770 Warren 12,551 48.14% 13,052 50.06% 469 1.80% -501 -1.92% 26,072 Washington 5,115 46.48% 5,562 50.55% 327 2.97% -447 -4.07% 11,004 Wayne 1,251 43.14% 1,583 54.59% 66 2.27% -332 -11.45% 2,900 Webster 9,537 52.14% 8,469 46.30% 286 1.56% 1,068 5.84% 18,292 Winnebago 2,903 49.05% 2,906 49.10% 109 1.85% -3 -0.05% 5,918 Winneshiek 6,256 56.44% 4,622 41.70% 206 1.86% 1,634 14.74% 11,084 Woodbury 22,302 49.54% 21,841 48.52% 876 1.94% 461 1.02% 45,019 Worth 2,350 56.33% 1,744 41.80% 78 1.87% 606 14.53% 4,172 Wright 2,836 45.17% 3,349 53.35% 93 1.48% -513 -8.18% 6,278Total822,54451.99%730,61746.18%29,0191.83%91,9275.81%1,582,180 Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican 20em Adams (largest city: Corning) Audubon (largest city: Audubon) Benton (largest city: Vinton) Carroll (largest city: Carroll) Crawford (largest city: Denison) Delaware (largest city: Manchester) Emmet (largest city: Estherville) Franklin (largest city: Hampton) Greene (largest city: Jefferson) Hamilton (largest city: Webster City) Hardin (largest city: Iowa Falls) Iowa (largest city: Williamsburg) Kossuth (largest city: Algona) Palo Alto (largest city: Emmetsburg) Warren (largest city: Indianola) Winnebago (largest city: Forest City) Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Woodbury (largest city: Sioux City) right 300px Swing by county 300px Trend relative to the state by county Legend #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 #0671b0 Flip Republican #f48882 Hold #ca0120 Flip By congressional district Obama won three of four 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 Daily Kos 11 August 2020 District Romney Obama RepresentativeIowa 1 1st 42.53% 56.2%Bruce BraleyIowa 2 2nd 42.74% 55.78%Dave LoebsackIowa 3 3rd 47.16% 51.45%Tom LathamIowa 4 4th 53.42% 45.26%Steve King See also United States presidential elections in Iowa Iowa Democratic Party Iowa Republican Party References 30em External links Official website of Iowa's Secretary of State's office Official website of the Iowa Republican Party The Green Papers: for Iowa The Green Papers: Major state elections in chronological order. expanded Category:Politics of Iowa 2012 Iowa United States President