2012 United States presidential election in Rhode Island

none June 2025 September 2023 2012 United States presidential election 2012 United States presidential election in Rhode Island Rhode Island presidential no 2008 United States presidential election in Rhode Island 2008 2016 United States presidential election in Rhode Island 2016 60.8%This figure is calculated by dividing the total number of votes cast in 2012 (446,049) by an estimate of the number of registered voters in Rhode Island in 2012 (732,860). For the number of votes cast, see Official 2012 Presidential General Election Results http://www.ri.gov/election/results/2012/general_election/ Rhode Island Board of Elections November 26, 2012 February 6, 2018 For the estimated number of registered voters, see STATEWIDE - VOTER REGISTRATION SUMMARY http://www.elections.state.ri.us/publications/Election_Publications/Voter_Registration/11-01-12_RI_VR_STATS.pdf Rhode Island Board of Elections November 14, 2012 February 6, 2018 July 26, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150726000251/http://www.elections.state.ri.us/publications/Election_Publications/Voter_Registration/11-01-12_RI_VR_STATS.pdf dead 6.1 pp November 6, 2012 x200px President Barack Obama, 2012 portrait crop.jpg Barack Obama Democratic Party (United States) Illinois 4 Joe Biden 279,677 62.70% Mitt_Romney_by_Gage_Skidmore_6_cropped.jpg Mitt Romney Republican Party (United States) Massachusetts Paul Ryan 157,204 0 35.24% 250px County results 250px Municipality results 250px Congressional district results 250px Precinct results 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% President Barack Obama Democratic Party (United States) Barack Obama Democratic Party (United States) The 2012 United States presidential election in Rhode Island 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. Rhode Island voters chose four 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. Also on the ballot were Libertarian nominee, former New Mexico Governor Gary Johnson and his running mate, jurist Jim Gray. The left-wing Green Party nominated activist and physician Jill Stein and her running mate, anti-poverty advocate Cheri Honkala. Rhode Island was won by Democratic nominee Obama by a 27.46% margin of victory. This was the seventh straight win for the Democratic Party in Rhode Island on the presidential level. It was also the seventh time in a row that the Democratic nominee for president won all 5 counties – a streak which would be broken when Donald Trump won Kent County in 2016Rhode Island 2016 Presidential And State Election Results https://www.npr.org/2016/11/08/501075735/rhode-island-2016-presidential-and-state-election-results 2020-11-17 NPR.org en – and the sixth consecutive time that a Republican nominee failed to break 40% of the vote in Rhode Island. Rhode Island has been a safe Democratic state since 1988, and has only voted for a Republican nominee four times since 1928 (all of which in landslide elections). State politics are dominated by the Providence and Warwick metropolitan areas, and Providence County gave Obama his largest margin in the state at 34.92%. However, white working class voters in the inland and diverse, urban voters on the coast alike consistently vote Democratic, enough to provide the Democratic nominee with landslide margins in each election.The Road to 270: Rhode Island https://www.270towin.com/news/2020/03/30/the-road-to-270-rhode-island_999.html 2020-11-17 270toWin.com To date, this is the last time that the towns of Burrillville, Coventry, Exeter, Foster, Glocester, Hopkinton, Johnston, North Smithfield, and Smithfield voted Democratic, and the last time that the town of East Greenwich voted Republican. Primary elections Democratic primary The 2012 Rhode Island Democratic primary was held April 24, 2012. Rhode Island awarded 40 delegates proportionally. No candidate ran against incumbent President Barack Obama in Rhode Island's Democratic presidential preference primary. Obama received 6,759 votes, or 83.38% of the vote, with 1,133 uncommitted votes (13.98%) and 214 write-in votes (2.64%) At the Rhode Island Democratic state convention held on June 21, 2012, 35 delegates were awarded to Barack Obama, with 5 delegates remaining unannounced.Rhode Island Democrat http://www.thegreenpapers.com/P12/RI-D The Green Papers November 14, 2012 Rhode Island 2012 Democratic presidential primaryCandidateVotesPercentageAwarded Delegates Barack Obama (incumbent) 6,759 83.38% 35 Uncommitted 1,133 13.98% Write-in 214 2.64% Unannounced 5 Totals 8,106 100.00% 40 Republican primary 2012 Rhode Island Republican presidential primary Rhode Island presidential no 2008 Rhode Island Republican presidential primary 2008 2016 Rhode Island Republican presidential primary 2016 2012 04 24 Mitt_Romney_by_Gage_Skidmore_6_cropped.jpg Mitt Romney Massachusetts 12 9,157 63.02% Ron Paul by Gage Skidmore 3 (crop 2).jpg Ron Paul Texas 4 3,462 23.85% Newt Gingrich by Gage Skidmore 3 (cropped).jpg Newt Gingrich Georgia 0 878 6.04% Rhode Island Republican Presidential Primary Election Results by County, 2012.svg 230px Rhode Island results by county #ff6600 Mitt Romney ff6600 ffcc00 800080 x125px The 2012 Rhode Island Republican presidential primary took place on April 24, 2012.http://www.FEC.gov/pubrec/fe2012/2012pdates.pdf Presidential Primary Dates Federal Election Commission January 23, 2012 Former Massachusetts Governor and frontrunner Mitt Romney received 63.02% of the vote, followed by U.S. Representative from Texas Ron Paul with 23.85% and former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich with 6.04%. Former U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania Rick Santorum, who dropped out on April 10, received 5.66% of the vote. 2012 Rhode Island Republican presidential primaryhttp://www.ri.gov/election/results/2012/presidential_preference_primary/races/108.html REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE 25 April 2012State of Rhode Island official election results Candidate Votes Percentage Delegates 14px Mitt Romney 9,178 63.02% 12 Ron Paul 3,473 23.85% 4 Newt Gingrich 880 6.04% 0 Rick Santorum 825 5.66% 0 Uncommitted 131 0.90% 3 Buddy Roemer 40 0.27% 0 Write-in 37 0.25% 0 Unprojected delegates: 0 Total: 14,564 100% 19 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 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 2013-01-19Safe DNovember 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 D 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 DNovember 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 DNovember 6, 2012Sabato's Crystal Ball https://centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/projection-obama-will-likely-win-second-term/ PROJECTION: OBAMA WILL LIKELY WIN SECOND TERMSolid DNovember 5, 2012FiveThirtyEight https://www.masslive.com/news/2012/11/nate_silvers_political_calcula.html Nate Silver's political calculations predict 2012 election outcomeSolid DNovember 6, 2012 Results 2012 United States presidential election in Rhode Islandhttp://www.ri.gov/election/results/2012/general_election/ State of Rhode Island Board of Elections November 14, 2012 PartyCandidateRunning mateVotesPercentageElectoral votes Democratic Barack Obama (incumbent) Joe Biden (incumbent) 279,677 62.70% 4 Republican Mitt Romney Paul Ryan 157,204 35.24% 0 Libertarian Gary Johnson Jim Gray 4,388 0.98% 0 Green Jill Stein Cheri Honkala 2,421 0.54% 0 Others & write-in 2,359 0.53% 0 Totals 446,049 100.00% 4 Voter turnout 60.79% By county County Barack ObamaDemocratic Mitt RomneyRepublican Various candidatesOther parties Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % Bristol 14,974 60.68% 9,231 37.41% 471 1.91% 5,743 23.27% 24,676 Kent 45,564 57.73% 31,567 40.00% 1,792 2.27% 13,997 17.73% 78,923 Newport 23,463 59.47% 15,202 38.53% 787 2.00% 8,261 20.94% 39,452 Providence 159,520 66.53% 75,785 31.61% 4,481 1.86% 83,735 34.92% 239,786 Washington 35,888 57.07% 25,366 40.34% 1,625 2.59% 10,522 16.73% 62,879Totals279,67762.70%157,20435.24%9,1682.06%122,47327.46%446,049 right 300px Shift by county 300px Trend relative to the state by county Legend #d40000 Republican — >15% #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% #09ceff Democratic — +10−12.5% #00bdec Democratic — +12.5−15% #00a1c8 Democratic — >15% By congressional district Obama won both 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 2020 District Obama Romney RepresentativeRhode Island 1 1st 66.21% 32.18%David CicillineRhode Island 2 2nd 59.84% 38.29%James Langevin See also United States presidential elections in Rhode Island 2012 Republican Party presidential debates and forums 2012 Republican Party presidential primaries Results of the 2012 Republican Party presidential primaries Rhode Island Republican Party References External links The Green Papers: for Rhode Island The Green Papers: Major state elections in chronological order 2012 United States President Rhode Island