2012 United States presidential election in Connecticut

none June 2025 September 2023 2012 United States presidential election 2012 United States presidential election in Connecticut Connecticut presidential no 2008 United States presidential election in Connecticut 2008 2016 United States presidential election in Connecticut 2016 73.77% November 6, 2012 x200px President Barack Obama, 2012 portrait crop.jpg Barack Obama Democratic Party (United States) Illinois Joe Biden 7 905,109 58.06% Mitt_Romney_by_Gage_Skidmore_6_cropped.jpg Mitt Romney Republican Party (United States) Massachusetts Paul Ryan 0 634,899 40.72% 251px County results 251px Municipality results 251px Congressional district results 1 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% Tie #d4c4dc 40–50% President Barack Obama Democratic Party (United States) Barack Obama Democratic Party (United States) The 2012 United States presidential election in Connecticut 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. Connecticut voters chose seven 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 and Biden carried Connecticut with 58.1% of the popular vote to Romney's and Ryan's 40.7%, thus winning the state's seven electoral votes.Connecticut Statement of Vote http://www.statementofvote-sots.ct.gov/StatementOfVote/WebModules/ReportsLink/PresCD.aspx CT SoS 19 January 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20121207022038/http://www.statementofvote-sots.ct.gov/StatementOfVote/WebModules/ReportsLink/PresCD.aspx 7 December 2012 dead Romney managed to flip the traditionally Republican Litchfield County, which Obama had won in 2008.2012 Connecticut Presidential Results https://www.politico.com/2012-election/results/president/connecticut/ 2020-09-01 POLITICO en As of the 2020 United States presidential election, this was the last election that the Democratic presidential nominee won Windham County. To date, this is the last time that the towns of Berlin, Bozrah, Brooklyn, Chaplin, East Haven, Franklin, Griswold, Killingly, Lebanon, Lisbon, Naugatuck, North Branford, North Haven, North Stonington, Plainfield, Plainville, Putnam, Salem, Southington, Sprague, Stafford, Union, and Voluntown voted Democratic and the last time that the towns of Avon, Darien, East Granby, Easton, Granby, Greenwich, New Canaan, Newtown, Ridgefield, and Wilton voted Republican. This is also the most recent election in which Woodstock voted for the losing candidate. Primary elections Democratic primary As Barack Obama was the only candidate to qualify, no Democratic primary was held.March 5, 2012 Merrill: No Democratic Presidential Preference Primary in Connecticut, Only Four Candidates for Republican Ballot on April 24th http://www.sots.ct.gov/sots/lib/sots/releases/2012/3.5.12_merrill_says_no_democratic_primary_april_24th.pdf dead https://web.archive.org/web/20150906053523/http://www.sots.ct.gov/sots/lib/sots/releases/2012/3.5.12_merrill_says_no_democratic_primary_april_24th.pdf September 6, 2015 October 21, 2012 Secretary of the State of Connecticut PDF Republican primary 2012 Connecticut Republican presidential primary Connecticut presidential no 2008 Connecticut Republican presidential primary 2008 2016 United States presidential election in Connecticut#Republican primary 2016 2012 04 24 x125px Mitt_Romney_by_Gage_Skidmore_6_cropped.jpg Mitt Romney ff6600 Massachusetts 25 40,171 67.43% Ron Paul by Gage Skidmore 3 (crop 2).jpg Ron Paul ffcc00 Texas 0 8,032 13.48% Newt Gingrich by Gage Skidmore 3 (cropped).jpg Newt Gingrich 800080 Georgia 0 6,135 10.30% Rick Santorum by Gage Skidmore.jpg Rick Santorum 008000 Pennsylvania 0 4,072 6.83% Connecticut Republican Presidential Primary Election Results by County, 2012.svg 200px County results #ff6600 Mitt Romney (Note: Italicization indicates a withdrawn candidacy) The 2012 Connecticut Republican presidential primary took place on April 24, 2012.Presidential Primary Dates Federal Election Commission http://www.FEC.gov/pubrec/fe2012/2012pdates.pdf January 23, 2012 It was a closed primary, open only to Republican electors. 25 of the state's 28 delegates to the 2012 Republican National Convention were decided by the primary outcome, with the other 3 being superdelegates: the state party chairman and the state's two Republican National Committee representatives. Mitt Romney won the primary by a wide margin, garnering two-thirds of the vote. Only 14.4% of active registered Republicans participated in the primary, the lowest turnout since the primary format was put in place in the state in 1980.April 25, 2012 Merrill Releases Turnout Figure From 2012 Presidential Preference Primary, Romney Wins All 25 Delegates at Stake http://www.sots.ct.gov/sots/lib/sots/releases/2012/4.25.12_merrill_releases_presidential_primary_turnout.pdf dead https://web.archive.org/web/20150906060052/http://www.sots.ct.gov/sots/lib/sots/releases/2012/4.25.12_merrill_releases_presidential_primary_turnout.pdf September 6, 2015 May 2, 2012 Connecticut Secretary of the State PDF Process After switching from proportional distribution of delegates to a winner-take-all system in 1996,Vigdor Neil September 28, 2011 State GOP moves away from winner-take-all presidential primary GreenwichTime.com http://www.greenwichtime.com/news/article/State-GOP-moves-away-from-winner-take-all-2193277.php April 26, 2012 the Connecticut Republican Party voted in September 2011 to award delegates by a hybrid winner-take-all and proportional distribution process beginning with the 2012 primary. Of the 25 regular delegates at stake in the primary, the party called for three delegates to be awarded to the winner of each of the state's five congressional districts on a winner-take-all basis for a total of 15 delegates. The remaining 10 would be distributed proportionally based on the statewide vote total among candidates receiving at least 20% support unless a candidate won a majority of the statewide vote, in which case the candidate would receive all 10 of these delegates.September 27, 2011 Connecticut Republican State Central Committee Rules and Bylaws http://www.ct.gov/sots/LIB/sots/ElectionServices/tcrules/RSCC.pdf dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120412191830/http://www.ct.gov/sots/LIB/sots/ElectionServices/tcrules/RSCC.pdf April 12, 2012 April 19, 2012 Section 17 PDF With Romney's primary day wins in all five congressional districts and a majority of the statewide vote, he was able to claim all 25 of the delegates at stake. Opinion polling Poll source Date 1st 2nd 3rd OtherQuinnipiacQuinnipiacMargin of error: ±4.7%Sample size: 429 Mar. 14–19, 2012Mitt Romney42%Rick Santorum19%Newt Gingrich13%Ron Paul 9%, Won't vote 3%, Don't know/No answer 14%Public Policy PollingPublic Policy PollingMargin of error: ±4.9%Sample size: 400 Sep. 22–25, 2011Mitt Romney25%Rick Perry18%Herman Cain10% Newt Gingrich 10%, Ron Paul 10%, Michele Bachmann 8%, Jon Huntsman 3%, Rick Santorum 3%, Gary Johnson 1%, someone else/not sure 12%Mitt Romney45% Rick Perry36% – not sure 19%Quinnipiachttps://archive.today/20121212094150/http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x1284.xml?ReleaseID=1646&What=&strArea=;&strTime=0 QuinnipiacMargin of error: ±5.4%Sample size: 332 Sep. 8–13, 2011Mitt Romney37% Rick Perry19% Michele Bachmann8%Sarah Palin 4%, Herman Cain 3%, Newt Gingrich 3%, Ron Paul 3%, Jon Huntsman 2%, Rick Santorum 1%, Thaddeus McCotter 0%, someone else/undecided 20%Public Policy PollingPublic Policy PollingMargin of error: ±7.3%Sample size: 180 Oct. 27–29, 2010Mitt Romney28%Mike Huckabee15% Newt Gingrich14% Sarah Palin 11%, Tim Pawlenty 5%, Mike Pence 5%, Mitch Daniels 4%, John Thune 2%, someone else/undecided 18% Results 2012 Connecticut Republican presidential primaryConnecticut Republican Presidential Primary http://www.sots.ct.gov/sots/lib/sots/electionservices/electionresults/2012/april_24th_2012_ppp.pdf dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120929092022/http://www.sots.ct.gov/sots/lib/sots/electionservices/electionresults/2012/april_24th_2012_ppp.pdf September 29, 2012 May 9, 2012 Secretary of the State of Connecticut PDF mdy-all Candidate Votes Percentage Delegates14px Mitt Romney 40,171 67.43% 25Ron Paul 8,032 13.48% 0Newt Gingrich 6,135 10.30% 0Rick Santorum 4,072 6.83% 0 Uncommitted 1,168 1.96% 0Unprojected delegates:0Total: 59,578 100%25 Official source reports a turnout of 59,639, with the difference from 59,578 likely due to blank ballots. Key:Suspended campaign prior to contest 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 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 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/ 2012-07-26Safe 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 Ballot access Mitt Romney/Paul Ryan, Republican Barack Obama/Joseph Biden, Democratic Gary Johnson/James P. Gray, Libertarian Rocky Anderson/Luis J. Rodriguez, Justice Write-in candidate access: Jill Stein/Cheri Honkala, Green Virgil Goode/Jim Clymer, Constitution Raymond Sizemore/Vicki Tomalin, Independent Results 2012 United States presidential election in ConnecticutPartyCandidateRunning mateVotesPercentageElectoral votes Democratic Barack Obama (incumbent) Joe Biden (incumbent) 905,109 58.06% 7 Republican Mitt Romney Paul Ryan 634,899 40.72% 0 Libertarian Gary Johnson Jim Gray 12,580 0.81% 0 Justice Rocky Anderson Luis J. Rodriguez 5,487 0.35% 0 Green (Write-in) Jill Stein (Write-in) Cheri Honkala 863 0.06% 0 American Independent (Write-in) Thomas Hoefling (Write-in) Jonathan D. Ellis 25 0.00% 0 Write-ins Write-ins 25 0.00% 0 Socialist Workers (Write-in) James Harris (Write-in) Maura DeLuca 5 0.00% 0 Totals 1,558,960 100.00% 7 By county County Barack ObamaDemocratic Mitt RomneyRepublican Various candidatesOther parties Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % Fairfield 217,294 54.85% 175,168 44.22% 3,668 0.93% 42,126 10.63% 396,130 Hartford 244,639 62.37% 143,238 36.52% 4,363 1.11% 101,401 25.85% 392,240 Litchfield 43,856 47.45% 47,201 51.07% 1,370 1.48% -3,345 -3.62% 92,427 Middlesex 47,855 57.29% 34,591 41.41% 1,092 1.30% 13,264 15.88% 83,538 New Haven 218,998 60.65% 138,364 38.32% 3,697 1.03% 80,634 22.33% 361,059 New London 67,144 58.33% 46,119 40.07% 1,839 1.60% 21,025 18.26% 115,102 Tolland 39,366 55.45% 30,450 42.89% 1,175 1.66% 8,916 12.56% 70,991 Windham 25,957 55.72% 19,768 42.43% 863 1.85% 6,189 13.29% 46,588Totals905,10958.06%634,89940.72%18,9851.22%270,21017.34%1,558,993 Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Litchfield (largest city: Torrington) right 300px Swing by county Legend #00a1c8 Democratic — +>15% #00bdec Democratic — +12.5-15% #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 Trend relative to the state by county 300px County flips Legend Democratic #92c5de Hold Republican #ca0120 Flip By congressional district Obama won all five congressional districts.https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/sots/electionservices/statementofvote_pdfs/2012statementofvotebookpdf.pdf?rev=0d9de0974e144408a2c9df9e491f0e40&hash=248B5D1045C17789BB458F4861A5C327 Statement of Vote Secretary of the State of Connecticut May 14, 2025 live https://web.archive.org/web/20250317103629/https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/sots/electionservices/statementofvote_pdfs/2012statementofvotebookpdf.pdf?rev=0d9de0974e144408a2c9df9e491f0e40&hash=248B5D1045C17789BB458F4861A5C327 2025-03-17 District Obama Romney RepresentativeConnecticut 1 1st 63% 36%John B. LarsonConnecticut 2 2nd 56% 43%Joe CourtneyConnecticut 3 3rd 63% 36%Rosa DeLauroConnecticut 4 4th 55% 44%Jim HimesConnecticut 5 5th 54% 45%Elizabeth Esty Analysis Voter demographics + 2012 Connecticut presidential election (New York Times)President Exit Polls en-US The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/elections/2012/results/president/exit-polls.html Demographic subgroupObamaRomney % oftotal voteIdeology Liberals 93 6 28 Moderates 56 42 47 Conservatives 19 80 24Party Democrats 94 6 41 Republicans 9 91 26 Independents 51 46 32Age 18–29 years old 66 30 13 30–44 years old 55 44 24 45–64 years old 58 41 43 65 and older 54 46 20Gender Men 51 47 47 Women 63 36 53Marital status Married 54 45 64 Unmarried 65 33 36Race/ethnicity White 51 48 79 Black 93 7 11 Latino 79 20 6Education Never attended college 62 37 41 Some college education 60 39 24 College graduate 49 49 31 Advanced degree 60 38 29Income Under $30K 73 24 12 $30K-$49K 73 26 13 $50K or more 53 46 75 $100K or more 53 46 46 See also United States presidential elections in Connecticut Presidency of Barack Obama 2012 Republican Party presidential debates and forums 2012 Republican Party presidential primaries Results of the 2012 Republican Party presidential primaries Connecticut Republican Party References External links The Green Papers: for Connecticut The Green Papers: Major state elections in chronological order Connecticut United States President 2012