2012 United States presidential election in Michigan

none December 2022 June 2025 September 2023 2012 United States presidential election 2012 United States presidential election in Michigan Michigan presidential no 2008 United States presidential election in Michigan 2008 2016 United States presidential election in Michigan 2016 63% https://www.michigan.gov/som/404 Elections www.michigan.gov November 6, 2012 x200px President Barack Obama, 2012 portrait crop.jpg Barack Obama Democratic Party (United States) Illinois Joe Biden 16 2,564,569 54.21% Mitt_Romney_by_Gage_Skidmore_6_cropped.jpg Mitt Romney Republican Party (United States) Massachusetts Paul Ryan 0 2,115,256 44.71% 375px County results 375px Congressional district results 375px Municipality 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% #cc2f4a 60–70% #D40000 70–80% #AA0000 80–90% Tie #D4C4DC The 2012 United States presidential election in Michigan 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. Voters chose 16 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. Michigan is also Romney's birth state despite identifying his home state as Massachusetts. Michigan was won by Democrat Barack Obama with 54.21% of the vote to Romney's 44.71%, a victory margin of 9.50%.2012 Presidential Election – Michigan https://www.politico.com/2012-election/map/#/President/2012/MI Politico 23 November 2012 January 6, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120106013744/http://www.politico.com/2012-election/map/#/President/2012/MI dead It was the sixth presidential election in a row where Michigan voted in favor of the Democratic candidate, with Republicans last carrying the state in 1988. Obama's margin of victory was significantly decreased from 2008 when he carried the state by 16.44%, and he lost 26 counties that had voted for him four years prior. Many of those counties had gone Democratic for the first time in decades, such as Berrien County, which had not voted for a Democrat since Lyndon B. Johnson in 1964. As of the 2024 presidential election, this is the last time that Wayne County, the state's most populous county and home to Detroit, was the most Democratic county in Michigan; and the last time that Bay County, Calhoun County, Eaton County, Gogebic County, Isabella County, Lake County, Macomb County, Manistee County, Monroe County, Shiawassee County, and Van Buren County voted for the Democratic candidate. It is also the last time either party carried Michigan by more than 3%. Primary elections Democratic primary 2012 Michigan Democratic presidential caucuses Michigan presidential no 2008 Michigan Democratic presidential primary 2008 2016 Michigan Democratic presidential primary 2016 May 5, 2012 203 delegatesto the Democratic National ConventionThe number of pledged delegates won is determined by the popular vote File:President Barack Obama, 2012 portrait crop.jpg 150x150px Barack Obama 017dcf Illinois 203 174,054 89.3% File:NOTA Option Logo 3x4.svg Uncommitted 000000 N/A 0 20,833 10.7% MI President Democratic Primary 2012 Counties.svg 300px County winner#017dcf Barack Obama The Democratic Party used a caucus system to determine the proportion of delegates awarded to Democratic candidates. The caucuses took place May 5; as the only Democratic candidate, President Obama won all 183 pledged delegates in the caucus. They, along with the other 20 unpledged delegates, voted for Obama at the 2012 Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina. + 2012 Michigan Democratic presidential caucuses 2012 Official Michigan Presidential Primary Election Results - President of the United States 4 Year Term (1) Position http://miboecfr.nictusa.com/election/results/12PPR/01000000.html dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120502024821/http://miboecfr.nictusa.com/election/results/12PPR/01000000.html May 2, 2012 May 7, 2012 Candidate Votes Percentage Projected delegate count APhttps://www.usatoday.com/news/politics/primaries/michigan Michigan Primary – AP USA Today CNNhttp://www.cnn.com/election/2012/primaries/state/mi Michigan Primary – CNN CNN GPhttp://www.thegreenpapers.com/P12/MI-R Michigan Republican Delegation 2012 www.thegreenpapers.com14px Barack Obama (incumbent) 174,054 89.31% 203 203 203Uncommitted 20,833 10.69% 0 0 0Total:194,887100.00%203203203 Republican primary 2012 Michigan Republican presidential primary Michigan presidential no 2008 Michigan Republican presidential primary 2008 2012 2 28 2016 Michigan Republican presidential primary 2016 Mitt_Romney_by_Gage_Skidmore_6_cropped.jpg Mitt Romney Massachusetts 16 409,522 41.10% Michigan Republican Presidential Primary Election Results by County, 2012.svg 300px Michigan results by county #ff6600 Mitt Romney #008000 Rick Santorum Rick Santorum by Gage Skidmore.jpg Rick Santorum Pennsylvania 14 377,372 37.87% Ron Paul by Gage Skidmore 3 (crop 2).jpg Ron Paul Texas 0 115,911 11.63% Newt Gingrich by Gage Skidmore 3 (cropped).jpg Newt Gingrich Georgia 0 65,027 6.53% ff6600 008000 ffcc00 800080 x125px The Republican primary took place on February 28, 2012,Michigan Republican Delegation 2012 http://www.thegreenpapers.com/P12/MI-R February 29, 2012 The Green Papers the same day as the Arizona Republican primary. Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney won both of these elections. This Michigan election used a semi-open primary system (which the state referred to as "closed") in which each voter made a public declaration at their election site and received the ballot for the appropriate party, rather than the fully open system used in the past.Questions and Answers: Michigan's Feb. 28, 2012 Presidential Primary 2012-02-21 http://www.michigan.gov/documents/sos/Public_FAQ_2-13-12_376851_7.pdf Michigan Secretary of State 2012-03-02 The state had 7,286,556 registered voters as of February 15, and delegates were awarded proportionately.February 15, 2012 2012 Voter Registration Totals http://www.michigan.gov/documents/sos/2012_voter_reg_totals_376923_7.pdf February 28, 2012 Michigan Secretary of State Michigan was given 59 delegates to the Republican (GOP) national convention, but that number was reduced to 30 as a penalty for bringing the election date forward before March 6 as the GOP rules set. The candidate with the greatest number of votes in each of the 14 congressional districts will receive that district's two delegates. Two additional delegates for Michigan were announced by the media to be given proportionally before the election but after the election the Michigan GOP announced there had been an error in the memo published and that the two delegates will be given to the winner, which sparked accusations of Mitt Romney rigging the results from Rick Santorum's team.March 1, 2012 Michigan results provoke accusations, ire CNN http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2012/03/01/michigan-results-provoke-accusations-ire/ March 2, 2012 March 1, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120301233458/http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2012/03/01/michigan-results-provoke-accusations-ire/ dead Polling Statewide opinion polling for the February 2012 Republican Party presidential primaries#Michigan (February 28) Campaign While Romney has close ties to Michigan, where he was born and grew up and his father George W. Romney was the Governor, Santorum, who once trailed Romney badly in the state, had a clear lead over him in mid February after Santorum won Colorado, Minnesota, and Missouri caucuses and primary on February 7. And the competition became a statistical tie between these two candidates before the primary.February 28, 2012 After Many Momentum Shifts, Michigan Is Too Close to Call http://fivethirtyeight.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/02/28/after-many-momentum-shifts-michigan-too-close-to-call/ March 2, 2012 FiveThirtyEight Since Michigan allows primary voters to declare their affiliation at the time they vote, Santorum campaign paid for robo-calls inviting Democrats to cross over and vote for him.February 27, 2012 Santorum Campaign Invites Democratic Votes In Michigan Robo-Call https://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2012/02/santorum-campaign-invites-democratic-votes-in-michigan-robo-call/ March 2, 2012 ABC News Romney called this tactic "outrageous" and "disgusting" but Santorum defended himself as not doing anything wrong but getting people to vote in an open primary.February 28, 2012 Romney blasts Santorum for 'dirty trick' calls to Michigan Dems encouraging vote in GOP primary https://www.foxnews.com/politics/romney-blasts-santorum-for-dirty-trick-calls-to-michigan-dems-encouraging-vote-in-gop-primary/ March 2, 2012 Fox News Some Democrats also urged their supporters to vote for Santorum in the Republican primary, in hopes of forcing the Republican candidates to use more resources and help make it easier for Barack Obama to win the general election.Angela Wittrock February 28, 2012 Yes, Michigan Democrats are voting for Rick Santorum http://www.mlive.com/lansing-news/index.ssf/2012/02/yes_michigan_democrats_are_vot.html February 28, 2012 MLive This is similar to Rush Limbaugh's "Operation Chaos", where Limbaugh urged voters in the 2008 Democratic Presidential primaries to vote for Hillary Clinton, whom he saw as being a weaker candidate than Obama.Jon Bershad February 28, 2012 Rush Limbaugh Has "No Problem" With Rick Santorum Copying His Operation Chaos Approach http://www.mediaite.com/online/rush-limbaugh-has-no-problem-with-rick-santorum-copying-his-operation-chaos-approach/ February 28, 2012 Mediaite Michigan has a long history of such crossover voting; in 2000, strong Democratic crossover votes helped Senator John McCain win the Michigan Republican primary.Camia Catalina February 27, 2012 Crossover voting encouraged in Mich. GOP primary On Politics USA Today http://content.usatoday.com/communities/onpolitics/post/2012/02/michigan-crossover-voting-romney-santorum-/1#.T03DmPEgdto March 1, 2012 In 1972, Republican crossover votes propelled Governor George Wallace to victory in the Democratic primary.Mitchell Steve February 23, 2012 Michigan's quirky primaries The Detroit News http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20120223/OPINION01/202230333 March 1, 2012April 2023 InternetArchiveBot yes Rosenthal Jack May 17, 1972 Survey Ties Issues, Not Shooting, to Wallace Victory The New York Times https://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F00714FD3F5F117B93C5A8178ED85F468785F9 March 1, 2012 Results Polls closed at 8 PM local time on election day.What hours are the polls open on Election Day? http://michigan.gov/sos/0,4670,7-127-29836-182726--F,00.html February 28, 2012 Michigan Secretary of State While most of the state is in the Eastern time zone (UTC −5), four counties in the Upper Peninsula are on Central time (UTC −6), so the final closures came at 9 PM Eastern time. As of 2/28, results showed Romney winning 7 congressional districts and Santorum winning 7. + 2012 Michigan Republican presidential primary Candidate Votes Percentage Projected delegate count AP CNN GP14px Mitt Romney 409,522 41.10% 16 16 16Rick Santorum 377,372 37.87% 14 14 14Ron Paul 115,911 11.63% 0 0 0Newt Gingrich 65,027 6.53% 0 0 0Rick Perry (withdrawn) 1,816 0.18% 0 0 0Buddy Roemer (withdrawn) 1,784 0.18% 0 0 0Michele Bachmann (withdrawn) 1,735 0.17% 0 0 0Jon Huntsman (withdrawn) 1,674 0.17% 0 0 0Herman Cain (withdrawn) 1,211 0.12% 0 0 0Fred Karger 1,180 0.12% 0 0 0Gary Johnson (withdrawn) 458 0.05% 0 0 0 Uncommitted 18,809 1.89% 0 0 0Unprojected delegates:200Total:996,499100.00%303030 At the Republican state convention in May, it was reported that of the 30 voting delegates for the national convention in Tampa, 6 were Paul supporters, and 24 were Romney supporters.Mich GOP gets behind Romney conventionJune 2023 InternetArchiveBot yes December 2022http://www.michiganradio.org/post/ron-paul-supporters-unhappy-results-michigan-republican-party-convention Ron Paul supporters unhappy with results of Michigan Republican Party Convention 19 May 2012http://www.mlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2012/05/romney_republican_obama_conven.html Republicans say Michigan will be crucial state in 2012 presidential race 20 May 2012Anuzis Saul Saul Anuzis sanuzis 203941395424223232 May 19, 2012 Romney Dominates Michigan Convention winning 24 delegates to Paul's 6 delegates. MI GOP fired up to help elect President Romney! en January 5, 2021 Paul organizers disputed these numbers, stating that they had actually taken 8 (instead of 6) of the voting delegates, plus several non-voting slots.Det News. Update September 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes Delegate allocation controversy A controversy arose over the delegate allocation in Michigan, where 28 congressional district delegates and two at-large delegates were awarded. The Republican Party of Michigan rules stated that the two at-large delegates would be awarded proportionally, meaning that Santorum and Romney would get one delegate each for a 15–15 tie. But the following day the party's credentials committee allocated both at-large delegates to Romney, saying it had changed the rules a few weeks prior to award the delegates to the statewide winner but "in error" sent a memo to the candidates saying they would be awarded proportionately.http://www.freep.com/article/20120301/NEWS15/120301038/Mitt-Romney-gets-Michigan-s-large-delegates Mitt Romney gets Michigan's at-large delegates Detroit Free Press Santorum's campaign protested, saying the committee's six members were mostly Romney supporters,https://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/2012/03/republican_discord_continues_n.html Republican discord continues, national GOP to investigate Michigan party leaders? Nate Reens March 3, 2012 mlive and filed a protest with the Republican National Committee. Santorum's general counsel wrote in a letter to the RNC, "It is our understanding that several public supporters and Michigan surrogates of an opposing campaign voted in favor of the delegate allocation change which assisted their chosen candidate. This request is not about the allocation of a single delegate; it is about ensuring a transparent process, avoiding unscrupulous tactics and backroom deals by establishment figures and campaigns who have not received the result they hoped for at the ballot box."http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-pn-rick-santorum-michigan-delegates-20120302,0,5982180.story Rick Santorum files protest over Michigan delegates - latimes.com Los Angeles Times March 3, 2012 June 28, 2021 March 9, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120309003351/http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-pn-rick-santorum-michigan-delegates-20120302,0,5982180.story dead Committee member and former state attorney general Mike Cox endorsed Romney, but said the delegates should have been awarded 15-15: "I have this crazy idea that you follow the rules. I'd love to give the at-large delegates to Mitt Romney, but our rules provide for strict apportionment." 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Rodriguez, Natural Law Write-in candidate access: Gary Johnson/James P. Gray, Libertarian Results 2012 United States presidential election in MichiganPartyCandidateRunning mateVotesPercentageElectoral votesDemocraticBarack Obama (incumbent)Joe Biden (incumbent)2,564,56954.04%16RepublicanMitt RomneyPaul Ryan 2,115,256 44.58% 0GreenJill SteinCheri Honkala 21,897 0.46% 0ConstitutionVirgil GoodeJim Clymer 16,119 0.34% 0Libertarian (Write-in)Gary JohnsonJim Gray 7,774 0.16% 0Natural LawRocky AndersonLuis J. Rodriguez 5,147 0.11% 0Socialist (Write-in)Stewart AlexanderAlex Mendoza 89 0.00% 0Socialist Equality (Write-in)Jerry White Phyllis Scherrer 68 0.00% 0 America's (Write-in)Tom Hoefling J.D. Ellis 42 0.00% 0Totals4,730,961100.00%16 Voter turnout (registered voters) 63.46% By county County Barack ObamaDemocratic Mitt RomneyRepublican Various candidatesOther parties Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % Alcona 2,472 40.50% 3,571 58.50% 61 1.00% -1,099 -18.00% 6,104 Alger 2,212 47.90% 2,330 50.45% 76 1.65% -118 -2.55% 4,618 Allegan 20,806 39.42% 31,123 58.97% 846 1.61% -10,317 -19.55% 52,775 Alpena 6,549 46.48% 7,298 51.79% 244 1.73% -749 -5.31% 14,091 Antrim 5,107 38.70% 7,917 60.00% 171 1.30% -2,810 -21.30% 13,195 Arenac 3,669 46.79% 4,057 51.74% 115 1.47% -388 -4.95% 7,841 Baraga 1,574 45.10% 1,866 53.47% 50 1.43% -292 -8.37% 3,490 Barry 11,491 40.15% 16,655 58.20% 471 1.65% -5,164 -18.05% 28,617 Bay 27,877 52.02% 24,911 46.49% 798 1.49% 2,966 5.53% 53,586 Benzie 4,685 47.32% 5,075 51.26% 141 1.42% -390 -3.94% 9,901 Berrien 33,465 45.99% 38,209 52.51% 1,088 1.50% -4,744 -6.52% 72,762 Branch 6,913 40.32% 10,035 58.52% 199 1.16% -3,122 -18.20% 17,147 Calhoun 29,267 50.18% 28,333 48.58% 727 1.24% 934 1.60% 58,327 Cass 9,591 42.65% 12,659 56.29% 240 1.06% -3,068 -13.64% 22,490 Charlevoix 5,939 42.05% 8,000 56.64% 186 1.31% -2,061 -14.59% 14,125 Cheboygan 5,831 43.68% 7,286 54.58% 233 1.74% -1,455 -10.90% 13,350 Chippewa 7,100 45.34% 8,278 52.86% 282 1.80% -1,178 -7.52% 15,660 Clare 6,338 46.83% 6,988 51.63% 209 1.54% -650 -4.80% 13,535 Clinton 18,191 46.36% 20,650 52.63% 394 1.01% -2,459 -6.27% 39,235 Crawford 2,994 43.94% 3,744 54.95% 76 1.11% -750 -11.01% 6,814 Delta 8,330 45.95% 9,534 52.59% 266 1.46% -1,204 -6.64% 18,130 Dickinson 4,952 38.53% 7,688 59.82% 211 1.65% -2,736 -21.29% 12,851 Eaton 27,913 50.95% 26,197 47.82% 678 1.23% 1,716 3.13% 54,788 Emmet 7,225 40.67% 10,253 57.71% 287 1.62% -3,028 -17.04% 17,765 Genesee 128,978 63.30% 71,808 35.24% 2,956 1.46% 57,170 28.06% 203,742 Gladwin 5,760 45.78% 6,661 52.94% 162 1.28% -901 -7.16% 12,583 Gogebic 4,058 53.30% 3,444 45.24% 111 1.46% 614 8.06% 7,613 Grand Traverse 20,875 43.31% 26,534 55.05% 788 1.64% -5,659 -11.74% 48,197 Gratiot 7,610 47.46% 8,241 51.39% 184 1.15% -631 -3.93% 16,035 Hillsdale 7,106 37.20% 11,727 61.40% 267 1.40% -4,621 -24.20% 19,100 Houghton 6,801 44.27% 8,196 53.36% 364 2.37% -1,395 -9.09% 15,361 Huron 6,518 42.10% 8,806 56.87% 160 1.03% -2,288 -14.77% 15,484 Ingham 80,847 63.01% 45,306 35.31% 2,157 1.68% 35,541 27.70% 128,310 Ionia 11,018 42.61% 14,315 55.36% 523 2.03% -3,297 -12.75% 25,856 Iosco 6,242 46.63% 6,909 51.62% 234 1.75% -667 -4.99% 13,385 Iron 2,687 44.69% 3,224 53.63% 101 1.68% -537 -8.94% 6,012 Isabella 13,038 53.74% 10,800 44.52% 422 1.74% 2,238 9.22% 24,260 Jackson 32,301 46.35% 36,298 52.09% 1,086 1.56% -3,997 -5.74% 69,685 Kalamazoo 69,051 55.83% 52,662 42.58% 1,977 1.59% 16,389 13.25% 123,690 Kalkaska 3,272 39.43% 4,901 59.06% 126 1.51% -1,629 -19.63% 8,299 Kent 133,408 45.35% 155,925 53.00% 4,873 1.65% -22,517 -7.65% 294,206 Keweenaw 582 41.81% 774 55.60% 36 2.59% -192 -13.79% 1,392 Lake 2,752 51.83% 2,487 46.84% 71 1.33% 265 4.99% 5,310 Lapeer 18,796 43.60% 23,734 55.05% 585 1.35% -4,938 -11.45% 43,115 Leelanau 6,576 46.25% 7,483 52.63% 160 1.12% -907 -6.38% 14,219 Lenawee 21,776 48.47% 22,351 49.75% 801 1.78% -575 -1.28% 44,928 Livingston 37,216 37.73% 60,083 60.91% 1,341 1.36% -22,867 -23.18% 98,640 Luce 991 38.17% 1,580 60.86% 25 0.97% -589 -22.69% 2,596 Mackinac 2,652 43.35% 3,397 55.53% 68 1.12% -745 -12.18% 6,117 Macomb 208,016 51.30% 191,913 47.33% 5,586 1.37% 16,103 3.97% 405,515 Manistee 6,473 52.19% 5,737 46.26% 192 1.55% 736 5.93% 12,402 Marquette 18,115 56.00% 13,606 42.06% 625 1.94% 4,509 13.94% 32,346 Mason 6,856 46.75% 7,580 51.69% 229 1.56% -724 -4.94% 14,665 Mecosta 7,515 44.26% 9,176 54.04% 289 1.70% -1,661 -9.78% 16,980 Menominee 5,242 47.80% 5,564 50.73% 161 1.47% -322 -2.93% 10,967 Midland 17,450 41.57% 23,919 56.98% 610 1.45% -6,469 -15.41% 41,979 Missaukee 2,274 32.36% 4,665 66.39% 88 1.25% -2,391 -34.03% 7,027 Monroe 36,310 49.68% 35,593 48.69% 1,192 1.63% 717 0.99% 73,095 Montcalm 11,430 44.74% 13,621 53.32% 497 1.94% -2,191 -8.58% 25,548 Montmorency 2,049 40.57% 2,928 57.97% 74 1.46% -879 -17.40% 5,051 Muskegon 44,436 58.16% 30,884 40.43% 1,077 1.41% 13,552 17.73% 76,397 Newaygo 8,728 40.64% 12,457 58.00% 293 1.36% -3,729 -17.36% 21,478 Oakland 349,002 53.40% 296,514 45.37% 8,055 1.23% 52,488 8.03% 653,571 Oceana 5,063 44.22% 6,239 54.49% 148 1.29% -1,176 -10.27% 11,450 Ogemaw 4,791 46.09% 5,437 52.31% 166 1.60% -646 -6.22% 10,394 Ontonagon 1,586 44.81% 1,906 53.86% 47 1.33% -320 -9.05% 3,539 Osceola 3,981 38.73% 6,141 59.75% 156 1.52% -2,160 -21.02% 10,278 Oscoda 1,657 40.88% 2,308 56.95% 88 2.17% -651 -16.07% 4,053 Otsego 4,681 39.37% 7,011 58.96% 199 1.67% -2,330 -19.59% 11,891 Ottawa 42,737 32.19% 88,166 66.41% 1,854 1.40% -45,429 -34.22% 132,757 Presque Isle 3,192 44.97% 3,794 53.45% 112 1.58% -602 -8.48% 7,098 Roscommon 6,198 47.40% 6,701 51.24% 178 1.36% -503 -3.84% 13,077 Saginaw 54,381 55.33% 42,720 43.46% 1,191 1.21% 11,661 11.87% 98,292 St. Clair 33,983 45.81% 39,271 52.94% 927 1.25% -5,288 -7.13% 74,181 St. Joseph 10,112 43.13% 12,978 55.36% 355 1.51% -2,866 -12.23% 23,445 Sanilac 7,212 39.09% 10,963 59.42% 275 1.49% -3,751 -20.33% 18,450 Schoolcraft 1,865 45.92% 2,142 52.75% 54 1.33% -277 -6.83% 4,061 Shiawassee 17,197 51.06% 15,962 47.39% 520 1.55% 1,235 3.67% 33,679 Tuscola 11,425 43.76% 14,240 54.54% 445 1.70% -2,815 -10.78% 26,110 Van Buren 16,290 49.61% 16,141 49.15% 406 1.24% 149 0.46% 32,837 Washtenaw 120,890 67.04% 56,412 31.28% 2,965 1.68% 64,478 35.76% 180,337 Wayne 595,846 72.83% 213,814 26.13% 8,476 1.04% 382,032 46.70% 818,136 Wexford 6,184 41.51% 8,450 56.72% 264 1.77% -2,266 -15.21% 14,898Totals2,564,56954.04%2,115,25644.58%65,4911.38%449,3139.46%4,745,316 Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican 25em Alger (largest city: Munising) Alpena (largest city: Alpena) Arenac (largest city: Standish) Benzie (largest city: Frankfort) Berrien (largest city: Niles) Cass (largest city: Dowagiac) Clare (largest city: Clare) Clinton (largest city: St. Johns) Delta (largest city: Escanaba) Gladwin (largest city: Gladwin) Gratiot (largest city: Alma) Iosco (largest city: East Tawas) Iron (largest city: Iron River) Jackson (largest city: Jackson) Kent (largest city: Grand Rapids) Leelanau (largest settlement: Greilickville) Lenawee (largest city: Adrian) Mason (largest city: Ludington) Menominee (largest city: Menominee) Oceana (largest city: Hart) Ogemaw (largest city: West Branch) Ontonagon (largest village: Ontonagon) Presque Isle (largest city: Rogers City) Roscommon (largest settlement: Houghton Lake) Schoolcraft (largest city: Manistique) St. Clair (largest city: Port Huron) 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 Republican #f48882 Hold #ca0120 Flip By congressional district Despite losing the state, Romney won nine of 14 congressional districts.http://www.mlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2012/11/2012_election_results_presiden.html 2012 election results: Presidential, U.S. Senate, U.S. House races 6 November 2012 District Obama Romney RepresentativeMichigan 1 1st 45%53%Dan BenishekMichigan 2 2nd 43%56%Bill HuizengaMichigan 3 3rd 46%53%Justin AmashMichigan 4 4th 46%54%Dave CampMichigan 5 5th61% 38%Dan KildeeMichigan 6 6th 49%50%Fred UptonMichigan 7 7th 48%51%Tim WalbergMichigan 8 8th 48%51%Mike RogersMichigan 9 9th57% 42%Sander LevinMichigan 10 10th 44%55%Candice MillerMichigan 11 11th 47%52%Kerry BentivolioMichigan 12 12th66% 33%John DingellMichigan 13 13th85% 14%John ConyersMichigan 14 14th81% 18%Gary Peters Analysis All of the local polling firms had predicted a close election here, some even giving an advantage to native Michigander Romney over Obama; however, statistician Nate Silver pointed out several problems with the local pollsters' methodology and sampling errors, instead giving more credence to the national pollsters who posited a clear victory for Obama (by a mean of 7.3 points and a median of 7.0 over Romney).Nate Silver August 28, 2012 Aug. 27: Michigan Isn't a Tossup http://fivethirtyeight.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/08/28/aug-27-michigan-isnt-a-tossup/?_r=0 October 15, 2013 The New York Times In the end, Silver and the National pollsters were correct: Obama defeated Romney by over 9 points in the November 2012 election. Obama dominated the population centers that had traditionally anchored Democratic strength in the state—Detroit, Lansing, Ann Arbor, and Flint—but he also retained two populous counties that had been Republican strongholds in the 1970s and 1980s, the Detroit-area suburban counties of Oakland and Macomb. Even in Kent County, which flipped back to the Republican column, Romney substantially underperformed what Bush had done in 2000 and 2004. Arenac County voted Republican for the first time since 1984. While Romney did better in more rural areas, without better strength in some of the state's population centers, Romney was unable to flip the state. See also United States presidential elections in Michigan 2012 Republican Party presidential primaries Timeline of the 2012 United States presidential election 2012 Republican Party presidential debates and forums Results of the 2012 Republican Party presidential primaries Michigan Republican Party References External links The Green Papers: for Michigan The Green Papers: Major state elections in chronological order. expanded Michigan United States president 2012