2012 United States presidential election in Texas

none related races 2012 United States presidential election June 2025 September 2023 2012 United States presidential election in Texas Texas presidential no 2008 United States presidential election in Texas 2008 2016 United States presidential election in Texas 2016 November 6, 2012 58.6% (of registered voters) 43.7% (of voting age population)https://www.sos.state.tx.us/elections/historical/70-92.shtml Turnout and Voter Registration Figures (1970-current) x200px Mitt_Romney_by_Gage_Skidmore_6_cropped.jpg Mitt Romney Republican Party (United States) Massachusetts Paul Ryan 38 4,569,843 57.17% President Barack Obama, 2012 portrait crop.jpg Barack Obama Democratic Party (United States) Illinois Joe Biden 0 3,308,124 41.38% Romney #E27F90 50–60% #CC2F4A 60–70% #D40000 70–80% #AA0000 80–90% #800000 90–100% Obama #B9D7FF 40–50% #86B6F2 50–60% #4389E3 60–70% #1666CB 70–80% #0645B4 80–90% President Barack Obama Democratic Party (United States) Barack Obama Democratic Party (United States) 350px County results 350px Congressional district results The 2012 United States presidential election in Texas 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. Texas voters chose 38 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. The largest Republican stronghold in the country, Texas went decisively for Romney, awarding him 57.17% of the vote to Obama's 41.38%, a margin of 15.79%. Like previous Democratic candidates, Obama dominated the Rio Grande Valley, winning upwards of 70% or 80% of the vote in most of these counties, with his best performance in Starr County at 86.34% to Romney's 13.02%, a 73.32% margin. He also won the major urban centers of Austin, Dallas, El Paso, Houston, and San Antonio. However, Republicans swept the vast rural areas and suburbs of Texas by large margins. Romney also came extremely close to carrying Harris County, home to Houston, losing it by just 0.08%, or 971 votes.Texas en-US The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/elections/2012/results/states/texas.html 2020-12-02 0362-4331 In the process, Romney surpassed George W. Bush's 2004 record of the most votes for a presidential candidate in Texas; his record would in turn be later surpassed in subsequent elections. By receiving 95.86% of the vote in King County,See Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections; 2012 Presidential Election Statistics (and earlier years) Romney also recorded the highest proportion of any county's vote cast for one candidate since Barry Goldwater received between 95.92 and 96.59% of the vote in seven Mississippi countiesCounties where Goldwater exceeded Romney's King County proportion were Amite, Franklin, Grenada, Holmes, Leake, Noxubee and Yazoo. in Mississippi in 1964 – although this occurred when the African-American majorities in these counties had been almost totally disenfranchised for seven and a half decades. Texas's 38 electoral votes were Romney's largest electoral prize in the election. The state forged a Republican identity in the Reagan Era and had not voted for a Democratic presidential nominee since fellow Southerner Jimmy Carter carried it in 1976. The oil industry is the driving factor of the state's economy, with numerous oil companies such as ExxonMobil being based in the state,Fortune 500 2011: States: Texas Companies - FORTUNE on CNNMoney.com https://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune500/2011/states/TX.html 2020-12-02 money.cnn.comMay 2026 medicmedic and consequently the state has rejected the Democratic Party which has increasingly embraced environmentalist policies. In addition, moderate Republicans' popularity among suburban Texans boosted their support. However, although Romney improved on John McCain's 2008 performance, this election solidified the Texan urban areas' move away from the GOP. Dallas and Harris counties, both of which flipped in 2008, remained in the Democratic column in 2012. As of 2024, this is the last time the Democratic candidate won Jefferson County and the Republican won Fort Bend County, as well as the most recent election in which Texas voted to the right of South Carolina, Indiana, Mississippi, Missouri, and Montana. Primary elections Democratic primary 2012 Texas Democratic presidential primary 2012 Texas Democratic presidential primary Texas presidential no 2008 Texas Democratic presidential primary and caucuses 2008 2016 Texas Democratic presidential primary 2016 2012 05 29 President Barack Obama, 2012 portrait crop.jpg Barack Obama 1E90FF Illinois 287 520,410 88.18% John Wolfe, Jr.jpg John Wolfe Jr. 800080 Tennessee 0 29,879 5.06% Texas Democratic primary results, 2012.svg Texas results by county #1E90FF Barack Obama #800080 John Wolfe Jr. #81f7f3 Bob Ely #666666 Tie #cccccc No votes The 2012 Texas Democratic Primary was held on May 29, 2012. Incumbent Barack Obama, running for the nomination without significant opposition, won the primary with 88.18% of the vote and was awarded all of Texas' 287 delegates to the 2012 Democratic National Convention. 2012 Texas Democratic presidential primary2012 Democratic Party Primary Election, Texas Secretary of State http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist161_state.htm November 17, 2016 Candidate Votes Percentage Delegates 14px Barack Obama (incumbent) 520,410 88.18% 287 John Wolfe Jr. 29,879 5.06% 0 Darcy Richardson 25,430 4.31% 0 Bob Ely 14,445 2.45% 0 Total: 590,164 100.0% 287 Key: Withdrew prior to contest Republican primary thumb|350px|left|Members of Texas' delegation at the 2012 Republican National Convention2012 Texas Republican presidential primary 2012 Texas Republican presidential primary Texas presidential no 2008 Texas Republican presidential primary 2008 2016 Texas Republican presidential primary 2016 2012 05 29 x125px Mitt_Romney_by_Gage_Skidmore_6_cropped.jpg Mitt Romney ff6600 Massachusetts 105 1,001,387 69.09% Ron Paul by Gage Skidmore 3 (crop 2).jpg Ron Paul ffcc00 Texas 18 174,207 12.02% Rick Santorum by Gage Skidmore.jpg Rick Santorum 008000 Pennsylvania 12 115,584 7.97% Texas Republican presidential primary, 2012.svg Texas results by county #ff6600 Mitt Romney #cccccc No votes (Note: Italicization indicates a withdrawn candidacy.) The Republican primary was held May 29, 2012.Fernandez Manny March 2, 2012 Texas: Primary Election Set for May 29 New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/02/us/texas-primary-election-set-for-may-29.html March 12, 2012Perez, et al. v. Texas, no. 11-CV-360 (March 1, 2012 W.D. Texas), order, page 8 152 delegates were chosen, for a total of 155 delegates to go to the national convention. The election was originally scheduled to take place on Super Tuesday, March 6.Weber Paul J. February 15, 2012 Unsettled Texas primary may slip into May or later Boston Globe Associated Press http://articles.boston.com/2012-02-15/news/31063880_1_voting-maps-texas-attorney-primary-elections February 22, 2012May 2026 medicmedic Due to litigation over the state's redistricting following the 2010 United States census, it was rescheduled for April 3.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 That date also became uncertain and the primary was expected to be held, at the earliest, in late May 2012, with both May 22 and May 29February 15, 2012 Judge in Texas redistricting case tells Republican state officials to plan for May 29 primary Washington Post Associated Press https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/federal-judges-await-compromise-on-texas-voting-maps-that-might-push-state-primary-into-may/2012/02/15/gIQA1NL9ER_story.html https://web.archive.org/web/20120216065954/http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/federal-judges-await-compromise-on-texas-voting-maps-that-might-push-state-primary-into-may/2012/02/15/gIQA1NL9ER_story.html dead February 16, 2012 February 22, 2012 being proposed. U.S. District Court judge Xavier Rodriguez, one of the three judges overseeing the litigation, had suggested a June 26 date for the election. Finally, on March 1, 2012, the court issued an order setting the date of the primary to May 29, 2012. 2012 Texas Republican presidential primary2012 Republican Party Primary Election, Texas Secretary of State http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist160_state.htm November 17, 2016 Candidate Votes Percentage Delegates 14px Mitt Romney 1,001,387 69% 105 Ron Paul 174,207 12.02% 18 Rick Santorum 115,584 7.97% 12 Newt Gingrich 68,247 4.71% 7 Uncommitted60,6594.18%6 Michele Bachmann 12,097 0.83% 1 Jon Huntsman 8,695 0.60% 1 Buddy Roemer 4,714 0.33% 0 L. John Davis Jr. 3,887 0.27% 0 Unpledged delegates: 4 Superdelegates: 3 Total: 1,449,477 100.0% 155 Key: Withdrew 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 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 Candidate ballot access Barack Hussein Obama / Joseph Robinette Biden, Jr., Democratic Willard Mitt Romney / Paul Davis Ryan, Republican Gary Earl Johnson / James Polin Gray, Libertarian Jill Ellen Stein / Cheri Lynn Honkala, Green Write-in candidate access: Virgil Hamlin Goode, Jr. / Jim N. Clymer, Constitution Ross Carl Anderson / Luis Javier Rodriguez, Justice Andre Nigel Barnett / Ken Cross, Reform Results 2012 United States presidential election in Texas http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist164_state.htm 2012 General Election, Texas Secretary of State November 18, 2016PartyCandidateRunning mateVotesPercentageElectoral votes Republican Mitt Romney Paul Ryan 4,569,843 57.17% 38 Democratic Barack Obama (incumbent) Joe Biden (incumbent) 3,308,124 41.38% 0 Libertarian Gary Johnson Jim Gray 88,580 1.11% 0 Green Jill Stein Cheri Honkala 24,657 0.31% 0 Constitution (Write-in) Virgil Goode Jim Clymer 1,287 0.02% 0 Justice (Write-in) Rocky Anderson Luis J. Rodriguez 426 0.01% 0 America's Party (Write-in) Thomas Hoefling Jonathan D. Ellis 374 0.00% 0 Other Write-ins 311 0.00% 0 Socialist (Write-in) Stewart Alexander Alex Mendoza 162 0.00% 0 Reform (Write-in) Andre Barnett Kenneth Cross 87 0.00% 0 Totals 7,993,851 100.00% 38 Voter turnout (Voting age population) 43.73% By county CountyMitt RomneyRepublicanBarack ObamaDemocraticVarious candidatesOther partiesMarginTotal#%#%#%#%Anderson12,26275.64%3,81323.52%1370.84%8,44952.12%16,212Andrews3,63981.19%79517.74%481.07%2,84463.45%4,482Angelina20,30371.47%7,83427.58%2690.95%12,46943.89%28,406Aransas6,83070.79%2,70428.03%1141.18%4,12642.76%9,648Archer3,60086.46%52512.61%390.93%3,07573.85%4,164Armstrong82888.56%9810.48%90.96%73078.08%935Atascosa7,46158.65%5,13340.35%1271.00%2,32818.30%12,721Austin9,26579.53%2,25219.33%1321.14%7,01360.20%11,649Bailey1,33973.73%46625.66%110.61%87348.07%1,816Bandera7,42678.60%1,86419.73%1581.67%5,56258.87%9,448Bastrop14,03357.32%9,86440.29%5842.39%4,16917.03%24,481Baylor1,29781.47%26716.77%281.76%1,03064.70%1,592Bee4,35655.29%3,45243.81%710.90%90411.48%7,879Bell49,57457.36%35,51241.09%1,3391.55%14,06216.27%86,425Bexar241,61746.94%264,85651.46%8,2371.60%-23,239-4.52%514,710Blanco3,63873.16%1,22024.53%1152.31%2,41848.63%4,973Borden32489.26%328.82%71.92%29280.44%363Bosque5,88580.00%1,36718.58%1041.42%4,51861.42%7,356Bowie24,86970.24%10,19628.80%3390.96%14,67341.44%35,404Brazoria70,86266.39%34,42132.25%1,4561.36%36,44134.14%106,739Brazos37,20966.49%17,47731.23%1,2762.28%19,73235.26%55,962Brewster1,97651.10%1,76545.64%1263.26%2115.46%3,867Briscoe57882.34%11716.67%70.99%46165.67%702Brooks50721.10%1,88678.49%100.41%-1,379-57.39%2,403Brown11,89585.29%1,90413.65%1481.06%9,99171.64%13,947Burleson4,67172.35%1,70526.41%801.24%2,96645.94%6,456Burnet12,84376.46%3,67421.87%2791.67%9,16954.59%16,796Caldwell6,02154.40%4,79143.29%2562.31%1,23011.11%11,068Calhoun4,14462.33%2,41036.25%941.42%1,73426.08%6,648Callahan4,37884.24%75114.45%681.31%3,62769.79%5,197Cameron26,09933.94%49,97564.99%8211.07%-23,876-31.05%76,895Camp2,88166.46%1,42832.94%260.60%1,45333.52%4,335Carson2,45188.23%29210.51%351.26%2,15977.72%2,778Cass8,76374.34%2,92424.80%1010.86%5,83949.54%11,788Castro1,47069.37%63029.73%190.90%84039.64%2,119Chambers11,78779.99%2,79018.93%1581.08%8,99761.06%14,735Cherokee12,09475.00%3,87524.03%1570.97%8,21950.97%16,126Childress1,66583.42%32016.03%110.55%1,34567.39%1,996Clay4,26684.36%74014.63%511.01%3,52669.73%5,057Cochran64970.77%25627.92%121.31%39342.85%917Coke1,21886.51%17912.71%110.78%1,03973.80%1,408Coleman3,01286.25%44212.66%381.09%2,57073.59%3,492Collin196,88864.86%101,41533.41%5,2641.73%95,47331.45%303,567Collingsworth96283.65%17715.39%110.96%78568.26%1,150Colorado6,02674.24%2,02925.00%620.76%3,99749.24%8,117Comal39,31876.30%11,45022.22%7611.48%27,86854.08%51,529Comanche3,94480.39%89018.14%721.47%3,05462.25%4,906Concho79379.22%19419.38%141.40%59959.84%1,001Cooke11,95183.28%2,24615.65%1541.07%9,70567.63%14,351Coryell11,22067.57%5,15831.06%2261.37%6,06236.51%16,604Cottle55574.90%18024.29%60.81%37550.61%741Crane98576.77%27521.43%231.80%71055.34%1,283Crockett95765.68%48032.94%201.38%47732.74%1,457Crosby1,13263.35%63935.76%160.89%49327.59%1,787Culberson29533.56%56864.62%161.82%-273-31.06%879Dallam1,24881.36%25316.49%332.15%99564.87%1,534Dallas295,81341.57%405,57156.99%10,2281.44%-109,758-15.42%711,612Dawson2,59171.14%1,01927.98%320.88%1,57243.16%3,642Deaf Smith3,04270.60%1,23928.75%280.65%1,80341.85%4,309Delta1,52475.52%45422.50%401.98%1,07053.02%2,018Denton157,57964.91%80,97833.35%4,2241.74%76,60131.56%242,781DeWitt5,12277.16%1,46722.10%490.74%3,65555.06%6,638Dickens79377.82%21621.20%100.98%57756.62%1,019Dimmit76226.12%2,14173.40%140.48%-1,379-47.28%2,917Donley1,28783.84%22614.72%221.44%1,06169.12%1,535Duval98022.56%3,33176.68%330.76%-2,351-54.12%4,344Eastland5,44483.82%97014.93%811.25%4,47468.89%6,495Ector24,01073.85%8,11824.97%3851.18%15,89248.88%32,513Edwards64272.62%23226.24%101.14%41046.38%884Ellis39,57472.94%13,88125.59%7991.47%25,69347.35%54,254El Paso57,15033.09%112,95265.40%2,6011.51%-55,802-32.31%172,703Erath10,32982.81%1,96515.75%1791.44%8,36467.06%12,473Falls3,35661.76%2,03337.41%450.83%1,32324.35%5,434Fannin8,16175.54%2,48623.01%1571.45%5,67552.53%10,804Fayette8,10676.61%2,31521.88%1601.51%5,79154.73%10,581Fisher1,09467.16%51231.43%231.41%58235.73%1,629Floyd1,52373.05%55126.43%110.52%97246.62%2,085Foard34870.30%14028.28%71.42%20842.02%495Fort Bend116,12652.91%101,14446.08%2,2191.01%14,9826.83%219,489Franklin3,44680.95%75117.64%601.41%2,69563.31%4,257Freestone5,64674.58%1,85024.44%740.98%3,79650.14%7,570Frio1,55939.29%2,37659.88%330.83%-817-20.59%3,968Gaines3,48485.69%53513.16%471.15%2,94972.53%4,066Galveston69,05962.74%39,51135.89%1,5081.37%29,54826.85%110,078Garza1,26380.96%27917.88%181.16%98463.08%1,560Gillespie10,30682.12%2,05516.37%1891.51%8,25165.75%12,550Glasscock52691.00%447.61%81.39%48283.39%578Goliad2,29466.34%1,12732.59%371.07%1,16733.75%3,458Gonzales4,21669.61%1,77729.34%641.05%2,43940.27%6,057Gray6,44387.20%88611.99%600.81%5,55775.21%7,389Grayson30,93673.20%10,67025.25%6581.55%20,26647.95%42,264Gregg28,74269.25%12,39829.87%3670.88%16,34439.38%41,507Grimes6,14171.40%2,33927.19%1211.41%3,80244.21%8,601Guadalupe33,11766.73%15,74431.73%7651.54%17,37335.00%49,626Hale6,49073.30%2,24325.33%1211.37%4,24747.97%8,854Hall83275.02%26523.90%121.08%56751.12%1,109Hamilton2,91882.15%59116.64%431.21%2,32765.51%3,552Hansford1,78891.13%1598.10%150.77%1,62983.03%1,962Hardeman1,17678.66%30220.20%171.14%87458.46%1,495Hardin17,74683.33%3,35915.77%1920.90%14,38767.56%21,297Harris586,07349.31%587,04449.39%15,4681.30%-971-0.08%1,188,585Harrison17,51266.92%8,45632.31%2020.77%9,05634.61%26,170Hartley1,70889.28%1849.62%211.10%1,52479.66%1,913Haskell1,42470.74%55327.47%361.79%87143.27%2,013Hays31,66153.65%25,53743.27%1,8133.08%6,12410.38%59,011Hemphill1,29886.02%19212.72%191.26%1,10673.30%1,509Henderson21,23176.85%6,10622.10%2901.05%15,12554.75%27,627Hidalgo39,86528.61%97,96970.32%1,4881.07%-58,104-41.71%139,322Hill9,13275.82%2,75222.85%1611.33%6,38052.97%12,045Hockley5,54677.74%1,48620.83%1021.43%4,06056.91%7,134Hood18,40981.53%3,84317.02%3271.45%14,56664.51%22,579Hopkins9,83677.13%2,77721.78%1401.09%7,05955.35%12,753Houston5,88071.59%2,26527.57%690.84%3,61544.02%8,214Howard6,45374.22%2,11024.27%1321.51%4,34349.95%8,695Hudspeth47154.58%37943.92%131.50%9210.66%863Hunt21,01174.91%6,67123.78%3671.31%14,34051.13%28,049Hutchinson6,80485.82%1,04513.18%791.00%5,75972.64%7,928Irion66884.77%11214.21%81.02%55670.56%788Jack2,58088.72%30310.42%250.86%2,27778.30%2,908Jackson3,90677.73%1,07021.29%490.98%2,83656.44%5,025Jasper9,95773.66%3,42325.32%1371.02%6,53448.34%13,517Jeff Davis71960.32%44036.91%332.77%27923.41%1,192Jefferson43,24248.73%44,66850.34%8250.93%-1,426-1.61%88,735Jim Hogg35621.36%1,30178.04%100.60%-945-56.68%1,667Jim Wells4,59841.18%6,49258.14%760.68%-1,894-16.96%11,166Johnson37,66177.11%10,49621.49%6811.40%27,16555.62%48,838Jones4,26276.56%1,22622.02%791.42%3,03654.54%5,567Karnes2,82567.50%1,32531.66%350.84%1,50035.84%4,185Kaufman24,84671.66%9,47227.32%3521.02%15,37444.34%34,670Kendall14,50881.58%3,04317.11%2321.31%11,46564.47%17,783Kenedy8450.30%8249.10%10.60%21.20%167Kent33582.72%6616.30%40.98%26966.42%405Kerr17,27478.95%4,33819.83%2671.22%12,93659.12%21,879Kimble1,66788.11%21711.47%80.42%1,45076.64%1,892King13995.86%53.45%10.69%13492.41%145Kinney88061.75%52236.63%231.62%35825.12%1,425Kleberg4,05845.56%4,75453.37%951.07%-696-7.81%8,907Knox1,16076.82%33221.99%181.19%82854.83%1,510Lamar12,82674.58%4,18124.31%1901.11%8,64550.27%17,197Lamb3,05874.75%99824.40%350.85%2,06050.35%4,091Lampasas5,62178.03%1,47920.53%1041.44%4,14257.50%7,204La Salle66940.64%96558.63%120.73%-296-17.99%1,646Lavaca6,79681.74%1,42817.18%901.08%5,36864.56%8,314Lee4,50772.27%1,63226.17%971.56%2,87546.10%6,236Leon5,81483.53%1,06215.26%841.21%4,75268.27%6,960Liberty17,32376.16%5,20222.87%2210.97%12,12153.29%22,746Limestone5,28869.92%2,20829.19%670.89%3,08040.73%7,563Lipscomb1,04489.38%11910.19%50.43%92579.19%1,168Live Oak3,15476.68%91922.34%400.98%2,23554.34%4,113Llano7,61079.62%1,82219.06%1261.32%5,78860.56%9,558Loving5484.38%914.06%11.56%4570.32%64Lubbock63,46969.61%26,27128.81%1,4441.58%37,19840.80%91,184Lynn1,43973.46%50625.83%140.71%93347.63%1,959Madison3,02875.17%96724.01%330.82%2,06151.16%4,028Marion2,73363.83%1,49534.91%541.26%1,23828.92%4,282Martin1,36884.24%24815.27%80.49%1,12068.97%1,624Mason1,56579.52%38019.31%231.17%1,18560.21%1,968Matagorda8,04066.27%3,98032.80%1130.93%4,06033.47%12,133Maverick2,17120.55%8,30378.60%890.85%-6,132-58.05%10,563McCulloch2,41980.82%53717.94%371.24%1,88262.88%2,993McLennan47,90364.26%25,69434.47%9441.27%22,20929.79%74,541McMullen43185.69%6713.32%50.99%36472.37%503Medina11,07969.03%4,78429.81%1861.16%6,29539.22%16,049Menard66578.33%17120.14%131.53%49458.19%849Midland35,68979.85%8,28618.54%7221.61%27,40361.31%44,697Milam5,48166.60%2,63632.03%1131.37%2,84534.57%8,230Mills1,88285.51%27912.68%401.81%1,60372.83%2,201Mitchell1,75675.82%53823.23%220.95%1,21852.59%2,316Montague6,54984.49%1,11614.40%861.11%5,43370.09%7,751Montgomery137,96979.51%32,92018.97%2,6341.52%105,04960.54%173,523Moore3,96879.60%96419.34%531.06%3,00460.26%4,985Morris3,23262.89%1,85836.15%490.96%1,37426.74%5,139Motley53889.67%559.17%71.16%48380.50%600Nacogdoches13,92567.42%6,46531.30%2631.28%7,46036.12%20,653Navarro10,84770.60%4,35028.31%1671.09%6,49742.29%15,364Newton4,11270.06%1,67728.57%801.37%2,43541.49%5,869Nolan3,28271.74%1,21626.58%771.68%2,06645.16%4,575Nueces48,96650.95%45,77247.63%1,3661.42%3,1943.32%96,104Ochiltree2,71990.85%2538.45%210.70%2,46682.40%2,993Oldham79090.91%718.17%80.92%71982.74%869Orange23,36676.12%6,80022.15%5291.73%16,56653.97%30,695Palo Pinto7,39379.06%1,81119.37%1471.57%5,58259.69%9,351Panola7,95077.71%2,21121.61%690.68%5,73956.10%10,230Parker39,24382.28%7,85316.47%5981.25%31,39065.81%47,694Parmer2,01178.74%52920.71%140.55%1,48258.03%2,554Pecos2,51260.53%1,59138.34%471.13%92122.19%4,150Polk14,07173.54%4,85925.39%2041.07%9,21248.15%19,134Potter18,91871.52%7,12626.94%4061.54%11,79244.58%26,450Presidio50427.74%1,28270.56%311.70%-778-42.82%1,817Rains3,27980.23%76118.62%471.15%2,51861.61%4,087Randall41,44783.40%7,57415.24%6751.36%33,87368.16%49,696Reagan67680.19%15818.74%91.07%51861.45%843Real1,23680.52%27718.05%221.43%95962.47%1,535Red River3,54969.94%1,48229.21%430.85%2,06740.73%5,074Reeves1,18841.29%1,65557.53%341.18%-467-16.24%2,877Refugio1,66362.12%99837.28%160.60%66524.84%2,677Roberts46892.13%336.50%71.37%43585.63%508Robertson4,41960.64%2,79838.40%700.96%1,62122.24%7,287Rockwall27,11375.81%8,12022.70%5311.49%18,99353.11%35,764Runnels3,10484.62%51914.15%451.23%2,58570.47%3,668Rusk13,92475.08%4,45124.00%1710.92%9,47351.08%18,546Sabine3,72781.41%80717.63%440.96%2,92063.78%4,578San Augustine2,46966.91%1,19332.33%280.76%1,27634.58%3,690San Jacinto7,10773.91%2,41025.06%991.03%4,69748.85%9,616San Patricio12,00559.79%7,85639.13%2171.08%4,14920.66%20,078San Saba1,90584.33%32314.30%311.37%1,58270.03%2,259Schleicher78777.38%22121.73%90.89%56655.65%1,017Scurry4,12482.04%83816.67%651.29%3,28665.37%5,027Shackelford1,21889.36%1319.61%141.03%1,08779.75%1,363Shelby6,87974.03%2,32224.99%910.98%4,55749.04%9,292Sherman90887.48%12111.66%90.86%78775.82%1,038Smith57,33172.02%21,45626.95%8141.03%35,87545.07%79,601Somervell2,87181.15%61317.33%541.52%2,25863.82%3,538Starr1,54713.02%10,26086.34%760.64%-8,713-73.32%11,883Stephens2,89284.76%47513.92%451.32%2,41770.84%3,412Sterling45992.91%316.28%40.81%42886.63%494Stonewall50775.11%16023.70%81.19%34751.41%675Sutton1,11074.45%36924.75%120.80%74149.70%1,491Swisher1,65572.91%57925.51%361.58%1,07647.40%2,270Tarrant348,92057.12%253,07141.43%8,8991.45%95,84915.69%610,890Taylor32,90476.06%9,75022.54%6091.40%23,15453.52%43,263Terrell35864.50%18433.15%132.35%17431.35%555Terry2,60270.15%1,05928.55%481.30%1,54341.60%3,709Throckmorton70086.10%10913.41%40.49%59172.69%813Titus6,08468.71%2,64829.91%1221.38%3,43638.80%8,854Tom Green26,87873.20%9,29425.31%5481.49%17,58447.89%36,720Travis140,15236.21%232,78860.14%14,1173.65%-92,636-23.93%387,057Trinity4,53772.77%1,61425.89%841.34%2,92346.88%6,235Tyler5,91077.21%1,66821.79%761.00%4,24255.42%7,654Upshur12,01579.37%2,97119.63%1521.00%9,04459.74%15,138Upton95373.31%33325.62%141.07%62047.69%1,300Uvalde4,52953.69%3,82545.35%810.96%7048.34%8,435Val Verde5,63546.64%6,28552.02%1611.34%-650-5.38%12,081Van Zandt15,79482.69%3,08416.15%2221.16%12,71066.54%19,100Victoria19,69268.25%8,80230.51%3591.24%10,89037.74%28,853Walker12,14064.97%6,25233.46%2931.57%5,88831.51%18,685Waller9,24458.13%6,51440.96%1440.91%2,73017.17%15,902Ward2,36672.91%84125.92%381.17%1,52546.99%3,245Washington10,85775.41%3,38123.48%1591.11%7,47651.93%14,397Webb11,07822.52%37,59776.42%5211.06%-26,519-53.90%49,196Wharton9,75069.21%4,23530.06%1020.73%5,51539.15%14,087Wheeler1,87888.25%23210.90%180.85%1,64677.35%2,128Wichita29,81272.68%10,52525.66%6811.66%19,28747.02%41,018Wilbarger2,95674.27%97124.40%531.33%1,98549.87%3,980Willacy1,41627.96%3,60071.09%480.95%-2,184-43.13%5,064Williamson97,00659.22%61,87537.77%4,9233.01%35,13121.45%163,804Wilson12,21871.01%4,82128.02%1660.97%7,39742.99%17,205Winkler1,31176.00%39823.07%160.93%91352.93%1,725Wise17,20782.95%3,22115.53%3171.52%13,98667.42%20,745Wood14,35181.63%3,05617.38%1740.99%11,29564.25%17,581Yoakum1,69879.79%40919.22%210.99%1,28960.57%2,128Young6,22585.09%99213.56%991.35%5,23371.53%7,316Zapata99728.14%2,52771.32%190.54%-1,530-43.18%3,543Zavala57415.71%3,04283.27%371.02%-2,468-67.56%3,653Totals4,569,84357.13%3,308,12441.35%121,6901.52%1,261,71915.78%7,999,657 Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Brewster (largest city: Alpine) Kenedy (largest community: Sarita) right 300px Swing by county 300px Trend relative to the state by county Legend #00a1c8 Democratic — +>15% #00bdec Democratic — +12.5-15% #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 Democratic #92c5de Hold Republican #f48882 Hold #ca0120 Flip By congressional district Romney won 25 of 36 congressional districts, including one that elected 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 RepresentativeTexas 1 1st 71.5% 27.5%Louie GohmertTexas 2 2nd 63.95% 35.56%Ted PoeTexas 3 3rd 64.32% 34.21% Sam JohnsonTexas 4 4th 74% 24.8%Ralph HallTexas 5 5th 64.5% 34.4%Jeb HensarlingTexas 6 6th 57.9% 40.8%Joe BartonTexas 7 7th 59.9% 38.6%John CulbersonTexas 8 8th 77% 21.75%Kevin BradyTexas 9 9th 21% 78%Al GreenTexas 10 10th 59.12% 38.8%Michael McCaulTexas 11 11th 79.17% 19.57%Mike ConawayTexas 12 12th 66.84% 31.68%Kay GrangerTexas 13 13th 80.2% 18.5%Mac ThornberryTexas 14 14th 59.34% 39.5%Randy WeberTexas 15 15th 41.55% 57.44%Rubén HinojosaTexas 16 16th 34.5% 64.2%Beto O'RourkeTexas 17 17th 60.4% 37.7%Bill FloresTexas 18 18th 22.81% 76.13%Sheila Jackson LeeTexas 19 19th 73.6% 25.0%Randy NeugebauerTexas 20 20th 39.7% 58.9%Joaquín CastroTexas 21 21st 59.84% 37.9%Lamar SmithTexas 22 22nd 62.13% 36.7%Pete OlsonTexas 23 23rd 50.74% 48.1%Pete GallegoTexas 24 24th 60.44% 37.99%Kenny MarchantTexas 25 25th 59.9% 37.8%Roger WilliamsTexas 26 26th 67.6% 30.7%Michael BurgessTexas 27 27th 60.53% 38.19%Blake FarentholdTexas 28 28th 38.7% 60.3%Henry CuellarTexas 29 29th 32.99% 65.9%Gene GreenTexas 30 30th 19.65% 79.63%Eddie Bernice JohnsonTexas 31 31st 59.59% 38.25%John CarterTexas 32 32nd 57% 41.48%Pete SessionsTexas 33 33rd 27.1% 71.95%Marc VeaseyTexas 34 34th 38.33% 60.8%Filemon Vela Jr.Texas 35 35th 34.63% 63%Lloyd DoggettTexas 36 36th 73.15% 25.7%Steve Stockman See also United States presidential elections in Texas 2012 Republican Party presidential debates and forums 2012 Republican Party presidential primaries Results of the 2012 Republican Party presidential primaries Texas Republican Party Notes References External links The Green Papers for Texas The Green Papers major state elections in chronological order 2012 United States President Texas