2012 United States presidential election in Indiana

none June 2025 September 2023 2012 United States presidential election 2012 United States presidential election in Indiana Indiana presidential no 2008 United States presidential election in Indiana 2008 2016 United States presidential election in Indiana 2016 November 6, 2012 58.46%https://www.in.gov/sos/elections/voter-information/files/2012_General_Election_Turnout_Report.pdf General Election Turnout and Registration Indiana Secretary of State x200px Mitt_Romney_by_Gage_Skidmore_6_cropped.jpg Mitt Romney Republican Party (United States) Massachusetts Paul Ryan 11 1,420,543 54.13% President Barack Obama, 2012 portrait crop.jpg Barack Obama Democratic Party (United States) Illinois Joe Biden 0 1,152,887 43.93% 180px County results 180px Congressional district results Romney #e27f90 50–60% #cc2f4a 60–70% #d40000 70–80% Obama #b9d7ff 40–50% #86b6f2 50–60% #4389e3 60–70% President Barack Obama Democratic Party (United States) Barack Obama Democratic Party (United States) A presidential election was held in Indiana on November 6, 2012, as part of the 2012 United States presidential election, in which all 50 states plus the District of Columbia participated. Indiana voters chose 11 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 Governor of Massachusetts Mitt Romney and his running mate, Wisconsin Congressman Paul Ryan. Romney and Ryan carried Indiana with 54.13% of the popular vote to the Democratic ticket's 43.93%, thus winning the state's 11 electoral votes.2012 Presidential Election - Indiana https://www.politico.com/2016-election/results/map/president/ Politico 22 November 2012 Indiana and North Carolina were the only two states Obama won in 2008 that flipped to the Republican column in 2012. Although Indiana normally leans Republican, in 2008 Obama had been the first Democrat to win Indiana since 1964, albeit by a narrow 1.03% margin. Unlike North Carolina, Indiana was not seriously contested again by the Obama campaign in 2012; consequently, Romney was able to carry it by a 10.2% margin and win 6 counties Obama won in 2008. Obama carried Vigo County, home to Terre Haute, and at the time a noted bellwether; before 2020, it had voted for the winner of every presidential election all but twice since 1892. After 2012, political realignment and shift of white working-class voters to Trump, exodus of young people to cities and the rightward turn of exurban areas accelerated by the Trump era have made Vigo County generally uncompetitive to the present day.GALOFARO CLAIRE The counties that predict presidential election winners didn't this year. Just look at Terre Haute, Indiana. https://www.chicagotribune.com/midwest/ct-vigo-county-indiana-election-results-20201118-acloioedyrhtvadtl5ejdpsdb4-story.html 2021-01-22 chicagotribune.com As of the 2024 presidential election, this is the last time that Delaware, LaPorte, Perry, Porter, and Vigo counties have voted for a Democratic presidential candidate. Obama won nine counties compared to 83 for Romney, who won most rural areas of the state. Romney also performed well in the Indianapolis suburbs; Allen County, home of Fort Wayne; and Vanderburgh County, home of Evansville. As expected, Obama did better in urban, densely populated areas. Obama trounced Romney in Marion County, home of Indianapolis, as well as Lake County, home of Gary and East Chicago. Obama also for the most part did well in counties that contained major colleges, such as Monroe County, home of Indiana University Bloomington; St. Joseph County, home of the University of Notre Dame in South Bend; and Porter County, home of Valparaiso University. This was also the last election in which Indiana was considered a swing state by some outlets. Primary elections Democratic primary Incumbent President Barack Obama ran unopposed, securing 221,466 votes.Indiana Voters https://indianavoters.in.gov/ENRHistorical/ElectionResults?year=2012 2024-04-22 indianavoters.in.gov Republican primary The Republican primary took place on May 8, 2012.http://www.cnn.com/election/2012/calendar.html Primary and Caucus Printable Calendar CNN January 11, 2012http://www.FEC.gov/pubrec/fe2012/2012pdates.pdf Presidential Primary Dates Federal Election Commission January 23, 2012 + Indiana Republican primary, 2012Secretary of State election results. June 5, 2012. Retrieved June 27, 2012. Candidate Votes Percentage Projected delegate count AP CNN FOX14px Mitt Romney 410,635 64.61% 28 27 Ron Paul 98,487 15.50% Rick Santorum (withdrawn) 85,332 13.43% Newt Gingrich (withdrawn) 41,135 6.47% Unprojected delegates: 18 19 46 Total: 635,589 100.00% 46 46 46 General election Campaign Incumbent Obama did not visit Indiana, although First Lady Michelle Obama, Vice President Joe Biden and former President Bill Clinton stumped in the state. Meanwhile, Romney visited Indiana several times.http://www.indystar.com/viewart/20121106/NEWS0502/211070328/Hoosiers-go-Romney-Obama-fails-repeat-his-narrow-win-here-08 Hoosiers go for Romney; Obama fails to repeat his narrow win here in '08 The Indianapolis Star November 8, 2012 Polling Republican Nominee Mitt Romney won every pre-election poll conducted in the state by at least 5%, and often by double digits. The average of the final three polls had Romney leading Obama 51% to 43%.https://uselectionatlas.org/POLLS/PRESIDENT/2012/polls.php?fips=18 2012 Presidential Election Polls - IN uselectionatlas.org 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 R flipNovember 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 R flipNovember 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 Lean R flip 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 R flipNovember 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 HouseLean R flipNovember 6, 2012Sabato's Crystal Ball https://centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/projection-obama-will-likely-win-second-term/ PROJECTION: OBAMA WILL LIKELY WIN SECOND TERMSolid R flipNovember 5, 2012FiveThirtyEight https://www.masslive.com/news/2012/11/nate_silvers_political_calcula.html Nate Silver's political calculations predict 2012 election outcomeSolid R flipNovember 6, 2012 Results 2012 United States presidential election in IndianaIndiana Indiana November 6, 2012 General Election https://indianavoters.in.gov/ENRHistorical/ElectionResults?year=2012 Voter portal Indiana Election Division 2026-05-13Indiana November 6, 2012 General Election 2012 Secretary of State [Indianapolis] 1 https://www.in.gov/sos/elections/files/2012_General_Election_Candidates_Abbreviated_List_September_10.pdf Republican Party (United States) Mitt RomneyPaul Ryan 1,420,543 54.13 5.22 Democratic Party (United States) Barack ObamaJoe Biden 1,152,887 43.93 6.02 Libertarian Party (United States) Gary JohnsonJim Gray 50,111 1.91 0.85 Green Party of the United States Jill Stein (write-in)N/AStein had no registered running mate in Indiana. 625 0.02 0.02 Constitution Party (United States) Virgil Goode (write-in)N/AGoode had no registered running mate in Indiana. 290 0.01 0.03 Independent politician Tom Hoefling (write-in)Hoefling and Ellis were the national candidates of America's Party.Jonathan Ellis (write-in) 35 0.00 0.00 Socialist Party USA Stewart Alexander (write-in)Alejandro Mendoza (write-in) 17 0.00 Independent politician Jill Reed (write-in)N/AReed had no registered running mate in Indiana. 8 0.00 0.00 Independent politician Randall Terry (write-in)N/ATerry had no registered running mate in Indiana. 8 0.00 0.00 Independent Democrat Dennis Knill (write-in)N/AKnill had no registered running mate in Indiana. 7 0.00 0.00 Independent Republican (United States) John A. Dummett, Jr. (write-in)N/ADummett had no registered running mate in Indiana. 2 0.00 Freedom Socialist Party Christina Lopez (write-in)Lopez was the national vice-presidential candidate of the Freedom Socialist Party.N/ALopez had no registered running mate in Indiana 1 0.00 0.00 2,624,534 100.00 Following Romney's win in Indiana, The Indianapolis Star said that "Voters painted Indiana bright red on Tuesday- with a splash or so of blue" and that "voters also proved that while this state is conservative, it doesn't like to stray too far from the middle".Analysis: Hoosiers back Republicans but want them in the middle The Indianapolis Star http://www.indystar.com/article/20121106/NEWS0502/211070320/Analysis-Indiana-still-votes-Republican-not-when-GOP-veers-far-from-middle?nclick_check=1 November 8, 2012 By county CountyMitt RomneyRepublicanBarack ObamaDemocraticVarious candidatesOther partiesMarginTotal#%#%#%#%Adams8,93768.58%3,80629.21%2892.21%5,13139.37%13,032Allen84,61357.46%60,03640.77%2,5971.77%24,57716.69%147,246Bartholomew18,08361.52%10,62536.15%6842.33%7,45825.37%29,392Benton2,32965.09%1,15932.39%902.52%1,17032.70%3,578Blackford2,71156.95%1,92740.48%1222.57%78416.47%4,760Boone18,80867.70%8,32829.98%6462.32%10,48037.72%27,782Brown4,33256.75%3,06040.08%2423.17%1,27216.67%7,634Carroll4,99964.01%2,63533.74%1762.25%2,36430.27%7,810Cass8,44359.62%5,37137.93%3472.45%3,07221.69%14,161Clark25,45053.83%20,80744.01%1,0212.16%4,6439.82%47,278Clay7,09665.67%3,46032.02%2492.31%3,63633.65%10,805Clinton6,33864.13%3,30833.47%2372.40%3,03030.66%9,883Crawford2,42152.75%2,04144.47%1282.78%3808.28%4,590Daviess7,63874.42%2,43723.74%1891.84%5,20150.68%10,264Dearborn15,39468.86%6,52829.20%4341.94%8,86639.66%22,356Decatur7,11968.94%2,94128.48%2672.58%4,17840.46%10,327DeKalb10,58764.71%5,41933.12%3542.17%5,16831.59%16,360Delaware21,25147.15%22,65450.26%1,1692.59%-1,403-3.11%45,074Dubois11,65462.75%6,52235.12%3952.13%5,13227.63%18,571Elkhart42,37862.29%24,39935.87%1,2521.84%17,97926.42%68,029Fayette5,04557.09%3,55540.23%2372.68%1,49016.86%8,837Floyd19,87856.17%14,81241.85%7021.98%5,06614.32%35,392Fountain4,66465.59%2,23731.46%2102.95%2,42734.13%7,111Franklin7,42470.17%2,90927.50%2472.33%4,51542.67%10,580Fulton5,31765.43%2,62132.25%1882.32%2,69633.18%8,126Gibson9,48764.45%4,92833.48%3062.07%4,55930.97%14,721Grant15,15159.82%9,58937.86%5892.32%5,56221.96%25,329Greene8,45764.36%4,35033.10%3342.21%4,10731.26%13,141Hamilton90,74766.20%43,79631.95%2,5461.85%46,95134.25%137,089Hancock22,79669.41%9,31928.37%7282.22%13,47741.04%32,843Harrison10,64060.21%6,60737.39%4242.40%4,03322.82%17,671Hendricks44,31266.37%21,11231.62%1,3372.01%23,20034.75%66,761Henry10,83857.02%7,61340.05%5562.93%3,22516.97%19,007Howard20,32756.01%15,13541.70%8292.29%5,19214.31%36,291Huntington10,86268.76%4,59629.09%3392.15%6,26639.67%15,797Jackson10,41962.34%5,83834.93%4552.73%4,58127.41%16,712Jasper7,95561.57%4,67236.16%2932.27%3,28325.41%12,920Jay4,64558.79%3,06338.77%1932.44%1,58220.02%7,901Jefferson7,09653.94%5,72843.54%3322.52%1,36810.40%13,156Jennings6,12059.71%3,82137.28%3093.01%2,29922.43%10,250Johnson39,51368.02%17,26029.71%1,3192.27%22,25338.31%58,092Knox9,61263.47%5,22834.52%3052.01%4,38428.95%15,145Kosciusko22,55874.84%6,86222.77%7202.39%15,69652.07%30,140LaGrange6,23166.88%2,89831.11%1872.01%3,33335.77%9,316Lake68,43133.85%130,89764.75%2,8191.40%-62,466-30.90%202,147LaPorte18,61542.62%24,10755.19%9592.19%-5,492-12.57%43,681Lawrence11,62265.04%5,77932.34%4692.62%5,84332.70%17,870Madison26,76950.98%24,40746.48%1,3342.54%2,3624.50%52,510Marion136,50937.92%216,33660.10%7,1271.98%-79,827-22.18%359,972Marshall11,26063.25%6,13734.48%4042.27%5,12328.77%17,801Martin3,26268.78%1,35128.48%1302.74%1,91140.30%4,743Miami8,17463.79%4,22232.95%4173.26%3,95230.84%12,813Monroe22,48139.29%33,43658.43%1,3062.28%-10,955-19.14%57,223Montgomery9,82468.03%4,27129.58%3452.39%5,55338.45%14,440Morgan19,59169.17%7,96928.13%7652.70%11,62241.04%28,325Newton3,29158.02%2,21239.00%1692.98%1,07919.02%5,672Noble10,68065.63%5,22932.13%3642.24%5,45133.50%16,273Ohio1,75962.40%99435.26%662.34%76527.14%2,819Orange4,61759.38%2,93937.80%2202.82%1,67821.58%7,776Owen5,06262.39%2,82334.80%2282.81%2,23927.59%8,113Parke4,23464.85%2,11032.32%1852.83%2,12432.53%6,529Perry3,40343.21%4,31654.81%1561.98%-913-11.60%7,875Pike3,62761.20%2,12535.86%1742.94%1,50225.34%5,926Porter34,40646.94%37,25250.82%1,6452.24%-2,846-3.88%73,303Posey7,43060.77%4,53337.08%2632.15%2,89723.69%12,226Pulaski3,36662.34%1,89935.17%1342.49%1,46727.17%5,399Putnam9,00565.12%4,50732.59%3172.29%4,49832.53%13,829Randolph6,21860.95%3,76936.94%2152.11%2,44924.01%10,202Ripley7,48467.94%3,24129.42%2902.64%4,24338.52%11,015Rush4,63365.94%2,22131.61%1722.45%2,41234.33%7,026Scott4,53952.05%3,99845.85%1832.10%5416.20%8,720Shelby10,97865.50%5,35931.97%4232.53%5,61933.53%16,760Spencer5,51556.60%4,02641.32%2032.08%1,48915.28%9,744St. Joseph52,57847.36%56,46050.86%1,9711.78%-3,882-3.50%111,009Starke4,73854.03%3,80943.44%2222.53%92910.59%8,769Steuben8,54762.41%4,85335.44%2952.15%3,69426.97%13,695Sullivan4,90259.13%3,19138.49%1972.38%1,71120.64%8,290Switzerland1,87255.11%1,43742.30%882.59%43512.81%3,397Tippecanoe28,75750.40%26,71146.81%1,5952.79%2,0463.59%57,063Tipton4,77364.74%2,43232.99%1682.27%2,34131.75%7,373Union2,02265.14%1,01832.80%642.06%1,00432.34%3,104Vanderburgh39,38954.26%31,72543.71%1,4742.03%7,66410.55%72,588Vermillion3,42651.89%2,97945.12%1982.99%4476.77%6,603Vigo19,36948.42%19,71249.27%9242.31%-343-0.85%40,005Wabash8,64467.03%3,97330.81%2782.16%4,67136.22%12,895Warren2,37762.55%1,32434.84%992.61%1,05327.71%3,800Warrick17,68062.19%10,18135.81%5662.00%7,49926.38%28,427Washington6,53360.85%3,90936.41%2952.74%2,62424.44%10,737Wayne14,32156.21%10,59141.57%5652.22%3,73014.64%25,477Wells9,25671.46%3,43626.53%2602.01%5,82044.93%12,952White5,97060.09%3,63736.61%3283.30%2,33323.48%9,935Whitley10,25868.24%4,42029.40%3542.36%5,83838.84%15,032Totals1,422,87254.04%1,154,27543.84%55,9962.13%268,59710.20%2,633,143 Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Madison (largest city: Anderson) Spencer (largest city: Santa Claus) Starke (largest city: Knox) Tippecanoe (largest city: Lafayette) Vanderburgh (largest city: Evansville) Vermillion (largest city: Clinton) right 300px Swing by county 300px Trend relative to the state by county Legend #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 seven of nine 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 Romney Obama RepresentativeIndiana 1 1st 37.39% 61.19%Pete ViscloskyIndiana 2 2nd 56.1% 42.14%Jackie WalorskiIndiana 3 3rd 62.54% 35.7%Marlin StutzmanIndiana 4 4th 60.88% 36.87%Todd RokitaIndiana 5 5th 57.5% 40.7%Susan BrooksIndiana 6 6th 60.43% 37.28%Luke MesserIndiana 7 7th 35.35% 62.9%André CarsonIndiana 8 8th 58.37% 39.61%Larry BucshonIndiana 9 9th 57.17% 40.7%Todd Young See also United States presidential elections in Indiana 2012 Republican Party presidential debates and forums 2012 Republican Party presidential primaries Results of the 2012 Republican Party presidential primaries Notes Sources http://www.indiana.gov/sos/elections/files/2012_Presidential_Elector_Candidate_List.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20130328070109/http://www.indiana.gov/sos/elections/files/2012_Presidential_Elector_Candidate_List.pdf 2013-03-28 2012 presidential elector candidates (as of September 7, 2012) Secretary of State of Indiana References External links The Green Papers: for Indiana The Green Papers: Major state elections in chronological order United States President Indiana 2012