2012 United States presidential election in Illinois

none June 2025 September 2023 2012 United States presidential election in Illinois Illinois presidential no 2008 United States presidential election in Illinois 2008 November 6, 2012 2016 United States presidential election in Illinois 2016 x200px President Barack Obama, 2012 portrait crop.jpg Barack Obama Democratic Party (United States) Illinois Joe Biden 20 3,019,512 57.60% 180px County results 180px Congressional district results 180px 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% #cc2f4a 60–70% #d40000 70–80% #AA0000 80–90% #800000 90–100% President Barack Obama Democratic Party (United States) Barack Obama Democratic Party (United States) Mitt_Romney_by_Gage_Skidmore_6_cropped.jpg Mitt Romney Republican Party (United States) Massachusetts Paul Ryan 0 2,135,216 40.73% 69.70% The 2012 United States presidential election in Illinois 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. Illinois voters chose 20 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 Obama/Biden ticket won Illinois with 57.60% of the popular vote to Romney/Ryan's 40.73%, thus winning the state's twenty electoral votes by a margin of 16.87%.Borgsmiller Rupert T. (Executive Director) Official Canvass of the Illinois 2012 General Election December 12, 2012 January 16, 2024 Illinois State Board of Elections Springfield, Illinois https://archive.org/details/official-vote-cast-at-general-election-2012_202401/page/n3/mode/2up Obama's victory continued a Democratic winning streak in the state — with the Democratic candidate having carried Illinois through six consecutive elections. However, despite Obama's win in 2008 and popularity in the state due to being its former U.S. Senator, his performance significantly worsened, with his margin of victory decreasing from 25.10% to 16.87% and losing 23 counties to Romney that he had won four years prior. Obama further became the first ever Democrat to win the White House without carrying Gallatin or Macoupin counties, as well as the first since Woodrow Wilson in 1916 to win the White House without carrying Madison County. As of the 2024 election, this is the last time that a Democrat carried Alexander, Carroll, Fulton, Henderson, Henry, Jo Daviess, Knox, Mercer, Putnam, Warren, and Whiteside counties. It is also the last time a Democrat won more than 15 counties in the state. Primary elections Democratic primary 2012 Illinois Democratic presidential primary Illinois presidential no 212 Democratic National Convention delegates (189 pledged, 26 unpledged)The number of pledged delegates won is determined by the popular vote 2008 Illinois Democratic presidential primary 2008 2016 Illinois Democratic presidential primary 2016 2012 03 20 150x150px Barack Obama Illinois 189 652,583 99.98% 3333FF Illinois Democratic sweep (1).svg 170px #3333FF Barack Obama The 2012 Illinois Democratic presidential primary was held on March 20, 2012, in the U.S. state of Illinois as one of the Republican Party's state primaries ahead of the 2012 presidential election. Incumbent president Barack Obama won the primary. Obama was running for reelection without a major opponent. Obama won all 189 of the state's bound delegates (the state also had 26 superdelegates).Illinois Democratic Delegation 2012 https://www.thegreenpapers.com/P12/IL-D www.thegreenpapers.com The Green Papers 24 March 2020 2012 Illinois Democratic presidential primaryBorgsmiller Rupert T. (Executive Director) Official Canvass of the Illinois 2012 Primary Election March 20, 2012 January 16, 2024 Illinois State Board of Elections Springfield, Illinois https://archive.org/details/official-vote-cast-at-general-election-2012/page/n1/mode/2up Candidate Votes Percentage Delegates Barack Obama (incumbent) 652,583 99.98% 189 Randall Terry 134 0.02% 0 Totals 652,717 100.00% 189 Republican primary 2012 Illinois Republican presidential primary Illinois presidential no 2008 Illinois Republican presidential primary 2008 2016 Illinois Republican presidential primary 2016 2012 03 20 Mitt_Romney_by_Gage_Skidmore_6_cropped.jpg Mitt Romney Massachusetts 42 435,859 46.69% Rick Santorum by Gage Skidmore.jpg Rick Santorum Pennsylvania 12 326,778 35.01% Ron Paul by Gage Skidmore 3 (crop 2).jpg Ron Paul Texas 0 87,044 9.32% Newt Gingrich by Gage Skidmore 3 (cropped).jpg Newt Gingrich Georgia 0 74,482 7.98% Illinois Republican Presidential Primary Detailed Election Results by County, 2012.svg 170px County resultsRomney: #FFCCA9 30–40% #FFB580 40–50% #FF9A50 50–60% Santorum: #AAE5AA 30–40% #87DE87 40–50% #5FD35F 50–60% #37C837 60–70% ff6600 008000 ffcc00 800080 150x150px The 2012 Illinois Republican presidential primary was held on March 20, 2012, in the U.S. state of Illinois as one of the Republican Party's state primaries ahead of the 2012 presidential election.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 For the state-run primaries (Democratic and Republican), turnout was 21.72%, with 1,586,171 votes cast. + 2012 Illinois Republican presidential primary Candidate Votes Percentage Projected delegate count NYT CNNhttp://edition.cnn.com/election/2012/primaries/state/IL America's Choice 2012 Election Center: Results - Illinois CNN dead https://archive.today/20120729143845/http://edition.cnn.com/election/2012/primaries/state/IL 2012-07-29 2012-07-19 FOX 14px Mitt Romney 435,859 46.69% 42 41 42 Rick Santorum 326,778 35.01% 12 10 12 Ron Paul 87,044 9.32% 0 0 0 Newt Gingrich 74,482 7.98% 0 0 0 Rick Perry (withdrawn) 5,568 0.60% 0 0 0 Buddy Roemer (withdrawn) 3,723 0.40% 0 0 0 Unprojected delegates: 0 3 0 Total: 933,454 100.00% 54 54 54 Green 2012 Illinois Green Party convention Illinois presidential no 31 Green National Convention delegates 2008 Illinois Green Party presidential primary 2008 2016 Illinois Green Party presidential primary 2016 2012 02 24 File:Jill Stein by Gage Skidmore (1).jpg Jill Stein Green Party of the United States Massachusetts 22 109 71.24% File:Roseanne Hard Rock Cafe (1).jpg 150x150px Roseanne Barr Green Party of the United States Hawaii 2 27 17.65% File:Kent Mesplay by Gage Skidmore (1).jpg Kent Mesplay Green Party of the United States California 2 8 5.23% 150px The 2012 Illinois Green Party Convention was held on February 24, and saw a binding presidential preference vote cast, awarding delegates, as part of the Green Party's state primaries ahead of the 2012 presidential election. Unlike the primaries for the major parties, this primary was run by the Green Party of Illinois itself, rather than by the state. + Illinois Green Party Primary, February 24, 20122012 Illinois Green Primary http://www.greenpartywatch.org/2012/02/24/green-party-presidential-race-delegate-counts-ballot-access/ https://web.archive.org/web/20131029090921/http://www.greenpartywatch.org/2012/02/24/green-party-presidential-race-delegate-counts-ballot-access/ usurped October 29, 2013 24 February 2012 6 August 20202012 Illinois Green Primary results http://www.ilgp.org/blog/online-primary-info/ bot: unknown https://web.archive.org/web/20121116153059/http://www.ilgp.org/blog/online-primary-info/ 2012-11-16 CandidateVotesPercentageNational delegates Jill Stein 109 71.24% 22Roseanne Barr (write-in) 27 17.65% 5Kent Mesplay 8 5.23% 2Uncommitted 8 5.23% 2Others 1 0.65% 0Total153100%31 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 2012-07-08 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 IllinoisPartyCandidateRunning mateVotesPercentageElectoral votes Democratic Barack Obama (Incumbent) Joe Biden (Incumbent) 3,019,512 57.60% 20 Republican Mitt Romney Paul Ryan 2,135,216 40.73% 0 Libertarian Gary Johnson James P. Gray 56,229 1.07% 0 Green Jill Stein Howie Hawkins 30,222 0.58% 0 Write-ins Write-ins 835 0.02% 0 Totals 5,242,014 100.00% 20 By county thumb|180px|Chicago results by community area: Obama: #86B6F2 50–60% #4389E3 60–70% #1666CB 70–80% #0645B4 80–90% #002B84 90–100% Romney: #E27F90 50–60% CountyBarack ObamaDemocraticMitt RomneyRepublicanVarious candidatesOther partiesMarginTotal votescast#%#%#%#%Adams9,64831.43%20,41666.51%6332.06%-10,768-35.08%30,697Alexander1,96556.13%1,48742.47%491.40%47813.66%3,501Bond3,02040.95%4,09555.53%2603.52%-1,075-14.58%7,375Boone9,88346.09%11,09651.75%4622.16%-1,213-5.66%21,441Brown78733.29%1,51364.00%642.71%-726-30.71%2,364Bureau8,13448.75%8,16448.93%3882.32%-30-0.18%16,686Calhoun1,08041.93%1,44055.90%562.17%-360-13.97%2,576Carroll3,66549.49%3,55548.00%1862.51%1101.49%7,406Cass2,05342.09%2,70755.49%1182.42%-654-13.40%4,878Champaign40,83151.94%35,31244.92%2,4663.14%5,5197.02%78,609Christian5,49437.31%8,88560.33%3482.36%-3,391-23.02%14,727Clark2,59132.86%5,14465.23%1511.91%-2,553-32.37%7,886Clay1,58426.81%4,19070.92%1342.27%-2,606-44.11%5,908Clinton5,59633.95%10,52463.86%3612.19%-4,928-29.91%16,481Coles9,26243.21%11,63154.26%5442.53%-2,369-11.05%21,437Cook1,488,53773.88%495,54224.59%30,7401.53%992,99549.29%2,014,819Crawford2,85833.11%5,58564.69%1902.20%-2,727-31.58%8,633Cumberland1,64130.99%3,50966.27%1452.74%-1,868-35.28%5,295DeKalb21,20751.42%18,93445.91%1,1002.67%2,2735.51%41,241DeWitt2,60135.30%4,57962.15%1882.55%-1,978-26.85%7,368Douglas2,43030.68%5,33467.34%1571.98%-2,904-36.66%7,921DuPage199,46049.73%195,04648.63%6,5751.64%4,4141.10%401,081Edgar2,56532.74%5,13265.50%1381.76%-2,567-32.76%7,835Edwards75423.36%2,40574.50%692.14%-1,651-51.14%3,228Effingham3,86123.24%12,50175.25%2511.51%-8,640-52.01%16,613Fayette2,85331.66%5,95166.03%2082.31%-3,098-34.37%9,012Ford1,65627.49%4,22970.20%1392.31%-2,573-42.71%6,024Franklin7,25440.49%10,26757.31%3932.20%-3,013-16.82%17,914Fulton8,32854.04%6,63243.03%4512.93%1,69611.01%15,411Gallatin1,02939.99%1,49257.99%522.02%-463-18.00%2,573Greene2,02335.89%3,45161.22%1632.89%-1,428-25.33%5,637Grundy9,45144.34%11,34353.22%5192.44%-1,892-8.88%21,313Hamilton1,26932.20%2,56665.11%1062.69%-1,297-32.91%3,941Hancock3,65040.06%5,27157.85%1902.09%-1,621-17.79%9,111Hardin74231.85%1,53565.88%532.27%-793-34.03%2,330Henderson1,97855.44%1,54143.19%491.37%43712.25%3,568Henry12,33250.53%11,58347.46%4902.01%7493.07%24,405Iroquois3,41326.64%9,12071.19%2782.17%-5,707-44.55%12,811Jackson13,31955.26%9,86440.92%9213.82%3,45514.34%24,104Jasper1,43628.48%3,51469.68%931.84%-2,078-41.20%5,043Jefferson6,08937.31%9,81160.12%4202.57%-3,722-22.81%16,320Jersey3,66736.67%6,03960.38%2952.95%-2,372-23.71%10,001Jo Daviess5,66749.58%5,53448.42%2282.00%1331.16%11,429Johnson1,57227.61%3,96369.60%1592.79%-2,391-41.99%5,694Kane90,33249.71%88,33548.61%3,0581.68%1,9971.10%181,725Kankakee21,59547.30%23,13650.68%9232.02%-1,541-3.38%45,654Kendall22,47147.39%24,04750.71%9001.90%-1,576-3.32%47,418Knox13,45157.59%9,40840.28%4972.13%4,04317.31%23,356Lake153,75753.48%129,76445.14%3,9721.38%23,9938.34%287,493LaSalle23,07348.67%23,25649.06%1,0762.27%-183-0.39%47,405Lawrence2,01133.58%3,85764.40%1212.02%-1,846-30.82%5,989Lee6,93745.20%8,05952.51%3522.29%-1,122-7.31%15,348Livingston5,02033.30%9,75364.69%3042.01%-4,733-31.39%15,077Logan3,97832.91%7,84464.89%2662.20%-3,866-31.98%12,088Macon22,78046.46%25,30951.62%9411.92%-2,529-5.16%49,030Macoupin9,46444.89%10,94651.92%6733.19%-1,482-7.03%21,083Madison58,92247.95%60,60849.32%3,3552.73%-1,686-1.37%122,885Marion6,22539.35%9,24858.46%3472.19%-3,023-19.11%15,820Marshall2,45541.83%3,29056.06%1242.11%-835-14.23%5,869Mason2,86745.54%3,26551.86%1642.60%-398-6.32%6,296Massac2,09232.21%4,27865.87%1251.92%-2,186-33.66%6,495McDonough5,96747.91%6,14749.36%3402.73%-180-1.45%12,454McHenry59,79744.55%71,59853.34%2,8422.11%-11,801-8.79%134,237McLean31,88343.40%39,94754.37%1,6392.23%-8,064-10.97%73,469Menard2,10034.14%3,94864.18%1031.68%-1,848-30.04%6,151Mercer4,50752.60%3,87645.24%1852.16%6317.36%8,568Monroe6,21535.53%10,88862.24%3912.23%-4,673-26.71%17,494Montgomery5,05841.50%6,77655.60%3542.90%-1,718-14.10%12,188Morgan5,80641.06%7,97256.37%3642.57%-2,166-15.31%14,142Moultrie2,14435.29%3,78462.29%1472.42%-1,640-27.00%6,075Ogle9,51440.72%13,42257.44%4311.84%-3,908-16.72%23,367Peoria40,20951.28%36,77446.90%1,4281.82%3,4354.38%78,411Perry3,81939.99%5,50757.67%2232.34%-1,688-17.68%9,549Piatt3,09035.35%5,41361.92%2392.73%-2,323-26.57%8,742Pike2,27831.20%4,86066.56%1642.24%-2,582-35.36%7,302Pope65029.25%1,51268.05%602.70%-862-38.80%2,222Pulaski1,38946.12%1,56451.93%591.95%-175-5.81%3,012Putnam1,55949.60%1,50247.79%822.61%571.81%3,143Randolph5,75939.89%8,29057.42%3892.69%-2,531-17.53%14,438Richland2,36232.44%4,75665.31%1642.25%-2,394-32.87%7,282Rock Island39,15760.04%24,93438.23%1,1261.73%14,22321.81%65,217Saline3,70134.52%6,80663.49%2131.99%-3,105-28.97%10,720Sangamon42,10744.65%50,22553.26%1,9652.09%-8,118-8.61%94,297Schuyler1,72744.26%2,06953.02%1062.72%-342-8.76%3,902Scott91035.44%1,58761.80%712.76%-677-26.36%2,568Shelby3,34232.01%6,84365.55%2542.44%-3,501-33.54%10,439St. Clair67,28556.15%50,12541.83%2,4172.02%17,16014.32%119,827Stark1,09541.13%1,52857.40%391.47%-433-16.27%2,662Stephenson10,16548.11%10,51249.75%4512.14%-347-1.64%21,128Tazewell24,43839.88%35,33557.66%1,5092.46%-10,897-17.78%61,282Union3,13737.71%4,95759.59%2242.70%-1,820-21.88%8,318Vermilion12,87842.36%16,89255.57%6302.07%-4,014-13.21%30,400Wabash1,59030.97%3,47867.74%661.29%-1,888-36.77%5,134Warren4,04451.73%3,61846.28%1561.99%4265.45%7,818Washington2,45032.95%4,79264.45%1932.60%-2,342-31.50%7,435Wayne1,51419.67%5,98877.80%1952.53%-4,474-58.13%7,697White2,18830.90%4,73166.80%1632.30%-2,543-35.90%7,082Whiteside14,83357.43%10,44840.45%5472.12%4,38516.98%25,828Will144,22951.85%128,96946.36%4,9671.79%15,2605.49%278,165Williamson10,64736.40%17,90961.22%6982.38%-7,262-24.82%29,254Winnebago61,73251.70%55,13846.18%2,5272.12%6,5945.52%119,397Woodford5,57229.42%12,96168.44%4052.14%-7,389-39.02%18,938Totals3,019,51257.50%2,135,21640.66%96,7041.84%884,29616.84%5,251,432 http://www.uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/datagraph.php?fips=17&year=2012&off=0&elect=0&f=0 2012 Presidential General Election Data Graphs - Illinois uselectionatlas.org Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican 20em Boone (largest city: Belvidere) Bureau (largest city: Princeton) Calhoun (largest village: Hardin) Cass (largest city: Beardstown) Coles (largest city: Charleston) Gallatin (largest city: Shawneetown) Grundy (largest city: Morris) Kankakee (largest city: Kankakee) Kendall (largest village: Oswego) LaSalle (largest city: Ottawa) Macon (largest city: Decatur) Mason (largest city: Havana) Macoupin (largest city: Carlinville) Madison (largest city: Granite City) McDonough (largest city: Macomb) McHenry (largest city: Crystal Lake) McLean (largest city: Bloomington) Montgomery (largest city: Litchfield) Pulaski (largest city: Mounds) Sangamon (largest city: Springfield) Schuyler (largest city: Rushville) Stephenson (largest city: Freeport) Vermilion (largest city: Danville) 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% 150px County flips Legend Democratic #92c5de Hold Republican #f48882 Hold #ca0120 Flip By congressional district Obama won 12 of 18 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 RepresentativeIllinois 1 1st 20.25% 78.94%Bobby RushIllinois 2 2nd 18.53% 80.7%Jesse Jackson Jr.Illinois 3 3rd 42.98% 55.93%Dan LipinskiIllinois 4 4th 17.06% 80.9%Luis GutierrezIllinois 5 5th 31.81% 66%Mike QuigleyIllinois 6 6th53.31% 45.1%Peter RoskamIllinois 7 7th 11.79% 87.22%Danny K. DavisIllinois 8 8th 40.94% 57.39%Tammy DuckworthIllinois 9 9th 33.29% 65%Jan SchakowskyIllinois 10 10th 41.14% 57.52%Brad SchneiderIllinois 11 11th 40.64% 57.82%Bill FosterIllinois 12 12th 48.13% 49.74%William EnyartIllinois 13 13th 48.95% 48.64%Rodney DavisIllinois 14 14th 54.2% 44.18%Randy HultgrenIllinois 15 15th 63.94% 34.06%John ShimkusIllinois 16 16th 52.89% 45.17%Adam KinzingerIllinois 17 17th 40.64% 57.58%Cheri BustosIllinois 18 18th 60.66% 37.4%Aaron Schock Analysis While Obama only won 23% of the counties in Illinois, most of the counties he won were heavily populated. His 17-point victory is attributed to his landslide performance in Cook County where he received 73.88% of the vote and victories in the once Republican-favored collar counties (DuPage, Will and Lake). He also performed well in the East St. Louis area. Cook County, which encompasses the Chicago Metropolitan Area, provides a crucial advantage for the Democratic Party. If Cook County's vote were excluded, Romney would have won the state with 1,639,684 to Obama's 1,530,975. Calhoun and Madison counties voted Republican for the first time since 1984. As of the 2024 presidential election, this is the last time a Democrat has won Alexander, Carroll, Fulton, Henderson, Henry, Jo Daviess, Knox, Mercer, Putnam, Warren and Whiteside counties. Also, as a result of this election, Clark, Clay, Effingham, Edwards, Iroquois, Jasper, Massac, Richland, Wabash and Wayne are the only counties in the state that never voted for Obama in his two runs for the presidency or in his landslide election to the Senate. See also United States presidential elections in Illinois Illinois Republican Party 2012 Republican Party presidential debates and forums 2012 Republican Party presidential primaries Results of the 2012 Republican Party presidential primaries References External links The Green Papers: for Illinois The Green Papers: Major state elections in chronological order United States President Illinois 2012