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2012 U.S. Presidential Election — General
Nationwide · 2 tickets
Barack ObamaDemocraticWINNER51.1%
65,915,795 votes · 332 electoral
Running mate: Joe Biden
Mitt RomneyRepublican47.2%
60,933,504 votes · 206 electoral
Running mate: Paul Ryan
Popular-vote counts follow Dave Leip’s Atlas (pre-1976) and official certified totals (1976–2024), cross-checked against MIT Election Lab. The 1824 count is partial — six states chose electors by their legislatures.