2012 U.S. Presidential Election

Nationwide · 4 tickets

Who won the 2012 U.S. Presidential Election?

Barack Obama won the 2012 U.S. Presidential Election. Barack Obama received 65,915,795 popular votes (51.1%) and 332 electoral votes. The main challenger was Mitt Romney (47.2%).

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Popular vote Electoral vote

Obama +3.9 pts · won by 4,982,291 votes

Barack Obama DemocraticWINNER51.1%

65,915,795 votes · 332 electoral

Running mate: Joe Biden

Mitt Romney Republican47.2%

60,933,504 votes · 206 electoral

Running mate: Paul Ryan

Gary JohnsonLibertarian1%

1,275,971 votes · 0 electoral

Running mate: Jim Gray

Jill SteinGreen0.4%

469,627 votes · 0 electoral

Running mate: Cheri Honkala

Popular-vote counts come from official certified totals (1976–2024) and official public returns for earlier years, cross-checked against the MIT Election Lab. The 1824 count is partial. Six states chose electors through their legislatures.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.