Electoral Odyssey / Interactive election atlas

2012 Presidential Election

See how counties voted in 2012, where the most votes were cast, and which places changed most from earlier elections.

Electoral College · 1789–2024County popular vote · 2000–2024County atlas · available

Election rules

Modern Electoral College

Electoral result

332 EV · Barack Obama

Map dated

2012-11-06

County results

How counties shaped the 2012 election

See which counties moved toward Democrats or Republicans compared with the selected earlier election.

Results shown
3,158
Comparable over time
3,113
Not mapped
45

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The map uses verified 2024 county shapes. Results that do not match a county shape remain available in the table below.

Democratic shift Republican shiftDarker color = bigger change Not available

County map not available for 2012

A verified county map is not available for this election, so the results are shown as a ranked list instead.

  1. BOONE, WVR shift 43.4 pp
  2. KNOTT, KYR shift 40.8 pp
  3. MCDOWELL, WVR shift 39.2 pp
  4. PIKE, KYR shift 37.3 pp
  5. WEBSTER, WVR shift 34.4 pp
  6. FLOYD, KYR shift 33.4 pp
  7. MAGOFFIN, KYR shift 33.3 pp
  8. NICHOLAS, WVR shift 32.9 pp
  9. GALLATIN, ILR shift 31.8 pp
  10. MINGO, WVR shift 31.4 pp
  11. WYOMING, WVR shift 31.3 pp
  12. CARBON, UTR shift 30.0 pp
  13. LOGAN, WVR shift 29.6 pp
  14. BUCHANAN, VAR shift 29.5 pp
  15. UNION, KYR shift 28.8 pp
  16. WHITE, ILR shift 27.6 pp
  17. SHERIDAN, MTR shift 27.2 pp
  18. PERRY, KYR shift 26.9 pp
  19. BREATHITT, KYR shift 26.4 pp
  20. DICKENSON, VAR shift 26.0 pp
  21. LETCHER, KYR shift 25.7 pp
  22. MORGAN, KYR shift 25.5 pp
  23. LAWRENCE, ILR shift 25.4 pp
  24. WOLFE, KYR shift 25.4 pp

How state margins changed · 2000–2024

See how each state's margin changed over seven elections.

These lines add up the county results for each state. Official statewide results can differ slightly when votes are reported outside county geography.

2024
State margin trails are built from the county reporting layer for presidential elections from 2000 through the selected year.D +65R +65

KS county-layer aggregate visible through 2024.

State context · KS

How the state voted across seven elections

These margins add up the county results. The official statewide result can differ slightly when votes are reported outside county geography.

  1. 2000R +21.8 pp1,072,216 votes
  2. 2004R +25.7 pp1,187,756 votes
  3. 2008R +15.2 pp1,235,872 votes
  4. 2012R +22.1 pp1,156,254 votes
  5. 2016R +22.2 pp1,184,403 votes
  6. 2020R +15.0 pp1,372,303 votes
  7. 2024R +16.4 pp1,327,591 votes

County results table · 105 rows

R +17.8 pp274,365R shift 8.7 ppMargin availableTotal available
R +19.3 pp182,895R shift 6.4 ppMargin availableTotal available
R +1.1 pp76,508R shift 0.8 ppMargin availableTotal available
D +37.8 pp50,738R shift 3.7 ppMargin availableTotal available
D +25.4 pp48,145R shift 6.0 ppMargin availableTotal available
R +20.1 pp29,085R shift 8.3 ppMargin availableTotal available
R +42.7 pp26,085R shift 9.8 ppMargin availableTotal available
R +32.1 pp24,422R shift 8.3 ppMargin availableTotal available
R +32.6 pp21,496R shift 5.8 ppMargin availableTotal available
R +12.4 pp21,101R shift 5.2 ppMargin availableTotal available
R +6.1 pp14,945R shift 7.5 ppMargin availableTotal available
R +35.3 pp14,856R shift 11.3 ppMargin availableTotal available
R +23.0 pp14,294R shift 5.5 ppMargin availableTotal available
R +30.3 pp12,710R shift 4.6 ppMargin availableTotal available
R +42.3 pp12,417R shift 5.9 ppMargin availableTotal available
R +42.5 pp12,297R shift 6.6 ppMargin availableTotal available
R +11.7 pp11,875R shift 5.6 ppMargin availableTotal available
R +46.6 pp11,714R shift 12.3 ppMargin availableTotal available
R +30.8 pp10,990R shift 7.8 ppMargin availableTotal available
R +54.8 pp10,341R shift 10.7 ppMargin availableTotal available
R +48.9 pp9,479R shift 3.5 ppMargin availableTotal available
R +40.4 pp9,141R shift 6.9 ppMargin availableTotal available
R +39.7 pp9,084R shift 3.9 ppMargin availableTotal available
R +30.1 pp8,571R shift 5.9 ppMargin availableTotal available
R +36.6 pp8,362R shift 5.2 ppMargin availableTotal available
R +48.5 pp8,042R shift 5.5 ppMargin availableTotal available
R +20.7 pp8,037R shift 7.5 ppMargin availableTotal available
R +23.7 pp8,013R shift 4.6 ppMargin availableTotal available
R +13.5 pp7,845R shift 1.0 ppMargin availableTotal available
R +32.2 pp6,906R shift 1.2 ppMargin availableTotal available
R +20.8 pp6,674R shift 13.0 ppMargin availableTotal available
R +35.1 pp6,480R shift 8.0 ppMargin availableTotal available
R +34.5 pp6,254R shift 6.7 ppMargin availableTotal available
R +30.0 pp5,561R shift 5.4 ppMargin availableTotal available
R +47.5 pp5,409R shift 7.9 ppMargin availableTotal available
R +27.9 pp5,310R shift 4.2 ppMargin availableTotal available
R +41.6 pp5,176D shift 1.8 ppMargin availableTotal available
R +59.4 pp5,026R shift 14.0 ppMargin availableTotal available
R +37.0 pp4,773R shift 9.2 ppMargin availableTotal available
R +46.2 pp4,467R shift 9.3 ppMargin availableTotal available
R +50.4 pp4,058R shift 7.0 ppMargin availableTotal available
R +44.9 pp3,993R shift 6.1 ppMargin availableTotal available
R +52.7 pp3,906R shift 6.4 ppMargin availableTotal available
R +47.7 pp3,801R shift 10.6 ppMargin availableTotal available
R +55.1 pp3,717R shift 13.3 ppMargin availableTotal available
R +53.9 pp3,686R shift 4.3 ppMargin availableTotal available
R +49.2 pp3,681R shift 8.2 ppMargin availableTotal available
R +64.7 pp3,474R shift 8.1 ppMargin availableTotal available
R +45.6 pp3,403R shift 9.5 ppMargin availableTotal available
R +41.4 pp3,315R shift 7.8 ppMargin availableTotal available
R +42.2 pp3,267R shift 2.5 ppMargin availableTotal available
R +53.2 pp3,231R shift 7.2 ppMargin availableTotal available
R +62.3 pp3,200R shift 7.7 ppMargin availableTotal available
R +59.9 pp2,965R shift 4.5 ppMargin availableTotal available
R +60.9 pp2,933R shift 7.4 ppMargin availableTotal available
R +63.1 pp2,889R shift 8.4 ppMargin availableTotal available
R +46.7 pp2,712R shift 5.9 ppMargin availableTotal available
R +63.5 pp2,686R shift 12.4 ppMargin availableTotal available
R +54.8 pp2,623R shift 6.8 ppMargin availableTotal available
R +43.8 pp2,608R shift 6.2 ppMargin availableTotal available
R +69.6 pp2,565R shift 9.6 ppMargin availableTotal available
R +42.4 pp2,562R shift 7.6 ppMargin availableTotal available
R +69.9 pp2,460R shift 6.8 ppMargin availableTotal available
R +52.4 pp2,389R shift 6.2 ppMargin availableTotal available
R +65.0 pp2,325R shift 6.9 ppMargin availableTotal available
R +57.2 pp2,314R shift 6.4 ppMargin availableTotal available
R +59.8 pp2,306R shift 8.1 ppMargin availableTotal available
R +53.8 pp2,123R shift 9.3 ppMargin availableTotal available
R +72.4 pp2,052R shift 2.3 ppMargin availableTotal available
R +74.8 pp2,034R shift 1.8 ppMargin availableTotal available
R +63.9 pp2,023R shift 5.1 ppMargin availableTotal available
R +66.4 pp1,958R shift 8.3 ppMargin availableTotal available
R +54.8 pp1,839R shift 8.1 ppMargin availableTotal available
R +64.1 pp1,838R shift 6.6 ppMargin availableTotal available
R +69.4 pp1,709R shift 7.0 ppMargin availableTotal available
R +64.6 pp1,630R shift 8.7 ppMargin availableTotal available
R +62.5 pp1,579R shift 13.6 ppMargin availableTotal available
R +52.1 pp1,570R shift 10.4 ppMargin availableTotal available
R +64.2 pp1,532R shift 8.9 ppMargin availableTotal available
R +68.7 pp1,497R shift 9.3 ppMargin availableTotal available
R +60.2 pp1,483R shift 5.0 ppMargin availableTotal available
R +46.3 pp1,447R shift 11.6 ppMargin availableTotal available
R +69.4 pp1,444R shift 8.1 ppMargin availableTotal available
R +73.1 pp1,444R shift 9.0 ppMargin availableTotal available
R +66.5 pp1,426R shift 10.4 ppMargin availableTotal available
R +68.7 pp1,396R shift 4.5 ppMargin availableTotal available
R +60.7 pp1,386R shift 2.8 ppMargin availableTotal available
R +56.1 pp1,385R shift 6.2 ppMargin availableTotal available
R +73.8 pp1,383R shift 11.2 ppMargin availableTotal available
R +57.7 pp1,369R shift 9.4 ppMargin availableTotal available
R +70.2 pp1,350R shift 2.1 ppMargin availableTotal available
R +74.6 pp1,342R shift 11.9 ppMargin availableTotal available
R +61.0 pp1,340R shift 7.9 ppMargin availableTotal available
R +70.0 pp1,278R shift 3.2 ppMargin availableTotal available
R +41.9 pp1,271D shift 1.7 ppMargin availableTotal available
R +71.4 pp1,144R shift 7.3 ppMargin availableTotal available
R +65.8 pp1,060R shift 5.0 ppMargin availableTotal available
R +64.5 pp1,017R shift 7.4 ppMargin availableTotal available
R +67.9 pp987R shift 0.4 ppMargin availableTotal available
R +68.6 pp928R shift 9.0 ppMargin availableTotal available
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Additional results that do not match a county shape

How totals are counted

We use a reported total when one is available. When it is not, we add the reported voting methods together. Ballot-accounting rows are not counted as candidate votes, and unpublished values stay unavailable.

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