2012 United States presidential election in California

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2012 United States presidential election in California

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Turnout	72.36% (of registered voters) 7.06 pp 55.47% (of eligible voters) 3.75 pp [1]
Nominee Barack Obama Mitt Romney Party Democratic Republican Home state Illinois Massachusetts Running mate Joe Biden Paul Ryan Electoral vote 55 0 Popular vote 7,854,285 4,839,958 Percentage 60.24% 37.12%
County Results Congressional District Results Obama   40–50%   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80–90%   90-100% Romney   50–60%   60–70%
President before election Barack Obama Democratic Elected President Barack Obama Democratic

The 2012 United States presidential election in California 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. California voters chose 55 electors, the most out of any state, 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.

Prior to the election, every major news network considered California to be a state Obama would win or a safe blue state. According to Secretary of State Debra Bowen's website, the President won the popular vote with 60.24%, with Mitt Romney in second place at 37.12%, and Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson in third place at 1.10%. ^[2] The Democrats have won the state in every presidential election after Republican George H. W. Bush won the state in 1988.

As of the 2024 presidential election, this is the last presidential election in which the nominee from the Republican Party won Orange County—a longtime, traditional bastion for the national GOP—and Nevada County. With its 55 electoral votes, California was Obama's largest electoral prize in 2012.

Primary elections

Democratic primary

2012 California Democratic presidential primary

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609 Democratic National Convention delegates (547 pledged, 62 unpledged) The number of pledged delegates won was determined by the popular vote
Candidate Barack Obama Home state Illinois Delegate count 547 Popular vote 2,075,905 Percentage 100%
California results by county   Barack Obama

The 2012 California Democratic presidential primary took place on June 5, 2012, as part of the 2012 Democratic Party presidential primaries.

2012 California Democratic presidential primary ^{[3] [4]}

Candidate	Popular vote	%	Delegates
Barack Obama (incumbent)	2,075,905	100%	547.0
Darcy Richardson (write-in)	221	0.00%	0.0
Michael W.R. Meyer, Jr. (write-in)	129	0.00%	0.0
Louis Alberto Ramos, Jr. (write-in)	54	0.00%	0.0
Uncommitted	—		62.0
Total	2,076,309	100%	609

Republican primary

2012 California Republican presidential primary

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Candidate Mitt Romney Ron Paul Rick Santorum Home state Massachusetts Texas Pennsylvania Delegate count 171 0 0 Popular vote 1,530,513 199,246 102,258 Percentage 79.51% 10.35% 5.31%

California results by county   Mitt Romney (Note: Italicization indicates a withdrawn candidacy)

The 2012 California Republican Party presidential primary took place on June 5, 2012, as part of the 2012 Republican Party presidential primaries. ^{[5] [6] [7]} 169 delegates were chosen, for a total of 172 delegates at the 2012 Republican National Convention.

As noted in the Green Papers for California, "159 district delegates are to be bound to presidential contenders based on the primary results in each of the 53 congressional districts: each congressional district is assigned 3 National Convention delegates and the presidential contender receiving the greatest number of votes in that district will receive all 3 of that district's National Convention delegates. 10 at-large delegates (10 base at-large delegates plus 0 bonus delegate) are to be bound to the presidential contender receiving the greatest number of votes in the primary statewide. In addition, 3 party leaders, the National Committeeman, the National Committeewoman, and the chairman of the California's Republican Party, will attend the convention as unpledged delegates by virtue of their position." ^[7]

2012 California Republican presidential primary ^{[3] [7]}

Candidate	Popular vote	%	Delegates
Mitt Romney	1,530,513	79.51%	169
Ron Paul	199,246	10.35%	0
Rick Santorum (withdrawn)	102,258	5.31%	0
Newt Gingrich (withdrawn)	72,022	3.74%	0
Charles E. "Buddy" Roemer, III (withdrawn)	12,520	0.65%	0
Fred Karger	8,393	0.44%	0
Jeremy Hannon (write-in)	11	0.00%	0
Donald James Gonzales (write-in)	5	0.00%	0
Sheldon Yeu Howard (write-in)	2	0.00%	0
Uncommitted	—		3
Total	1,924,970	100%	172

Green primary

2012 California Green Party presidential primary

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68 Green National Convention delegates The number of delegates won was determined by the popular vote
Candidate Jill Stein Roseanne Barr Kent Mesplay Home state Massachusetts Hawaii California Delegate count 35 26 7 Popular vote 9,165 7,399 2,005 Percentage 49.36% 39.85 10.80%

The 2012 California Green Party presidential primary took place on June 5, 2012, as part of the 2012 Green Party presidential primaries.

Green Party of California presidential primary, June 5, 2012 ^{[3] [8]}

Candidate	Votes	Percentage	National delegates
Jill Stein	9,165	49.36%	35
Roseanne Barr	7,399	39.85%	26
Kent Meslplay	2,005	10.80%	7
Total	18,569	100%	68

Libertarian primary

2012 California Libertarian Party presidential primary

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Candidate Gary Johnson Barbara Joy Waymire Scott Keller Home state New Mexico Popular vote 6,780 2,118 1,208 Percentage 49.98% 15.61 8.91%

The 2012 California Libertarian Party presidential primary took place on June 5, 2012, as part of the 2012 Libertarian Party presidential primaries.

The primary was non-binding, and took place after Gary Johnson had already won the Libertarian nomination at the Party's 2012 convention.

California Libertarian presidential primary, June 5, 2012 ^[3]

Candidate	Votes	Percentage
Gary Johnson	6,780	50.0%
Barbara Joy Waymire	2,118	15.6%
Scott Keller	1,208	8.9%
R. J. Harris	670	4.9%
Bill Still	670	4.9%
Roger Gary	559	4.1%
James Ogle	558	4.1%
Carl Person	523	3.9%
Lee Wrights	479	3.5%
Total	13,565	100%

Other parties

American Independent

The American Independent Party, a far-right and paleoconservative political party that formed when endorsing the candidacy of George Wallace in 1968 held a small presidential primary on June 5. It was won by Edward C. Noonan. However, the party would instead opt to nominate Tom Hoefling for president.

California American Independent presidential primary, June 5, 2012 ^[3]

Candidate	Votes	Percentage
Edward C. Noonan	16,926	38.7%
Laurie Roth	16,326	37.4%
Mad Max Riekse	10,430	23.9%
Raymond Delmond Smith (write-in)	6	0.0%
Andrew Abe Diaz (write-in)	4	0.0%
Total	43,692	100%

Peace and Freedom

California Peace and Freedom presidential primary, June 5, 2012 ^[3]

Candidate	Votes	Percentage
Ross C. "Rocky" Anderson	1,589	43.4%
Stewart Alexander	1,094	29.9%
Stephen Durham	971	26.5%
Shelley Upchurch (write-in)	4	0.1%
Ronald Clinton Forbes (write-in)	2	0.1%
Leon Leo Ray (write-in)	2	0.1%
Total	3,662	100%

General election

Candidate ballot access

• Mitt Romney/Paul Ryan, Republican
• Barack Obama/Joseph Biden, Democratic
• Gary Johnson/James P. Gray, Libertarian
• Jill Stein/Cheri Honkala, Green
• Tom Hoefling/Robert Ornelas, Independent
• Roseanne Barr/Cindy Sheehan, Peace and Freedom

Write-In Candidate Access:

• Virgil Goode/Jim Clymer, Constitution
• Rocky Anderson/Luis J. Rodriguez, Justice
• James Harris/Maura DeLuca, Socialist Workers
• Stewart Alexander/Alejandro Mendoza, Socialist
• Jerry White/Phyllis Scherrer, Socialist Equality
• Stephen Durham/Christina Lopez, Freedom Socialist
• Ron Paul/Andrew Napolitano ^[9]

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Huffington Post [10]	Safe D	November 6, 2012
CNN [11]	Safe D	November 6, 2012
New York Times [12]	Safe D	November 6, 2012
Washington Post [13]	Safe D	November 6, 2012
RealClearPolitics [14]	Solid D	November 6, 2012
Sabato's Crystal Ball [15]	Solid D	November 5, 2012
FiveThirtyEight [16]	Solid D	November 6, 2012

Results

2012 United States presidential election in California [17]
Party		Candidate	Running mate	Votes	Percentage	Electoral votes
	Democratic	Barack Hussein Obama (incumbent)	Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. (incumbent)	7,854,285	60.24%	55
	Republican	Willard Mitt Romney	Paul Davis Ryan	4,839,958	37.12%	0
	Libertarian	Gary Johnson	Jim Gray	143,221	1.10%	0
	Green	Jill Stein	Cheri Honkala	85,638	0.66%	0
	Peace and Freedom	Roseanne Barr	Cindy Sheehan	53,824	0.41%	0
	American Independent	Thomas Hoefling	Robert Ornelas	38,372	0.29%	0
	Independent	Ron Paul (write-in)	Andrew Napolitano	21,461	0.16%	0
	Independent	Rocky Anderson (write-in)	Luis Rodriguez	992	0.01%	0
	Independent	Virgil Goode (write-in)	Jim Clymer	503	0.00%	0
	Independent	Stewart Alexander (write-in)	Alejandro Mendoza	82	0.00%	0
	Independent	Jerry White (write-in)	Phyllis Scherrer	79	0.00%	0
	Independent	James Harris (write-in)	Maura DeLuca	72	0.00%	0
	Independent	Stephen Durham (write-in)	Christina López	54	0.00%	0
	Independent	Sheila Tittle (write-in)	Matthew Turner	6	0.00%	0
Valid votes				13,038,547	98.76%	—
Invalid or blank votes				163,611	1.24%	—
Totals				13,202,158	100.00%	55
Voter turnout				72.35%		—

By county

County	Barack Obama Democratic		Mitt Romney Republican		Various candidates Other parties		Margin		Total votes cast
	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%
Alameda	469,684	78.69%	108,182	18.12%	19,027	3.19%	361,502	60.57%	596,893
Alpine	389	59.48%	236	36.09%	29	4.43%	153	23.39%	654
Amador	6,830	38.60%	10,281	58.11%	582	3.29%	-3,451	-19.51%	17,693
Butte	42,669	46.88%	44,479	48.87%	3,873	4.25%	-1,810	-1.99%	91,021
Calaveras	8,670	39.66%	12,365	56.56%	827	3.78%	-3,695	-16.90%	21,862
Colusa	2,314	38.28%	3,601	59.57%	130	2.15%	-1,287	-21.29%	6,045
Contra Costa	290,824	66.23%	136,517	31.09%	11,804	2.68%	154,307	35.14%	439,145
Del Norte	3,791	43.23%	4,614	52.61%	365	4.16%	-823	-9.38%	8,770
El Dorado	35,166	39.51%	50,973	57.27%	2,859	3.22%	-15,807	-17.76%	88,998
Fresno	129,129	49.72%	124,490	47.94%	6,078	2.34%	4,639	1.78%	259,697
Glenn	3,301	35.73%	5,632	60.97%	305	3.30%	-2,331	-25.24%	9,238
Humboldt	34,457	59.73%	18,825	32.63%	4,404	7.64%	15,632	27.10%	57,686
Imperial	25,136	65.18%	12,777	33.13%	652	1.69%	12,359	32.05%	38,565
Inyo	3,422	42.58%	4,340	54.01%	274	3.41%	-918	-11.43%	8,036
Kern	89,495	40.28%	126,618	56.99%	6,076	2.73%	-37,123	-16.71%	222,189
Kings	12,979	41.31%	17,671	56.24%	768	2.45%	-4,692	-14.93%	31,418
Lake	13,163	56.27%	9,200	39.33%	1,028	4.40%	3,963	16.94%	23,391
Lassen	3,053	28.47%	7,296	68.03%	376	3.50%	-4,243	-39.56%	10,725
Los Angeles	2,216,903	69.69%	885,333	27.83%	78,831	2.48%	1,331,570	41.86%	3,181,067
Madera	16,018	40.11%	22,852	57.23%	1,063	2.66%	-6,834	-17.12%	39,933
Marin	99,896	74.14%	30,880	22.92%	3,955	2.94%	69,016	51.22%	134,731
Mariposa	3,498	38.70%	5,140	56.87%	400	4.43%	-1,642	-18.17%	9,038
Mendocino	23,193	66.01%	9,658	27.49%	2,286	6.50%	13,535	38.52%	35,137
Merced	33,005	53.04%	27,581	44.33%	1,636	2.63%	5,424	8.71%	62,222
Modoc	1,111	27.64%	2,777	69.10%	131	3.26%	-1,666	-41.46%	4,019
Mono	2,733	52.75%	2,285	44.10%	163	3.15%	448	8.65%	5,181
Monterey	82,920	67.13%	37,390	30.27%	3,208	2.60%	45,530	36.86%	123,518
Napa	35,870	62.97%	19,526	34.28%	1,572	2.75%	16,344	28.69%	56,968
Nevada	24,663	47.73%	24,986	48.35%	2,027	3.92%	-323	-0.62%	51,676
Orange	512,440	45.65%	582,332	51.87%	27,892	2.48%	-69,892	-6.22%	1,122,664
Placer	66,818	38.91%	99,921	58.19%	4,972	2.90%	-33,103	-19.28%	171,711
Plumas	4,026	39.94%	5,721	56.76%	333	3.30%	-1,695	-16.82%	10,080
Riverside	329,063	49.62%	318,127	47.97%	15,926	2.41%	10,936	1.65%	663,116
Sacramento	300,503	58.06%	202,514	39.13%	14,565	2.81%	97,989	18.93%	517,582
San Benito	11,276	59.10%	7,343	38.48%	462	2.42%	3,933	20.62%	19,081
San Bernardino	305,109	52.34%	262,358	45.01%	15,463	2.65%	42,751	7.33%	582,930
San Diego	626,957	52.51%	536,726	44.95%	30,266	2.54%	90,231	7.56%	1,193,949
San Francisco	301,723	83.40%	47,076	13.01%	12,996	3.59%	254,647	70.39%	361,795
San Joaquin	114,121	55.57%	86,071	41.91%	5,172	2.52%	28,050	13.66%	205,364
San Luis Obispo	61,258	48.63%	59,967	47.61%	4,741	3.76%	1,291	1.02%	125,966
San Mateo	206,085	72.13%	72,756	25.46%	6,879	2.41%	133,329	46.67%	285,720
Santa Barbara	94,129	57.44%	64,606	39.42%	5,150	3.14%	29,523	18.02%	163,885
Santa Clara	450,818	69.97%	174,843	27.14%	18,616	2.89%	275,975	42.83%	644,277
Santa Cruz	90,805	75.43%	24,047	19.98%	5,533	4.59%	66,758	55.45%	120,385
Shasta	25,819	33.75%	48,067	62.83%	2,615	3.42%	-22,248	-29.08%	76,501
Sierra	653	36.30%	1,056	58.70%	90	5.00%	-403	-22.40%	1,799
Siskiyou	8,046	40.24%	11,077	55.40%	870	4.36%	-3,031	-15.16%	19,993
Solano	96,783	63.32%	52,092	34.08%	3,965	2.60%	44,691	29.24%	152,840
Sonoma	153,942	70.99%	54,784	25.26%	8,139	3.75%	99,158	45.73%	216,865
Stanislaus	77,724	49.88%	73,459	47.14%	4,633	2.98%	4,265	2.74%	155,816
Sutter	12,192	39.22%	18,122	58.30%	769	2.48%	-5,930	-19.08%	31,083
Tehama	7,934	34.53%	14,235	61.95%	808	3.52%	-6,301	-27.42%	22,977
Trinity	2,674	46.59%	2,716	47.33%	349	6.08%	-42	-0.74%	5,739
Tulare	41,752	41.22%	56,956	56.24%	2,571	2.54%	-15,204	-15.02%	101,279
Tuolumne	9,998	40.38%	13,880	56.06%	880	3.56%	-3,882	-15.68%	24,758
Ventura	170,929	52.16%	147,958	45.15%	8,825	2.69%	22,971	7.01%	327,712
Yolo	48,715	65.24%	23,368	31.29%	2,588	3.47%	25,347	33.95%	74,671
Yuba	7,711	39.02%	11,275	57.06%	775	3.92%	-3,564	-18.04%	19,761
Total	7,854,285	60.16%	4,839,958	37.07%	361,572	2.77%	3,014,327	23.09%	13,055,815

Shift by county

Trend by county

Legend

•   Democratic — +5−7.5%
•   Democratic — +2.5−5%
•   Democratic — +0−2.5%
•   Republican — +0−2.5%
•   Republican — +2.5−5%
•   Republican — +5−7.5%
•   Republican — +7.5-10%

County flips

Legend

• Democratic   Hold   Gain from Republican

  Republican   Hold

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

• Butte (largest city: Chico)
• Nevada (largest town: Truckee)
• Trinity (largest community: Weaverville)

By city

Official outcomes by city. ^[18]

City	County	Winner
Alameda	Alameda	Obama
Albany
Berkeley
Dublin
Emeryville
Fremont
Hayward
Livermore
Newark
Oakland
Piedmont
Pleasanton
San Leandro
Union City
Amador City	Amador
Ione		Romney
Jackson
Plymouth
Sutter Creek
Biggs	Butte
Chico		Obama
Gridley		Romney
Oroville
Paradise
Angels Camp	Calaveras
Colusa	Colusa
Williams		Obama
Antioch	Contra Costa
Brentwood
Clayton
Concord
Danville
El Cerrito
Hercules
Lafayette
Martinez
Moraga
Oakley
Orinda
Pinole
Pittsburg
Pleasant Hill
Richmond
San Pablo
San Ramon
Walnut Creek
Crescent City	Del Norte	Obama
Placerville	El Dorado	Romney
South Lake Tahoe		Obama
Clovis	Fresno	Romney
Coalinga
Firebaugh		Obama
Fowler
Fresno
Huron
Kerman
Kingsburg		Romney
Mendota		Obama
Orange Cove		Obama
Parlier		Obama
Reedley		Romney
San Joaquin		Obama
Sanger		Obama
Selma		Obama
Orland	Glenn	Romney
Willows		Romney
Arcata	Humboldt	Obama
Blue Lake
Eureka
Ferndale
Fortuna		Romney
Rio Dell
Trinidad		Obama
Brawley	Imperial	Obama
Calexico		Obama
Calipatria		Obama
El Centro		Obama
Holtville		Obama
Imperial		Obama
Westmorland		Obama
Bishop	Inyo	Romney
Arvin	Kern	Obama
Bakersfield		Romney
California City
Delano		Obama
Maricopa		Romney
McFarland		Obama
Ridgecrest		Romney
Shafter		Obama
Taft		Romney
Tehachapi
Wasco		Obama
Avenal	Kings
Corcoran
Hanford		Romney
Lemoore
Clearlake	Lake	Obama
Lakeport
Susanville	Lassen	Romney
Agoura Hills	Los Angeles	Obama
Alhambra
Arcadia
Artesia
Avalon
Azusa
Baldwin Park
Bell
Bell Gardens
Bellflower
Beverly Hills
Bradbury		Romney
Burbank		Obama
Calabasas
Carson
Cerritos
Claremont
Commerce
Compton
Covina
Cudahy
Culver City
Diamond Bar
Downey
Duarte
El Monte
El Segundo
Gardena
Glendale
Glendora		Romney
Hawaiian Gardens		Obama
Hawthorne		Obama
Hermosa Beach		Obama
Hidden Hills		Romney
Huntington Park		Obama
Industry		Romney
Inglewood		Obama
Irwindale		Obama
La Cañada Flintridge		Romney
La Habra Heights		Romney
La Mirada		Obama
La Puente
La Verne		Romney
Lakewood		Obama
Lancaster		Obama
Lawndale		Obama
Lomita		Obama
Long Beach		Obama
Los Angeles		Obama
Lynwood		Obama
Malibu		Obama
Manhattan Beach		Obama
Maywood		Obama
Monrovia		Obama
Montebello		Obama
Monterey Park		Obama
Norwalk		Obama
Palmdale		Obama
Palos Verdes Estates		Romney
Paramount		Obama
Pasadena		Obama
Pico Rivera		Obama
Pomona		Obama
Rancho Palos Verdes		Romney
Redondo Beach	Obama
Rolling Hills	Romney
Rolling Hills Estates	Romney
Rosemead	Obama
San Dimas	Romney
San Fernando	Obama
San Gabriel	Obama
San Marino	Romney
Santa Clarita	Romney
Santa Fe Springs	Obama
Santa Monica	Obama
Sierra Madre	Obama
Signal Hill	Obama
South El Monte	Obama
South Gate	Obama
South Pasadena	Obama
Temple City	Obama
Torrance	Obama
Vernon	Obama
Walnut	Obama
West Covina	Obama
West Hollywood	Obama
Westlake Village	Romney
Whittier	Obama
Chowchilla	Madera	Romney
Madera		Obama
Belvedere	Marin	Obama
Corte Madera		Obama
Fairfax		Obama
Larkspur		Obama
Mill Valley		Obama
Novato		Obama
Ross		Obama
San Anselmo		Obama
San Rafael		Obama
Sausalito		Obama
Fort Bragg	Mendocino	Obama
Point Arena		Obama
Ukiah		Obama
Willits		Obama
Atwater	Merced	Obama
Dos Palos		Romney
Gustine		Obama
Livingston		Obama
Los Banos		Obama
Merced		Obama
Alturas	Modoc	Romney
Mammoth Lakes	Mono	Obama
Carmel-by-the-Sea	Monterey
Del Rey Oaks
Gonzales
Greenfield
King City
Marina
Monterey
Pacific Grove
Salinas
Sand City
Seaside
Soledad
American Canyon	Napa
Calistoga
Napa
St. Helena
Yountville
Grass Valley	Nevada
Nevada City
Truckee
Aliso Viejo	Orange	Romney
Anaheim		Obama
Brea		Romney
Buena Park		Obama
Costa Mesa		Romney
Cypress
Dana Point
Fountain Valley
Fullerton
Garden Grove		Obama
Huntington Beach		Romney
Irvine		Obama
La Habra
La Palma
Laguna Beach
Laguna Hills		Romney
Laguna Niguel
Laguna Woods
Lake Forest
Los Alamitos
Mission Viejo
Newport Beach
Orange
Placentia
Rancho Santa Margarita
San Clemente
San Juan Capistrano
Santa Ana		Obama
Seal Beach		Romney
Stanton		Obama
Tustin
Villa Park		Romney
Westminster		Obama
Yorba Linda		Romney
Auburn	Placer	Romney
Colfax
Lincoln
Loomis
Rocklin
Roseville
Portola	Plumas
Banning	Riverside
Beaumont
Blythe		Obama
Calimesa		Romney
Canyon Lake
Cathedral City		Obama
Coachella
Corona		Romney
Desert Hot Springs		Obama
Eastvale
Hemet		Romney
Indian Wells
Indio		Obama
Jurupa Valley
La Quinta		Romney
Lake Elsinore
Menifee
Moreno Valley		Obama
Murrieta		Romney
Norco
Palm Desert
Palm Springs		Obama
Perris
Rancho Mirage		Romney
Riverside		Obama
San Jacinto
Temecula		Romney
Wildomar
Citrus Heights	Sacramento
Elk Grove		Obama
Folsom		Romney
Galt
Isleton		Obama
Rancho Cordova
Sacramento
Hollister	San Benito
San Juan Bautista
Adelanto	San Bernardino
Apple Valley		Romney
Barstow		Obama
Big Bear Lake		Romney
Chino		Obama
Chino Hills		Romney
Colton		Obama
Fontana
Grand Terrace
Hesperia		Romney
Highland		Obama
Loma Linda
Montclair
Needles		Romney
Ontario		Obama
Rancho Cucamonga		Romney
Redlands
Rialto		Obama
San Bernardino
Twentynine Palms		Romney
Upland
Victorville		Obama
Yucaipa		Romney
Yucca Valley
Carlsbad	San Diego
Chula Vista		Obama
Coronado		Romney
Del Mar		Obama
El Cajon		Romney
Encinitas		Obama
Escondido		Romney
Imperial Beach		Obama
La Mesa
Lemon Grove
National City
Oceanside
Poway		Romney
San Diego		Obama
San Marcos		Romney
Santee
Solana Beach		Obama
Vista		Romney
San Francisco	San Francisco	Obama
Escalon	San Joaquin	Romney
Lathrop		Obama
Lodi		Romney
Manteca		Obama
Ripon		Romney
Stockton		Obama
Tracy		Obama
Arroyo Grande	San Luis Obispo	Romney
Atascadero		Romney
Grover Beach		Obama
Morro Bay
Paso Robles		Romney
Pismo Beach		Romney
San Luis Obispo		Obama
Atherton	San Mateo	Romney
Belmont		Obama
Brisbane		Obama
Burlingame		Obama
Colma		Obama
Daly City		Obama
East Palo Alto		Obama
Foster City		Obama
Half Moon Bay		Obama
Hillsborough		Romney
Menlo Park		Obama
Millbrae		Obama
Pacifica		Obama
Portola Valley		Obama
Redwood City		Obama
San Bruno		Obama
San Carlos		Obama
San Mateo		Obama
South San Francisco		Obama
Woodside		Obama
Buellton	Santa Barbara	Romney
Carpinteria		Obama
Goleta		Obama
Guadalupe		Obama
Lompoc		Obama
Santa Barbara		Obama
Santa Maria		Obama
Solvang		Romney
Campbell	Santa Clara	Obama
Cupertino
Gilroy
Los Altos
Los Altos Hills
Los Gatos
Milpitas
Monte Sereno
Morgan Hill
Mountain View
Palo Alto
San Jose
Santa Clara
Saratoga
Sunnyvale
Capitola	Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz
Scotts Valley
Watsonville
Anderson	Shasta	Romney
Redding
Shasta Lake
Loyalton	Sierra
Dorris	Siskiyou
Dunsmuir		Obama
Etna		Romney
Fort Jones
Montague
Mount Shasta		Obama
Tulelake		Romney
Weed		Obama
Yreka		Romney
Benicia	Solano	Obama
Dixon
Fairfield
Rio Vista
Suisun City
Vacaville
Vallejo
Cloverdale	Sonoma
Cotati
Healdsburg
Petaluma
Rohnert Park
Santa Rosa
Sebastopol
Sonoma
Windsor
Ceres	Stanislaus
Hughson		Romney
Modesto		Obama
Newman
Oakdale		Romney
Patterson		Obama
Riverbank
Turlock		Romney
Waterford
Live Oak	Sutter	Obama
Yuba City		Romney
Corning	Tehama
Red Bluff
Tehama
Dinuba	Tulare	Obama
Exeter		Romney
Farmersville		Obama
Lindsay		Obama
Porterville		Romney
Tulare		Romney
Visalia
Woodlake		Obama
Sonora	Tuolumne	Obama
Camarillo	Ventura	Romney
Fillmore		Obama
Moorpark		Romney
Ojai		Obama
Oxnard		Obama
Port Hueneme		Obama
Santa Paula		Obama
Simi Valley		Romney
Thousand Oaks		Romney
Davis	Yolo	Obama
West Sacramento		Obama
Winters		Obama
Woodland		Obama
Marysville	Yuba	Romney
Wheatland

By congressional district

Obama won 41 of the 53 congressional districts, including 3 held by Republicans. ^[19]

District	Romney	Obama	Representative
1st	56.56%	40.27%	Doug LaMalfa
2nd	26.96%	69%	Jared Huffman
3rd	43.1%	54.3%	John Garamendi
4th	57.87%	39.53%	Tom McClintock
5th	27.46%	69.7%	Mike Thompson
6th	28.28%	69.14%	Doris Matsui
7th	46.8%	50.75%	Ami Bera
8th	55.63%	41.66%	Paul Cook
9th	40.13%	57.84%	Jerry McNerney
10th	47%	50.64%	Jeff Denham
11th	29.96%	67.64%	George Miller
12th	12.5%	84.1%	Nancy Pelosi
13th	8.97%	87.5%	Barbara Lee
14th	23.56%	74.23%	Jackie Speier
15th	29.8%	68%	Eric Swalwell
16th	39.36%	58.55%	Jim Costa
17th	25.54%	71.93%	Mike Honda
18th	28.93%	68.23%	Anna Eshoo
19th	26.5%	71.21%	Zoe Lofgren
20th	26.19%	70.89%	Sam Farr
21st	43.54%	54.6%	David Valadao
22nd	56.59%	41.58%	Devin Nunes
23rd	61.51%	36.13%	Kevin McCarthy
24th	43.11%	54.1%	Lois Capps
25th	49.66%	47.85%	Buck McKeon
26th	43.73%	54%	Julia Brownley
27th	35%	62.62%	Judy Chu
28th	26.54%	70.3%	Adam Schiff
29th	20.52%	77%	Tony Cárdenas
30th	32.1%	65.3%	Brad Sherman
31st	40.6%	57.2%	Gary Miller
32nd	32.46%	65.17%	Grace Napolitano
33rd	36.77%	60.6%	Henry Waxman
34th	14.14%	83%	Xavier Becerra
35th	30.56%	67.38%	Gloria Negrete McLeod
36th	47.5%	50.7%	Raul Ruiz
37th	12.7%	84.9%	Karen Bass
38th	32.97%	64.9%	Linda Sánchez
39th	50.75%	47.1%	Ed Royce
40th	16.5%	81.5%	Lucille Roybal-Allard
41st	36.3%	61.5%	Mark Takano
42nd	56.53%	41.4%	Ken Calvert
43rd	20%	78%	Maxine Waters
44th	13.6%	84.7%	Janice Hahn
45th	54.78%	43%	John B. T. Campbell III
46th	36.18%	61.4%	Loretta Sánchez
47th	37.5%	60%	Alan Lowenthal
48th	54.7%	43%	Dana Rohrabacher
49th	52.25%	45.66%	Darrell Issa
50th	60.4%	37.56%	Duncan Hunter
51st	28.86%	69.36%	Juan Vargas
52nd	45.66%	52.1%	Scott Peters
53rd	36.4%	61.4%	Susan Davis

See also

• Timeline of the 2012 United States presidential election
• 2012 Republican Party presidential debates and forums
• 2012 Republican Party presidential primaries
• Results of the 2012 Republican Party presidential primaries
• California Republican Party

References

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External links

• The Green Papers: for California
• The Green Papers: Major state elections in chronological order