2012 United States presidential election in Minnesota

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2012 United States presidential election in Minnesota
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  2008 November 6, 2012 2016  
Turnout76.42% [1] Decrease2.svg
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Nominee Barack Obama Mitt Romney
Party Democratic (DFL) Republican
Home state Illinois Massachusetts
Running mate Joe Biden Paul Ryan
Electoral vote100
Popular vote1,546,1671,320,225
Percentage52.65%44.96%

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President before election

Barack Obama
Democratic

Elected President

Barack Obama
Democratic

The 2012 United States presidential election in Minnesota 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. State voters chose ten 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.

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Minnesota backed Obama for re-election, giving him 52.65% of the vote, while Republican challenger Mitt Romney took 44.96%, a victory margin of 7.69%. With ten Democratic wins in a row, Minnesota has the longest current streak of voting for the Democratic candidate in presidential elections of any state, having not voted Republican since Richard Nixon in 1972. This is the longest streak for the Democrats in history amongst non-Southern states. [2]

However, Romney was able to significantly improve on McCain's performance in Minnesota, as he did nationally. Fourteen counties that voted for Obama in 2008 flipped and voted for the Republican Party in 2012, while many Democratic counties had a margin of victory much narrower than in 2008. Many of these counties had not voted for a Republican in decades, such as Big Stone County, as well as Pine County. Obama thus became the first Democrat to win the White House without carrying Big Stone County since Grover Cleveland in 1892. [3] Obama also became the first ever Democrat to win the White House without carrying Red Lake County, as well as the first to do so without carrying Lincoln, Marshall, Pennington, or Polk Counties since Woodrow Wilson in 1912, the first to do so without carrying Grant or Pine Counties since Woodrow Wilson in 1916.

As of the 2020 presidential election, this is the last time the Democratic candidate won the following counties: Beltrami, Chippewa, Fillmore, Freeborn, Houston, Itasca, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Mahnomen, Mower, Norman, Rice, Swift, and Traverse.

Caucuses

Democratic caucuses

2012 Minnesota Democratic presidential caucus
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  2008 February 7, 2012 (2012-02-07) 2016  
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Candidate Barack Obama
Home state Illinois
Delegate count91
Popular vote16,733
Percentage96.3%

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Minnesota results by county
  Barack Obama
  No votes
2012 Minnesota Democratic caucus [4]
CandidateVotesPercentageDelegates
America Symbol.svg Barack Obama 16,73396.30%91
Uncommited6433.70%0

Republican caucuses

2012 Minnesota Republican presidential caucus
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Candidate Rick Santorum Ron Paul
Home state Pennsylvania Texas
Popular vote21,98813,282
Percentage44.95%27.15%

  Mitt Romney by Gage Skidmore 6 cropped.jpg Newt Gingrich by Gage Skidmore 3 (cropped).jpg
Candidate Mitt Romney Newt Gingrich
Home state Massachusetts Georgia
Popular vote8,2405,263
Percentage16.85%10.76%

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Minnesota results by county
  Rick Santorum
  Ron Paul
  Tie

The Republican caucuses were held on February 7, 2012. [5] The events coincided with the Colorado Republican caucuses as well as the Missouri Republican primary. Minnesota has a total of 40 delegates, 37 of which are tied to the caucuses while 3 are unpledged RNC delegates. The non-binding straw poll was won by Rick Santorum, but Ron Paul won 32 of the 40 delegates to the Republican National Convention.

Election Reporting [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]
CandidateVotesDelegates
TotalPercentageTotalPercentage
Rick Santorum 21,98844.95%25%
America Symbol.svg Ron Paul 13,28227.15%3280%
Mitt Romney 8,24016.85%12.5%
Newt Gingrich 5,26310.76%00%
Write-in1430.29%00%
Unpledged delegates:512.5%
Total:48,916100.0%40100.0%

Conventions

There is no formal system of allocating delegates to candidates in any step of the election process. At each meeting the participants decides what the best course of action is. The state convention can vote to bind the 13 at-large delegates to a candidate. The 24 delegates elected at the CD conventions and the 3 automatic (RNC) delegates are not legally bound to vote for a candidate.

  • 17 February - 31 March: BPOU conventions elect delegates to the state convention and the congressional district conventions.
  • 14–21 April: Eight congressional conventions elect 3 National Convention delegates each.
  • 18–19 May: State convention elect 13 National Convention delegates. [11]
Convention Results [7] [9] [10]
Candidate1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8thStateParty
leaders
Total
America Symbol.svg Ron Paul 2333331212032
Rick Santorum 00000020002
Mitt Romney 00000000101
Unknown1135
Total2413340

General election

Results

2012 United States presidential election in Minnesota [12]
PartyCandidateRunning mateVotesPercentageElectoral votes
Democratic (DFL) Barack Obama Joe Biden 1,546,16752.65%10
Republican Mitt Romney Paul Ryan 1,320,22544.96%0
Libertarian Gary Johnson Jim Gray 35,0981.20%0
Green Jill Stein Cheri Honkala 13,0230.44%0
Constitution Virgil Goode Jim Clymer3,7220.13%0
Grassroots Jim Carlson George McMahon3,1490.11%0
Justice Rocky Anderson Luis J. Rodriguez 1,9960.07%0
Constitutional GovernmentDean MorstadJosh Franke-Hyland1,0920.04%0
Socialist Workers James Harris Maura DeLuca 1,0510.04%0
Socialism and Liberation Peta Lindsay Yari Osorio 3970.01%0
Write-Ins10,6410.36%0
Totals2,936,561100.00%10
Voter turnout (eligible voters)75.74%

By county

CountyBarack Obama
DFL
Mitt Romney
Republican
Various candidates
Other parties
MarginTotal votes cast
# %# %# %# %
Aitkin 4,41248.26%4,53349.58%1972.16%-121-1.32%9,142
Anoka 88,61447.52%93,43050.11%4,4212.37%-4,816-2.59%186,465
Becker 6,82941.69%9,20456.18%3492.13%-2,375-14.49%16,382
Beltrami 11,81853.59%9,63743.70%5962.71%2,1819.89%22,051
Benton 8,17341.66%10,84955.30%5973.04%-2,676-13.64%19,619
Big Stone 1,34548.23%1,38549.66%592.11%-40-1.43%2,789
Blue Earth 18,16453.00%14,91643.52%1,1943.48%3,2489.48%34,274
Brown 5,63040.42%7,93856.99%3612.59%-2,308-16.57%13,929
Carlton 11,38961.78%6,58635.72%4612.50%4,80326.06%18,436
Carver 20,74539.22%31,15558.90%9991.88%-10,410-19.68%52,899
Cass 6,85842.49%8,95755.49%3262.02%-2,099-13.00%16,141
Chippewa 3,08349.72%2,96747.85%1512.43%1161.87%6,201
Chisago 12,52442.54%16,22755.12%6902.34%-3,703-12.58%29,441
Clay 15,20852.65%12,92044.73%7582.62%2,2887.92%28,886
Clearwater 1,75341.77%2,35956.21%852.02%-606-14.44%4,197
Cook 1,99359.99%1,22136.75%1083.26%77223.24%3,322
Cottonwood 2,43341.50%3,31656.57%1131.93%-883-15.07%5,862
Crow Wing 14,76042.27%19,41555.60%7452.13%-4,655-13.33%34,920
Dakota 116,25550.37%109,51647.45%5,0502.18%6,7392.92%230,821
Dodge 4,48743.45%5,52253.47%3183.08%-1,035-10.02%10,327
Douglas 8,65341.30%11,88456.72%4161.98%-3,231-15.42%20,953
Faribault 3,40744.17%4,10453.21%2022.62%-697-9.04%7,713
Fillmore 5,71352.45%4,91345.11%2662.44%8007.34%10,892
Freeborn 9,32655.82%6,96941.72%4112.46%2,35714.10%16,706
Goodhue 12,21247.33%12,98650.33%6032.34%-774-3.00%25,801
Grant 1,64747.23%1,74850.13%922.64%-101-2.90%3,487
Hennepin 423,98262.34%240,07335.30%16,0102.36%183,90927.04%680,065
Houston 5,28150.56%4,95147.40%2142.04%3303.16%10,446
Hubbard 4,67640.59%6,62257.48%2221.93%-1,946-16.89%11,520
Isanti 8,02439.69%11,67557.75%5182.56%-3,651-18.06%20,217
Itasca 12,85253.73%10,50143.90%5662.37%2,3519.83%23,919
Jackson 2,26841.77%3,04456.06%1182.17%-776-14.29%5,430
Kanabec 3,59344.09%4,32853.10%2292.81%-735-9.01%8,150
Kandiyohi 9,80545.68%11,24052.36%4201.96%-1,435-6.68%21,465
Kittson 1,24151.28%1,09545.25%843.47%1466.03%2,420
Koochiching 3,45153.44%2,84143.99%1662.57%6109.45%6,458
Lac qui Parle 1,97449.55%1,93848.64%721.81%360.91%3,984
Lake 4,04359.28%2,61038.27%1672.45%1,43321.01%6,820
Lake of the Woods 85938.45%1,30658.46%693.09%-447-20.01%2,234
Le Sueur 6,75345.64%7,71552.15%3272.21%-962-6.51%14,795
Lincoln 1,42945.80%1,59551.12%963.08%-166-5.32%3,120
Lyon 5,46544.12%6,59453.23%3292.65%-1,129-9.11%12,388
Mahnomen 1,27658.48%87139.92%351.60%40518.56%2,182
Marshall 1,99842.53%2,56954.68%1312.79%-571-12.15%4,698
Martin 4,05436.96%6,65760.69%2572.35%-2,603-23.73%10,968
McLeod 6,96837.56%11,06959.66%5162.78%-4,101-22.10%18,553
Meeker 4,96940.68%6,91356.60%3322.72%-1,944-15.92%12,214
Mille Lacs 5,82944.53%6,95153.10%3112.37%-1,122-8.57%13,091
Morrison 6,15336.81%10,15960.78%4022.41%-4,006-23.97%16,714
Mower 11,12960.03%6,93837.42%4722.55%4,19122.61%18,539
Murray 2,16045.31%2,50452.53%1032.16%-344-7.22%4,767
Nicollet 9,65252.58%8,21444.75%4912.67%1,4387.83%18,357
Nobles 3,79344.52%4,58153.77%1461.71%-788-9.25%8,520
Norman 1,73053.94%1,38443.16%932.90%34610.78%3,207
Olmsted 39,33850.23%36,83247.03%2,1462.74%2,5063.20%78,316
Otter Tail 12,16538.41%18,86059.55%6452.04%-6,695-21.14%31,670
Pennington 3,02446.40%3,30550.71%1882.89%-281-4.31%6,517
Pine 6,75048.34%6,84549.02%3702.64%-95-0.68%13,965
Pipestone 1,72537.13%2,82660.83%952.04%-1,101-23.70%4,646
Polk 6,77346.10%7,61551.83%3052.07%-842-5.73%14,693
Pope 2,98147.73%3,14250.30%1231.97%-161-2.57%6,246
Ramsey 184,93866.33%86,80031.13%7,0842.54%98,13835.20%278,822
Red Lake 92846.99%97849.52%693.49%-50-2.53%1,975
Redwood 3,00838.61%4,57058.66%2122.73%-1,562-20.05%7,790
Renville 3,39444.02%4,14953.81%1672.17%-755-9.79%7,710
Rice 17,05452.85%14,38444.58%8292.57%2,6708.27%32,267
Rock 1,94640.16%2,81057.99%901.85%-864-17.83%4,846
Roseau 2,77237.70%4,40959.97%1712.33%-1,637-22.27%7,352
St. Louis 73,37863.48%39,13133.85%3,0852.67%34,24729.63%115,594
Scott 29,71241.47%40,32356.28%1,6122.25%-10,611-14.81%71,647
Sherburne 17,59737.84%27,84859.88%1,0642.28%-10,251-22.04%46,509
Sibley 2,91637.31%4,69360.05%2062.64%-1,777-22.74%7,815
Stearns 33,55142.75%43,01554.81%1,9112.44%-9,464-12.06%78,477
Steele 8,70645.52%9,90351.78%5152.70%-1,197-6.26%19,124
Stevens 2,74248.51%2,76648.94%1442.55%-24-0.43%5,652
Swift 2,75153.74%2,24843.91%1202.35%5039.83%5,119
Todd 4,81940.83%6,71956.93%2652.24%-1,900-16.10%11,803
Traverse 94351.06%86146.62%432.32%824.44%1,847
Wabasha 5,41546.03%6,04951.42%2992.55%-634-5.39%11,763
Wadena 2,49236.70%4,14361.01%1562.29%-1,651-24.31%6,791
Waseca 4,37044.83%5,11652.49%2612.68%-746-7.66%9,747
Washington 70,20349.39%69,13748.64%2,7931.97%1,0660.75%142,133
Watonwan 2,49448.48%2,51748.93%1332.59%-23-0.45%5,144
Wilkin 1,25839.04%1,88458.47%802.49%-626-19.43%3,222
Winona 14,98055.01%11,48042.16%7722.83%3,50012.85%27,232
Wright 25,74137.96%40,46659.67%1,6092.37%-14,725-21.71%67,816
Yellow Medicine 2,46545.53%2,80651.83%1432.64%-341-6.30%5,414
Totals1,546,16752.65%1,320,22544.96%70,1692.39%225,9427.69%2,936,561
County Flips:
Democratic
Hold
Republican
Hold
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County Flips:

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

Results by congressional district

Obama won 6 of 8 congressional districts, including two held by Republicans. Romney won 2, including one held by a Democrat. [13]

DistrictObamaRomneyRepresentative
1st 49.56%48.21% Tim Walz
2nd 49.07%49.01% John Kline
3rd 49.6%48.8% Erik Paulsen
4th 62.48%35.5% Betty McCollum
5th 73.5%24% Keith Ellison
6th 41.54%56.49% Michele Bachmann
7th 44.13%53.87% Collin Peterson
8th 51.7%46.22% Rick Nolan

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