United States presidential election in Minnesota, 2012

United States presidential election in Minnesota, 2012
November 6, 2012
Turnout 76.42%[1] Decrease

 
Nominee Barack Obama Mitt Romney
Party DFL Republican
Home state Illinois Massachusetts
Running mate Joe Biden Paul Ryan
Electoral vote 10 0
Popular vote 1,546,167 1,320,225
Percentage 52.65% 44.96%
County Results
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 General Election in which all 50 states plus The District of Columbia participated. Minnesota voters chose 10 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.

Minnesota backed incumbent Democratic President Barack 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 also the longest streak for the Democrats in history amongst non-Southern States.

General Election

Results

United States presidential election in Minnesota, 2012[2]
Party Candidate Running mate Votes Percentage Electoral votes
Democratic Barack Obama Joe Biden 1,546,167 52.65% 10
Republican Mitt Romney Paul Ryan 1,320,225 44.96% 0
Libertarian Gary Johnson Jim Gray 35,098 1.20% 0
Green Jill Stein Cheri Honkala 13,023 0.44% 0
Constitution Virgil Goode Jim Clymer 3,722 0.13% 0
Grassroots Jim Carlson George McMahon 3,149 0.11% 0
Justice Rocky Anderson Luis J. Rodriguez 1,996 0.07% 0
Constitutional Government Dean Morstad Josh Franke-Hyland 1,092 0.04% 0
Socialist Workers James Harris Maura DeLuca 1,051 0.04% 0
Socialism and Liberation Peta Lindsay Yari Osorio 397 0.01% 0
Write-Ins 10,641 0.36% 0
Totals 2,936,561 100.00% 10
Voter turnout (eligible voters) 75.74%

By county

County Obama % Obama Votes Romney % Romney Votes Others % Others Votes Total Votes
Aitkin48.26%4,41249.58%4,5332.15%1979,142
Anoka47.52%88,61150.11%93,4302.37%4,420186,461
Becker41.69%6,82956.18%9,2042.13%34916,382
Beltrami53.59%11,81843.70%9,6372.70%59622,051
Benton41.66%8,17355.30%10,8493.04%59719,619
Big Stone48.23%1,34549.66%1,3852.12%592,789
Blue Earth53.00%18,16443.52%14,9163.48%1,19434,274
Brown40.42%5,63056.99%7,9382.59%36113,929
Carlton61.78%11,38935.72%6,5862.50%46118,436
Carver39.22%20,74558.90%31,1551.89%99952,899
Cass42.49%6,85855.49%8,9572.02%32616,141
Chippewa49.72%3,08347.85%2,9672.44%1516,201
Chisago42.54%12,52455.12%16,2272.34%69029,441
Clay52.65%15,20844.73%12,9202.62%75828,886
Clearwater41.77%1,75356.21%2,3592.03%854,197
Cook59.99%1,99336.75%1,2213.25%1083,322
Cottonwood41.50%2,43356.57%3,3161.93%1135,862
Crow Wing42.27%14,76055.60%19,4152.13%74534,920
Dakota50.37%116,25247.45%109,5142.19%5,049230,815
Dodge43.46%4,48753.48%5,5223.06%31610,325
Douglas41.29%8,66556.73%11,9051.98%41620,986
Faribault44.17%3,40753.21%4,1042.62%2027,713
Fillmore52.45%5,71345.11%4,9132.44%26610,892
Freeborn55.82%9,32641.72%6,9692.46%41116,706
Goodhue47.33%12,21250.33%12,9862.34%60325,801
Grant47.23%1,64750.13%1,7482.64%923,487
Hennepin62.34%423,97935.30%240,0732.35%16,007680,059
Houston50.56%5,28147.40%4,9512.05%21410,446
Hubbard40.59%4,67657.48%6,6221.93%22211,520
Isanti39.69%8,02457.75%11,6752.56%51820,217
Itasca53.73%12,85243.90%10,5002.37%56623,918
Jackson41.77%2,26856.06%3,0442.17%1185,430
Kanabec44.09%3,59353.10%4,3282.81%2298,150
Kandiyohi45.68%9,80652.36%11,2391.96%42021,465
Kittson51.32%1,24145.29%1,0953.39%822,418
Koochiching53.44%3,45143.99%2,8412.57%1666,458
Lac Qui Parle49.55%1,97448.64%1,9381.81%723,984
Lake59.31%4,04338.29%2,6102.41%1646,817
Lake of the Woods38.45%85958.46%1,3063.09%692,234
Le Sueur45.65%6,75352.14%7,7142.21%32714,794
Lincoln45.80%1,42851.12%1,5943.08%963,118
Lyon44.11%5,46553.23%6,5952.66%32912,389
Mahnomen58.48%1,27639.92%8711.60%352,182
McLeod37.56%6,96859.66%11,0692.78%51618,553
Marshall42.53%1,99854.68%2,5692.79%1314,698
Martin36.96%4,05460.69%6,6572.34%25710,968
Meeker40.68%4,96956.60%6,9132.72%33212,214
Mille Lacs44.53%5,82953.10%6,9512.38%31113,091
Morrison36.81%6,15360.78%10,1592.41%40216,714
Mower60.03%11,12937.42%6,9382.55%47218,539
Murray45.31%2,16052.53%2,5042.16%1034,767
Nicollet52.58%9,65244.75%8,2142.67%49118,357
Nobles44.52%3,79353.77%4,5811.71%1468,520
Norman53.94%1,73043.16%1,3842.90%933,207
Olmsted50.23%39,33847.03%36,8322.74%2,14678,316
Otter Tail38.41%12,16559.55%18,8602.04%64531,670
Pennington46.41%3,02450.71%3,3042.89%1886,516
Pine48.34%6,75049.02%6,8452.65%37013,965
Pipestone37.13%1,72560.83%2,8262.04%954,646
Polk46.10%6,77351.83%7,6152.08%30514,693
Pope47.73%2,98150.30%3,1421.97%1236,246
Ramsey66.33%184,93631.13%86,7992.54%7,086278,821
Red Lake46.99%92849.52%9783.49%691,975
Redwood38.61%3,00858.66%4,5702.72%2127,790
Renville44.02%3,39453.81%4,1492.17%1677,710
Rice52.85%17,05444.58%14,3842.57%82932,267
Rock40.16%1,94657.99%2,8101.86%904,846
Roseau37.70%2,77259.97%4,4092.33%1717,352
Scott41.47%29,71456.28%40,3212.25%1,61271,647
Sherburne37.84%17,59759.88%27,8472.29%1,06446,508
Sibley37.31%2,91660.05%4,6932.64%2067,815
St. Louis63.48%73,37633.85%39,1312.67%3,085115,592
Stearns42.75%33,55154.81%43,0152.44%1,91178,477
Steele45.52%8,70651.78%9,9032.69%51519,124
Stevens48.51%2,74248.94%2,7662.55%1445,652
Swift53.74%2,75143.91%2,2482.34%1205,119
Todd40.83%4,81956.93%6,7192.25%26511,803
Traverse51.06%94246.61%8602.33%431,845
Wabasha46.03%5,41551.42%6,0492.54%29911,763
Wadena36.70%2,49261.02%4,1432.28%1556,790
Waseca44.83%4,37052.49%5,1162.68%2619,747
Washington49.39%70,20348.64%69,1371.97%2,793142,133
Watonwan48.48%2,49448.93%2,5172.59%1335,144
Wilkin39.04%1,25858.47%1,8842.48%803,222
Winona55.01%14,98042.16%11,4802.83%77227,232
Wright37.95%25,73959.67%40,4682.37%1,60967,816
Yellow Medicine45.53%2,46551.83%2,8062.64%1435,414
Minnesota Total52.65%1,546,02144.95%1,320,0482.38%70,1392,936,208

Democratic caucuses

Minnesota Democratic caucus, 2012
February 7, 2012 (2012-02-07)

 
Candidate Barack Obama
Home state Illinois
Delegate count 91
Popular vote 16,733
Percentage 96.3%
Minnesota results by county
  Barack Obama
  No votes
Minnesota Democratic caucus, 2012[3]
Candidate Votes Percentage Delegates
Barack Obama 16,733 96.30% 91
Uncommited 643 3.70% 0

Republican caucuses

Minnesota Republican caucus, 2012
February 7, 2012 (2012-02-07)

 
Candidate Rick Santorum Ron Paul
Home state Pennsylvania Texas
Popular vote 21,988 13,282
Percentage 44.95% 27.15%
 
Candidate Mitt Romney Newt Gingrich
Home state Massachusetts Georgia
Popular vote 8,240 5,263
Percentage 16.85% 10.76%
Minnesota results by county
  Rick Santorum
  Ron Paul
  Tie

The Republican caucuses were held on February 7, 2012.[4] 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.

Results with 100.0% (4,137 of 4,137 precincts) reporting:

Election Reporting[5][6][7][8][9]
Candidate Votes Delegates
Total Percentage Total Percentage
Rick Santorum 21,988 44.95% 2 5%
Ron Paul 13,282 27.15% 32 80%
Mitt Romney 8,240 16.85% 1 2.5%
Newt Gingrich 5,263 10.76% 0 0%
Write-in 143 0.29% 0 0%
Unpledged delegates: 5 12.5%
Total: 48,916 100.0% 40 100.0%

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.[10]
Convention Results[6][8][9]
Candidate 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th State Party
leaders		 Total
Ron Paul 2 3 3 3 3 3 1 2 12 0 32
Rick Santorum 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2
Mitt Romney 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Unknown 1 1 3 5
Total 24 13 3 40

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Office of the State Of Minnesota Secretary of State". www.sos.state.mn.us. Retrieved 2017-07-22.
  2. ↑ "Minnesota Secretary of State". Retrieved 2012-11-10.
  3. ↑ "Presidential Preference by County". Minnesota Secretary of State. Archived from the original on 2016-10-09. Retrieved 2016-10-07.
  4. ↑ Scheck, Tom (September 30, 2011). "MNGOP keeping Feb. 7 Caucus date". Capitol View. Minnesota Public Radio.
  5. ↑ "Election Reporting System: Statewide Results for Republican Party". Minnesota Secretary of State. Retrieved March 1, 2012.
  6. 1 2 "Paul supporters chosen as delegates in three congressional districts". Pierce County Herald. April 15, 2012. Archived from the original on April 19, 2012. Retrieved April 17, 2012.
  7. ↑ Anderson, Pat (21 April 2012). "Ron Paul gets 20/24 Congressional District delegates. CD4 3, CD2 3, CD8 2, CD1 2 #mngop #mnleg". twitter.com. Twitter. Retrieved 22 April 2012.
  8. 1 2 "Rep. Paul supporters elected to half of Minnesota GOP convention delegation". Pierce County Herald. April 22, 2012. Archived from the original on April 25, 2012. Retrieved April 22, 2012.
  9. 1 2 "Ron Paul Wins Minnesota State Convention". Retrieved 20 May 2012.
  10. ↑ "Republican Party of Minnesota Events". Retrieved 4 May 2012.
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