United States presidential election in Mississippi, 2012

United States presidential election in Mississippi, 2012
November 6, 2012

 
Nominee Mitt Romney Barack Obama
Party Republican Democratic
Home state Massachusetts Illinois
Running mate Paul Ryan Joe Biden
Electoral vote 6 0
Popular vote 710,746 562,949
Percentage 55.29% 43.79%
County Results
President before election

Barack Obama
Democratic

 Elected President

Barack Obama
Democratic

The 2012 United States presidential election in Mississippi took place on November 6, 2012, as part of the 2012 General Election in which all 50 states plus The District of Columbia participated. Mississippi voters chose six 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.

Romney and Ryan won Mississippi with 55.3% of the popular vote to Obama's and Biden's 43.8%, thus winning the state's six electoral votes.[1] Mississippi was one of just six states where Obama improved on his 2008 performance. According to exit polls, the black vote share in Mississippi increased from 33% in 2008 to 36% in 2012, likely explaining Obama's gains.[2] This was the strongest showing for a Democratic presidential candidate in Mississippi since native Southerner Bill Clinton's 44.08% in 1996. Obama carried Warren County, becoming the first Democrat to do so since John F. Kennedy in 1960.[3]

General Election

Results

United States presidential election in Mississippi, 2012
Party Candidate Running mate Votes Percentage Electoral votes
Republican Mitt Romney Paul Ryan 710,746 55.29% 6
Democratic Barack Obama Joe Biden 562,949 43.79% 0
Libertarian Gary Johnson Jim Gray 6,676 0.52% 0
Constitution Virgil Goode Jim Clymer 2,609 0.20% 0
Green Jill Stein Cheri Honkala 1,588 0.12% 0
Reform Barbara Dale Washer Cathy L. Toole 1,016 0.08% 0
Totals 1,285,584 100.00% 6

By county

County Obama% Obama# Romney% Romney# Others% Others# Total
Adams County58.66%9,06140.74%6,2930.60%9315,447
Alcorn County23.67%3,51174.92%11,1111.40%20814,830
Amite County42.07%3,24257.28%4,4140.65%507,706
Attala County43.19%3,92756.38%5,1260.43%399,092
Benton County49.83%2,05149.59%2,0410.58%244,116
Bolivar County68.59%10,58230.47%4,7010.94%14515,428
Calhoun County36.59%2,58662.42%4,4120.99%707,068
Carroll County33.49%2,00766.09%3,9600.42%255,992
Chickasaw County51.49%4,37846.97%3,9941.54%1318,503
Choctaw County33.42%1,42865.81%2,8120.77%334,273
Claiborne County88.22%4,83811.40%6250.38%215,484
Clarke County37.70%3,11161.18%5,0491.13%938,253
Clay County60.62%6,71238.76%4,2910.62%6911,072
Coahoma County73.86%7,79225.71%2,7120.43%4510,549
Copiah County54.87%7,74944.48%6,2820.65%9214,123
Covington County41.48%3,87857.82%5,4050.70%659,348
DeSoto County32.79%21,57566.21%43,5591.00%66065,794
Forrest County43.89%13,27254.82%16,5741.29%39030,236
Franklin County38.42%1,72660.87%2,7350.71%324,493
George County13.79%1,35984.98%8,3761.23%1219,856
Greene County22.37%1,32576.51%4,5311.11%665,922
Grenada County46.65%5,28852.81%5,9860.54%6111,335
Hancock County22.82%3,91775.52%12,9641.67%28617,167
Harrison County36.51%23,11962.33%39,4701.17%73963,328
Hinds County71.47%76,11227.86%29,6640.67%715106,491
Holmes County84.11%7,81215.45%1,4350.44%419,288
Humphreys County74.88%3,90324.81%1,2930.31%165,212
Issaquena County60.86%47938.37%3020.76%6787
Itawamba County18.31%1,70679.34%7,3932.35%2199,318
Jackson County32.24%17,29966.62%35,7471.14%60953,655
Jasper County54.57%5,09744.89%4,1930.54%509,340
Jefferson County89.13%3,95110.56%4680.32%144,433
Jefferson Davis County62.16%4,26736.52%2,5071.31%906,864
Jones County30.54%9,21168.59%20,6870.87%26130,159
Kemper County64.11%3,23935.41%1,7890.48%245,052
Lafayette County41.48%8,09156.78%11,0751.74%33919,505
Lamar County22.07%5,49476.74%19,1011.18%29424,889
Lauderdale County42.15%13,81457.05%18,7000.80%26332,777
Lawrence County36.85%2,46862.59%4,1920.57%386,698
Leake County45.41%4,07954.14%4,8630.46%418,983
Lee County35.58%12,56363.49%22,4150.93%32835,306
Leflore County71.39%9,11928.08%3,5870.52%6712,773
Lincoln County33.33%5,47166.04%10,8390.63%10416,414
Lowndes County49.30%13,38849.78%13,5180.93%25227,158
Madison County41.80%20,72257.51%28,5070.69%34249,571
Marion County34.51%4,39364.71%8,2370.78%9912,729
Marshall County59.42%9,65039.86%6,4730.72%11716,240
Monroe County41.71%7,05657.47%9,7230.82%13916,918
Montgomery County47.39%2,67552.21%2,9470.41%235,645
Neshoba County28.04%3,08971.15%7,8370.81%8911,015
Newton County33.95%3,31965.40%6,3940.65%649,777
Noxubee County78.54%4,92021.15%1,3250.30%196,264
Oktibbeha County50.20%9,09548.36%8,7611.44%26118,117
Panola County53.96%9,07945.34%7,6290.70%11816,826
Pearl River County19.65%4,36678.96%17,5491.39%30922,224
Perry County26.69%1,52772.30%4,1371.01%585,722
Pike County53.69%9,65045.52%8,1810.80%14317,974
Pontotoc County22.59%2,80476.13%9,4481.28%15912,411
Prentiss County28.08%2,81770.52%7,0751.41%14110,033
Quitman County71.30%2,83728.05%1,1160.65%263,979
Rankin County23.37%14,98875.52%48,4441.11%71364,145
Scott County44.91%5,03154.36%6,0890.73%8211,202
Sharkey County70.38%1,78229.11%7370.51%132,532
Simpson County38.56%4,72360.61%7,4240.83%10212,249
Smith County24.44%1,97974.69%6,0490.88%718,099
Stone County26.59%2,00371.96%5,4201.45%1097,532
Sunflower County73.02%8,19926.09%2,9290.89%10011,228
Tallahatchie County60.88%3,95938.43%2,4990.69%456,503
Tate County39.76%4,93359.10%7,3321.14%14112,406
Tippah County25.28%2,31773.30%6,7171.42%1309,164
Tishomingo County20.70%1,64377.28%6,1332.02%1607,936
Tunica County79.30%3,47520.15%8830.55%244,382
Union County24.13%2,74274.77%8,4981.10%12511,365
Walthall County45.32%3,42253.65%4,0511.03%787,551
Warren County50.42%10,78648.89%10,4570.69%14821,391
Washington County70.92%13,98128.66%5,6510.42%8319,715
Wayne County40.15%4,14859.15%6,1110.71%7310,332
Webster County22.74%1,19076.27%3,9920.99%525,234
Wilkinson County70.31%3,41229.16%1,4150.54%264,853
Winston County46.87%4,60752.58%5,1680.55%549,829
Yalobusha County47.69%3,03051.56%3,2760.76%486,354
Yazoo County56.82%6,60342.52%4,9410.65%7611,620

Democratic primary

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Republican primary

Mississippi Republican primary, 2012
March 13, 2012 (2012-03-13)

 
Candidate Rick Santorum Newt Gingrich Mitt Romney
Home state Pennsylvania Georgia Massachusetts
Delegate count 13 12 12
Popular vote 96,258 91,612 90,161
Percentage 32.73% 31.15% 30.66%
Mississippi results by county
  Rick Santorum
  Newt Gingrich
  Mitt Romney
  Tie

The Republican primary took place on March 13, 2012, the same day as the Alabama Republican primary and the Hawaii Republican caucuses.[4][5] After the open election, 37 bound delegates and three unbound delegates will go to the Republican National Convention.[6]

Mississippi Republican primary, 2012[7][8]
Candidate Votes Percentage Delegates
Rick Santorum 96,258 32.73% 13
Newt Gingrich 91,612 31.15% 12
Mitt Romney 90,161 30.66% 14
Ron Paul 12,955 4.40% 0
Rick Perry 1,350 0.46% 0
Michele Bachmann 971 0.33% 0
Jon Huntsman, Jr. 413 0.14% 0
Gary Johnson 392 0.13% 0
Unprojected delegates: 3
Total: 294,112 100% 40

See also

References

  1. ↑ "2012 Presidential Election Results - Mississippi". Retrieved 5 January 2013.
  2. ↑ "2012 Exit Polls - Mississippi". Retrieved 5 January 2013.
  3. ↑ The Political Graveyard; Warren County, Mississippi
  4. ↑ "Primary and Caucus Printable Calendar". CNN. Retrieved January 11, 2012.
  5. ↑ "Presidential Primary Dates" (PDF). Federal Election Commission. Retrieved January 23, 2012.
  6. ↑ Mississippi Republican – The Green Papers
  7. ↑ http://www.sos.ms.gov/elections/electionresults/Republican%20Certification_2012%20Primary.pdf
  8. ↑ "Mississippi Republican Primary - Election Results - Election 2012". The New York Times.
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