United States presidential election in North Carolina, 2012

United States presidential election in North Carolina, 2012
November 6, 2012

 
Nominee Mitt Romney Barack Obama
Party Republican Democratic
Home state Massachusetts Illinois
Running mate Paul Ryan Joe Biden
Electoral vote 15 0
Popular vote 2,270,395 2,178,391
Percentage 50.39% 48.35%
County Results
President before election

Barack Obama
Democratic

 Elected President

Barack Obama
Democratic

The 2012 United States presidential election in North Carolina took place on November 6, 2012, as part of the 2012 General Election in which all 50 states plus The District of Columbia participated. North Carolina voters chose 15 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.

On election day, Mitt Romney narrowly carried the state of North Carolina, winning 50.39% of the vote to Barack Obama's 48.35%, a margin of 2.04%. North Carolina was one of just two states (along with Indiana) which flipped from voting for Obama in 2008 to voting Republican in 2012. Like Indiana, North Carolina had been a reliably Republican state prior to Obama's 2008 win, having not previously gone Democratic since 1976. Unlike Indiana, however, North Carolina was still considered a competitive swing state in 2012, and both campaigns targeted it heavily, with the Democrats even holding their convention in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Primary elections

Democratic presidential primary in North Carolina, 2012
May 8, 2012 (2012-05-08)

 
Candidate Barack Obama No Preference
Home state Illinois n/a
Delegate count 104 0
Popular vote 766,077 200,810
Percentage 79.23% 20.77%
North Carolina results by county
  Barack Obama

Democratic primary

The 2012 North Carolina Democratic primary was held May 8, 2012. North Carolina awarded 157 delegates proportionally.[1]

No candidate ran against incumbent President Barack Obama in North Carolina's Democratic presidential preference primary. Obama received 766,079 votes, or 79.23% of the vote, with the remainder (200,810 votes, or 20.77%) going to elect delegates with "No Preference".[1]

At the North Carolina Democratic state convention, 152 delegates were awarded to Obama, with 5 delegates remaining unannounced.[1]

Democratic Primary Election in NC[2]
Candidate Votes Percentage Awarded delegates
Barack Obama 766,077 79.23% 104
No Preference 200,810 20.77% 0
Totals 966,889 100.00% 104

Republican primary

Republican presidential primary in North Carolina, 2012
May 8, 2012 (2012-05-08)

 
Candidate Mitt Romney Ron Paul Rick Santorum
Home state Massachusetts Texas Pennsylvania
Delegate count 36 6 0
Popular vote 638,601 108,217 101,093
Percentage 65.62% 11.12% 10.39%
 
Candidate Newt Gingrich No Preference
Home state Georgia n/a
Delegate count 0 0
Popular vote 74,367 50,928
Percentage 7.64% 5.23%
North Carolina results by county
  Mitt Romney
(Note: Italicization indicates a withdrawn candidacy)

The 2012 North Carolina Republican primary was held May 8, 2012.[3][4] North Carolina awarded 55 delegates proportionally.[5] Ron Paul and Mitt Romney were the only active contenders on the ballot. By the time of the primary, Romney had already been declared the party's presumptive nominee.[6]

Romney won the North Carolina GOP presidential primary with 65.62% of the vote. Paul (with 11.12% of the vote) narrowly edged out Santorum (with 10.39% of the vote), and Gingrich came in last with 7.64% of the vote. 5.23% of voters registered "no preference". The awarded delegate count from North Carolina's Republican state convention was Romney with 48 delegates and Paul with 7 delegates.[5]

Republican Primary Election in NC[5]
Candidate Votes Percentage Awarded delegates
Mitt Romney 638,601 65.62% 48
Ron Paul 108,217 11.12% 7
Rick Santorum (withdrawn) 101,093 10.39%
Newt Gingrich (withdrawn) 74,367 7.64%
No Preference 50,928 5.23%
Totals 973,206 100.00% 55

General Election

Overview

United States presidential election in North Carolina, 2012[7]
Party Candidate Running mate Votes Percentage Electoral votes
Republican Mitt Romney Paul Ryan 2,270,395 50.39% 15
Democratic Barack Obama Joe Biden 2,178,391 48.35% 0
Libertarian Gary Johnson Jim Gray 44,515 0.99% 0
Others (write-in) 12,071 0.27% 0
Totals 4,505,372 100.00% 15
Voter turnout (registered voters) 67.74%
North Carolina 2012 Presidential Election by Voting District

By county

County Obama% Obama# Romney% Romney# Others% Others# Total
Alamance County42.60%28,87556.32%38,17001.08%73167,776
Alexander County26.81%4,61171.25%12,25301.93%33217,196
Alleghany County31.24%1,58366.90%3,39001.86%945,067
Anson County62.36%7,01937.01%4,16600.63%7111,256
Ashe County32.64%4,11665.36%8,24202.00%25212,610
Avery County24.26%1,88274.31%5,76601.43%1117,759
Beaufort County39.94%9,43559.17%13,97700.88%20823,620
Bertie County66.14%6,69533.46%3,38700.41%4110,123
Bladen County50.52%8,06248.56%7,74800.92%14715,957
Brunswick County38.42%22,03860.57%34,74301.01%58157,362
Buncombe County55.31%70,62542.84%54,70101.86%2,370127,696
Burke County37.49%13,70160.93%22,26701.58%57636,544
Cabarrus County39.31%32,84959.30%49,55701.39%1,16083,566
Caldwell County31.38%10,89866.88%23,22901.74%60534,732
Camden County32.06%1,50866.09%3,10901.85%874,704
Carteret County29.00%10,30169.76%24,77501.24%44135,517
Caswell County48.45%5,34850.67%5,59400.88%9711,039
Catawba County34.58%24,06963.99%44,53801.43%99469,601
Chatham County51.82%18,36147.03%16,66501.15%40835,434
Cherokee County26.25%3,37872.11%9,27801.64%21112,867
Chowan County47.38%3,55651.85%3,89100.77%587,505
Clay County27.99%1,57970.42%3,97301.60%905,642
Cleveland County39.37%17,06259.51%25,79301.12%48543,340
Columbus County45.58%11,05053.38%12,94101.04%25224,243
Craven County40.64%18,76358.32%26,92801.04%47946,170
Cumberland County59.38%75,79239.69%50,66600.93%1,183127,641
Currituck County31.51%3,56266.31%7,49602.18%24611,304
Dare County41.13%7,39357.02%10,24801.85%33317,974
Davidson County29.07%20,62469.62%49,38301.31%92870,935
Davie County27.75%5,73571.05%14,68701.20%24820,670
Duplin County43.87%9,03355.44%11,41600.69%14320,592
Durham County75.80%111,22423.01%33,76901.19%1,742146,735
Edgecombe County67.89%18,31031.68%8,54600.43%11626,972
Forsyth County53.04%92,32345.83%79,76801.14%1,978174,069
Franklin County47.33%13,43651.44%14,60301.23%35028,389
Gaston County36.66%33,17162.04%56,13801.30%1,17490,483
Gates County51.63%2,78647.52%2,56400.85%465,396
Graham County28.35%1,11969.67%2,75001.98%783,947
Granville County51.75%13,59847.21%12,40501.04%27226,275
Greene County45.87%3,77853.56%4,41100.57%478,236
Guilford County57.66%146,36541.28%104,78901.06%2,698253,852
Halifax County65.86%17,17633.60%8,76300.54%14026,079
Harnett County39.92%17,33158.89%25,56501.20%51943,415
Haywood County42.30%11,83355.88%15,63301.82%50827,974
Henderson County35.58%18,64262.98%32,99401.44%75652,392
Hertford County71.84%7,84327.54%3,00700.62%6810,918
Hoke County58.96%10,07639.90%6,81901.14%19417,089
Hyde County48.80%1,16350.06%1,19301.13%272,383
Iredell County34.15%26,07664.56%49,29901.30%99076,365
Jackson County48.47%8,09549.42%8,25402.11%35216,701
Johnston County35.58%27,29063.15%48,42701.27%97476,691
Jones County44.97%2,35254.24%2,83700.78%415,230
Lee County44.56%10,80154.28%13,15801.16%28024,239
Lenoir County49.66%13,94849.78%13,98000.56%15828,086
Lincoln County29.98%11,02468.71%25,26701.32%48436,775
Macon County33.88%5,71264.26%10,83501.86%31416,861
Madison County44.34%4,48453.44%5,40402.22%22510,113
Martin County52.03%6,58347.38%5,99500.58%7412,652
McDowell County33.32%6,03165.06%11,77501.62%29318,099
Mecklenburg County60.65%272,26238.24%171,66801.11%4,970448,900
Mitchell County23.67%1,83874.77%5,80601.56%1217,765
Montgomery County41.90%4,70657.02%6,40401.08%12111,231
Moore County35.56%16,50563.55%29,49500.89%41546,415
Nash County50.14%24,31349.17%23,84200.69%33748,492
New Hanover County46.96%48,66851.52%53,38501.52%1,575103,628
Northampton County67.24%7,23232.38%3,48300.38%4110,756
Onslow County35.95%18,49062.69%32,24301.36%70251,435
Orange County70.22%53,90128.06%21,53901.72%1,31776,757
Pamlico County39.15%2,64759.91%4,05100.95%646,762
Pasquotank County56.78%10,28242.15%7,63301.06%19218,107
Pender County39.27%9,63259.60%14,61701.13%27824,527
Perquimans County41.48%2,75957.46%3,82201.07%716,652
Person County44.06%8,41854.94%10,49601.00%19219,106
Pitt County53.06%41,84345.92%36,21401.01%79978,856
Polk County38.63%4,01360.03%6,23601.35%14010,389
Randolph County24.33%14,77374.38%45,16001.29%78260,715
Richmond County51.01%9,90448.06%9,33200.93%18119,417
Robeson County58.18%24,98840.77%17,51001.04%44842,946
Rockingham County38.91%16,35160.04%25,22701.05%44242,020
Rowan County36.35%22,65062.23%38,77501.42%88762,312
Rutherford County32.66%9,37466.04%18,95401.30%37428,702
Sampson County44.19%11,56655.10%14,42200.71%18626,174
Scotland County58.03%8,21541.19%5,83100.78%11014,156
Stanly County29.36%8,43169.31%19,90401.33%38228,717
Stokes County27.84%6,01870.48%15,23701.68%36421,619
Surry County30.92%9,11267.60%19,92301.48%43529,470
Swain County45.71%2,61851.96%2,97602.34%1345,728
Transylvania County40.72%6,82657.47%9,63401.81%30316,763
Tyrrell County46.94%83752.16%93000.90%161,783
Union County34.28%32,47364.51%61,10701.21%1,14894,728
Vance County63.89%13,32335.62%7,42900.49%10220,854
Wake County54.94%267,26243.50%211,59601.56%7,569486,427
Warren County68.67%6,97830.90%3,14000.43%4410,162
Washington County58.98%3,83340.34%2,62200.68%446,499
Watauga County46.98%13,00250.09%13,86102.93%81127,674
Wayne County45.40%23,31453.83%27,64100.77%39751,352
Wilkes County27.96%8,14870.39%20,51501.65%48229,145
Wilson County53.38%20,87545.91%17,95400.72%28039,109
Yadkin County23.54%3,95774.81%12,57801.65%27816,813
Yancey County42.12%3,98155.85%5,27802.03%1929,451

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "North Carolina Democrat". The Green Papers. Retrieved November 14, 2012.
  2. ↑ "NC - Election Results". results.enr.clarityelections.com. Retrieved September 18, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Primary and Caucus Printable Calendar". CNN. Retrieved January 12, 2012.
  4. ↑ "Presidential Primary Dates" (PDF). Federal Election Commission. Retrieved January 23, 2012.
  5. 1 2 3 "North Carolina Republican". The Green Papers. Retrieved November 14, 2012.
  6. ↑ Memoli, Michael A. (25 April 2012). "RNC officially names Mitt Romney the party's 'presumptive nominee'". LA Times. Retrieved November 3, 2016.
  7. ↑ "North Carolina State Board of Elections". Retrieved November 14, 2012.
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