United States presidential election in Tennessee, 2012

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

 
Nominee Mitt Romney Barack Obama
Party Republican Democratic
Home state Massachusetts Illinois
Running mate Paul Ryan Joe Biden
Electoral vote 11 0
Popular vote 1,462,330 960,709
Percentage 59.48% 39.08%
County Results
President before election

Barack Obama
Democratic

 Elected President

Barack Obama
Democratic

The 2012 United States presidential election in Tennessee took place on November 6, 2012, as part of the 2012 General Election in which all 50 states plus The District of Columbia participated. Tennessee voters chose 11 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.

Mitt Romney received Tennessee's 11 electoral votes after he garnered 59.48% of the popular vote in Tennessee, to Barack Obama's 39.08%.[1]

Much like in previous elections, larger metropolitan areas such as Memphis and Nashville were won by the Democratic Party, but rural areas overwhelmingly favored the Republican Party. Barack Obama proved especially unpopular among the state's conservative electorate; consequently, Mitt Romney's 20.4% margin of victory was the strongest Republican win in Tennessee since 1972. Tennessee has not voted for a Democratic candidate since 1996. This is the most recent election in which Hardeman County was won by the Democratic candidate as of 2016.

General Election

Results

United States presidential election in Tennessee, 2012
Party Candidate Running mate Votes Percentage Electoral votes
Republican Mitt Romney Paul Ryan 1,462,330 59.48% 11
Democratic Barack Obama Joe Biden 960,709 39.08% 0
Libertarian Gary Johnson Jim Gray 18,623 0.67% 0
Green Jill Stein Cheri Honkala 6,515 0.26% 0
Constitution Virgil Goode Jim Clymer 6,022 0.24% 0
Justice Rocky Anderson Luis J. Rodriguez 2,639 0.11% 0
American Third Position Merlin Miller Virginia D. Abernethy 1,739 0.07% 0
Totals 2,458,577 100.00% 11

By congressional district

Mitt Romney swept the state and carried seven of the state's nine congressional districts, all represented by Republicans. Barack Obama carried the state's two congressional districts anchored by the two largest cities of Memphis and Nashville.[2]

District Romney Obama Representative
1st 72.7% 25.7%
Phil Roe
2nd 67.3% 30.9% John J. Duncan, Jr.
3rd 63.3% 35.1% Chuck Fleischmann
4th 65.3% 33.1% Scott DesJarlais
5th 42.5% 55.9% Jim Cooper
6th 69.1% 29.5% Diane Black
7th 65.7% 32.9% Marsha Blackburn
8th 66.1% 32.8% Stephen Fincher
9th 20.9% 78.3% Steve Cohen

By county

County Obama% Obama# Romney% Romney# Others% Others# Total
Anderson County34.13%10,12263.95%18,96801.92%56929,659
Bedford County29.15%4,21169.46%10,03401.38%20014,445
Benton County36.27%2,25861.84%3,85001.90%1186,226
Bledsoe County29.07%1,26769.33%3,02201.61%704,359
Blount County26.27%12,93471.98%35,44101.74%85949,234
Bradley County22.35%8,03776.25%27,42201.40%50435,963
Campbell County27.50%3,32871.10%8,60401.40%16912,101
Cannon County31.45%1,56466.54%3,30902.01%1004,973
Carroll County32.02%3,47566.58%7,22501.39%15110,851
Carter County23.23%4,78975.20%15,50301.58%32520,617
Cheatham County30.69%4,65967.63%10,26801.68%25515,182
Chester County25.34%1,62473.07%4,68401.59%1026,410
Claiborne County23.90%2,43374.84%7,61701.26%12810,178
Clay County36.77%1,03761.95%1,74701.28%362,820
Cocke County24.48%2,80473.85%8,45901.67%19111,454
Coffee County30.48%5,87067.62%13,02301.90%36619,259
Crockett County30.36%1,66968.81%3,78300.84%465,498
Cumberland County24.80%6,26173.88%18,65301.32%33325,247
Davidson County58.45%143,12039.87%97,62201.69%4,131244,873
Decatur County30.65%1,30367.61%2,87401.74%744,251
DeKalb County33.85%2,17464.51%4,14301.64%1056,422
Dickson County34.95%6,23363.34%11,29601.72%30617,835
Dyer County27.22%3,75771.89%9,92100.88%12213,800
Fayette County34.17%6,68864.83%12,68901.01%19719,574
Fentress County22.64%1,56176.04%5,24301.32%916,895
Franklin County34.76%5,60363.66%10,26201.58%25416,119
Gibson County33.38%6,56465.51%12,88301.12%22019,667
Giles County34.82%3,76064.03%6,91501.15%12410,799
Grainger County23.00%1,66875.43%5,47001.57%1147,252
Greene County26.06%6,22572.19%17,24501.75%41723,887
Grundy County38.78%1,64359.38%2,51601.84%784,237
Hamblen County26.13%5,23472.49%14,52201.38%27620,032
Hamilton County41.67%58,83656.62%79,93301.71%2,412141,181
Hancock County23.22%47574.63%1,52702.15%442,046
Hardeman County52.51%5,48246.60%4,86500.88%9210,439
Hardin County23.51%2,46775.14%7,88601.35%14210,495
Hawkins County25.70%5,08872.65%14,38201.65%32719,797
Haywood County60.36%4,56939.11%2,96000.53%407,569
Henderson County25.03%2,51773.80%7,42101.16%11710,055
Henry County34.06%4,33964.31%8,19301.62%20712,739
Hickman County35.49%2,69862.59%4,75801.92%1467,602
Houston County46.25%1,40052.16%1,57901.59%483,027
Humphreys County42.33%2,90555.85%3,83301.82%1256,863
Jackson County41.56%1,73956.96%2,38301.48%624,184
Jefferson County24.10%4,23274.25%13,03801.65%28917,559
Johnson County23.94%1,48374.44%4,61101.61%1006,194
Knox County34.43%59,39963.60%109,70701.97%3,401172,507
Lake County42.36%88455.73%1,16301.92%402,087
Lauderdale County46.16%4,01153.12%4,61600.71%628,689
Lawrence County27.84%4,23770.77%10,77001.39%21215,219
Lewis County30.83%1,44766.40%3,11702.77%1304,694
Lincoln County24.80%3,29073.88%9,80301.32%17513,268
Loudon County22.91%5,05875.69%16,70701.40%30822,073
Macon County22.48%1,55276.18%5,26001.35%936,905
Madison County45.13%18,36754.03%21,99300.84%34240,702
Marion County37.98%3,95360.26%6,27201.77%18410,409
Marshall County34.68%3,72563.61%6,83201.71%18410,741
Maury County35.83%11,82562.74%20,70801.43%47333,006
McMinn County25.84%4,60972.71%12,96701.45%25817,834
McNairy County26.98%2,64571.57%7,01501.45%1429,802
Meigs County29.34%1,16368.97%2,73401.69%673,964
Monroe County26.76%4,37271.80%11,73101.44%23516,338
Montgomery County44.08%24,49954.41%30,24501.51%84055,584
Moore County25.19%70573.35%2,05301.46%412,799
Morgan County26.52%1,72571.79%4,66901.69%1106,504
Obion County27.01%3,32171.68%8,81401.32%16212,297
Overton County36.60%2,80562.30%4,77501.10%847,664
Perry County37.85%99260.21%1,57801.95%512,621
Pickett County29.03%71269.79%1,71201.18%292,453
Polk County30.63%1,85667.80%4,10801.57%956,059
Putnam County30.60%7,80267.66%17,25401.74%44425,500
Rhea County24.82%2,62873.67%7,80201.51%16010,590
Roane County28.53%6,01869.82%14,72401.65%34821,090
Robertson County31.53%8,29067.11%17,64301.35%35626,289
Rutherford County36.84%36,41461.56%60,84601.61%1,58898,848
Scott County21.78%1,45276.74%5,11701.48%996,668
Sequatchie County28.96%1,48968.86%3,54102.18%1125,142
Sevier County21.91%7,41876.73%25,98401.36%46233,864
Shelby County62.63%232,44336.55%135,64900.81%3,017371,109
Smith County34.85%2,47063.43%4,49501.72%1227,087
Stewart County40.45%2,06957.93%2,96301.62%835,115
Sullivan County25.58%15,32172.74%43,56201.68%1,00459,887
Sumner County28.42%18,57970.38%46,00301.20%78465,366
Tipton County29.62%7,13369.23%16,67201.15%27624,081
Trousdale County42.69%1,24055.49%1,61201.82%532,905
Unicoi County27.00%1,91371.01%5,03201.99%1417,086
Union County25.36%1,47873.47%4,28201.17%685,828
Van Buren County38.04%87560.26%1,38601.70%392,300
Warren County36.51%4,75261.54%8,01001.94%25313,015
Washington County29.82%14,32568.30%32,80801.87%89948,032
Wayne County21.20%1,16377.52%4,25301.28%705,486
Weakley County28.76%3,54869.75%8,60501.49%18412,337
White County30.58%2,79567.80%6,19701.62%1489,140
Williamson County26.13%25,14272.59%69,85001.28%1,23396,225
Wilson County28.53%14,69570.12%36,10901.35%69551,499

History

In previous elections, Tennessee was typically won by the Republican party, with Republicans winning in Tennessee for the past three election cycles, since the 2000 election.[3]

Democratic primary

Tennessee Democratic primary, 2012
March 6, 2012 (2012-03-06)

 
Candidate Barack Obama Uncommitted
Home state Illinois n/a
Delegate count 82 9
Popular vote 80,705 10,497
Percentage 88.48% 11.51%
Tennessee results by county
  Barack Obama

The 2012 democratic primary in Tennessee took place on Super Tuesday, March 6, 2012, with Barack Obama receiving 80,355 (88.5%) votes. Other candidates received a combined total of 10,411 (11.5%) votes.[4] Tennessee had a total of 91 delegates to the 2012 Democratic National Convention, of which 82 were pledged to presidential contenders depending on the popular vote. The remaining 9 super-delegates were unbound.

Tennessee Democratic primary, 2012[5]
Candidate Popular vote Delegates
Count Percentage Pledged delegates Super delegates Total delegates
Barack Obama 80,705 88.48% 82 9 91
Uncommitted 10,497 11.51% 0 0 0
John Wolfe Jr. (write-in) 7 0.00% 0 0 0
Total: 91,209 100% 91 29 251

Republican primary

Tennessee Republican primary, 2012
March 6, 2012 (2012-03-06)

 
Candidate Rick Santorum Mitt Romney
Home state Pennsylvania Massachusetts
Delegate count 29 14
Popular vote 205,809 155,630
Percentage 37.11% 28.06%
 
Candidate Newt Gingrich Ron Paul
Home state Georgia Texas
Delegate count 9 0
Popular vote 132,889 50,156
Percentage 23.96% 9.04%
Tennessee results by county
  Rick Santorum
  Mitt Romney
  Newt Gingrich

The Republican primary took place on Super Tuesday, March 6, 2012.[6][7]

Tennessee has 58 delegates to the 2012 Republican National Convention. Three super delegates are unbound. 27 delegates are awarded by congressional district, 3 delegates for each district. If a candidate wins two-third of the vote in a district, he takes all 3 delegates there; if not, delegates are split 2-to-1 between the top two candidates. Another 28 delegates are awarded to the candidate who wins two-thirds of the vote statewide, or allocated proportionately among candidates winning at least 20% of the vote if no one gets two-thirds.[8]

Results

Tennessee Republican primary, 2012[9]
Candidate Votes Percentage Projected delegate count
NYT
[10]		 CNN
[11]		 FOX
[12]
Rick Santorum 205,809 37.11% 29 27 26
Mitt Romney 155,630 28.06% 14 15 12
Newt Gingrich 132,889 23.96% 9 8 9
Ron Paul 50,156 9.04% 0 0 0
Rick Perry (withdrawn) 1,966 0.35% 0 0 0
Michele Bachmann (withdrawn) 1,895 0.34% 0 0 0
Jon Huntsman (withdrawn) 1,239 0.22% 0 0 0
Buddy Roemer (withdrawn) 881 0.16% 0 0 0
Gary Johnson (withdrawn) 572 0.10% 0 0 0
Uncommitted 3,536 0.64% 0 0 0
Unprojected delegates: 6 8 9
Total: 554,573 100.00% 58 58 58

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections - Tennessee". Retrieved 4 January 2013.
  2. ↑
  3. ↑ "Romney Poised To Prevail Over Obama". Huffington Post. November 6, 2012.
  4. ↑ State of Tennessee Democratic presidential primary
  5. ↑ "State of Tennessee March 6, 2012 Democratic Primary Presidential Preference" (PDF). http://sos.tn.gov/elections. Tennessee Secretary of State. Retrieved September 17, 2016. External link in |website= (help)
  6. ↑ "Primary and Caucus Printable Calendar". CNN. Retrieved January 12, 2012.
  7. ↑ "Presidential Primary Dates" (PDF). Federal Election Commission. Retrieved January 23, 2012.
  8. ↑ Nate Silver (March 4, 2012). "Romney Could Win Majority of Super Tuesday Delegates". FiveThirtyEight. Retrieved March 5, 2012.
  9. ↑ http://state.tn.us/sos/election/results/2012-03/RepPresStateCertCountyTotals.pdf
  10. ↑ Tennessee - New York Times
  11. ↑ Tennessee - CNN
  12. ↑ Tennessee - Fox News
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