United States presidential election in Vermont, 2012

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

 
Nominee Barack Obama Mitt Romney
Party Democratic Republican
Home state Illinois Massachusetts
Running mate Joe Biden Paul Ryan
Electoral vote 3 0
Popular vote 199,239 92,698
Percentage 66.57% 30.97%
County results
Obama
  70-80%
  60-70%
  50-60%

President before election

Barack Obama
Democratic

 Elected President

Barack Obama
Democratic

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

Repeating his success from 2008, Obama again carried Vermont in a landslide, taking 66.57% of the vote to Romney's 30.97%, a Democratic victory margin of 35.60%.

A very liberal Northeastern state, Vermont was the second most Democratic state in the nation, weighing in as a whopping 32% more Democratic than the national average in the 2012 election.

Obama's victory margin in 2012 represented a slightly reduced margin from 2008, although it remained the second most Democratic showing in Vermont's history after 2008. The results of the 2012 election made Vermont the second most Democratic state in the nation, only surpassed by the results in Obama's birth state of Hawaii.

General election

Candidate Ballot Access:

  • Barack Obama/Joseph Biden, Democratic
  • Mitt Romney/Paul Ryan, Republican
  • Gary Johnson/James P. Gray, Libertarian
  • Rocky Anderson/Luis J. Rodriguez, Justice
  • Peta Lindsay/Yari Osorio, Socialism and Liberation

Write-In Candidate Access:

  • Ron Paul, Republican
  • Jill Stein/Cheri Honkala, Green
  • Virgil Goode/Jim Clymer, Constitution
  • Roseanne Barr/Cindy Sheehan, Peace and Freedom

Results

United States presidential election in Vermont, 2012[1]
Party Candidate Running mate Votes Percentage Electoral votes
Democratic Barack Obama Joe Biden 199,239 66.57% 3
Republican Mitt Romney Paul Ryan 92,698 30.97% 0
Libertarian Gary Johnson Jim Gray 3,487 1.17% 0
Write-ins* Write-ins 2,043 0.68% 0
Justice Rocky Anderson Luis J. Rodriguez 1,128 0.38% 0
Socialism and Liberation Peta Lindsay Yari Osorio 695 0.23% 0
Totals 299,290 100.00% 3

By county

County Obama Votes Romney Votes Others Votes Total
Addison68.44%12,25729.05%5,2032.51%45017,910
Bennington65.45%11,51432.33%5,6872.23%39217,593
Caledonia59.97%8,19237.25%5,0882.79%38113,661
Chittenden69.57%53,62627.99%21,5712.44%1,88377,080
Essex55.00%1,53941.60%1,1643.40%952,798
Franklin60.62%12,05737.23%7,4052.14%42619,888
Grand Isle62.11%2,53136.10%1,4711.79%734,075
Lamoille69.83%8,37127.88%3,3422.29%27511,988
Orange64.58%9,07632.65%4,5882.77%38914,053
Orleans60.87%7,11736.83%4,3062.30%26911,692
Rutland59.73%17,08837.87%10,8352.40%68628,609
Washington69.44%20,35127.61%8,0932.95%86329,307
Windham73.06%16,02624.37%5,3472.57%56421,937
Windsor67.93%19,49429.96%8,5982.11%60728,699

Democratic primary

The Democratic primary took place on Super Tuesday, March 6, 2012. incumbent President Barack Obama ran unopposed. According to the Secretary of State of Vermont's office, he received 30,954 votes and all of the 27 delegates attending the 2012 Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina pledged to support his re-nomination.

Republican primary

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

 
Candidate Mitt Romney Ron Paul
Home state Massachusetts Texas
Delegate count 9 4
Popular vote 24,008 15,391
Percentage 39.45% 25.29%
 
Candidate Rick Santorum Newt Gingrich
Home state Pennsylvania Georgia
Delegate count 4 0
Popular vote 14,368 4,949
Percentage 23.61% 8.13%
Vermont results by county
  Mitt Romney

The Republican primary also took place on Super Tuesday, March 6, 2012.[3][4]

Vermont has 17 delegates to the 2012 Republican National Convention. Three super delegates are bound by the primary results and awarded on a winner-take-all basis. The remaining 14 are awarded winner-take-all to the candidate who wins at least 50% of the vote statewide, or allocated proportionately among candidates winning at least 20% of the vote statewide if no one gets a majority.[5]

Vermont Republican primary, March 6, 2012[6][7]
Candidate Votes Percentage Delegates
Mitt Romney 24,008 39.45% 9
Ron Paul 15,391 25.29% 4
Rick Santorum 14,368 23.61% 4
Newt Gingrich 4,949 8.13% 0
Jon Huntsman 1,198 1.97% 0
Rick Perry 544 0.89% 0
Write-in 392 0.64% 0
Unprojected delegates: 0
Total: 60,850 100.00% 17

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Vermont Secretary of State". Retrieved 2012-11-24.
  2. ↑ n/a, Jason (2013). "Our Campaigns - VT US President Race - Nov 06, 2012". ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved 2015-08-25.
  3. ↑ "Primary and Caucus Printable Calendar". CNN. Retrieved January 12, 2012.
  4. ↑ "Presidential Primary Dates" (PDF). Federal Election Commission. Retrieved January 23, 2012.
  5. ↑ Nate Silver (March 4, 2012). "Romney Could Win Majority of Super Tuesday Delegates". FiveThirtyEight. Retrieved March 5, 2012.
  6. ↑ Official Report of the Canvassing Committee, Retrieved March 22, 2012
  7. ↑ The Green Papers, January 14, 2012
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