2012 United States presidential election in Illinois
The 2012 United States presidential election in Illinois took place on November 6, 2012, as part of the 2012 United States presidential election in which all 50 states plus the District of Columbia participated. Illinois voters chose 20 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. The Obama/Biden ticket won Illinois with 57.60% of the popular vote to Romney/Ryan's 40.73%, thus winning the state's twenty electoral votes by a margin of 16.87%.[1]
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Obama's victory continued a Democratic winning streak in the state - with the Democratic candidate having carried Illinois through the six consecutive elections. The last Republican to win Illinois in a presidential election was George H.W. Bush in 1988.
Election information
The primaries and general elections coincided with those for congress and those for state offices.
Primaries
Democratic
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Incumbent president Barack Obama won the Democratic primary. Obama was running for reelection without a major opponent.
Obama won all 189 of the state's bound delegates (the state also had 26 superdelegates).[4]
Illinois Democratic primary, 2012[4][3] | |||
Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Delegates |
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Barack Obama (incumbent) | 652,583 | 99.98% | 189 |
Randall Terry | 134 | 0.02% | 0 |
Totals | 652,717 | 100.00% | 189 |
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![]() Illinois results by county
Mitt Romney
Rick Santorum |
The 2012 Illinois Republican primary took place on March 20, 2012.[5][6]
Illinois Republican primary, 2012[7] | |||||||
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435,859 | 46.69% | 42 | 41 | 42 | ||
Rick Santorum | 326,778 | 35.01% | 12 | 10 | 12 | ||
Ron Paul | 87,044 | 9.32% | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Newt Gingrich | 74,482 | 7.98% | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Rick Perry (withdrawn) | 5,568 | 0.60% | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Buddy Roemer (withdrawn) | 3,723 | 0.40% | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Unprojected delegates: | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
Total: | 933,454 | 100.00% | 54 | 54 | 54 |
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Results
While Obama only won 23% of the counties in Illinois, most of the counties he won were heavily populated. His 17-point victory can be largely attributed to his performance in Cook County, which encompasses the Chicago Metropolitan Area. He also won the once Republican favored collar counties. Obama won Dupage County, Will County, and Lake County. He also performed well in the East St. Louis area.
2012 United States presidential election in Illinois | ||||||
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Party | Candidate | Running mate | Votes | Percentage | Electoral votes | |
Democratic | Barack Hussein Obama (Incumbent) | Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. (Incumbent) | 3,019,512 | 57.60% | 20 | |
Republican | Willard Mitt Romney | Paul Davis Ryan | 2,135,216 | 40.73% | 0 | |
Libertarian | Gary Earl Johnson | Jim Gray | 56,229 | 1.07% | 0 | |
Green | Jill Stein | Cheri Honkala | 30,222 | 0.58% | 0 | |
Write-ins | Write-ins | 835 | 0.02% | 0 | ||
Totals | 5,242,014 | 100.00% | 20 | |||
Results by county
County | Barack Hussein Obama Democratic |
Willard Mitt Romney Republican |
Various candidates Other parties |
Margin | Total votes cast | ||||
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# | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
Adams | 9,648 | 31.52% | 20,416 | 66.70% | 543 | 1.77% | -10,768 | -35.18% | 30,607 |
Alexander | 1,965 | 56.13% | 1,487 | 42.47% | 49 | 1.40% | 478 | 13.65% | 3,501 |
Bond | 3,020 | 40.95% | 4,095 | 55.53% | 260 | 3.53% | -1,075 | -14.58% | 7,375 |
Boone | 9,883 | 46.09% | 11,096 | 51.75% | 462 | 2.15% | -1,213 | -5.66% | 21,441 |
Brown | 787 | 33.29% | 1,513 | 64.00% | 64 | 2.71% | -726 | -30.71% | 2,364 |
Bureau | 8,134 | 48.75% | 8,164 | 48.93% | 388 | 2.33% | -30 | -0.18% | 16,686 |
Calhoun | 1,080 | 41.93% | 1,440 | 55.90% | 56 | 2.17% | -360 | -13.98% | 2,576 |
Carroll | 3,665 | 49.49% | 3,555 | 48.00% | 186 | 2.51% | 110 | 1.49% | 7,406 |
Cass | 2,053 | 42.09% | 2,707 | 55.49% | 118 | 2.42% | -654 | -13.41% | 4,878 |
Champaign | 40,831 | 51.94% | 35,312 | 44.92% | 2,466 | 3.14% | 5,519 | 7.02% | 78,609 |
Christian | 5,494 | 37.31% | 8,885 | 60.33% | 348 | 2.36% | -3,391 | -23.03% | 14,727 |
Clark | 2,591 | 32.86% | 5,144 | 65.23% | 151 | 1.91% | -2,553 | -32.37% | 7,886 |
Clay | 1,584 | 26.81% | 4,190 | 70.92% | 134 | 2.27% | -2,606 | -44.11% | 5,908 |
Clinton | 5,596 | 33.95% | 10,524 | 63.86% | 361 | 2.19% | -4,928 | -29.90% | 16,481 |
Coles | 9,262 | 43.21% | 11,631 | 54.26% | 544 | 2.54% | -2,369 | -11.05% | 21,437 |
Cook | 1,488,537 | 74.00% | 495,542 | 24.63% | 27,519 | 1.37% | 992,995 | 49.36% | 2,011,598 |
Crawford | 2,858 | 33.11% | 5,585 | 64.69% | 190 | 2.20% | -2,727 | -31.59% | 8,633 |
Cumberland | 1,641 | 30.99% | 3,509 | 66.27% | 145 | 2.74% | -1,868 | -35.28% | 5,295 |
DeKalb | 21,207 | 51.61% | 18,934 | 46.08% | 951 | 2.31% | 2,273 | 5.53% | 41,092 |
DeWitt | 2,601 | 35.30% | 4,579 | 62.15% | 188 | 2.55% | -1,978 | -26.85% | 7,368 |
Douglas | 2,430 | 30.77% | 5,334 | 67.54% | 133 | 1.68% | -2,904 | -36.77% | 7,897 |
DuPage | 199,460 | 49.73% | 195,046 | 48.63% | 6,575 | 1.64% | 4,414 | 1.10% | 401,081 |
Edgar | 2,565 | 32.74% | 5,132 | 65.50% | 138 | 1.76% | -2,567 | -32.76% | 7,835 |
Edwards | 754 | 23.36% | 2,405 | 74.50% | 69 | 2.14% | -1,651 | -51.15% | 3,228 |
Effingham | 3,861 | 23.24% | 12,501 | 75.25% | 251 | 1.51% | -8,640 | -52.01% | 16,613 |
Fayette | 2,853 | 31.66% | 5,951 | 66.03% | 208 | 2.31% | -3,098 | -34.38% | 9,012 |
Ford | 1,656 | 27.49% | 4,229 | 70.20% | 139 | 2.31% | -2,573 | -42.71% | 6,024 |
Franklin | 7,254 | 40.49% | 10,267 | 57.31% | 393 | 2.19% | -3,013 | -16.82% | 17,914 |
Fulton | 8,328 | 54.04% | 6,632 | 43.03% | 451 | 2.93% | 1,696 | 11.01% | 15,411 |
Gallatin | 1,029 | 39.99% | 1,492 | 57.99% | 52 | 2.02% | -463 | -17.99% | 2,573 |
Greene | 2,023 | 35.89% | 3,451 | 61.22% | 163 | 2.89% | -1,428 | -25.33% | 5,637 |
Grundy | 9,451 | 44.34% | 11,343 | 53.22% | 519 | 2.44% | -1,892 | -8.88% | 21,313 |
Hamilton | 1,269 | 32.20% | 2,566 | 65.11% | 106 | 2.69% | -1,297 | -32.91% | 3,941 |
Hancock | 3,650 | 40.06% | 5,271 | 57.85% | 190 | 2.09% | -1,621 | -17.79% | 9,111 |
Hardin | 742 | 31.85% | 1,535 | 65.88% | 53 | 2.27% | -793 | -34.03% | 2,330 |
Henderson | 1,978 | 55.44% | 1,541 | 43.19% | 49 | 1.37% | 437 | 12.25% | 3,568 |
Henry | 12,332 | 50.53% | 11,583 | 47.46% | 490 | 2.01% | 749 | 3.07% | 24,405 |
Iroquois | 3,413 | 26.70% | 9,120 | 71.34% | 251 | 1.96% | -5,707 | -44.64% | 12,784 |
Jackson | 13,319 | 55.26% | 9,864 | 40.92% | 921 | 3.82% | 3,455 | 14.33% | 24,104 |
Jasper | 1,436 | 28.48% | 3,514 | 69.68% | 93 | 1.84% | -2,078 | -41.21% | 5,043 |
Jefferson | 6,089 | 37.31% | 9,811 | 60.12% | 420 | 2.57% | -3,722 | -22.81% | 16,320 |
Jersey | 3,667 | 36.82% | 6,039 | 60.64% | 253 | 2.54% | -2,372 | -23.82% | 9,959 |
Jo Daviess | 5,667 | 49.58% | 5,534 | 48.42% | 228 | 1.99% | 133 | 1.16% | 11,429 |
Johnson | 1,572 | 27.72% | 3,963 | 69.87% | 137 | 2.42% | -2,391 | -42.15% | 5,672 |
Kane | 90,332 | 49.73% | 88,335 | 48.63% | 2,981 | 1.64% | 1,997 | 1.10% | 181,648 |
Kankakee | 21,595 | 47.30% | 23,136 | 50.68% | 923 | 2.02% | -1,541 | -3.38% | 45,654 |
Kendall | 22,471 | 47.40% | 24,047 | 50.72% | 892 | 1.88% | -1,576 | -3.32% | 47,410 |
Knox | 13,451 | 57.59% | 9,408 | 40.28% | 497 | 2.13% | 4,043 | 17.31% | 23,356 |
Lake | 153,757 | 53.48% | 129,764 | 45.14% | 3,972 | 1.38% | 23,993 | 8.35% | 287,493 |
LaSalle | 23,073 | 48.82% | 23,256 | 49.21% | 930 | 1.97% | -183 | -0.39% | 47,259 |
Lawrence | 2,011 | 33.58% | 3,857 | 64.40% | 121 | 2.02% | -1,846 | -30.82% | 5,989 |
Lee | 6,937 | 45.20% | 8,059 | 52.51% | 352 | 2.29% | -1,122 | -7.31% | 15,348 |
Livingston | 5,020 | 33.30% | 9,753 | 64.69% | 304 | 2.02% | -4,733 | -31.39% | 15,077 |
Logan | 3,978 | 33.00% | 7,844 | 65.08% | 231 | 1.92% | -3,866 | -32.08% | 12,053 |
Macon | 22,780 | 46.46% | 25,309 | 51.62% | 941 | 1.92% | -2,529 | -5.16% | 49,030 |
Macoupin | 9,464 | 44.89% | 10,946 | 51.92% | 673 | 3.19% | -1,482 | -7.03% | 21,083 |
Madison | 58,922 | 48.11% | 60,608 | 49.49% | 2,943 | 2.40% | -1,686 | -1.38% | 122,473 |
Marion | 6,225 | 39.35% | 9,248 | 58.46% | 347 | 2.19% | -3,023 | -19.11% | 15,820 |
Marshall | 2,455 | 41.83% | 3,290 | 56.06% | 124 | 2.11% | -835 | -14.23% | 5,869 |
Mason | 2,867 | 45.54% | 3,265 | 51.86% | 164 | 2.60% | -398 | -6.32% | 6,296 |
Massac | 2,092 | 32.21% | 4,278 | 65.87% | 125 | 1.92% | -2,186 | -33.66% | 6,495 |
McDonough | 5,967 | 47.91% | 6,147 | 49.36% | 340 | 2.73% | -180 | -1.45% | 12,454 |
McHenry | 59,797 | 44.55% | 71,598 | 53.34% | 2,842 | 2.12% | -11,801 | -8.79% | 134,237 |
McLean | 31,883 | 43.40% | 39,947 | 54.37% | 1,639 | 2.23% | -8,064 | -10.98% | 73,469 |
Menard | 2,100 | 34.14% | 3,948 | 64.18% | 103 | 1.67% | -1,848 | -30.04% | 6,151 |
Mercer | 4,507 | 52.60% | 3,876 | 45.24% | 185 | 2.16% | 631 | 7.36% | 8,568 |
Monroe | 6,215 | 35.53% | 10,888 | 62.25% | 387 | 2.21% | -4,673 | -26.72% | 17,490 |
Montgomery | 5,058 | 41.50% | 6,776 | 55.60% | 354 | 2.90% | -1,718 | -14.10% | 12,188 |
Morgan | 5,806 | 41.06% | 7,972 | 56.37% | 364 | 2.57% | -2,166 | -15.32% | 14,142 |
Moultrie | 2,144 | 35.29% | 3,784 | 62.29% | 147 | 2.42% | -1,640 | -27.00% | 6,075 |
Ogle | 9,514 | 40.72% | 13,422 | 57.44% | 431 | 1.84% | -3,908 | -16.72% | 23,367 |
Peoria | 40,209 | 51.28% | 36,774 | 46.90% | 1,428 | 1.82% | 3,435 | 4.38% | 78,411 |
Perry | 3,819 | 39.85% | 5,507 | 57.46% | 258 | 2.69% | -1,688 | -17.61% | 9,584 |
Piatt | 3,090 | 35.49% | 5,413 | 62.17% | 204 | 2.34% | -2,323 | -26.68% | 8,707 |
Pike | 2,278 | 31.20% | 4,860 | 66.56% | 164 | 2.25% | -2,582 | -35.36% | 7,302 |
Pope | 650 | 29.25% | 1,512 | 68.05% | 60 | 2.70% | -862 | -38.79% | 2,222 |
Pulaski | 1,389 | 46.12% | 1,564 | 51.93% | 59 | 1.96% | -175 | -5.81% | 3,012 |
Putnam | 1,559 | 49.60% | 1,502 | 47.79% | 82 | 2.61% | 57 | 1.81% | 3,143 |
Randolph | 5,759 | 39.89% | 8,290 | 57.42% | 389 | 2.69% | -2,531 | -17.53% | 14,438 |
Richland | 2,362 | 32.44% | 4,756 | 65.31% | 164 | 2.25% | -2,394 | -32.88% | 7,282 |
Rock Island | 39,157 | 60.04% | 24,934 | 38.23% | 1,126 | 1.73% | 14,223 | 21.81% | 65,217 |
Saline | 3,701 | 34.52% | 6,806 | 63.49% | 213 | 1.99% | -3,105 | -28.96% | 10,720 |
Sangamon | 42,107 | 44.65% | 50,225 | 53.26% | 1,965 | 2.08% | -8,118 | -8.61% | 94,297 |
Schuyler | 1,727 | 44.26% | 2,069 | 53.02% | 106 | 2.72% | -342 | -8.76% | 3,902 |
Scott | 910 | 35.44% | 1,587 | 61.80% | 71 | 2.76% | -677 | -26.36% | 2,568 |
Shelby | 3,342 | 32.01% | 6,843 | 65.55% | 254 | 2.43% | -3,501 | -33.54% | 10,439 |
St. Clair | 67,285 | 56.15% | 50,125 | 41.83% | 2,417 | 2.02% | 17,160 | 14.32% | 119,827 |
Stark | 1,095 | 41.13% | 1,528 | 57.40% | 39 | 1.47% | -433 | -16.27% | 2,662 |
Stephenson | 10,165 | 48.11% | 10,512 | 49.75% | 451 | 2.13% | -347 | -1.64% | 21,128 |
Tazewell | 24,438 | 39.88% | 35,335 | 57.66% | 1,509 | 2.46% | -10,897 | -17.78% | 61,282 |
Union | 3,137 | 37.71% | 4,957 | 59.59% | 224 | 2.69% | -1,820 | -21.88% | 8,318 |
Vermilion | 12,878 | 42.36% | 16,892 | 55.57% | 630 | 2.07% | -4,014 | -13.20% | 30,400 |
Wabash | 1,590 | 30.97% | 3,478 | 67.74% | 66 | 1.29% | -1,888 | -36.77% | 5,134 |
Warren | 4,044 | 51.73% | 3,618 | 46.28% | 156 | 2.00% | 426 | 5.45% | 7,818 |
Washington | 2,450 | 32.95% | 4,792 | 64.45% | 193 | 2.60% | -2,342 | -31.50% | 7,435 |
Wayne | 1,514 | 19.67% | 5,988 | 77.80% | 195 | 2.53% | -4,474 | -58.13% | 7,697 |
White | 2,188 | 30.90% | 4,731 | 66.80% | 163 | 2.30% | -2,543 | -35.91% | 7,082 |
Whiteside | 14,833 | 57.43% | 10,448 | 40.45% | 547 | 2.12% | 4,385 | 16.98% | 25,828 |
Will | 144,229 | 51.85% | 128,969 | 46.36% | 4,964 | 1.78% | 15,260 | 5.49% | 278,162 |
Williamson | 10,647 | 36.40% | 17,909 | 61.22% | 698 | 2.39% | -7,262 | -24.82% | 29,254 |
Winnebago | 61,732 | 51.70% | 55,138 | 46.18% | 2,527 | 2.12% | 6,594 | 5.52% | 119,397 |
Woodford | 5,572 | 29.42% | 12,961 | 68.44% | 405 | 2.14% | -7,389 | -39.02% | 18,938 |
Totals | 3,013,423 | 57.61% | 2,125,405 | 40.63% | 92,444 | 1.76% | 888,018 | 16.98% | 5,230,852 |
See also
References
- "Illinois Board of Elections". Retrieved January 2, 2013.
- "Voter Turnout". www.elections.il.gov. Illinois State Board of Elections. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
- "Election Results". www.elections.il.gov. Illinois State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on 22 February 2020. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
- "Illinois Democratic Delegation 2012". www.thegreenpapers.com. The Green Papers. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
- "Primary and Caucus Printable Calendar". CNN. Retrieved January 11, 2012.
- "Presidential Primary Dates" (PDF). Federal Election Commission. Retrieved January 23, 2012.
- http://www.elections.il.gov/ElectionInformation/VoteTotalsList.aspx?ElectionType=GP&ElectionID=32&SearchType=OfficeSearch&OfficeID=5881&QueryType=Office&
- Illinois - CNN
- http://www.uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/datagraph.php?fips=17&year=2012&off=0&elect=0&f=0
External links
- The Green Papers: for Illinois
- The Green Papers: Major state elections in chronological order