Arizona — 2012 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate2012 presidential electionArizona · PresidentRomneyR+9.0
How it voted
Share of the 2012 vote
| Mitt Romney ✓Republican | 53.5% | 1,233,654 |
|---|---|---|
| Barack ObamaDemocratic | 44.4% | 1,025,232 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 2.1% | 47,673 |
2012presidential margin
D+60R+60
15 counties, each filled by 2012 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Arizona cast 11 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (15 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Apache County, AZ | Democratic | D+34.3 |
| Cochise County, AZ | Republican | R+22.3 |
| Coconino County, AZ | Democratic | D+15.5 |
| Gila County, AZ | Republican | R+26.7 |
| Graham County, AZ | Republican | R+37.5 |
| Greenlee County, AZ | Republican | R+9.4 |
| La Paz County, AZ | Republican | R+32.0 |
| Maricopa County, AZ | Republican | R+10.7 |
| Mohave County, AZ | Republican | R+42.1 |
| Navajo County, AZ | Republican | R+7.8 |
| Pima County, AZ | Democratic | D+6.9 |
| Pinal County, AZ | Republican | R+16.4 |
| Santa Cruz County, AZ | Democratic | D+37.7 |
| Yavapai County, AZ | Republican | R+30.3 |
| Yuma County, AZ | Republican | R+12.6 |
Arizona results by county
15 counties. Third-party and independent votes are reported by the county source as one combined figure; every named candidate is listed in the complete result below.
| Led by | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apache County | Barack Obama+8,897 | 8,25031.8% | 17,14766.2% | 5202.0% | 25,917 |
| Cochise County | Mitt Romney+10,951 | 29,49760.0% | 18,54637.7% | 1,1582.4% | 49,201 |
| Coconino County | Barack Obama+8,037 | 21,22040.8% | 29,25756.3% | 1,4852.9% | 51,962 |
| Gila County | Mitt Romney+5,758 | 13,45562.3% | 7,69735.6% | 4432.1% | 21,595 |
| Graham County | Mitt Romney+4,467 | 8,07667.8% | 3,60930.3% | 2201.8% | 11,905 |
| Greenlee County | Mitt Romney+282 | 1,59253.3% | 1,31043.9% | 842.8% | 2,986 |
| La Paz County | Mitt Romney+1,834 | 3,71464.8% | 1,88032.8% | 1412.5% | 5,735 |
| Maricopa County | Mitt Romney+147,597 | 749,88554.3% | 602,28843.6% | 28,7862.1% | 1,380,959 |
| Mohave County | Mitt Romney+29,635 | 49,16869.9% | 19,53327.8% | 1,6272.3% | 70,328 |
| Navajo County | Mitt Romney+2,939 | 19,88453.1% | 16,94545.2% | 6361.7% | 37,465 |
| Pima County | Barack Obama+26,472 | 174,77945.6% | 201,25152.5% | 7,1431.9% | 383,173 |
| Pinal County | Mitt Romney+17,773 | 62,07957.1% | 44,30640.8% | 2,2972.1% | 108,682 |
| Santa Cruz County | Barack Obama+5,251 | 4,23530.4% | 9,48668.2% | 1901.4% | 13,911 |
| Yavapai County | Mitt Romney+30,550 | 64,46864.0% | 33,91833.7% | 2,2812.3% | 100,667 |
| Yuma County | Mitt Romney+5,293 | 23,35255.5% | 18,05942.9% | 6621.6% | 42,073 |
Nominees: Barack Obama (D) · Mitt Romney (R)
Arizona's presidential margins
1912–2024, the 2012 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1912 | +30.8% |
| 1916 | +21.8% |
| 1920 | −11.2% |
| 1924 | −5.8% |
| 1928 | −15.3% |
| 1932 | +36.5% |
| 1936 | +42.9% |
| 1940 | +27.5% |
| 1944 | +17.9% |
| 1948 | +10.0% |
| 1952 | −16.7% |
| 1956 | −22.1% |
| 1960 | −11.1% |
| 1964 | −0.8% |
| 1968 | −19.8% |
| 1972 | −31.3% |
| 1976 | −16.6% |
| 1980 | −32.4% |
| 1984 | −33.9% |
| 1988 | −21.2% |
| 1992 | −2.0% |
| 1996 | +2.2% |
| 2000 | −6.3% |
| 2004 | −10.5% |
| 2008 | −8.5% |
| 2012 | −9.0% |
| 2016 | −3.5% |
| 2020 | +0.3% |
| 2024 | −5.5% |
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Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 2012 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.