Kansas — 2012 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate2012 presidential electionKansas · PresidentRomneyR+21.6
How it voted
Share of the 2012 vote
| Mitt Romney ✓Republican | 59.6% | 689,809 |
|---|---|---|
| Barack ObamaDemocratic | 38.0% | 439,908 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 2.4% | 27,815 |
2012presidential margin
D+60R+60
105 counties, each filled by 2012 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Kansas cast 6 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (105 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Allen County, KS | Republican | R+27.3 |
| Anderson County, KS | Republican | R+40.2 |
| Atchison County, KS | Republican | R+20.2 |
| Barber County, KS | Republican | R+55.7 |
| Barton County, KS | Republican | R+53.9 |
| Bourbon County, KS | Republican | R+33.7 |
| Brown County, KS | Republican | R+43.9 |
| Butler County, KS | Republican | R+41.7 |
| Chase County, KS | Republican | R+40.7 |
| Chautauqua County, KS | Republican | R+62.8 |
| Cherokee County, KS | Republican | R+29.5 |
| Cheyenne County, KS | Republican | R+64.9 |
| Clark County, KS | Republican | R+62.0 |
| Clay County, KS | Republican | R+53.0 |
| Cloud County, KS | Republican | R+48.8 |
| Coffey County, KS | Republican | R+51.3 |
| Comanche County, KS | Republican | R+67.2 |
| Cowley County, KS | Republican | R+29.6 |
| Crawford County, KS | Republican | R+5.9 |
| Decatur County, KS | Republican | R+62.1 |
| Dickinson County, KS | Republican | R+47.4 |
| Doniphan County, KS | Republican | R+44.4 |
| Douglas County, KS | Democratic | D+24.5 |
| Edwards County, KS | Republican | R+54.9 |
| Elk County, KS | Republican | R+56.1 |
| Ellis County, KS | Republican | R+45.6 |
| Ellsworth County, KS | Republican | R+45.3 |
| Finney County, KS | Republican | R+38.9 |
| Ford County, KS | Republican | R+35.9 |
| Franklin County, KS | Republican | R+29.9 |
| Geary County, KS | Republican | R+13.3 |
| Gove County, KS | Republican | R+71.7 |
| Graham County, KS | Republican | R+59.7 |
| Grant County, KS | Republican | R+58.8 |
| Gray County, KS | Republican | R+65.3 |
| Greeley County, KS | Republican | R+64.2 |
| Greenwood County, KS | Republican | R+52.4 |
| Hamilton County, KS | Republican | R+60.4 |
| Harper County, KS | Republican | R+50.6 |
| Harvey County, KS | Republican | R+22.5 |
| Haskell County, KS | Republican | R+67.6 |
| Hodgeman County, KS | Republican | R+65.0 |
| Jackson County, KS | Republican | R+29.2 |
| Jefferson County, KS | Republican | R+23.1 |
| Jewell County, KS | Republican | R+67.2 |
| Johnson County, KS | Republican | R+17.4 |
| Kearny County, KS | Republican | R+59.8 |
| Kingman County, KS | Republican | R+51.5 |
| Kiowa County, KS | Republican | R+71.1 |
| Labette County, KS | Republican | R+20.2 |
| Lane County, KS | Republican | R+61.1 |
| Leavenworth County, KS | Republican | R+19.6 |
| Lincoln County, KS | Republican | R+59.1 |
| Linn County, KS | Republican | R+44.9 |
| Logan County, KS | Republican | R+68.8 |
| Lyon County, KS | Republican | R+11.4 |
| Marion County, KS | Republican | R+46.3 |
| Marshall County, KS | Republican | R+36.2 |
| McPherson County, KS | Republican | R+41.4 |
| Meade County, KS | Republican | R+68.5 |
| Miami County, KS | Republican | R+34.6 |
| Mitchell County, KS | Republican | R+58.8 |
| Montgomery County, KS | Republican | R+41.3 |
| Morris County, KS | Republican | R+41.2 |
| Morton County, KS | Republican | R+69.1 |
| Nemaha County, KS | Republican | R+58.3 |
| Neosho County, KS | Republican | R+34.3 |
| Ness County, KS | Republican | R+68.6 |
| Norton County, KS | Republican | R+63.7 |
| Osage County, KS | Republican | R+31.3 |
| Osborne County, KS | Republican | R+62.8 |
| Ottawa County, KS | Republican | R+59.2 |
| Pawnee County, KS | Republican | R+42.9 |
| Phillips County, KS | Republican | R+68.3 |
| Pottawatomie County, KS | Republican | R+47.1 |
| Pratt County, KS | Republican | R+47.1 |
| Rawlins County, KS | Republican | R+71.5 |
| Reno County, KS | Republican | R+31.3 |
| Republic County, KS | Republican | R+61.7 |
| Rice County, KS | Republican | R+47.9 |
| Riley County, KS | Republican | R+12.0 |
| Rooks County, KS | Republican | R+68.2 |
| Rush County, KS | Republican | R+50.9 |
| Russell County, KS | Republican | R+61.3 |
| Saline County, KS | Republican | R+31.6 |
| Scott County, KS | Republican | R+70.7 |
| Sedgwick County, KS | Republican | R+18.9 |
| Seward County, KS | Republican | R+41.1 |
| Shawnee County, KS | Republican | R+1.1 |
| Sheridan County, KS | Republican | R+73.5 |
| Sherman County, KS | Republican | R+53.3 |
| Smith County, KS | Republican | R+62.6 |
| Stafford County, KS | Republican | R+53.3 |
| Stanton County, KS | Republican | R+60.9 |
| Stevens County, KS | Republican | R+73.6 |
| Sumner County, KS | Republican | R+39.4 |
| Thomas County, KS | Republican | R+63.0 |
| Trego County, KS | Republican | R+61.4 |
| Wabaunsee County, KS | Republican | R+41.0 |
| Wallace County, KS | Republican | R+81.6 |
| Washington County, KS | Republican | R+62.0 |
| Wichita County, KS | Republican | R+67.3 |
| Wilson County, KS | Republican | R+54.0 |
| Woodson County, KS | Republican | R+45.3 |
| Wyandotte County, KS | Democratic | D+37.0 |
Kansas results by county
105 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allen County | Mitt Romney+1,447 | 3,31662.4% | 1,86935.2% | 1252.4% | 5,310 |
| Anderson County | Mitt Romney+1,332 | 2,27668.7% | 94428.5% | 952.9% | 3,315 |
| Atchison County | Mitt Romney+1,350 | 3,91758.7% | 2,56738.5% | 1902.8% | 6,674 |
| Barber County | Mitt Romney+1,290 | 1,77276.6% | 48220.8% | 602.6% | 2,314 |
| Barton County | Mitt Romney+5,577 | 7,87476.1% | 2,29722.2% | 1701.6% | 10,341 |
| Bourbon County | Mitt Romney+2,106 | 4,10265.6% | 1,99631.9% | 1562.5% | 6,254 |
| Brown County | Mitt Romney+1,753 | 2,82970.8% | 1,07626.9% | 882.2% | 3,993 |
| Butler County | Mitt Romney+10,875 | 18,15769.6% | 7,28227.9% | 6462.5% | 26,085 |
| Chase County | Mitt Romney+517 | 87568.8% | 35828.2% | 383.0% | 1,271 |
| Chautauqua County | Mitt Romney+1,024 | 1,30480.0% | 28017.2% | 462.8% | 1,630 |
| Cherokee County | Mitt Romney+2,526 | 5,45663.7% | 2,93034.2% | 1852.2% | 8,571 |
| Cheyenne County | Mitt Romney+926 | 1,15981.3% | 23316.3% | 342.4% | 1,426 |
| Clark County | Mitt Romney+631 | 80579.2% | 17417.1% | 383.7% | 1,017 |
| Clay County | Mitt Romney+1,954 | 2,78875.6% | 83422.6% | 641.7% | 3,686 |
| Cloud County | Mitt Romney+1,980 | 2,95472.8% | 97424.0% | 1303.2% | 4,058 |
| Coffey County | Mitt Romney+2,005 | 2,90374.3% | 89823.0% | 1052.7% | 3,906 |
| Comanche County | Mitt Romney+624 | 76782.7% | 14315.4% | 181.9% | 928 |
| Cowley County | Mitt Romney+3,762 | 8,08163.6% | 4,31934.0% | 3102.4% | 12,710 |
| Crawford County | Mitt Romney+882 | 7,70851.2% | 6,82645.4% | 5063.4% | 15,040 |
| Decatur County | Mitt Romney+952 | 1,21879.5% | 26617.4% | 483.1% | 1,532 |
| Dickinson County | Mitt Romney+3,812 | 5,83272.5% | 2,02025.1% | 1902.4% | 8,042 |
| Doniphan County | Mitt Romney+1,512 | 2,41470.9% | 90226.5% | 872.6% | 3,403 |
| Douglas County | Barack Obama+11,866 | 17,40135.9% | 29,26760.4% | 1,7963.7% | 48,464 |
| Edwards County | Mitt Romney+761 | 1,05976.5% | 29821.5% | 282.0% | 1,385 |
| Elk County | Mitt Romney+768 | 1,04976.6% | 28120.5% | 392.8% | 1,369 |
| Ellis County | Mitt Romney+5,342 | 8,39971.7% | 3,05726.1% | 2582.2% | 11,714 |
| Ellsworth County | Mitt Romney+1,228 | 1,93071.2% | 70225.9% | 802.9% | 2,712 |
| Finney County | Mitt Romney+3,537 | 6,21968.5% | 2,68229.5% | 1832.0% | 9,084 |
| Ford County | Mitt Romney+3,002 | 5,60267.0% | 2,60031.1% | 1601.9% | 8,362 |
| Franklin County | Mitt Romney+3,290 | 6,98463.5% | 3,69433.6% | 3122.8% | 10,990 |
| Geary County | Mitt Romney+1,040 | 4,37255.7% | 3,33242.5% | 1411.8% | 7,845 |
| Gove County | Mitt Romney+992 | 1,16884.5% | 17612.7% | 392.8% | 1,383 |
| Graham County | Mitt Romney+800 | 1,05678.8% | 25619.1% | 282.1% | 1,340 |
| Grant County | Mitt Romney+1,355 | 1,81178.5% | 45619.8% | 391.7% | 2,306 |
| Gray County | Mitt Romney+1,279 | 1,60381.9% | 32416.5% | 311.6% | 1,958 |
| Greeley County | Mitt Romney+430 | 54381.0% | 11316.9% | 142.1% | 670 |
| Greenwood County | Mitt Romney+1,112 | 1,59074.9% | 47822.5% | 552.6% | 2,123 |
| Hamilton County | Mitt Romney+530 | 69379.0% | 16318.6% | 212.4% | 877 |
| Harper County | Mitt Romney+1,209 | 1,75973.6% | 55023.0% | 803.3% | 2,389 |
| Harvey County | Mitt Romney+3,215 | 8,58860.1% | 5,37337.6% | 3332.3% | 14,294 |
| Haskell County | Mitt Romney+944 | 1,15983.0% | 21515.4% | 221.6% | 1,396 |
| Hodgeman County | Mitt Romney+689 | 86881.9% | 17916.9% | 131.2% | 1,060 |
| Jackson County | Mitt Romney+1,626 | 3,52763.4% | 1,90134.2% | 1332.4% | 5,561 |
| Jefferson County | Mitt Romney+1,850 | 4,82760.2% | 2,97737.2% | 2092.6% | 8,013 |
| Jewell County | Mitt Romney+1,006 | 1,23582.5% | 22915.3% | 332.2% | 1,497 |
| Johnson County | Mitt Romney+47,875 | 158,40157.6% | 110,52640.2% | 6,1472.2% | 275,074 |
| Kearny County | Mitt Romney+829 | 1,09779.1% | 26819.3% | 211.5% | 1,386 |
| Kingman County | Mitt Romney+1,664 | 2,39774.2% | 73322.7% | 1013.1% | 3,231 |
| Kiowa County | Mitt Romney+813 | 97685.3% | 16314.2% | 50.4% | 1,144 |
| Labette County | Mitt Romney+1,625 | 4,74259.0% | 3,11738.8% | 1782.2% | 8,037 |
| Lane County | Mitt Romney+567 | 73979.6% | 17218.5% | 171.8% | 928 |
| Leavenworth County | Mitt Romney+5,702 | 17,05958.7% | 11,35739.0% | 6692.3% | 29,085 |
| Lincoln County | Mitt Romney+876 | 1,16578.6% | 28919.5% | 292.0% | 1,483 |
| Linn County | Mitt Romney+2,007 | 3,17771.1% | 1,17026.2% | 1202.7% | 4,467 |
| Logan County | Mitt Romney+929 | 1,12683.4% | 19714.6% | 272.0% | 1,350 |
| Lyon County | Mitt Romney+1,359 | 6,47054.5% | 5,11143.0% | 2942.5% | 11,875 |
| Marion County | Mitt Romney+2,504 | 3,88971.9% | 1,38525.6% | 1352.5% | 5,409 |
| Marshall County | Mitt Romney+1,726 | 3,19566.9% | 1,46930.8% | 1092.3% | 4,773 |
| McPherson County | Mitt Romney+5,096 | 8,54569.5% | 3,44928.0% | 3032.5% | 12,297 |
| Meade County | Mitt Romney+1,170 | 1,42883.6% | 25815.1% | 231.3% | 1,709 |
| Miami County | Mitt Romney+5,146 | 9,85866.4% | 4,71231.7% | 2861.9% | 14,856 |
| Mitchell County | Mitt Romney+1,743 | 2,32778.5% | 58419.7% | 541.8% | 2,965 |
| Montgomery County | Mitt Romney+5,129 | 8,63069.5% | 3,50128.2% | 2862.3% | 12,417 |
| Morris County | Mitt Romney+1,055 | 1,77369.2% | 71828.0% | 712.8% | 2,562 |
| Morton County | Mitt Romney+883 | 1,07283.9% | 18914.8% | 171.3% | 1,278 |
| Nemaha County | Mitt Romney+2,930 | 3,93078.2% | 1,00019.9% | 961.9% | 5,026 |
| Neosho County | Mitt Romney+2,222 | 4,27265.9% | 2,05031.6% | 1582.4% | 6,480 |
| Ness County | Mitt Romney+991 | 1,20983.7% | 21815.1% | 171.2% | 1,444 |
| Norton County | Mitt Romney+1,480 | 1,87880.8% | 39817.1% | 492.1% | 2,325 |
| Osage County | Mitt Romney+2,159 | 4,42764.1% | 2,26832.8% | 2113.1% | 6,906 |
| Osborne County | Mitt Romney+1,155 | 1,47980.5% | 32417.6% | 351.9% | 1,838 |
| Ottawa County | Mitt Romney+1,737 | 2,29578.2% | 55819.0% | 802.7% | 2,933 |
| Pawnee County | Mitt Romney+1,118 | 1,83670.4% | 71827.5% | 542.1% | 2,608 |
| Phillips County | Mitt Romney+1,753 | 2,13583.2% | 38214.9% | 481.9% | 2,565 |
| Pottawatomie County | Mitt Romney+4,469 | 6,80471.8% | 2,33524.6% | 3403.6% | 9,479 |
| Pratt County | Mitt Romney+1,791 | 2,77172.9% | 98025.8% | 501.3% | 3,801 |
| Rawlins County | Mitt Romney+1,033 | 1,22384.7% | 19013.2% | 312.1% | 1,444 |
| Reno County | Mitt Romney+7,633 | 15,71864.4% | 8,08533.1% | 6192.5% | 24,422 |
| Republic County | Mitt Romney+1,657 | 2,13479.4% | 47717.8% | 752.8% | 2,686 |
| Rice County | Mitt Romney+1,765 | 2,67672.7% | 91124.7% | 942.6% | 3,681 |
| Riley County | Mitt Romney+2,530 | 11,50754.5% | 8,97742.5% | 6172.9% | 21,101 |
| Rooks County | Mitt Romney+1,677 | 2,03882.8% | 36114.7% | 612.5% | 2,460 |
| Rush County | Mitt Romney+799 | 1,16674.3% | 36723.4% | 372.4% | 1,570 |
| Russell County | Mitt Romney+1,960 | 2,55379.8% | 59318.5% | 541.7% | 3,200 |
| Saline County | Mitt Romney+6,800 | 13,84064.4% | 7,04032.8% | 6162.9% | 21,496 |
| Scott County | Mitt Romney+1,451 | 1,72884.2% | 27713.5% | 472.3% | 2,052 |
| Sedgwick County | Mitt Romney+34,529 | 106,50658.2% | 71,97739.4% | 4,4122.4% | 182,895 |
| Seward County | Mitt Romney+2,127 | 3,61769.9% | 1,49028.8% | 691.3% | 5,176 |
| Shawnee County | Mitt Romney+807 | 37,78249.4% | 36,97548.3% | 1,7512.3% | 76,508 |
| Sheridan County | Mitt Romney+986 | 1,15486.0% | 16812.5% | 201.5% | 1,342 |
| Sherman County | Mitt Romney+1,399 | 1,97675.3% | 57722.0% | 702.7% | 2,623 |
| Smith County | Mitt Romney+1,266 | 1,62480.3% | 35817.7% | 412.0% | 2,023 |
| Stafford County | Mitt Romney+981 | 1,38575.3% | 40422.0% | 502.7% | 1,839 |
| Stanton County | Mitt Romney+462 | 60579.7% | 14318.8% | 111.4% | 759 |
| Stevens County | Mitt Romney+1,497 | 1,74986.0% | 25212.4% | 331.6% | 2,034 |
| Sumner County | Mitt Romney+3,602 | 6,26068.5% | 2,65829.1% | 2232.4% | 9,141 |
| Thomas County | Mitt Romney+2,190 | 2,78880.3% | 59817.2% | 882.5% | 3,474 |
| Trego County | Mitt Romney+970 | 1,26179.9% | 29118.4% | 271.7% | 1,579 |
| Wabaunsee County | Mitt Romney+1,338 | 2,25669.1% | 91828.1% | 932.8% | 3,267 |
| Wallace County | Mitt Romney+651 | 71990.1% | 688.5% | 111.4% | 798 |
| Washington County | Mitt Romney+1,792 | 2,31680.2% | 52418.1% | 491.7% | 2,889 |
| Wichita County | Mitt Romney+664 | 82183.2% | 15715.9% | 90.9% | 987 |
| Wilson County | Mitt Romney+2,007 | 2,82576.0% | 81822.0% | 742.0% | 3,717 |
| Woodson County | Mitt Romney+655 | 1,03571.5% | 38026.3% | 322.2% | 1,447 |
| Wyandotte County | Barack Obama+18,806 | 15,49630.4% | 34,30267.4% | 1,0952.2% | 50,893 |
Nominees: Barack Obama (D) · Mitt Romney (R)
Kansas's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 2012 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −48.4% |
| 1896 | +3.7% |
| 1900 | −6.6% |
| 1904 | −38.7% |
| 1908 | −9.4% |
| 1912 | +18.8% |
| 1916 | +5.9% |
| 1920 | −32.2% |
| 1924 | −37.9% |
| 1928 | −45.0% |
| 1932 | +9.4% |
| 1936 | +7.7% |
| 1940 | −14.5% |
| 1944 | −21.1% |
| 1948 | −9.0% |
| 1952 | −38.3% |
| 1956 | −31.2% |
| 1960 | −21.3% |
| 1964 | +9.0% |
| 1968 | −20.1% |
| 1972 | −38.2% |
| 1976 | −7.6% |
| 1980 | −24.6% |
| 1984 | −33.7% |
| 1988 | −13.2% |
| 1992 | −5.1% |
| 1996 | −18.2% |
| 2000 | −20.8% |
| 2004 | −25.4% |
| 2008 | −15.0% |
| 2012 | −21.6% |
| 2016 | −20.4% |
| 2020 | −14.7% |
| 2024 | −16.1% |
Same ballot, 2012KS
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 2012 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.