Maine — 2012 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate2012 presidential electionMaine · PresidentObamaD+15.2
How it voted
Share of the 2012 vote
| Barack Obama ✓Democratic | 56.2% | 399,235 |
|---|---|---|
| Mitt RomneyRepublican | 41.0% | 291,418 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 2.7% | 19,473 |
2012presidential margin
D+60R+60
16 counties, each filled by 2012 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Maine cast 4 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (16 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Androscoggin County, ME | Democratic | D+12.8 |
| Aroostook County, ME | Democratic | D+7.6 |
| Cumberland County, ME | Democratic | D+26.9 |
| Franklin County, ME | Democratic | D+18.4 |
| Hancock County, ME | Democratic | D+17.0 |
| Kennebec County, ME | Democratic | D+13.5 |
| Knox County, ME | Democratic | D+22.5 |
| Lincoln County, ME | Democratic | D+11.6 |
| Oxford County, ME | Democratic | D+14.7 |
| Penobscot County, ME | Democratic | D+2.9 |
| Piscataquis County, ME | Republican | R+4.3 |
| Sagadahoc County, ME | Democratic | D+16.3 |
| Somerset County, ME | Democratic | D+1.7 |
| Waldo County, ME | Democratic | D+10.6 |
| Washington County, ME | Democratic | D+1.6 |
| York County, ME | Democratic | D+16.3 |
Maine results by county
16 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Androscoggin County | Barack Obama+6,757 | 28,98954.8% | 22,23242.1% | 1,6413.1% | 52,862 |
| Aroostook County | Barack Obama+2,581 | 17,77752.5% | 15,19644.9% | 8872.6% | 33,860 |
| Cumberland County | Barack Obama+44,129 | 101,95062.2% | 57,82135.3% | 4,0152.5% | 163,786 |
| Franklin County | Barack Obama+2,998 | 9,36757.5% | 6,36939.1% | 5463.4% | 16,282 |
| Hancock County | Barack Obama+5,245 | 17,56957.0% | 12,32440.0% | 9062.9% | 30,799 |
| Kennebec County | Barack Obama+8,549 | 35,06855.2% | 26,51941.8% | 1,9103.0% | 63,497 |
| Knox County | Barack Obama+4,975 | 13,22359.9% | 8,24837.4% | 5962.7% | 22,067 |
| Lincoln County | Barack Obama+2,416 | 11,31554.5% | 8,89942.9% | 5432.6% | 20,757 |
| Oxford County | Barack Obama+4,334 | 16,33055.5% | 11,99640.8% | 1,0943.7% | 29,420 |
| Penobscot County | Barack Obama+2,264 | 38,81150.2% | 36,54747.3% | 1,9482.5% | 77,306 |
| Piscataquis County | Mitt Romney+381 | 4,14946.3% | 4,53050.6% | 2763.1% | 8,955 |
| Sagadahoc County | Barack Obama+3,392 | 11,82156.8% | 8,42940.5% | 5442.6% | 20,794 |
| Somerset County | Barack Obama+416 | 12,21649.3% | 11,80047.6% | 7713.1% | 24,787 |
| Waldo County | Barack Obama+2,238 | 11,29653.6% | 9,05843.0% | 7073.4% | 21,061 |
| Washington County | Barack Obama+253 | 7,80349.3% | 7,55047.7% | 4833.1% | 15,836 |
| York County | Barack Obama+17,651 | 61,55157.0% | 43,90040.6% | 2,6062.4% | 108,057 |
Nominees: Barack Obama (D) · Mitt Romney (R)
Maine's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 2012 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −12.8% |
| 1896 | −38.7% |
| 1900 | −26.5% |
| 1904 | −39.0% |
| 1908 | −29.7% |
| 1912 | +19.0% |
| 1916 | −4.0% |
| 1920 | −39.1% |
| 1924 | −50.2% |
| 1928 | −37.7% |
| 1932 | −12.6% |
| 1936 | −14.0% |
| 1940 | −2.3% |
| 1944 | −5.0% |
| 1948 | −14.5% |
| 1952 | −32.3% |
| 1956 | −41.7% |
| 1960 | −14.1% |
| 1964 | +37.7% |
| 1968 | +12.2% |
| 1972 | −23.0% |
| 1976 | −0.8% |
| 1980 | −3.4% |
| 1984 | −22.1% |
| 1988 | −11.5% |
| 1992 | +8.4% |
| 1996 | +20.9% |
| 2000 | +5.1% |
| 2004 | +9.0% |
| 2008 | +17.3% |
| 2012 | +15.2% |
| 2016 | +2.7% |
| 2020 | +8.6% |
| 2024 | +6.9% |
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Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 2012 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.