Minnesota — 2012 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate2012 presidential electionMinnesota · PresidentObamaD+7.7
How it voted
Share of the 2012 vote
| Barack Obama ✓Democratic | 52.7% | 1,546,167 |
|---|---|---|
| Mitt RomneyRepublican | 45.0% | 1,320,225 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 2.4% | 70,169 |
2012presidential margin
D+60R+60
87 counties, each filled by 2012 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Minnesota cast 10 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (87 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Aitkin County, MN | Republican | R+1.3 |
| Anoka County, MN | Republican | R+2.6 |
| Becker County, MN | Republican | R+14.5 |
| Beltrami County, MN | Democratic | D+9.9 |
| Benton County, MN | Republican | R+13.6 |
| Big Stone County, MN | Republican | R+1.4 |
| Blue Earth County, MN | Democratic | D+9.5 |
| Brown County, MN | Republican | R+16.6 |
| Carlton County, MN | Democratic | D+26.1 |
| Carver County, MN | Republican | R+19.7 |
| Cass County, MN | Republican | R+13.0 |
| Chippewa County, MN | Democratic | D+1.9 |
| Chisago County, MN | Republican | R+12.6 |
| Clay County, MN | Democratic | D+7.9 |
| Clearwater County, MN | Republican | R+14.4 |
| Cook County, MN | Democratic | D+23.2 |
| Cottonwood County, MN | Republican | R+15.1 |
| Crow Wing County, MN | Republican | R+13.3 |
| Dakota County, MN | Democratic | D+2.9 |
| Dodge County, MN | Republican | R+10.0 |
| Douglas County, MN | Republican | R+15.4 |
| Faribault County, MN | Republican | R+9.0 |
| Fillmore County, MN | Democratic | D+7.3 |
| Freeborn County, MN | Democratic | D+14.1 |
| Goodhue County, MN | Republican | R+3.0 |
| Grant County, MN | Republican | R+2.9 |
| Hennepin County, MN | Democratic | D+27.0 |
| Houston County, MN | Democratic | D+3.2 |
| Hubbard County, MN | Republican | R+16.9 |
| Isanti County, MN | Republican | R+18.1 |
| Itasca County, MN | Democratic | D+9.8 |
| Jackson County, MN | Republican | R+14.3 |
| Kanabec County, MN | Republican | R+9.0 |
| Kandiyohi County, MN | Republican | R+6.7 |
| Kittson County, MN | Democratic | D+6.0 |
| Koochiching County, MN | Democratic | D+9.4 |
| Lac qui Parle County, MN | Democratic | D+0.9 |
| Lake County, MN | Democratic | D+21.0 |
| Lake of the Woods County, MN | Republican | R+20.0 |
| Le Sueur County, MN | Republican | R+6.5 |
| Lincoln County, MN | Republican | R+5.3 |
| Lyon County, MN | Republican | R+9.1 |
| Mahnomen County, MN | Democratic | D+18.6 |
| Marshall County, MN | Republican | R+12.2 |
| Martin County, MN | Republican | R+23.7 |
| McLeod County, MN | Republican | R+22.1 |
| Meeker County, MN | Republican | R+15.9 |
| Mille Lacs County, MN | Republican | R+8.6 |
| Morrison County, MN | Republican | R+24.0 |
| Mower County, MN | Democratic | D+22.6 |
| Murray County, MN | Republican | R+7.2 |
| Nicollet County, MN | Democratic | D+7.8 |
| Nobles County, MN | Republican | R+9.2 |
| Norman County, MN | Democratic | D+10.8 |
| Olmsted County, MN | Democratic | D+3.2 |
| Otter Tail County, MN | Republican | R+21.1 |
| Pennington County, MN | Republican | R+4.3 |
| Pine County, MN | Republican | R+0.7 |
| Pipestone County, MN | Republican | R+23.7 |
| Polk County, MN | Republican | R+5.7 |
| Pope County, MN | Republican | R+2.6 |
| Ramsey County, MN | Democratic | D+35.2 |
| Red Lake County, MN | Republican | R+2.5 |
| Redwood County, MN | Republican | R+20.1 |
| Renville County, MN | Republican | R+9.8 |
| Rice County, MN | Democratic | D+8.3 |
| Rock County, MN | Republican | R+17.8 |
| Roseau County, MN | Republican | R+22.3 |
| Scott County, MN | Republican | R+14.8 |
| Sherburne County, MN | Republican | R+22.0 |
| Sibley County, MN | Republican | R+22.7 |
| St. Louis County, MN | Democratic | D+29.6 |
| Stearns County, MN | Republican | R+12.1 |
| Steele County, MN | Republican | R+6.3 |
| Stevens County, MN | Republican | R+0.4 |
| Swift County, MN | Democratic | D+9.8 |
| Todd County, MN | Republican | R+16.1 |
| Traverse County, MN | Democratic | D+4.4 |
| Wabasha County, MN | Republican | R+5.4 |
| Wadena County, MN | Republican | R+24.3 |
| Waseca County, MN | Republican | R+7.7 |
| Washington County, MN | Democratic | D+0.8 |
| Watonwan County, MN | Republican | R+0.4 |
| Wilkin County, MN | Republican | R+19.4 |
| Winona County, MN | Democratic | D+12.9 |
| Wright County, MN | Republican | R+21.7 |
| Yellow Medicine County, MN | Republican | R+6.3 |
Minnesota results by county
87 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aitkin County | Mitt Romney+121 | 4,41248.3% | 4,53349.6% | 1972.2% | 9,142 |
| Anoka County | Mitt Romney+4,816 | 88,61447.5% | 93,43050.1% | 4,4212.4% | 186,465 |
| Becker County | Mitt Romney+2,375 | 6,82941.7% | 9,20456.2% | 3492.1% | 16,382 |
| Beltrami County | Barack Obama+2,181 | 11,81853.6% | 9,63743.7% | 5962.7% | 22,051 |
| Benton County | Mitt Romney+2,676 | 8,17341.7% | 10,84955.3% | 5973.0% | 19,619 |
| Big Stone County | Mitt Romney+40 | 1,34548.2% | 1,38549.7% | 592.1% | 2,789 |
| Blue Earth County | Barack Obama+3,248 | 18,16453.0% | 14,91643.5% | 1,1943.5% | 34,274 |
| Brown County | Mitt Romney+2,308 | 5,63040.4% | 7,93857.0% | 3612.6% | 13,929 |
| Carlton County | Barack Obama+4,803 | 11,38961.8% | 6,58635.7% | 4612.5% | 18,436 |
| Carver County | Mitt Romney+10,410 | 20,74539.2% | 31,15558.9% | 9991.9% | 52,899 |
| Cass County | Mitt Romney+2,099 | 6,85842.5% | 8,95755.5% | 3262.0% | 16,141 |
| Chippewa County | Barack Obama+116 | 3,08349.7% | 2,96747.8% | 1512.4% | 6,201 |
| Chisago County | Mitt Romney+3,703 | 12,52442.5% | 16,22755.1% | 6902.3% | 29,441 |
| Clay County | Barack Obama+2,288 | 15,20852.6% | 12,92044.7% | 7582.6% | 28,886 |
| Clearwater County | Mitt Romney+606 | 1,75341.8% | 2,35956.2% | 852.0% | 4,197 |
| Cook County | Barack Obama+772 | 1,99360.0% | 1,22136.8% | 1083.3% | 3,322 |
| Cottonwood County | Mitt Romney+883 | 2,43341.5% | 3,31656.6% | 1131.9% | 5,862 |
| Crow Wing County | Mitt Romney+4,655 | 14,76042.3% | 19,41555.6% | 7452.1% | 34,920 |
| Dakota County | Barack Obama+6,739 | 116,25550.4% | 109,51647.4% | 5,0502.2% | 230,821 |
| Dodge County | Mitt Romney+1,035 | 4,48743.4% | 5,52253.5% | 3183.1% | 10,327 |
| Douglas County | Mitt Romney+3,231 | 8,65341.3% | 11,88456.7% | 4162.0% | 20,953 |
| Faribault County | Mitt Romney+697 | 3,40744.2% | 4,10453.2% | 2022.6% | 7,713 |
| Fillmore County | Barack Obama+800 | 5,71352.5% | 4,91345.1% | 2662.4% | 10,892 |
| Freeborn County | Barack Obama+2,357 | 9,32655.8% | 6,96941.7% | 4112.5% | 16,706 |
| Goodhue County | Mitt Romney+774 | 12,21247.3% | 12,98650.3% | 6032.3% | 25,801 |
| Grant County | Mitt Romney+101 | 1,64747.2% | 1,74850.1% | 922.6% | 3,487 |
| Hennepin County | Barack Obama+183,909 | 423,98262.3% | 240,07335.3% | 16,0102.4% | 680,065 |
| Houston County | Barack Obama+330 | 5,28150.6% | 4,95147.4% | 2142.0% | 10,446 |
| Hubbard County | Mitt Romney+1,946 | 4,67640.6% | 6,62257.5% | 2221.9% | 11,520 |
| Isanti County | Mitt Romney+3,651 | 8,02439.7% | 11,67557.7% | 5182.6% | 20,217 |
| Itasca County | Barack Obama+2,351 | 12,85253.7% | 10,50143.9% | 5662.4% | 23,919 |
| Jackson County | Mitt Romney+776 | 2,26841.8% | 3,04456.1% | 1182.2% | 5,430 |
| Kanabec County | Mitt Romney+735 | 3,59344.1% | 4,32853.1% | 2292.8% | 8,150 |
| Kandiyohi County | Mitt Romney+1,435 | 9,80545.7% | 11,24052.4% | 4202.0% | 21,465 |
| Kittson County | Barack Obama+146 | 1,24151.3% | 1,09545.2% | 843.5% | 2,420 |
| Koochiching County | Barack Obama+610 | 3,45153.4% | 2,84144.0% | 1662.6% | 6,458 |
| Lac qui Parle County | Barack Obama+36 | 1,97449.5% | 1,93848.6% | 721.8% | 3,984 |
| Lake County | Barack Obama+1,433 | 4,04359.3% | 2,61038.3% | 1672.4% | 6,820 |
| Lake of the Woods County | Mitt Romney+447 | 85938.5% | 1,30658.5% | 693.1% | 2,234 |
| Le Sueur County | Mitt Romney+962 | 6,75345.6% | 7,71552.1% | 3272.2% | 14,795 |
| Lincoln County | Mitt Romney+166 | 1,42945.8% | 1,59551.1% | 963.1% | 3,120 |
| Lyon County | Mitt Romney+1,129 | 5,46544.1% | 6,59453.2% | 3292.7% | 12,388 |
| Mahnomen County | Barack Obama+405 | 1,27658.5% | 87139.9% | 351.6% | 2,182 |
| Marshall County | Mitt Romney+571 | 1,99842.5% | 2,56954.7% | 1312.8% | 4,698 |
| Martin County | Mitt Romney+2,603 | 4,05437.0% | 6,65760.7% | 2572.3% | 10,968 |
| McLeod County | Mitt Romney+4,101 | 6,96837.6% | 11,06959.7% | 5162.8% | 18,553 |
| Meeker County | Mitt Romney+1,944 | 4,96940.7% | 6,91356.6% | 3322.7% | 12,214 |
| Mille Lacs County | Mitt Romney+1,122 | 5,82944.5% | 6,95153.1% | 3112.4% | 13,091 |
| Morrison County | Mitt Romney+4,006 | 6,15336.8% | 10,15960.8% | 4022.4% | 16,714 |
| Mower County | Barack Obama+4,191 | 11,12960.0% | 6,93837.4% | 4722.5% | 18,539 |
| Murray County | Mitt Romney+344 | 2,16045.3% | 2,50452.5% | 1032.2% | 4,767 |
| Nicollet County | Barack Obama+1,438 | 9,65252.6% | 8,21444.7% | 4912.7% | 18,357 |
| Nobles County | Mitt Romney+788 | 3,79344.5% | 4,58153.8% | 1461.7% | 8,520 |
| Norman County | Barack Obama+346 | 1,73053.9% | 1,38443.2% | 932.9% | 3,207 |
| Olmsted County | Barack Obama+2,506 | 39,33850.2% | 36,83247.0% | 2,1462.7% | 78,316 |
| Otter Tail County | Mitt Romney+6,695 | 12,16538.4% | 18,86059.6% | 6452.0% | 31,670 |
| Pennington County | Mitt Romney+281 | 3,02446.4% | 3,30550.7% | 1882.9% | 6,517 |
| Pine County | Mitt Romney+95 | 6,75048.3% | 6,84549.0% | 3702.6% | 13,965 |
| Pipestone County | Mitt Romney+1,101 | 1,72537.1% | 2,82660.8% | 952.0% | 4,646 |
| Polk County | Mitt Romney+842 | 6,77346.1% | 7,61551.8% | 3052.1% | 14,693 |
| Pope County | Mitt Romney+161 | 2,98147.7% | 3,14250.3% | 1232.0% | 6,246 |
| Ramsey County | Barack Obama+98,138 | 184,93866.3% | 86,80031.1% | 7,0842.5% | 278,822 |
| Red Lake County | Mitt Romney+50 | 92847.0% | 97849.5% | 693.5% | 1,975 |
| Redwood County | Mitt Romney+1,562 | 3,00838.6% | 4,57058.7% | 2122.7% | 7,790 |
| Renville County | Mitt Romney+755 | 3,39444.0% | 4,14953.8% | 1672.2% | 7,710 |
| Rice County | Barack Obama+2,670 | 17,05452.9% | 14,38444.6% | 8292.6% | 32,267 |
| Rock County | Mitt Romney+864 | 1,94640.2% | 2,81058.0% | 901.9% | 4,846 |
| Roseau County | Mitt Romney+1,637 | 2,77237.7% | 4,40960.0% | 1712.3% | 7,352 |
| Scott County | Mitt Romney+10,611 | 29,71241.5% | 40,32356.3% | 1,6122.2% | 71,647 |
| Sherburne County | Mitt Romney+10,251 | 17,59737.8% | 27,84859.9% | 1,0642.3% | 46,509 |
| Sibley County | Mitt Romney+1,777 | 2,91637.3% | 4,69360.1% | 2062.6% | 7,815 |
| St. Louis County | Barack Obama+34,247 | 73,37863.5% | 39,13133.9% | 3,0852.7% | 115,594 |
| Stearns County | Mitt Romney+9,464 | 33,55142.8% | 43,01554.8% | 1,9112.4% | 78,477 |
| Steele County | Mitt Romney+1,197 | 8,70645.5% | 9,90351.8% | 5152.7% | 19,124 |
| Stevens County | Mitt Romney+24 | 2,74248.5% | 2,76648.9% | 1442.5% | 5,652 |
| Swift County | Barack Obama+503 | 2,75153.7% | 2,24843.9% | 1202.3% | 5,119 |
| Todd County | Mitt Romney+1,900 | 4,81940.8% | 6,71956.9% | 2652.2% | 11,803 |
| Traverse County | Barack Obama+82 | 94351.1% | 86146.6% | 432.3% | 1,847 |
| Wabasha County | Mitt Romney+634 | 5,41546.0% | 6,04951.4% | 2992.5% | 11,763 |
| Wadena County | Mitt Romney+1,651 | 2,49236.7% | 4,14361.0% | 1562.3% | 6,791 |
| Waseca County | Mitt Romney+746 | 4,37044.8% | 5,11652.5% | 2612.7% | 9,747 |
| Washington County | Barack Obama+1,066 | 70,20349.4% | 69,13748.6% | 2,7932.0% | 142,133 |
| Watonwan County | Mitt Romney+23 | 2,49448.5% | 2,51748.9% | 1332.6% | 5,144 |
| Wilkin County | Mitt Romney+626 | 1,25839.0% | 1,88458.5% | 802.5% | 3,222 |
| Winona County | Barack Obama+3,500 | 14,98055.0% | 11,48042.2% | 7722.8% | 27,232 |
| Wright County | Mitt Romney+14,725 | 25,74138.0% | 40,46659.7% | 1,6092.4% | 67,816 |
| Yellow Medicine County | Mitt Romney+341 | 2,46545.5% | 2,80651.8% | 1432.6% | 5,414 |
Nominees: Barack Obama (D) · Mitt Romney (R)
Minnesota's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 2012 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −8.3% |
| 1896 | −15.7% |
| 1900 | −24.5% |
| 1904 | −55.1% |
| 1908 | −26.2% |
| 1912 | +12.6% |
| 1916 | −0.1% |
| 1920 | −51.2% |
| 1924 | −44.4% |
| 1928 | −16.9% |
| 1932 | +23.6% |
| 1936 | +30.8% |
| 1940 | +3.8% |
| 1944 | +5.5% |
| 1948 | +17.3% |
| 1952 | −11.2% |
| 1956 | −7.6% |
| 1960 | +1.4% |
| 1964 | +27.8% |
| 1968 | +12.5% |
| 1972 | −5.5% |
| 1976 | +12.9% |
| 1980 | +3.9% |
| 1984 | +0.2% |
| 1988 | +7.0% |
| 1992 | +11.6% |
| 1996 | +16.1% |
| 2000 | +2.4% |
| 2004 | +3.5% |
| 2008 | +10.2% |
| 2012 | +7.7% |
| 2016 | +1.5% |
| 2020 | +7.1% |
| 2024 | +4.2% |
Same ballot, 2012MN
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 2012 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.