Mississippi — 2012 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate2012 presidential electionMississippi · PresidentRomneyR+11.5
How it voted
Share of the 2012 vote
| Mitt Romney ✓Republican | 55.3% | 710,746 |
|---|---|---|
| Barack ObamaDemocratic | 43.8% | 562,949 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 0.9% | 11,889 |
2012presidential margin
D+60R+60
82 counties, each filled by 2012 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Mississippi cast 6 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (82 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Adams County, MS | Democratic | D+17.9 |
| Alcorn County, MS | Republican | R+51.2 |
| Amite County, MS | Republican | R+15.2 |
| Attala County, MS | Republican | R+13.2 |
| Benton County, MS | Democratic | D+0.2 |
| Bolivar County, MS | Democratic | D+38.1 |
| Calhoun County, MS | Republican | R+25.8 |
| Carroll County, MS | Republican | R+32.6 |
| Chickasaw County, MS | Democratic | D+4.5 |
| Choctaw County, MS | Republican | R+32.4 |
| Claiborne County, MS | Democratic | D+76.8 |
| Clarke County, MS | Republican | R+23.5 |
| Clay County, MS | Democratic | D+21.9 |
| Coahoma County, MS | Democratic | D+48.2 |
| Copiah County, MS | Democratic | D+10.4 |
| Covington County, MS | Republican | R+16.3 |
| DeSoto County, MS | Republican | R+33.4 |
| Forrest County, MS | Republican | R+10.9 |
| Franklin County, MS | Republican | R+22.5 |
| George County, MS | Republican | R+71.2 |
| Greene County, MS | Republican | R+54.1 |
| Grenada County, MS | Republican | R+6.2 |
| Hancock County, MS | Republican | R+52.7 |
| Harrison County, MS | Republican | R+25.8 |
| Hinds County, MS | Democratic | D+43.6 |
| Holmes County, MS | Democratic | D+68.7 |
| Humphreys County, MS | Democratic | D+50.1 |
| Issaquena County, MS | Democratic | D+22.5 |
| Itawamba County, MS | Republican | R+61.0 |
| Jackson County, MS | Republican | R+34.4 |
| Jasper County, MS | Democratic | D+9.7 |
| Jefferson County, MS | Democratic | D+78.6 |
| Jefferson Davis County, MS | Democratic | D+25.6 |
| Jones County, MS | Republican | R+38.1 |
| Kemper County, MS | Democratic | D+28.7 |
| Lafayette County, MS | Republican | R+15.3 |
| Lamar County, MS | Republican | R+54.7 |
| Lauderdale County, MS | Republican | R+14.9 |
| Lawrence County, MS | Republican | R+25.7 |
| Leake County, MS | Republican | R+8.7 |
| Lee County, MS | Republican | R+27.9 |
| Leflore County, MS | Democratic | D+43.3 |
| Lincoln County, MS | Republican | R+32.7 |
| Lowndes County, MS | Republican | R+0.5 |
| Madison County, MS | Republican | R+15.7 |
| Marion County, MS | Republican | R+30.2 |
| Marshall County, MS | Democratic | D+19.6 |
| Monroe County, MS | Republican | R+15.8 |
| Montgomery County, MS | Republican | R+4.8 |
| Neshoba County, MS | Republican | R+43.1 |
| Newton County, MS | Republican | R+31.5 |
| Noxubee County, MS | Democratic | D+57.4 |
| Oktibbeha County, MS | Democratic | D+1.8 |
| Panola County, MS | Democratic | D+8.6 |
| Pearl River County, MS | Republican | R+59.3 |
| Perry County, MS | Republican | R+45.6 |
| Pike County, MS | Democratic | D+8.2 |
| Pontotoc County, MS | Republican | R+53.5 |
| Prentiss County, MS | Republican | R+42.4 |
| Quitman County, MS | Democratic | D+43.3 |
| Rankin County, MS | Republican | R+52.2 |
| Scott County, MS | Republican | R+9.4 |
| Sharkey County, MS | Democratic | D+41.3 |
| Simpson County, MS | Republican | R+22.1 |
| Smith County, MS | Republican | R+50.3 |
| Stone County, MS | Republican | R+45.4 |
| Sunflower County, MS | Democratic | D+46.9 |
| Tallahatchie County, MS | Democratic | D+22.5 |
| Tate County, MS | Republican | R+19.3 |
| Tippah County, MS | Republican | R+48.0 |
| Tishomingo County, MS | Republican | R+56.6 |
| Tunica County, MS | Democratic | D+59.2 |
| Union County, MS | Republican | R+50.6 |
| Walthall County, MS | Republican | R+8.3 |
| Warren County, MS | Democratic | D+1.5 |
| Washington County, MS | Democratic | D+42.3 |
| Wayne County, MS | Republican | R+19.0 |
| Webster County, MS | Republican | R+53.5 |
| Wilkinson County, MS | Democratic | D+41.1 |
| Winston County, MS | Republican | R+5.7 |
| Yalobusha County, MS | Republican | R+3.9 |
| Yazoo County, MS | Democratic | D+14.3 |
Mississippi results by county
82 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams County | Obama, Barack H.+2,768 | 6,29340.7% | 9,06158.7% | 930.6% | 15,447 |
| Alcorn County | Romney, Mitt+7,600 | 11,11174.9% | 3,51123.7% | 2081.4% | 14,830 |
| Amite County | Romney, Mitt+1,172 | 4,41457.3% | 3,24242.1% | 500.6% | 7,706 |
| Attala County | Romney, Mitt+1,199 | 5,12656.4% | 3,92743.2% | 390.4% | 9,092 |
| Benton County | Obama, Barack H.+10 | 2,04149.6% | 2,05149.8% | 240.6% | 4,116 |
| Bolivar County | Obama, Barack H.+5,881 | 4,70130.5% | 10,58268.6% | 1450.9% | 15,428 |
| Calhoun County | Romney, Mitt+1,826 | 4,41262.4% | 2,58636.6% | 701.0% | 7,068 |
| Carroll County | Romney, Mitt+1,953 | 3,96066.1% | 2,00733.5% | 250.4% | 5,992 |
| Chickasaw County | Obama, Barack H.+384 | 3,99447.0% | 4,37851.5% | 1311.5% | 8,503 |
| Choctaw County | Romney, Mitt+1,384 | 2,81265.8% | 1,42833.4% | 330.8% | 4,273 |
| Claiborne County | Obama, Barack H.+4,213 | 62511.4% | 4,83888.2% | 210.4% | 5,484 |
| Clarke County | Romney, Mitt+1,938 | 5,04961.2% | 3,11137.7% | 931.1% | 8,253 |
| Clay County | Obama, Barack H.+2,421 | 4,29138.8% | 6,71260.6% | 690.6% | 11,072 |
| Coahoma County | Obama, Barack H.+5,080 | 2,71225.7% | 7,79273.9% | 450.4% | 10,549 |
| Copiah County | Obama, Barack H.+1,467 | 6,28244.5% | 7,74954.9% | 920.7% | 14,123 |
| Covington County | Romney, Mitt+1,527 | 5,40557.8% | 3,87841.5% | 650.7% | 9,348 |
| DeSoto County | Romney, Mitt+21,984 | 43,55966.2% | 21,57532.8% | 6601.0% | 65,794 |
| Forrest County | Romney, Mitt+3,302 | 16,57454.8% | 13,27243.9% | 3901.3% | 30,236 |
| Franklin County | Romney, Mitt+1,009 | 2,73560.9% | 1,72638.4% | 320.7% | 4,493 |
| George County | Romney, Mitt+7,017 | 8,37685.0% | 1,35913.8% | 1211.2% | 9,856 |
| Greene County | Romney, Mitt+3,206 | 4,53176.5% | 1,32522.4% | 661.1% | 5,922 |
| Grenada County | Romney, Mitt+698 | 5,98652.8% | 5,28846.7% | 610.5% | 11,335 |
| Hancock County | Romney, Mitt+9,047 | 12,96475.5% | 3,91722.8% | 2861.7% | 17,167 |
| Harrison County | Romney, Mitt+16,351 | 39,47062.3% | 23,11936.5% | 7391.2% | 63,328 |
| Hinds County | Obama, Barack H.+46,448 | 29,66427.9% | 76,11271.5% | 7150.7% | 106,491 |
| Holmes County | Obama, Barack H.+6,377 | 1,43515.5% | 7,81284.1% | 410.4% | 9,288 |
| Humphreys County | Obama, Barack H.+2,610 | 1,29324.8% | 3,90374.9% | 160.3% | 5,212 |
| Issaquena County | Obama, Barack H.+177 | 30238.4% | 47960.9% | 60.8% | 787 |
| Itawamba County | Romney, Mitt+5,687 | 7,39379.3% | 1,70618.3% | 2192.4% | 9,318 |
| Jackson County | Romney, Mitt+18,448 | 35,74766.6% | 17,29932.2% | 6091.1% | 53,655 |
| Jasper County | Obama, Barack H.+904 | 4,19344.9% | 5,09754.6% | 500.5% | 9,340 |
| Jefferson County | Obama, Barack H.+3,483 | 46810.6% | 3,95189.1% | 140.3% | 4,433 |
| Jefferson Davis County | Obama, Barack H.+1,760 | 2,50736.5% | 4,26762.2% | 901.3% | 6,864 |
| Jones County | Romney, Mitt+11,476 | 20,68768.6% | 9,21130.5% | 2610.9% | 30,159 |
| Kemper County | Obama, Barack H.+1,450 | 1,78935.4% | 3,23964.1% | 240.5% | 5,052 |
| Lafayette County | Romney, Mitt+2,984 | 11,07556.8% | 8,09141.5% | 3391.7% | 19,505 |
| Lamar County | Romney, Mitt+13,607 | 19,10176.7% | 5,49422.1% | 2941.2% | 24,889 |
| Lauderdale County | Romney, Mitt+4,886 | 18,70057.1% | 13,81442.1% | 2630.8% | 32,777 |
| Lawrence County | Romney, Mitt+1,724 | 4,19262.6% | 2,46836.8% | 380.6% | 6,698 |
| Leake County | Romney, Mitt+784 | 4,86354.1% | 4,07945.4% | 410.5% | 8,983 |
| Lee County | Romney, Mitt+9,852 | 22,41563.5% | 12,56335.6% | 3280.9% | 35,306 |
| Leflore County | Obama, Barack H.+5,532 | 3,58728.1% | 9,11971.4% | 670.5% | 12,773 |
| Lincoln County | Romney, Mitt+5,368 | 10,83966.0% | 5,47133.3% | 1040.6% | 16,414 |
| Lowndes County | Romney, Mitt+130 | 13,51849.8% | 13,38849.3% | 2520.9% | 27,158 |
| Madison County | Romney, Mitt+7,785 | 28,50757.5% | 20,72241.8% | 3420.7% | 49,571 |
| Marion County | Romney, Mitt+3,844 | 8,23764.7% | 4,39334.5% | 990.8% | 12,729 |
| Marshall County | Obama, Barack H.+3,177 | 6,47339.9% | 9,65059.4% | 1170.7% | 16,240 |
| Monroe County | Romney, Mitt+2,667 | 9,72357.5% | 7,05641.7% | 1390.8% | 16,918 |
| Montgomery County | Romney, Mitt+272 | 2,94752.2% | 2,67547.4% | 230.4% | 5,645 |
| Neshoba County | Romney, Mitt+4,748 | 7,83771.1% | 3,08928.0% | 890.8% | 11,015 |
| Newton County | Romney, Mitt+3,075 | 6,39465.4% | 3,31933.9% | 640.7% | 9,777 |
| Noxubee County | Obama, Barack H.+3,595 | 1,32521.2% | 4,92078.5% | 190.3% | 6,264 |
| Oktibbeha County | Obama, Barack H.+334 | 8,76148.4% | 9,09550.2% | 2611.4% | 18,117 |
| Panola County | Obama, Barack H.+1,450 | 7,62945.3% | 9,07954.0% | 1180.7% | 16,826 |
| Pearl River County | Romney, Mitt+13,183 | 17,54979.0% | 4,36619.6% | 3091.4% | 22,224 |
| Perry County | Romney, Mitt+2,610 | 4,13772.3% | 1,52726.7% | 581.0% | 5,722 |
| Pike County | Obama, Barack H.+1,469 | 8,18145.5% | 9,65053.7% | 1430.8% | 17,974 |
| Pontotoc County | Romney, Mitt+6,644 | 9,44876.1% | 2,80422.6% | 1591.3% | 12,411 |
| Prentiss County | Romney, Mitt+4,258 | 7,07570.5% | 2,81728.1% | 1411.4% | 10,033 |
| Quitman County | Obama, Barack H.+1,721 | 1,11628.0% | 2,83771.3% | 260.7% | 3,979 |
| Rankin County | Romney, Mitt+33,456 | 48,44475.5% | 14,98823.4% | 7131.1% | 64,145 |
| Scott County | Romney, Mitt+1,058 | 6,08954.4% | 5,03144.9% | 820.7% | 11,202 |
| Sharkey County | Obama, Barack H.+1,045 | 73729.1% | 1,78270.4% | 130.5% | 2,532 |
| Simpson County | Romney, Mitt+2,701 | 7,42460.6% | 4,72338.6% | 1020.8% | 12,249 |
| Smith County | Romney, Mitt+4,070 | 6,04974.7% | 1,97924.4% | 710.9% | 8,099 |
| Stone County | Romney, Mitt+3,417 | 5,42072.0% | 2,00326.6% | 1091.4% | 7,532 |
| Sunflower County | Obama, Barack H.+5,270 | 2,92926.1% | 8,19973.0% | 1000.9% | 11,228 |
| Tallahatchie County | Obama, Barack H.+1,460 | 2,49938.4% | 3,95960.9% | 450.7% | 6,503 |
| Tate County | Romney, Mitt+2,399 | 7,33259.1% | 4,93339.8% | 1411.1% | 12,406 |
| Tippah County | Romney, Mitt+4,400 | 6,71773.3% | 2,31725.3% | 1301.4% | 9,164 |
| Tishomingo County | Romney, Mitt+4,490 | 6,13377.3% | 1,64320.7% | 1602.0% | 7,936 |
| Tunica County | Obama, Barack H.+2,592 | 88320.2% | 3,47579.3% | 240.5% | 4,382 |
| Union County | Romney, Mitt+5,756 | 8,49874.8% | 2,74224.1% | 1251.1% | 11,365 |
| Walthall County | Romney, Mitt+629 | 4,05153.6% | 3,42245.3% | 781.0% | 7,551 |
| Warren County | Obama, Barack H.+329 | 10,45748.9% | 10,78650.4% | 1480.7% | 21,391 |
| Washington County | Obama, Barack H.+8,330 | 5,65128.7% | 13,98170.9% | 830.4% | 19,715 |
| Wayne County | Romney, Mitt+1,963 | 6,11159.1% | 4,14840.1% | 730.7% | 10,332 |
| Webster County | Romney, Mitt+2,802 | 3,99276.3% | 1,19022.7% | 521.0% | 5,234 |
| Wilkinson County | Obama, Barack H.+1,997 | 1,41529.2% | 3,41270.3% | 260.5% | 4,853 |
| Winston County | Romney, Mitt+561 | 5,16852.6% | 4,60746.9% | 540.5% | 9,829 |
| Yalobusha County | Romney, Mitt+246 | 3,27651.6% | 3,03047.7% | 480.8% | 6,354 |
| Yazoo County | Obama, Barack H.+1,662 | 4,94142.5% | 6,60356.8% | 760.7% | 11,620 |
complete certified result
Mississippi candidate results
Top three shown first · expand for every reported candidate and write-in category
Source: MIT Election Data + Science Lab — U.S. President 1976–2024 state candidate returns
Nominees: Barack Obama (D) · Mitt Romney (R)
Mississippi's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 2012 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +73.3% |
| 1896 | +84.1% |
| 1900 | +77.6% |
| 1904 | +85.5% |
| 1908 | +83.6% |
| 1912 | +86.5% |
| 1916 | +88.4% |
| 1920 | +69.9% |
| 1924 | +81.8% |
| 1928 | +64.3% |
| 1932 | +92.4% |
| 1936 | +94.3% |
| 1940 | +91.5% |
| 1944 | +87.1% |
| 1948 | +7.5% |
| 1952 | +20.9% |
| 1956 | +33.8% |
| 1960 | +11.7% |
| 1964 | −74.3% |
| 1968 | +9.5% |
| 1972 | −58.6% |
| 1976 | +1.9% |
| 1980 | −1.3% |
| 1984 | −24.5% |
| 1988 | −20.8% |
| 1992 | −8.9% |
| 1996 | −5.1% |
| 2000 | −16.9% |
| 2004 | −19.7% |
| 2008 | −13.2% |
| 2012 | −11.5% |
| 2016 | −17.8% |
| 2020 | −16.5% |
| 2024 | −22.9% |
Same ballot, 2012MS
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 2012 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.