Tennessee — 2012 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate2012 presidential electionTennessee · PresidentRomneyR+20.4
How it voted
Share of the 2012 vote
| Mitt Romney ✓Republican | 59.4% | 1,462,330 |
|---|---|---|
| Barack ObamaDemocratic | 39.0% | 960,709 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 1.5% | 37,865 |
2012presidential margin
D+60R+60
95 counties, each filled by 2012 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Tennessee cast 11 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (95 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Anderson County, TN | Republican | R+29.8 |
| Bedford County, TN | Republican | R+40.3 |
| Benton County, TN | Republican | R+25.6 |
| Bledsoe County, TN | Republican | R+40.3 |
| Blount County, TN | Republican | R+45.7 |
| Bradley County, TN | Republican | R+53.7 |
| Campbell County, TN | Republican | R+43.6 |
| Cannon County, TN | Republican | R+35.1 |
| Carroll County, TN | Republican | R+34.6 |
| Carter County, TN | Republican | R+52.0 |
| Cheatham County, TN | Republican | R+36.9 |
| Chester County, TN | Republican | R+47.7 |
| Claiborne County, TN | Republican | R+50.9 |
| Clay County, TN | Republican | R+25.2 |
| Cocke County, TN | Republican | R+49.4 |
| Coffee County, TN | Republican | R+37.1 |
| Crockett County, TN | Republican | R+38.5 |
| Cumberland County, TN | Republican | R+49.0 |
| Davidson County, TN | Democratic | D+18.5 |
| Decatur County, TN | Republican | R+37.0 |
| DeKalb County, TN | Republican | R+30.6 |
| Dickson County, TN | Republican | R+28.4 |
| Dyer County, TN | Republican | R+44.6 |
| Fayette County, TN | Republican | R+30.7 |
| Fentress County, TN | Republican | R+53.4 |
| Franklin County, TN | Republican | R+28.9 |
| Gibson County, TN | Republican | R+32.1 |
| Giles County, TN | Republican | R+29.2 |
| Grainger County, TN | Republican | R+52.4 |
| Greene County, TN | Republican | R+46.1 |
| Grundy County, TN | Republican | R+20.6 |
| Hamblen County, TN | Republican | R+46.4 |
| Hamilton County, TN | Republican | R+14.9 |
| Hancock County, TN | Republican | R+51.4 |
| Hardeman County, TN | Democratic | D+5.9 |
| Hardin County, TN | Republican | R+51.6 |
| Hawkins County, TN | Republican | R+46.9 |
| Haywood County, TN | Democratic | D+21.3 |
| Henderson County, TN | Republican | R+48.8 |
| Henry County, TN | Republican | R+30.3 |
| Hickman County, TN | Republican | R+27.1 |
| Houston County, TN | Republican | R+5.9 |
| Humphreys County, TN | Republican | R+13.5 |
| Jackson County, TN | Republican | R+15.4 |
| Jefferson County, TN | Republican | R+50.2 |
| Johnson County, TN | Republican | R+50.5 |
| Knox County, TN | Republican | R+29.2 |
| Lake County, TN | Republican | R+13.4 |
| Lauderdale County, TN | Republican | R+7.0 |
| Lawrence County, TN | Republican | R+42.9 |
| Lewis County, TN | Republican | R+35.6 |
| Lincoln County, TN | Republican | R+49.1 |
| Loudon County, TN | Republican | R+52.8 |
| Macon County, TN | Republican | R+53.7 |
| Madison County, TN | Republican | R+8.9 |
| Marion County, TN | Republican | R+22.3 |
| Marshall County, TN | Republican | R+28.9 |
| Maury County, TN | Republican | R+26.9 |
| McMinn County, TN | Republican | R+46.9 |
| McNairy County, TN | Republican | R+44.6 |
| Meigs County, TN | Republican | R+39.6 |
| Monroe County, TN | Republican | R+45.0 |
| Montgomery County, TN | Republican | R+10.3 |
| Moore County, TN | Republican | R+48.2 |
| Morgan County, TN | Republican | R+45.3 |
| Obion County, TN | Republican | R+44.7 |
| Overton County, TN | Republican | R+25.7 |
| Perry County, TN | Republican | R+22.4 |
| Pickett County, TN | Republican | R+40.8 |
| Polk County, TN | Republican | R+37.2 |
| Putnam County, TN | Republican | R+37.1 |
| Rhea County, TN | Republican | R+48.9 |
| Roane County, TN | Republican | R+41.3 |
| Robertson County, TN | Republican | R+35.6 |
| Rutherford County, TN | Republican | R+24.7 |
| Scott County, TN | Republican | R+55.0 |
| Sequatchie County, TN | Republican | R+39.8 |
| Sevier County, TN | Republican | R+54.8 |
| Shelby County, TN | Democratic | D+26.0 |
| Smith County, TN | Republican | R+28.6 |
| Stewart County, TN | Republican | R+17.5 |
| Sullivan County, TN | Republican | R+47.2 |
| Sumner County, TN | Republican | R+41.9 |
| Tipton County, TN | Republican | R+39.6 |
| Trousdale County, TN | Republican | R+12.8 |
| Unicoi County, TN | Republican | R+44.0 |
| Union County, TN | Republican | R+48.0 |
| Van Buren County, TN | Republican | R+22.2 |
| Warren County, TN | Republican | R+25.0 |
| Washington County, TN | Republican | R+38.5 |
| Wayne County, TN | Republican | R+56.3 |
| Weakley County, TN | Republican | R+41.0 |
| White County, TN | Republican | R+37.2 |
| Williamson County, TN | Republican | R+46.5 |
| Wilson County, TN | Republican | R+41.5 |
Tennessee results by county
95 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson County | Mitt Romney+8,846 | 18,96864.0% | 10,12234.1% | 5691.9% | 29,659 |
| Bedford County | Mitt Romney+5,823 | 10,03469.5% | 4,21129.2% | 2001.4% | 14,445 |
| Benton County | Mitt Romney+1,592 | 3,85061.8% | 2,25836.3% | 1181.9% | 6,226 |
| Bledsoe County | Mitt Romney+1,755 | 3,02269.3% | 1,26729.1% | 701.6% | 4,359 |
| Blount County | Mitt Romney+22,507 | 35,44172.0% | 12,93426.3% | 8591.7% | 49,234 |
| Bradley County | Mitt Romney+19,385 | 27,42276.0% | 8,03722.3% | 6371.8% | 36,096 |
| Campbell County | Mitt Romney+5,276 | 8,60471.1% | 3,32827.5% | 1691.4% | 12,101 |
| Cannon County | Mitt Romney+1,745 | 3,30966.5% | 1,56431.4% | 1002.0% | 4,973 |
| Carroll County | Mitt Romney+3,750 | 7,22566.6% | 3,47532.0% | 1511.4% | 10,851 |
| Carter County | Mitt Romney+10,714 | 15,50375.2% | 4,78923.2% | 3251.6% | 20,617 |
| Cheatham County | Mitt Romney+5,609 | 10,26867.6% | 4,65930.7% | 2551.7% | 15,182 |
| Chester County | Mitt Romney+3,060 | 4,68473.1% | 1,62425.3% | 1021.6% | 6,410 |
| Claiborne County | Mitt Romney+5,184 | 7,61774.8% | 2,43323.9% | 1281.3% | 10,178 |
| Clay County | Mitt Romney+710 | 1,74762.0% | 1,03736.8% | 361.3% | 2,820 |
| Cocke County | Mitt Romney+5,655 | 8,45973.9% | 2,80424.5% | 1911.7% | 11,454 |
| Coffee County | Mitt Romney+7,153 | 13,02367.6% | 5,87030.5% | 3661.9% | 19,259 |
| Crockett County | Mitt Romney+2,114 | 3,78368.8% | 1,66930.4% | 460.8% | 5,498 |
| Cumberland County | Mitt Romney+12,392 | 18,65373.7% | 6,26124.7% | 3841.5% | 25,298 |
| Davidson County | Barack Obama+45,498 | 97,62239.8% | 143,12058.3% | 4,7922.0% | 245,534 |
| Decatur County | Mitt Romney+1,571 | 2,87467.6% | 1,30330.7% | 741.7% | 4,251 |
| DeKalb County | Mitt Romney+1,969 | 4,14364.4% | 2,17433.8% | 1161.8% | 6,433 |
| Dickson County | Mitt Romney+5,063 | 11,29663.3% | 6,23334.9% | 3061.7% | 17,835 |
| Dyer County | Mitt Romney+6,164 | 9,92171.8% | 3,75727.2% | 1381.0% | 13,816 |
| Fayette County | Mitt Romney+6,001 | 12,68964.8% | 6,68834.2% | 1971.0% | 19,574 |
| Fentress County | Mitt Romney+3,682 | 5,24376.0% | 1,56122.6% | 911.3% | 6,895 |
| Franklin County | Mitt Romney+4,659 | 10,26263.7% | 5,60334.8% | 2541.6% | 16,119 |
| Gibson County | Mitt Romney+6,319 | 12,88365.5% | 6,56433.4% | 2201.1% | 19,667 |
| Giles County | Mitt Romney+3,155 | 6,91564.0% | 3,76034.8% | 1241.1% | 10,799 |
| Grainger County | Mitt Romney+3,802 | 5,47075.4% | 1,66823.0% | 1141.6% | 7,252 |
| Greene County | Mitt Romney+11,020 | 17,24572.2% | 6,22526.1% | 4171.7% | 23,887 |
| Grundy County | Mitt Romney+873 | 2,51659.4% | 1,64338.8% | 781.8% | 4,237 |
| Hamblen County | Mitt Romney+9,288 | 14,52272.5% | 5,23426.1% | 2761.4% | 20,032 |
| Hamilton County | Mitt Romney+21,097 | 79,93356.4% | 58,83641.5% | 2,9722.1% | 141,741 |
| Hancock County | Mitt Romney+1,052 | 1,52774.6% | 47523.2% | 442.2% | 2,046 |
| Hardeman County | Barack Obama+617 | 4,86546.6% | 5,48252.5% | 920.9% | 10,439 |
| Hardin County | Mitt Romney+5,419 | 7,88675.1% | 2,46723.5% | 1421.4% | 10,495 |
| Hawkins County | Mitt Romney+9,294 | 14,38272.5% | 5,08825.6% | 3671.9% | 19,837 |
| Haywood County | Barack Obama+1,609 | 2,96039.1% | 4,56960.4% | 400.5% | 7,569 |
| Henderson County | Mitt Romney+4,904 | 7,42173.8% | 2,51725.0% | 1171.2% | 10,055 |
| Henry County | Mitt Romney+3,854 | 8,19364.3% | 4,33934.1% | 2071.6% | 12,739 |
| Hickman County | Mitt Romney+2,060 | 4,75862.6% | 2,69835.5% | 1461.9% | 7,602 |
| Houston County | Mitt Romney+179 | 1,57952.2% | 1,40046.3% | 481.6% | 3,027 |
| Humphreys County | Mitt Romney+928 | 3,83355.9% | 2,90542.3% | 1251.8% | 6,863 |
| Jackson County | Mitt Romney+644 | 2,38357.0% | 1,73941.6% | 621.5% | 4,184 |
| Jefferson County | Mitt Romney+8,806 | 13,03874.3% | 4,23224.1% | 2891.6% | 17,559 |
| Johnson County | Mitt Romney+3,128 | 4,61174.4% | 1,48323.9% | 1001.6% | 6,194 |
| Knox County | Mitt Romney+50,308 | 109,70763.6% | 59,39934.4% | 3,4012.0% | 172,507 |
| Lake County | Mitt Romney+279 | 1,16355.7% | 88442.4% | 401.9% | 2,087 |
| Lauderdale County | Mitt Romney+605 | 4,61653.1% | 4,01146.2% | 620.7% | 8,689 |
| Lawrence County | Mitt Romney+6,533 | 10,77070.8% | 4,23727.8% | 2121.4% | 15,219 |
| Lewis County | Mitt Romney+1,670 | 3,11766.4% | 1,44730.8% | 1302.8% | 4,694 |
| Lincoln County | Mitt Romney+6,513 | 9,80373.9% | 3,29024.8% | 1751.3% | 13,268 |
| Loudon County | Mitt Romney+11,649 | 16,70775.7% | 5,05822.9% | 3081.4% | 22,073 |
| Macon County | Mitt Romney+3,708 | 5,26076.2% | 1,55222.5% | 931.3% | 6,905 |
| Madison County | Mitt Romney+3,626 | 21,99354.0% | 18,36745.1% | 3420.8% | 40,702 |
| Marion County | Mitt Romney+2,319 | 6,27260.3% | 3,95338.0% | 1841.8% | 10,409 |
| Marshall County | Mitt Romney+3,107 | 6,83263.6% | 3,72534.7% | 1841.7% | 10,741 |
| Maury County | Mitt Romney+8,883 | 20,70862.7% | 11,82535.8% | 4731.4% | 33,006 |
| McMinn County | Mitt Romney+8,358 | 12,96772.7% | 4,60925.8% | 2581.4% | 17,834 |
| McNairy County | Mitt Romney+4,370 | 7,01571.6% | 2,64527.0% | 1421.4% | 9,802 |
| Meigs County | Mitt Romney+1,571 | 2,73469.0% | 1,16329.3% | 671.7% | 3,964 |
| Monroe County | Mitt Romney+7,359 | 11,73171.8% | 4,37226.8% | 2351.4% | 16,338 |
| Montgomery County | Mitt Romney+5,746 | 30,24554.3% | 24,49944.0% | 9761.8% | 55,720 |
| Moore County | Mitt Romney+1,348 | 2,05373.3% | 70525.2% | 411.5% | 2,799 |
| Morgan County | Mitt Romney+2,944 | 4,66971.8% | 1,72526.5% | 1101.7% | 6,504 |
| Obion County | Mitt Romney+5,493 | 8,81471.7% | 3,32127.0% | 1621.3% | 12,297 |
| Overton County | Mitt Romney+1,970 | 4,77562.3% | 2,80536.6% | 841.1% | 7,664 |
| Perry County | Mitt Romney+586 | 1,57860.2% | 99237.8% | 511.9% | 2,621 |
| Pickett County | Mitt Romney+1,000 | 1,71269.8% | 71229.0% | 291.2% | 2,453 |
| Polk County | Mitt Romney+2,252 | 4,10867.8% | 1,85630.6% | 951.6% | 6,059 |
| Putnam County | Mitt Romney+9,452 | 17,25467.7% | 7,80230.6% | 4441.7% | 25,500 |
| Rhea County | Mitt Romney+5,174 | 7,80273.7% | 2,62824.8% | 1601.5% | 10,590 |
| Roane County | Mitt Romney+8,706 | 14,72469.8% | 6,01828.5% | 3481.7% | 21,090 |
| Robertson County | Mitt Romney+9,353 | 17,64367.1% | 8,29031.5% | 3561.4% | 26,289 |
| Rutherford County | Mitt Romney+24,432 | 60,84661.6% | 36,41436.8% | 1,5881.6% | 98,848 |
| Scott County | Mitt Romney+3,665 | 5,11776.7% | 1,45221.8% | 991.5% | 6,668 |
| Sequatchie County | Mitt Romney+2,052 | 3,54168.7% | 1,48928.9% | 1232.4% | 5,153 |
| Sevier County | Mitt Romney+18,566 | 25,98476.7% | 7,41821.9% | 4621.4% | 33,864 |
| Shelby County | Barack Obama+96,794 | 135,64936.5% | 232,44362.5% | 3,5240.9% | 371,616 |
| Smith County | Mitt Romney+2,025 | 4,49563.4% | 2,47034.8% | 1241.7% | 7,089 |
| Stewart County | Mitt Romney+894 | 2,96357.9% | 2,06940.4% | 831.6% | 5,115 |
| Sullivan County | Mitt Romney+28,241 | 43,56272.7% | 15,32125.6% | 1,0041.7% | 59,887 |
| Sumner County | Mitt Romney+27,424 | 46,00370.3% | 18,57928.4% | 8751.3% | 65,457 |
| Tipton County | Mitt Romney+9,539 | 16,67269.2% | 7,13329.6% | 2761.1% | 24,081 |
| Trousdale County | Mitt Romney+372 | 1,61255.5% | 1,24042.7% | 531.8% | 2,905 |
| Unicoi County | Mitt Romney+3,119 | 5,03271.0% | 1,91327.0% | 1412.0% | 7,086 |
| Union County | Mitt Romney+2,804 | 4,28273.3% | 1,47825.3% | 781.3% | 5,838 |
| Van Buren County | Mitt Romney+511 | 1,38660.3% | 87538.0% | 391.7% | 2,300 |
| Warren County | Mitt Romney+3,258 | 8,01061.5% | 4,75236.5% | 2531.9% | 13,015 |
| Washington County | Mitt Romney+18,483 | 32,80868.3% | 14,32529.8% | 8991.9% | 48,032 |
| Wayne County | Mitt Romney+3,090 | 4,25377.5% | 1,16321.2% | 701.3% | 5,486 |
| Weakley County | Mitt Romney+5,057 | 8,60569.7% | 3,54828.8% | 1841.5% | 12,337 |
| White County | Mitt Romney+3,402 | 6,19767.8% | 2,79530.6% | 1481.6% | 9,140 |
| Williamson County | Mitt Romney+44,708 | 69,85072.6% | 25,14226.1% | 1,2331.3% | 96,225 |
| Wilson County | Mitt Romney+21,414 | 36,10970.0% | 14,69528.5% | 7931.5% | 51,597 |
Nominees: Barack Obama (D) · Mitt Romney (R)
Tennessee's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 2012 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +13.5% |
| 1896 | +6.0% |
| 1900 | +8.1% |
| 1904 | +10.8% |
| 1908 | +6.9% |
| 1912 | +28.9% |
| 1916 | +13.6% |
| 1920 | −2.8% |
| 1924 | +9.3% |
| 1928 | −11.1% |
| 1932 | +34.0% |
| 1936 | +37.9% |
| 1940 | +34.9% |
| 1944 | +21.2% |
| 1948 | +12.3% |
| 1952 | −0.3% |
| 1956 | −0.6% |
| 1960 | −7.1% |
| 1964 | +11.0% |
| 1968 | −9.7% |
| 1972 | −38.0% |
| 1976 | +13.0% |
| 1980 | −0.3% |
| 1984 | −16.3% |
| 1988 | −16.3% |
| 1992 | +4.7% |
| 1996 | +2.4% |
| 2000 | −3.9% |
| 2004 | −14.3% |
| 2008 | −15.0% |
| 2012 | −20.4% |
| 2016 | −26.0% |
| 2020 | −23.2% |
| 2024 | −29.7% |
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Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 2012 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.