Utah — 2012 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate2012 presidential electionUtah · PresidentRomneyR+47.9
How it voted
Share of the 2012 vote
| Mitt Romney ✓Republican | 72.5% | 740,600 |
|---|---|---|
| Barack ObamaDemocratic | 24.7% | 251,813 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 2.8% | 28,448 |
2012presidential margin
D+60R+60
29 counties, each filled by 2012 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Utah cast 6 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (29 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Beaver County, UT | Republican | R+71.4 |
| Box Elder County, UT | Republican | R+77.9 |
| Cache County, UT | Republican | R+68.1 |
| Carbon County, UT | Republican | R+37.2 |
| Daggett County, UT | Republican | R+60.0 |
| Davis County, UT | Republican | R+61.9 |
| Duchesne County, UT | Republican | R+80.2 |
| Emery County, UT | Republican | R+72.1 |
| Garfield County, UT | Republican | R+69.8 |
| Grand County, UT | Republican | R+6.8 |
| Iron County, UT | Republican | R+71.7 |
| Juab County, UT | Republican | R+74.7 |
| Kane County, UT | Republican | R+52.7 |
| Millard County, UT | Republican | R+80.1 |
| Morgan County, UT | Republican | R+80.7 |
| Piute County, UT | Republican | R+79.7 |
| Rich County, UT | Republican | R+82.0 |
| Salt Lake County, UT | Republican | R+20.2 |
| San Juan County, UT | Republican | R+17.6 |
| Sanpete County, UT | Republican | R+77.8 |
| Sevier County, UT | Republican | R+80.2 |
| Summit County, UT | Republican | R+4.6 |
| Tooele County, UT | Republican | R+50.4 |
| Uintah County, UT | Republican | R+81.2 |
| Utah County, UT | Republican | R+78.6 |
| Wasatch County, UT | Republican | R+52.2 |
| Washington County, UT | Republican | R+67.1 |
| Wayne County, UT | Republican | R+65.9 |
| Weber County, UT | Republican | R+45.1 |
Utah results by county
29 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaver County | Mitt Romney+1,828 | 2,17484.9% | 34613.5% | 401.6% | 2,560 |
| Box Elder County | Mitt Romney+15,117 | 17,10188.1% | 1,98410.2% | 3231.7% | 19,408 |
| Cache County | Mitt Romney+28,795 | 35,03982.8% | 6,24414.8% | 1,0102.4% | 42,293 |
| Carbon County | Mitt Romney+2,815 | 5,09067.3% | 2,27530.1% | 2022.7% | 7,567 |
| Daggett County | Mitt Romney+312 | 40678.1% | 9418.1% | 203.8% | 520 |
| Davis County | Mitt Romney+74,972 | 96,86180.0% | 21,88918.1% | 2,3191.9% | 121,069 |
| Duchesne County | Mitt Romney+5,117 | 5,69889.3% | 5819.1% | 1001.6% | 6,379 |
| Emery County | Mitt Romney+3,208 | 3,77784.9% | 56912.8% | 1032.3% | 4,449 |
| Garfield County | Mitt Romney+1,524 | 1,83284.0% | 30814.1% | 421.9% | 2,182 |
| Grand County | Mitt Romney+269 | 1,99650.5% | 1,72743.7% | 2275.7% | 3,950 |
| Iron County | Mitt Romney+12,052 | 14,20084.5% | 2,14812.8% | 4632.8% | 16,811 |
| Juab County | Mitt Romney+2,997 | 3,44886.0% | 45111.2% | 1112.8% | 4,010 |
| Kane County | Mitt Romney+1,778 | 2,52274.8% | 74422.1% | 1053.1% | 3,371 |
| Millard County | Mitt Romney+4,047 | 4,47888.6% | 4318.5% | 1462.9% | 5,055 |
| Morgan County | Mitt Romney+3,711 | 4,11489.5% | 4038.8% | 801.7% | 4,597 |
| Piute County | Mitt Romney+623 | 69789.1% | 749.5% | 111.4% | 782 |
| Rich County | Mitt Romney+832 | 91590.1% | 838.2% | 171.7% | 1,015 |
| Salt Lake County | Mitt Romney+77,664 | 223,81158.3% | 146,14738.0% | 14,2163.7% | 384,174 |
| San Juan County | Mitt Romney+935 | 3,07457.9% | 2,13940.3% | 941.8% | 5,307 |
| Sanpete County | Mitt Romney+7,426 | 8,40688.0% | 98010.3% | 1611.7% | 9,547 |
| Sevier County | Mitt Romney+6,469 | 7,20789.3% | 7389.1% | 1241.5% | 8,069 |
| Summit County | Mitt Romney+812 | 8,88450.5% | 8,07245.9% | 6413.6% | 17,597 |
| Tooele County | Mitt Romney+9,744 | 14,26873.8% | 4,52423.4% | 5502.8% | 19,342 |
| Uintah County | Mitt Romney+9,424 | 10,42189.8% | 9978.6% | 1931.7% | 11,611 |
| Utah County | Mitt Romney+139,669 | 156,95088.3% | 17,2819.7% | 3,4822.0% | 177,713 |
| Wasatch County | Mitt Romney+5,029 | 7,22074.9% | 2,19122.7% | 2292.4% | 9,640 |
| Washington County | Mitt Romney+36,361 | 44,69882.4% | 8,33715.4% | 1,1912.2% | 54,226 |
| Wayne County | Mitt Romney+874 | 1,08982.1% | 21516.2% | 231.7% | 1,327 |
| Weber County | Mitt Romney+34,383 | 54,22471.1% | 19,84126.0% | 2,2252.9% | 76,290 |
Nominees: Barack Obama (D) · Mitt Romney (R)
Utah's presidential margins
1896–2024, the 2012 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1896 | +65.4% |
| 1900 | −2.3% |
| 1904 | −28.6% |
| 1908 | −17.0% |
| 1912 | −4.9% |
| 1916 | +21.0% |
| 1920 | −17.1% |
| 1924 | −19.3% |
| 1928 | −7.7% |
| 1932 | +15.5% |
| 1936 | +39.5% |
| 1940 | +24.7% |
| 1944 | +21.0% |
| 1948 | +9.0% |
| 1952 | −17.9% |
| 1956 | −29.1% |
| 1960 | −9.6% |
| 1964 | +9.4% |
| 1968 | −19.4% |
| 1972 | −41.2% |
| 1976 | −28.8% |
| 1980 | −52.2% |
| 1984 | −49.8% |
| 1988 | −34.2% |
| 1992 | −18.7% |
| 1996 | −21.1% |
| 2000 | −40.5% |
| 2004 | −45.5% |
| 2008 | −28.2% |
| 2012 | −47.9% |
| 2016 | −17.9% |
| 2020 | −20.2% |
| 2024 | −21.6% |
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Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 2012 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.