Vermont — 2012 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate2012 presidential electionVermont · PresidentObamaD+35.6
How it voted
Share of the 2012 vote
| Barack Obama ✓Democratic | 66.6% | 199,239 |
|---|---|---|
| Mitt RomneyRepublican | 31.0% | 92,698 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 2.5% | 7,353 |
2012presidential margin
D+60R+60
14 counties, each filled by 2012 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Vermont cast 3 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (14 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Addison County, VT | Democratic | D+39.4 |
| Bennington County, VT | Democratic | D+33.1 |
| Caledonia County, VT | Democratic | D+22.7 |
| Chittenden County, VT | Democratic | D+41.6 |
| Essex County, VT | Democratic | D+13.4 |
| Franklin County, VT | Democratic | D+23.4 |
| Grand Isle County, VT | Democratic | D+26.0 |
| Lamoille County, VT | Democratic | D+42.0 |
| Orange County, VT | Democratic | D+31.9 |
| Orleans County, VT | Democratic | D+24.0 |
| Rutland County, VT | Democratic | D+21.9 |
| Washington County, VT | Democratic | D+41.8 |
| Windham County, VT | Democratic | D+48.7 |
| Windsor County, VT | Democratic | D+38.0 |
Vermont results by county
14 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Addison County | Barack Obama+7,054 | 12,25768.4% | 5,20329.1% | 4502.5% | 17,910 |
| Bennington County | Barack Obama+5,827 | 11,51465.4% | 5,68732.3% | 3922.2% | 17,593 |
| Caledonia County | Barack Obama+3,104 | 8,19260.0% | 5,08837.2% | 3812.8% | 13,661 |
| Chittenden County | Barack Obama+32,055 | 53,62669.6% | 21,57128.0% | 1,8832.4% | 77,080 |
| Essex County | Barack Obama+375 | 1,53955.0% | 1,16441.6% | 953.4% | 2,798 |
| Franklin County | Barack Obama+4,652 | 12,05760.6% | 7,40537.2% | 4262.1% | 19,888 |
| Grand Isle County | Barack Obama+1,060 | 2,53162.1% | 1,47136.1% | 731.8% | 4,075 |
| Lamoille County | Barack Obama+5,029 | 8,37169.8% | 3,34227.9% | 2752.3% | 11,988 |
| Orange County | Barack Obama+4,488 | 9,07664.6% | 4,58832.6% | 3892.8% | 14,053 |
| Orleans County | Barack Obama+2,811 | 7,11760.9% | 4,30636.8% | 2692.3% | 11,692 |
| Rutland County | Barack Obama+6,253 | 17,08859.7% | 10,83537.9% | 6862.4% | 28,609 |
| Washington County | Barack Obama+12,258 | 20,35169.4% | 8,09327.6% | 8632.9% | 29,307 |
| Windham County | Barack Obama+10,679 | 16,02673.1% | 5,34724.4% | 5642.6% | 21,937 |
| Windsor County | Barack Obama+10,896 | 19,49467.9% | 8,59830.0% | 6072.1% | 28,699 |
Nominees: Barack Obama (D) · Mitt Romney (R)
Vermont's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 2012 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −38.8% |
| 1896 | −63.4% |
| 1900 | −52.9% |
| 1904 | −59.1% |
| 1908 | −53.3% |
| 1912 | −12.7% |
| 1916 | −27.2% |
| 1920 | −52.6% |
| 1924 | −62.5% |
| 1928 | −34.0% |
| 1932 | −16.6% |
| 1936 | −13.2% |
| 1940 | −9.9% |
| 1944 | −14.1% |
| 1948 | −24.6% |
| 1952 | −43.2% |
| 1956 | −44.3% |
| 1960 | −17.3% |
| 1964 | +32.6% |
| 1968 | −9.2% |
| 1972 | −26.2% |
| 1976 | −11.2% |
| 1980 | −6.0% |
| 1984 | −17.1% |
| 1988 | −3.5% |
| 1992 | +15.7% |
| 1996 | +22.3% |
| 2000 | +9.9% |
| 2004 | +20.1% |
| 2008 | +37.0% |
| 2012 | +35.6% |
| 2016 | +26.4% |
| 2020 | +35.4% |
| 2024 | +31.5% |
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Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 2012 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.