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Election 2012 Results

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2012 presidential election in Georgia

Mitt Romney (Republican) beat Barack Obama (Democrat) in Georgia in 2012, 53.3% to 45.5%, a margin of 7.8 points and 304,861 votes.

Georgia voted 11.7 points more Republican than the country as a whole, where the margin was D+3.9.

The Republican hold continued from 2008, when John McCain won.

Republicans led in 125 of the 159 counties and Democrats in 34. The largest, Fulton, cast 397,413 votes and went to the Democrat by 29.8 points. The closest was Chattahoochee, where 6 votes separated the two parties.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Result

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Mitt Romney won Republican 2,078,688 53.3%
Barack Obama Democratic 1,773,827 45.5%
All other candidates 47,535 1.2%
Total3,900,050

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Fulton 255,470 64.3% 137,124 34.5% 4,819 397,413 D+29.8
Cobb 133,124 42.9% 171,722 55.4% 5,270 310,116 R+12.4
DeKalb 238,224 77.8% 64,392 21.0% 3,649 306,265 D+56.8
Gwinnett 132,509 44.7% 159,855 53.9% 4,364 296,728 R+9.2
Chatham 60,246 55.5% 47,204 43.5% 1,178 108,628 D+12.0
Cherokee 19,841 20.2% 76,514 77.9% 1,865 98,220 R+57.7
Clayton 81,479 84.8% 14,164 14.7% 424 96,067 D+70.1
Henry 43,761 47.9% 46,774 51.2% 843 91,378 R+3.3
Forsyth 14,571 17.8% 65,908 80.6% 1,252 81,731 R+62.8
Richmond 52,560 66.5% 25,845 32.7% 615 79,020 D+33.8
Muscogee 42,573 60.3% 27,510 39.0% 520 70,603 D+21.3
Bibb 38,585 59.6% 25,623 39.6% 510 64,718 D+20.0
Hall 12,999 21.2% 47,481 77.4% 884 61,364 R+56.2
Columbia 16,451 27.9% 41,765 70.9% 707 58,923 R+43.0
Fayette 19,736 33.7% 38,075 65.0% 757 58,568 R+31.3
Houston 22,702 39.1% 34,662 59.7% 692 58,056 R+20.6
Paulding 15,825 27.6% 40,846 71.2% 728 57,399 R+43.6
Coweta 15,168 27.3% 39,653 71.4% 734 55,555 R+44.1
Douglas 28,441 51.5% 26,241 47.5% 585 55,267 D+4.0
Newton 21,851 50.5% 20,982 48.5% 401 43,234 D+2.0
Carroll 12,688 30.5% 28,280 68.1% 581 41,549 R+37.5
Clarke 25,431 63.0% 13,815 34.2% 1,122 40,368 D+28.8
Lowndes 17,470 44.6% 21,327 54.5% 340 39,137 R+9.9
Rockdale 22,023 57.8% 15,716 41.3% 346 38,085 D+16.6
Dougherty 26,295 69.3% 11,449 30.2% 175 37,919 D+39.2
Walton 8,148 21.7% 29,036 77.2% 428 37,612 R+55.5
Bartow 8,396 23.5% 26,876 75.1% 530 35,802 R+51.6
Glynn 11,950 36.1% 20,893 63.1% 290 33,133 R+27.0
Floyd 9,640 29.4% 22,733 69.2% 456 32,829 R+39.9
Whitfield 7,210 26.8% 19,305 71.8% 361 26,876 R+45.0
Troup 10,547 40.6% 15,179 58.4% 260 25,986 R+17.8
Barrow 6,028 23.9% 18,725 74.3% 446 25,199 R+50.4
Spalding 9,898 39.5% 14,911 59.4% 279 25,088 R+20.0
Bulloch 9,593 39.8% 14,174 58.8% 318 24,085 R+19.0
Jackson 4,238 17.9% 19,135 80.7% 331 23,704 R+62.8
Catoosa 5,365 22.7% 17,858 75.4% 455 23,678 R+52.8
Walker 5,274 24.1% 16,247 74.2% 375 21,896 R+50.1
Effingham 4,947 23.8% 15,596 74.9% 273 20,816 R+51.2
Laurens 7,513 38.3% 11,950 61.0% 141 19,604 R+22.6
Thomas 7,653 40.4% 11,156 58.9% 144 18,953 R+18.5
Camden 6,377 35.5% 11,343 63.1% 263 17,983 R+27.6
Oconee 4,421 24.8% 13,098 73.5% 298 17,817 R+48.7
Gordon 3,440 20.4% 13,197 78.1% 260 16,897 R+57.7
Baldwin 8,483 52.2% 7,589 46.7% 166 16,238 D+5.5
Liberty 10,457 64.7% 5,565 34.4% 148 16,170 D+30.3
Harris 4,145 26.8% 11,197 72.3% 146 15,488 R+45.5
Habersham 2,301 15.7% 12,166 83.1% 174 14,641 R+67.4
Coffee 5,057 35.0% 9,248 64.0% 149 14,454 R+29.0
Tift 4,660 33.5% 9,185 66.0% 82 13,927 R+32.5
Lee 3,196 23.5% 10,314 75.7% 118 13,628 R+52.2
Polk 3,615 26.6% 9,811 72.1% 182 13,608 R+45.5
Bryan 3,707 27.6% 9,560 71.1% 186 13,453 R+43.5
Colquitt 3,973 29.8% 9,243 69.4% 112 13,328 R+39.5
Pickens 1,975 15.6% 10,547 83.2% 158 12,680 R+67.6
Monroe 3,785 30.8% 8,361 68.1% 131 12,277 R+37.3
Jones 4,274 35.3% 7,744 64.0% 87 12,105 R+28.7
Ware 3,900 32.7% 7,941 66.5% 98 11,939 R+33.8
Sumter 6,375 53.9% 5,378 45.5% 78 11,831 D+8.4
Peach 6,148 53.4% 5,287 45.9% 81 11,516 D+7.5
Upson 3,959 35.2% 7,230 64.2% 74 11,263 R+29.0
Murray 2,542 22.7% 8,443 75.3% 232 11,217 R+52.6
Madison 2,494 22.5% 8,443 76.0% 167 11,104 R+53.6
Union 2,139 19.3% 8,773 79.2% 167 11,079 R+59.9
Gilmer 1,958 17.8% 8,926 81.0% 134 11,018 R+63.2
Lumpkin 2,055 18.8% 8,647 79.3% 203 10,905 R+60.4
White 1,671 15.9% 8,651 82.5% 166 10,488 R+66.6
Decatur 4,591 43.8% 5,824 55.5% 70 10,485 R+11.8
Haralson 1,789 17.2% 8,446 81.4% 141 10,376 R+64.2
Wayne 2,596 25.3% 7,557 73.6% 116 10,269 R+48.3
Dawson 1,241 12.1% 8,847 86.4% 156 10,244 R+74.2
Fannin 2,028 20.2% 7,857 78.4% 132 10,017 R+58.2
Burke 5,405 55.3% 4,301 44.0% 73 9,779 D+11.3
McDuffie 4,044 42.2% 5,475 57.1% 73 9,592 R+14.9
Hart 2,870 30.2% 6,517 68.5% 124 9,511 R+38.3
Stephens 2,131 22.4% 7,221 76.0% 146 9,498 R+53.6
Grady 3,419 36.4% 5,924 63.0% 53 9,396 R+26.7
Butts 2,968 31.6% 6,306 67.2% 107 9,381 R+35.6
Toombs 2,746 29.4% 6,524 69.8% 74 9,344 R+40.4
Meriwether 4,331 46.8% 4,856 52.4% 77 9,264 R+5.7
Putnam 2,926 31.7% 6,215 67.4% 81 9,222 R+35.7
Morgan 2,753 30.5% 6,186 68.5% 88 9,027 R+38.0
Washington 4,714 53.5% 4,035 45.8% 59 8,808 D+7.7
Worth 2,487 29.5% 5,869 69.7% 63 8,419 R+40.2
Greene 3,201 38.5% 5,071 60.9% 51 8,323 R+22.5
Mitchell 4,081 49.3% 4,155 50.2% 39 8,275 R+0.9
Elbert 3,181 39.1% 4,859 59.7% 103 8,143 R+20.6
Pike 1,356 16.7% 6,668 82.2% 85 8,109 R+65.5
Emanuel 2,927 36.2% 5,100 63.1% 56 8,083 R+26.9
Chattooga 2,232 28.5% 5,452 69.7% 138 7,822 R+41.2
Franklin 1,499 19.3% 6,114 78.8% 149 7,762 R+59.5
Dodge 2,442 31.6% 5,214 67.4% 77 7,733 R+35.8
Lamar 2,602 34.3% 4,899 64.5% 91 7,592 R+30.3
Rabun 1,559 20.9% 5,754 77.1% 150 7,463 R+56.2
Crisp 3,167 42.8% 4,182 56.5% 47 7,396 R+13.7
Jefferson 4,261 58.4% 2,999 41.1% 38 7,298 D+17.3
Appling 1,758 24.8% 5,233 73.8% 95 7,086 R+49.0
Pierce 1,124 16.4% 5,667 82.8% 55 6,846 R+66.4
Brooks 3,138 46.5% 3,554 52.7% 50 6,742 R+6.2
Tattnall 1,897 28.5% 4,706 70.6% 64 6,667 R+42.1
McIntosh 2,864 45.2% 3,409 53.8% 68 6,341 R+8.6
Oglethorpe 1,914 30.5% 4,251 67.8% 108 6,273 R+37.3
Towns 1,273 20.5% 4,876 78.5% 62 6,211 R+58.0
Berrien 1,273 20.5% 4,843 78.1% 85 6,201 R+57.6
Banks 780 12.6% 5,354 86.4% 61 6,195 R+73.8
Screven 2,774 45.5% 3,287 53.9% 39 6,100 R+8.4
Cook 2,042 33.9% 3,935 65.2% 54 6,031 R+31.4
Jasper 1,845 30.6% 4,136 68.6% 50 6,031 R+38.0
Dade 1,411 23.4% 4,471 74.3% 138 6,020 R+50.8
Brantley 939 15.6% 4,964 82.7% 99 6,002 R+67.1
Ben Hill 2,512 42.2% 3,396 57.0% 48 5,956 R+14.8
Early 2,765 51.7% 2,557 47.8% 31 5,353 D+3.9
Jeff Davis 1,275 23.9% 3,996 74.9% 65 5,336 R+51.0
Crawford 1,706 33.2% 3,368 65.6% 59 5,133 R+32.4
Bleckley 1,269 25.9% 3,587 73.1% 51 4,907 R+47.2
Macon 3,211 67.2% 1,545 32.3% 25 4,781 D+34.8
Wilkes 2,087 43.8% 2,635 55.3% 39 4,761 R+11.5
Wilkinson 2,181 49.0% 2,246 50.5% 23 4,450 R+1.5
Lincoln 1,586 35.8% 2,807 63.4% 33 4,426 R+27.6
Terrell 2,544 57.8% 1,834 41.7% 20 4,398 D+16.1
Telfair 1,805 41.6% 2,480 57.2% 51 4,336 R+15.6
Dooly 2,285 53.2% 1,985 46.2% 28 4,298 D+7.0
Twiggs 2,270 54.0% 1,907 45.4% 25 4,202 D+8.6
Heard 948 22.7% 3,160 75.7% 64 4,172 R+53.0
Hancock 3,308 80.9% 769 18.8% 11 4,088 D+62.1
Bacon 791 20.1% 3,093 78.7% 47 3,931 R+58.6
Montgomery 1,135 29.6% 2,662 69.5% 35 3,832 R+39.8
Long 1,442 37.9% 2,306 60.7% 54 3,802 R+22.7
Johnson 1,305 34.6% 2,440 64.7% 27 3,772 R+30.1
Seminole 1,478 39.2% 2,245 59.6% 46 3,769 R+20.4
Charlton 1,197 31.8% 2,527 67.1% 40 3,764 R+35.3
Irwin 1,141 30.8% 2,538 68.4% 30 3,709 R+37.7
Pulaski 1,219 33.1% 2,444 66.4% 19 3,682 R+33.3
Evans 1,268 35.6% 2,268 63.7% 27 3,563 R+28.1
Turner 1,510 42.4% 2,028 57.0% 21 3,559 R+14.6
Taylor 1,572 44.4% 1,948 55.1% 18 3,538 R+10.6
Candler 1,157 32.8% 2,344 66.4% 27 3,528 R+33.6
Talbot 2,265 64.9% 1,202 34.4% 24 3,491 D+30.4
Jenkins 1,488 43.9% 1,887 55.7% 15 3,390 R+11.8
Marion 1,412 44.5% 1,733 54.7% 25 3,170 R+10.1
Wilcox 1,060 33.9% 2,053 65.6% 16 3,129 R+31.7
Randolph 1,770 57.9% 1,271 41.6% 17 3,058 D+16.3
Lanier 1,114 37.5% 1,820 61.2% 38 2,972 R+23.8
Atkinson 930 32.0% 1,938 66.8% 34 2,902 R+34.7
Miller 852 30.7% 1,905 68.6% 18 2,775 R+37.9
Treutlen 1,074 39.1% 1,652 60.1% 24 2,750 R+21.0
Warren 1,529 60.5% 990 39.2% 7 2,526 D+21.3
Clinch 852 34.5% 1,598 64.6% 22 2,472 R+30.2
Calhoun 1,298 59.3% 883 40.4% 7 2,188 D+19.0
Wheeler 772 35.7% 1,366 63.2% 22 2,160 R+27.5
Stewart 1,323 63.7% 745 35.9% 8 2,076 D+27.8
Schley 448 25.6% 1,286 73.6% 14 1,748 R+47.9
Baker 794 50.0% 785 49.4% 10 1,589 D+0.6
Chattahoochee 729 48.9% 735 49.3% 26 1,490 R+0.4
Clay 862 61.5% 537 38.3% 3 1,402 D+23.2
Glascock 176 13.2% 1,135 85.1% 22 1,333 R+71.9
Webster 582 49.0% 601 50.6% 4 1,187 R+1.6
Quitman 612 54.3% 510 45.2% 6 1,128 D+9.0
Echols 173 15.7% 917 83.2% 12 1,102 R+67.5
Taliaferro 636 66.0% 323 33.5% 4 963 D+32.5

Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

Georgia in every presidential election we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2024 Donald Trump (R) R+2.2
2020 Joe Biden (D) D+0.2
2016 Donald Trump (R) R+5.1
2012 Mitt Romney (R) R+7.8
2008 John McCain (R) R+5.2
2004 George W. Bush (R) R+16.6
2000 George W. Bush (R) R+11.7
1996 Bob Dole (R) R+1.2
1992 Bill Clinton (D) D+0.6
1988 George H. W. Bush (R) R+20.3
1984 Ronald Reagan (R) R+20.4
1980 Jimmy Carter (D) D+14.8
1976 Jimmy Carter (D) D+33.9
1972 Richard Nixon (R) R+50.4
1968 George Wallace (other)
1964 Barry Goldwater (R) R+8.3
1960 John F. Kennedy (D) D+25.1
1956 Adlai Stevenson II (D) D+33.8
1952 Adlai Stevenson II (D) D+39.3
1948 Harry S. Truman (D) D+42.5
1944 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+63.5
1940 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+70.0
1936 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+74.5
1932 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+83.8
1928 Al Smith (D) D+13.2
1924 John W. Davis (D) D+55.8
1920 James M. Cox (D) D+44.6
1916 Woodrow Wilson (D) D+72.5
1912 Woodrow Wilson (D) D+72.4
1908 William Jennings Bryan (D) D+23.4
1904 Alton B. Parker (D) D+45.4
1900 William Jennings Bryan (D) D+38.6
1896 William Jennings Bryan (D) D+21.0
1892 Grover Cleveland (D) D+36.3
1888 Grover Cleveland (D) D+42.0
1884 Grover Cleveland (D) D+32.2
1880 Winfield Scott Hancock (D) D+30.9
1876 Samuel J. Tilden (D) D+44.1
1872 Third party (other)
1868 Horatio Seymour (D) D+28.5