2012 United States presidential election in Illinois Turnout 69.70% County Results Congressional District Results Precinct Results Obama
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The 2012 United States presidential election in Illinois took place on November 6, 2012, as part of the 2012 United States presidential election in which all 50 states plus the District of Columbia participated. Illinois voters chose 20 electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote pitting incumbent Democratic President Barack Obama and his running mate, Vice President Joe Biden , against Republican challenger and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney and his running mate, Congressman Paul Ryan . The Obama/Biden ticket won Illinois with 57.50% of the popular vote to Romney/Ryan's 40.66%, thus winning the state's twenty electoral votes by a margin of 16.84%.[ 1]
Obama's victory continued a Democratic winning streak in the state — with the Democratic candidate having carried Illinois through six consecutive elections. However, despite Obama's win in 2008 and popularity in the state due to being its former U.S. Senator, his performance significantly worsened, with his margin of victory decreasing from 25.10% to 16.84% and losing 23 counties to Romney that he had won four years prior. Obama further became the first ever Democrat to win the White House without carrying Gallatin or Macoupin Counties, as well as the first since Woodrow Wilson in 1916 to win the White House without carrying Madison County . While Obama only won 23% of the counties in Illinois, most of the counties he won were heavily populated. His 17-point victory can be largely attributed to his performance in Cook County , which encompasses the Chicago Metropolitan Area . He also won the once Republican-favored collar counties (DuPage , Will and Lake ). He also performed well in the East St. Louis area.
As of the 2020 presidential election , this is the last time a Democrat has won Alexander , Carroll , Fulton , Henderson , Henry , Jo Daviess , Knox , Mercer , Putnam , Warren , and Whiteside counties. Also, as a result of this election, Clark , Clay , Effingham , Edwards , Iroquois , Jasper , Massac , Richland , Wabash , and Wayne are the only counties in the state that never voted for Obama in his two runs for the presidency or in his landslide election to the Senate .
2012 Illinois Democratic presidential primary Candidate Barack Obama Home state Illinois Delegate count 189 Popular vote 652,583 Percentage 99.98%
The 2012 Illinois Democratic presidential primary was held on March 20, 2012, in the U.S. state of Illinois as one of the Republican Party's state primaries ahead of the 2012 presidential election. Incumbent president Barack Obama won the primary. Obama was running for reelection without a major opponent.
Obama won all 189 of the state's bound delegates (the state also had 26 superdelegates ).[ 2]
2012 Illinois Democratic presidential primary[ 2] [ 3] Candidate Votes Percentage Delegates Barack Obama (incumbent) 652,583 99.98% 189 Randall Terry 134 0.02% 0 Totals 652,717 100.00% 189
2012 Illinois Republican presidential primary County resultsRomney: 30–40% 40–50% 50–60% Santorum: 30–40% 40–50% 50–60% 60–70%
The 2012 Illinois Republican presidential primary was held on March 20, 2012, in the U.S. state of Illinois as one of the Republican Party's state primaries ahead of the 2012 presidential election.[ 4] [ 5] For the state-run primaries (Democratic and Republican), turnout was 21.72%, with 1,586,171 votes cast.[ 3]
The 2012 Illinois Green Party Convention was held on February 24, and saw a binding presidential preference vote cast, awarding delegates, as part of the Green Party's state primaries ahead of the 2012 presidential election.[ 7]
Unlike the primaries for the major parties, this primary was run by the Green Party of Illinois itself, rather than by the state.
Illinois Green Party Primary, February 24, 2012[ 7] [ 8] Candidate Votes Percentage National delegates Jill Stein 109 71.24% 22 Roseanne Barr (write-in) 27 17.65% 5 Kent Mesplay 8 5.23% 2 Uncommitted 8 5.23% 2 Others 1 0.65% 0 Total 153 100% 31
County Barack Obama Democratic Mitt Romney Republican Various candidates Other parties Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % Adams 9,648 31.43% 20,416 66.51% 633 2.06% -10,768 -35.08% 30,697 Alexander 1,965 56.13% 1,487 42.47% 49 1.40% 478 13.66% 3,501 Bond 3,020 40.95% 4,095 55.53% 260 3.52% -1,075 -14.58% 7,375 Boone 9,883 46.09% 11,096 51.75% 462 2.16% -1,213 -5.66% 21,441 Brown 787 33.29% 1,513 64.00% 64 2.71% -726 -30.71% 2,364 Bureau 8,134 48.75% 8,164 48.93% 388 2.32% -30 -0.18% 16,686 Calhoun 1,080 41.93% 1,440 55.90% 56 2.17% -360 -13.97% 2,576 Carroll 3,665 49.49% 3,555 48.00% 186 2.51% 110 1.49% 7,406 Cass 2,053 42.09% 2,707 55.49% 118 2.42% -654 -13.40% 4,878 Champaign 40,831 51.94% 35,312 44.92% 2,466 3.14% 5,519 7.02% 78,609 Christian 5,494 37.31% 8,885 60.33% 348 2.36% -3,391 -23.02% 14,727 Clark 2,591 32.86% 5,144 65.23% 151 1.91% -2,553 -32.37% 7,886 Clay 1,584 26.81% 4,190 70.92% 134 2.27% -2,606 -44.11% 5,908 Clinton 5,596 33.95% 10,524 63.86% 361 2.19% -4,928 -29.91% 16,481 Coles 9,262 43.21% 11,631 54.26% 544 2.53% -2,369 -11.05% 21,437 Cook 1,488,537 73.88% 495,542 24.59% 30,740 1.53% 992,995 49.29% 2,014,819 Crawford 2,858 33.11% 5,585 64.69% 190 2.20% -2,727 -31.58% 8,633 Cumberland 1,641 30.99% 3,509 66.27% 145 2.74% -1,868 -35.28% 5,295 DeKalb 21,207 51.42% 18,934 45.91% 1,100 2.67% 2,273 5.51% 41,241 DeWitt 2,601 35.30% 4,579 62.15% 188 2.55% -1,978 -26.85% 7,368 Douglas 2,430 30.68% 5,334 67.34% 157 1.98% -2,904 -36.66% 7,921 DuPage 199,460 49.73% 195,046 48.63% 6,575 1.64% 4,414 1.10% 401,081 Edgar 2,565 32.74% 5,132 65.50% 138 1.76% -2,567 -32.76% 7,835 Edwards 754 23.36% 2,405 74.50% 69 2.14% -1,651 -51.14% 3,228 Effingham 3,861 23.24% 12,501 75.25% 251 1.51% -8,640 -52.01% 16,613 Fayette 2,853 31.66% 5,951 66.03% 208 2.31% -3,098 -34.37% 9,012 Ford 1,656 27.49% 4,229 70.20% 139 2.31% -2,573 -42.71% 6,024 Franklin 7,254 40.49% 10,267 57.31% 393 2.20% -3,013 -16.82% 17,914 Fulton 8,328 54.04% 6,632 43.03% 451 2.93% 1,696 11.01% 15,411 Gallatin 1,029 39.99% 1,492 57.99% 52 2.02% -463 -18.00% 2,573 Greene 2,023 35.89% 3,451 61.22% 163 2.89% -1,428 -25.33% 5,637 Grundy 9,451 44.34% 11,343 53.22% 519 2.44% -1,892 -8.88% 21,313 Hamilton 1,269 32.20% 2,566 65.11% 106 2.69% -1,297 -32.91% 3,941 Hancock 3,650 40.06% 5,271 57.85% 190 2.09% -1,621 -17.79% 9,111 Hardin 742 31.85% 1,535 65.88% 53 2.27% -793 -34.03% 2,330 Henderson 1,978 55.44% 1,541 43.19% 49 1.37% 437 12.25% 3,568 Henry 12,332 50.53% 11,583 47.46% 490 2.01% 749 3.07% 24,405 Iroquois 3,413 26.64% 9,120 71.19% 278 2.17% -5,707 -44.55% 12,811 Jackson 13,319 55.26% 9,864 40.92% 921 3.82% 3,455 14.34% 24,104 Jasper 1,436 28.48% 3,514 69.68% 93 1.84% -2,078 -41.20% 5,043 Jefferson 6,089 37.31% 9,811 60.12% 420 2.57% -3,722 -22.81% 16,320 Jersey 3,667 36.67% 6,039 60.38% 295 2.95% -2,372 -23.71% 10,001 Jo Daviess 5,667 49.58% 5,534 48.42% 228 2.00% 133 1.16% 11,429 Johnson 1,572 27.61% 3,963 69.60% 159 2.79% -2,391 -41.99% 5,694 Kane 90,332 49.71% 88,335 48.61% 3,058 1.68% 1,997 1.10% 181,725 Kankakee 21,595 47.30% 23,136 50.68% 923 2.02% -1,541 -3.38% 45,654 Kendall 22,471 47.39% 24,047 50.71% 900 1.90% -1,576 -3.32% 47,418 Knox 13,451 57.59% 9,408 40.28% 497 2.13% 4,043 17.31% 23,356 Lake 153,757 53.48% 129,764 45.14% 3,972 1.38% 23,993 8.34% 287,493 LaSalle 23,073 48.67% 23,256 49.06% 1,076 2.27% -183 -0.39% 47,405 Lawrence 2,011 33.58% 3,857 64.40% 121 2.02% -1,846 -30.82% 5,989 Lee 6,937 45.20% 8,059 52.51% 352 2.29% -1,122 -7.31% 15,348 Livingston 5,020 33.30% 9,753 64.69% 304 2.01% -4,733 -31.39% 15,077 Logan 3,978 32.91% 7,844 64.89% 266 2.20% -3,866 -31.98% 12,088 Macon 22,780 46.46% 25,309 51.62% 941 1.92% -2,529 -5.16% 49,030 Macoupin 9,464 44.89% 10,946 51.92% 673 3.19% -1,482 -7.03% 21,083 Madison 58,922 47.95% 60,608 49.32% 3,355 2.73% -1,686 -1.37% 122,885 Marion 6,225 39.35% 9,248 58.46% 347 2.19% -3,023 -19.11% 15,820 Marshall 2,455 41.83% 3,290 56.06% 124 2.11% -835 -14.23% 5,869 Mason 2,867 45.54% 3,265 51.86% 164 2.60% -398 -6.32% 6,296 Massac 2,092 32.21% 4,278 65.87% 125 1.92% -2,186 -33.66% 6,495 McDonough 5,967 47.91% 6,147 49.36% 340 2.73% -180 -1.45% 12,454 McHenry 59,797 44.55% 71,598 53.34% 2,842 2.11% -11,801 -8.79% 134,237 McLean 31,883 43.40% 39,947 54.37% 1,639 2.23% -8,064 -10.97% 73,469 Menard 2,100 34.14% 3,948 64.18% 103 1.68% -1,848 -30.04% 6,151 Mercer 4,507 52.60% 3,876 45.24% 185 2.16% 631 7.36% 8,568 Monroe 6,215 35.53% 10,888 62.24% 391 2.23% -4,673 -26.71% 17,494 Montgomery 5,058 41.50% 6,776 55.60% 354 2.90% -1,718 -14.10% 12,188 Morgan 5,806 41.06% 7,972 56.37% 364 2.57% -2,166 -15.31% 14,142 Moultrie 2,144 35.29% 3,784 62.29% 147 2.42% -1,640 -27.00% 6,075 Ogle 9,514 40.72% 13,422 57.44% 431 1.84% -3,908 -16.72% 23,367 Peoria 40,209 51.28% 36,774 46.90% 1,428 1.82% 3,435 4.38% 78,411 Perry 3,819 39.99% 5,507 57.67% 223 2.34% -1,688 -17.68% 9,549 Piatt 3,090 35.35% 5,413 61.92% 239 2.73% -2,323 -26.57% 8,742 Pike 2,278 31.20% 4,860 66.56% 164 2.24% -2,582 -35.36% 7,302 Pope 650 29.25% 1,512 68.05% 60 2.70% -862 -38.80% 2,222 Pulaski 1,389 46.12% 1,564 51.93% 59 1.95% -175 -5.81% 3,012 Putnam 1,559 49.60% 1,502 47.79% 82 2.61% 57 1.81% 3,143 Randolph 5,759 39.89% 8,290 57.42% 389 2.69% -2,531 -17.53% 14,438 Richland 2,362 32.44% 4,756 65.31% 164 2.25% -2,394 -32.87% 7,282 Rock Island 39,157 60.04% 24,934 38.23% 1,126 1.73% 14,223 21.81% 65,217 Saline 3,701 34.52% 6,806 63.49% 213 1.99% -3,105 -28.97% 10,720 Sangamon 42,107 44.65% 50,225 53.26% 1,965 2.09% -8,118 -8.61% 94,297 Schuyler 1,727 44.26% 2,069 53.02% 106 2.72% -342 -8.76% 3,902 Scott 910 35.44% 1,587 61.80% 71 2.76% -677 -26.36% 2,568 Shelby 3,342 32.01% 6,843 65.55% 254 2.44% -3,501 -33.54% 10,439 St. Clair 67,285 56.15% 50,125 41.83% 2,417 2.02% 17,160 14.32% 119,827 Stark 1,095 41.13% 1,528 57.40% 39 1.47% -433 -16.27% 2,662 Stephenson 10,165 48.11% 10,512 49.75% 451 2.14% -347 -1.64% 21,128 Tazewell 24,438 39.88% 35,335 57.66% 1,509 2.46% -10,897 -17.78% 61,282 Union 3,137 37.71% 4,957 59.59% 224 2.70% -1,820 -21.88% 8,318 Vermilion 12,878 42.36% 16,892 55.57% 630 2.07% -4,014 -13.21% 30,400 Wabash 1,590 30.97% 3,478 67.74% 66 1.29% -1,888 -36.77% 5,134 Warren 4,044 51.73% 3,618 46.28% 156 1.99% 426 5.45% 7,818 Washington 2,450 32.95% 4,792 64.45% 193 2.60% -2,342 -31.50% 7,435 Wayne 1,514 19.67% 5,988 77.80% 195 2.53% -4,474 -58.13% 7,697 White 2,188 30.90% 4,731 66.80% 163 2.30% -2,543 -35.90% 7,082 Whiteside 14,833 57.43% 10,448 40.45% 547 2.12% 4,385 16.98% 25,828 Will 144,229 51.85% 128,969 46.36% 4,967 1.79% 15,260 5.49% 278,165 Williamson 10,647 36.40% 17,909 61.22% 698 2.38% -7,262 -24.82% 29,254 Winnebago 61,732 51.70% 55,138 46.18% 2,527 2.12% 6,594 5.52% 119,397 Woodford 5,572 29.42% 12,961 68.44% 405 2.14% -7,389 -39.02% 18,938 Totals 3,019,512 57.50% 2,135,216 40.66% 96,704 1.84% 884,296 16.84% 5,251,432
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County Flips: Democratic Hold
Republican Hold
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Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican [ edit ] By congressional district [ edit ] Obama won 12 of 18 congressional districts.[ 17]
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