2012 United States presidential election in Texas explained

See main article: 2012 United States presidential election.

Election Name:2012 United States presidential election in Texas
Country:Texas
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2008 United States presidential election in Texas
Previous Year:2008
Next Election:2016 United States presidential election in Texas
Next Year:2016
Election Date:November 6, 2012
Turnout:58.6% (of registered voters)
43.7% (of voting age population)[1]
Image1:Mitt_Romney_by_Gage_Skidmore_6_cropped.jpg
Nominee1:Mitt Romney
Party1:Republican Party (United States)
Home State1:Massachusetts
Running Mate1:Paul Ryan
Electoral Vote1:38
Popular Vote1:4,569,843
Percentage1:57.17%
Nominee2:Barack Obama
Party2:Democratic Party (United States)
Home State2:Illinois
Running Mate2:Joe Biden
Electoral Vote2:0
Popular Vote2:3,308,124
Percentage2:41.38%
President
Before Election:Barack Obama
Before Party:Democratic Party (United States)
After Election:Barack Obama
After Party:Democratic Party (United States)

The 2012 United States presidential election in Texas 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. Texas voters chose 38 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.

As the largest Republican stronghold in the country, Romney won Texas with 57.17%, over Obama's 41.38%, a margin of 15.79%. As in past elections, Obama and the Democrats dominated the Rio Grande Valley, winning upwards of 70% or 80% of the vote in most of these counties, with his best performance in Starr County at 86.34% to Romney's 13.02%, a 73.32% margin. Furthermore, he won the major urban centers of Austin, El Paso, Dallas, Houston, and San Antonio, but Republicans were able to overwhelm the urban vote by sweeping the vast rural areas and suburbs of Texas by large margins. Romney also came extremely close to carrying Harris County, home to Houston, which Obama carried by only 0.08%, or 971 votes.[2] In the process, Romney beat George W. Bush's 2004 record of the most votes for a presidential candidate in Texas, a record later surpassed in 2016 by Donald Trump and in 2020 by both Trump and Joe Biden. By receiving 95.86% of the vote in King County,[3] Romney also recorded the highest proportion of any county's vote cast for one candidate since Barry Goldwater received between 95.92 and 96.59% of the vote in seven Mississippi counties in Mississippi in 1964 – although this occurred when African-American majorities in these counties had been almost totally disenfranchised for seven and a half decades.

Texas's 38 electoral votes were Romney's largest electoral prize in the election. The state solidified its Republican identity in the Reagan Era and had not voted for a Democratic presidential nominee since fellow Southerner Jimmy Carter carried it in 1976. The oil industry is the driving factor of the state's economy, with numerous oil companies such as ExxonMobil being based in the state,[4] and consequently the state has rejected the Democratic Party which has increasingly embraced environmentalist policies. In addition, moderate Republicans' popularity among suburban Texans boosted their support. However, although Romney improved on John McCain's 2008 performance, this election solidified the Texan urban areas' move away from the GOP. Dallas and Harris Counties, home to Dallas and Houston, respectively, both of which flipped in 2008, remained blue this year, setting the stage for suburban areas beginning to slip from the Republican Party.

As of the 2020 presidential election, this is the last time in which Texas was decided by double digits as well as the last time that Fort Bend County voted for the Republican nominee and the last time Jefferson County voted for the Democratic nominee.

Primary elections

Democratic primary

See main article: 2012 Texas Democratic presidential primary.

Election Name:2012 Texas Democratic presidential primary
Country:Texas
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2008 Texas Democratic presidential primary and caucuses
Previous Year:2008
Next Election:2016 Texas Democratic presidential primary
Next Year:2016
Image1:President Barack Obama, 2012 portrait crop.jpg
Candidate1:Barack Obama
Color1:1E90FF
Home State1:Illinois
Delegate Count1:287
Popular Vote1:520,410
Percentage1:88.18%
Candidate2:John Wolfe Jr.
Color2:800080
Home State2:Tennessee
Delegate Count2:0
Popular Vote2:29,879
Percentage2:5.06%

The 2012 Texas Democratic Primary was held on May 29, 2012. Incumbent Barack Obama, running for the nomination without significant opposition, won the primary with 88.18% of the vote and was awarded all of Texas' 287 delegates to the 2012 Democratic National Convention.

This was the last time the Texas Democratic Party used the caucus system to allocate delegates.

2012 Texas Democratic presidential primary[5]
CandidateVotesPercentageDelegates
Barack Obama (incumbent)520,41088.18%287
John Wolfe Jr.29,8795.06%0
Darcy Richardson25,4304.31%0
Bob Ely14,4452.45%0
Total:590,164100.0%287
Key: Withdrew prior to contest

Republican primary

See main article: 2012 Texas Republican presidential primary.

Election Name:2012 Texas Republican presidential primary
Country:Texas
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2008 Texas Republican presidential primary
Previous Year:2008
Next Election:2016 Texas Republican presidential primary
Next Year:2016
Image1:Mitt_Romney_by_Gage_Skidmore_6_cropped.jpg
Candidate1:Mitt Romney
Color1:ff6600
Home State1:Massachusetts
Delegate Count1:105
Popular Vote1:1,001,387
Percentage1:69.09%
Candidate2:Ron Paul
Color2:ffcc00
Home State2:Texas
Delegate Count2:18
Popular Vote2:174,207
Percentage2:12.02%
Image3:Rick Santorum by Gage Skidmore.jpg
Candidate3:Rick Santorum
Color3:008000
Home State3:Pennsylvania
Delegate Count3:12
Popular Vote3:115,584
Percentage3:7.97%

The Republican primary was held May 29, 2012.[6] [7]

152 delegates were chosen, for a total of 155 delegates to go to the national convention.

The election was originally scheduled to take place on Super Tuesday, March 6.[8] Due to litigation over the state's redistricting following the 2010 United States Census, it was rescheduled for April 3.[9] [10] That date also became uncertain and the primary was expected to be held, at the earliest, in late May 2012, with both May 22 and May 29[11] being proposed. U.S. District Court judge Xavier Rodriguez, one of the three judges overseeing the litigation, had suggested a June 26 date for the election. Finally, on March 1, 2012, the court issued an order setting the date of the primary to May 29, 2012.

2012 Texas Republican presidential primary[12]
CandidateVotesPercentageDelegates
Mitt Romney1,001,38769%105
Ron Paul174,20712.02%18
Rick Santorum115,5847.97%12
Newt Gingrich 68,2474.71%7
Uncommitted60,6594.18%6
Michele Bachmann12,0970.83%1
Jon Huntsman8,6950.60% 1
Buddy Roemer4,7140.33%0
L. John Davis Jr.3,8870.27%0
Unpledged delegates:4
Superdelegates:3
Total:1,449,477100.0%155
Key: Withdrew prior to contest

General election

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Results

2012 United States presidential election in Texas [13]
PartyCandidateRunning mateVotesPercentageElectoral votes
RepublicanMitt RomneyPaul Ryan4,569,84357.17%38
DemocraticBarack Obama (incumbent)Joe Biden (incumbent)3,308,12441.38%0
LibertarianJim Gray88,5801.11%0
GreenJill SteinCheri Honkala24,6570.31%0
Constitution (Write-in)Jim Clymer1,2870.02%0
Justice (Write-in)Luis J. Rodriguez4260.01%0
America's Party (Write-in)Jonathan D. Ellis3740.00%0
Other Write-ins3110.00%0
Socialist (Write-in)Alex Mendoza1620.00%0
Reform (Write-in)Kenneth Cross870.00%0
Totals7,993,851100.00%38
Voter turnout (Voting age population)43.73%

By county

CountyMitt Romney
Republican
Barack Obama
Democratic
Various candidates
Other parties
MarginTotal
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Anderson12,26275.64%3,81323.52%1370.84%8,44952.12%16,212
Andrews3,63981.19%79517.74%481.07%2,84463.45%4,482
Angelina20,30371.47%7,83427.58%2690.95%12,46943.89%28,406
Aransas6,83070.79%2,70428.03%1141.18%4,12642.76%9,648
Archer3,60086.46%52512.61%390.93%3,07573.85%4,164
Armstrong82888.56%9810.48%90.96%73078.08%935
Atascosa7,46158.65%5,13340.35%1271.00%2,32818.30%12,721
Austin9,26579.53%2,25219.33%1321.14%7,01360.20%11,649
Bailey1,33973.73%46625.66%110.61%87348.07%1,816
Bandera7,42678.60%1,86419.73%1581.67%5,56258.87%9,448
Bastrop14,03357.32%9,86440.29%5842.39%4,16917.03%24,481
Baylor1,29781.47%26716.77%281.76%1,03064.70%1,592
Bee4,35655.29%3,45243.81%710.90%90411.48%7,879
Bell49,57457.36%35,51241.09%1,3391.55%14,06216.27%86,425
Bexar241,61746.94%264,85651.46%8,2371.60%-23,239-4.52%514,710
Blanco3,63873.16%1,22024.53%1152.31%2,41848.63%4,973
Borden32489.26%328.82%71.92%29280.44%363
Bosque5,88580.00%1,36718.58%1041.42%4,51861.42%7,356
Bowie24,86970.24%10,19628.80%3390.96%14,67341.44%35,404
Brazoria70,86266.39%34,42132.25%1,4561.36%36,44134.14%106,739
Brazos37,20966.49%17,47731.23%1,2762.28%19,73235.26%55,962
Brewster1,97651.10%1,76545.64%1263.26%2115.46%3,867
Briscoe57882.34%11716.67%70.99%46165.67%702
Brooks50721.10%1,88678.49%100.41%-1,379-57.39%2,403
Brown11,89585.29%1,90413.65%1481.06%9,99171.64%13,947
Burleson4,67172.35%1,70526.41%801.24%2,96645.94%6,456
Burnet12,84376.46%3,67421.87%2791.67%9,16954.59%16,796
Caldwell6,02154.40%4,79143.29%2562.31%1,23011.11%11,068
Calhoun4,14462.33%2,41036.25%941.42%1,73426.08%6,648
Callahan4,37884.24%75114.45%681.31%3,62769.79%5,197
Cameron26,09933.94%49,97564.99%8211.07%-23,876-31.05%76,895
Camp2,88166.46%1,42832.94%260.60%1,45333.52%4,335
Carson2,45188.23%29210.51%351.26%2,15977.72%2,778
Cass8,76374.34%2,92424.80%1010.86%5,83949.54%11,788
Castro1,47069.37%63029.73%190.90%84039.64%2,119
Chambers11,78779.99%2,79018.93%1581.08%8,99761.06%14,735
Cherokee12,09475.00%3,87524.03%1570.97%8,21950.97%16,126
Childress1,66583.42%32016.03%110.55%1,34567.39%1,996
Clay4,26684.36%74014.63%511.01%3,52669.73%5,057
Cochran64970.77%25627.92%121.31%39342.85%917
Coke1,21886.51%17912.71%110.78%1,03973.80%1,408
Coleman3,01286.25%44212.66%381.09%2,57073.59%3,492
Collin196,88864.86%101,41533.41%5,2641.73%95,47331.45%303,567
Collingsworth96283.65%17715.39%110.96%78568.26%1,150
Colorado6,02674.24%2,02925.00%620.76%3,99749.24%8,117
Comal39,31876.30%11,45022.22%7611.48%27,86854.08%51,529
Comanche3,94480.39%89018.14%721.47%3,05462.25%4,906
Concho79379.22%19419.38%141.40%59959.84%1,001
Cooke11,95183.28%2,24615.65%1541.07%9,70567.63%14,351
Coryell11,22067.57%5,15831.06%2261.37%6,06236.51%16,604
Cottle55574.90%18024.29%60.81%37550.61%741
Crane98576.77%27521.43%231.80%71055.34%1,283
Crockett95765.68%48032.94%201.38%47732.74%1,457
Crosby1,13263.35%63935.76%160.89%49327.59%1,787
Culberson29533.56%56864.62%161.82%-273-31.06%879
Dallam1,24881.36%25316.49%332.15%99564.87%1,534
Dallas295,81341.57%405,57156.99%10,2281.44%-109,758-15.42%711,612
Dawson2,59171.14%1,01927.98%320.88%1,57243.16%3,642
Deaf Smith3,04270.60%1,23928.75%280.65%1,80341.85%4,309
Delta1,52475.52%45422.50%401.98%1,07053.02%2,018
Denton157,57964.91%80,97833.35%4,2241.74%76,60131.56%242,781
DeWitt5,12277.16%1,46722.10%490.74%3,65555.06%6,638
Dickens79377.82%21621.20%100.98%57756.62%1,019
Dimmit76226.12%2,14173.40%140.48%-1,379-47.28%2,917
Donley1,28783.84%22614.72%221.44%1,06169.12%1,535
Duval98022.56%3,33176.68%330.76%-2,351-54.12%4,344
Eastland5,44483.82%97014.93%811.25%4,47468.89%6,495
Ector24,01073.85%8,11824.97%3851.18%15,89248.88%32,513
Edwards64272.62%23226.24%101.14%41046.38%884
Ellis39,57472.94%13,88125.59%7991.47%25,69347.35%54,254
El Paso57,15033.09%112,95265.40%2,6011.51%-55,802-32.31%172,703
Erath10,32982.81%1,96515.75%1791.44%8,36467.06%12,473
Falls3,35661.76%2,03337.41%450.83%1,32324.35%5,434
Fannin8,16175.54%2,48623.01%1571.45%5,67552.53%10,804
Fayette8,10676.61%2,31521.88%1601.51%5,79154.73%10,581
Fisher1,09467.16%51231.43%231.41%58235.73%1,629
Floyd1,52373.05%55126.43%110.52%97246.62%2,085
Foard34870.30%14028.28%71.42%20842.02%495
Fort Bend116,12652.91%101,14446.08%2,2191.01%14,9826.83%219,489
Franklin3,44680.95%75117.64%601.41%2,69563.31%4,257
Freestone5,64674.58%1,85024.44%740.98%3,79650.14%7,570
Frio1,55939.29%2,37659.88%330.83%-817-20.59%3,968
Gaines3,48485.69%53513.16%471.15%2,94972.53%4,066
Galveston69,05962.74%39,51135.89%1,5081.37%29,54826.85%110,078
Garza1,26380.96%27917.88%181.16%98463.08%1,560
Gillespie10,30682.12%2,05516.37%1891.51%8,25165.75%12,550
Glasscock52691.00%447.61%81.39%48283.39%578
Goliad2,29466.34%1,12732.59%371.07%1,16733.75%3,458
Gonzales4,21669.61%1,77729.34%641.05%2,43940.27%6,057
Gray6,44387.20%88611.99%600.81%5,55775.21%7,389
Grayson30,93673.20%10,67025.25%6581.55%20,26647.95%42,264
Gregg28,74269.25%12,39829.87%3670.88%16,34439.38%41,507
Grimes6,14171.40%2,33927.19%1211.41%3,80244.21%8,601
Guadalupe33,11766.73%15,74431.73%7651.54%17,37335.00%49,626
Hale6,49073.30%2,24325.33%1211.37%4,24747.97%8,854
Hall83275.02%26523.90%121.08%56751.12%1,109
Hamilton2,91882.15%59116.64%431.21%2,32765.51%3,552
Hansford1,78891.13%1598.10%150.77%1,62983.03%1,962
Hardeman1,17678.66%30220.20%171.14%87458.46%1,495
Hardin17,74683.33%3,35915.77%1920.90%14,38767.56%21,297
Harris586,07349.31%587,04449.39%15,4681.30%-971-0.08%1,188,585
Harrison17,51266.92%8,45632.31%2020.77%9,05634.61%26,170
Hartley1,70889.28%1849.62%211.10%1,52479.66%1,913
Haskell1,42470.74%55327.47%361.79%87143.27%2,013
Hays31,66153.65%25,53743.27%1,8133.08%6,12410.38%59,011
Hemphill1,29886.02%19212.72%191.26%1,10673.30%1,509
Henderson21,23176.85%6,10622.10%2901.05%15,12554.75%27,627
Hidalgo39,86528.61%97,96970.32%1,4881.07%-58,104-41.71%139,322
Hill9,13275.82%2,75222.85%1611.33%6,38052.97%12,045
Hockley5,54677.74%1,48620.83%1021.43%4,06056.91%7,134
Hood18,40981.53%3,84317.02%3271.45%14,56664.51%22,579
Hopkins9,83677.13%2,77721.78%1401.09%7,05955.35%12,753
Houston5,88071.59%2,26527.57%690.84%3,61544.02%8,214
Howard6,45374.22%2,11024.27%1321.51%4,34349.95%8,695
Hudspeth47154.58%37943.92%131.50%9210.66%863
Hunt21,01174.91%6,67123.78%3671.31%14,34051.13%28,049
Hutchinson6,80485.82%1,04513.18%791.00%5,75972.64%7,928
Irion66884.77%11214.21%81.02%55670.56%788
Jack2,58088.72%30310.42%250.86%2,27778.30%2,908
Jackson3,90677.73%1,07021.29%490.98%2,83656.44%5,025
Jasper9,95773.66%3,42325.32%1371.02%6,53448.34%13,517
Jeff Davis71960.32%44036.91%332.77%27923.41%1,192
Jefferson43,24248.73%44,66850.34%8250.93%-1,426-1.61%88,735
Jim Hogg35621.36%1,30178.04%100.60%-945-56.68%1,667
Jim Wells4,59841.18%6,49258.14%760.68%-1,894-16.96%11,166
Johnson37,66177.11%10,49621.49%6811.40%27,16555.62%48,838
Jones4,26276.56%1,22622.02%791.42%3,03654.54%5,567
Karnes2,82567.50%1,32531.66%350.84%1,50035.84%4,185
Kaufman24,84671.66%9,47227.32%3521.02%15,37444.34%34,670
Kendall14,50881.58%3,04317.11%2321.31%11,46564.47%17,783
Kenedy8450.30%8249.10%10.60%21.20%167
Kent33582.72%6616.30%40.98%26966.42%405
Kerr17,27478.95%4,33819.83%2671.22%12,93659.12%21,879
Kimble1,66788.11%21711.47%80.42%1,45076.64%1,892
King13995.86%53.45%10.69%13492.41%145
Kinney88061.75%52236.63%231.62%35825.12%1,425
Kleberg4,05845.56%4,75453.37%951.07%-696-7.81%8,907
Knox1,16076.82%33221.99%181.19%82854.83%1,510
Lamar12,82674.58%4,18124.31%1901.11%8,64550.27%17,197
Lamb3,05874.75%99824.40%350.85%2,06050.35%4,091
Lampasas5,62178.03%1,47920.53%1041.44%4,14257.50%7,204
La Salle66940.64%96558.63%120.73%-296-17.99%1,646
Lavaca6,79681.74%1,42817.18%901.08%5,36864.56%8,314
Lee4,50772.27%1,63226.17%971.56%2,87546.10%6,236
Leon5,81483.53%1,06215.26%841.21%4,75268.27%6,960
Liberty17,32376.16%5,20222.87%2210.97%12,12153.29%22,746
Limestone5,28869.92%2,20829.19%670.89%3,08040.73%7,563
Lipscomb1,04489.38%11910.19%50.43%92579.19%1,168
Live Oak3,15476.68%91922.34%400.98%2,23554.34%4,113
Llano7,61079.62%1,82219.06%1261.32%5,78860.56%9,558
Loving5484.38%914.06%11.56%4570.32%64
Lubbock63,46969.61%26,27128.81%1,4441.58%37,19840.80%91,184
Lynn1,43973.46%50625.83%140.71%93347.63%1,959
Madison3,02875.17%96724.01%330.82%2,06151.16%4,028
Marion2,73363.83%1,49534.91%541.26%1,23828.92%4,282
Martin1,36884.24%24815.27%80.49%1,12068.97%1,624
Mason1,56579.52%38019.31%231.17%1,18560.21%1,968
Matagorda8,04066.27%3,98032.80%1130.93%4,06033.47%12,133
Maverick2,17120.55%8,30378.60%890.85%-6,132-58.05%10,563
McCulloch2,41980.82%53717.94%371.24%1,88262.88%2,993
McLennan47,90364.26%25,69434.47%9441.27%22,20929.79%74,541
McMullen43185.69%6713.32%50.99%36472.37%503
Medina11,07969.03%4,78429.81%1861.16%6,29539.22%16,049
Menard66578.33%17120.14%131.53%49458.19%849
Midland35,68979.85%8,28618.54%7221.61%27,40361.31%44,697
Milam5,48166.60%2,63632.03%1131.37%2,84534.57%8,230
Mills1,88285.51%27912.68%401.81%1,60372.83%2,201
Mitchell1,75675.82%53823.23%220.95%1,21852.59%2,316
Montague6,54984.49%1,11614.40%861.11%5,43370.09%7,751
Montgomery137,96979.51%32,92018.97%2,6341.52%105,04960.54%173,523
Moore3,96879.60%96419.34%531.06%3,00460.26%4,985
Morris3,23262.89%1,85836.15%490.96%1,37426.74%5,139
Motley53889.67%559.17%71.16%48380.50%600
Nacogdoches13,92567.42%6,46531.30%2631.28%7,46036.12%20,653
Navarro10,84770.60%4,35028.31%1671.09%6,49742.29%15,364
Newton4,11270.06%1,67728.57%801.37%2,43541.49%5,869
Nolan3,28271.74%1,21626.58%771.68%2,06645.16%4,575
Nueces48,96650.95%45,77247.63%1,3661.42%3,1943.32%96,104
Ochiltree2,71990.85%2538.45%210.70%2,46682.40%2,993
Oldham79090.91%718.17%80.92%71982.74%869
Orange23,36676.12%6,80022.15%5291.73%16,56653.97%30,695
Palo Pinto7,39379.06%1,81119.37%1471.57%5,58259.69%9,351
Panola7,95077.71%2,21121.61%690.68%5,73956.10%10,230
Parker39,24382.28%7,85316.47%5981.25%31,39065.81%47,694
Parmer2,01178.74%52920.71%140.55%1,48258.03%2,554
Pecos2,51260.53%1,59138.34%471.13%92122.19%4,150
Polk14,07173.54%4,85925.39%2041.07%9,21248.15%19,134
Potter18,91871.52%7,12626.94%4061.54%11,79244.58%26,450
Presidio50427.74%1,28270.56%311.70%-778-42.82%1,817
Rains3,27980.23%76118.62%471.15%2,51861.61%4,087
Randall41,44783.40%7,57415.24%6751.36%33,87368.16%49,696
Reagan67680.19%15818.74%91.07%51861.45%843
Real1,23680.52%27718.05%221.43%95962.47%1,535
Red River3,54969.94%1,48229.21%430.85%2,06740.73%5,074
Reeves1,18841.29%1,65557.53%341.18%-467-16.24%2,877
Refugio1,66362.12%99837.28%160.60%66524.84%2,677
Roberts46892.13%336.50%71.37%43585.63%508
Robertson4,41960.64%2,79838.40%700.96%1,62122.24%7,287
Rockwall27,11375.81%8,12022.70%5311.49%18,99353.11%35,764
Runnels3,10484.62%51914.15%451.23%2,58570.47%3,668
Rusk13,92475.08%4,45124.00%1710.92%9,47351.08%18,546
Sabine3,72781.41%80717.63%440.96%2,92063.78%4,578
San Augustine2,46966.91%1,19332.33%280.76%1,27634.58%3,690
San Jacinto7,10773.91%2,41025.06%991.03%4,69748.85%9,616
San Patricio12,00559.79%7,85639.13%2171.08%4,14920.66%20,078
San Saba1,90584.33%32314.30%311.37%1,58270.03%2,259
Schleicher78777.38%22121.73%90.89%56655.65%1,017
Scurry4,12482.04%83816.67%651.29%3,28665.37%5,027
Shackelford1,21889.36%1319.61%141.03%1,08779.75%1,363
Shelby6,87974.03%2,32224.99%910.98%4,55749.04%9,292
Sherman90887.48%12111.66%90.86%78775.82%1,038
Smith57,33172.02%21,45626.95%8141.03%35,87545.07%79,601
Somervell2,87181.15%61317.33%541.52%2,25863.82%3,538
Starr1,54713.02%10,26086.34%760.64%-8,713-73.32%11,883
Stephens2,89284.76%47513.92%451.32%2,41770.84%3,412
Sterling45992.91%316.28%40.81%42886.63%494
Stonewall50775.11%16023.70%81.19%34751.41%675
Sutton1,11074.45%36924.75%120.80%74149.70%1,491
Swisher1,65572.91%57925.51%361.58%1,07647.40%2,270
Tarrant348,92057.12%253,07141.43%8,8991.45%95,84915.69%610,890
Taylor32,90476.06%9,75022.54%6091.40%23,15453.52%43,263
Terrell35864.50%18433.15%132.35%17431.35%555
Terry2,60270.15%1,05928.55%481.30%1,54341.60%3,709
Throckmorton70086.10%10913.41%40.49%59172.69%813
Titus6,08468.71%2,64829.91%1221.38%3,43638.80%8,854
Tom Green26,87873.20%9,29425.31%5481.49%17,58447.89%36,720
Travis140,15236.21%232,78860.14%14,1173.65%-92,636-23.93%387,057
Trinity4,53772.77%1,61425.89%841.34%2,92346.88%6,235
Tyler5,91077.21%1,66821.79%761.00%4,24255.42%7,654
Upshur12,01579.37%2,97119.63%1521.00%9,04459.74%15,138
Upton95373.31%33325.62%141.07%62047.69%1,300
Uvalde4,52953.69%3,82545.35%810.96%7048.34%8,435
Val Verde5,63546.64%6,28552.02%1611.34%-650-5.38%12,081
Van Zandt15,79482.69%3,08416.15%2221.16%12,71066.54%19,100
Victoria19,69268.25%8,80230.51%3591.24%10,89037.74%28,853
Walker12,14064.97%6,25233.46%2931.57%5,88831.51%18,685
Waller9,24458.13%6,51440.96%1440.91%2,73017.17%15,902
Ward2,36672.91%84125.92%381.17%1,52546.99%3,245
Washington10,85775.41%3,38123.48%1591.11%7,47651.93%14,397
Webb11,07822.52%37,59776.42%5211.06%-26,519-53.90%49,196
Wharton9,75069.21%4,23530.06%1020.73%5,51539.15%14,087
Wheeler1,87888.25%23210.90%180.85%1,64677.35%2,128
Wichita29,81272.68%10,52525.66%6811.66%19,28747.02%41,018
Wilbarger2,95674.27%97124.40%531.33%1,98549.87%3,980
Willacy1,41627.96%3,60071.09%480.95%-2,184-43.13%5,064
Williamson97,00659.22%61,87537.77%4,9233.01%35,13121.45%163,804
Wilson12,21871.01%4,82128.02%1660.97%7,39742.99%17,205
Winkler1,31176.00%39823.07%160.93%91352.93%1,725
Wise17,20782.95%3,22115.53%3171.52%13,98667.42%20,745
Wood14,35181.63%3,05617.38%1740.99%11,29564.25%17,581
Yoakum1,69879.79%40919.22%210.99%1,28960.57%2,128
Young6,22585.09%99213.56%991.35%5,23371.53%7,316
Zapata99728.14%2,52771.32%190.54%-1,530-43.18%3,543
Zavala57415.71%3,04283.27%371.02%-2,468-67.56%3,653
Totals4,569,84357.13%3,308,12441.35%121,6901.52%1,261,71915.78%7,999,657

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

By congressional district

Romney won 25 of 36 congressional districts, including one that elected a Democrat.[14]

DistrictRomneyObamaRepresentative
71.5%27.5%Louie Gohmert
63.95%35.56%Ted Poe
64.32%34.21% Sam Johnson
74%24.8%Ralph Hall
64.5%34.4%Jeb Hensarling
57.9%40.8%Joe Barton
59.9%38.6%John Culberson
77%21.75%Kevin Brady
21%78%Al Green
59.12%38.8%Michael McCaul
79.17%19.57%Mike Conaway
66.84%31.68%Kay Granger
80.2%18.5%Mac Thornberry
59.34%39.5%Randy Weber
41.55%57.44%Rubén Hinojosa
34.5%64.2%Beto O'Rourke
60.4%37.7%Bill Flores
22.81%76.13%Sheila Jackson Lee
73.6%25.0%Randy Neugebauer
39.7%58.9%Joaquín Castro
59.84%37.9%Lamar Smith
62.13%36.7%Pete Olson
50.74%48.1%Pete Gallego
60.44%37.99%Kenny Marchant
59.9%37.8%Roger Williams
67.6%30.7%Michael Burgess
60.53%38.19%Blake Farenthold
38.7%60.3%Henry Cuellar
32.99%65.9%Gene Green
19.65%79.63%Eddie Bernice Johnson
59.59%38.25%John Carter
57%41.48%Pete Sessions
27.1%71.95%Marc Veasey
38.33%60.8%Filemon Vela Jr.
34.63%63%Lloyd Doggett
73.15%25.7%Steve Stockman

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Turnout and Voter Registration Figures (1970-current).
  2. News: Texas. en-US. The New York Times. 2020-12-02. 0362-4331.
  3. See Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections; 2012 Presidential Election Statistics (and earlier years)
  4. Web site: Fortune 500 2011: States: Texas Companies - FORTUNE on CNNMoney.com. 2020-12-02. money.cnn.com.
  5. Web site: 2012 Democratic Party Primary Election, Texas Secretary of State. November 17, 2016.
  6. News: Fernandez. Manny. March 2, 2012. Texas: Primary Election Set for May 29. New York Times. March 12, 2012.
  7. Perez, et al. v. Texas, no. 11-CV-360 (March 1, 2012 W.D. Texas), order, page 8
  8. News: Weber. Paul J.. February 15, 2012. Unsettled Texas primary may slip into May or later. Boston Globe. Associated Press. February 22, 2012.
  9. News: Primary and Caucus Printable Calendar. CNN. January 12, 2012.
  10. News: Presidential Primary Dates. Federal Election Commission. January 23, 2012.
  11. News: February 15, 2012. Judge in Texas redistricting case tells Republican state officials to plan for May 29 primary. Washington Post. Associated Press. https://web.archive.org/web/20120216065954/http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/federal-judges-await-compromise-on-texas-voting-maps-that-might-push-state-primary-into-may/2012/02/15/gIQA1NL9ER_story.html. dead. February 16, 2012. February 22, 2012.
  12. Web site: 2012 Republican Party Primary Election, Texas Secretary of State. November 17, 2016.
  13. Web site: 2012 General Election, Texas Secretary of State. November 18, 2016.
  14. Web site: Daily Kos Elections' statewide election results by congressional and legislative districts. Daily Kos. 11 August 2020.