2012 United States presidential election in Indiana

The 2012 United States presidential election in Indiana 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. Indiana voters chose 11 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. Romney and Ryan carried Indiana with 54.1% of the popular vote to Obama's and Biden's 43.9%, thus winning the state's 11 electoral votes.[1]

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2012 United States presidential election in Indiana

November 6, 2012

Nominee Mitt Romney Barack Obama Party Republican Democratic Home state Massachusetts Illinois Running mate Paul Ryan Joe Biden Electoral vote 11 0 Popular vote 1,420,543 1,152,887 Percentage 54.13% 43.93%

County Results Romney   50-60%   60-70%   70-80% Obama   40-50%   50-60%   60-70%

President before election Barack Obama Democratic Elected President Barack Obama Democratic

Indiana was one of just two states (along with North Carolina) which had been won by Obama in 2008 but which flipped to the Republicans in 2012. Although the state normally leans Republican, in 2008 Obama had been the first Democrat to win Indiana since 1964, albeit by a narrow 1.03% margin. However, unlike North Carolina, Indiana was not seriously contested again by the Obama campaign in 2012, and consequently Romney was able to carry it by a relatively comfortable 10.20%.

Obama also won in Vigo County, home to Terre Haute and a noted bellwether; it has voted for the winner of every presidential election all but twice since 1892.

Campaign

Incumbent Obama didn't visit Indiana although First Lady Michelle Obama, Vice President Joe Biden and former President Bill Clinton stumped in the state. Meanwhile, the Romney campaign sensed victory in the state, and he visited Indiana several times.[2]

General Election

Results

2012 United States presidential election in Indiana[3]
Party		Candidate	Running mate	Votes	Percentage	Electoral votes
	Republican	Mitt Romney	Paul Ryan	1,420,543	54.13%	11
	Democratic	Barack Obama	Joe Biden	1,152,887	43.93%	0
	Libertarian	Gary Johnson	Jim Gray	50,111	1.91%	0
	Green (Write-in)	Jill Stein (Write-in)	Cheri Honkala	625	0.02%	0
	Constitution (Write-in)	Virgil Goode (Write-in)	Jim Clymer	290	0.01%	0
	America's Party (Write-in)	Thomas Hoefling (Write-in)	Jonathan D. Ellis	35	0.00%	0
	Socialist (Write-in)	Stewart Alexander (Write-in)	Alex Mendoza	17	0.00%	0
	Write-Ins	Write-Ins		10	0.00%	0
	Unaffiliated (Write-in)	Jill Ann Reed (Write-in)	Tom Cary	8	0.00%	0
	Independent (Write-in)	Randall Terry (Write-in)	Missy Smith	8	0.00%	0
Totals				2,624,534	100.00%	11

Following Romney's win in Indiana, The Indianapolis Star said that "Voters painted Indiana bright red on Tuesday- with a splash or so of blue" and that "voters also proved that while this state is conservative, it doesn't like to stray too far from the middle".[4]

The following people were delegate electors for Romney-Ryan in the Indiana Republican Party:

• Charles Williams, of Valparaiso
• William Ruppel, of North Manchester
• Steve Shine, of Fort Wayne
• Beverly Bush, of Kirklin
• Kyle Hupfer, of Pendleton
• Susan Lightle, of Greenfield
• Pearl Swanigan, of Indianapolis
• William Springer, of Sullivan
• Jamey Noel, of Jeffersonville
• Robert Grand, of Indianapolis
• Eric Holcomb, of Indianapolis

By county

Obama won nine counties compared to Romney's 83. Mitt Romeny won by winning in most rural areas of the state. Romney also did well in the Indianapolis suburbs, Allen County home of Fort Wayne, and Vanderburgh County home of Evansville. Obama did well in more populated areas. Obama trounced Romney in Marion County home of Indianapolis as well as Lake County home of Gary and East Chicago. Obama also, for the most part did well in counties that contained major colleges such as Indiana University in Monroe County in Bloomington, Notre Dame University in St. Joseph County in South Bend, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis in Marion County in Indianapolis, and Valparaiso University in Porter County in Valparaiso. Vigo County home of Terre Haute stayed true to its name as a bellwether, as it has selected the winner of every presidential election since 1888 with the exception of 1908 and 1952. Vigo County narrowly went for Obama, and Obama was re-elected.

County	Obama%	Obama#	Romney%	Romney#	Others%	Others#	Total
Adams	29.25%	3,806	68.69%	8,937	2.06%	268	13,011
Allen	40.86%	60,036	57.58%	84,613	1.56%	2,290	146,939
Bartholomew	36.23%	10,625	61.66%	18,083	2.11%	618	29,326
Benton	32.39%	1,159	65.09%	2,329	2.52%	90	3,578
Blackford	40.63%	1,927	57.16%	2,711	2.21%	105	4,743
Boone	30.02%	8,328	67.81%	18,808	2.17%	601	27,737
Brown	40.24%	3,060	56.97%	4,332	2.79%	212	7,604
Carroll	33.74%	2,635	64.01%	4,999	2.25%	176	7,810
Cass	37.93%	5,371	59.62%	8,443	2.45%	347	14,161
Clark	44.13%	20,807	53.98%	25,450	1.89%	889	47,146
Clay	32.08%	3,460	65.80%	7,096	2.11%	228	10,784
Clinton	33.47%	3,308	64.13%	6,338	2.40%	237	9,883
Crawford	44.47%	2,041	52.75%	2,421	2.79%	128	4,590
Daviess	23.78%	2,437	74.52%	7,638	1.71%	175	10,250
Dearborn	29.20%	6,528	68.86%	15,394	1.94%	434	22,356
Decatur	28.53%	2,941	69.06%	7,119	2.41%	248	10,308
DeKalb	33.19%	5,419	64.84%	10,587	1.97%	322	16,328
Delaware	50.38%	22,654	47.26%	21,251	2.36%	1,063	44,968
Dubois	35.17%	6,522	62.85%	11,654	1.97%	366	18,542
Elkhart	35.96%	24,399	62.46%	42,378	1.58%	1,075	67,852
Fayette	40.23%	3,555	57.09%	5,045	2.68%	237	8,837
Floyd	41.95%	14,812	56.30%	19,878	1.74%	615	35,305
Fountain	31.46%	2,237	65.59%	4,664	2.95%	210	7,111
Franklin	27.55%	2,909	70.30%	7,424	2.15%	227	10,560
Fulton	32.25%	2,621	65.43%	5,317	2.31%	188	8,126
Gibson	33.48%	4,928	64.45%	9,487	2.08%	306	14,721
Grant	37.92%	9,589	59.92%	15,151	2.16%	545	25,285
Greene	33.18%	4,350	64.50%	8,457	2.32%	304	13,111
Hamilton	32.00%	43,796	66.30%	90,747	1.70%	2,320	136,863
Hancock	28.37%	9,319	69.41%	22,796	2.22%	728	32,843
Harrison	37.39%	6,607	60.21%	10,640	2.40%	424	17,671
Hendricks	31.68%	21,112	66.49%	44,312	1.83%	1,220	66,644
Henry	40.05%	7,613	57.02%	10,838	2.93%	556	19,007
Howard	41.71%	15,135	56.01%	20,327	2.28%	828	36,290
Huntington	29.15%	4,596	68.90%	10,862	1.95%	307	15,765
Jackson	34.93%	5,838	62.34%	10,419	2.72%	455	16,712
Jasper	36.23%	4,672	61.69%	7,955	2.09%	269	12,896
Jay	38.77%	3,063	58.79%	4,645	2.44%	193	7,901
Jefferson	43.64%	5,728	54.06%	7,096	2.30%	302	13,126
Jennings	37.28%	3,821	59.71%	6,120	3.01%	309	10,250
Johnson	29.78%	17,260	68.17%	39,513	2.05%	1,191	57,964
Knox	34.52%	5,228	63.47%	9,612	2.01%	305	15,145
Kosciusko	22.83%	6,862	75.04%	22,558	2.13%	640	30,060
LaGrange	31.11%	2,898	66.88%	6,231	2.01%	187	9,316
Lake	64.88%	130,897	33.92%	68,431	1.20%	2,430	201,758
LaPorte	55.19%	24,107	42.62%	18,615	2.20%	959	43,681
Lawrence	32.43%	5,779	65.21%	11,622	2.36%	421	17,822
Madison	46.60%	24,407	51.12%	26,769	2.28%	1,194	52,370
Marion	60.26%	216,336	38.02%	136,509	1.72%	6,164	359,009
Marshall	34.55%	6,137	63.38%	11,260	2.07%	368	17,765
Martin	28.48%	1,351	68.78%	3,262	2.74%	130	4,743
Miami	33.03%	4,222	63.95%	8,174	3.01%	385	12,781
Monroe	58.43%	33,436	39.29%	22,481	2.28%	1,306	57,223
Montgomery	29.58%	4,271	68.03%	9,824	2.39%	345	14,440
Morgan	28.19%	7,969	69.31%	19,591	2.50%	706	28,266
Newton	39.12%	2,212	58.21%	3,291	2.67%	151	5,654
Noble	32.19%	5,229	65.75%	10,680	2.06%	335	16,244
Ohio	35.26%	994	62.40%	1,759	2.34%	66	2,819
Orange	37.80%	2,939	59.38%	4,617	2.83%	220	7,776
Owen	34.80%	2,823	62.39%	5,062	2.81%	228	8,113
Parke	32.39%	2,110	64.99%	4,234	2.62%	171	6,515
Perry	54.81%	4,316	43.21%	3,403	1.98%	156	7,875
Pike	35.86%	2,125	61.20%	3,627	2.94%	174	5,926
Porter	51.00%	37,252	47.11%	34,406	1.89%	1,381	73,039
Posey	37.08%	4,533	60.77%	7,430	2.15%	263	12,226
Pulaski	35.17%	1,899	62.34%	3,366	2.48%	134	5,399
Putnam	32.59%	4,507	65.12%	9,005	2.29%	317	13,829
Randolph	36.99%	3,769	61.03%	6,218	1.98%	202	10,189
Ripley	29.51%	3,241	68.14%	7,484	2.35%	258	10,983
Rush	31.61%	2,221	65.94%	4,633	2.45%	172	7,026
Scott	45.85%	3,998	52.05%	4,539	2.10%	183	8,720
Shelby	31.97%	5,359	65.50%	10,978	2.52%	423	16,760
Spencer	41.39%	4,026	56.69%	5,515	1.92%	187	9,728
St. Joseph	51.00%	56,460	47.49%	52,578	1.50%	1,666	110,704
Starke	43.51%	3,809	54.12%	4,738	2.36%	207	8,754
Steuben	35.44%	4,853	62.41%	8,547	2.15%	295	13,695
Sullivan	38.49%	3,191	59.13%	4,902	2.38%	197	8,290
Switzerland	42.30%	1,437	55.11%	1,872	2.59%	88	3,397
Tippecanoe	46.95%	26,711	50.54%	28,757	2.51%	1,428	56,896
Tipton	33.02%	2,432	64.81%	4,773	2.17%	160	7,365
Union	32.84%	1,018	65.23%	2,022	1.94%	60	3,100
Vanderburgh	43.82%	31,725	54.40%	39,389	1.78%	1,290	72,404
Vermillion	45.27%	2,979	52.06%	3,426	2.67%	176	6,581
Vigo	49.43%	19,712	48.57%	19,369	2.00%	796	39,877
Wabash	30.86%	3,973	67.14%	8,644	2.00%	257	12,874
Warren	34.84%	1,324	62.55%	2,377	2.61%	99	3,800
Warrick	35.70%	8,793	62.33%	15,351	1.97%	486	24,630
Washington	36.41%	3,909	60.85%	6,533	2.75%	295	10,737
Wayne	41.57%	10,591	56.21%	14,321	2.22%	565	25,477
Wells	26.56%	3,436	71.56%	9,256	1.88%	243	12,935
White	36.73%	3,637	60.28%	5,970	2.99%	296	9,903
Whitley	29.45%	4,420	68.34%	10,258	2.22%	333	15,011

Democratic primary

No major Democratic candidate challenged President Obama for the Democratic nomination in 2012. [data unknown/missing]

Republican primary

2012 Indiana Republican primary

May 8, 2012 (2012-05-08)

Candidate Mitt Romney Ron Paul Home state Massachusetts Texas Delegate count 29 0 Popular vote 410,635 98,487 Percentage 64.61% 15.50%   Candidate Rick Santorum Newt Gingrich Home state Pennsylvania Georgia Delegate count 0 0 Popular vote 41,135 41,135 Percentage 13.43% 6.47%

Indiana results by county   Mitt Romney (Note: Italicization indicates a withdrawn candidacy)

The Republican primary took place on May 8, 2012.[5][6]

Indiana Republican primary, 2012[7]
Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Projected delegate count
			AP	CNN	FOX
Mitt Romney	410,635	64.61%	28	27
Ron Paul	98,487	15.50%
Rick Santorum (withdrawn)	85,332	13.43%
Newt Gingrich (withdrawn)	41,135	6.47%
Unprojected delegates:			18	19	46
Total:	635,589	100.00%	46	46	46

See also

• 2012 Republican Party presidential debates and forums
• 2012 Republican Party presidential primaries
• Results of the 2012 Republican Party presidential primaries
• 2012 United States Senate election in Indiana

References

1. "2012 Presidential Election - Indiana". Politico. Retrieved 22 November 2012.
2. "Hoosiers go for Romney; Obama fails to repeat his narrow win here in '08". The Indianapolis Star. Retrieved November 8, 2012.
3. http://www.uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=2012&fips=18&f=0&off=0&elect=0&minper=0
4. "Analysis: Hoosiers back Republicans but want them in the middle". The Indianapolis Star. Retrieved November 8, 2012.
5. "Primary and Caucus Printable Calendar". CNN. Retrieved January 11, 2012.
6. "Presidential Primary Dates" (PDF). Federal Election Commission. Retrieved January 23, 2012.
7. Secretary of State election results. June 5, 2012. Retrieved June 27, 2012.

http://www.indiana.gov/sos/elections/files/2012_Presidential_Elector_Candidate_List.pdf

External links

• The Green Papers: for Indiana
• The Green Papers: Major state elections in chronological order