2012 United States presidential election in Maryland Turnout 74.00% [ 1]
County Results
Obama
50-60%
60-70%
70-80%
80-90%
Romney
40-50%
50-60%
60-70%
70-80%
The 2012 United States presidential election in Maryland 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. Maryland voters chose 10 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 .
Maryland is one of six states where Obama did better in 2012 than in 2008, with his percentage of the vote increasing from 61.92% to 61.97%. He managed to flip Somerset County but lost Kent County which he won in 2008 . In this election, Maryland voted 22.21% to the left of the nation at-large.[ 2]
As of the 2020 presidential election , this is the last time a Republican won Anne Arundel County and a Democrat won Somerset County .
2012 Maryland Republican presidential primary
County results
Congressional district results Romney: 30–40% 40–50% 50–60% Santorum: 40–50% 50–60%
The Republican primary took place on April 3, 2012, the same day as the District of Columbia Republican primary and the Wisconsin Republican primary .[ 3] After the primary, 37 delegates were selected to attend the Republican National Convention.
Green National Convention, Maryland Delegate Vote[ 6] [ 7]
Candidate
Delegates
Percentage
Jill Stein
5
83%
Roseanne Barr
1
17%
Others
-
-
Total
6
100%
Libertarian primary [ edit ]
Libertarian National Convention, Maryland Delegate Vote [ 8]
Candidate
Delegates
Percentage
Gary Johnson
9
64%
R. Lee Wrights
4
29%
Carl Person
1
7%
Others
-
-
Total
14
100%
County
Barack Obama Democratic
Mitt Romney Republican
Various candidates Other parties
Margin
Total votes cast
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
Allegany
9,805
32.85%
19,230
64.42%
815
2.73%
-9,425
-31.57%
29,850
Anne Arundel
126,635
48.68%
126,832
48.75%
6,688
2.57%
-197
-0.07%
260,155
Baltimore
220,322
57.26%
154,908
40.26%
9,552
2.48%
65,414
17.00%
384,782
Baltimore City
221,478
87.19%
28,171
11.09%
4,356
1.71%
193,307
76.10%
254,005
Calvert
20,529
45.10%
23,952
52.62%
1,037
2.28%
-3,423
-7.52%
45,518
Caroline
4,970
37.21%
8,098
60.63%
289
2.16%
-3,128
-23.42%
13,357
Carroll
27,939
31.92%
56,761
64.84%
2,836
3.24%
-28,822
-32.92%
87,536
Cecil
16,557
38.98%
24,806
58.39%
1,117
2.63%
-8,249
-19.41%
42,480
Charles
48,774
64.84%
25,178
33.47%
1,270
1.69%
23,596
31.37%
75,222
Dorchester
7,257
46.99%
7,976
51.64%
211
1.37%
-719
-4.65%
15,444
Frederick
55,146
47.09%
58,798
50.21%
3,171
2.71%
-3,652
-3.12%
117,115
Garrett
3,124
23.74%
9,743
74.05%
290
2.20%
-6,619
-50.31%
13,157
Harford
49,729
39.48%
72,911
57.89%
3,314
2.63%
-23,182
-18.41%
125,954
Howard
91,393
59.69%
57,758
37.72%
3,957
2.58%
33,635
21.97%
153,108
Kent
4,842
48.89%
4,870
49.17%
192
1.94%
-28
-0.28%
9,904
Montgomery
323,400
70.92%
123,353
27.05%
9,239
2.03%
200,047
43.87%
455,992
Prince George's
347,938
89.73%
35,734
9.22%
4,072
1.05%
312,204
80.51%
387,744
Queen Anne's
8,556
34.38%
15,823
63.58%
509
2.05%
-7,267
-29.20%
24,888
St. Mary's
19,711
41.22%
26,797
56.03%
1,316
2.75%
-7,086
-14.81%
47,824
Somerset
5,240
50.39%
5,042
48.49%
117
1.13%
198
1.90%
10,399
Talbot
8,808
43.05%
11,339
55.42%
312
1.53%
-2,531
-12.37%
20,459
Washington
25,042
39.90%
36,074
57.48%
1,639
2.61%
-11,032
-17.58%
62,755
Wicomico
19,635
46.46%
21,764
51.50%
860
2.04%
-2,129
-5.04%
42,259
Worcester
11,014
40.17%
15,951
58.17%
455
1.66%
-4,937
-18.00%
27,420
Totals
1,677,844
61.97%
971,869
35.90%
57,614
2.13%
705,975
26.07%
2,707,327
County Flips: Democratic Hold
Gain from Republican
Republican Hold
Gain from Democratic
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican [ edit ]
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic [ edit ]
By congressional district [ edit ]
Obama won 7 of the state's 8 congressional districts.[ 10]
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