Who won Arizona in the 2012 presidential election?

Romney (Republican) carried Arizona in 2012, winning its 11 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Arizona have in 2012?

Arizona cast 11 electoral votes in the 2012 presidential election.

Did Arizona vote for the national winner in 2012?

No. Arizona backed Romney, while Barack Obama won the presidency nationally.

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Arizona: Romney carries 11 EV.

Arizona cast its 11 electoral votes for Romney (Republican). National winner: Barack Obama (Democratic) — Arizona voted against the national winner this cycle.

What happened in Arizona, 2012

In 2012, Arizona awarded its 11 electoral votes to Romney of the Republican party. Nationally the result broke the other way — Barack Obama (Democratic) won the presidency, leaving Arizona among the states he did not carry.

It marked the 16th consecutive election in which Arizona backed the Republican party, a streak reaching back to 1952. The region divided — Utah joined Arizona for the Republican ticket, while California, Nevada, Colorado, and New Mexico did not. Across the 29 presidential elections Arizona has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Republican party (18 times). The vote fell within the Modern Polarization — Close elections in a divided country.

In the national count, Barack Obama took 332 of the 538 electoral votes, against Mitt Romney's 206. Barack Obama led the national popular vote with 51.06% of the ballots cast.

The 2012 national map

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