Who won District of Columbia in the 2012 presidential election?

Obama (Democratic) carried District of Columbia in 2012, winning its 3 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did District of Columbia have in 2012?

District of Columbia cast 3 electoral votes in the 2012 presidential election.

Did District of Columbia vote for the national winner in 2012?

Yes. District of Columbia backed Barack Obama, who won the presidency that year.

Modern PolarizationDC · 3 EV

2012

District of Columbia: Obama carries 3 EV.

District of Columbia cast its 3 electoral votes for Obama (Democratic). National winner: Barack Obama (Democratic) — District of Columbia voted with the national winner this cycle.

Reading the 2012 result in District of Columbia

District of Columbia backed Obama (Democratic) in the 2012 presidential election, casting 3 electoral votes for the ticket. District of Columbia ended up on the winning side — Barack Obama captured the White House that year.

It marked the 13th consecutive election in which District of Columbia backed the Democratic party, a streak reaching back to 1964. District of Columbia did not move alone — neighboring Maryland and Virginia broke the same way in 2012. Across the 16 presidential elections District of Columbia has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Democratic party (16 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

District of Columbia full history →