Who won Hawaii in the 2012 presidential election?

Obama (Democratic) carried Hawaii in 2012, winning its 4 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Hawaii have in 2012?

Hawaii cast 4 electoral votes in the 2012 presidential election.

Did Hawaii vote for the national winner in 2012?

Yes. Hawaii backed Barack Obama, who won the presidency that year.

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2012

Hawaii: Obama carries 4 EV.

Hawaii cast its 4 electoral votes for Obama (Democratic). National winner: Barack Obama (Democratic) — Hawaii voted with the national winner this cycle.

Reading the 2012 result in Hawaii

Hawaii backed Obama (Democratic) in the 2012 presidential election, casting 4 electoral votes for the ticket. Hawaii ended up on the winning side — Barack Obama captured the White House that year.

It marked the 14th consecutive election in which Hawaii backed the Democratic party, a streak reaching back to 1960. Across the 17 presidential elections Hawaii has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Democratic party (17 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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