Who won Illinois in the 2012 presidential election?

Obama (Democratic) carried Illinois in 2012, winning its 20 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Illinois have in 2012?

Illinois cast 20 electoral votes in the 2012 presidential election.

Did Illinois vote for the national winner in 2012?

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

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2012

Illinois: Obama carries 20 EV.

Illinois cast its 20 electoral votes for Obama (Democratic). National winner: Barack Obama (Democratic) — Illinois voted with the national winner this cycle.

Illinois in 2012

The 2012 contest saw Illinois line up behind Obama, delivering 20 electoral votes to the Democratic ticket. Illinois ended up on the winning side — Barack Obama captured the White House that year.

It marked the 6th consecutive election in which Illinois backed the Democratic party, a streak reaching back to 1992. The region divided — Wisconsin and Iowa joined Illinois for the Democratic ticket, while Missouri, Kentucky, and Indiana did not. Across the 53 presidential elections Illinois has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Democratic party (26 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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