Who won Maryland in the 2012 presidential election?

Obama (Democratic) carried Maryland in 2012, winning its 10 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Maryland have in 2012?

Maryland cast 10 electoral votes in the 2012 presidential election.

Did Maryland vote for the national winner in 2012?

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

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Maryland: Obama carries 10 EV.

Maryland cast its 10 electoral votes for Obama (Democratic). National winner: Barack Obama (Democratic) — Maryland voted with the national winner this cycle.

What happened in Maryland, 2012

In 2012, Maryland awarded its 10 electoral votes to Obama of the Democratic party. Maryland ended up on the winning side — Barack Obama captured the White House that year.

It marked the 7th consecutive election in which Maryland backed the Democratic party, a streak reaching back to 1988. The region divided — Virginia, Pennsylvania, Delaware, and District of Columbia joined Maryland for the Democratic ticket, while West Virginia did not. Across the 60 presidential elections Maryland has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Democratic party (34 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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