Who won Minnesota in the 2012 presidential election?

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

How many electoral votes did Minnesota have in 2012?

Minnesota cast 10 electoral votes in the 2012 presidential election.

Did Minnesota vote for the national winner in 2012?

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

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2012

Minnesota: Obama carries 10 EV.

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

Reading the 2012 result in Minnesota

Minnesota backed Obama (Democratic) in the 2012 presidential election, casting 10 electoral votes for the ticket. Minnesota ended up on the winning side — Barack Obama captured the White House that year.

It marked the 15th consecutive election in which Minnesota backed the Democratic party, a streak reaching back to 1956. The region divided — Iowa and Wisconsin joined Minnesota for the Democratic ticket, while North Dakota and South Dakota did not. Across the 43 presidential elections Minnesota has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Democratic party (23 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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