Who won New York in the 2012 presidential election?

Obama (Democratic) carried New York in 2012, winning its 29 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did New York have in 2012?

New York cast 29 electoral votes in the 2012 presidential election.

Did New York vote for the national winner in 2012?

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

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2012

New York: Obama carries 29 EV.

New York cast its 29 electoral votes for Obama (Democratic). National winner: Barack Obama (Democratic) — New York voted with the national winner this cycle.

Reading the 2012 result in New York

New York backed Obama (Democratic) in the 2012 presidential election, casting 29 electoral votes for the ticket. New York ended up on the winning side — Barack Obama captured the White House that year.

It marked the 7th consecutive election in which New York backed the Democratic party, a streak reaching back to 1988. New York did not move alone — neighboring Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Vermont broke the same way in 2012. Across the 60 presidential elections New York has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Democratic party (29 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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