Who won North Carolina in the 2012 presidential election?

Romney (Republican) carried North Carolina in 2012, winning its 15 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did North Carolina have in 2012?

North Carolina cast 15 electoral votes in the 2012 presidential election.

Did North Carolina vote for the national winner in 2012?

No. North Carolina backed Romney, while Barack Obama won the presidency nationally.

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2012

North Carolina: Romney carries 15 EV.

North Carolina cast its 15 electoral votes for Romney (Republican). National winner: Barack Obama (Democratic) — North Carolina voted against the national winner this cycle.

What happened in North Carolina, 2012

In 2012, North Carolina awarded its 15 electoral votes to Romney of the Republican party. Nationally the result broke the other way — Barack Obama (Democratic) won the presidency, leaving North Carolina among the states he did not carry.

The result flipped North Carolina away from the Democratic it had supported in 2008. The region divided — Tennessee, Georgia, and South Carolina joined North Carolina for the Republican ticket, while Virginia did not. Across the 58 presidential elections North Carolina has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Democratic party (32 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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