Who won Pennsylvania in the 2012 presidential election?

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

How many electoral votes did Pennsylvania have in 2012?

Pennsylvania cast 20 electoral votes in the 2012 presidential election.

Did Pennsylvania vote for the national winner in 2012?

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

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Pennsylvania: Obama carries 20 EV.

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

What happened in Pennsylvania, 2012

In 2012, Pennsylvania awarded its 20 electoral votes to Obama of the Democratic party. Pennsylvania ended up on the winning side — Barack Obama captured the White House that year.

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