Who won Virginia in the 2012 presidential election?

Obama (Democratic) carried Virginia in 2012, winning its 13 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Virginia have in 2012?

Virginia cast 13 electoral votes in the 2012 presidential election.

Did Virginia vote for the national winner in 2012?

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

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2012

Virginia: Obama carries 13 EV.

Virginia cast its 13 electoral votes for Obama (Democratic). National winner: Barack Obama (Democratic) — Virginia voted with the national winner this cycle.

Reading the 2012 result in Virginia

Virginia backed Obama (Democratic) in the 2012 presidential election, casting 13 electoral votes for the ticket. Virginia ended up on the winning side — Barack Obama captured the White House that year.

It marked the 2nd consecutive election in which Virginia backed the Democratic party, a streak reaching back to 2008. The region divided — Maryland and District of Columbia joined Virginia for the Democratic ticket, while North Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky, and West Virginia did not. Across the 58 presidential elections Virginia has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Democratic party (33 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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