North Carolina 2012 Presidential Election Results by County
In 2012, the Republican candidate won 70 of North Carolina's 100 counties.
| County | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote Share | Margin | Total Votes Cast |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alamance | Mitt Romney | Republican | 38,170 | 56.3% | 13.7 pts | 67,776 |
| Alexander | Mitt Romney | Republican | 12,253 | 71.3% | 44.4 pts | 17,196 |
| Alleghany | Mitt Romney | Republican | 3,390 | 66.9% | 35.7 pts | 5,067 |
| Anson | Barack Obama | Democratic | 7,019 | 62.4% | 25.3 pts | 11,256 |
| Ashe | Mitt Romney | Republican | 8,242 | 65.4% | 32.7 pts | 12,610 |
| Avery | Mitt Romney | Republican | 5,766 | 74.3% | 50.1 pts | 7,759 |
| Beaufort | Mitt Romney | Republican | 13,977 | 59.2% | 19.2 pts | 23,620 |
| Bertie | Barack Obama | Democratic | 6,695 | 66.1% | 32.7 pts | 10,123 |
| Bladen | Barack Obama | Democratic | 8,062 | 50.5% | 2.0 pts | 15,957 |
| Brunswick | Mitt Romney | Republican | 34,743 | 60.6% | 22.1 pts | 57,362 |
| Buncombe | Barack Obama | Democratic | 70,625 | 55.3% | 12.5 pts | 127,696 |
| Burke | Mitt Romney | Republican | 22,267 | 60.9% | 23.4 pts | 36,544 |
| Cabarrus | Mitt Romney | Republican | 49,557 | 59.3% | 20.0 pts | 83,566 |
| Caldwell | Mitt Romney | Republican | 23,229 | 66.9% | 35.5 pts | 34,732 |
| Camden | Mitt Romney | Republican | 3,109 | 66.1% | 34.0 pts | 4,704 |
| Carteret | Mitt Romney | Republican | 24,775 | 69.8% | 40.8 pts | 35,517 |
| Caswell | Mitt Romney | Republican | 5,594 | 50.7% | 2.2 pts | 11,039 |
| Catawba | Mitt Romney | Republican | 44,538 | 64.0% | 29.4 pts | 69,601 |
| Chatham | Barack Obama | Democratic | 18,361 | 51.8% | 4.8 pts | 35,434 |
| Cherokee | Mitt Romney | Republican | 9,278 | 72.1% | 45.9 pts | 12,867 |
| Chowan | Mitt Romney | Republican | 3,891 | 51.8% | 4.5 pts | 7,505 |
| Clay | Mitt Romney | Republican | 3,973 | 70.4% | 42.4 pts | 5,642 |
| Cleveland | Mitt Romney | Republican | 25,793 | 59.5% | 20.1 pts | 43,340 |
| Columbus | Mitt Romney | Republican | 12,941 | 53.4% | 7.8 pts | 24,243 |
| Craven | Mitt Romney | Republican | 26,928 | 58.3% | 17.7 pts | 46,170 |
| Cumberland | Barack Obama | Democratic | 75,792 | 59.4% | 19.7 pts | 127,641 |
| Currituck | Mitt Romney | Republican | 7,496 | 66.3% | 34.8 pts | 11,304 |
| Dare | Mitt Romney | Republican | 10,248 | 57.0% | 15.9 pts | 17,974 |
| Davidson | Mitt Romney | Republican | 49,383 | 69.6% | 40.5 pts | 70,935 |
| Davie | Mitt Romney | Republican | 14,687 | 71.1% | 43.3 pts | 20,670 |
| Duplin | Mitt Romney | Republican | 11,416 | 55.4% | 11.6 pts | 20,592 |
| Durham | Barack Obama | Democratic | 111,224 | 75.8% | 52.8 pts | 146,735 |
| Edgecombe | Barack Obama | Democratic | 18,310 | 67.9% | 36.2 pts | 26,972 |
| Forsyth | Barack Obama | Democratic | 92,323 | 53.0% | 7.2 pts | 174,069 |
| Franklin | Mitt Romney | Republican | 14,603 | 51.4% | 4.1 pts | 28,389 |
| Gaston | Mitt Romney | Republican | 56,138 | 62.0% | 25.4 pts | 90,483 |
| Gates | Barack Obama | Democratic | 2,786 | 51.6% | 4.1 pts | 5,396 |
| Graham | Mitt Romney | Republican | 2,750 | 69.7% | 41.3 pts | 3,947 |
| Granville | Barack Obama | Democratic | 13,598 | 51.8% | 4.5 pts | 26,275 |
| Greene | Mitt Romney | Republican | 4,411 | 53.6% | 7.7 pts | 8,236 |
| Guilford | Barack Obama | Democratic | 146,365 | 57.7% | 16.4 pts | 253,852 |
| Halifax | Barack Obama | Democratic | 17,176 | 65.9% | 32.3 pts | 26,079 |
| Harnett | Mitt Romney | Republican | 25,565 | 58.9% | 19.0 pts | 43,415 |
| Haywood | Mitt Romney | Republican | 15,633 | 55.9% | 13.6 pts | 27,974 |
| Henderson | Mitt Romney | Republican | 32,994 | 63.0% | 27.4 pts | 52,392 |
| Hertford | Barack Obama | Democratic | 7,843 | 71.8% | 44.3 pts | 10,918 |
| Hoke | Barack Obama | Democratic | 10,076 | 59.0% | 19.1 pts | 17,089 |
| Hyde | Mitt Romney | Republican | 1,193 | 50.1% | 1.3 pts | 2,383 |
| Iredell | Mitt Romney | Republican | 49,299 | 64.6% | 30.4 pts | 76,365 |
| Jackson | Mitt Romney | Republican | 8,254 | 49.4% | 1.0 pts | 16,701 |
| Johnston | Mitt Romney | Republican | 48,427 | 63.1% | 27.6 pts | 76,691 |
| Jones | Mitt Romney | Republican | 2,837 | 54.2% | 9.3 pts | 5,230 |
| Lee | Mitt Romney | Republican | 13,158 | 54.3% | 9.7 pts | 24,239 |
| Lenoir | Mitt Romney | Republican | 13,980 | 49.8% | 0.1 pts | 28,086 |
| Lincoln | Mitt Romney | Republican | 25,267 | 68.7% | 38.7 pts | 36,775 |
| Macon | Mitt Romney | Republican | 10,835 | 64.3% | 30.4 pts | 16,861 |
| Madison | Mitt Romney | Republican | 5,404 | 53.4% | 9.1 pts | 10,113 |
| Martin | Barack Obama | Democratic | 6,583 | 52.0% | 4.6 pts | 12,652 |
| McDowell | Mitt Romney | Republican | 11,775 | 65.1% | 31.7 pts | 18,099 |
| Mecklenburg | Barack Obama | Democratic | 272,262 | 60.7% | 22.4 pts | 448,900 |
| Mitchell | Mitt Romney | Republican | 5,806 | 74.8% | 51.1 pts | 7,765 |
| Montgomery | Mitt Romney | Republican | 6,404 | 57.0% | 15.1 pts | 11,231 |
| Moore | Mitt Romney | Republican | 29,495 | 63.5% | 28.0 pts | 46,415 |
| Nash | Barack Obama | Democratic | 24,313 | 50.1% | 1.0 pts | 48,492 |
| New Hanover | Mitt Romney | Republican | 53,385 | 51.5% | 4.6 pts | 103,628 |
| Northampton | Barack Obama | Democratic | 7,232 | 67.2% | 34.9 pts | 10,756 |
| Onslow | Mitt Romney | Republican | 32,243 | 62.7% | 26.7 pts | 51,435 |
| Orange | Barack Obama | Democratic | 53,901 | 70.2% | 42.2 pts | 76,757 |
| Pamlico | Mitt Romney | Republican | 4,051 | 59.9% | 20.8 pts | 6,762 |
| Pasquotank | Barack Obama | Democratic | 10,282 | 56.8% | 14.6 pts | 18,107 |
| Pender | Mitt Romney | Republican | 14,617 | 59.6% | 20.3 pts | 24,527 |
| Perquimans | Mitt Romney | Republican | 3,822 | 57.5% | 16.0 pts | 6,652 |
| Person | Mitt Romney | Republican | 10,496 | 54.9% | 10.9 pts | 19,106 |
| Pitt | Barack Obama | Democratic | 41,843 | 53.1% | 7.1 pts | 78,856 |
| Polk | Mitt Romney | Republican | 6,236 | 60.0% | 21.4 pts | 10,389 |
| Randolph | Mitt Romney | Republican | 45,160 | 74.4% | 50.0 pts | 60,715 |
| Richmond | Barack Obama | Democratic | 9,904 | 51.0% | 2.9 pts | 19,417 |
| Robeson | Barack Obama | Democratic | 24,988 | 58.2% | 17.4 pts | 42,946 |
| Rockingham | Mitt Romney | Republican | 25,227 | 60.0% | 21.1 pts | 42,020 |
| Rowan | Mitt Romney | Republican | 38,775 | 62.2% | 25.9 pts | 62,312 |
| Rutherford | Mitt Romney | Republican | 18,954 | 66.0% | 33.4 pts | 28,702 |
| Sampson | Mitt Romney | Republican | 14,422 | 55.1% | 10.9 pts | 26,174 |
| Scotland | Barack Obama | Democratic | 8,215 | 58.0% | 16.8 pts | 14,156 |
| Stanly | Mitt Romney | Republican | 19,904 | 69.3% | 40.0 pts | 28,717 |
| Stokes | Mitt Romney | Republican | 15,237 | 70.5% | 42.6 pts | 21,619 |
| Surry | Mitt Romney | Republican | 19,923 | 67.6% | 36.7 pts | 29,470 |
| Swain | Mitt Romney | Republican | 2,976 | 52.0% | 6.2 pts | 5,728 |
| Transylvania | Mitt Romney | Republican | 9,634 | 57.5% | 16.8 pts | 16,763 |
| Tyrrell | Mitt Romney | Republican | 930 | 52.2% | 5.2 pts | 1,783 |
| Union | Mitt Romney | Republican | 61,107 | 64.5% | 30.2 pts | 94,728 |
| Vance | Barack Obama | Democratic | 13,323 | 63.9% | 28.3 pts | 20,854 |
| Wake | Barack Obama | Democratic | 267,262 | 54.9% | 11.4 pts | 486,427 |
| Warren | Barack Obama | Democratic | 6,978 | 68.7% | 37.8 pts | 10,162 |
| Washington | Barack Obama | Democratic | 3,833 | 59.0% | 18.6 pts | 6,499 |
| Watauga | Mitt Romney | Republican | 13,861 | 50.1% | 3.1 pts | 27,674 |
| Wayne | Mitt Romney | Republican | 27,641 | 53.8% | 8.4 pts | 51,352 |
| Wilkes | Mitt Romney | Republican | 20,515 | 70.4% | 42.4 pts | 29,145 |
| Wilson | Barack Obama | Democratic | 20,875 | 53.4% | 7.5 pts | 39,109 |
| Yadkin | Mitt Romney | Republican | 12,578 | 74.8% | 51.3 pts | 16,813 |
| Yancey | Mitt Romney | Republican | 5,278 | 55.8% | 13.7 pts | 9,451 |
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Frequently Asked Questions
Which party won the most counties in North Carolina in 2012?
The Republican candidate won 70 of North Carolina's 100 counties in 2012, with 30 counties going to the other major party.
Which North Carolina county had the closest presidential result in 2012?
Lenoir had the closest margin in North Carolina in 2012, with Mitt Romney (Republican) winning by 0.1 points out of 28,086 total votes cast.
Which North Carolina county had the widest presidential margin in 2012?
Durham had the widest margin in North Carolina in 2012, with Barack Obama (Democratic) winning by 52.8 points.
How many counties are included in North Carolina's 2012 presidential results?
This page covers 100 counties in North Carolina for the 2012 presidential election, based on MEDSL/EveryElectionResult.com county-level returns.