2012 United States presidential election in Hawaii

Main article: 2012 United States presidential election

The 2012 United States presidential election in Hawaii took place on November 6, 2012, as part of the 2012 United States presidential election in which all 50 states plus the District of Columbia participated. Hawaii voters chose four electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote pitting incumbent Democratic President Barack Obama and his running mate, Vice President Joe Biden, against Republican challenger and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney and his running mate, Congressman Paul Ryan.

2012 United States presidential election in Hawaii

← 2008 November 6, 2012 2016 →

Nominee Barack Obama Mitt Romney Party Democratic Republican Home state Illinois Massachusetts Running mate Joe Biden Paul Ryan Electoral vote 4 0 Popular vote 306,658 121,015 Percentage 70.55% 27.84%

County results Congressional district results State Senate district results Precinct results Obama   40–50%   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80–90%   90–100% Romney   60–70% No Votes

President before election Barack Obama Democratic Elected President Barack Obama Democratic

Prior to the election, leading news organizations considered this a state Obama would win, or otherwise considered as a safe blue state. The Hawaiian-born president handily won the state's four electoral votes by a wide 42.71% margin of victory. As of the 2024 presidential election, this is the last time a Democrat would win 70% or more of the vote in any state in a presidential race.

Caucuses

Democratic caucuses

2012 Hawaii Democratic caucuses

← 2008 March 7, 2012 (2012-03-07) 2016 →

Candidate Barack Obama Uncommitted Home state Illinois Delegate count 35 0 Popular vote 1,316 42 Percentage 96.91% 3.09%

The 2012 Hawaii Democratic caucuses took place on March 7, 2012.^[1]

Hawaii Democratic caucuses, 2012[1]
Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Delegates
Barack Obama (incumbent)	1,316	96.91%	35
Uncommitted	42	3.09%	0
Total:	1,358	100%	35

Republican caucuses

2012 Hawaii Republican caucuses

← 2008 March 13, 2012 (2012-03-13) 2016 →

Candidate Mitt Romney Rick Santorum Home state Massachusetts Pennsylvania Delegate count 9 4 Popular vote 4,548 2,589 Percentage 44.47% 25.31%   Candidate Ron Paul Newt Gingrich Home state Texas Georgia Delegate count 3 0 Popular vote 1,975 1,116 Percentage 19.31% 10.91%

Hawaii results by county   Mitt Romney   Ron Paul

The 2012 Hawaii Republican caucuses took place on March 13, 2012.^[2][3]

Hawaii Republican caucuses, 2012[4]
Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Delegates[5]
Mitt Romney	4,548	44.47%	9
Rick Santorum	2,589	25.31%	5
Ron Paul	1,975	19.31%	3
Newt Gingrich	1,116	10.91%	0
Unprojected delegates:			3
Total:	10,228	100%	20

Certified results doesn't include 858 outstanding votes (write-ins and provisional ballots).^[6]

General election

Candidate ballot access

• Mitt Romney/Paul Ryan, Republican
• Barack Obama/Joseph Biden, Democratic
• Gary Johnson/James P. Gray, Libertarian
• Jill Stein/Cheri Honkala, Green

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Huffington Post[7]	Safe D	November 6, 2012
CNN[8]	Safe D	November 6, 2012
New York Times[9]	Safe D	November 6, 2012
Washington Post[10]	Safe D	November 6, 2012
RealClearPolitics[11]	Solid D	November 6, 2012
Sabato's Crystal Ball[12]	Solid D	November 5, 2012
FiveThirtyEight[13]	Solid D	November 6, 2012

Results

2012 United States presidential election in Hawaii[14]
Party		Candidate	Running mate	Votes	Percentage	Electoral votes
	Democratic	Barack Obama (incumbent)	Joe Biden (incumbent)	306,658	70.55%	4
	Republican	Mitt Romney	Paul Ryan	121,015	27.84%	0
	Libertarian	Gary Johnson	Jim Gray	3,840	0.88%	0
	Green	Jill Stein	Cheri Honkala	3,184	0.73%	0
Totals				434,697	100.00%	4
Voter turnout (registered voters)						61.9%

By county

County	Barack Obama Democratic		Mitt Romney Republican		Various candidates Other parties		Margin		Total votes cast
	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%
Hawaii	47,224	74.42%	14,753	23.25%	1,477	2.33%	32,471	51.17%	63,454
Honolulu	204,349	68.86%	88,461	29.81%	3,932	1.33%	115,888	39.05%	296,742
Kalawao	25	92.59%	2	7.41%	0	0.00%	23	85.18%	27
Kauai	18,641	73.47%	6,121	24.13%	610	2.40%	12,520	49.34%	25,372
Maui	36,052	74.10%	11,602	23.85%	999	2.05%	24,450	50.25%	48,653
Totals	306,658	70.55%	121,015	27.84%	7,024	1.61%	185,643	42.71%	434,697

By congressional district

Obama won both congressional districts.^[15]

District	Obama	Romney	Representative
1st	69.7%	29.02%	Colleen Hanabusa
2nd	71.38%	26.67%	Tulsi Gabbard

See also

• 2012 Republican Party presidential debates and forums
• 2012 Republican Party presidential primaries
• Results of the 2012 Republican Party presidential primaries
• Hawaii Republican Party