2012 United States presidential election in Georgia

Romney won Georgia by a 7. 82% margin, an improvement from 2008 when McCain won by 5. 2%. Romney received 53. 30% of the vote to Obama’s 45. 48%. Early County flipped from supporting the Republican candidate to the Democratic candidate. Chattahoochee flipped from Democratic to Republican.

About 2012 United States presidential election in Georgia in brief

Summary 2012 United States presidential election in GeorgiaRomney won Georgia by a 7. 82% margin, an improvement from 2008 when McCain won by 5. 2%. Romney received 53. 30% of the vote to Obama’s 45. 48%. Obama is the first Democrat to win two terms without winning Georgia either time. Early County flipped from supporting the Republican candidate to the Democratic candidate, while Chattahoochee flipped from Democratic to Republican.

As of 2020, this is also the last time that Cobb, Gwinnett, and Henry counties voted for the GOP in a presidential election.