U.S. Government – 2012 Presidential Electoral Votes Per State
| State | 2012 Electoral Votes | Outcome in 2012 | 2008 Electoral Votes | Outcome in 2004 | Outcome in 2008 |
| Alabama | 9 | Republican | 9 | Republican | Republican |
| Alaska | 3 | Republican | 3 | Republican | Republican |
| Arizona | 11 | Republican | 10 | Republican | Republican |
| Arkansas | 6 | Republican | 6 | Republican | Republican |
| California | 55 | Democrat | 55 | Democrat | Democrat |
| Colorado | 9 | Democrat | 9 | Republican | Democrat |
| Connecticut | 7 | Democrat | 7 | Democrat | Democrat |
| Delaware | 3 | Democrat | 3 | Democrat | Democrat |
| Washington, D.C. | 3 | Democrat | 3 | Democrat | Democrat |
| Florida | 29 | Democrat | 27 | Republican | Democrat |
| Georgia | 16 | Republican | 15 | Republican | Republican |
| Hawaii | 4 | Democrat | 4 | Democrat | Democrat |
| Idaho | 4 | Republican | 4 | Republican | Republican |
| Illinois | 20 | Democrat | 21 | Democrat | Democrat |
| Indiana | 11 | Republican | 11 | Republican | Democrat |
| Iowa | 6 | Democrat | 7 | Republican | Democrat |
| Kansas | 6 | Republican | 6 | Republican | Republican |
| Kentucky | 8 | Republican | 8 | Republican | Republican |
| Louisiana | 8 | Republican | 9 | Republican | Republican |
| Maine | 4 | Democrat | 4 | Democrat | Democrat |
| Maryland | 10 | Democrat | 10 | Democrat | Democrat |
| Massachusetts | 11 | Democrat | 12 | Democrat | Democrat |
| Michigan | 16 | Democrat | 17 | Democrat | Democrat |
| Minnesota | 10 | Democrat | 10 | Democrat | Democrat |
| Mississippi | 6 | Republican | 6 | Republican | Republican |
| Missouri | 10 | Republican | 11 | Republican | Republican |
| Montana | 3 | Republican | 3 | Republican | Republican |
| Nebraska | 5 | Republican | 5 | Republican | Republican (4), Democrat (1) |
| Nevada | 6 | Democrat | 5 | Republican | Democrat |
| New Hampshire | 4 | Democrat | 4 | Democrat | Democrat |
| New Jersey | 14 | Democrat | 15 | Democrat | Democrat |
| New Mexico | 5 | Democrat | 5 | Republican | Democrat |
| New York | 29 | Democrat | 31 | Democrat | Democrat |
| North Carolina | 15 | Republican | 15 | Republican | Democrat |
| North Dakota | 3 | Republican | 3 | Republican | Republican |
| Ohio | 18 | Democrat | 20 | Republican | Democrat |
| Oklahoma | 7 | Republican | 7 | Republican | Republican |
| Oregon | 7 | Democrat | 7 | Democrat | Democrat |
| Pennsylvania | 20 | Democrat | 21 | Democrat | Democrat |
| Rhode Island | 4 | Democrat | 4 | Democrat | Democrat |
| South Carolina | 9 | Republican | 8 | Republican | Republican |
| South Dakota | 3 | Republican | 3 | Republican | Republican |
| Tennessee | 11 | Republican | 11 | Republican | Republican |
| Texas | 38 | Republican | 34 | Republican | Republican |
| Utah | 6 | Republican | 5 | Republican | Republican |
| Vermont | 3 | Democrat | 3 | Democrat | Democrat |
| Virginia | 13 | Democrat | 13 | Republican | Democrat |
| Washington | 12 | Democrat | 11 | Democrat | Democrat |
| West Virginia | 5 | Republican | 5 | Republican | Republican |
| Wisconsin | 10 | Democrat | 10 | Democrat | Democrat |
| Wyoming | 3 | Republican | 3 | Republican | Republican |
