2012 United States presidential election in Hawaii

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.

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

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

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
County	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	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

References

^ ^a ^b Hawaii Democratic Delegation 2012 – The Green Papers
^ Hawaii Republican – The Green Papers
^ "Primary and Caucus Printable Calendar". CNN. Retrieved January 11, 2012.
^ "Presidential Caucus Results | Hawaii GOPHawaii GOP". Archived from the original on March 18, 2012. Retrieved March 20, 2012.
^ Green Papers (March 18, 2012). "Hawaii Republican Caucus 2012". Green Papers. Retrieved March 18, 2012.
^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on November 6, 2012. Retrieved March 31, 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "Huffington Post Election Dashboard". HuffPost. Archived from the original on August 13, 2013.
^ "America's Choice 2012 Election Center: CNN Electoral Map". CNN. Archived from the original on January 19, 2013.
^ "Election 2012 - The Electoral Map: Building a Path to Victory". The New York Times. Archived from the original on July 8, 2012.
^ "2012 Presidential Election Results". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on July 26, 2012.
^ "RealClearPolitics - 2012 Election Maps - Battle for White House". Archived from the original on June 8, 2011.
^ "PROJECTION: OBAMA WILL LIKELY WIN SECOND TERM".
^ "Nate Silver's political calculations predict 2012 election outcome".
^ "Hawaii Office of Elections Final Summary" (PDF). Retrieved November 8, 2012.
^ "Daily Kos Elections' statewide election results by congressional and legislative districts". Daily Kos. Retrieved August 11, 2020.

External links

The Green Papers: for Hawaii
The Green Papers: Major state elections in chronological order

[TGP-D-1] Hawaii Democratic Delegation 2012 – The Green Papers

[TGP-2] Hawaii Republican – The Green Papers

[3] "Primary and Caucus Printable Calendar". CNN. Retrieved January 11, 2012.

[4] "Presidential Caucus Results | Hawaii GOPHawaii GOP". Archived from the original on March 18, 2012. Retrieved March 20, 2012.

[5] Green Papers (March 18, 2012). "Hawaii Republican Caucus 2012". Green Papers. Retrieved March 18, 2012.

[6] "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on November 6, 2012. Retrieved March 31, 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[7] "Huffington Post Election Dashboard". HuffPost. Archived from the original on August 13, 2013.

[8] "America's Choice 2012 Election Center: CNN Electoral Map". CNN. Archived from the original on January 19, 2013.

[9] "Election 2012 - The Electoral Map: Building a Path to Victory". The New York Times. Archived from the original on July 8, 2012.

[10] "2012 Presidential Election Results". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on July 26, 2012.

[11] "RealClearPolitics - 2012 Election Maps - Battle for White House". Archived from the original on June 8, 2011.

[12] "PROJECTION: OBAMA WILL LIKELY WIN SECOND TERM".

[13] "Nate Silver's political calculations predict 2012 election outcome".

[14] "Hawaii Office of Elections Final Summary" (PDF). Retrieved November 8, 2012.

[15] "Daily Kos Elections' statewide election results by congressional and legislative districts". Daily Kos. Retrieved August 11, 2020.

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