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In a United States presidential election, the popular vote is the total number or the percentage of votes cast for a candidate by voters in the 50 states and Washington, D.C.; the candidate who gains the most votes nationwide is said to have won the popular vote. As the popular vote is not used to determine who is elected as the nation's ...
After the conventions, Obama had a clear lead until he did poorly in the first debate. Romney took the lead, and the polls were tied in early and mid-October. The Democrats then regained their momentum but Obama became the first President to win re-election by a narrower margin in both the popular vote and in the Electoral College.
The following head-to-head polls feature some of the individuals who officially declared their candidacies. The incumbent president, Joe Biden, won the Democratic primaries.
That’s the largest victory since 2012 when then-incumbent President Barack Obama notched 332 to 206. For context, Trump’s 2016 victory was 304 to 227. Biden won the Electoral College 306 to 232.
Maps and electoral vote counts for the 2012 presidential election. Our latest estimate has Obama at 281 electoral votes and Romney at 191.
Maps and electoral vote counts for the 2012 presidential election. Our latest estimate has Obama at 275 electoral votes and Romney at 206. Obama vs. Romney Electoral Map
President Barack Obama faced challenger Mitt Romney in 2012. The final Des Moines Register/Mediacom Iowa Poll had Obama with a 5-point lead over Romney (47% to 42%). On Election night, Obama ...
Gary Johnson's popular vote total set a Libertarian Party record, and his popular vote percentage was the second-best showing for a Libertarian in a presidential election, trailing only Ed Clark's in 1980. [163] Johnson would go on to beat this record in the 2016 presidential election, winning the most votes for the Libertarian ticket in history.