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The 2012 United States presidential election in Illinois 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. Illinois voters chose 20 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 . The Obama/Biden ticket won Illinois with 57.60% of the popular vote to Romney/Ryan's 40.73%, thus winning the state's twenty electoral votes by a margin of 16.87%.[ 1]
Obama's victory continued a Democratic winning streak in the state - with the Democratic candidate having carried Illinois through the six consecutive elections. The last Republican to win Illinois in a presidential election was George H.W. Bush in 1988 .
The primaries and general elections coincided with those for congress and those for state offices .
Turnout
For the state-run primaries (Democratic and Republican), turnout was 21.72%, with 1,586,171 votes cast.[ 2] [ 3] For the general election, turnout was 69.70%, with 5,242,014 votes cast.[ 2] [ 3]
Primaries
Democratic
2012 Illinois Democratic primary
Incumbent president Barack Obama won the Democratic primary. Obama was running for reelection without a major opponent.
Obama won all 189 of the state's bound delegates (the state also had 26 superdelegates ).[ 4]
Illinois Democratic primary, 2012[ 4] [ 3]
Candidate
Votes
Percentage
Delegates
Barack Obama (incumbent)
652,583
99.98%
189
Randall Terry
134
0.02%
0
Totals
652,717
100.00%
189
Republican
2012 Illinois Republican primary
Illinois results by county
Mitt Romney
Rick Santorum
The 2012 Illinois Republican primary took place on March 20, 2012.[ 5] [ 6]
Results
While Obama only won 23% of the counties in Illinois, most of the counties he won were heavily populated. His 17-point victory can be largely attributed to his performance in Cook County , which encompasses the Chicago Metropolitan Area . He also won the once Republican favored collar counties. Obama won Dupage County , Will County , and Lake County . He also performed well in the East St. Louis area.
Results by county
County
Barack Hussein Obama Democratic
Willard Mitt Romney Republican
Various candidates Other parties
Margin
Total votes cast
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
Adams
9,648
31.52%
20,416
66.70%
543
1.77%
-10,768
-35.18%
30,607
Alexander
1,965
56.13%
1,487
42.47%
49
1.40%
478
13.65%
3,501
Bond
3,020
40.95%
4,095
55.53%
260
3.53%
-1,075
-14.58%
7,375
Boone
9,883
46.09%
11,096
51.75%
462
2.15%
-1,213
-5.66%
21,441
Brown
787
33.29%
1,513
64.00%
64
2.71%
-726
-30.71%
2,364
Bureau
8,134
48.75%
8,164
48.93%
388
2.33%
-30
-0.18%
16,686
Calhoun
1,080
41.93%
1,440
55.90%
56
2.17%
-360
-13.98%
2,576
Carroll
3,665
49.49%
3,555
48.00%
186
2.51%
110
1.49%
7,406
Cass
2,053
42.09%
2,707
55.49%
118
2.42%
-654
-13.41%
4,878
Champaign
40,831
51.94%
35,312
44.92%
2,466
3.14%
5,519
7.02%
78,609
Christian
5,494
37.31%
8,885
60.33%
348
2.36%
-3,391
-23.03%
14,727
Clark
2,591
32.86%
5,144
65.23%
151
1.91%
-2,553
-32.37%
7,886
Clay
1,584
26.81%
4,190
70.92%
134
2.27%
-2,606
-44.11%
5,908
Clinton
5,596
33.95%
10,524
63.86%
361
2.19%
-4,928
-29.90%
16,481
Coles
9,262
43.21%
11,631
54.26%
544
2.54%
-2,369
-11.05%
21,437
Cook
1,488,537
74.00%
495,542
24.63%
27,519
1.37%
992,995
49.36%
2,011,598
Crawford
2,858
33.11%
5,585
64.69%
190
2.20%
-2,727
-31.59%
8,633
Cumberland
1,641
30.99%
3,509
66.27%
145
2.74%
-1,868
-35.28%
5,295
DeKalb
21,207
51.61%
18,934
46.08%
951
2.31%
2,273
5.53%
41,092
DeWitt
2,601
35.30%
4,579
62.15%
188
2.55%
-1,978
-26.85%
7,368
Douglas
2,430
30.77%
5,334
67.54%
133
1.68%
-2,904
-36.77%
7,897
DuPage
199,460
49.73%
195,046
48.63%
6,575
1.64%
4,414
1.10%
401,081
Edgar
2,565
32.74%
5,132
65.50%
138
1.76%
-2,567
-32.76%
7,835
Edwards
754
23.36%
2,405
74.50%
69
2.14%
-1,651
-51.15%
3,228
Effingham
3,861
23.24%
12,501
75.25%
251
1.51%
-8,640
-52.01%
16,613
Fayette
2,853
31.66%
5,951
66.03%
208
2.31%
-3,098
-34.38%
9,012
Ford
1,656
27.49%
4,229
70.20%
139
2.31%
-2,573
-42.71%
6,024
Franklin
7,254
40.49%
10,267
57.31%
393
2.19%
-3,013
-16.82%
17,914
Fulton
8,328
54.04%
6,632
43.03%
451
2.93%
1,696
11.01%
15,411
Gallatin
1,029
39.99%
1,492
57.99%
52
2.02%
-463
-17.99%
2,573
Greene
2,023
35.89%
3,451
61.22%
163
2.89%
-1,428
-25.33%
5,637
Grundy
9,451
44.34%
11,343
53.22%
519
2.44%
-1,892
-8.88%
21,313
Hamilton
1,269
32.20%
2,566
65.11%
106
2.69%
-1,297
-32.91%
3,941
Hancock
3,650
40.06%
5,271
57.85%
190
2.09%
-1,621
-17.79%
9,111
Hardin
742
31.85%
1,535
65.88%
53
2.27%
-793
-34.03%
2,330
Henderson
1,978
55.44%
1,541
43.19%
49
1.37%
437
12.25%
3,568
Henry
12,332
50.53%
11,583
47.46%
490
2.01%
749
3.07%
24,405
Iroquois
3,413
26.70%
9,120
71.34%
251
1.96%
-5,707
-44.64%
12,784
Jackson
13,319
55.26%
9,864
40.92%
921
3.82%
3,455
14.33%
24,104
Jasper
1,436
28.48%
3,514
69.68%
93
1.84%
-2,078
-41.21%
5,043
Jefferson
6,089
37.31%
9,811
60.12%
420
2.57%
-3,722
-22.81%
16,320
Jersey
3,667
36.82%
6,039
60.64%
253
2.54%
-2,372
-23.82%
9,959
Jo Daviess
5,667
49.58%
5,534
48.42%
228
1.99%
133
1.16%
11,429
Johnson
1,572
27.72%
3,963
69.87%
137
2.42%
-2,391
-42.15%
5,672
Kane
90,332
49.73%
88,335
48.63%
2,981
1.64%
1,997
1.10%
181,648
Kankakee
21,595
47.30%
23,136
50.68%
923
2.02%
-1,541
-3.38%
45,654
Kendall
22,471
47.40%
24,047
50.72%
892
1.88%
-1,576
-3.32%
47,410
Knox
13,451
57.59%
9,408
40.28%
497
2.13%
4,043
17.31%
23,356
Lake
153,757
53.48%
129,764
45.14%
3,972
1.38%
23,993
8.35%
287,493
LaSalle
23,073
48.82%
23,256
49.21%
930
1.97%
-183
-0.39%
47,259
Lawrence
2,011
33.58%
3,857
64.40%
121
2.02%
-1,846
-30.82%
5,989
Lee
6,937
45.20%
8,059
52.51%
352
2.29%
-1,122
-7.31%
15,348
Livingston
5,020
33.30%
9,753
64.69%
304
2.02%
-4,733
-31.39%
15,077
Logan
3,978
33.00%
7,844
65.08%
231
1.92%
-3,866
-32.08%
12,053
Macon
22,780
46.46%
25,309
51.62%
941
1.92%
-2,529
-5.16%
49,030
Macoupin
9,464
44.89%
10,946
51.92%
673
3.19%
-1,482
-7.03%
21,083
Madison
58,922
48.11%
60,608
49.49%
2,943
2.40%
-1,686
-1.38%
122,473
Marion
6,225
39.35%
9,248
58.46%
347
2.19%
-3,023
-19.11%
15,820
Marshall
2,455
41.83%
3,290
56.06%
124
2.11%
-835
-14.23%
5,869
Mason
2,867
45.54%
3,265
51.86%
164
2.60%
-398
-6.32%
6,296
Massac
2,092
32.21%
4,278
65.87%
125
1.92%
-2,186
-33.66%
6,495
McDonough
5,967
47.91%
6,147
49.36%
340
2.73%
-180
-1.45%
12,454
McHenry
59,797
44.55%
71,598
53.34%
2,842
2.12%
-11,801
-8.79%
134,237
McLean
31,883
43.40%
39,947
54.37%
1,639
2.23%
-8,064
-10.98%
73,469
Menard
2,100
34.14%
3,948
64.18%
103
1.67%
-1,848
-30.04%
6,151
Mercer
4,507
52.60%
3,876
45.24%
185
2.16%
631
7.36%
8,568
Monroe
6,215
35.53%
10,888
62.25%
387
2.21%
-4,673
-26.72%
17,490
Montgomery
5,058
41.50%
6,776
55.60%
354
2.90%
-1,718
-14.10%
12,188
Morgan
5,806
41.06%
7,972
56.37%
364
2.57%
-2,166
-15.32%
14,142
Moultrie
2,144
35.29%
3,784
62.29%
147
2.42%
-1,640
-27.00%
6,075
Ogle
9,514
40.72%
13,422
57.44%
431
1.84%
-3,908
-16.72%
23,367
Peoria
40,209
51.28%
36,774
46.90%
1,428
1.82%
3,435
4.38%
78,411
Perry
3,819
39.85%
5,507
57.46%
258
2.69%
-1,688
-17.61%
9,584
Piatt
3,090
35.49%
5,413
62.17%
204
2.34%
-2,323
-26.68%
8,707
Pike
2,278
31.20%
4,860
66.56%
164
2.25%
-2,582
-35.36%
7,302
Pope
650
29.25%
1,512
68.05%
60
2.70%
-862
-38.79%
2,222
Pulaski
1,389
46.12%
1,564
51.93%
59
1.96%
-175
-5.81%
3,012
Putnam
1,559
49.60%
1,502
47.79%
82
2.61%
57
1.81%
3,143
Randolph
5,759
39.89%
8,290
57.42%
389
2.69%
-2,531
-17.53%
14,438
Richland
2,362
32.44%
4,756
65.31%
164
2.25%
-2,394
-32.88%
7,282
Rock Island
39,157
60.04%
24,934
38.23%
1,126
1.73%
14,223
21.81%
65,217
Saline
3,701
34.52%
6,806
63.49%
213
1.99%
-3,105
-28.96%
10,720
Sangamon
42,107
44.65%
50,225
53.26%
1,965
2.08%
-8,118
-8.61%
94,297
Schuyler
1,727
44.26%
2,069
53.02%
106
2.72%
-342
-8.76%
3,902
Scott
910
35.44%
1,587
61.80%
71
2.76%
-677
-26.36%
2,568
Shelby
3,342
32.01%
6,843
65.55%
254
2.43%
-3,501
-33.54%
10,439
St. Clair
67,285
56.15%
50,125
41.83%
2,417
2.02%
17,160
14.32%
119,827
Stark
1,095
41.13%
1,528
57.40%
39
1.47%
-433
-16.27%
2,662
Stephenson
10,165
48.11%
10,512
49.75%
451
2.13%
-347
-1.64%
21,128
Tazewell
24,438
39.88%
35,335
57.66%
1,509
2.46%
-10,897
-17.78%
61,282
Union
3,137
37.71%
4,957
59.59%
224
2.69%
-1,820
-21.88%
8,318
Vermilion
12,878
42.36%
16,892
55.57%
630
2.07%
-4,014
-13.20%
30,400
Wabash
1,590
30.97%
3,478
67.74%
66
1.29%
-1,888
-36.77%
5,134
Warren
4,044
51.73%
3,618
46.28%
156
2.00%
426
5.45%
7,818
Washington
2,450
32.95%
4,792
64.45%
193
2.60%
-2,342
-31.50%
7,435
Wayne
1,514
19.67%
5,988
77.80%
195
2.53%
-4,474
-58.13%
7,697
White
2,188
30.90%
4,731
66.80%
163
2.30%
-2,543
-35.91%
7,082
Whiteside
14,833
57.43%
10,448
40.45%
547
2.12%
4,385
16.98%
25,828
Will
144,229
51.85%
128,969
46.36%
4,964
1.78%
15,260
5.49%
278,162
Williamson
10,647
36.40%
17,909
61.22%
698
2.39%
-7,262
-24.82%
29,254
Winnebago
61,732
51.70%
55,138
46.18%
2,527
2.12%
6,594
5.52%
119,397
Woodford
5,572
29.42%
12,961
68.44%
405
2.14%
-7,389
-39.02%
18,938
Totals
3,013,423
57.61%
2,125,405
40.63%
92,444
1.76%
888,018
16.98%
5,230,852
[ 9]
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