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  US President - Electoral Vote
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Parents > United States > U.S. Executive
OfficePresident
HonorificPresident - Abbr: President
Type General Election
Filing Deadline 00, 0000 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open December 17, 2012 - 10:00am Central
Polls Close December 17, 2012 - 11:50pm Central
Term Start January 20, 2013 - 12:00pm
Term End January 20, 2017 - 12:00pm
ContributorRalphie
Last ModifiedRP December 04, 2015 06:36pm
Data Sources
Description
The Presidential Electors are slated to cast the electoral vote on 12/17/2012.

Slight: Winner has 270 to 279 electoral votes
Lean: Winner has 280 to 293 electoral votes
Strong: Winner has 294 to 309 electoral votes
Safe: Winner has 310 or more electoral votes

Electoral map with projected apportionment.



Streaks heading into 2012
DC: Democratic (1964 / founding)
MN: Democratic (1976)
HI: Democratic (1988)
MA: Democratic (1988)
NY: Democratic (1988)
OR: Democratic (1988)
RI: Democratic (1988)
WA: Democratic (1988)
WI: Democratic (1988)
CA: Democratic (1992)
CT: Democratic (1992)
DE: Democratic (1992)
IL: Democratic (1992)
MD: Democratic (1992)
ME: Democratic (1992)
MI: Democratic (1992)
NJ: Democratic (1992)
PA: Democratic (1992)
VT: Democratic (1992)
NH: Democratic (2004)
CO: Democratic (2008)
FL: Democratic (2008)
IA: Democratic (2008)
IN: Democratic (2008)
NC: Democratic (2008)
NM: Democratic (2008)
NV: Democratic (2008)
OH: Democratic (2008)
VA: Democratic (2008)
AR: Republican (2000)
AZ: Republican (2000)
LA: Republican (2000)
MO: Republican (2000)
KY: Republican (2000)
TN: Republican (2000)
WV: Republican (2000)
GA: Republican (1996)
MT: Republican (1996)
AL: Republican (1980)
MS: Republican (1980)
SC: Republican (1980)
TX: Republican (1980)
AK: Republican (1968)
ID: Republican

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LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won12/15/2008
NameBarack Obama Votes365 (67.84%)
Term01/20/2009 - 01/20/2013 Margin192 (+35.69%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won12/19/2016
NameDonald J. Trump Votes304 (56.51%)
Term01/20/2017 - 01/20/2021 Margin77 (+14.31%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
Jun 21, 2011 US President - PRB Convention
Lowell J. "Jack" Fellure
PRB 9
Oct 15, 2011 US President - SOC Convention
Stewart Alexander
S 41
Dec 22, 2011 US President - BTP Convention
Tiffany Briscoe
BTP 20
Jan 03, 2012 US President - R Delegate Count
Mitt Romney
R 1,996
Apr 21, 2012 US President - CST Convention
Virgil H. Goode, Jr.
CST 403
May 05, 2012 US President - LBT Convention
Gary Johnson
LBT 595
May 17, 2012 US President - AE Convention
No Nominee
AE 25,948
Jul 14, 2012 US President - G Convention
Jill Stein
G 290
Aug 04, 2012 US President - PFP Convention
Roseanne Barr
PFP 64
Aug 12, 2012 US President - REF Convention
Andre Nigel Barnett
REF 1
Aug 28, 2012 US President - R Convention
Mitt Romney
R 2,286
Sep 05, 2012 US President - D Convention
Barack Obama
D 5,415
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail
Leaning Graph
11/11/2008 12/17/2012
CandidateSlightLeanStrongSafe
Barack Obama 8 22 6 21
Mitt Romney 6 5 --1
Leaning Call: Barack Obama (88.51%)
Weighted Call: Barack Obama (96.19%)

CANDIDATES
Photo  
Name (I) President Barack Obama Gov. Mitt Romney  
PartyDemocratic Republican  
Campaign Logo  
Uncertified Votes 332 (61.71%) 206 (38.29%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -126 (-23.42%)  
Predict Avg.53.18% 45.99%  
Cash On Hand $-- $--  
Website [Website] [Website]  
Entry Date 00/00/2012 00/00/2012  
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MATCHUP POLLS (0 from 0 pollsters)
ENDORSEMENTS
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EVENTS
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Jan 20, 2013 11:00am Jan 20, 2013 01:00am Inauguration 66th Presidential Inauguration (Obama)  Chronicler 

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Nov 21, 2012 03:30pm Analysis Where Obama and Romney Beat Their Polls  Article Homegrown Democrat 

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