This article provides a collection of statewide public

opinion polls An opinion poll, often simply referred to as a survey or a poll (although strictly a poll is an actual election) is a human research survey of public opinion from a particular sample. Opinion polls are usually designed to represent the opinions ...

that were conducted relating to the

2012 United States presidential election The 2012 United States presidential election was the 57th quadrennial presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012. Incumbent Democratic President Barack Obama and his running mate, incumbent Vice President Joe Biden, were re-e ...

, which was won by incumbent

President President most commonly refers to: *President (corporate title) * President (education), a leader of a college or university * President (government title) President may also refer to: Automobiles * Nissan President, a 1966–2010 Japanese ...

Barack Obama Barack Hussein Obama II ( ; born August 4, 1961) is an American politician who served as the 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, Obama was the first African-American president of the ...

. The polls show the status between Republican

nominee A candidate, or nominee, is the prospective recipient of an award or honor, or a person seeking or being considered for some kind of position; for example: * to be elected to an office — in this case a candidate selection procedure occurs. * t ...

Mitt Romney and President Obama. Also included are three- and four-way race polls with the Republican and Democratic nominees against various

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candidates.

Opinion polling: Obama vs Romney

''Sample size key:'' LV – Likely Voters
RV – Registered Voters. ''Poll source key'' (R) – Source polls normally for Republicans
(D) – Source polls normally for Democrats

Alabama (We dare defend our rights) , anthem = "Alabama" , image_map = Alabama in United States.svg , seat = Montgomery , LargestCity = Huntsville , LargestCounty = Baldwin County , LargestMetro = Greater Birmingham , area_total_km2 = 135,765 ...

9 electoral votes
( Republican in 2004) 62%–38%
( Republican in 2008) 60%–38%

Alaska Alaska ( ; russian: Аляска, Alyaska; ale, Alax̂sxax̂; ; ems, Alas'kaaq; Yup'ik: ''Alaskaq''; tli, Anáaski) is a state located in the Western United States on the northwest extremity of North America. A semi-exclave of the U.S. ...

3 electoral votes
( Republican in 2004) 61%–35%
( Republican in 2008) 59%–37% ''No polls conducted''

Arizona Arizona ( ; nv, Hoozdo Hahoodzo ; ood, Alĭ ṣonak ) is a state in the Southwestern United States. It is the 6th largest and the 14th most populous of the 50 states. Its capital and largest city is Phoenix. Arizona is part of the Fou ...

11 electoral votes
( Republican in 2004) 55%–44%
( Republican in 2008) 53%–45%

Arkansas Arkansas ( ) is a landlocked state in the South Central United States. It is bordered by Missouri to the north, Tennessee and Mississippi to the east, Louisiana to the south, and Texas and Oklahoma to the west. Its name is from the O ...

6 electoral votes
( Republican in 2004) 54%–45%
( Republican in 2008) 59%–39%

California California is a state in the Western United States, located along the Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the most populous U.S. state and the 3rd largest by area. It is also the m ...

55 electoral votes
( Democratic in 2004) 54%–45%
( Democratic in 2008) 61%–37%

Colorado Colorado (, other variants) is a state in the Mountain states, Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It encompasses most of the Southern Rocky Mountains, as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the wes ...

9 electoral votes
( Republican in 2004) 52%–47%
( Democratic in 2008) 54%–45% Three way race

Connecticut Connecticut () is the southernmost state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, New York to the west, and Long Island Sound to the south. Its capita ...

7 electoral votes
( Democratic in 2004) 54%–44%
( Democratic in 2008) 61%–38%

Delaware Delaware ( ) is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Maryland to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and New Jersey and the Atlantic Ocean to its east. The state takes its name from the adjacent Del ...

3 electoral votes
( Democratic in 2004) 53%–46%
( Democratic in 2008) 62%–37% ''No polls conducted''

District of Columbia

3 electoral votes
( Democratic in 2004) 89%–9%
( Democratic in 2008) 92%–7%

Florida Florida is a state located in the Southeastern region of the United States. Florida is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the northwest by Alabama, to the north by Georgia, to the east by the Bahamas and Atlantic Ocean, and to ...

29 electoral votes
( Republican in 2004) 52%–47%
( Democratic in 2008) 51%–48% Three-way race

Georgia Georgia most commonly refers to: * Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia * Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United States Georgia may also refer to: Places Historical states and entities * Related to the ...

16 electoral votes
( Republican in 2004) 58%–41%
( Republican in 2008) 52%–47%

Hawaii Hawaii ( ; haw, Hawaii or ) is a state in the Western United States, located in the Pacific Ocean about from the U.S. mainland. It is the only U.S. state outside North America, the only state that is an archipelago, and the only state ...

4 electoral votes
( Democratic in 2004) 54%–45%
( Democratic in 2008) 72%–27%

Idaho Idaho ( ) is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. To the north, it shares a small portion of the Canada–United States border with the province of British Columbia. It borders the states of Montana and Wyomi ...

4 electoral votes
( Republican in 2004) 68%–30%
( Republican in 2008) 61%–36%

Illinois Illinois ( ) is a state in the Midwestern United States. Its largest metropolitan areas include the Chicago metropolitan area, and the Metro East section, of Greater St. Louis. Other smaller metropolitan areas include, Peoria and Rockf ...

20 electoral votes
( Democratic in 2004) 55%–45%
( Democratic in 2008) 62%–37%

Indiana Indiana () is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States. It is the 38th-largest by area and the 17th-most populous of the 50 States. Its capital and largest city is Indianapolis. Indiana was admitted to the United States as the 19th s ...

11 electoral votes
( Republican in 2004) 60%–39%
( Democratic in 2008) 50%–49%

Iowa Iowa () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States, bordered by the Mississippi River to the east and the Missouri River and Big Sioux River to the west. It is bordered by six states: Wisconsin to the northeast, Illinois to th ...

6 electoral votes
( Republican in 2004) 50%–49%
( Democratic in 2008) 54%–44%

Kansas Kansas () is a state in the Midwestern United States. Its capital is Topeka, and its largest city is Wichita. Kansas is a landlocked state bordered by Nebraska to the north; Missouri to the east; Oklahoma to the south; and Colorado to th ...

6 electoral votes
( Republican in 2004) 62%–37%
( Republican in 2008) 57%–42%

Kentucky Kentucky ( , ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States and one of the states of the Upper South. It borders Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio to the north; West Virginia and Virginia ...

8 electoral votes
( Republican in 2004) 60%–40%
( Republican in 2008) 57%–41%

Louisiana Louisiana , group=pronunciation (French: ''La Louisiane'') is a state in the Deep South and South Central regions of the United States. It is the 20th-smallest by area and the 25th most populous of the 50 U.S. states. Louisiana is borde ...

8 electoral votes
( Republican in 2004) 57%–42%
( Republican in 2008) 59%–40%

Maine Maine () is a state in the New England and Northeastern regions of the United States. It borders New Hampshire to the west, the Gulf of Maine to the southeast, and the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Quebec to the northeast and ...

4 electoral votes
( Democratic in 2004) 53%–45%
( Democratic in 2008) 58%–40%

Maryland Maryland ( ) is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It shares borders with Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware and the Atlantic Ocean to ...

10 electoral votes
( Democratic in 2004) 56%–43%
( Democratic in 2008) 61%–38%

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11 electoral votes
( Democratic in 2004) 62%–37%
( Democratic in 2008) 62%–36%

Michigan Michigan () is a U.S. state, state in the Great Lakes region, Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest, upper Midwestern United States. With a population of nearly 10.12 million and an area of nearly , Michigan is the List of U.S. states and ...

16 electoral votes
( Democratic in 2004) 51%–48%
( Democratic in 2008) 57%–41%

Minnesota Minnesota () is a state in the upper midwestern region of the United States. It is the 12th largest U.S. state in area and the 22nd most populous, with over 5.75 million residents. Minnesota is home to western prairies, now given over to ...

10 electoral votes
( Democratic in 2004) 51%–48%
( Democratic in 2008) 54%–44%

Mississippi Mississippi () is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States, bordered to the north by Tennessee; to the east by Alabama; to the south by the Gulf of Mexico; to the southwest by Louisiana; and to the northwest by Arkansas. Miss ...

6 electoral votes
( Republican in 2004) 59%–40%
( Republican in 2008) 56%–43%

Missouri Missouri is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking 21st in land area, it is bordered by eight states (tied for the most with Tennessee): Iowa to the north, Illinois, Kentucky and Tennessee to the east, Arkansas t ...

10 electoral votes
( Republican in 2004) 53%–46%
( Republican in 2008) 49%–49%

Montana Montana () is a state in the Mountain West division of the Western United States. It is bordered by Idaho to the west, North Dakota and South Dakota to the east, Wyoming to the south, and the Canadian provinces of Alberta, British Columb ...

3 electoral votes
( Republican in 2004) 59%–39%
( Republican in 2008) 49%–47% Three way race

Nebraska Nebraska () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. It is bordered by South Dakota to the north; Iowa to the east and Missouri to the southeast, both across the Missouri River; Kansas to the south; Colorado to the sout ...

5 electoral votes
( Republican in 2004) 66%–33%
( Republican in 2008) 57%–42% 2nd Congressional District

Nevada Nevada ( ; ) is a state in the Western region of the United States. It is bordered by Oregon to the northwest, Idaho to the northeast, California to the west, Arizona to the southeast, and Utah to the east. Nevada is the 7th-most extensive, ...

6 electoral votes
( Republican in 2004) 51%–48%
( Democratic in 2008) 55%–43% Three way race

New Hampshire New Hampshire is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Gulf of Maine to the east, and the Canadian province of Quebec to the nor ...

4 electoral votes
( Democratic in 2004) 50%–49%
( Democratic in 2008) 54%–45%

New Jersey New Jersey is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York; on the east, southeast, and south by the Atlantic Ocean; on the west by the Delaware ...

14 electoral votes
( Democratic in 2004) 52%–46%
( Democratic in 2008) 57%–42%

New Mexico ) , population_demonym = New Mexican ( es, Neomexicano, Neomejicano, Nuevo Mexicano) , seat = Santa Fe , LargestCity = Albuquerque , LargestMetro = Tiguex , OfficialLang = None , Languages = English, Spanish ( New Mexican), Navajo, Ke ...

5 electoral votes
( Republican in 2004) 50%–49%
( Democratic in 2008) 57%–42% Three way race

New York

29 electoral votes
( Democratic in 2004) 58%–40%
( Democratic in 2008) 63%–36%

North Carolina North Carolina () is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States. The state is the 28th largest and 9th-most populous of the United States. It is bordered by Virginia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, Georgia and ...

15 electoral votes
( Republican in 2004) 56%–44%
( Democratic in 2008) 50%–49%

North Dakota North Dakota () is a U.S. state in the Upper Midwest, named after the indigenous Dakota Sioux. North Dakota is bordered by the Canadian provinces of Saskatchewan and Manitoba to the north and by the U.S. states of Minnesota to the east, So ...

3 electoral votes
( Republican in 2004) 63%–36%
( Republican in 2008) 53%–45%

Ohio Ohio () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Of the fifty U.S. states, it is the 34th-largest by area, and with a population of nearly 11.8 million, is the seventh-most populous and tenth-most densely populated. The sta ...

18 electoral votes
( Republican in 2004) 51%–49%
( Democratic in 2008) 52%–47% Three way race

Oklahoma

7 electoral votes
( Republican in 2004) 66%–34%
( Republican in 2008) 67%–34%

Oregon Oregon () is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. The Columbia River delineates much of Oregon's northern boundary with Washington, while the Snake River delineates much of its eastern boundary with Idaho. T ...

7 electoral votes
( Democratic in 2004) 51%–47%
( Democratic in 2008) 57%–40%

Pennsylvania Pennsylvania (; ( Pennsylvania Dutch: )), officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a state spanning the Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes regions of the United States. It borders Delaware to its southeast, ...

20 electoral votes
( Democratic in 2004) 51%–48%
( Democratic in 2008) 54%–44% Three-way race Four-way race

Rhode Island Rhode Island (, like ''road'') is a state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It is the smallest U.S. state by area and the seventh-least populous, with slightly fewer than 1.1 million residents as of 2020, but it ...

4 electoral votes
( Democratic in 2004) 59%–39%
( Democratic in 2008) 63%–35%

South Carolina )'' Animis opibusque parati'' ( for, , Latin, Prepared in mind and resources, links=no) , anthem = " Carolina";" South Carolina On My Mind" , Former = Province of South Carolina , seat = Columbia , LargestCity = Charleston , LargestMetro = ...

9 electoral votes
( Republican in 2004) 58%–41%
( Republican in 2008) 54%–45%

South Dakota South Dakota (; Sioux: , ) is a U.S. state in the North Central region of the United States. It is also part of the Great Plains. South Dakota is named after the Lakota and Dakota Sioux Native American tribes, who comprise a large porti ...

3 electoral votes
( Republican in 2004) 60%–38%
( Republican in 2008) 53%–45%

Tennessee Tennessee ( , ), officially the State of Tennessee, is a landlocked state in the Southeastern region of the United States. Tennessee is the 36th-largest by area and the 15th-most populous of the 50 states. It is bordered by Kentucky to th ...

11 electoral votes
( Republican in 2004) 57%–43%
( Republican in 2008) 57%–42%

Texas Texas (, ; Spanish: ''Texas'', ''Tejas'') is a state in the South Central region of the United States. At 268,596 square miles (695,662 km2), and with more than 29.1 million residents in 2020, it is the second-largest U.S. state by ...

38 electoral votes
( Republican in 2004) 61%–38%
( Republican in 2008) 55%–44%

Utah Utah ( , ) is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. Utah is a landlocked U.S. state bordered to its east by Colorado, to its northeast by Wyoming, to its north by Idaho, to its south by Arizona, and to it ...

6 electoral votes
( Republican in 2004) 72%–26%
( Republican in 2008) 62%–34%

Vermont Vermont () is a state in the northeast New England region of the United States. Vermont is bordered by the states of Massachusetts to the south, New Hampshire to the east, and New York to the west, and the Canadian province of Quebec to ...

3 electoral votes
( Democratic in 2004) 59%–39%
( Democratic in 2008) 67%–30%

Virginia Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States, between the Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains. The geography and climate of the Commonwealth ar ...

13 electoral votes
( Republican in 2004) 54%–46%
( Democratic in 2008) 53%–46% Three-way race Four-way race Five-way race

Washington Washington commonly refers to: * Washington (state), United States * Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States A metonym for the federal government of the United States Washington metropolitan area, the metropolitan area centered o ...

12 electoral votes
( Democratic in 2004) 53%–46%
( Democratic in 2008) 58%–40%

West Virginia West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian, Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States.The Census Bureau and the Association of American Geographers classify West Virginia as part of the Southern United States while the B ...

5 electoral votes
( Republican in 2004) 56%–43%
( Republican in 2008) 56%–43%

Wisconsin Wisconsin () is a state in the upper Midwestern United States. Wisconsin is the 25th-largest state by total area and the 20th-most populous. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake M ...

10 electoral votes
( Democratic in 2004) 50%–49%
( Democratic in 2008) 56%–42% Three way race

Wyoming Wyoming () is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It is bordered by Montana to the north and northwest, South Dakota and Nebraska to the east, Idaho to the west, Utah to the southwest, and Colorado to the s ...

3 electoral votes
( Republican in 2004) 69%–29%
( Republican in 2008) 65%–33% ''No polls conducted''