Английская Википедия:2012 United States presidential election in Michigan

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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use mdy dates Шаблон:Main Шаблон:Unreliable sources Шаблон:Infobox election Шаблон:ElectionsMI Шаблон:US 2012 elections series The 2012 United States presidential election in Michigan 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. Voters chose 16 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.

Michigan was won by Democrat Barack Obama with 54.04% of the vote to Romney's 44.58%, a victory margin of 9.46%.[1] It was the sixth presidential election in a row where Michigan voted in favor of the Democratic candidate, with Republicans last carrying the state in 1988. Obama's margin of victory was significantly decreased from 2008 when he carried the state by 16.44%, and he lost 26 counties that had voted for him four years prior. Many of those counties had gone Democratic for the first time in decades, such as Berrien County, which had not voted for a Democrat since Lyndon B. Johnson in 1964. The state's Republican trend would continue, as Donald Trump would end up narrowly winning the state and flipping even more counties in 2016. Nevertheless, it would return to the Democratic column in the following cycle when it narrowly backed Joe Biden over Trump.

As of the 2020 presidential election, this is the last time Michigan voted more Democratic than the nation, as well as the last time that Bay County, Calhoun County, Eaton County, Gogebic County, Isabella County, Lake County, Macomb County, Manistee County, Monroe County, Shiawassee County, and Van Buren County voted for the Democratic candidate.

Primary elections

Democratic primary

The Democratic Party used a caucus system to determine the proportion of delegates awarded to Democratic candidates. The caucuses took place May 5; as the only Democratic candidate, President Obama won all 183 pledged delegates in the caucus. They, along with the other 20 unpledged delegates, voted for Obama at the 2012 Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Republican primary

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The Republican primary took place on February 28, 2012,[2] the same day as the Arizona Republican primary. Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney won both of these elections.

This Michigan election used a semi-open primary system (which the state referred to as "closed") in which each voter made a public declaration at their election site and received the ballot for the appropriate party, rather than the fully open system used in the past.[3] The state had 7,286,556 registered voters as of February 15, and delegates were awarded proportionately.[4]

Michigan was given 59 delegates to the Republican (GOP) national convention, but that number was reduced to 30 as a penalty for bringing the election date forward before March 6 as the GOP rules set.[2] The candidate with the greatest number of votes in each of the 14 congressional districts will receive that district's two delegates. Two additional delegates for Michigan were announced by the media to be given proportionally before the election[2] but after the election the Michigan GOP announced there had been an error in the memo published and that the two delegates will be given to the winner, which sparked accusations of Mitt Romney rigging the results from Rick Santorum's team.[5]

Polling

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Campaign

While Romney has close ties to Michigan, where he was born and grew up and his father was the Governor, Santorum, who once trailed Romney badly in the state, had a clear lead over him in mid February after Santorum won Colorado, Minnesota, and Missouri caucuses and primary on February 7. And the competition became a statistical tie between these two candidates before the primary.[6]

Since Michigan allows primary voters to declare their affiliation at the time they vote, Santorum campaign paid for robo-calls inviting Democrats to cross over and vote for him.[7] Romney called this tactic "outrageous" and "disgusting" but Santorum defended himself as not doing anything wrong but getting people to vote in an open primary.[8]

Some Democrats also urged their supporters to vote for Santorum in the Republican primary, in hopes of forcing the Republican candidates to use more resources and help make it easier for Barack Obama to win the general election.[9] This is similar to Rush Limbaugh's "Operation Chaos", where Limbaugh urged voters in the 2008 Democratic Presidential primaries to vote for Hillary Clinton, whom he saw as being a weaker candidate than Obama.[10] Michigan has a long history of such crossover voting; in 2000, strong Democratic crossover votes helped Senator John McCain win the Michigan Republican primary.[11] In 1972, Republican crossover votes propelled Governor George Wallace to victory in the Democratic primary.[12][13]

Results

Polls closed at 8 PM local time on election day.[14] While most of the state is in the Eastern time zone (UTC −5), four counties in the Upper Peninsula are on Central time (UTC −6), so the final closures came at 9 PM Eastern time. As of 2/28, results showed Romney winning 7 congressional districts and Santorum winning 7.

2012 Michigan Republican presidential primary[15]
Candidate Votes Percentage Projected delegate count
AP
[16]
CNN
[17]
GP
[18]
Шаблон:Party shading/Republican align="left" |Файл:America Symbol.svg Mitt Romney 409,522 41.10% 16 16 16
Rick Santorum 377,372 37.87% 14 14 14
Ron Paul 115,911 11.63% 0 0 0
Newt Gingrich 65,027 6.53% 0 0 0
Rick Perry (withdrawn) 1,816 0.18% 0 0 0
Buddy Roemer (withdrawn) 1,784 0.18% 0 0 0
Michele Bachmann (withdrawn) 1,735 0.17% 0 0 0
Jon Huntsman (withdrawn) 1,674 0.17% 0 0 0
Herman Cain (withdrawn) 1,211 0.12% 0 0 0
Fred Karger 1,180 0.12% 0 0 0
Gary Johnson (withdrawn) 458 0.05% 0 0 0
Uncommitted 18,809 1.89% 0 0 0
Unprojected delegates: 2 0 0
Total: 996,499 100.00% 30 30 30

At the Republican state convention in May, it was reported that of the 30 voting delegates for the national convention in Tampa, 6 were Paul supporters, and 24 were Romney supporters.[19][20][21][22] Paul organizers disputed these numbers, stating that they had actually taken 8 (instead of 6) of the voting delegates, plus several non-voting slots.[23]

Delegate allocation controversy

A controversy arose over the delegate allocation in Michigan, where 28 congressional district delegates and two at-large delegates were awarded. The Republican Party of Michigan rules stated that the two at-large delegates would be awarded proportionally, meaning that Santorum and Romney would get one delegate each for a 15–15 tie. But the following day the party's credentials committee allocated both at-large delegates to Romney, saying it had changed the rules a few weeks prior to award the delegates to the statewide winner but "in error" sent a memo to the candidates saying they would be awarded proportionately.[24] Santorum's campaign protested, saying the committee's six members were mostly Romney supporters,[25] and filed a protest with the Republican National Committee. Santorum's general counsel wrote in a letter to the RNC, "It is our understanding that several public supporters and Michigan surrogates of an opposing campaign voted in favor of the delegate allocation change which assisted their chosen candidate. This request is not about the allocation of a single delegate; it is about ensuring a transparent process, avoiding unscrupulous tactics and backroom deals by establishment figures and campaigns who have not received the result they hoped for at the ballot box."[26] Committee member and former state attorney general Mike Cox endorsed Romney, but said the delegates should have been awarded 15-15: "I have this crazy idea that you follow the rules. I'd love to give the at-large delegates to Mitt Romney, but our rules provide for strict apportionment."[25]

General election

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Results

2012 United States presidential election in Michigan[4]
Party Candidate Running mate Votes Percentage Electoral votes
Democratic Barack Obama Joe Biden 2,564,569 54.04% 16
Republican Mitt Romney Paul Ryan 2,115,256 44.58% 0
Green Jill Stein Cheri Honkala 21,897 0.46% 0
Constitution Virgil Goode Jim Clymer 16,119 0.34% 0
Libertarian (Write-in) Gary Johnson Jim Gray 7,774 0.16% 0
Natural Law Rocky Anderson Luis J. Rodriguez 5,147 0.11% 0
Socialist (Write-in) Stewart Alexander Alex Mendoza 89 0.00% 0
Socialist Equality
(Write-in)
Jerry White Phyllis Scherrer 68 0.00% 0
America's (Write-in) Tom Hoefling J.D. Ellis 42 0.00% 0
Totals 4,730,961 100.00% 16
Voter turnout (registered voters) [4] 63.46%

Results by county

County Barack Obama
Democratic
Mitt Romney
Republican
Various candidates
Other parties
Margin Total votes cast
# % # % # % # %
Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| Alcona Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 2,472 Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 40.50% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 3,571 Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 58.50% Шаблон:Party shading/Others| 61 Шаблон:Party shading/Others| 1.00% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| -1,099 Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| -18.00% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 6,104
Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| Alger Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 2,212 Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 47.90% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 2,330 Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 50.45% Шаблон:Party shading/Others| 76 Шаблон:Party shading/Others| 1.65% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| -118 Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| -2.55% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 4,618
Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| Allegan Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 20,806 Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 39.42% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 31,123 Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 58.97% Шаблон:Party shading/Others| 846 Шаблон:Party shading/Others| 1.61% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| -10,317 Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| -19.55% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 52,775
Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| Alpena Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 6,549 Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 46.48% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 7,298 Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 51.79% Шаблон:Party shading/Others| 244 Шаблон:Party shading/Others| 1.73% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| -749 Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| -5.31% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 14,091
Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| Antrim Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 5,107 Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 38.70% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 7,917 Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 60.00% Шаблон:Party shading/Others| 171 Шаблон:Party shading/Others| 1.30% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| -2,810 Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| -21.30% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 13,195
Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| Arenac Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 3,669 Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 46.79% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 4,057 Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 51.74% Шаблон:Party shading/Others| 115 Шаблон:Party shading/Others| 1.47% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| -388 Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| -4.95% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 7,841
Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| Baraga Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 1,574 Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 45.10% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 1,866 Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 53.47% Шаблон:Party shading/Others| 50 Шаблон:Party shading/Others| 1.43% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| -292 Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| -8.37% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 3,490
Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| Barry Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 11,491 Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 40.15% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 16,655 Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 58.20% Шаблон:Party shading/Others| 471 Шаблон:Party shading/Others| 1.65% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| -5,164 Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| -18.05% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 28,617
Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| Bay Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 27,877 Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 52.02% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 24,911 Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 46.49% Шаблон:Party shading/Others| 798 Шаблон:Party shading/Others| 1.49% Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 2,966 Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 5.53% Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 53,586
Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| Benzie Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 4,685 Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 47.32% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 5,075 Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 51.26% Шаблон:Party shading/Others| 141 Шаблон:Party shading/Others| 1.42% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| -390 Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| -3.94% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 9,901
Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| Berrien Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 33,465 Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 45.99% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 38,209 Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 52.51% Шаблон:Party shading/Others| 1,088 Шаблон:Party shading/Others| 1.50% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| -4,744 Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| -6.52% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 72,762
Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| Branch Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 6,913 Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 40.32% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 10,035 Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 58.52% Шаблон:Party shading/Others| 199 Шаблон:Party shading/Others| 1.16% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| -3,122 Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| -18.20% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 17,147
Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| Calhoun Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 29,267 Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 50.18% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 28,333 Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 48.58% Шаблон:Party shading/Others| 727 Шаблон:Party shading/Others| 1.24% Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 934 Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 1.60% Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 58,327
Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| Cass Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 9,591 Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 42.65% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 12,659 Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 56.29% Шаблон:Party shading/Others| 240 Шаблон:Party shading/Others| 1.06% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| -3,068 Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| -13.64% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 22,490
Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| Charlevoix Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 5,939 Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 42.05% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 8,000 Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 56.64% Шаблон:Party shading/Others| 186 Шаблон:Party shading/Others| 1.31% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| -2,061 Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| -14.59% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 14,125
Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| Cheboygan Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 5,831 Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 43.68% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 7,286 Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 54.58% Шаблон:Party shading/Others| 233 Шаблон:Party shading/Others| 1.74% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| -1,455 Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| -10.90% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 13,350
Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| Chippewa Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 7,100 Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 45.34% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 8,278 Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 52.86% Шаблон:Party shading/Others| 282 Шаблон:Party shading/Others| 1.80% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| -1,178 Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| -7.52% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 15,660
Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| Clare Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 6,338 Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 46.83% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 6,988 Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 51.63% Шаблон:Party shading/Others| 209 Шаблон:Party shading/Others| 1.54% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| -650 Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| -4.80% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 13,535
Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| Clinton Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 18,191 Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 46.36% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 20,650 Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 52.63% Шаблон:Party shading/Others| 394 Шаблон:Party shading/Others| 1.01% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| -2,459 Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| -6.27% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 39,235
Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| Crawford Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 2,994 Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 43.94% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 3,744 Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 54.95% Шаблон:Party shading/Others| 76 Шаблон:Party shading/Others| 1.11% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| -750 Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| -11.01% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 6,814
Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| Delta Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 8,330 Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 45.95% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 9,534 Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 52.59% Шаблон:Party shading/Others| 266 Шаблон:Party shading/Others| 1.46% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| -1,204 Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| -6.64% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 18,130
Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| Dickinson Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 4,952 Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 38.53% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 7,688 Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 59.82% Шаблон:Party shading/Others| 211 Шаблон:Party shading/Others| 1.65% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| -2,736 Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| -21.29% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 12,851
Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| Eaton Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 27,913 Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 50.95% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 26,197 Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 47.82% Шаблон:Party shading/Others| 678 Шаблон:Party shading/Others| 1.23% Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 1,716 Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 3.13% Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 54,788
Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| Emmet Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 7,225 Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 40.67% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 10,253 Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 57.71% Шаблон:Party shading/Others| 287 Шаблон:Party shading/Others| 1.62% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| -3,028 Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| -17.04% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 17,765
Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| Genesee Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 128,978 Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 63.30% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 71,808 Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 35.24% Шаблон:Party shading/Others| 2,956 Шаблон:Party shading/Others| 1.46% Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 57,170 Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 28.06% Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 203,742
Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| Gladwin Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 5,760 Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 45.78% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 6,661 Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 52.94% Шаблон:Party shading/Others| 162 Шаблон:Party shading/Others| 1.28% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| -901 Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| -7.16% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 12,583
Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| Gogebic Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 4,058 Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 53.30% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 3,444 Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 45.24% Шаблон:Party shading/Others| 111 Шаблон:Party shading/Others| 1.46% Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 614 Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 8.06% Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 7,613
Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| Grand Traverse Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 20,875 Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 43.31% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 26,534 Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 55.05% Шаблон:Party shading/Others| 788 Шаблон:Party shading/Others| 1.64% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| -5,659 Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| -11.74% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 48,197
Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| Gratiot Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 7,610 Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 47.46% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 8,241 Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 51.39% Шаблон:Party shading/Others| 184 Шаблон:Party shading/Others| 1.15% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| -631 Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| -3.93% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 16,035
Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| Hillsdale Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 7,106 Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 37.20% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 11,727 Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 61.40% Шаблон:Party shading/Others| 267 Шаблон:Party shading/Others| 1.40% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| -4,621 Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| -24.20% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 19,100
Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| Houghton Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 6,801 Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 44.27% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 8,196 Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 53.36% Шаблон:Party shading/Others| 364 Шаблон:Party shading/Others| 2.37% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| -1,395 Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| -9.09% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 15,361
Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| Huron Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 6,518 Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 42.10% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 8,806 Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 56.87% Шаблон:Party shading/Others| 160 Шаблон:Party shading/Others| 1.03% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| -2,288 Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| -14.77% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 15,484
Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| Ingham Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 80,847 Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 63.01% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 45,306 Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 35.31% Шаблон:Party shading/Others| 2,157 Шаблон:Party shading/Others| 1.68% Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 35,541 Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 27.70% Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 128,310
Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| Ionia Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 11,018 Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 42.61% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 14,315 Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 55.36% Шаблон:Party shading/Others| 523 Шаблон:Party shading/Others| 2.03% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| -3,297 Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| -12.75% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 25,856
Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| Iosco Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 6,242 Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 46.63% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 6,909 Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 51.62% Шаблон:Party shading/Others| 234 Шаблон:Party shading/Others| 1.75% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| -667 Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| -4.99% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 13,385
Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| Iron Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 2,687 Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 44.69% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 3,224 Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 53.63% Шаблон:Party shading/Others| 101 Шаблон:Party shading/Others| 1.68% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| -537 Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| -8.94% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 6,012
Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| Isabella Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 13,038 Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 53.74% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 10,800 Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 44.52% Шаблон:Party shading/Others| 422 Шаблон:Party shading/Others| 1.74% Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 2,238 Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 9.22% Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 24,260
Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| Jackson Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 32,301 Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 46.35% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 36,298 Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 52.09% Шаблон:Party shading/Others| 1,086 Шаблон:Party shading/Others| 1.56% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| -3,997 Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| -5.74% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 69,685
Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| Kalamazoo Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 69,051 Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 55.83% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 52,662 Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 42.58% Шаблон:Party shading/Others| 1,977 Шаблон:Party shading/Others| 1.59% Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 16,389 Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 13.25% Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 123,690
Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| Kalkaska Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 3,272 Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 39.43% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 4,901 Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 59.06% Шаблон:Party shading/Others| 126 Шаблон:Party shading/Others| 1.51% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| -1,629 Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| -19.63% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 8,299
Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| Kent Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 133,408 Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 45.35% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 155,925 Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 53.00% Шаблон:Party shading/Others| 4,873 Шаблон:Party shading/Others| 1.65% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| -22,517 Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| -7.65% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 294,206
Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| Keweenaw Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 582 Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 41.81% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 774 Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 55.60% Шаблон:Party shading/Others| 36 Шаблон:Party shading/Others| 2.59% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| -192 Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| -13.79% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 1,392
Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| Lake Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 2,752 Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 51.83% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 2,487 Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 46.84% Шаблон:Party shading/Others| 71 Шаблон:Party shading/Others| 1.33% Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 265 Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 4.99% Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 5,310
Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| Lapeer Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 18,796 Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 43.60% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 23,734 Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 55.05% Шаблон:Party shading/Others| 585 Шаблон:Party shading/Others| 1.35% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| -4,938 Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| -11.45% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 43,115
Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| Leelanau Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 6,576 Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 46.25% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 7,483 Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 52.63% Шаблон:Party shading/Others| 160 Шаблон:Party shading/Others| 1.12% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| -907 Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| -6.38% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 14,219
Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| Lenawee Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 21,776 Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 48.47% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 22,351 Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 49.75% Шаблон:Party shading/Others| 801 Шаблон:Party shading/Others| 1.78% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| -575 Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| -1.28% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 44,928
Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| Livingston Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 37,216 Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 37.73% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 60,083 Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 60.91% Шаблон:Party shading/Others| 1,341 Шаблон:Party shading/Others| 1.36% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| -22,867 Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| -23.18% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 98,640
Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| Luce Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 991 Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 38.17% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 1,580 Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 60.86% Шаблон:Party shading/Others| 25 Шаблон:Party shading/Others| 0.97% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| -589 Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| -22.69% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 2,596
Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| Mackinac Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 2,652 Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 43.35% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 3,397 Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 55.53% Шаблон:Party shading/Others| 68 Шаблон:Party shading/Others| 1.12% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| -745 Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| -12.18% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 6,117
Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| Macomb Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 208,016 Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 51.30% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 191,913 Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 47.33% Шаблон:Party shading/Others| 5,586 Шаблон:Party shading/Others| 1.37% Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 16,103 Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 3.97% Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 405,515
Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| Manistee Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 6,473 Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 52.19% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 5,737 Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 46.26% Шаблон:Party shading/Others| 192 Шаблон:Party shading/Others| 1.55% Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 736 Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 5.93% Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 12,402
Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| Marquette Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 18,115 Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 56.00% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 13,606 Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 42.06% Шаблон:Party shading/Others| 625 Шаблон:Party shading/Others| 1.94% Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 4,509 Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 13.94% Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 32,346
Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| Mason Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 6,856 Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 46.75% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 7,580 Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 51.69% Шаблон:Party shading/Others| 229 Шаблон:Party shading/Others| 1.56% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| -724 Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| -4.94% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 14,665
Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| Mecosta Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 7,515 Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 44.26% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 9,176 Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 54.04% Шаблон:Party shading/Others| 289 Шаблон:Party shading/Others| 1.70% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| -1,661 Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| -9.78% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 16,980
Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| Menominee Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 5,242 Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 47.80% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 5,564 Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 50.73% Шаблон:Party shading/Others| 161 Шаблон:Party shading/Others| 1.47% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| -322 Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| -2.93% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 10,967
Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| Midland Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 17,450 Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 41.57% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 23,919 Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 56.98% Шаблон:Party shading/Others| 610 Шаблон:Party shading/Others| 1.45% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| -6,469 Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| -15.41% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 41,979
Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| Missaukee Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 2,274 Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 32.36% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 4,665 Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 66.39% Шаблон:Party shading/Others| 88 Шаблон:Party shading/Others| 1.25% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| -2,391 Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| -34.03% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 7,027
Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| Monroe Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 36,310 Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 49.68% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 35,593 Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 48.69% Шаблон:Party shading/Others| 1,192 Шаблон:Party shading/Others| 1.63% Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 717 Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 0.99% Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 73,095
Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| Montcalm Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 11,430 Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 44.74% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 13,621 Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 53.32% Шаблон:Party shading/Others| 497 Шаблон:Party shading/Others| 1.94% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| -2,191 Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| -8.58% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 25,548
Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| Montmorency Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 2,049 Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 40.57% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 2,928 Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 57.97% Шаблон:Party shading/Others| 74 Шаблон:Party shading/Others| 1.46% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| -879 Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| -17.40% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 5,051
Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| Muskegon Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 44,436 Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 58.16% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 30,884 Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 40.43% Шаблон:Party shading/Others| 1,077 Шаблон:Party shading/Others| 1.41% Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 13,552 Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 17.73% Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 76,397
Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| Newaygo Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 8,728 Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 40.64% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 12,457 Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 58.00% Шаблон:Party shading/Others| 293 Шаблон:Party shading/Others| 1.36% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| -3,729 Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| -17.36% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 21,478
Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| Oakland Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 349,002 Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 53.40% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 296,514 Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 45.37% Шаблон:Party shading/Others| 8,055 Шаблон:Party shading/Others| 1.23% Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 52,488 Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 8.03% Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 653,571
Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| Oceana Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 5,063 Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 44.22% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 6,239 Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 54.49% Шаблон:Party shading/Others| 148 Шаблон:Party shading/Others| 1.29% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| -1,176 Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| -10.27% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 11,450
Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| Ogemaw Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 4,791 Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 46.09% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 5,437 Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 52.31% Шаблон:Party shading/Others| 166 Шаблон:Party shading/Others| 1.60% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| -646 Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| -6.22% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 10,394
Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| Ontonagon Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 1,586 Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 44.81% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 1,906 Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 53.86% Шаблон:Party shading/Others| 47 Шаблон:Party shading/Others| 1.33% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| -320 Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| -9.05% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 3,539
Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| Osceola Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 3,981 Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 38.73% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 6,141 Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 59.75% Шаблон:Party shading/Others| 156 Шаблон:Party shading/Others| 1.52% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| -2,160 Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| -21.02% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 10,278
Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| Oscoda Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 1,657 Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 40.88% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 2,308 Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 56.95% Шаблон:Party shading/Others| 88 Шаблон:Party shading/Others| 2.17% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| -651 Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| -16.07% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 4,053
Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| Otsego Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 4,681 Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 39.37% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 7,011 Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 58.96% Шаблон:Party shading/Others| 199 Шаблон:Party shading/Others| 1.67% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| -2,330 Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| -19.59% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 11,891
Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| Ottawa Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 42,737 Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 32.19% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 88,166 Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 66.41% Шаблон:Party shading/Others| 1,854 Шаблон:Party shading/Others| 1.40% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| -45,429 Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| -34.22% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 132,757
Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| Presque Isle Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 3,192 Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 44.97% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 3,794 Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 53.45% Шаблон:Party shading/Others| 112 Шаблон:Party shading/Others| 1.58% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| -602 Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| -8.48% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 7,098
Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| Roscommon Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 6,198 Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 47.40% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 6,701 Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 51.24% Шаблон:Party shading/Others| 178 Шаблон:Party shading/Others| 1.36% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| -503 Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| -3.84% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 13,077
Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| Saginaw Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 54,381 Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 55.33% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 42,720 Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 43.46% Шаблон:Party shading/Others| 1,191 Шаблон:Party shading/Others| 1.21% Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 11,661 Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 11.87% Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 98,292
Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| St. Clair Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 33,983 Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 45.81% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 39,271 Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 52.94% Шаблон:Party shading/Others| 927 Шаблон:Party shading/Others| 1.25% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| -5,288 Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| -7.13% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 74,181
Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| St. Joseph Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 10,112 Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 43.13% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 12,978 Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 55.36% Шаблон:Party shading/Others| 355 Шаблон:Party shading/Others| 1.51% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| -2,866 Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| -12.23% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 23,445
Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| Sanilac Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 7,212 Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 39.09% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 10,963 Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 59.42% Шаблон:Party shading/Others| 275 Шаблон:Party shading/Others| 1.49% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| -3,751 Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| -20.33% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 18,450
Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| Schoolcraft Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 1,865 Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 45.92% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 2,142 Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 52.75% Шаблон:Party shading/Others| 54 Шаблон:Party shading/Others| 1.33% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| -277 Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| -6.83% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 4,061
Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| Shiawassee Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 17,197 Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 51.06% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 15,962 Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 47.39% Шаблон:Party shading/Others| 520 Шаблон:Party shading/Others| 1.55% Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 1,235 Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 3.67% Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 33,679
Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| Tuscola Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 11,425 Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 43.76% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 14,240 Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 54.54% Шаблон:Party shading/Others| 445 Шаблон:Party shading/Others| 1.70% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| -2,815 Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| -10.78% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 26,110
Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| Van Buren Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 16,290 Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 49.61% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 16,141 Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 49.15% Шаблон:Party shading/Others| 406 Шаблон:Party shading/Others| 1.24% Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 149 Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 0.46% Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 32,837
Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| Washtenaw Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 120,890 Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 67.04% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 56,412 Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 31.28% Шаблон:Party shading/Others| 2,965 Шаблон:Party shading/Others| 1.68% Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 64,478 Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 35.76% Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 180,337
Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| Wayne Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 595,846 Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 72.83% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 213,814 Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 26.13% Шаблон:Party shading/Others| 8,476 Шаблон:Party shading/Others| 1.04% Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 382,032 Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 46.70% Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 818,136
Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| Wexford Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 6,184 Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic| 41.51% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 8,450 Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 56.72% Шаблон:Party shading/Others| 264 Шаблон:Party shading/Others| 1.77% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| -2,266 Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| -15.21% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican| 14,898
Totals 2,564,569 54.04% 2,115,256 44.58% 65,491 1.38% 449,313 9.46% 4,745,316
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Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

Results by congressional district

Despite losing the state, Mitt Romney won 9 of 14 congressional districts.[27]

District Obama Romney Representative
Шаблон:Party shading/Republican |Шаблон:Ushr 45% 53% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican |Dan Benishek
Шаблон:Party shading/Republican |Шаблон:Ushr 43% 56% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican |Bill Huizenga
Шаблон:Party shading/Republican |Шаблон:Ushr 46% 53% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican |Justin Amash
Шаблон:Party shading/Republican |Шаблон:Ushr 46% 54% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican |Dave Camp
Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic |Шаблон:Ushr 61% 38% Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic |Dan Kildee
Шаблон:Party shading/Republican |Шаблон:Ushr 49% 50% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican |Fred Upton
Шаблон:Party shading/Republican |Шаблон:Ushr 48% 51% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican |Tim Walberg
Шаблон:Party shading/Republican |Шаблон:Ushr 48% 51% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican |Mike Rogers
Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic |Шаблон:Ushr 57% 42% Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic |Sander Levin
Шаблон:Party shading/Republican |Шаблон:Ushr 44% 55% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican |Candice Miller
Шаблон:Party shading/Republican |Шаблон:Ushr 47% 52% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican |Kerry Bentivolio
Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic |Шаблон:Ushr 66% 33% Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic |John Dingell
Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic |Шаблон:Ushr 85% 14% Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic |John Conyers
Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic |Шаблон:Ushr 81% 18% Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic |Gary Peters

Analysis

All of the local polling firms had predicted a close election here, some even giving an advantage to native Michigander Romney over Obama; however, statistician Nate Silver pointed out several problems with the local pollsters' methodology and sampling errors, instead giving more credence to the national pollsters who posited a clear victory for Obama (by a mean of 7.3 points and a median of 7.0 over Romney).[28]

In the end, Silver and the National pollsters were correct: Obama defeated Romney by over 9 points in the November 2012 election. Obama dominated the population centers that had traditionally anchored Democratic strength in the state—Detroit, Lansing, Ann Arbor, and Flint—but he also retained two populous counties that had been Republican strongholds in the 1970s and 1980s, the Detroit-area suburban counties of Oakland and Macomb. Even in Kent County, which flipped back to the Republican column, Romney substantially underperformed what Bush had done in 2000 and 2004. While Romney did better in more rural areas, without better strength in some of the state's population centers, Romney was unable to flip the state.

See also

References

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Шаблон:2012 United States elections Шаблон:State results of the 2012 U.S. presidential election Шаблон:U.S. presidential primaries Шаблон:2012 United States presidential election