The 2012 United States presidential election in Kansas 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. Kansas voters chose six 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. Romney and Ryan carried the state with 59.59 percent of the popular vote to Obama's and Biden's 38.00 percent, thus winning the state's six electoral votes.
Obama carried only two counties: Douglas, home to Lawrence and the University of Kansas; and Wyandotte, home to Kansas City and the state's largest concentration of nonwhite voters. He lost Crawford County, home to Pittsburg State University, which he won in 2008, thereby making him the first Democrat to win the White House without carrying this county since John F. Kennedy in 1960.
Caucuses Democratic caucuses No major Democratic candidate challenged President Obama for the Democratic nomination in 2012. Obama thus won all 517 votes at the State Convention on June 9 and all 53 delegates.
Republican caucuses
The Republican caucuses were held on Saturday, March 10, 2012. Kansas had 40 delegates to the 2012 Republican National Convention. 25 of these delegates were allocated proportionally to candidates who exceeded a 20% threshold in the statewide vote tally. The 15 remaining delegates were 'winner-take-all' delegates. 12 delegates were given (3 each) to the candidates with most votes in each of Kansas's 4 congressional districts. 3 delegates were awarded to the candidate with most votes statewide.
Rick Santorum won the caucus and received 33 delegates. He won the state with 51% of the statewide vote and received most votes in all of the congressional districts, thus winning 15 delegates. As only Santorum and Mitt Romney exceeded the 20% threshold, 18 of the 25 proportionally allocated delegates were allocated to Santorum and 7 to Romney.
2012 Kansas Republican caucusesCandidateVotesPercentageDelegates Rick Santorum15,29051.2%33Mitt Romney 6,250 20.9% 7Newt Gingrich 4,298 14.4% 0Ron Paul 3,767 12.6% 0 Uncommitted 122 0.4% 0Herman Cain390.1%0Jon Huntsman380.1%0Rick Perry370.1%0Michele Bachmann160.1%0Totals29,857100%0
Key:Withdrewprior to contest
General election Predictions SourceRankingAs ofHuffington PostNovember 6, 2012CNNNovember 6, 2012 New York Times November 6, 2012Washington PostNovember 6, 2012RealClearPoliticsNovember 6, 2012Sabato's Crystal BallNovember 5, 2012FiveThirtyEightNovember 6, 2012
Results
2012 United States presidential election in KansasPartyCandidateRunning mateVotesPercentageElectoral votes Republican Mitt Romney Paul Ryan 692,634 59.71% 6 Democratic Barack Obama (incumbent) Joe Biden (incumbent) 440,726 37.99% 0 Libertarian Gary Johnson Jim Gray 20,456 1.76% 0 Reform Chuck Baldwin Joseph Martin 5,017 0.43% 0 Green (Write-In) Jill Stein Cheri Honkala 714 0.06% 0 Constitution (Write-In) Virgil Goode Jim Clymer 187 0.02% 0 Justice (Write-In) Rocky Anderson Luis J. Rodriguez 95 0.01% 0 Peace & Freedom (Write-In) Roseanne Barr Cindy Sheehan 58 0.01% 0 Other Write-Ins Other Write-Ins 84 0.01% 0 Totals 1,159,971 100.00% 6
By county CountyMitt RomneyRepublicanBarack ObamaDemocraticGary JohnsonLibertarianCharles BaldwinReformVarious candidatesOther partiesMarginTotal votes cast # % # % # % # % # % # % Allen 3,316 62.45% 1,869 35.20% 75 1.41% 43 0.81% 7 0.13% 1,447 27.25% 5,310 Anderson 2,276 68.66% 944 28.48% 74 2.23% 18 0.54% 3 0.09% 1,332 40.18% 3,315 Atchison 3,917 58.69% 2,567 38.46% 148 2.22% 35 0.52% 7 0.10% 1,350 20.23% 6,674 Barber 1,772 76.58% 482 20.83% 42 1.82% 16 0.69% 2 0.09% 1,290 55.75% 2,314 Barton 7,874 76.14% 2,297 22.21% 123 1.19% 46 0.44% 1 0.01% 5,577 53.93% 10,341 Bourbon 4,102 65.59% 1,996 31.92% 110 1.76% 40 0.64% 6 0.10% 2,106 33.67% 6,254 Brown 2,829 70.85% 1,076 26.95% 64 1.60% 24 0.60% 0 0.00% 1,753 43.90% 3,993 Butler 18,157 69.61% 7,282 27.92% 459 1.76% 119 0.46% 68 0.26% 10,875 41.69% 26,085 Chase 875 68.84% 358 28.17% 27 2.12% 8 0.63% 3 0.24% 517 40.67% 1,271 Chautauqua 1,304 80.00% 280 17.18% 34 2.09% 12 0.74% 0 0.00% 1,024 62.82% 1,630 Cherokee 5,456 63.66% 2,930 34.19% 145 1.69% 40 0.47% 0 0.00% 2,526 29.47% 8,571 Cheyenne 1,159 81.28% 233 16.34% 25 1.75% 9 0.63% 0 0.00% 926 64.94% 1,426 Clark 805 79.15% 174 17.11% 24 2.36% 14 1.38% 0 0.00% 631 62.04% 1,017 Clay 2,788 75.64% 834 22.63% 45 1.22% 19 0.52% 0 0.00% 1,954 53.01% 3,686 Cloud 2,954 72.79% 974 24.00% 106 2.61% 20 0.49% 4 0.10% 1,980 48.79% 4,058 Coffey 2,903 74.32% 898 22.99% 81 2.07% 20 0.51% 4 0.10% 2,005 51.33% 3,906 Comanche 767 82.65% 143 15.41% 16 1.72% 2 0.22% 0 0.00% 624 67.24% 928 Cowley 8,081 63.58% 4,319 33.98% 225 1.77% 80 0.63% 5 0.04% 3,762 29.60% 12,710 Crawford 7,708 51.25% 6,826 45.39% 320 2.13% 71 0.47% 115 0.76% 882 5.96% 15,040 Decatur 1,218 79.50% 266 17.36% 42 2.74% 6 0.39% 0 0.00% 952 62.14% 1,532 Dickinson 5,832 72.52% 2,020 25.12% 149 1.85% 38 0.47% 3 0.04% 3,812 47.40% 8,042 Doniphan 2,414 70.94% 902 26.51% 63 1.85% 24 0.71% 0 0.00% 1,512 44.43% 3,403 Douglas 17,401 35.91% 29,267 60.39% 1,131 2.33% 162 0.33% 503 1.04% -11,866 -24.48% 48,464 Edwards 1,059 76.46% 298 21.52% 20 1.44% 8 0.58% 0 0.00% 761 54.94% 1,385 Elk 1,049 76.63% 281 20.53% 32 2.34% 7 0.51% 0 0.00% 768 56.10% 1,369 Ellis 8,399 71.70% 3,057 26.10% 201 1.72% 48 0.41% 9 0.08% 5,342 45.60% 11,714 Ellsworth 1,930 71.17% 702 25.88% 60 2.21% 18 0.66% 2 0.07% 1,228 45.29% 2,712 Finney 6,219 68.46% 2,682 29.52% 138 1.52% 44 0.48% 1 0.01% 3,537 38.94% 9,084 Ford 5,602 66.99% 2,600 31.09% 117 1.40% 43 0.51% 0 0.00% 3,002 35.90% 8,362 Franklin 6,984 63.55% 3,694 33.61% 221 2.01% 85 0.77% 6 0.05% 3,290 29.94% 10,990 Geary 4,372 55.73% 3,332 42.47% 105 1.34% 29 0.37% 7 0.09% 1,040 13.26% 7,845 Gove 1,168 84.45% 176 12.73% 23 1.66% 16 1.16% 0 0.00% 992 71.72% 1,383 Graham 1,056 78.81% 256 19.10% 17 1.27% 10 0.75% 1 0.07% 800 59.71% 1,340 Grant 1,811 78.53% 456 19.77% 25 1.08% 12 0.52% 2 0.09% 1,355 58.76% 2,306 Gray 1,603 81.87% 324 16.55% 23 1.17% 6 0.31% 2 0.10% 1,279 65.32% 1,958 Greeley 543 81.04% 113 16.87% 12 1.79% 2 0.30% 0 0.00% 430 64.17% 670 Greenwood 1,590 74.89% 478 22.52% 43 2.03% 12 0.57% 0 0.00% 1,112 52.37% 2,123 Hamilton 693 79.02% 163 18.59% 17 1.94% 4 0.46% 0 0.00% 530 60.43% 877 Harper 1,759 73.63% 550 23.02% 59 2.47% 17 0.71% 4 0.17% 1,209 50.61% 2,389 Harvey 8,588 60.08% 5,373 37.59% 235 1.64% 68 0.48% 30 0.21% 3,215 22.49% 14,294 Haskell 1,159 83.02% 215 15.40% 18 1.29% 4 0.29% 0 0.00% 944 67.62% 1,396 Hodgeman 868 81.89% 179 16.89% 7 0.66% 6 0.57% 0 0.00% 689 65.00% 1,060 Jackson 3,527 63.42% 1,901 34.18% 106 1.91% 27 0.49% 0 0.00% 1,626 29.24% 5,561 Jefferson 4,827 60.24% 2,977 37.15% 167 2.08% 38 0.47% 4 0.05% 1,850 23.09% 8,013 Jewell 1,235 82.50% 229 15.30% 21 1.40% 12 0.80% 0 0.00% 1,006 67.20% 1,497 Johnson 158,401 57.58% 110,526 40.18% 4,590 1.67% 611 0.22% 946 0.35% 47,875 17.40% 275,074 Kearny 1,097 79.15% 268 19.34% 16 1.15% 5 0.36% 0 0.00% 829 59.81% 1,386 Kingman 2,397 74.19% 733 22.69% 70 2.17% 27 0.84% 4 0.12% 1,664 51.50% 3,231 Kiowa 976 85.31% 163 14.25% 1 0.09% 2 0.17% 2 0.17% 813 71.06% 1,144 Labette 4,742 59.00% 3,117 38.78% 121 1.51% 47 0.58% 10 0.12% 1,625 20.22% 8,037 Lane 739 79.63% 172 18.53% 10 1.08% 7 0.75% 0 0.00% 567 61.10% 928 Leavenworth 17,059 58.65% 11,357 39.05% 494 1.70% 156 0.54% 19 0.07% 5,702 19.60% 29,085 Lincoln 1,165 78.56% 289 19.49% 18 1.21% 11 0.74% 0 0.00% 876 59.07% 1,483 Linn 3,177 71.12% 1,170 26.19% 77 1.72% 40 0.90% 3 0.07% 2,007 44.93% 4,467 Logan 1,126 83.41% 197 14.59% 15 1.11% 12 0.89% 0 0.00% 929 68.82% 1,350 Lyon 6,470 54.48% 5,111 43.04% 226 1.90% 65 0.55% 3 0.03% 1,359 11.44% 11,875 Marion 3,889 71.90% 1,385 25.61% 80 1.48% 52 0.96% 3 0.06% 2,504 46.29% 5,409 Marshall 3,195 66.94% 1,469 30.78% 80 1.68% 29 0.61% 0 0.00% 1,726 36.16% 4,773 McPherson 8,545 69.49% 3,449 28.05% 212 1.72% 72 0.59% 19 0.15% 5,096 41.44% 12,297 Meade 1,428 83.56% 258 15.10% 18 1.05% 5 0.29% 0 0.00% 1,170 68.46% 1,709 Miami 9,858 66.36% 4,712 31.72% 213 1.43% 69 0.46% 4 0.03% 5,146 34.64% 14,856 Mitchell 2,327 78.48% 584 19.70% 16 0.54% 38 1.28% 0 0.00% 1,743 58.78% 2,965 Montgomery 8,630 69.50% 3,501 28.20% 200 1.61% 81 0.65% 5 0.04% 5,129 41.30% 12,417 Morris 1,773 69.20% 718 28.02% 51 1.99% 20 0.78% 0 0.00% 1,055 41.18% 2,562 Morton 1,072 83.88% 189 14.79% 10 0.78% 7 0.55% 0 0.00% 883 69.09% 1,278 Nemaha 3,930 78.19% 1,000 19.90% 54 1.07% 41 0.82% 1 0.02% 2,930 58.29% 5,026 Neosho 4,272 65.93% 2,050 31.64% 102 1.57% 55 0.85% 1 0.02% 2,222 34.29% 6,480 Ness 1,209 83.73% 218 15.10% 12 0.83% 5 0.35% 0 0.00% 991 68.63% 1,444 Norton 1,878 80.77% 398 17.12% 35 1.51% 13 0.56% 1 0.04% 1,480 63.65% 2,325 Osage 4,427 64.10% 2,268 32.84% 167 2.42% 44 0.64% 0 0.00% 2,159 31.26% 6,906 Osborne 1,479 80.47% 324 17.63% 21 1.14% 14 0.76% 0 0.00% 1,155 62.84% 1,838 Ottawa 2,295 78.25% 558 19.02% 65 2.22% 15 0.51% 0 0.00% 1,737 59.23% 2,933 Pawnee 1,836 70.40% 718 27.53% 40 1.53% 13 0.50% 1 0.04% 1,118 42.87% 2,608 Phillips 2,135 83.24% 382 14.89% 36 1.40% 11 0.43% 1 0.04% 1,753 68.35% 2,565 Pottawatomie 6,804 71.78% 2,335 24.63% 193 2.04% 135 1.42% 12 0.13% 4,469 47.15% 9,479 Pratt 2,771 72.90% 980 25.78% 42 1.10% 7 0.18% 1 0.03% 1,791 47.12% 3,801 Rawlins 1,223 84.70% 190 13.16% 27 1.87% 4 0.28% 0 0.00% 1,033 71.54% 1,444 Reno 15,718 64.36% 8,085 33.11% 440 1.80% 156 0.64% 23 0.09% 7,633 31.25% 24,422 Republic 2,134 79.45% 477 17.76% 50 1.86% 25 0.93% 0 0.00% 1,657 61.69% 2,686 Rice 2,676 72.70% 911 24.75% 65 1.77% 29 0.79% 0 0.00% 1,765 47.95% 3,681 Riley 11,507 54.53% 8,977 42.54% 488 2.31% 73 0.35% 56 0.27% 2,530 11.99% 21,101 Rooks 2,038 82.85% 361 14.67% 45 1.83% 15 0.61% 1 0.04% 1,677 68.18% 2,460 Rush 1,166 74.27% 367 23.38% 31 1.97% 6 0.38% 0 0.00% 799 50.89% 1,570 Russell 2,553 79.78% 593 18.53% 33 1.03% 21 0.66% 0 0.00% 1,960 61.25% 3,200 Saline 13,840 64.38% 7,040 32.75% 505 2.35% 96 0.45% 15 0.07% 6,800 31.63% 21,496 Scott 1,728 84.21% 277 13.50% 37 1.80% 10 0.49% 0 0.00% 1,451 70.71% 2,052 Sedgwick 106,506 58.23% 71,977 39.35% 3,521 1.93% 683 0.37% 208 0.11% 34,529 18.88% 182,895 Seward 3,617 69.88% 1,490 28.79% 55 1.06% 14 0.27% 0 0.00% 2,127 41.09% 5,176 Shawnee 37,782 49.38% 36,975 48.33% 1,369 1.79% 321 0.42% 61 0.08% 807 1.05% 76,508 Sheridan 1,154 85.99% 168 12.52% 17 1.27% 3 0.22% 0 0.00% 986 73.47% 1,342 Sherman 1,976 75.33% 577 22.00% 49 1.87% 17 0.65% 4 0.15% 1,399 53.33% 2,623 Smith 1,624 80.28% 358 17.70% 26 1.29% 15 0.74% 0 0.00% 1,266 62.58% 2,023 Stafford 1,385 75.31% 404 21.97% 31 1.69% 17 0.92% 2 0.11% 981 53.34% 1,839 Stanton 605 79.71% 143 18.84% 6 0.79% 5 0.66% 0 0.00% 462 60.87% 759 Stevens 1,749 85.99% 252 12.39% 23 1.13% 10 0.49% 0 0.00% 1,497 73.60% 2,034 Sumner 6,260 68.48% 2,658 29.08% 156 1.71% 59 0.65% 8 0.09% 3,602 39.40% 9,141 Thomas 2,788 80.25% 598 17.21% 68 1.96% 20 0.58% 0 0.00% 2,190 63.04% 3,474 Trego 1,261 79.86% 291 18.43% 19 1.20% 7 0.44% 1 0.06% 970 61.43% 1,579 Wabaunsee 2,256 69.05% 918 28.10% 58 1.78% 35 1.07% 0 0.00% 1,338 40.95% 3,267 Wallace 719 90.10% 68 8.52% 8 1.00% 3 0.38% 0 0.00% 651 81.58% 798 Washington 2,316 80.17% 524 18.14% 38 1.32% 11 0.38% 0 0.00% 1,792 62.03% 2,889 Wichita 821 83.18% 157 15.91% 4 0.41% 5 0.51% 0 0.00% 664 67.27% 987 Wilson 2,825 76.00% 818 22.01% 47 1.26% 27 0.73% 0 0.00% 2,007 53.99% 3,717 Woodson 1,035 71.53% 380 26.26% 21 1.45% 7 0.48% 4 0.28% 655 45.27% 1,447 Wyandotte 15,496 30.45% 34,302 67.40% 692 1.36% 205 0.40% 198 0.38% -18,806 -36.95% 50,893Totals689,80959.59%439,90838.00%20,4091.76%4,9900.43%2,4160.21%249,90121.59%1,157,532
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Crawford (largest city: Pittsburg)
By congressional district Romney won all four congressional districts.