2012 United States presidential election in Idaho

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The 2012 United States presidential election in Idaho

- When: November 6, 2012. Idaho had four electoral votes in the Electoral College.
- Candidates: Republican Mitt Romney and his running mate Paul Ryan vs. Democrat Barack Obama and his running mate Joe Biden.
- Presidential results: Romney won Idaho with 64.09% of the vote (420,911 votes) to Obama’s 32.40% (212,787 votes). Romney received all four electoral votes.
- Notable points: Romney’s margin grew compared with 2008, and he flipped Teton County from Obama. Romney’s strongest support came in southeastern Idaho; Obama carried only a few counties in the Panhandle.
- Republican caucuses: Idaho held its caucuses on March 6, 2012 (Super Tuesday). The results were Romney 61.6%, Santorum 18.2%, Paul 18.1% (Gingrich and Roemer were also on the ballot but received smaller shares). Idaho had 32 Republican delegates to the national convention; the allocation was based on county results with a winner-take-all component in some steps.
- Democratic caucus: The Idaho Democratic District allocated 31 delegates to the Democratic National Convention, and Obama was the unopposed choice.
- Straw polls: Five Idaho straw polls were held in 2012. Ron Paul won three polls, and Romney won two. This election year marked Idaho’s first straw polls.
- Congressional districts: Romney won both of Idaho’s congressional districts.