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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 15,948
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 (96.09%)

CANDIDATES
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Name (I) President Barack Obama Gov. Mitt Romney  
PartyDemocratic Republican  
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Uncertified Votes 332 (61.71%) 206 (38.29%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -126 (-23.42%)  
Predict Avg.53.18% 45.99%  
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Entry Date 00/00/2012 00/00/2012  
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Dec 17, 2012 03:00pm News Michigan electoral college casts official votes for Obama, condemns Republicans over right to work  Article Brandonius Maximus 
Nov 30, 2012 12:00am Poll Exclusive: The Internal Polls That Made Mitt Romney Think He'd Win   Article Homegrown Democrat 
Nov 29, 2012 02:20pm News Obama, Romney have White House turkey chili summit  Article Homegrown Democrat 
Nov 21, 2012 03:30pm Analysis Where Obama and Romney Beat Their Polls  Article Homegrown Democrat 
Nov 20, 2012 02:00pm Idiocy ‘Unskewed Polls’ founder sets up site claiming Obama stole the election  Article Brandonius Maximus 
Nov 19, 2012 08:00am Strategy HOW OBAMA CAN BE STOPPED IN ELECTORAL COLLEGE  Article Homegrown Democrat 
Nov 08, 2012 02:00pm Oops Whoops! Romney's 'transition' website spotted by blogger  Article Brandonius Maximus 
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Nov 06, 2012 01:00pm Amusing 10 Right-Wingers Who Got Election 2012 Hilariously Wrong  Article Homegrown Democrat 
Nov 06, 2012 02:00am General Tie Vote  Article Homegrown Democrat 
Nov 03, 2012 09:00am Analysis Going out on a limb: Romney beats Obama, handily [Romney 315, Obama 223]  Article Karma Policeman 
Nov 03, 2012 08:35am Analysis Nov. 2: For Romney to Win, State Polls Must Be Statistically Biased   Article Homegrown Democrat 
Nov 02, 2012 12:00am Online Tool 512 Paths to the White House  Article Homegrown Democrat 
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Oct 28, 2012 12:00pm Poll New polls: Obama now holding leads in Florida, Ohio, Virginia and Wisconsin   Article Homegrown Democrat 
Oct 27, 2012 07:00pm Analysis Does Bible code predict President Romney?  Article RP 
Oct 26, 2012 01:05pm Blog Entry Will Romney win the popular vote but lose the presidency?  Article Homegrown Democrat 
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Oct 12, 2012 06:05am Poll Mitt Romney leading in all 11 key swing states in QStarNews poll  Article Homegrown Democrat 
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Sep 27, 2012 07:50pm News Pictured: 'Beautiful' family slain hours after church by 'mentally ill father who was tormented by the prospect of Obama winning the election'  Article Homegrown Democrat 
Sep 21, 2012 09:00am News Obama's battleground edge grows  Article Brandonius Maximus 
Sep 13, 2012 01:20am News 3 [Republican] Electoral College members may pass on GOP ticket  Article Homegrown Democrat 
Sep 11, 2012 04:25pm Blog Entry Republicans Nervously Eye Swing State Polls  Article Homegrown Democrat 
Sep 08, 2012 10:10pm Analysis Mitt Romney electoral vote lead holds strong through both conventions  Article Homegrown Democrat 
Aug 23, 2012 12:35pm News Romney will win election, state-by-state study predicts  Article Hikikomori Blitzkrieg! 
Jun 22, 2012 09:10am Blog Entry HOW DOES BECK PREDICT THE ELECTION WILL GO? SEE HIS ELECTORAL MAP HERE (AND DO YOUR OWN)  Article Homegrown Democrat 
Jun 07, 2012 03:20pm General Wisconsin-sized polling error could mask Romney sweep of battleground states  Article Homegrown Democrat 
May 29, 2012 02:00pm Analysis Astrologers say celestial charts favor Obama over Romney  Article Homegrown Democrat 
Apr 26, 2012 05:00pm Analysis Karl Rove's Electoral Map  Article RP 
Apr 24, 2012 11:40am Speculative Why Romney could be a transformational president   Article RP 
Feb 16, 2012 03:20pm Analysis Obama poised to win 2012 election with 303 electoral votes: The Signal Forecast  Article RP 
Jan 03, 2012 04:30pm Blog Entry God Told Pat Robertson Who The Next President Will Be  Article Homegrown Democrat 
Dec 29, 2011 05:00pm Strategy Jim Messina: Paths to 270 Electoral Votes -- Obama For America   Article Homegrown Democrat 
Nov 04, 2011 11:55am News Steve Beshear, Kentucky Governor, Could Show President Obama The Reelection Ropes   Article Monsieur 
Aug 04, 2011 09:00am News President Obama's Big Drags  Article John 
Jun 24, 2011 03:00pm Speculative Five Reasons Why I Believe Texas Governor Rick Perry Will Be Our President In 2013  Article Monsieur 
Apr 11, 2011 05:25am Analysis If Wisconsin Is the Rule… Obama Will Lose 12 States He Won in 2008  Article Homegrown Democrat 
Nov 17, 2010 06:00pm General Michael Bloomberg: Independent can't win White House   Article Monsieur 
Nov 12, 2010 09:00am General Map narrows for Obama reelection  Article Brandonius Maximus 
Jul 12, 2010 04:05pm Analysis AU Prof: Obama to Win Re-Election in 2012  Article RP 
Apr 18, 2010 08:00pm Analysis The Republicans' 2012 problem   Article Monsieur 
Mar 24, 2010 09:20am Analysis First Thoughts: The re-elect argument  Article Jason 
Feb 24, 2010 10:00am General Exclusive: White House privately plots 2012 campaign run  Article Brandonius Maximus 
Jan 25, 2010 07:20am General How Barack Obama Is Paving the Way for a Palin Presidency  Article Jason 
Mar 25, 2009 09:00am News Parties altering 2012 calendars   Article ArmyDem 

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