United States Presidential Election of 2012

Obama re-elected 332 to 206, holding his coalition against the Romney challenge.

Overview

The first post-Citizens United billion-dollar election saw Obama defeat Mitt Romney 332 to 206 with 51.1 percent, the first president since FDR to twice win majorities and 51 percent twice. The auto rescue, the 47 percent tape, and superior field operations in Ohio and Virginia carried the northern swing states. Demographics, Latino voters in Colorado, Nevada, and Florida, proved decisive, prompting Republican post-mortem calls for outreach that their party's next nominee would reject.