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2012Final results

2012 election for President in Colorado

President · Colorado

Barack H. Obama (D) won with 51.5% of the vote, defeating Mitt Romney (R) by 5.4 points.

Barack H. ObamaDemocrat · winner
51.5%1,323,101
Mitt RomneyRepublican
46.1%1,185,243
Gary JohnsonLibertarian
1.4%35,545
0.3%7,508
0.2%6,234
Roseanne BarrPeace and Freedom
0.2%5,057
Jill Ann ReedIndependent
0.1%2,588
0.0%1,262
0.0%791
Tom HoeflingOther party
0.0%679
Gloria Estella La RivaParty for Socialism and Liberation
0.0%317
0.0%308
Merlin MillerOther party
0.0%267
0.0%235
James HarrisSocialist Workers
0.0%192
Jerry WhiteOther party
0.0%189
2,569,516 votes

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 2012

Races before and after

EvenR+8.42000R+4.72004D+9.02008D+5.42012D+4.92016D+13.42020

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET

The candidates

Barack H. Obama (D)Mitt Romney (R)

Also on the ballot: Gary Johnson (Libertarian), 1.4%; Jill Stein (Green), 0.3%; Virgil Hamlin, Goode Jr. (Constitution), 0.2%; Roseanne Barr (Peace and Freedom), 0.2%; Jill Ann Reed (Independent), 0.1%; Ross Carl ""rocky"" Anderson (Other party), 0.0%; Sheila ""samm"" Tittle (Other party), 0.0%; Tom Hoefling (Other party), 0.0%; Gloria Estella La Riva (Party for Socialism and Liberation), 0.0%; Stewart Alexander (Socialist), 0.0%; Merlin Miller (Other party), 0.0%; Thomas Robert ""tom"" Stevens (Other party), 0.0%; James Harris (Socialist Workers), 0.0%; Jerry White (Other party), 0.0%