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The 2012 United States presidential election in Texas 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. Texas voters chose 38 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.

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  • The 2012 United States presidential election in Texas 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. Texas voters chose 38 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. As one of the largest Republican strongholds in the country, Romney won the Lone Star State with 57.17%, over Obama's 41.38%, a margin of 15.78%. As in past elections, Obama and the Democrats dominated the Rio Grande Valley, winning upwards of 70% or 80% of the vote in most of these counties, with his best performance in Starr County at 86.34% to Romney's 13.02%, a 73.32% margin. Furthermore, he won the major urban centers of Austin, El Paso, Dallas, Houston, and San Antonio, but Republicans were able to overwhelm the urban vote by sweeping the vast rural areas and suburbs of Texas by large margins. Romney also came extremely close to carrying Harris County, home to Houston, which Obama carried by only 0.08%, or 971 votes. In the process, Romney beat George W. Bush's 2004 record of the most votes for a presidential candidate in Texas, a record later surpassed in 2016 by Donald Trump and in 2020 by both Trump and Joe Biden. By receiving 95.86% of the vote in King County, Romney also recorded the highest proportion of any county's vote cast for one candidate since Barry Goldwater received between 95.92 and 96.59% of the vote in seven Mississippi counties in Mississippi in 1964 – although this occurred when African-American majorities in these counties had been almost totally disenfranchised for seven and a half decades. Texas's 38 electoral votes were Romney's largest electoral prize in the election. The state solidified its Republican identity in the Reagan Era and had not voted for a Democratic presidential nominee since fellow Southerner Jimmy Carter carried it in 1976. The oil industry is the driving factor of the state's economy, with numerous oil companies such as ExxonMobil being based in the state, and consequently the state has rejected the Democratic Party which has increasingly embraced environmentalist policies. In addition, moderate Republicans' popularity among suburban Texans boosted their support. However, although Romney improved on John McCain's 2008 performance, this election solidified the Texan urban areas' move away from the GOP. Dallas and Harris Counties, home to Dallas and Houston, respectively, both of which flipped in 2008, remained blue this year, setting the stage for suburban areas beginning to slip from the Republican Party. As a result, this is the last time a Republican won Texas by a double-digit margin of victory. Following this election and the loss of the Republican Party's former hold on the vast suburbs of Austin, Dallas–Fort Worth, and Houston, it would become a Republican-leaning state, voting for Donald Trump by only 8.99% in 2016 and 5.58% in 2020. As of 2020, this is the last election in which Fort Bend County voted for the Republican nominee and the last time Jefferson County voted for the Democratic nominee. This election is also the last time Texas voted to the right of Indiana, Missouri, Iowa, Mississippi, South Carolina, and Montana. (en)
  • Die US-Präsidentschaftswahl in Texas 2012 fand am 6. November 2012 als Teil der Präsidentschaftswahl in den Vereinigten Staaten 2012 statt, an der alle 50 Staaten und Washington, D.C. teilnahmen. Die Wähler in Texas wählten 38 Wahlmänner, die für den Präsidenten und den Vizepräsidenten stimmten. Mitt Romney erhielt 57,17 % der Stimmen in Texas und gewann die 38 Wahlmänner des Bundesstaates. Barack Obama erhielt 41,38 % der Stimmen. Wie bereits in vergangenen Wahlen gewannen Präsident Obama und die Demokraten die stark bevölkerten städtischen Countys wie Austin, El Paso, Dallas, San Antonio und Houston, allerdings erhielten die Republikaner in den ländlichen Countys eine überwältigende Mehrheit und konnten daher die städtischen Countys überstimmen. Bundesweit konnte sich allerdings Barack Obama gegen seinen Herausforderer durchsetzen. Obama erhielt 51,06 % der abgegebenen Stimmen und 332 Wahlmänner, Mitt Romney 47,21 % der abgegebenen Stimmen und 206 Wahlmänner. (de)
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  • The 2012 United States presidential election in Texas 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. Texas voters chose 38 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. (en)
  • Die US-Präsidentschaftswahl in Texas 2012 fand am 6. November 2012 als Teil der Präsidentschaftswahl in den Vereinigten Staaten 2012 statt, an der alle 50 Staaten und Washington, D.C. teilnahmen. Die Wähler in Texas wählten 38 Wahlmänner, die für den Präsidenten und den Vizepräsidenten stimmten. Bundesweit konnte sich allerdings Barack Obama gegen seinen Herausforderer durchsetzen. Obama erhielt 51,06 % der abgegebenen Stimmen und 332 Wahlmänner, Mitt Romney 47,21 % der abgegebenen Stimmen und 206 Wahlmänner. (de)
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