Us Presidential Election Day 2012

Democratic president barack obama won election to a second term though the republican party retained control of the house of representatives.

Us presidential election day 2012. Presidential elections are held every four years in years divisible by four in which electors fo. American voters went to the polls on november 6 2012 to determine for the 57th time their country s president for the next four years. Obama defeated republican nominee mitt romney to win a second term taking 51 1 percent of the popular vote and 332 of the 538 electoral votes.

Live 2012 presidential senate and house election results. Incumbent democratic president barack obama s reelection bid was from the outset expected to be closely contested as the united states faced a number of challenges most notably a struggling economy. This realignment of electoral college votes will remain consistent through the 2028 election.

It is statutorily set by the federal government as the tuesday next after the first monday in the month of november equaling the tuesday occurring within november 2 to november 8. Presidential election to occur after the reapportionment of votes in the united states electoral college which will follow the 2020 united states census. The election has been the early subject of attention by analysts and commentators as it will be the first u s.

Election day in the united states election day in the united states of america is the tuesday following the first monday in november. In the united states election day is the annual day set by law for the general elections of federal public officials. Find professional 2012 united states presidential election election day videos and stock footage available for license in film television advertising and corporate uses.

The 2012 united states elections took place on november 6 2012. The 2012 united states presidential election was the 57th quadrennial presidential election held on tuesday november 6 2012. The presidential election day was established on a tuesday in november because of the factors involved weather harvests and worship when voters used to travel to the polls by horse tuesday was an ideal day because it allowed people to worship on sunday ride to their county seat on monday and vote on tuesday all before market day wednesday.

Romney defeated rick santorum newt gingrich and several other candidates to win his party s nomination in the 2012 republican primaries. The incumbent democratic president barack obama and his running mate vice president joe biden were re elected to a second term. See maps and real time presidential election results for the 2020 us election.