2012 United States presidential election in New York
The 2012 United States presidential election in New York 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. Voters chose 29 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. Barack Obama carried the state of New York by a landslide margin, winning 63.35% of the vote to Mitt Romney's 35.17%. As in previous elections, the Democratic ticket easily won, for the most part due to racking up very large margins in New York City (which itself comprised over 40% of the state's population) and its metropolitan area. The city alone garnered Obama 1,995,241 votes (81.19% of its vote), and he carried all five boroughs, after losing Staten Island (Richmond County...
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