The United States of America Presidential election of 2012 in Ohio was won by Democratic Presidential candidate Barack Obama over his nearest rival Republican Presidential Candidate Mitt Romney by a victory margin of about 3%.

Ohio is located in the Midwestern United States. Manufacturing , Financial Services are the major contributors to the Ohio's economy.

Ohio 2012 Presidential Election Results

Election Analysis:

For US presidential election of 2012 , Ohio , was considered to be a tossup state . Democratic party won in Ohio in 3 of the past 5 presidential elections.

Ohio is a toss up as it has not voted for a particular party consistently in the past 50 years.

Ohio Previous Presidential Election Results

Political situation in Ohio in the Year 2012:

1. Ohio has an unemployment rate of 7.2% compared to the national average of 8.1% as of August 2012.
2. Ohio's all three chambers of legislation Governorship, State house of Representatives, State Senate are controlled by Democrats.
3. Republican support surged during the 2010 elections in Ohio

Population by Race in Ohio : Year 2010