Texas : 2012 United States Presidential Election
The United States of America Presidential election of 2012 in Texas was won
by Republican Presidential candidate Mitt Romney over his nearest rival Democratic Presidential
Candidate Barack Obama by a victory margin of over 16%.
Texas is located in the South Central part of the United States. Texas has the second highest GDP among the states of the United States. Texas has the largest area among the contiguous United States. Oil and Natural gas production, Agriculture, Defense, High technology industries are the major contributors to the state economy.
Texas 2012 Presidential Election Results
Election Analysis:
For US presidential election of 2012 , Texas , was considered to be a safe red ( Republican ) state . Republican party won in Texas for the past 5 presidential elections with big margins.Texas has voted for Republican Presidential Candidate in all Presidential elections since 1980. Texas is part of the bible belt of th south. About 38% of the Texas population are of Hispanic or Latino origin who tend to vote heavily Democratic, but the state can be considered a safe red state since only 20% of the texas electorate are of Hispanic or Latino Origin.
Texas Previous Presidential Election Results
Political situation in Texas in the Year 2012:
Population by Race in Texas : Year 2010
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2012 Presidential Election by State |