2012 Presidential Primary Resources
FairVote has been analyzing and commenting on elections and presidential primaries in particular for two decades. This year FairVote has assembled key resources to understand this year's nomination contests, with regular analysis on our blog and in published commentary. Don't miss these new reports and commentaries.
Rules
Delegate allocation rules in the 2012 GOP race
This report details how delegates are allocated in each Republican contest in 2012.
Open, closed and mixed primaries, state-by-state
This report details who is allowed to vote in every state holding a presidential or congressional primary this year.
Results
GOP Contest Results, State-by-State
The Republican Primary results with both the raw candidate totals and the GOP convention delegate allocations.
Romney 2008 vs. Romney 2012
How do Mitt Romney's 2012 primary vote numbers compare to Romney's votes in 2008?
Paul 2008 vs. Paul 2012
Media attention in the 2012 Republican nomination contest is focused on the ace among Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum, Newt Gingrich and Ron Paul, but it's also instructive to compare Paul to another candidate: himself, circa 2008.
Analysis
Featured Analysis
Romney Delegate Total Nearly Matches Total if All Contests Winner-Take-All
Innovative Analysis: Six Takes on the Republican Nomination Contest
Presidential Tracker: New Evidence of our Shrinking Battleground
by Katie P. Kelly and Hüseyin Koyuncu
Rule Breaker: The Florida Republican Primary, Winner-Take-All Allocation, and the Undoing of American Democracy
by Sheahan Virgin
Third Parties and the Spoiler Effect In the 2012 Election
by Joe Witte
South Carolina Voters Better Enjoy it While it Lasts
by Katie Kelly and Rob Richie
RCV for the GOP: Mitt Romney, Fractured Conservatives, and the Importance of Rules
by Sheahan Virgin
Understanding How Proportional Representation Worked in NH
by Rob Richie and Elise Helgesen
The 2012 GOP Nomination Contest Affirms Value of New Rules
Reform
FixThePrimaries.com Different solutions proposed to reform the primary process with resources from 2008 cycle. FairVote supports the American Plan.
Rob Richie in U.S. News on a national primary.
Rob Richie in New York Times Executive Director Rob Richie presents election reform options in the New York Times' Invitation to a Dialogue and readers submit their responses.