Presidential Election Results in Florida: Obama Narrowly Leads in Popular Vote While Romney Wins Most Counties in the Sunshine State

There is always an election story to be told about the Sunshine State, and 2012 is no different.

Unlike presidential elections, notably 2000, when Florida was the deciding factor, a commander-in-chief has been named without them in 2012.

Nearly 48 hours since polls closed, Florida has not confirmed its election winner.

According to the numbers on Real Clear Politics (RCP), 100 percent of the votes have been counted but officials have not given the announcement that Obama won Florida, for the second time.

RCP currently projects Obama with 49.9 percent to 49.3 percent for Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney.

CNN, however, only has 97 percent of the votes in but maintains Obama ahead of Romney.

Providing the number of popular votes as well, Obama received so far 4,143,364 to the former governor's 4,096,351 votes. In percentages, Obama reaches the 50 percent mark to Romney's 49 percent.

Ironically, Obama has the lead in vote but more counties went to Romney. The former governor carried 54 counties from the Sunshine State to Obama's 13 counties.

The Obama victory comes due to larger numbers on the more populated counties such as Miami-Dade, which has Obama with 521,329 votes to Romney's 317,382 votes. The numbers are smaller for counties such as Okeechobee County, which easily went for Romney with 7,314 votes (59 percent) to Obama's 4,843 votes (39 percent).

Based on the percentage spread from CNN and RCP, the margin of victory is narrower than the 2008 Florida presidential numbers. Obama won the state in 2008 with 51 percent to Arizona Senator John McCain's 48.2 percent, a 2.8 percentage spread.

Florida offers 29 Electoral College votes, an increase of two votes compared to the 2008 election. If the state was to go to Romney, it will not affect the election. Obama won the Electoral College count with 303 votes to Romney's 206, and with 270 votes needed to win, it will not be enough for a Romney victory. If the confirmation is made and Obama wins Florida, his Electoral vote count will be 332 to 206 votes.