<page_title> 2012 United States presidential election in Illinois </page_title> <section_title> By county </section_title> <table> <cell> Cook <col_header> County </col_header> </cell> <cell> 74.0% <col_header> Obama % </col_header> </cell> <cell> 1,488,537 <col_header> Obama Votes </col_header> </cell> <cell> 24.6% <col_header> Romney % </col_header> </cell> <cell> 495,542 <col_header> Romney Votes </col_header> </cell> </table>
Obama won Cook County with 74%, receiving 1,488,537 votes, compared to Romney who received 24.6% of the votes, or 495,542 votes.