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The 2008 elections

Barack Obama (D) faced John McCain (R); Obama won the presidency. National popular vote: D+7.3.

2008 presidential election
ObamaD+7.3
2008 presidential margin by stateA map of the United States with each state filled by its 2008 result — deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), and gold where an independent or third-party candidate carried the state.Alabama · R+21.6 · 9 electoral votesAlaska · R+21.5 · 3 electoral votesArizona · R+8.5 · 10 electoral votesColorado · D+9.0 · 9 electoral votesFlorida · D+2.8 · 27 electoral votesGeorgia · R+5.2 · 15 electoral votesIndiana · D+1.0 · 11 electoral votesKansas · R+15.0 · 6 electoral votesMaine · D+17.3 · 4 electoral votesMassachusetts · D+25.8 · 12 electoral votesMinnesota · D+10.2 · 10 electoral votesNew Jersey · D+15.6 · 15 electoral votesNorth Carolina · D+0.3 · 15 electoral votesNorth Dakota · R+8.6 · 3 electoral votesOklahoma · R+31.3 · 7 electoral votesPennsylvania · D+10.3 · 21 electoral votesSouth Dakota · R+8.4 · 3 electoral votesTexas · R+11.8 · 34 electoral votesWyoming · R+32.2 · 3 electoral votesConnecticut · D+22.4 · 7 electoral votesMissouri · R+0.1 · 11 electoral votesWest Virginia · R+13.1 · 5 electoral votesIllinois · D+25.1 · 21 electoral votesNew Mexico · D+15.1 · 5 electoral votesArkansas · R+19.9 · 6 electoral votesCalifornia · D+24.0 · 55 electoral votesDelaware · D+25.0 · 3 electoral votesDistrict of Columbia · D+85.9 · 3 electoral votesHawaii · D+45.2 · 4 electoral votesIowa · D+9.5 · 7 electoral votesKentucky · R+16.2 · 8 electoral votesMaryland · D+25.4 · 10 electoral votesMichigan · D+16.5 · 17 electoral votesMississippi · R+13.2 · 6 electoral votesMontana · R+2.4 · 3 electoral votesNew Hampshire · D+9.7 · 4 electoral votesNew York · D+26.9 · 31 electoral votesOhio · D+4.6 · 20 electoral votesOregon · D+16.3 · 7 electoral votesTennessee · R+15.0 · 11 electoral votesUtah · R+28.2 · 5 electoral votesVirginia · D+6.3 · 13 electoral votesWashington · D+17.2 · 11 electoral votesWisconsin · D+13.9 · 10 electoral votesNebraska · R+14.9 · 5 electoral votesSouth Carolina · R+9.0 · 8 electoral votesIdaho · R+25.4 · 4 electoral votesNevada · D+12.6 · 5 electoral votesVermont · D+37.0 · 3 electoral votesLouisiana · R+18.6 · 9 electoral votesRhode Island · D+28.0 · 4 electoral votes
2008presidential margin
D+60
R+60
Fifty states and DC, each filled by its 2008 result. Hover any state for the detail and its electoral votes.
Smaller states, enlarged
VTD+37.03 EVNHD+9.74 EVMAD+25.812 EVRID+28.04 EVCTD+22.47 EVNJD+15.615 EVDED+25.03 EVMDD+25.410 EVDCD+85.93 EV
Blue and red show the Democratic-vs-Republican margin; gold marks a state an independent or third-party candidate carried.
President — national popular vote
Barack Obama (D) vs John McCain (R)
Obama (D)
69,498,937
52.9%
McCain (R)
59,949,010
45.7%
All others
1,872,628
1.4%
Margin
D+7.3

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US Senate 2008: Democrats won 20, Republicans 13 of 33 contests →

US House 2008: Democrats won 257, Republicans 178 of 435 seats →

Governor coverage is 2018–2024 (the precinct-data era); odd-year states (NJ/VA) and earlier cycles are pending sourcing. See the methodology for series notes.