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Elections / 2008 · President

Barack Obama defeated John McCain.

Barack Obama (D) vs John McCain (R). Every state below links to its full contest page with county-level results.

Nominees: Barack Obama (D) · John McCain (R)

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.
Electoral college
538 electors · 270 for a majority

Obama won 365 of 538 electoral votes.

Obama365McCain173
National popular vote
131,320,572 votes counted
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
The county map
3,143 county-level results on record for 2008

Democrats carried 884 counties, Republicans 2,259. 384 counties flipped parties from the previous cycle.

Biggest county swings: Coal County, OK (R+39.8 swing) · Honolulu County, HI (D+38.3 swing) · Maverick County, TX (D+37.9 swing) · Knott County, KY (R+35.4 swing) · Dubois County, IN (D+34.0 swing) · Poinsett County, AR (R+33.9 swing)

Results by state
Every row links to the state's contest page with its county map.
StateWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
AlaskaR
−21.5%
123,593193,843326,196
AlabamaR
−21.6%
813,4791,266,5462,099,819
ArkansasR
−19.9%
422,310638,0171,086,617
ArizonaR
−8.5%
1,034,7071,230,1112,293,475
CaliforniaD
+24.0%
8,274,4735,011,78113,583,083
ColoradoD
+9.0%
1,288,5761,073,5892,401,361
ConnecticutD
+22.4%
997,750629,4121,646,752
District of ColumbiaD
+85.9%
245,80017,367265,853
DelawareD
+25.0%
255,459152,374412,412
FloridaD
+2.8%
4,282,0744,045,6248,390,744
GeorgiaR
−5.2%
1,844,1232,048,7593,924,472
HawaiiD
+45.2%
325,201120,429452,742
IowaD
+9.5%
828,940682,3791,536,820
IdahoR
−25.4%
236,440403,012656,390
IllinoisD
+25.1%
3,419,3482,031,1795,522,371
IndianaD
+1.0%
1,374,0391,345,6482,751,044
KansasR
−15.0%
514,765699,6551,235,808
KentuckyR
−16.2%
751,9851,048,4621,826,508
LouisianaR
−18.6%
782,9891,148,2751,960,761
MassachusettsD
+25.8%
1,904,0971,108,8543,080,985
MarylandD
+25.4%
1,629,467959,8622,631,593
MaineD
+17.3%
421,823295,273731,063
MichiganD
+16.5%
2,872,5792,048,6395,001,766
MinnesotaD
+10.2%
1,573,3541,275,4092,910,370
MissouriR
−0.1%
1,441,9471,445,8142,925,241
MississippiR
−13.2%
554,662724,5971,289,865
MontanaR
−2.4%
232,159243,882491,768
North CarolinaD
+0.3%
2,142,6512,128,4744,310,789
North DakotaR
−8.6%
141,278168,561316,581
NebraskaR
−14.9%
333,319452,979801,281
New HampshireD
+9.7%
384,826316,534707,611
New JerseyD
+15.6%
2,215,4221,613,2073,868,237
New MexicoD
+15.1%
472,422346,832830,158
NevadaD
+12.6%
533,736412,827961,581
New YorkD
+26.9%
4,804,7012,752,7287,640,640
OhioD
+4.6%
2,940,0442,677,8205,721,831
OklahomaR
−31.3%
502,496960,1651,462,661
OregonD
+16.3%
1,037,291738,4751,827,864
PennsylvaniaD
+10.3%
3,276,3632,655,8855,995,137
Rhode IslandD
+28.0%
296,833165,129470,039
South CarolinaR
−9.0%
862,4491,034,8961,920,969
South DakotaR
−8.4%
170,924203,054381,975
TennesseeR
−15.0%
1,089,8831,480,7792,603,800
TexasR
−11.8%
3,528,6334,479,3288,077,795
UtahR
−28.2%
327,670596,030952,370
VirginiaD
+6.3%
1,958,2611,723,5083,720,463
VermontD
+37.0%
219,26298,974325,046
WashingtonD
+17.2%
1,750,8481,229,2163,036,878
WisconsinD
+13.9%
1,676,7611,262,3932,982,967
West VirginiaR
−13.1%
303,857397,466713,362
WyomingR
−32.2%
82,868164,958254,658