Arizona — 2008 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate2008 presidential electionArizona · PresidentMcCainR+8.5
How it voted
Share of the 2008 vote
| John McCain ✓Republican | 53.6% | 1,230,111 |
|---|---|---|
| Barack ObamaDemocratic | 45.1% | 1,034,707 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 1.2% | 28,657 |
2008presidential margin
D+60R+60
15 counties, each filled by 2008 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Arizona cast 10 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (15 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Apache County, AZ | Democratic | D+28.2 |
| Cochise County, AZ | Republican | R+20.7 |
| Coconino County, AZ | Democratic | D+17.0 |
| Gila County, AZ | Republican | R+27.8 |
| Graham County, AZ | Republican | R+40.7 |
| Greenlee County, AZ | Republican | R+18.8 |
| La Paz County, AZ | Republican | R+28.5 |
| Maricopa County, AZ | Republican | R+10.6 |
| Mohave County, AZ | Republican | R+32.9 |
| Navajo County, AZ | Republican | R+11.7 |
| Pima County, AZ | Democratic | D+6.1 |
| Pinal County, AZ | Republican | R+14.5 |
| Santa Cruz County, AZ | Democratic | D+31.3 |
| Yavapai County, AZ | Republican | R+24.4 |
| Yuma County, AZ | Republican | R+13.8 |
Arizona results by county
15 counties. Third-party and independent votes are reported by the county source as one combined figure; every named candidate is listed in the complete result below.
| Led by | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apache County | Barack Obama+6,839 | 8,55135.2% | 15,39063.4% | 3211.3% | 24,262 |
| Cochise County | John McCain+10,083 | 29,02659.5% | 18,94338.8% | 8511.7% | 48,820 |
| Coconino County | Barack Obama+9,247 | 22,18640.8% | 31,43357.8% | 7251.3% | 54,344 |
| Gila County | John McCain+6,211 | 14,09563.1% | 7,88435.3% | 3541.6% | 22,333 |
| Graham County | John McCain+4,889 | 8,37669.8% | 3,48729.0% | 1441.2% | 12,007 |
| Greenlee County | John McCain+547 | 1,71258.8% | 1,16540.0% | 361.2% | 2,913 |
| La Paz County | John McCain+1,580 | 3,50963.2% | 1,92934.7% | 1142.1% | 5,552 |
| Maricopa County | John McCain+144,282 | 746,44854.7% | 602,16644.1% | 16,3481.2% | 1,364,962 |
| Mohave County | John McCain+22,241 | 44,33365.6% | 22,09232.7% | 1,1801.7% | 67,605 |
| Navajo County | John McCain+4,182 | 19,76155.2% | 15,57943.5% | 4601.3% | 35,800 |
| Pima County | Barack Obama+23,848 | 182,40646.4% | 206,25452.4% | 4,7681.2% | 393,428 |
| Pinal County | John McCain+15,167 | 59,42156.7% | 44,25442.2% | 1,2081.2% | 104,883 |
| Santa Cruz County | Barack Obama+4,165 | 4,51834.0% | 8,68365.3% | 1020.8% | 13,303 |
| Yavapai County | John McCain+24,303 | 61,19261.4% | 36,88937.0% | 1,5671.6% | 99,648 |
| Yuma County | John McCain+6,018 | 24,57756.3% | 18,55942.6% | 4791.1% | 43,615 |
Nominees: Barack Obama (D) · John McCain (R)
Arizona's presidential margins
1912–2024, the 2008 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1912 | +30.8% |
| 1916 | +21.8% |
| 1920 | −11.2% |
| 1924 | −5.8% |
| 1928 | −15.3% |
| 1932 | +36.5% |
| 1936 | +42.9% |
| 1940 | +27.5% |
| 1944 | +17.9% |
| 1948 | +10.0% |
| 1952 | −16.7% |
| 1956 | −22.1% |
| 1960 | −11.1% |
| 1964 | −0.8% |
| 1968 | −19.8% |
| 1972 | −31.3% |
| 1976 | −16.6% |
| 1980 | −32.4% |
| 1984 | −33.9% |
| 1988 | −21.2% |
| 1992 | −2.0% |
| 1996 | +2.2% |
| 2000 | −6.3% |
| 2004 | −10.5% |
| 2008 | −8.5% |
| 2012 | −9.0% |
| 2016 | −3.5% |
| 2020 | +0.3% |
| 2024 | −5.5% |
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Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 2008 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.