Connecticut — 2008 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate2008 presidential electionConnecticut · PresidentObamaD+22.4
Constituent county margins for Connecticut — 2008 presidential electionOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2008 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
How it voted
Share of the 2008 vote
| Barack Obama ✓Democratic | 60.6% | 997,750 |
|---|---|---|
| John McCainRepublican | 38.2% | 629,412 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 1.2% | 19,590 |
2008presidential margin
D+60R+60
9 counties, each filled by 2008 D-vs-R margin.
Connecticut cast 7 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (9 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Capitol Planning Region, CT | Democratic | D+29.7 |
| Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, CT | Democratic | D+18.2 |
| Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CT | Democratic | D+22.9 |
| Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, CT | Democratic | D+21.3 |
| Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT | Democratic | D+14.9 |
| Northwest Hills Planning Region, CT | Democratic | D+7.3 |
| South Central Connecticut Planning Region, CT | Democratic | D+23.2 |
| Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT | Democratic | D+20.5 |
| Western Connecticut Planning Region, CT | Democratic | D+17.4 |
Connecticut results by county
9 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capitol Planning Region | Barack Obama+134,956 | 291,80964.2% | 156,85334.5% | 5,7921.3% | 454,454 |
| Greater Bridgeport Planning Region | Barack Obama+25,598 | 82,69558.7% | 57,09740.5% | 1,0450.7% | 140,837 |
| Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region | Barack Obama+21,044 | 55,76660.7% | 34,72237.8% | 1,4111.5% | 91,898 |
| Naugatuck Valley Planning Region | Barack Obama+43,811 | 123,37160.0% | 79,56038.7% | 2,5731.3% | 205,504 |
| Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region | Barack Obama+6,263 | 23,71556.5% | 17,45241.6% | 7841.9% | 41,951 |
| Northwest Hills Planning Region | Barack Obama+4,313 | 31,25252.8% | 26,93945.5% | 1,0191.7% | 59,209 |
| South Central Connecticut Planning Region | Barack Obama+58,602 | 153,91261.0% | 95,31037.8% | 3,0621.2% | 252,284 |
| Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region | Barack Obama+26,605 | 77,23259.6% | 50,62739.1% | 1,7311.3% | 129,590 |
| Western Connecticut Planning Region | Barack Obama+47,146 | 157,99858.3% | 110,85240.9% | 2,1740.8% | 271,025 |
Nominees: Barack Obama (D) · John McCain (R)
Connecticut's presidential margins
1896–2024, the 2008 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1896 | −30.7% |
| 1900 | −15.9% |
| 1904 | −20.0% |
| 1908 | −23.5% |
| 1912 | +3.3% |
| 1916 | −3.1% |
| 1920 | −29.7% |
| 1924 | −34.0% |
| 1928 | −8.1% |
| 1932 | −1.1% |
| 1936 | +15.0% |
| 1940 | +7.1% |
| 1944 | +5.4% |
| 1948 | −1.6% |
| 1952 | −11.8% |
| 1956 | −27.5% |
| 1960 | +7.5% |
| 1964 | +35.7% |
| 1968 | +5.2% |
| 1972 | −18.5% |
| 1976 | −5.2% |
| 1980 | −9.6% |
| 1984 | −21.9% |
| 1988 | −5.1% |
| 1992 | +6.4% |
| 1996 | +18.1% |
| 2000 | +17.5% |
| 2004 | +10.4% |
| 2008 | +22.4% |
| 2012 | +17.3% |
| 2016 | +13.6% |
| 2020 | +20.0% |
| 2024 | +14.5% |
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Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 2008 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.