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Elections / 2008 · President · DC

Barack Obama carried District of Columbia D+85.9.

Barack Obama (D) vs John McCain (R) in District of Columbia, 2008. The state ran 78.7 points more Democratic than the nation (D+7.3 nationally).

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

District of Columbia result
265,853 votes counted
Obama (D)
245,800
92.5%
McCain (R)
17,367
6.5%
All others
2,686
1.0%
Margin
D+85.9
2008 presidential election
District of Columbia, 2008
ObamaD+85.9
2008 presidential margin by county for District of Columbia — 2008 presidential electionA map of the single county of District of Columbia — 2008 presidential election, outlined and filled by its 2008 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), seated within the faint outlines of the surrounding states.District of Columbia, DC · D+85.9
How it voted
Share of the 2008 vote
Barack Obama ✓Democratic92.5%245,800
John McCainRepublican6.5%17,367
OtherAll other candidates1.0%2,686
D+60
R+60
A single county, filled by its 2008 D-vs-R margin. Hover it for the full result.
District of Columbia's presidential margins
1964–2024, the 2008 contest in context
District of Columbia's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1964 to 2024. Most recent: +85.8% in 2024.+85.8%DR19642024
District of Columbia's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1964+71.0%
1968+63.6%
1972+56.5%
1976+65.1%
1980+61.5%
1984+71.7%
1988+68.3%
1992+75.5%
1996+75.9%
2000+76.2%
2004+79.8%
2008+85.9%
2012+83.6%
2016+86.8%
2020+86.8%
2024+85.8%
County results — 2008
1 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
District of ColumbiaD
+85.9%
245,80017,367265,853