Florida — 2008 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate2008 presidential electionFlorida · PresidentObamaD+2.8
How it voted
Share of the 2008 vote
| Barack Obama ✓Democratic | 51.0% | 4,282,074 |
|---|---|---|
| John McCainRepublican | 48.2% | 4,045,624 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 0.8% | 63,046 |
2008presidential margin
D+60R+60
67 counties, each filled by 2008 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Florida cast 27 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (67 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Alachua County, FL | Democratic | D+21.6 |
| Baker County, FL | Republican | R+57.4 |
| Bay County, FL | Republican | R+40.7 |
| Bradford County, FL | Republican | R+40.3 |
| Brevard County, FL | Republican | R+10.4 |
| Broward County, FL | Democratic | D+34.7 |
| Calhoun County, FL | Republican | R+40.4 |
| Charlotte County, FL | Republican | R+7.3 |
| Citrus County, FL | Republican | R+16.1 |
| Clay County, FL | Republican | R+42.8 |
| Collier County, FL | Republican | R+22.5 |
| Columbia County, FL | Republican | R+33.8 |
| DeSoto County, FL | Republican | R+12.3 |
| Dixie County, FL | Republican | R+45.0 |
| Duval County, FL | Republican | R+1.9 |
| Escambia County, FL | Republican | R+19.3 |
| Flagler County, FL | Democratic | D+1.6 |
| Franklin County, FL | Republican | R+27.9 |
| Gadsden County, FL | Democratic | D+39.0 |
| Gilchrist County, FL | Republican | R+46.8 |
| Glades County, FL | Republican | R+16.6 |
| Gulf County, FL | Republican | R+39.3 |
| Hamilton County, FL | Republican | R+14.6 |
| Hardee County, FL | Republican | R+29.6 |
| Hendry County, FL | Republican | R+7.2 |
| Hernando County, FL | Republican | R+3.6 |
| Highlands County, FL | Republican | R+18.1 |
| Hillsborough County, FL | Democratic | D+7.1 |
| Holmes County, FL | Republican | R+65.0 |
| Indian River County, FL | Republican | R+14.8 |
| Jackson County, FL | Republican | R+28.0 |
| Jefferson County, FL | Democratic | D+3.7 |
| Lafayette County, FL | Republican | R+60.6 |
| Lake County, FL | Republican | R+13.5 |
| Lee County, FL | Republican | R+10.4 |
| Leon County, FL | Democratic | D+24.3 |
| Levy County, FL | Republican | R+26.9 |
| Liberty County, FL | Republican | R+44.1 |
| Madison County, FL | Republican | R+3.1 |
| Manatee County, FL | Republican | R+7.0 |
| Marion County, FL | Republican | R+11.6 |
| Martin County, FL | Republican | R+13.6 |
| Miami-Dade County, FL | Democratic | D+16.1 |
| Monroe County, FL | Democratic | D+4.9 |
| Nassau County, FL | Republican | R+43.8 |
| Okaloosa County, FL | Republican | R+44.9 |
| Okeechobee County, FL | Republican | R+19.2 |
| Orange County, FL | Democratic | D+18.6 |
| Osceola County, FL | Democratic | D+19.7 |
| Palm Beach County, FL | Democratic | D+22.9 |
| Pasco County, FL | Republican | R+3.6 |
| Pinellas County, FL | Democratic | D+8.3 |
| Polk County, FL | Republican | R+6.1 |
| Putnam County, FL | Republican | R+19.3 |
| Santa Rosa County, FL | Republican | R+47.9 |
| Sarasota County, FL | Republican | R+0.1 |
| Seminole County, FL | Republican | R+2.8 |
| St. Johns County, FL | Republican | R+31.6 |
| St. Lucie County, FL | Democratic | D+12.1 |
| Sumter County, FL | Republican | R+27.0 |
| Suwannee County, FL | Republican | R+43.1 |
| Taylor County, FL | Republican | R+39.0 |
| Union County, FL | Republican | R+49.9 |
| Volusia County, FL | Democratic | D+5.7 |
| Wakulla County, FL | Republican | R+24.8 |
| Walton County, FL | Republican | R+45.8 |
| Washington County, FL | Republican | R+47.7 |
Florida results by county
67 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alachua County | Barack Obama+27,052 | 75,56560.2% | 48,51338.6% | 1,4411.1% | 125,519 |
| Baker County | John McCain+6,345 | 2,32721.0% | 8,67278.4% | 600.5% | 11,059 |
| Bay County | John McCain+33,030 | 23,65329.2% | 56,68369.9% | 7911.0% | 81,127 |
| Bradford County | John McCain+4,706 | 3,43029.4% | 8,13669.7% | 1100.9% | 11,676 |
| Brevard County | John McCain+29,969 | 127,62044.3% | 157,58954.7% | 2,6500.9% | 287,859 |
| Broward County | Barack Obama+254,911 | 492,64067.1% | 237,72932.4% | 3,5300.5% | 733,899 |
| Calhoun County | John McCain+2,524 | 1,82129.2% | 4,34569.6% | 781.2% | 6,244 |
| Charlotte County | John McCain+6,174 | 39,03145.8% | 45,20553.1% | 9221.1% | 85,158 |
| Citrus County | John McCain+12,246 | 31,46041.3% | 43,70657.4% | 9921.3% | 76,158 |
| Clay County | John McCain+40,506 | 26,69728.2% | 67,20371.1% | 6770.7% | 94,577 |
| Collier County | John McCain+31,929 | 54,45038.3% | 86,37960.8% | 1,1590.8% | 141,988 |
| Columbia County | John McCain+9,499 | 9,17132.6% | 18,67066.4% | 2871.0% | 28,128 |
| DeSoto County | John McCain+1,249 | 4,38343.3% | 5,63255.6% | 1161.1% | 10,131 |
| Dixie County | John McCain+3,269 | 1,92526.5% | 5,19471.5% | 1452.0% | 7,264 |
| Duval County | John McCain+7,919 | 202,61848.7% | 210,53750.6% | 2,6060.6% | 415,761 |
| Escambia County | John McCain+29,839 | 61,57239.9% | 91,41159.2% | 1,4640.9% | 154,447 |
| Flagler County | Barack Obama+775 | 24,72650.4% | 23,95148.8% | 3540.7% | 49,031 |
| Franklin County | John McCain+1,684 | 2,13435.4% | 3,81863.3% | 771.3% | 6,029 |
| Gadsden County | Barack Obama+8,771 | 15,58269.2% | 6,81130.3% | 1170.5% | 22,510 |
| Gilchrist County | John McCain+3,660 | 1,99625.5% | 5,65672.3% | 1672.1% | 7,819 |
| Glades County | John McCain+557 | 1,38141.1% | 1,93857.7% | 391.2% | 3,358 |
| Gulf County | John McCain+2,831 | 2,14929.8% | 4,98069.1% | 761.1% | 7,205 |
| Hamilton County | John McCain+815 | 2,36442.3% | 3,17956.9% | 440.8% | 5,587 |
| Hardee County | John McCain+2,195 | 2,56834.6% | 4,76364.3% | 811.1% | 7,412 |
| Hendry County | John McCain+782 | 4,99845.9% | 5,78053.1% | 1010.9% | 10,879 |
| Hernando County | John McCain+3,135 | 41,88647.7% | 45,02151.2% | 9941.1% | 87,901 |
| Highlands County | John McCain+8,086 | 18,13540.5% | 26,22158.6% | 4271.0% | 44,783 |
| Hillsborough County | Barack Obama+36,608 | 272,96353.2% | 236,35546.0% | 3,9940.8% | 513,312 |
| Holmes County | John McCain+5,587 | 1,44616.8% | 7,03381.9% | 1101.3% | 8,589 |
| Indian River County | John McCain+10,466 | 29,71042.1% | 40,17656.9% | 7051.0% | 70,591 |
| Jackson County | John McCain+6,046 | 7,67135.6% | 13,71763.6% | 1770.8% | 21,565 |
| Jefferson County | Barack Obama+291 | 4,08851.4% | 3,79747.7% | 720.9% | 7,957 |
| Lafayette County | John McCain+2,037 | 64219.1% | 2,67979.8% | 381.1% | 3,359 |
| Lake County | John McCain+19,854 | 62,94842.8% | 82,80256.4% | 1,1760.8% | 146,926 |
| Lee County | John McCain+27,907 | 119,70144.5% | 147,60854.8% | 1,9670.7% | 269,276 |
| Leon County | Barack Obama+36,042 | 91,74761.7% | 55,70537.5% | 1,1560.8% | 148,608 |
| Levy County | John McCain+5,043 | 6,71135.8% | 11,75462.8% | 2601.4% | 18,725 |
| Liberty County | John McCain+1,444 | 89527.3% | 2,33971.4% | 441.3% | 3,278 |
| Madison County | John McCain+274 | 4,27047.9% | 4,54451.0% | 931.0% | 8,907 |
| Manatee County | John McCain+10,687 | 70,03446.1% | 80,72153.1% | 1,2390.8% | 151,994 |
| Marion County | John McCain+18,789 | 70,83943.7% | 89,62855.3% | 1,5551.0% | 162,022 |
| Martin County | John McCain+10,635 | 33,50842.8% | 44,14356.4% | 6430.8% | 78,294 |
| Miami-Dade County | Barack Obama+139,280 | 499,83157.9% | 360,55141.8% | 3,1040.4% | 863,486 |
| Monroe County | Barack Obama+1,974 | 20,90751.9% | 18,93347.0% | 4321.1% | 40,272 |
| Nassau County | John McCain+16,785 | 10,61827.7% | 27,40371.5% | 2830.7% | 38,304 |
| Okaloosa County | John McCain+42,917 | 25,87227.1% | 68,78972.0% | 8680.9% | 95,529 |
| Okeechobee County | John McCain+2,453 | 5,10839.9% | 7,56159.1% | 1170.9% | 12,786 |
| Orange County | Barack Obama+86,177 | 273,00959.0% | 186,83240.4% | 2,8700.6% | 462,711 |
| Osceola County | Barack Obama+19,876 | 59,96259.6% | 40,08639.8% | 6220.6% | 100,670 |
| Palm Beach County | Barack Obama+135,234 | 361,27161.2% | 226,03738.3% | 3,1920.5% | 590,500 |
| Pasco County | John McCain+7,687 | 102,41747.7% | 110,10451.2% | 2,3451.1% | 214,866 |
| Pinellas County | Barack Obama+38,233 | 248,29953.6% | 210,06645.3% | 4,9171.1% | 463,282 |
| Polk County | John McCain+15,013 | 113,86546.5% | 128,87852.6% | 2,0900.9% | 244,833 |
| Putnam County | John McCain+6,401 | 13,23639.9% | 19,63759.2% | 2980.9% | 33,171 |
| Santa Rosa County | John McCain+36,502 | 19,47025.6% | 55,97273.5% | 7431.0% | 76,185 |
| Sarasota County | John McCain+211 | 102,68649.5% | 102,89749.6% | 1,7700.9% | 207,353 |
| Seminole County | John McCain+5,735 | 99,33548.2% | 105,07051.0% | 1,4900.7% | 205,895 |
| St. Johns County | John McCain+33,431 | 35,79133.8% | 69,22265.4% | 8310.8% | 105,844 |
| St. Lucie County | Barack Obama+14,613 | 67,12555.7% | 52,51243.5% | 9420.8% | 120,579 |
| Sumter County | John McCain+13,211 | 17,65536.1% | 30,86663.2% | 3470.7% | 48,868 |
| Suwannee County | John McCain+7,618 | 4,91627.8% | 12,53471.0% | 2121.2% | 17,662 |
| Taylor County | John McCain+3,654 | 2,80329.9% | 6,45768.9% | 1061.1% | 9,366 |
| Union County | John McCain+2,640 | 1,30024.6% | 3,94074.4% | 531.0% | 5,293 |
| Volusia County | Barack Obama+13,857 | 127,79552.4% | 113,93846.7% | 2,0910.9% | 243,824 |
| Wakulla County | John McCain+3,566 | 5,31136.9% | 8,87761.7% | 1881.3% | 14,376 |
| Walton County | John McCain+12,387 | 7,17426.5% | 19,56172.3% | 3111.1% | 27,046 |
| Washington County | John McCain+5,315 | 2,86325.7% | 8,17873.5% | 900.8% | 11,131 |
Nominees: Barack Obama (D) · John McCain (R)
Florida's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 2008 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +75.8% |
| 1896 | +41.5% |
| 1900 | +53.8% |
| 1904 | +47.6% |
| 1908 | +41.4% |
| 1912 | +61.1% |
| 1916 | +51.2% |
| 1920 | +31.3% |
| 1924 | +28.8% |
| 1928 | −16.7% |
| 1932 | +49.8% |
| 1936 | +52.2% |
| 1940 | +48.0% |
| 1944 | +40.6% |
| 1948 | +15.2% |
| 1952 | −10.0% |
| 1956 | −14.5% |
| 1960 | −3.0% |
| 1964 | +2.3% |
| 1968 | −9.6% |
| 1972 | −44.1% |
| 1976 | +5.3% |
| 1980 | −17.0% |
| 1984 | −30.7% |
| 1988 | −22.4% |
| 1992 | −1.9% |
| 1996 | +5.7% |
| 2000 | −0.0% |
| 2004 | −5.0% |
| 2008 | +2.8% |
| 2012 | +0.9% |
| 2016 | −1.2% |
| 2020 | −3.4% |
| 2024 | −13.1% |
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Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 2008 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.