Maine — 2008 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate2008 presidential electionMaine · PresidentObamaD+17.3
How it voted
Share of the 2008 vote
| Barack Obama ✓Democratic | 57.7% | 421,823 |
|---|---|---|
| John McCainRepublican | 40.4% | 295,273 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 1.9% | 13,967 |
2008presidential margin
D+60R+60
16 counties, each filled by 2008 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Maine cast 4 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (16 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Androscoggin County, ME | Democratic | D+15.2 |
| Aroostook County, ME | Democratic | D+9.6 |
| Cumberland County, ME | Democratic | D+29.9 |
| Franklin County, ME | Democratic | D+20.3 |
| Hancock County, ME | Democratic | D+19.3 |
| Kennebec County, ME | Democratic | D+14.8 |
| Knox County, ME | Democratic | D+21.4 |
| Lincoln County, ME | Democratic | D+12.0 |
| Oxford County, ME | Democratic | D+16.0 |
| Penobscot County, ME | Democratic | D+5.0 |
| Piscataquis County, ME | Republican | R+3.8 |
| Sagadahoc County, ME | Democratic | D+16.1 |
| Somerset County, ME | Democratic | D+5.7 |
| Waldo County, ME | Democratic | D+11.6 |
| Washington County, ME | Democratic | D+1.0 |
| York County, ME | Democratic | D+20.5 |
Maine results by county
16 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Androscoggin County | Barack Obama+8,346 | 31,01756.5% | 22,67141.3% | 1,1622.1% | 54,850 |
| Aroostook County | Barack Obama+3,447 | 19,34553.7% | 15,89844.2% | 7512.1% | 35,994 |
| Cumberland County | Barack Obama+49,032 | 105,21864.1% | 56,18634.2% | 2,7471.7% | 164,151 |
| Franklin County | Barack Obama+3,486 | 10,11358.9% | 6,62738.6% | 4382.5% | 17,178 |
| Hancock County | Barack Obama+6,209 | 18,89558.7% | 12,68639.4% | 5841.8% | 32,165 |
| Kennebec County | Barack Obama+9,756 | 37,23856.4% | 27,48241.6% | 1,2661.9% | 65,986 |
| Knox County | Barack Obama+4,912 | 13,72859.7% | 8,81638.4% | 4361.9% | 22,980 |
| Lincoln County | Barack Obama+2,599 | 11,88655.1% | 9,28743.0% | 4111.9% | 21,584 |
| Oxford County | Barack Obama+5,077 | 17,94056.7% | 12,86340.6% | 8472.7% | 31,650 |
| Penobscot County | Barack Obama+4,019 | 41,51451.7% | 37,49546.7% | 1,3581.7% | 80,367 |
| Piscataquis County | John McCain+355 | 4,43047.0% | 4,78550.7% | 2192.3% | 9,434 |
| Sagadahoc County | Barack Obama+3,431 | 12,15257.0% | 8,72140.9% | 4282.0% | 21,301 |
| Somerset County | Barack Obama+1,468 | 13,33551.8% | 11,86746.1% | 5562.2% | 25,758 |
| Waldo County | Barack Obama+2,544 | 11,96754.8% | 9,42343.1% | 4602.1% | 21,850 |
| Washington County | Barack Obama+169 | 8,24649.5% | 8,07748.5% | 3312.0% | 16,654 |
| York County | Barack Obama+22,410 | 64,79959.4% | 42,38938.8% | 1,9731.8% | 109,161 |
Nominees: Barack Obama (D) · John McCain (R)
Maine's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 2008 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −12.8% |
| 1896 | −38.7% |
| 1900 | −26.5% |
| 1904 | −39.0% |
| 1908 | −29.7% |
| 1912 | +19.0% |
| 1916 | −4.0% |
| 1920 | −39.1% |
| 1924 | −50.2% |
| 1928 | −37.7% |
| 1932 | −12.6% |
| 1936 | −14.0% |
| 1940 | −2.3% |
| 1944 | −5.0% |
| 1948 | −14.5% |
| 1952 | −32.3% |
| 1956 | −41.7% |
| 1960 | −14.1% |
| 1964 | +37.7% |
| 1968 | +12.2% |
| 1972 | −23.0% |
| 1976 | −0.8% |
| 1980 | −3.4% |
| 1984 | −22.1% |
| 1988 | −11.5% |
| 1992 | +8.4% |
| 1996 | +20.9% |
| 2000 | +5.1% |
| 2004 | +9.0% |
| 2008 | +17.3% |
| 2012 | +15.2% |
| 2016 | +2.7% |
| 2020 | +8.6% |
| 2024 | +6.9% |
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Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 2008 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.