Mississippi — 2008 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate2008 presidential electionMississippi · PresidentMcCainR+13.2
How it voted
Share of the 2008 vote
| John McCain ✓Republican | 56.2% | 724,597 |
|---|---|---|
| Barack ObamaDemocratic | 43.0% | 554,662 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 0.8% | 10,606 |
2008presidential margin
D+60R+60
82 counties, each filled by 2008 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Mississippi cast 6 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (82 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Adams County, MS | Democratic | D+15.6 |
| Alcorn County, MS | Republican | R+44.0 |
| Amite County, MS | Republican | R+11.7 |
| Attala County, MS | Republican | R+15.5 |
| Benton County, MS | Republican | R+2.2 |
| Bolivar County, MS | Democratic | D+35.4 |
| Calhoun County, MS | Republican | R+27.7 |
| Carroll County, MS | Republican | R+31.3 |
| Chickasaw County, MS | Democratic | D+2.1 |
| Choctaw County, MS | Republican | R+28.2 |
| Claiborne County, MS | Democratic | D+72.1 |
| Clarke County, MS | Republican | R+25.1 |
| Clay County, MS | Democratic | D+18.9 |
| Coahoma County, MS | Democratic | D+44.3 |
| Copiah County, MS | Democratic | D+7.0 |
| Covington County, MS | Republican | R+17.7 |
| DeSoto County, MS | Republican | R+38.2 |
| Forrest County, MS | Republican | R+13.5 |
| Franklin County, MS | Republican | R+25.1 |
| George County, MS | Republican | R+66.1 |
| Greene County, MS | Republican | R+51.7 |
| Grenada County, MS | Republican | R+10.6 |
| Hancock County, MS | Republican | R+54.2 |
| Harrison County, MS | Republican | R+26.0 |
| Hinds County, MS | Democratic | D+39.0 |
| Holmes County, MS | Democratic | D+63.4 |
| Humphreys County, MS | Democratic | D+42.4 |
| Issaquena County, MS | Democratic | D+22.6 |
| Itawamba County, MS | Republican | R+56.1 |
| Jackson County, MS | Republican | R+33.5 |
| Jasper County, MS | Democratic | D+9.7 |
| Jefferson County, MS | Democratic | D+74.4 |
| Jefferson Davis County, MS | Democratic | D+21.5 |
| Jones County, MS | Republican | R+38.6 |
| Kemper County, MS | Democratic | D+25.3 |
| Lafayette County, MS | Republican | R+12.4 |
| Lamar County, MS | Republican | R+55.8 |
| Lauderdale County, MS | Republican | R+18.9 |
| Lawrence County, MS | Republican | R+25.4 |
| Leake County, MS | Republican | R+10.7 |
| Lee County, MS | Republican | R+30.5 |
| Leflore County, MS | Democratic | D+36.8 |
| Lincoln County, MS | Republican | R+32.2 |
| Lowndes County, MS | Republican | R+2.9 |
| Madison County, MS | Republican | R+15.6 |
| Marion County, MS | Republican | R+31.4 |
| Marshall County, MS | Democratic | D+18.2 |
| Monroe County, MS | Republican | R+17.2 |
| Montgomery County, MS | Republican | R+8.1 |
| Neshoba County, MS | Republican | R+44.7 |
| Newton County, MS | Republican | R+34.1 |
| Noxubee County, MS | Democratic | D+53.2 |
| Oktibbeha County, MS | Democratic | D+0.03 |
| Panola County, MS | Democratic | D+6.5 |
| Pearl River County, MS | Republican | R+60.4 |
| Perry County, MS | Republican | R+44.7 |
| Pike County, MS | Democratic | D+3.5 |
| Pontotoc County, MS | Republican | R+52.4 |
| Prentiss County, MS | Republican | R+42.8 |
| Quitman County, MS | Democratic | D+35.2 |
| Rankin County, MS | Republican | R+53.5 |
| Scott County, MS | Republican | R+13.4 |
| Sharkey County, MS | Democratic | D+37.0 |
| Simpson County, MS | Republican | R+22.4 |
| Smith County, MS | Republican | R+51.7 |
| Stone County, MS | Republican | R+43.5 |
| Sunflower County, MS | Democratic | D+41.0 |
| Tallahatchie County, MS | Democratic | D+19.0 |
| Tate County, MS | Republican | R+20.9 |
| Tippah County, MS | Republican | R+44.4 |
| Tishomingo County, MS | Republican | R+50.9 |
| Tunica County, MS | Democratic | D+52.2 |
| Union County, MS | Republican | R+49.9 |
| Walthall County, MS | Republican | R+10.2 |
| Warren County, MS | Republican | R+3.0 |
| Washington County, MS | Democratic | D+34.7 |
| Wayne County, MS | Republican | R+21.8 |
| Webster County, MS | Republican | R+49.9 |
| Wilkinson County, MS | Democratic | D+38.4 |
| Winston County, MS | Republican | R+8.3 |
| Yalobusha County, MS | Republican | R+7.0 |
| Yazoo County, MS | Democratic | D+7.2 |
Mississippi results by county
82 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams County | Obama, Barack H.+2,455 | 6,56641.8% | 9,02157.5% | 1090.7% | 15,696 |
| Alcorn County | Mccain, John+6,675 | 10,80571.2% | 4,13027.2% | 2471.6% | 15,182 |
| Amite County | Mccain, John+897 | 4,24555.5% | 3,34843.8% | 570.7% | 7,650 |
| Attala County | Mccain, John+1,424 | 5,27357.4% | 3,84941.9% | 610.7% | 9,183 |
| Benton County | Mccain, John+102 | 2,32950.2% | 2,22748.0% | 821.8% | 4,638 |
| Bolivar County | Obama, Barack H.+5,443 | 4,89131.8% | 10,33467.2% | 1561.0% | 15,381 |
| Calhoun County | Mccain, John+1,945 | 4,46763.5% | 2,52235.9% | 450.6% | 7,034 |
| Carroll County | Mccain, John+1,865 | 3,90265.4% | 2,03734.1% | 260.4% | 5,965 |
| Chickasaw County | Obama, Barack H.+193 | 4,39548.5% | 4,58850.7% | 750.8% | 9,058 |
| Choctaw County | Mccain, John+1,165 | 2,62463.6% | 1,45935.3% | 451.1% | 4,128 |
| Claiborne County | Obama, Barack H.+3,934 | 74813.7% | 4,68285.9% | 230.4% | 5,453 |
| Clarke County | Mccain, John+2,108 | 5,22962.3% | 3,12137.2% | 470.6% | 8,397 |
| Clay County | Obama, Barack H.+2,092 | 4,46640.3% | 6,55859.1% | 680.6% | 11,092 |
| Coahoma County | Obama, Barack H.+4,680 | 2,91727.6% | 7,59771.9% | 540.5% | 10,568 |
| Copiah County | Obama, Barack H.+1,009 | 6,70146.2% | 7,71053.2% | 910.6% | 14,502 |
| Covington County | Mccain, John+1,671 | 5,52358.4% | 3,85240.7% | 860.9% | 9,461 |
| DeSoto County | Mccain, John+24,595 | 44,22268.7% | 19,62730.5% | 4740.7% | 64,323 |
| Forrest County | Mccain, John+3,674 | 15,29656.3% | 11,62242.8% | 2661.0% | 27,184 |
| Franklin County | Mccain, John+1,176 | 2,90962.1% | 1,73337.0% | 430.9% | 4,685 |
| George County | Mccain, John+6,168 | 7,70082.5% | 1,53216.4% | 1031.1% | 9,335 |
| Greene County | Mccain, John+2,995 | 4,36175.3% | 1,36623.6% | 621.1% | 5,789 |
| Grenada County | Mccain, John+1,205 | 6,23455.1% | 5,02944.4% | 580.5% | 11,321 |
| Hancock County | Mccain, John+9,252 | 13,02076.3% | 3,76822.1% | 2681.6% | 17,056 |
| Harrison County | Mccain, John+16,084 | 38,75762.6% | 22,67336.6% | 5270.9% | 61,957 |
| Hinds County | Obama, Barack H.+42,452 | 32,94930.3% | 75,40169.2% | 5520.5% | 108,902 |
| Holmes County | Obama, Barack H.+6,051 | 1,71418.0% | 7,76581.4% | 640.7% | 9,543 |
| Humphreys County | Obama, Barack H.+2,172 | 1,46228.5% | 3,63470.9% | 300.6% | 5,126 |
| Issaquena County | Obama, Barack H.+215 | 36438.3% | 57960.9% | 70.7% | 950 |
| Itawamba County | Mccain, John+5,579 | 7,66377.0% | 2,08420.9% | 2042.1% | 9,951 |
| Jackson County | Mccain, John+18,212 | 35,99366.3% | 17,78132.7% | 5221.0% | 54,296 |
| Jasper County | Obama, Barack H.+890 | 4,13544.9% | 5,02554.6% | 500.5% | 9,210 |
| Jefferson County | Obama, Barack H.+3,332 | 55112.3% | 3,88386.7% | 441.0% | 4,478 |
| Jefferson Davis County | Obama, Barack H.+1,583 | 2,87139.0% | 4,45460.4% | 450.6% | 7,370 |
| Jones County | Mccain, John+11,311 | 20,15768.9% | 8,84630.2% | 2700.9% | 29,273 |
| Kemper County | Obama, Barack H.+1,321 | 1,93537.0% | 3,25662.3% | 320.6% | 5,223 |
| Lafayette County | Mccain, John+2,281 | 10,27855.7% | 7,99743.3% | 1851.0% | 18,460 |
| Lamar County | Mccain, John+13,338 | 18,49777.4% | 5,15921.6% | 2541.1% | 23,910 |
| Lauderdale County | Mccain, John+6,250 | 19,58259.1% | 13,33240.3% | 2000.6% | 33,114 |
| Lawrence County | Mccain, John+1,782 | 4,36962.3% | 2,58736.9% | 530.8% | 7,009 |
| Leake County | Mccain, John+997 | 5,14855.0% | 4,15144.4% | 600.6% | 9,359 |
| Lee County | Mccain, John+10,673 | 22,69464.9% | 12,02134.4% | 2450.7% | 34,960 |
| Leflore County | Obama, Barack H.+4,809 | 4,10531.4% | 8,91468.1% | 620.5% | 13,081 |
| Lincoln County | Mccain, John+5,276 | 10,78165.7% | 5,50533.6% | 1160.7% | 16,402 |
| Lowndes County | Mccain, John+785 | 13,99451.0% | 13,20948.1% | 2621.0% | 27,465 |
| Madison County | Mccain, John+7,372 | 27,20357.5% | 19,83142.0% | 2350.5% | 47,269 |
| Marion County | Mccain, John+4,091 | 8,51365.4% | 4,42234.0% | 750.6% | 13,010 |
| Marshall County | Obama, Barack H.+3,002 | 6,68340.6% | 9,68558.8% | 1100.7% | 16,478 |
| Monroe County | Mccain, John+3,015 | 10,18458.2% | 7,16941.0% | 1430.8% | 17,496 |
| Montgomery County | Mccain, John+462 | 3,07153.8% | 2,60945.7% | 320.6% | 5,712 |
| Neshoba County | Mccain, John+5,095 | 8,20972.0% | 3,11427.3% | 790.7% | 11,402 |
| Newton County | Mccain, John+3,361 | 6,57966.8% | 3,21832.7% | 580.6% | 9,855 |
| Noxubee County | Obama, Barack H.+3,505 | 1,52523.1% | 5,03076.3% | 340.5% | 6,589 |
| Oktibbeha County | Obama, Barack H.+6 | 9,32049.6% | 9,32649.6% | 1460.8% | 18,792 |
| Panola County | Obama, Barack H.+1,070 | 7,62046.4% | 8,69052.9% | 1060.6% | 16,416 |
| Pearl River County | Mccain, John+13,561 | 17,88179.7% | 4,32019.2% | 2421.1% | 22,443 |
| Perry County | Mccain, John+2,534 | 4,06771.8% | 1,53327.1% | 641.1% | 5,664 |
| Pike County | Obama, Barack H.+625 | 8,65147.9% | 9,27651.4% | 1280.7% | 18,055 |
| Pontotoc County | Mccain, John+6,745 | 9,72775.6% | 2,98223.2% | 1591.2% | 12,868 |
| Prentiss County | Mccain, John+4,683 | 7,70370.4% | 3,02027.6% | 2212.0% | 10,944 |
| Quitman County | Obama, Barack H.+1,469 | 1,33432.0% | 2,80367.3% | 310.7% | 4,168 |
| Rankin County | Mccain, John+33,768 | 48,14076.3% | 14,37222.8% | 5910.9% | 63,103 |
| Scott County | Mccain, John+1,559 | 6,58456.4% | 5,02543.1% | 620.5% | 11,671 |
| Sharkey County | Obama, Barack H.+1,034 | 87331.2% | 1,90768.2% | 150.5% | 2,795 |
| Simpson County | Mccain, John+2,824 | 7,64160.6% | 4,81738.2% | 1521.2% | 12,610 |
| Smith County | Mccain, John+4,297 | 6,26575.4% | 1,96823.7% | 720.9% | 8,305 |
| Stone County | Mccain, John+3,153 | 5,14971.1% | 1,99627.5% | 1011.4% | 7,246 |
| Sunflower County | Obama, Barack H.+4,593 | 3,24529.0% | 7,83870.0% | 1101.0% | 11,193 |
| Tallahatchie County | Obama, Barack H.+1,319 | 2,78640.1% | 4,10559.1% | 520.7% | 6,943 |
| Tate County | Mccain, John+2,675 | 7,67860.1% | 5,00339.2% | 970.8% | 12,778 |
| Tippah County | Mccain, John+4,314 | 6,93771.3% | 2,62327.0% | 1651.7% | 9,725 |
| Tishomingo County | Mccain, John+4,287 | 6,24974.2% | 1,96223.3% | 2082.5% | 8,419 |
| Tunica County | Obama, Barack H.+2,262 | 1,01723.5% | 3,27975.7% | 360.8% | 4,332 |
| Union County | Mccain, John+6,087 | 9,07274.4% | 2,98524.5% | 1381.1% | 12,195 |
| Walthall County | Mccain, John+797 | 4,25354.7% | 3,45644.4% | 710.9% | 7,780 |
| Warren County | Mccain, John+663 | 11,15251.2% | 10,48948.2% | 1230.6% | 21,764 |
| Washington County | Obama, Barack H.+6,801 | 6,34732.4% | 13,14867.1% | 880.4% | 19,583 |
| Wayne County | Mccain, John+2,180 | 6,07060.6% | 3,89038.8% | 620.6% | 10,022 |
| Webster County | Mccain, John+2,723 | 4,07274.6% | 1,34924.7% | 360.7% | 5,457 |
| Wilkinson County | Obama, Barack H.+1,974 | 1,56030.4% | 3,53468.8% | 450.9% | 5,139 |
| Winston County | Mccain, John+844 | 5,49753.8% | 4,65345.5% | 710.7% | 10,221 |
| Yalobusha County | Mccain, John+477 | 3,62853.1% | 3,15146.2% | 470.7% | 6,826 |
| Yazoo County | Obama, Barack H.+826 | 5,29046.1% | 6,11653.3% | 710.6% | 11,477 |
complete certified result
Mississippi candidate results
Top three shown first · expand for every reported candidate and write-in category
Source: MIT Election Data + Science Lab — U.S. President 1976–2024 state candidate returns
Nominees: Barack Obama (D) · John McCain (R)
Mississippi's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 2008 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +73.3% |
| 1896 | +84.1% |
| 1900 | +77.6% |
| 1904 | +85.5% |
| 1908 | +83.6% |
| 1912 | +86.5% |
| 1916 | +88.4% |
| 1920 | +69.9% |
| 1924 | +81.8% |
| 1928 | +64.3% |
| 1932 | +92.4% |
| 1936 | +94.3% |
| 1940 | +91.5% |
| 1944 | +87.1% |
| 1948 | +7.5% |
| 1952 | +20.9% |
| 1956 | +33.8% |
| 1960 | +11.7% |
| 1964 | −74.3% |
| 1968 | +9.5% |
| 1972 | −58.6% |
| 1976 | +1.9% |
| 1980 | −1.3% |
| 1984 | −24.5% |
| 1988 | −20.8% |
| 1992 | −8.9% |
| 1996 | −5.1% |
| 2000 | −16.9% |
| 2004 | −19.7% |
| 2008 | −13.2% |
| 2012 | −11.5% |
| 2016 | −17.8% |
| 2020 | −16.5% |
| 2024 | −22.9% |
Same ballot, 2008MS
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 2008 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.