Nevada — 2008 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate2008 presidential electionNevada · PresidentObamaD+12.6
How it voted
Share of the 2008 vote
| Barack Obama ✓Democratic | 55.5% | 533,736 |
|---|---|---|
| John McCainRepublican | 42.9% | 412,827 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 1.6% | 15,018 |
2008presidential margin
D+60R+60
17 counties, each filled by 2008 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Nevada cast 5 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (17 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Carson City, NV | Democratic | D+0.9 |
| Churchill County, NV | Republican | R+31.8 |
| Clark County, NV | Democratic | D+19.1 |
| Douglas County, NV | Republican | R+15.5 |
| Elko County, NV | Republican | R+40.5 |
| Esmeralda County, NV | Republican | R+46.6 |
| Eureka County, NV | Republican | R+57.7 |
| Humboldt County, NV | Republican | R+30.0 |
| Lander County, NV | Republican | R+42.7 |
| Lincoln County, NV | Republican | R+47.3 |
| Lyon County, NV | Republican | R+17.9 |
| Mineral County, NV | Republican | R+2.2 |
| Nye County, NV | Republican | R+13.4 |
| Pershing County, NV | Republican | R+22.3 |
| Storey County, NV | Republican | R+6.1 |
| Washoe County, NV | Democratic | D+12.7 |
| White Pine County, NV | Republican | R+32.1 |
Nevada results by county
17 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carson City | Barack Obama+204 | 11,62349.5% | 11,41948.7% | 4211.8% | 23,463 |
| Churchill County | John McCain+3,338 | 3,49433.3% | 6,83265.1% | 1681.6% | 10,494 |
| Clark County | Barack Obama+123,687 | 380,76558.8% | 257,07839.7% | 9,6471.5% | 647,490 |
| Douglas County | John McCain+3,976 | 10,67241.5% | 14,64856.9% | 4071.6% | 25,727 |
| Elko County | John McCain+6,428 | 4,54128.6% | 10,96969.0% | 3772.4% | 15,887 |
| Esmeralda County | John McCain+199 | 10424.4% | 30371.0% | 204.7% | 427 |
| Eureka County | John McCain+420 | 14419.8% | 56477.5% | 202.7% | 728 |
| Humboldt County | John McCain+1,677 | 1,90934.1% | 3,58664.0% | 1041.9% | 5,599 |
| Lander County | John McCain+889 | 57727.7% | 1,46670.4% | 381.8% | 2,081 |
| Lincoln County | John McCain+980 | 51825.0% | 1,49872.3% | 562.7% | 2,072 |
| Lyon County | John McCain+3,749 | 8,40540.2% | 12,15458.1% | 3721.8% | 20,931 |
| Mineral County | John McCain+49 | 1,08247.6% | 1,13149.8% | 602.6% | 2,273 |
| Nye County | John McCain+2,311 | 7,22641.8% | 9,53755.2% | 5052.9% | 17,268 |
| Pershing County | John McCain+402 | 67337.4% | 1,07559.7% | 532.9% | 1,801 |
| Storey County | John McCain+145 | 1,10246.1% | 1,24752.1% | 431.8% | 2,392 |
| Washoe County | Barack Obama+22,791 | 99,67155.6% | 76,88042.9% | 2,6241.5% | 179,175 |
| White Pine County | John McCain+1,210 | 1,23032.6% | 2,44064.7% | 1032.7% | 3,773 |
Nominees: Barack Obama (D) · John McCain (R)
Nevada's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 2008 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −19.3% |
| 1896 | +62.4% |
| 1900 | +24.5% |
| 1904 | −23.8% |
| 1908 | +1.8% |
| 1912 | +23.8% |
| 1916 | +17.0% |
| 1920 | −20.7% |
| 1924 | −19.8% |
| 1928 | −13.1% |
| 1932 | +38.8% |
| 1936 | +45.6% |
| 1940 | +20.2% |
| 1944 | +9.2% |
| 1948 | +3.1% |
| 1952 | −22.9% |
| 1956 | −15.9% |
| 1960 | +2.3% |
| 1964 | +17.2% |
| 1968 | −8.2% |
| 1972 | −27.4% |
| 1976 | −4.4% |
| 1980 | −35.6% |
| 1984 | −33.9% |
| 1988 | −20.9% |
| 1992 | +2.6% |
| 1996 | +1.0% |
| 2000 | −3.5% |
| 2004 | −2.6% |
| 2008 | +12.6% |
| 2012 | +6.7% |
| 2016 | +2.4% |
| 2020 | +2.4% |
| 2024 | −3.1% |
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Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 2008 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.