New York — 2008 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate2008 presidential electionNew York · PresidentObamaD+26.9
How it voted
Share of the 2008 vote
| Barack Obama ✓Democratic | 62.9% | 4,804,701 |
|---|---|---|
| John McCainRepublican | 36.0% | 2,752,728 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 1.1% | 83,211 |
2008presidential margin
D+60R+60
62 counties, each filled by 2008 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
New York cast 31 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (62 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Albany County, NY | Democratic | D+29.4 |
| Allegany County, NY | Republican | R+21.7 |
| Bronx County, NY | Democratic | D+77.8 |
| Broome County, NY | Democratic | D+8.0 |
| Cattaraugus County, NY | Republican | R+10.6 |
| Cayuga County, NY | Democratic | D+8.5 |
| Chautauqua County, NY | Democratic | D+0.9 |
| Chemung County, NY | Republican | R+1.2 |
| Chenango County, NY | Republican | R+1.1 |
| Clinton County, NY | Democratic | D+22.9 |
| Columbia County, NY | Democratic | D+13.4 |
| Cortland County, NY | Democratic | D+10.0 |
| Delaware County, NY | Republican | R+5.2 |
| Dutchess County, NY | Democratic | D+8.6 |
| Erie County, NY | Democratic | D+17.5 |
| Essex County, NY | Democratic | D+13.3 |
| Franklin County, NY | Democratic | D+22.2 |
| Fulton County, NY | Republican | R+9.2 |
| Genesee County, NY | Republican | R+18.4 |
| Greene County, NY | Republican | R+9.9 |
| Hamilton County, NY | Republican | R+26.9 |
| Herkimer County, NY | Republican | R+9.3 |
| Jefferson County, NY | Republican | R+5.3 |
| Kings County, NY | Democratic | D+59.4 |
| Lewis County, NY | Republican | R+8.8 |
| Livingston County, NY | Republican | R+7.9 |
| Madison County, NY | Democratic | D+0.9 |
| Monroe County, NY | Democratic | D+17.7 |
| Montgomery County, NY | Republican | R+8.1 |
| Nassau County, NY | Democratic | D+8.4 |
| New York County, NY | Democratic | D+72.2 |
| Niagara County, NY | Democratic | D+1.0 |
| Oneida County, NY | Republican | R+6.1 |
| Onondaga County, NY | Democratic | D+20.3 |
| Ontario County, NY | Republican | R+0.1 |
| Orange County, NY | Democratic | D+4.1 |
| Orleans County, NY | Republican | R+18.7 |
| Oswego County, NY | Democratic | D+2.4 |
| Otsego County, NY | Democratic | D+5.9 |
| Putnam County, NY | Republican | R+7.5 |
| Queens County, NY | Democratic | D+50.8 |
| Rensselaer County, NY | Democratic | D+9.3 |
| Richmond County, NY | Republican | R+4.1 |
| Rockland County, NY | Democratic | D+5.9 |
| Saratoga County, NY | Democratic | D+3.4 |
| Schenectady County, NY | Democratic | D+12.7 |
| Schoharie County, NY | Republican | R+14.3 |
| Schuyler County, NY | Republican | R+7.1 |
| Seneca County, NY | Democratic | D+2.6 |
| St. Lawrence County, NY | Democratic | D+16.3 |
| Steuben County, NY | Republican | R+16.8 |
| Suffolk County, NY | Democratic | D+6.0 |
| Sullivan County, NY | Democratic | D+9.5 |
| Tioga County, NY | Republican | R+10.2 |
| Tompkins County, NY | Democratic | D+42.1 |
| Ulster County, NY | Democratic | D+23.6 |
| Warren County, NY | Democratic | D+2.6 |
| Washington County, NY | Democratic | D+0.8 |
| Wayne County, NY | Republican | R+9.9 |
| Westchester County, NY | Democratic | D+27.6 |
| Wyoming County, NY | Republican | R+26.1 |
| Yates County, NY | Republican | R+3.7 |
New York results by county
62 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albany County | Barack Obama+43,351 | 93,93763.8% | 50,58634.4% | 2,7431.9% | 147,266 |
| Allegany County | John McCain+3,997 | 7,01638.1% | 11,01359.8% | 3772.0% | 18,406 |
| Bronx County | Barack Obama+296,578 | 338,26188.7% | 41,68310.9% | 1,3780.4% | 381,322 |
| Broome County | Barack Obama+7,127 | 47,20453.1% | 40,07745.1% | 1,5561.8% | 88,837 |
| Cattaraugus County | John McCain+3,463 | 14,30743.9% | 17,77054.5% | 5401.7% | 32,617 |
| Cayuga County | Barack Obama+2,885 | 18,12853.3% | 15,24344.8% | 6511.9% | 34,022 |
| Chautauqua County | Barack Obama+550 | 29,12949.5% | 28,57948.6% | 1,0941.9% | 58,802 |
| Chemung County | John McCain+476 | 18,88848.8% | 19,36450.0% | 4431.1% | 38,695 |
| Chenango County | John McCain+237 | 10,10048.4% | 10,33749.6% | 4102.0% | 20,847 |
| Clinton County | Barack Obama+7,637 | 20,21660.6% | 12,57937.7% | 5421.6% | 33,337 |
| Columbia County | Barack Obama+4,219 | 17,55655.9% | 13,33742.4% | 5401.7% | 31,433 |
| Cortland County | Barack Obama+2,183 | 11,86154.1% | 9,67844.2% | 3811.7% | 21,920 |
| Delaware County | John McCain+1,062 | 9,46246.4% | 10,52451.6% | 4032.0% | 20,389 |
| Dutchess County | Barack Obama+11,432 | 71,06053.7% | 59,62845.1% | 1,6141.2% | 132,302 |
| Erie County | Barack Obama+77,484 | 256,29958.0% | 178,81540.5% | 6,8711.6% | 441,985 |
| Essex County | Barack Obama+2,477 | 10,39055.9% | 7,91342.6% | 2921.6% | 18,595 |
| Franklin County | Barack Obama+3,895 | 10,57160.3% | 6,67638.1% | 2731.6% | 17,520 |
| Fulton County | John McCain+2,014 | 9,69544.4% | 11,70953.7% | 4201.9% | 21,824 |
| Genesee County | John McCain+4,943 | 10,76240.0% | 15,70558.4% | 4061.5% | 26,873 |
| Greene County | John McCain+2,209 | 9,85044.1% | 12,05954.0% | 4261.9% | 22,335 |
| Hamilton County | John McCain+916 | 1,22535.9% | 2,14162.8% | 451.3% | 3,411 |
| Herkimer County | John McCain+2,525 | 12,09444.5% | 14,61953.8% | 4711.7% | 27,184 |
| Jefferson County | John McCain+2,054 | 18,16646.7% | 20,22052.0% | 5001.3% | 38,886 |
| Kings County | Barack Obama+451,653 | 603,52579.4% | 151,87220.0% | 4,4510.6% | 759,848 |
| Lewis County | John McCain+983 | 4,98644.8% | 5,96953.6% | 1831.6% | 11,138 |
| Livingston County | John McCain+2,375 | 13,65545.3% | 16,03053.2% | 4641.5% | 30,149 |
| Madison County | Barack Obama+258 | 14,69249.3% | 14,43448.4% | 6762.3% | 29,802 |
| Monroe County | Barack Obama+63,109 | 207,37158.2% | 144,26240.5% | 4,7911.3% | 356,424 |
| Montgomery County | John McCain+1,631 | 9,08045.0% | 10,71153.1% | 3841.9% | 20,175 |
| Nassau County | Barack Obama+53,409 | 342,18553.8% | 288,77645.4% | 4,6570.7% | 635,618 |
| New York County | Barack Obama+482,220 | 572,12685.7% | 89,90613.5% | 5,5620.8% | 667,594 |
| Niagara County | Barack Obama+955 | 47,30349.7% | 46,34848.6% | 1,6211.7% | 95,272 |
| Oneida County | John McCain+5,750 | 43,50646.1% | 49,25652.2% | 1,6031.7% | 94,365 |
| Onondaga County | Barack Obama+44,345 | 129,31759.3% | 84,97238.9% | 3,9501.8% | 218,239 |
| Ontario County | John McCain+68 | 25,10349.2% | 25,17149.3% | 7461.5% | 51,020 |
| Orange County | Barack Obama+6,284 | 78,32651.5% | 72,04247.4% | 1,6141.1% | 151,982 |
| Orleans County | John McCain+3,094 | 6,61439.9% | 9,70858.5% | 2621.6% | 16,584 |
| Oswego County | Barack Obama+1,206 | 24,77750.2% | 23,57147.8% | 1,0012.0% | 49,349 |
| Otsego County | Barack Obama+1,544 | 13,57052.0% | 12,02646.0% | 5252.0% | 26,121 |
| Putnam County | John McCain+3,532 | 21,61345.7% | 25,14553.2% | 4861.0% | 47,244 |
| Queens County | Barack Obama+325,471 | 480,69275.1% | 155,22124.2% | 4,2240.7% | 640,137 |
| Rensselaer County | Barack Obama+6,913 | 39,75353.7% | 32,84044.4% | 1,3931.9% | 73,986 |
| Richmond County | John McCain+6,751 | 79,31147.6% | 86,06251.7% | 1,2050.7% | 166,578 |
| Rockland County | Barack Obama+7,791 | 69,54352.6% | 61,75246.7% | 8980.7% | 132,193 |
| Saratoga County | Barack Obama+3,790 | 56,64550.9% | 52,85547.5% | 1,8871.7% | 111,387 |
| Schenectady County | Barack Obama+8,853 | 38,61155.3% | 29,75842.6% | 1,4732.1% | 69,842 |
| Schoharie County | John McCain+2,062 | 6,00941.7% | 8,07156.0% | 3222.2% | 14,402 |
| Schuyler County | John McCain+609 | 3,93345.7% | 4,54252.8% | 1251.5% | 8,600 |
| Seneca County | Barack Obama+384 | 7,42250.3% | 7,03847.7% | 2811.9% | 14,741 |
| St. Lawrence County | Barack Obama+6,750 | 23,70657.4% | 16,95641.0% | 6641.6% | 41,326 |
| Steuben County | John McCain+7,055 | 17,14840.9% | 24,20357.7% | 5601.3% | 41,911 |
| Suffolk County | Barack Obama+39,528 | 346,54952.5% | 307,02146.5% | 6,2090.9% | 659,779 |
| Sullivan County | Barack Obama+2,950 | 16,85054.0% | 13,90044.6% | 4331.4% | 31,183 |
| Tioga County | John McCain+2,364 | 10,17244.0% | 12,53654.2% | 4231.8% | 23,131 |
| Tompkins County | Barack Obama+17,899 | 29,82670.1% | 11,92728.0% | 7991.9% | 42,552 |
| Ulster County | Barack Obama+21,020 | 54,32060.9% | 33,30037.4% | 1,5291.7% | 89,149 |
| Warren County | Barack Obama+852 | 16,28150.5% | 15,42947.8% | 5351.7% | 32,245 |
| Washington County | Barack Obama+208 | 12,74149.5% | 12,53348.7% | 4561.8% | 25,730 |
| Wayne County | John McCain+4,055 | 18,18444.3% | 22,23954.2% | 6221.5% | 41,045 |
| Westchester County | Barack Obama+113,986 | 261,81063.4% | 147,82435.8% | 3,4100.8% | 413,044 |
| Wyoming County | John McCain+4,619 | 6,37936.1% | 10,99862.3% | 2901.6% | 17,667 |
| Yates County | John McCain+379 | 4,89047.6% | 5,26951.3% | 1211.2% | 10,280 |
Nominees: Barack Obama (D) · John McCain (R)
New York's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 2008 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +3.4% |
| 1896 | −18.9% |
| 1900 | −9.3% |
| 1904 | −10.9% |
| 1908 | −12.4% |
| 1912 | +12.6% |
| 1916 | −7.0% |
| 1920 | −37.6% |
| 1924 | −26.6% |
| 1928 | −2.3% |
| 1932 | +12.7% |
| 1936 | +19.9% |
| 1940 | +3.6% |
| 1944 | +5.0% |
| 1948 | −1.0% |
| 1952 | −11.9% |
| 1956 | −22.4% |
| 1960 | +5.3% |
| 1964 | +37.3% |
| 1968 | +5.5% |
| 1972 | −17.3% |
| 1976 | +4.4% |
| 1980 | −2.7% |
| 1984 | −8.0% |
| 1988 | +4.1% |
| 1992 | +15.8% |
| 1996 | +28.9% |
| 2000 | +25.0% |
| 2004 | +18.3% |
| 2008 | +26.9% |
| 2012 | +28.2% |
| 2016 | +22.5% |
| 2020 | +23.1% |
| 2024 | +12.6% |
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Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 2008 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.