Tennessee — 2008 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate2008 presidential electionTennessee · PresidentMcCainR+15.0
How it voted
Share of the 2008 vote
| John McCain ✓Republican | 56.9% | 1,480,779 |
|---|---|---|
| Barack ObamaDemocratic | 41.9% | 1,089,883 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 1.3% | 33,138 |
2008presidential margin
D+60R+60
95 counties, each filled by 2008 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Tennessee cast 11 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (95 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Anderson County, TN | Republican | R+26.2 |
| Bedford County, TN | Republican | R+33.5 |
| Benton County, TN | Republican | R+16.2 |
| Bledsoe County, TN | Republican | R+34.5 |
| Blount County, TN | Republican | R+39.3 |
| Bradley County, TN | Republican | R+49.7 |
| Campbell County, TN | Republican | R+37.0 |
| Cannon County, TN | Republican | R+24.0 |
| Carroll County, TN | Republican | R+29.8 |
| Carter County, TN | Republican | R+47.2 |
| Cheatham County, TN | Republican | R+31.7 |
| Chester County, TN | Republican | R+43.2 |
| Claiborne County, TN | Republican | R+39.3 |
| Clay County, TN | Republican | R+14.3 |
| Cocke County, TN | Republican | R+44.9 |
| Coffee County, TN | Republican | R+29.4 |
| Crockett County, TN | Republican | R+33.6 |
| Cumberland County, TN | Republican | R+37.1 |
| Davidson County, TN | Democratic | D+21.0 |
| Decatur County, TN | Republican | R+32.2 |
| DeKalb County, TN | Republican | R+17.7 |
| Dickson County, TN | Republican | R+21.4 |
| Dyer County, TN | Republican | R+37.7 |
| Fayette County, TN | Republican | R+27.4 |
| Fentress County, TN | Republican | R+43.9 |
| Franklin County, TN | Republican | R+22.5 |
| Gibson County, TN | Republican | R+28.7 |
| Giles County, TN | Republican | R+19.6 |
| Grainger County, TN | Republican | R+43.1 |
| Greene County, TN | Republican | R+40.7 |
| Grundy County, TN | Republican | R+12.8 |
| Hamblen County, TN | Republican | R+38.4 |
| Hamilton County, TN | Republican | R+11.8 |
| Hancock County, TN | Republican | R+43.9 |
| Hardeman County, TN | Democratic | D+6.2 |
| Hardin County, TN | Republican | R+42.7 |
| Hawkins County, TN | Republican | R+41.9 |
| Haywood County, TN | Democratic | D+21.3 |
| Henderson County, TN | Republican | R+42.9 |
| Henry County, TN | Republican | R+22.4 |
| Hickman County, TN | Republican | R+14.4 |
| Houston County, TN | Democratic | D+2.1 |
| Humphreys County, TN | Republican | R+2.9 |
| Jackson County, TN | Democratic | D+0.9 |
| Jefferson County, TN | Republican | R+42.7 |
| Johnson County, TN | Republican | R+42.2 |
| Knox County, TN | Republican | R+23.0 |
| Lake County, TN | Republican | R+6.7 |
| Lauderdale County, TN | Republican | R+6.5 |
| Lawrence County, TN | Republican | R+33.7 |
| Lewis County, TN | Republican | R+23.7 |
| Lincoln County, TN | Republican | R+42.2 |
| Loudon County, TN | Republican | R+44.0 |
| Macon County, TN | Republican | R+19.6 |
| Madison County, TN | Republican | R+7.0 |
| Marion County, TN | Republican | R+19.6 |
| Marshall County, TN | Republican | R+21.6 |
| Maury County, TN | Republican | R+21.4 |
| McMinn County, TN | Republican | R+39.6 |
| McNairy County, TN | Republican | R+38.4 |
| Meigs County, TN | Republican | R+33.6 |
| Monroe County, TN | Republican | R+38.3 |
| Montgomery County, TN | Republican | R+7.9 |
| Moore County, TN | Republican | R+38.2 |
| Morgan County, TN | Republican | R+40.3 |
| Obion County, TN | Republican | R+34.1 |
| Overton County, TN | Republican | R+13.3 |
| Perry County, TN | Republican | R+8.9 |
| Pickett County, TN | Republican | R+34.9 |
| Polk County, TN | Republican | R+33.0 |
| Putnam County, TN | Republican | R+27.0 |
| Rhea County, TN | Republican | R+46.2 |
| Roane County, TN | Republican | R+36.2 |
| Robertson County, TN | Republican | R+31.1 |
| Rutherford County, TN | Republican | R+19.1 |
| Scott County, TN | Republican | R+47.3 |
| Sequatchie County, TN | Republican | R+34.8 |
| Sevier County, TN | Republican | R+48.1 |
| Shelby County, TN | Democratic | D+27.4 |
| Smith County, TN | Republican | R+20.3 |
| Stewart County, TN | Republican | R+8.8 |
| Sullivan County, TN | Republican | R+41.3 |
| Sumner County, TN | Republican | R+34.9 |
| Tipton County, TN | Republican | R+36.5 |
| Trousdale County, TN | Republican | R+6.6 |
| Unicoi County, TN | Republican | R+40.2 |
| Union County, TN | Republican | R+41.2 |
| Van Buren County, TN | Republican | R+20.4 |
| Warren County, TN | Republican | R+21.2 |
| Washington County, TN | Republican | R+33.5 |
| Wayne County, TN | Republican | R+49.2 |
| Weakley County, TN | Republican | R+31.1 |
| White County, TN | Republican | R+28.3 |
| Williamson County, TN | Republican | R+39.5 |
| Wilson County, TN | Republican | R+36.6 |
Tennessee results by county
95 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson County | John McCain+8,279 | 19,67562.3% | 11,39636.1% | 4991.6% | 31,570 |
| Bedford County | John McCain+5,190 | 10,21765.9% | 5,02732.4% | 2631.7% | 15,507 |
| Benton County | John McCain+1,051 | 3,69657.0% | 2,64540.8% | 1382.1% | 6,479 |
| Bledsoe County | John McCain+1,649 | 3,16666.2% | 1,51731.7% | 1012.1% | 4,784 |
| Blount County | John McCain+20,318 | 35,57168.9% | 15,25329.5% | 8211.6% | 51,645 |
| Bradley County | John McCain+18,976 | 28,33374.2% | 9,35724.5% | 5011.3% | 38,191 |
| Campbell County | John McCain+4,668 | 8,53567.6% | 3,86730.6% | 2261.8% | 12,628 |
| Cannon County | John McCain+1,311 | 3,32260.9% | 2,01136.9% | 1242.3% | 5,457 |
| Carroll County | John McCain+3,475 | 7,45564.0% | 3,98034.2% | 2111.8% | 11,646 |
| Carter County | John McCain+10,265 | 15,85272.8% | 5,58725.7% | 3301.5% | 21,769 |
| Cheatham County | John McCain+5,204 | 10,70265.1% | 5,49833.5% | 2281.4% | 16,428 |
| Chester County | John McCain+2,790 | 4,58771.0% | 1,79727.8% | 751.2% | 6,459 |
| Claiborne County | John McCain+4,097 | 7,17568.9% | 3,07829.5% | 1671.6% | 10,420 |
| Clay County | John McCain+428 | 1,67656.0% | 1,24841.7% | 702.3% | 2,994 |
| Cocke County | John McCain+5,605 | 8,94571.7% | 3,34026.8% | 1961.6% | 12,481 |
| Coffee County | John McCain+6,118 | 13,25063.7% | 7,13234.3% | 4082.0% | 20,790 |
| Crockett County | John McCain+2,027 | 3,99466.2% | 1,96732.6% | 761.3% | 6,037 |
| Cumberland County | John McCain+9,547 | 17,43667.8% | 7,88930.7% | 3871.5% | 25,712 |
| Davidson County | Barack Obama+55,508 | 102,91538.9% | 158,42359.9% | 3,1481.2% | 264,486 |
| Decatur County | John McCain+1,535 | 3,10165.1% | 1,56632.9% | 962.0% | 4,763 |
| DeKalb County | John McCain+1,253 | 4,08557.8% | 2,83240.1% | 1482.1% | 7,065 |
| Dickson County | John McCain+4,171 | 11,67759.8% | 7,50638.5% | 3361.7% | 19,519 |
| Dyer County | John McCain+5,448 | 9,85968.2% | 4,41130.5% | 1801.2% | 14,450 |
| Fayette County | John McCain+5,281 | 12,17363.2% | 6,89235.8% | 1891.0% | 19,254 |
| Fentress County | John McCain+2,958 | 4,78971.1% | 1,83127.2% | 1191.8% | 6,739 |
| Franklin County | John McCain+3,926 | 10,53960.5% | 6,61337.9% | 2801.6% | 17,432 |
| Gibson County | John McCain+6,110 | 13,51663.6% | 7,40634.8% | 3311.6% | 21,253 |
| Giles County | John McCain+2,288 | 6,90259.0% | 4,61439.5% | 1731.5% | 11,689 |
| Grainger County | John McCain+3,231 | 5,29770.6% | 2,06627.5% | 1401.9% | 7,503 |
| Greene County | John McCain+10,041 | 17,15169.5% | 7,11028.8% | 4091.7% | 24,670 |
| Grundy County | John McCain+592 | 2,56355.3% | 1,97142.6% | 982.1% | 4,632 |
| Hamblen County | John McCain+8,701 | 15,50868.4% | 6,80730.0% | 3541.6% | 22,669 |
| Hamilton County | John McCain+17,456 | 81,70255.4% | 64,24643.6% | 1,5721.1% | 147,520 |
| Hancock County | John McCain+984 | 1,58870.9% | 60427.0% | 492.2% | 2,241 |
| Hardeman County | Barack Obama+694 | 5,22546.5% | 5,91952.7% | 930.8% | 11,237 |
| Hardin County | John McCain+4,283 | 7,07770.5% | 2,79427.8% | 1641.6% | 10,035 |
| Hawkins County | John McCain+8,826 | 14,75670.1% | 5,93028.2% | 3541.7% | 21,040 |
| Haywood County | Barack Obama+1,728 | 3,16539.0% | 4,89360.3% | 630.8% | 8,121 |
| Henderson County | John McCain+4,648 | 7,66970.8% | 3,02127.9% | 1441.3% | 10,834 |
| Henry County | John McCain+3,029 | 8,18260.4% | 5,15338.0% | 2101.6% | 13,545 |
| Hickman County | John McCain+1,221 | 4,78456.3% | 3,56341.9% | 1511.8% | 8,498 |
| Houston County | Barack Obama+70 | 1,60847.9% | 1,67850.0% | 682.0% | 3,354 |
| Humphreys County | John McCain+218 | 3,81850.4% | 3,60047.5% | 1622.1% | 7,580 |
| Jackson County | Barack Obama+39 | 2,18548.5% | 2,22449.4% | 922.0% | 4,501 |
| Jefferson County | John McCain+7,914 | 13,09270.6% | 5,17827.9% | 2621.4% | 18,532 |
| Johnson County | John McCain+2,784 | 4,62170.1% | 1,83727.9% | 1332.0% | 6,591 |
| Knox County | John McCain+42,800 | 113,01560.7% | 70,21537.7% | 2,8561.5% | 186,086 |
| Lake County | John McCain+151 | 1,17552.5% | 1,02445.8% | 391.7% | 2,238 |
| Lauderdale County | John McCain+611 | 4,93352.8% | 4,32246.3% | 830.9% | 9,338 |
| Lawrence County | John McCain+5,405 | 10,56666.0% | 5,16132.2% | 2931.8% | 16,020 |
| Lewis County | John McCain+1,147 | 2,95161.0% | 1,80437.3% | 791.6% | 4,834 |
| Lincoln County | John McCain+5,536 | 9,23170.3% | 3,69528.1% | 2041.6% | 13,130 |
| Loudon County | John McCain+9,757 | 15,81571.3% | 6,05827.3% | 3111.4% | 22,184 |
| Macon County | John McCain+2,240 | 6,74659.0% | 4,50639.4% | 1851.6% | 11,437 |
| Madison County | John McCain+3,081 | 23,29053.1% | 20,20946.1% | 3470.8% | 43,846 |
| Marion County | John McCain+2,240 | 6,74659.0% | 4,50639.4% | 1851.6% | 11,437 |
| Marshall County | John McCain+2,435 | 6,75559.8% | 4,32038.3% | 2141.9% | 11,289 |
| Maury County | John McCain+7,230 | 20,28860.1% | 13,05838.7% | 4211.2% | 33,767 |
| McMinn County | John McCain+7,448 | 12,98969.1% | 5,54129.5% | 2591.4% | 18,789 |
| McNairy County | John McCain+4,004 | 7,13568.5% | 3,13130.0% | 1561.5% | 10,422 |
| Meigs County | John McCain+1,425 | 2,79766.0% | 1,37232.4% | 681.6% | 4,237 |
| Monroe County | John McCain+6,431 | 11,48468.5% | 5,05330.1% | 2401.4% | 16,777 |
| Montgomery County | John McCain+4,459 | 30,17553.4% | 25,71645.5% | 6271.1% | 56,518 |
| Moore County | John McCain+1,129 | 2,01068.1% | 88129.8% | 612.1% | 2,952 |
| Morgan County | John McCain+2,748 | 4,71769.1% | 1,96928.9% | 1362.0% | 6,822 |
| Obion County | John McCain+4,565 | 8,87366.3% | 4,30832.2% | 2111.6% | 13,392 |
| Overton County | John McCain+1,078 | 4,49755.6% | 3,41942.3% | 1762.2% | 8,092 |
| Perry County | John McCain+267 | 1,59653.2% | 1,32944.3% | 752.5% | 3,000 |
| Pickett County | John McCain+932 | 1,78666.9% | 85432.0% | 311.2% | 2,671 |
| Polk County | John McCain+2,143 | 4,26765.6% | 2,12432.7% | 1101.7% | 6,501 |
| Putnam County | John McCain+7,362 | 17,10162.6% | 9,73935.7% | 4761.7% | 27,316 |
| Rhea County | John McCain+5,135 | 8,04272.4% | 2,90726.2% | 1571.4% | 11,106 |
| Roane County | John McCain+8,434 | 15,65867.3% | 7,22431.0% | 3941.7% | 23,276 |
| Robertson County | John McCain+8,585 | 17,90364.8% | 9,31833.7% | 3931.4% | 27,614 |
| Rutherford County | John McCain+19,432 | 59,89258.9% | 40,46039.8% | 1,3851.4% | 101,737 |
| Scott County | John McCain+3,211 | 4,93172.7% | 1,72025.4% | 1321.9% | 6,783 |
| Sequatchie County | John McCain+1,893 | 3,61066.4% | 1,71731.6% | 1102.0% | 5,437 |
| Sevier County | John McCain+16,318 | 24,92273.4% | 8,60425.3% | 4151.2% | 33,941 |
| Shelby County | Barack Obama+110,839 | 145,45836.0% | 256,29763.4% | 2,4250.6% | 404,180 |
| Smith County | John McCain+1,571 | 4,56358.9% | 2,99238.7% | 1862.4% | 7,741 |
| Stewart County | John McCain+486 | 2,95653.7% | 2,47044.9% | 811.5% | 5,507 |
| Sullivan County | John McCain+26,454 | 44,80870.0% | 18,35428.7% | 8351.3% | 63,997 |
| Sumner County | John McCain+23,462 | 44,94966.9% | 21,48732.0% | 7921.2% | 67,228 |
| Tipton County | John McCain+9,234 | 17,16567.8% | 7,93131.3% | 2200.9% | 25,316 |
| Trousdale County | John McCain+213 | 1,68852.1% | 1,47545.5% | 762.3% | 3,239 |
| Unicoi County | John McCain+2,904 | 5,01169.4% | 2,10729.2% | 1051.5% | 7,223 |
| Union County | John McCain+2,638 | 4,46769.8% | 1,82928.6% | 1031.6% | 6,399 |
| Van Buren County | John McCain+445 | 1,29459.4% | 84938.9% | 371.7% | 2,180 |
| Warren County | John McCain+3,047 | 8,56259.5% | 5,51538.3% | 3232.2% | 14,400 |
| Washington County | John McCain+16,400 | 32,34166.0% | 15,94132.5% | 7001.4% | 48,982 |
| Wayne County | John McCain+2,721 | 4,07673.7% | 1,35524.5% | 961.7% | 5,527 |
| Weakley County | John McCain+4,259 | 8,85564.7% | 4,59633.6% | 2391.7% | 13,690 |
| White County | John McCain+2,731 | 6,10363.3% | 3,37235.0% | 1721.8% | 9,647 |
| Williamson County | John McCain+36,972 | 64,85869.3% | 27,88629.8% | 9021.0% | 93,646 |
| Wilson County | John McCain+18,709 | 34,59567.6% | 15,88631.1% | 6781.3% | 51,159 |
Nominees: Barack Obama (D) · John McCain (R)
Tennessee's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 2008 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +13.5% |
| 1896 | +6.0% |
| 1900 | +8.1% |
| 1904 | +10.8% |
| 1908 | +6.9% |
| 1912 | +28.9% |
| 1916 | +13.6% |
| 1920 | −2.8% |
| 1924 | +9.3% |
| 1928 | −11.1% |
| 1932 | +34.0% |
| 1936 | +37.9% |
| 1940 | +34.9% |
| 1944 | +21.2% |
| 1948 | +12.3% |
| 1952 | −0.3% |
| 1956 | −0.6% |
| 1960 | −7.1% |
| 1964 | +11.0% |
| 1968 | −9.7% |
| 1972 | −38.0% |
| 1976 | +13.0% |
| 1980 | −0.3% |
| 1984 | −16.3% |
| 1988 | −16.3% |
| 1992 | +4.7% |
| 1996 | +2.4% |
| 2000 | −3.9% |
| 2004 | −14.3% |
| 2008 | −15.0% |
| 2012 | −20.4% |
| 2016 | −26.0% |
| 2020 | −23.2% |
| 2024 | −29.7% |
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Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 2008 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.