Utah — 2008 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate2008 presidential electionUtah · PresidentMcCainR+28.2
How it voted
Share of the 2008 vote
| John McCain ✓Republican | 62.6% | 596,030 |
|---|---|---|
| Barack ObamaDemocratic | 34.4% | 327,670 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 3.0% | 28,670 |
2008presidential margin
D+60R+60
29 counties, each filled by 2008 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Utah cast 5 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (29 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Beaver County, UT | Republican | R+54.2 |
| Box Elder County, UT | Republican | R+62.5 |
| Cache County, UT | Republican | R+45.6 |
| Carbon County, UT | Republican | R+8.0 |
| Daggett County, UT | Republican | R+37.8 |
| Davis County, UT | Republican | R+42.3 |
| Duchesne County, UT | Republican | R+65.8 |
| Emery County, UT | Republican | R+53.6 |
| Garfield County, UT | Republican | R+60.4 |
| Grand County, UT | Democratic | D+4.8 |
| Iron County, UT | Republican | R+56.3 |
| Juab County, UT | Republican | R+53.7 |
| Kane County, UT | Republican | R+43.0 |
| Millard County, UT | Republican | R+61.1 |
| Morgan County, UT | Republican | R+63.0 |
| Piute County, UT | Republican | R+61.9 |
| Rich County, UT | Republican | R+67.3 |
| Salt Lake County, UT | Democratic | D+0.1 |
| San Juan County, UT | Republican | R+4.5 |
| Sanpete County, UT | Republican | R+57.4 |
| Sevier County, UT | Republican | R+62.9 |
| Summit County, UT | Democratic | D+15.3 |
| Tooele County, UT | Republican | R+29.8 |
| Uintah County, UT | Republican | R+68.8 |
| Utah County, UT | Republican | R+58.9 |
| Wasatch County, UT | Republican | R+29.8 |
| Washington County, UT | Republican | R+53.5 |
| Wayne County, UT | Republican | R+46.0 |
| Weber County, UT | Republican | R+27.5 |
Utah results by county
29 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaver County | John McCain+1,360 | 1,90275.8% | 54221.6% | 652.6% | 2,509 |
| Box Elder County | John McCain+11,917 | 15,22879.9% | 3,31117.4% | 5192.7% | 19,058 |
| Cache County | John McCain+18,833 | 29,12770.5% | 10,29424.9% | 1,9114.6% | 41,332 |
| Carbon County | John McCain+623 | 4,09152.6% | 3,46844.6% | 2182.8% | 7,777 |
| Daggett County | John McCain+166 | 29767.7% | 13129.8% | 112.5% | 439 |
| Davis County | John McCain+46,864 | 77,34169.7% | 30,47727.5% | 3,0842.8% | 110,902 |
| Duchesne County | John McCain+3,778 | 4,68981.6% | 91115.9% | 1442.5% | 5,744 |
| Emery County | John McCain+2,385 | 3,35875.5% | 97321.9% | 1172.6% | 4,448 |
| Garfield County | John McCain+1,305 | 1,71079.2% | 40518.8% | 442.0% | 2,159 |
| Grand County | Barack Obama+196 | 1,87145.9% | 2,06750.7% | 1393.4% | 4,077 |
| Iron County | John McCain+9,260 | 12,51876.1% | 3,25819.8% | 6744.1% | 16,450 |
| Juab County | John McCain+1,942 | 2,68374.2% | 74120.5% | 1925.3% | 3,616 |
| Kane County | John McCain+1,356 | 2,21270.1% | 85627.1% | 862.7% | 3,154 |
| Millard County | John McCain+2,895 | 3,65377.1% | 75816.0% | 3286.9% | 4,739 |
| Morgan County | John McCain+2,622 | 3,31179.6% | 68916.6% | 1613.9% | 4,161 |
| Piute County | John McCain+494 | 63579.6% | 14117.7% | 222.8% | 798 |
| Rich County | John McCain+677 | 83182.6% | 15415.3% | 212.1% | 1,006 |
| Salt Lake County | Barack Obama+296 | 176,69248.6% | 176,98848.7% | 10,0692.8% | 363,749 |
| San Juan County | John McCain+232 | 2,63851.4% | 2,40646.9% | 861.7% | 5,130 |
| Sanpete County | John McCain+5,033 | 6,66476.0% | 1,63118.6% | 4765.4% | 8,771 |
| Sevier County | John McCain+5,035 | 6,39479.9% | 1,35917.0% | 2543.2% | 8,007 |
| Summit County | Barack Obama+2,576 | 6,95641.4% | 9,53256.7% | 3211.9% | 16,809 |
| Tooele County | John McCain+5,168 | 10,99863.4% | 5,83033.6% | 5092.9% | 17,337 |
| Uintah County | John McCain+6,979 | 8,44183.2% | 1,46214.4% | 2482.4% | 10,151 |
| Utah County | John McCain+92,657 | 122,22477.7% | 29,56718.8% | 5,4883.5% | 157,279 |
| Wasatch County | John McCain+2,538 | 5,43063.7% | 2,89233.9% | 2092.4% | 8,531 |
| Washington County | John McCain+26,485 | 37,31175.3% | 10,82621.9% | 1,3922.8% | 49,529 |
| Wayne County | John McCain+605 | 94071.5% | 33525.5% | 393.0% | 1,314 |
| Weber County | John McCain+20,219 | 45,88562.5% | 25,66635.0% | 1,8432.5% | 73,394 |
Nominees: Barack Obama (D) · John McCain (R)
Utah's presidential margins
1896–2024, the 2008 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1896 | +65.4% |
| 1900 | −2.3% |
| 1904 | −28.6% |
| 1908 | −17.0% |
| 1912 | −4.9% |
| 1916 | +21.0% |
| 1920 | −17.1% |
| 1924 | −19.3% |
| 1928 | −7.7% |
| 1932 | +15.5% |
| 1936 | +39.5% |
| 1940 | +24.7% |
| 1944 | +21.0% |
| 1948 | +9.0% |
| 1952 | −17.9% |
| 1956 | −29.1% |
| 1960 | −9.6% |
| 1964 | +9.4% |
| 1968 | −19.4% |
| 1972 | −41.2% |
| 1976 | −28.8% |
| 1980 | −52.2% |
| 1984 | −49.8% |
| 1988 | −34.2% |
| 1992 | −18.7% |
| 1996 | −21.1% |
| 2000 | −40.5% |
| 2004 | −45.5% |
| 2008 | −28.2% |
| 2012 | −47.9% |
| 2016 | −17.9% |
| 2020 | −20.2% |
| 2024 | −21.6% |
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Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 2008 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.