Washington — 2008 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate2008 presidential electionWashington · PresidentObamaD+17.2
How it voted
Share of the 2008 vote
| Barack Obama ✓Democratic | 57.7% | 1,750,848 |
|---|---|---|
| John McCainRepublican | 40.5% | 1,229,216 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 1.9% | 56,814 |
2008presidential margin
D+60R+60
39 counties, each filled by 2008 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Washington cast 11 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (39 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Adams County, WA | Republican | R+34.4 |
| Asotin County, WA | Republican | R+13.4 |
| Benton County, WA | Republican | R+26.1 |
| Chelan County, WA | Republican | R+12.0 |
| Clallam County, WA | Democratic | D+3.3 |
| Clark County, WA | Democratic | D+6.1 |
| Columbia County, WA | Republican | R+36.5 |
| Cowlitz County, WA | Democratic | D+11.1 |
| Douglas County, WA | Republican | R+21.4 |
| Ferry County, WA | Republican | R+12.8 |
| Franklin County, WA | Republican | R+23.7 |
| Garfield County, WA | Republican | R+42.5 |
| Grant County, WA | Republican | R+27.5 |
| Grays Harbor County, WA | Democratic | D+14.6 |
| Island County, WA | Democratic | D+6.2 |
| Jefferson County, WA | Democratic | D+34.6 |
| King County, WA | Democratic | D+42.1 |
| Kitsap County, WA | Democratic | D+12.3 |
| Kittitas County, WA | Republican | R+8.1 |
| Klickitat County, WA | Democratic | D+0.2 |
| Lewis County, WA | Republican | R+19.2 |
| Lincoln County, WA | Republican | R+29.6 |
| Mason County, WA | Democratic | D+8.7 |
| Okanogan County, WA | Republican | R+7.0 |
| Pacific County, WA | Democratic | D+14.1 |
| Pend Oreille County, WA | Republican | R+17.6 |
| Pierce County, WA | Democratic | D+12.2 |
| San Juan County, WA | Democratic | D+41.9 |
| Skagit County, WA | Democratic | D+9.6 |
| Skamania County, WA | Democratic | D+5.3 |
| Snohomish County, WA | Democratic | D+18.9 |
| Spokane County, WA | Republican | R+1.2 |
| Stevens County, WA | Republican | R+20.7 |
| Thurston County, WA | Democratic | D+21.7 |
| Wahkiakum County, WA | Democratic | D+0.7 |
| Walla Walla County, WA | Republican | R+16.6 |
| Whatcom County, WA | Democratic | D+18.0 |
| Whitman County, WA | Democratic | D+5.5 |
| Yakima County, WA | Republican | R+10.6 |
Washington results by county
39 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 | Mccain, John+1,670 | 1,55231.9% | 3,22266.3% | 841.7% | 4,858 |
| Asotin County | Mccain, John+1,312 | 4,13942.3% | 5,45155.7% | 1901.9% | 9,780 |
| Benton County | Mccain, John+19,057 | 26,28836.1% | 45,34562.2% | 1,2781.8% | 72,911 |
| Chelan County | Mccain, John+3,824 | 13,78143.1% | 17,60555.1% | 5721.8% | 31,958 |
| Clallam County | Obama, Barack H.+1,271 | 19,47050.5% | 18,19947.2% | 8502.2% | 38,519 |
| Clark County | Obama, Barack H.+11,144 | 95,35652.2% | 84,21246.1% | 3,1961.7% | 182,764 |
| Columbia County | Mccain, John+813 | 68630.8% | 1,49967.3% | 431.9% | 2,228 |
| Cowlitz County | Obama, Barack H.+5,043 | 24,59754.4% | 19,55443.2% | 1,0782.4% | 45,229 |
| Douglas County | Mccain, John+3,250 | 5,84838.5% | 9,09859.8% | 2631.7% | 15,209 |
| Ferry County | Mccain, John+449 | 1,46741.9% | 1,91654.7% | 1183.4% | 3,501 |
| Franklin County | Mccain, John+4,676 | 7,36137.4% | 12,03761.1% | 2981.5% | 19,696 |
| Garfield County | Mccain, John+583 | 38528.0% | 96870.5% | 201.5% | 1,373 |
| Grant County | Mccain, John+7,552 | 9,60135.0% | 17,15362.5% | 6842.5% | 27,438 |
| Grays Harbor County | Obama, Barack H.+4,250 | 16,35456.0% | 12,10441.5% | 7262.5% | 29,184 |
| Island County | Obama, Barack H.+2,632 | 22,05852.3% | 19,42646.1% | 6751.6% | 42,159 |
| Jefferson County | Obama, Barack H.+6,922 | 13,25266.3% | 6,33031.7% | 4092.0% | 19,991 |
| King County | Obama, Barack H.+388,514 | 648,23070.3% | 259,71628.2% | 14,0861.5% | 922,032 |
| Kitsap County | Obama, Barack H.+15,327 | 68,62455.2% | 53,29742.9% | 2,4161.9% | 124,337 |
| Kittitas County | Mccain, John+1,441 | 8,03044.9% | 9,47153.0% | 3672.1% | 17,868 |
| Klickitat County | Obama, Barack H.+21 | 4,96548.8% | 4,94448.6% | 2552.5% | 10,164 |
| Lewis County | Mccain, John+6,654 | 13,62439.3% | 20,27858.4% | 8032.3% | 34,705 |
| Lincoln County | Mccain, John+1,771 | 2,03234.0% | 3,80363.6% | 1422.4% | 5,977 |
| Mason County | Obama, Barack H.+2,450 | 15,05053.2% | 12,60044.5% | 6562.3% | 28,306 |
| Okanogan County | Mccain, John+1,185 | 7,61345.1% | 8,79852.2% | 4592.7% | 16,870 |
| Pacific County | Obama, Barack H.+1,539 | 6,09455.7% | 4,55541.6% | 2882.6% | 10,937 |
| Pend Oreille County | Mccain, John+1,155 | 2,56239.1% | 3,71756.7% | 2734.2% | 6,552 |
| Pierce County | Obama, Barack H.+40,151 | 181,82455.2% | 141,67343.0% | 6,0231.8% | 329,520 |
| San Juan County | Obama, Barack H.+4,416 | 7,37470.0% | 2,95828.1% | 1991.9% | 10,531 |
| Skagit County | Obama, Barack H.+5,366 | 30,05353.8% | 24,68744.2% | 1,1462.1% | 55,886 |
| Skamania County | Obama, Barack H.+293 | 2,81751.3% | 2,52446.0% | 1492.7% | 5,490 |
| Snohomish County | Obama, Barack H.+60,572 | 187,29458.5% | 126,72239.6% | 6,3172.0% | 320,333 |
| Spokane County | Mccain, John+2,528 | 105,78648.2% | 108,31449.3% | 5,4112.5% | 219,511 |
| Stevens County | Mccain, John+4,633 | 8,49938.0% | 13,13258.8% | 7103.2% | 22,341 |
| Thurston County | Obama, Barack H.+27,516 | 75,88259.9% | 48,36638.2% | 2,4611.9% | 126,709 |
| Wahkiakum County | Obama, Barack H.+16 | 1,12148.9% | 1,10548.2% | 683.0% | 2,294 |
| Walla Walla County | Mccain, John+4,101 | 10,08140.8% | 14,18257.4% | 4641.9% | 24,727 |
| Whatcom County | Obama, Barack H.+18,031 | 58,23658.0% | 40,20540.1% | 1,8981.9% | 100,339 |
| Whitman County | Obama, Barack H.+966 | 9,07051.6% | 8,10446.1% | 4152.4% | 17,589 |
| Yakima County | Mccain, John+8,154 | 33,79243.9% | 41,94654.4% | 1,3241.7% | 77,062 |
complete certified result
Washington 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)
Washington's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 2008 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −7.6% |
| 1896 | +15.1% |
| 1900 | −11.7% |
| 1904 | −50.6% |
| 1908 | −25.8% |
| 1912 | +5.1% |
| 1916 | +4.2% |
| 1920 | −34.8% |
| 1924 | −42.1% |
| 1928 | −35.8% |
| 1932 | +23.5% |
| 1936 | +36.5% |
| 1940 | +17.6% |
| 1944 | +14.6% |
| 1948 | +9.8% |
| 1952 | −9.6% |
| 1956 | −8.5% |
| 1960 | −2.4% |
| 1964 | +24.6% |
| 1968 | +2.1% |
| 1972 | −18.3% |
| 1976 | −3.9% |
| 1980 | −12.3% |
| 1984 | −13.0% |
| 1988 | +1.6% |
| 1992 | +11.4% |
| 1996 | +12.5% |
| 2000 | +5.6% |
| 2004 | +7.2% |
| 2008 | +17.2% |
| 2012 | +14.8% |
| 2016 | +15.7% |
| 2020 | +19.2% |
| 2024 | +18.2% |
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Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 2008 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.