Wisconsin — 2008 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate2008 presidential electionWisconsin · PresidentObamaD+13.9
How it voted
Share of the 2008 vote
| Barack Obama ✓Democratic | 56.2% | 1,676,761 |
|---|---|---|
| John McCainRepublican | 42.3% | 1,262,393 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 1.5% | 43,813 |
2008presidential margin
D+60R+60
72 counties, each filled by 2008 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Wisconsin cast 10 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (72 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Adams County, WI | Democratic | D+18.3 |
| Ashland County, WI | Democratic | D+37.1 |
| Barron County, WI | Democratic | D+7.1 |
| Bayfield County, WI | Democratic | D+27.5 |
| Brown County, WI | Democratic | D+9.2 |
| Buffalo County, WI | Democratic | D+14.7 |
| Burnett County, WI | Democratic | D+1.6 |
| Calumet County, WI | Democratic | D+2.2 |
| Chippewa County, WI | Democratic | D+9.1 |
| Clark County, WI | Democratic | D+7.5 |
| Columbia County, WI | Democratic | D+15.3 |
| Crawford County, WI | Democratic | D+27.0 |
| Dane County, WI | Democratic | D+47.0 |
| Dodge County, WI | Republican | R+8.9 |
| Door County, WI | Democratic | D+17.3 |
| Douglas County, WI | Democratic | D+33.2 |
| Dunn County, WI | Democratic | D+14.9 |
| Eau Claire County, WI | Democratic | D+22.2 |
| Florence County, WI | Republican | R+14.1 |
| Fond du Lac County, WI | Republican | R+9.0 |
| Forest County, WI | Democratic | D+15.2 |
| Grant County, WI | Democratic | D+23.9 |
| Green County, WI | Democratic | D+25.7 |
| Green Lake County, WI | Republican | R+14.6 |
| Iowa County, WI | Democratic | D+34.7 |
| Iron County, WI | Democratic | D+13.1 |
| Jackson County, WI | Democratic | D+21.8 |
| Jefferson County, WI | Democratic | D+0.8 |
| Juneau County, WI | Democratic | D+9.0 |
| Kenosha County, WI | Democratic | D+18.1 |
| Kewaunee County, WI | Democratic | D+11.0 |
| La Crosse County, WI | Democratic | D+23.4 |
| Lafayette County, WI | Democratic | D+22.3 |
| Langlade County, WI | Democratic | D+1.0 |
| Lincoln County, WI | Democratic | D+12.5 |
| Manitowoc County, WI | Democratic | D+7.5 |
| Marathon County, WI | Democratic | D+8.9 |
| Marinette County, WI | Democratic | D+6.9 |
| Marquette County, WI | Democratic | D+5.3 |
| Menominee County, WI | Democratic | D+74.0 |
| Milwaukee County, WI | Democratic | D+35.9 |
| Monroe County, WI | Democratic | D+8.0 |
| Oconto County, WI | Democratic | D+6.2 |
| Oneida County, WI | Democratic | D+10.4 |
| Outagamie County, WI | Democratic | D+11.6 |
| Ozaukee County, WI | Republican | R+21.7 |
| Pepin County, WI | Democratic | D+12.9 |
| Pierce County, WI | Democratic | D+9.0 |
| Polk County, WI | Republican | R+1.8 |
| Portage County, WI | Democratic | D+27.9 |
| Price County, WI | Democratic | D+13.4 |
| Racine County, WI | Democratic | D+7.4 |
| Richland County, WI | Democratic | D+20.6 |
| Rock County, WI | Democratic | D+29.3 |
| Rusk County, WI | Democratic | D+8.3 |
| Sauk County, WI | Democratic | D+21.9 |
| Sawyer County, WI | Democratic | D+6.2 |
| Shawano County, WI | Democratic | D+3.6 |
| Sheboygan County, WI | Republican | R+0.7 |
| St. Croix County, WI | Republican | R+3.7 |
| Taylor County, WI | Republican | R+0.2 |
| Trempealeau County, WI | Democratic | D+26.4 |
| Vernon County, WI | Democratic | D+22.0 |
| Vilas County, WI | Republican | R+4.1 |
| Walworth County, WI | Republican | R+2.6 |
| Washburn County, WI | Democratic | D+4.3 |
| Washington County, WI | Republican | R+29.6 |
| Waukesha County, WI | Republican | R+25.7 |
| Waupaca County, WI | Democratic | D+2.8 |
| Waushara County, WI | Democratic | D+0.8 |
| Winnebago County, WI | Democratic | D+11.7 |
| Wood County, WI | Democratic | D+13.1 |
Wisconsin results by county
72 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 | Barack Obama+1,832 | 5,80658.1% | 3,97439.8% | 2062.1% | 9,986 |
| Ashland County | Barack Obama+3,184 | 5,81867.9% | 2,63430.7% | 1221.4% | 8,574 |
| Barron County | Barack Obama+1,621 | 12,07852.8% | 10,45745.7% | 3511.5% | 22,886 |
| Bayfield County | Barack Obama+2,607 | 5,97263.1% | 3,36535.5% | 1311.4% | 9,468 |
| Brown County | Barack Obama+11,415 | 67,26953.9% | 55,85444.8% | 1,6311.3% | 124,754 |
| Buffalo County | Barack Obama+1,026 | 3,94956.4% | 2,92341.8% | 1281.8% | 7,000 |
| Burnett County | Barack Obama+137 | 4,33749.9% | 4,20048.3% | 1511.7% | 8,688 |
| Calumet County | Barack Obama+573 | 13,29550.2% | 12,72248.1% | 4571.7% | 26,474 |
| Chippewa County | Barack Obama+2,747 | 16,23953.7% | 13,49244.6% | 5001.7% | 30,231 |
| Clark County | Barack Obama+1,071 | 7,45452.5% | 6,38345.0% | 3502.5% | 14,187 |
| Columbia County | Barack Obama+4,468 | 16,66156.9% | 12,19341.7% | 4181.4% | 29,272 |
| Crawford County | Barack Obama+2,157 | 4,98762.5% | 2,83035.5% | 1642.1% | 7,981 |
| Dane County | Barack Obama+132,919 | 205,98472.8% | 73,06525.8% | 3,8901.4% | 282,939 |
| Dodge County | John McCain+3,832 | 19,18344.8% | 23,01553.7% | 6251.5% | 42,823 |
| Door County | Barack Obama+3,030 | 10,14258.0% | 7,11240.7% | 2271.3% | 17,481 |
| Douglas County | Barack Obama+7,995 | 15,83065.8% | 7,83532.6% | 4011.7% | 24,066 |
| Dunn County | Barack Obama+3,436 | 13,00256.6% | 9,56641.6% | 4211.8% | 22,989 |
| Eau Claire County | Barack Obama+12,187 | 33,14660.3% | 20,95938.1% | 9051.6% | 55,010 |
| Florence County | John McCain+378 | 1,13442.2% | 1,51256.3% | 391.5% | 2,685 |
| Fond du Lac County | John McCain+4,701 | 23,46344.8% | 28,16453.8% | 6961.3% | 52,323 |
| Forest County | Barack Obama+710 | 2,67357.1% | 1,96341.9% | 471.0% | 4,683 |
| Grant County | Barack Obama+5,807 | 14,87561.2% | 9,06837.3% | 3771.6% | 24,320 |
| Green County | Barack Obama+4,772 | 11,50262.1% | 6,73036.3% | 3021.6% | 18,534 |
| Green Lake County | John McCain+1,393 | 4,00041.9% | 5,39356.6% | 1431.5% | 9,536 |
| Iowa County | Barack Obama+4,158 | 7,98766.7% | 3,82932.0% | 1531.3% | 11,969 |
| Iron County | Barack Obama+450 | 1,91455.8% | 1,46442.7% | 541.6% | 3,432 |
| Jackson County | Barack Obama+2,020 | 5,57260.2% | 3,55238.4% | 1271.4% | 9,251 |
| Jefferson County | Barack Obama+352 | 21,44849.7% | 21,09648.9% | 6221.4% | 43,166 |
| Juneau County | Barack Obama+1,038 | 6,18653.7% | 5,14844.6% | 1961.7% | 11,530 |
| Kenosha County | Barack Obama+14,227 | 45,83658.2% | 31,60940.1% | 1,3441.7% | 78,789 |
| Kewaunee County | Barack Obama+1,191 | 5,90254.7% | 4,71143.7% | 1741.6% | 10,787 |
| La Crosse County | Barack Obama+14,823 | 38,52460.9% | 23,70137.5% | 9931.6% | 63,218 |
| Lafayette County | Barack Obama+1,748 | 4,73260.4% | 2,98438.1% | 1151.5% | 7,831 |
| Langlade County | Barack Obama+101 | 5,18249.8% | 5,08148.8% | 1391.3% | 10,402 |
| Lincoln County | Barack Obama+1,905 | 8,42455.2% | 6,51942.7% | 3252.1% | 15,268 |
| Manitowoc County | Barack Obama+3,194 | 22,42852.9% | 19,23445.3% | 7521.8% | 42,414 |
| Marathon County | Barack Obama+6,022 | 36,36753.5% | 30,34544.7% | 1,2281.8% | 67,940 |
| Marinette County | Barack Obama+1,469 | 11,19552.7% | 9,72645.8% | 3341.6% | 21,255 |
| Marquette County | Barack Obama+414 | 4,06851.8% | 3,65446.6% | 1241.6% | 7,846 |
| Menominee County | Barack Obama+1,072 | 1,25786.8% | 18512.8% | 60.4% | 1,448 |
| Milwaukee County | Barack Obama+170,374 | 319,81967.3% | 149,44531.4% | 5,9281.2% | 475,192 |
| Monroe County | Barack Obama+1,532 | 10,19853.2% | 8,66645.2% | 2881.5% | 19,152 |
| Oconto County | Barack Obama+1,172 | 9,92752.3% | 8,75546.2% | 2861.5% | 18,968 |
| Oneida County | Barack Obama+2,277 | 11,90754.3% | 9,63043.9% | 3901.8% | 21,927 |
| Outagamie County | Barack Obama+10,617 | 50,29454.9% | 39,67743.3% | 1,5921.7% | 91,563 |
| Ozaukee County | John McCain+11,593 | 20,57938.6% | 32,17260.3% | 6141.2% | 53,365 |
| Pepin County | Barack Obama+486 | 2,10255.7% | 1,61642.9% | 531.4% | 3,771 |
| Pierce County | Barack Obama+1,991 | 11,80353.4% | 9,81244.4% | 4922.2% | 22,107 |
| Polk County | John McCain+406 | 10,87648.0% | 11,28249.8% | 4852.1% | 22,643 |
| Portage County | Barack Obama+11,007 | 24,81763.0% | 13,81035.0% | 7952.0% | 39,422 |
| Price County | Barack Obama+1,098 | 4,55955.6% | 3,46142.2% | 1742.1% | 8,194 |
| Racine County | Barack Obama+7,454 | 53,40853.1% | 45,95445.7% | 1,2801.3% | 100,642 |
| Richland County | Barack Obama+1,743 | 5,04159.7% | 3,29839.0% | 1111.3% | 8,450 |
| Rock County | Barack Obama+23,165 | 50,52963.8% | 27,36434.6% | 1,2761.6% | 79,169 |
| Rusk County | Barack Obama+602 | 3,85553.0% | 3,25344.7% | 1642.3% | 7,272 |
| Sauk County | Barack Obama+6,605 | 18,16760.2% | 11,56238.3% | 4471.5% | 30,176 |
| Sawyer County | Barack Obama+566 | 4,76552.4% | 4,19946.2% | 1211.3% | 9,085 |
| Shawano County | Barack Obama+721 | 10,25951.1% | 9,53847.5% | 2921.5% | 20,089 |
| Sheboygan County | John McCain+406 | 30,39548.9% | 30,80149.6% | 9111.5% | 62,107 |
| St. Croix County | John McCain+1,660 | 21,17747.2% | 22,83751.0% | 8071.8% | 44,821 |
| Taylor County | John McCain+23 | 4,56348.8% | 4,58649.1% | 1972.1% | 9,346 |
| Trempealeau County | Barack Obama+3,513 | 8,32162.5% | 4,80836.1% | 1851.4% | 13,314 |
| Vernon County | Barack Obama+3,096 | 8,46360.1% | 5,36738.1% | 2451.7% | 14,075 |
| Vilas County | John McCain+564 | 6,49147.2% | 7,05551.3% | 2041.5% | 13,750 |
| Walworth County | John McCain+1,308 | 24,17747.9% | 25,48550.5% | 7601.5% | 50,422 |
| Washburn County | Barack Obama+390 | 4,69351.5% | 4,30347.2% | 1161.3% | 9,112 |
| Washington County | John McCain+22,010 | 25,71934.6% | 47,72964.1% | 9631.3% | 74,411 |
| Waukesha County | John McCain+59,813 | 85,33936.6% | 145,15262.3% | 2,4061.0% | 232,897 |
| Waupaca County | Barack Obama+720 | 12,95250.8% | 12,23247.9% | 3271.3% | 25,511 |
| Waushara County | Barack Obama+98 | 5,86849.5% | 5,77048.7% | 2111.8% | 11,849 |
| Winnebago County | Barack Obama+10,221 | 48,16754.9% | 37,94643.3% | 1,5641.8% | 87,677 |
| Wood County | Barack Obama+5,129 | 21,71055.6% | 16,58142.5% | 7611.9% | 39,052 |
Nominees: Barack Obama (D) · John McCain (R)
Wisconsin's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 2008 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +1.7% |
| 1896 | −22.9% |
| 1900 | −24.1% |
| 1904 | −35.2% |
| 1908 | −17.8% |
| 1912 | +8.4% |
| 1916 | −6.6% |
| 1920 | −54.9% |
| 1924 | −29.0% |
| 1928 | −9.2% |
| 1932 | +32.3% |
| 1936 | +33.5% |
| 1940 | +1.8% |
| 1944 | −1.8% |
| 1948 | +4.4% |
| 1952 | −22.2% |
| 1956 | −23.7% |
| 1960 | −3.7% |
| 1964 | +24.3% |
| 1968 | −3.6% |
| 1972 | −9.7% |
| 1976 | +1.7% |
| 1980 | −4.7% |
| 1984 | −9.2% |
| 1988 | +3.6% |
| 1992 | +4.4% |
| 1996 | +10.3% |
| 2000 | +0.2% |
| 2004 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | +13.9% |
| 2012 | +6.9% |
| 2016 | −0.8% |
| 2020 | +0.6% |
| 2024 | −0.9% |
Same ballot, 2008WI
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 2008 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.