Wyoming — 2008 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate2008 presidential electionWyoming · PresidentMcCainR+32.2
How it voted
Share of the 2008 vote
| John McCain ✓Republican | 64.8% | 164,958 |
|---|---|---|
| Barack ObamaDemocratic | 32.5% | 82,868 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 2.7% | 6,832 |
2008presidential margin
D+60R+60
23 counties, each filled by 2008 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Wyoming cast 3 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (23 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Albany County, WY | Democratic | D+4.1 |
| Big Horn County, WY | Republican | R+55.3 |
| Campbell County, WY | Republican | R+61.4 |
| Carbon County, WY | Republican | R+29.1 |
| Converse County, WY | Republican | R+54.9 |
| Crook County, WY | Republican | R+63.9 |
| Fremont County, WY | Republican | R+28.8 |
| Goshen County, WY | Republican | R+35.7 |
| Hot Springs County, WY | Republican | R+47.7 |
| Johnson County, WY | Republican | R+55.7 |
| Laramie County, WY | Republican | R+20.4 |
| Lincoln County, WY | Republican | R+54.4 |
| Natrona County, WY | Republican | R+34.4 |
| Niobrara County, WY | Republican | R+59.8 |
| Park County, WY | Republican | R+47.3 |
| Platte County, WY | Republican | R+35.0 |
| Sheridan County, WY | Republican | R+38.2 |
| Sublette County, WY | Republican | R+54.6 |
| Sweetwater County, WY | Republican | R+27.5 |
| Teton County, WY | Democratic | D+23.6 |
| Uinta County, WY | Republican | R+41.1 |
| Washakie County, WY | Republican | R+46.8 |
| Weston County, WY | Republican | R+57.8 |
Wyoming results by county
23 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+708 | 7,93646.4% | 8,64450.5% | 5373.1% | 17,117 |
| Big Horn County | John McCain+2,937 | 4,04576.2% | 1,10820.9% | 1573.0% | 5,310 |
| Campbell County | John McCain+10,021 | 13,01179.7% | 2,99018.3% | 3192.0% | 16,320 |
| Carbon County | John McCain+1,995 | 4,33163.2% | 2,33634.1% | 1872.7% | 6,854 |
| Converse County | John McCain+3,542 | 4,92276.3% | 1,38021.4% | 1492.3% | 6,451 |
| Crook County | John McCain+2,355 | 2,96780.6% | 61216.6% | 1042.8% | 3,683 |
| Fremont County | John McCain+5,067 | 11,08363.0% | 6,01634.2% | 4932.8% | 17,592 |
| Goshen County | John McCain+2,110 | 3,94266.7% | 1,83231.0% | 1382.3% | 5,912 |
| Hot Springs County | John McCain+1,215 | 1,83472.0% | 61924.3% | 933.7% | 2,546 |
| Johnson County | John McCain+2,426 | 3,33476.6% | 90820.9% | 1122.6% | 4,354 |
| Laramie County | John McCain+8,477 | 24,54959.0% | 16,07238.6% | 1,0042.4% | 41,625 |
| Lincoln County | John McCain+4,662 | 6,48575.7% | 1,82321.3% | 2603.0% | 8,568 |
| Natrona County | John McCain+11,431 | 21,90665.8% | 10,47531.5% | 8862.7% | 33,267 |
| Niobrara County | John McCain+773 | 1,01778.7% | 24418.9% | 322.5% | 1,293 |
| Park County | John McCain+7,082 | 10,83972.3% | 3,75725.1% | 3892.6% | 14,985 |
| Platte County | John McCain+1,595 | 3,00265.8% | 1,40730.9% | 1513.3% | 4,560 |
| Sheridan County | John McCain+5,719 | 10,17767.9% | 4,45829.8% | 3462.3% | 14,981 |
| Sublette County | John McCain+2,380 | 3,31676.1% | 93621.5% | 1042.4% | 4,356 |
| Sweetwater County | John McCain+4,598 | 10,36062.0% | 5,76234.5% | 5813.5% | 16,703 |
| Teton County | Barack Obama+2,907 | 4,56537.1% | 7,47260.7% | 2792.3% | 12,316 |
| Uinta County | John McCain+3,446 | 5,76368.7% | 2,31727.6% | 3033.6% | 8,383 |
| Washakie County | John McCain+1,914 | 2,95672.3% | 1,04225.5% | 912.2% | 4,089 |
| Weston County | John McCain+1,960 | 2,61877.2% | 65819.4% | 1173.4% | 3,393 |
Nominees: Barack Obama (D) · John McCain (R)
Wyoming's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 2008 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −50.5% |
| 1896 | +3.7% |
| 1900 | −17.5% |
| 1904 | −37.6% |
| 1908 | −15.8% |
| 1912 | +1.8% |
| 1916 | +12.8% |
| 1920 | −32.3% |
| 1924 | −36.3% |
| 1928 | −28.3% |
| 1932 | +15.3% |
| 1936 | +23.1% |
| 1940 | +5.9% |
| 1944 | −2.5% |
| 1948 | +4.3% |
| 1952 | −25.6% |
| 1956 | −20.2% |
| 1960 | −10.0% |
| 1964 | +13.1% |
| 1968 | −20.2% |
| 1972 | −38.5% |
| 1976 | −19.5% |
| 1980 | −34.7% |
| 1984 | −42.3% |
| 1988 | −22.5% |
| 1992 | −5.6% |
| 1996 | −13.0% |
| 2000 | −40.1% |
| 2004 | −39.8% |
| 2008 | −32.2% |
| 2012 | −40.8% |
| 2016 | −46.3% |
| 2020 | −43.4% |
| 2024 | −45.8% |
Same ballot, 2008WY
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 2008 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.