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      2008 President

      2008

      Presidential Election · 2008

      Elected President

      Barack Obama

      Democraticdefeating John McCain
      364
      Obama
      Electoral
      Votes
      269 to win
      171
      McCain
      364 EV269 needed to win171 EV

      Popular Vote

      Obama(DEM)52.9%
      McCain(REP)45.6%
      Other(OTH)1.5%
      National margin:D+7.3%
      131,146,504 total votes cast
      View state-by-state results →
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      Obama: 29 states · 364 EV|McCain: 21 states · 171 EV
      State ▲EVObama %VotesMcCain %VotesMarginSwing
      ▶Alabama938.7%813,47960.3%1,266,546
      R+21.6
      ↑ D+4.0
      ▶Arizona1044.9%1,034,70753.4%1,230,111
      R+8.5
      ↑ D+2.0
      ▶Arkansas638.9%422,31058.7%638,017
      R+19.9
      ↓ R+10.1
      ▶California5560.9%8,274,47336.9%5,011,781
      D+24.0
      ↑ D+14.1
      ▶Colorado953.7%1,288,63344.7%1,073,629
      D+8.9
      ↑ D+13.6
      ▶Connecticut760.6%997,77338.2%629,428
      D+22.4
      ↑ D+12.0
      ▶Delaware361.9%255,45936.9%152,374
      D+25.0
      ↑ D+17.4
      ▶District of Columbia392.5%245,8006.5%17,367
      D+85.9
      ↑ D+6.1
      ▶Florida2750.9%4,282,36748.1%4,046,219
      D+2.8
      ↑ D+7.8
      ▶Georgia1546.9%1,844,12352.1%2,048,759
      R+5.2
      ↑ D+11.4
      ▶Hawaii471.8%325,22526.6%120,436
      D+45.2
      ↑ D+36.5
      ▶Idaho435.9%236,44061.2%403,012
      R+25.3
      ↑ D+12.8
      ▶Illinois2161.8%3,419,34836.7%2,031,179
      D+25.1
      ↑ D+14.8
      ▶Indiana1149.8%1,374,03948.8%1,345,648
      D+1.0
      ↑ D+21.7
      ▶Iowa753.9%828,94044.4%682,379
      D+9.5
      ↑ D+10.2
      ▶Kansas641.5%514,76556.5%699,655
      R+14.9
      ↑ D+10.5
      ▶Kentucky841.1%751,98557.4%1,048,462
      R+16.2
      ↑ D+3.6
      ▶Louisiana939.9%782,98958.6%1,148,275
      R+18.6
      ↓ R+4.1
      ▶Maine457.7%421,82340.4%295,273
      D+17.3
      ↑ D+8.3
      ▶Maryland1061.9%1,629,46736.5%959,862
      D+25.4
      ↑ D+12.5
      ▶Massachusetts1261.8%1,904,09736.0%1,108,854
      D+25.8
      ↑ D+0.7
      ▶Michigan1757.3%2,872,57940.9%2,048,639
      D+16.4
      ↑ D+13.0
      ▶Minnesota1054.1%1,573,35443.8%1,275,409
      D+10.2
      ↑ D+6.8
      ▶Mississippi643.0%554,66256.2%724,597
      R+13.2
      ↑ D+6.5
      ▶Missouri1149.2%1,441,91149.4%1,445,814
      R+0.1
      ↑ D+7.1
      ▶Montana347.1%232,15949.5%243,882
      R+2.4
      ↑ D+18.1
      ▶Nebraska541.6%333,31956.5%452,979
      R+14.9
      ↑ D+18.3
      ▶Nevada555.1%533,73642.6%412,827
      D+12.5
      ↑ D+15.1
      ▶New Hampshire454.1%384,82644.5%316,534
      D+9.6
      ↑ D+8.2
      ▶New Jersey1557.1%2,215,42241.6%1,613,207
      D+15.5
      ↑ D+8.8
      ▶New Mexico556.9%472,42241.8%346,832
      D+15.1
      ↑ D+15.9
      ▶New York3162.9%4,804,94536.0%2,752,771
      D+26.9
      ↑ D+8.6
      ▶North Carolina1549.7%2,142,65149.4%2,128,474
      D+0.3
      ↑ D+12.8
      ▶North Dakota344.5%141,40353.1%168,887
      R+8.7
      ↑ D+18.7
      ▶Ohio2051.4%2,940,04446.8%2,677,820
      D+4.6
      ↑ D+6.7
      ▶Oklahoma734.4%502,49665.7%960,165
      R+31.3
      ↓ R+0.1
      ▶Oregon756.8%1,037,29140.4%738,475
      D+16.4
      ↑ D+12.2
      ▶Pennsylvania2154.5%3,276,36344.1%2,655,885
      D+10.3
      ↑ D+7.8
      ▶Rhode Island462.9%296,57135.1%165,391
      D+27.8
      ↑ D+7.1
      ▶South Carolina844.9%862,44953.9%1,034,896
      R+9.0
      ↑ D+8.1
      ▶South Dakota344.8%170,92453.2%203,054
      R+8.4
      ↑ D+13.1
      ▶Tennessee1141.8%1,087,43756.9%1,479,178
      R+15.1
      ↓ R+0.8
      ▶Texas3443.6%3,528,63355.4%4,479,328
      R+11.8
      ↑ D+11.1
      ▶Utah534.2%327,67062.1%596,030
      R+28.0
      ↑ D+17.6
      ▶Vermont367.5%219,26230.4%98,974
      D+37.0
      ↑ D+16.9
      ▶Virginia1352.6%1,959,53246.3%1,725,005
      D+6.3
      ↑ D+14.5
      ▶Washington1157.3%1,750,84840.3%1,229,216
      D+17.1
      ↑ D+9.9
      ▶West Virginia542.5%303,85755.6%397,466
      R+13.1
      ↓ R+0.2
      ▶Wisconsin1056.2%1,677,21142.3%1,262,393
      D+13.9
      ↑ D+13.5
      ▶Wyoming332.5%82,86864.8%164,958
      R+32.2
      ↑ D+7.5

      Margin = (Dem votes − Rep votes) ÷ total votes × 100. Swing = current margin − 2004 margin. Other % shown when > 5% of total votes.

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