AKASHIC EDGE
Elections
Candidates
Places
Historian
Cartographer
2026 Forecast
Articles
API
Pricing
Home
/
Elections
/
2008
/
President
/
Pennsylvania
2008
·
President
·
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Presidential Election
Barack Obama
54.5%
vs.
John McCain
44.1%
|
D+10.3
|
6,015,476 votes
3 candidates
6,015,476 total votes
Export CSV
Candidate
Party
Votes ▼
%
Vote Share
Barack Obama
DEM
✓
DEM
3,276,363
54.5%
John McCain
REP
REP
2,655,885
44.1%
Other
OTH
OTH
83,228
1.4%
Seat History
President in Pennsylvania
2024
Donald J Trump
REP
R+1.7
2020
Joe Biden
DEM
D+1.2
2016
Donald J Trump
REP
R+0.8
2012
Barack Obama
DEM
D+5.4
2004
John Kerry
DEM
D+2.5
2000
Al Gore
DEM
D+4.2
1996
Bill Clinton
DEM
D+9.2
1992
Bill Clinton
DEM
D+9.0
1988
George H.W. Bush
REP
R+2.3
1984
Ronald Reagan
REP
R+7.3
1980
Ronald Reagan
REP
R+7.1
1976
Jimmy Carter
DEM
D+2.7
1972
Richard M. Nixon
REP
R+20.0
1968
Herbert H. Humphrey
DEM
D+3.6
View all President history for Pennsylvania →
Candidates
Barack Obama
DEM
Record
60W-46L
Avg Margin
D+5.3
Career
1996-2012
President / US Senate / State Senate
Full profile →
John McCain
REP
Record
29W-30L
Avg Margin
D+1.1
Career
1982-2016
US Senate / President / US House
Full profile →
Also in Pennsylvania, 2008
US House
19 contests →
← All 2008 President races
2008 overview
Pennsylvania profile
All elections