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2008 United States presidential election

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538 members of the Electoral College
270 electoral votes needed to win
Turnout58.2% Increase 1.5 pp
 
Nominee Barack Obama John McCain
Party Democratic Republican
Home state Illinois Arizona
Running mate Joe Biden Sarah Palin
Electoral vote 365 173
States carried 28 + DC + NE-02 22
Popular vote 69,499,428 59,950,323
Percentage 52.86% 45.60%

President before election

George W. Bush
Republican

Elected President

Barack Obama
Democratic

This workpage details the results of the 2008 United States presidential election, which was the 56th quadrennial presidential election held on November 4, 2008. Democratic nominee Barack Obama, the junior Senator from Illinois, defeated Republican nominee John McCain, the senior Senator from Arizona.

Obama won a decisive victory over McCain, winning the Electoral College and the popular vote by a sizable margin, including states that had not voted for the Democratic presidential candidate since 1976 (North Carolina) and 1964 (Indiana and Virginia). Obama received the largest share of the popular vote won by a Democrat since Lyndon B. Johnson in 1964 and was the first Democrat to win an outright majority of the popular vote since Jimmy Carter in 1976. Obama's total count of 69.5 million votes stood as the largest tally ever won by a presidential candidate until 2020, when this was surpassed by both major party candidates in a high-turnout election. He was the first Democrat to win without Arkansas and Missouri since those states joined the Union in 1836 and 1821 and the first Democrat to win the presidency without winning West Virginia since 1916.

Obama flipped nine states that had voted Republican in 2004: Colorado, Florida, Indiana, Iowa, Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, and Virginia, as well as Nebraska's 2nd congressional district. As of 2024, this was the last time that Indiana and North Carolina voted for the Democratic nominee.

Overview

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Results

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365 173
Barack Obama John McCain
Electoral results
Presidential candidate Party Home state Popular vote Electoral
vote
Running mate
Count Percentage Vice-presidential candidate Home state Electoral vote
Barack Obama Democratic Illinois 69,498,516 52.93% 365 Joe Biden Delaware 365
John McCain Republican Arizona 59,948,323 45.65% 173 Sarah Palin Alaska 173
Ralph Nader Independent Connecticut 739,034 0.56% 0 Matt Gonzalez California 0
Bob Barr Libertarian Georgia 523,715 0.40% 0 Wayne Allyn Root Nevada 0
Chuck Baldwin Constitution Florida 199,750 0.15% 0 Darrell Castle Tennessee 0
Cynthia McKinney Green Georgia 161,797 0.12% 0 Rosa Clemente New York 0
Alan Keyes American Independent Maryland 47,746 0.04% 0 Wiley Drake California 0
Ron Paul Constitution Texas 42,426 0.03% 0 Barry Goldwater Jr. California 0
Gloria La Riva Socialism and Liberation California 6,818 0.01% 0 Eugene Puryear District of Columbia 0
Other 145,695 0.11% Other
Total 131,313,820 100% 538 538
Needed to win 270 270
Popular vote
Obama
52.93%
McCain
45.65%
Nader
0.56%
Others
0.86%
Electoral vote
Obama
67.84%
McCain
32.16%

Summary table

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State or
district
Barack Obama
Democratic
John McCain
Republican
Ralph Nader
Independent
Bob Barr
Libertarian
Chuck Baldwin
Constitution
Cynthia McKinney
Green
Others Margin Margin
swing
Total
votes
Votes %
EV
Votes %
EV
Votes %
EV
Votes %
EV
Votes %
EV
Votes %
EV
Votes %
EV
Votes % %
Alabama 813,479 38.74% 1,266,546 60.32% 9 6,788 0.32% 4,991 0.24% 4,310 0.21% 3,705 0.18% -453,067 -21.58% 4.04% 2,099,819
Alaska 123,594 37.89% 193,841 59.42% 3 3,783 1.16% 1,589 0.49% 1,660 0.51% 1,730 0.53% -70,247 -21.53% 4.02% 326,197
Arizona 1,034,707 45.12% 1,230,111 53.64% 10 11,301 0.49% 12,555 0.55% 1,371 0.06% 3,406 0.15% 24 0.00% -195,404 -8.52% 1.93% 2,293,475
Arkansas 422,310 38.86% 638,017 58.72% 6 12,882 1.19% 4,776 0.44% 4,023 0.37% 3,470 0.32% 1,139 0.10% -215,707 -19.85% -10.09% 1,086,617
California 8,274,473 61.01% 55 5,011,781 36.95% 108,381 0.80% 67,582 0.50% 3,145 0.02% 38,774 0.29% 57,764 0.43% 3,262,692 24.06% 14.11% 13,561,900
Colorado 1,288,633 53.66% 9 1,073,629 44.71% 13,352 0.56% 10,898 0.45% 6,233 0.26% 2,822 0.12% 5,895 0.24% 215,004 8.95% 13.62% 2,401,462
Connecticut 997,772 60.59% 7 629,428 38.22% 19,162 1.16% 311 0.02% 90 0.01% 34 0.00% 368,344 22.37% 12.00% 1,646,797
Delaware 255,459 61.94% 3 152,374 36.95% 2,401 0.58% 1,109 0.27% 626 0.15% 385 0.09% 58 0.01% 103,085 25.00% 17.41% 412,412
D.C. 245,800 92.46% 3 17,367 6.53% 958 0.36% 590 0.22% 1,138 0.43% 228,433 85.92% 6.08% 265,853
Florida 4,282,074 51.03% 27 4,045,624 48.22% 28,124 0.34% 17,218 0.21% 7,915 0.09% 2,887 0.03% 6,902 0.08% 236,450 2.82% 7.83% 8,390,744
Georgia 1,844,123 46.99% 2,048,759 52.20% 15 1,158 0.03% 28,731 0.73% 1,402 0.04% 250 0.01% 63 0.00% -204,636 -5.21% 11.38% 3,924,486
Hawaii 325,871 71.85% 4 120,566 26.58% 3,825 0.84% 1,314 0.29% 1,013 0.22% 979 0.22% 205,305 45.26% 36.52% 453,568
Idaho 236,440 36.09% 403,012 61.52% 4 7,175 1.10% 3,658 0.56% 4,747 0.72% 39 0.01% 51 0.01% -166,572 -25.43% 12.69% 655,122
Illinois 3,419,348 61.92% 21 2,031,179 36.78% 30,948 0.56% 19,642 0.36% 8,256 0.15% 11,838 0.21% 1,160 0.02% 1,388,169 25.14% 14.80% 5,522,371
Indiana 1,374,039 49.95% 11 1,345,648 48.91% 909 0.03% 29,257 1.06% 1,024 0.04% 87 0.00% 90 0.00% 28,391 1.03% 21.71% 2,751,054
Iowa 828,940 53.93% 7 682,379 44.39% 8,014 0.52% 4,590 0.30% 4,445 0.29% 1,423 0.09% 7,332 0.48% 146,561 9.53% 10.20% 1,537,123
Kansas 514,765 41.65% 699,655 56.61% 6 10,527 0.85% 6,706 0.54% 4,148 0.34% 35 0.00% 36 0.00% -184,890 -14.96% 10.42% 1,235,872
Kentucky 751,985 41.17% 1,048,462 57.40% 8 15,378 0.84% 5,989 0.33% 4,694 0.26% 112 0.01% -296,477 -16.23% 3.63% 1,826,620
Louisiana 782,989 39.93% 1,148,275 58.56% 9 6,997 0.36% 2,581 0.13% 9,187 0.47% 10,732 0.55% -365,286 -18.63% -4.12% 1,960,761
Maine 421,923 57.71% 4 295,273 40.38% 10,636 1.45% 251 0.03% 177 0.02% 2,900 0.40% 3 0.00% 126,650 17.32% 8.32% 731,163
Maryland 1,629,467 61.92% 10 959,862 36.47% 14,713 0.56% 9,842 0.37% 3,760 0.14% 4,747 0.18% 9,205 0.35% 669,605 25.44% 12.46% 2,631,596
Massachusetts 1,904,097 61.80% 12 1,108,854 35.99% 28,841 0.94% 13,189 0.43% 4,971 0.16% 6,550 0.21% 14,483 0.47% 795,243 25.81% 0.65% 3,080,985
Michigan 2,872,579 57.43% 17 2,048,639 40.96% 33,085 0.66% 23,716 0.47% 14,685 0.29% 8,892 0.18% 170 0.00% 823,940 16.47% 13.05% 5,001,766
Minnesota 1,573,354 54.06% 10 1,275,409 43.82% 30,152 1.04% 9,174 0.32% 6,787 0.23% 5,174 0.18% 10,319 0.35% 297,945 10.24% 6.76% 2,910,369
Mississippi 554,662 43.00% 724,597 56.18% 6 4,011 0.31% 2,529 0.20% 2,551 0.20% 1,034 0.08% 481 0.04% -169,935 -13.17% 6.52% 1,289,865
Missouri 1,441,911 49.29% 1,445,814 49.43% 11 17,813 0.61% 11,386 0.39% 8,201 0.28% 80 0.00% -3,903 -0.13% 7.07% 2,925,205
Montana 231,667 47.25% 242,763 49.51% 3 3,686 0.75% 1,355 0.28% 143 0.03% 23 0.00% 10,665 2.17% -11,096 -2.26% 18.24% 490,302
Nebraska 333,319 41.60% 1 452,979 56.53% 4 5,406 0.67% 2,740 0.34% 2,972 0.37% 1,028 0.13% 2,837 0.35% -119,660 -14.93% 18.29% 801,281
Nevada 533,736 55.15% 5 412,827 42.65% 6,150 0.64% 4,263 0.44% 3,194 0.33% 1,411 0.15% 6,267 0.65% 120,909 12.49% 15.08% 967,848
New Hampshire 384,826 54.13% 4 316,534 44.52% 3,503 0.49% 2,217 0.31% 226 0.03% 40 0.01% 3,624 0.51% 68,292 9.60% 8.23% 710,970
New Jersey 2,215,422 57.27% 15 1,613,207 41.70% 21,298 0.55% 8,441 0.22% 3,956 0.10% 3,636 0.09% 2,277 0.06% 602,215 15.57% 8.89% 3,868,237
New Mexico 472,422 56.91% 5 346,832 41.78% 5,327 0.64% 2,428 0.29% 1,597 0.19% 1,552 0.19% 125,590 15.13% 15.92% 830,158
New York 4,804,945 62.88% 31 2,752,771 36.03% 41,249 0.54% 19,596 0.26% 634 0.01% 12,801 0.17% 8,935 0.12% 2,052,174 26.86% 8.57% 7,640,931
North Carolina 2,142,651 49.70% 15 2,128,474 49.38% 1,448 0.03% 25,722 0.60% 158 0.00% 12,336 0.29% 14,177 0.33% 12.76% 4,310,789
North Dakota 141,278 44.62% 168,601 53.25% 3 4,189 1.32% 1,354 0.43% 1,199 0.38% -27,323 -8.63% 18.73% 316,621
Ohio 2,940,044 51.50% 20 2,677,820 46.91% 42,337 0.74% 19,917 0.35% 12,565 0.22% 8,518 0.15% 7,149 0.12% 262,224 4.59% 6.70% 5,708,350
Oklahoma 502,496 34.35% 960,165 65.65% 7 -457,669 -31.29% -0.15% 1,462,661
Oregon 1,037,291 56.75% 7 738,475 40.40% 18,614 1.02% 7,635 0.42% 7,693 0.42% 4,543 0.25% 13,613 0.74% 298,816 16.35% 12.19% 1,827,864
Pennsylvania 3,276,363 54.49% 21 2,655,885 44.17% 42,977 0.71% 19,912 0.33% 1,092 0.02% 17,043 0.28% 620,478 10.32% 7.82% 6,013,272
Rhode Island 296,571 62.86% 4 165,391 35.06% 4,829 1.02% 1,382 0.29% 675 0.14% 797 0.17% 2,121 0.45% 131,180 27.81% 7.06% 471,766
South Carolina 862,449 44.90% 1,034,896 53.87% 8 5,053 0.26% 7,283 0.38% 6,827 0.36% 4,461 0.23% -172,447 -8.98% 8.10% 1,920,969
South Dakota 170,924 44.75% 203,054 53.16% 3 4,267 1.12% 1,835 0.48% 1,895 0.50% -32,130 -8.41% 13.06% 381,975
Tennessee 1,087,437 41.83% 1,479,178 56.90% 11 11,560 0.44% 8,547 0.33% 8,191 0.32% 2,499 0.10% 2,337 0.09% -391,741 -15.07% -0.77% 2,599,749
Texas 3,528,633 43.68% 4,479,328 55.45% 34 5,751 0.07% 56,116 0.69% 5,708 0.07% 909 0.01% 1,350 0.02% -950,695 -11.77% 11.09% 8,077,795
Utah 327,670 34.41% 596,030 62.58% 5 8,416 0.88% 6,966 0.73% 12,012 1.26% 982 0.10% 294 0.03% -268,360 -28.18% 17.36% 952,370
Vermont 219,262 67.46% 3 98,974 30.45% 3,339 1.03% 1,067 0.33% 500 0.15% 66 0.02% 1,838 0.56% 120,288 37.01% 16.87% 325,046
Virginia 1,959,532 52.63% 13 1,725,005 46.33% 11,483 0.31% 11,067 0.30% 7,474 0.20% 2,344 0.06% 6,355 0.17% 234,527 6.30% 14.50% 3,723,260
Washington 1,750,848 57.65% 11 1,229,216 40.48% 29,489 0.97% 12,728 0.42% 9,432 0.31% 3,819 0.13% 1,346 0.04% 521,632 17.18% 10.01% 3,036,878
West Virginia 303,857 42.59% 397,466 55.71% 5 7,219 1.01% 2,465 0.35% 2,355 0.33% 89 0.01% -93,609 -13.12% -0.26% 713,451
Wisconsin 1,677,211 56.22% 10 1,262,393 42.31% 17,605 0.59% 8,858 0.30% 5,072 0.17% 4,216 0.14% 8,062 0.27% 414,818 13.90% 13.52% 2,983,417
Wyoming 82,868 32.54% 164,958 64.78% 3 2,525 0.99% 1,594 0.63% 1,192 0.47% 1,521 0.60% -82,090 -32.23% 7.56% 254,658
Total 69,498,516 52.93% 365 59,948,323 45.65% 173 739,034 0.56% 523,715 0.40% 199,750 0.15% 161,797 0.12% 242,685 0.18% 9,550,193 7.27% 9.73% 131,313,820
Barack Obama
Democratic
John McCain
Republican
Ralph Nader
Independent
Bob Barr
Libertarian
Chuck Baldwin
Constitution
Cynthia McKinney
Green
Others Margin Margin
swing
Total
votes

Close states

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States where the margin of victory was under 1% (26 electoral votes):

  1. Missouri, 0.13% (3,903 votes)
  2. North Carolina, 0.33% (14,177 votes)

States where the margin of victory was under 5% (61 electoral votes):

  1. Indiana, 1.03% (28,391 votes)
  2. Montana, 2.26% (11,096 votes)
  3. Florida, 2.82% (236,450 votes)
  4. Ohio, 4.59% (262,224 votes)

States where the margin of victory was under 10% (72 electoral votes):

  1. Georgia, 5.21% (204,636 votes)
  2. Virginia, 6.30% (234,527 votes)
  3. South Dakota, 8.41% (32,130 votes)
  4. Arizona, 8.52% (195,404 votes)
  5. North Dakota, 8.63% (27,323 votes)
  6. Colorado, 8.95% (215,004 votes)
  7. South Carolina, 8.98% (172,447 votes)
  8. Iowa, 9.53% (146,561 votes)
  9. New Hampshire, 9.60% (68,292 votes)

Results by state

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Alabama

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State results by county
Map legend
  • McCain:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
  • Obama:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Flipped counties
2008 United States presidential election in Alabama[1]
9 electoral votes
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican John McCain 1,266,546 60.32% Decrease 2.14
Democratic Barack Obama 813,479 38.74% Increase 1.90
Independent Ralph Nader 6,788 0.32% Decrease 0.04
Independent Bob Barr 4,991 0.24% Increase 0.05
Independent Chuck Baldwin 4,310 0.21% Increase 0.10
Write-in 3,705 0.18%
Margin of victory 453,067 21.58% Decrease 4.04
Total votes 2,099,819 100.00%
Republican win

Alaska

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Alaska results by borough and census area
Map legend
  • McCain:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
  • Obama:      40–50%      50–60%
Flipped boroughs and census areas
2008 United States presidential election in Alaska[2]
3 electoral votes
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican John McCain 193,841 59.42% Decrease 1.65
Democratic Barack Obama 123,594 37.89% Increase 2.37
Independent Ralph Nader 3,783 1.16% Decrease 0.46
Independence Chuck Baldwin 1,660 0.51% Decrease 0.16
Libertarian Bob Barr 1,589 0.49% Decrease 0.05
Write-in 1,730 0.53%
Margin of victory 70,247 21.53% Decrease 4.02
Total votes 326,197 100.00%
Republican win

Arizona

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Arizona results by county
Map legend
  • McCain:      50–60%      60–70%
  • Obama:      50–60%      60–70%
2008 United States presidential election in Arizona
10 electoral votes
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican John McCain 1,230,111 53.64% Decrease 1.23
Democratic Barack Obama 1,034,707 45.12% Increase 0.72
Libertarian Bob Barr 12,555 0.55% Decrease 0.04
Independent Ralph Nader 11,301 0.49% N/A
Green Cynthia McKinney 3,406 0.15% N/A
Write-in 1,395 0.06%
Margin of victory 195,404 8.52% Decrease 1.95
Total votes 2,293,475 100.00%
Republican win

Arkansas

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Arkansas results by county
Map legend
  • McCain:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
  • Obama:      50–60%      60–70%
2008 United States presidential election in Arkansas[3]
6 electoral votes
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican John McCain 638,017 58.72% Increase 4.41
Democratic Barack Obama 422,310 38.86% Decrease 5.69
Independent Ralph Nader 12,882 1.19% Increase 0.61
Libertarian Bob Barr 4,776 0.44% Increase 0.22
Constitution Chuck Baldwin 4,023 0.37% Increase 0.17
Green Cynthia McKinney 3,470 0.32% Increase 0.18
Socialism and Liberation Gloria La Riva 1,139 0.10% N/A
Margin of victory 215,707 19.85% Increase 10.09
Total votes 1,086,617 100.00%
Republican win

California

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California results by county
Map legend
  • Obama:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
  • McCain:      50–60%      60–70%
2008 United States presidential election in California
55 electoral votes
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Barack Obama 8,274,473 61.01% Increase 6.71
Republican John McCain 5,011,781 36.95% Decrease 7.41
Peace and Freedom Ralph Nader 108,381 0.80% Increase 0.58
Libertarian Bob Barr 67,582 0.50% Increase 0.10
American Independent Alan Keyes 40,673 0.30% Increase 0.09
Green Cynthia McKinney 38,774 0.29% Decrease 0.04
Write-in 20,236 0.15%
Margin of victory 3,262,692 24.06% Increase 14.11
Total votes 13,561,900 100.00%
Democratic win

Colorado

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Colorado results by county
Map legend
  • Obama:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
  • McCain:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Flipped counties
2008 United States presidential election in Colorado[4]
9 electoral votes
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Barack Obama 1,288,633 53.66% Increase 6.64
Republican John McCain 1,073,629 44.71% Decrease 6.98
Independent Ralph Nader 13,352 0.56% Decrease 0.04
Libertarian Bob Barr 10,898 0.45% Increase 0.09
Constitution Chuck Baldwin 6,233 0.26% Increase 0.14
American Independent Alan Keyes 3,051 0.13% N/A
Green Cynthia McKinney 2,822 0.12% Increase 0.05
Independent Frank McEnulty 829 0.03% N/A
Boston Tea Charles Jay 598 0.02% N/A
HeartQuake '08 Jonathan Allen 348 0.01% N/A
Objectivist Tom Stevens 336 0.01% N/A
Socialist Brian Moore 226 0.01% Steady 0.00
Socialism and Liberation Gloria La Riva 158 0.01% N/A
Socialist Workers Róger Calero 154 0.01% Steady 0.00
Pacifist Bradford Lyttle 110 0.00% N/A
Prohibition Gene Amondson 85 0.00% Decrease 0.01
Margin of victory 215,004 8.95% Increase 4.28
Total votes 2,401,462 100.00%
Democratic win

Connecticut

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State results by county
Map legend
  • Obama:      50–60%      60–70%
Flipped counties
2008 United States presidential election in Connecticut[5]
7 electoral votes
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Barack Obama 997,772 60.59% Increase 6.28
Republican John McCain 629,428 38.22% Decrease 5.73
Independent Ralph Nader 19,162 1.16% Increase 0.34
Write-in 435 0.03%
Margin of victory 368,344 22.37% Increase 12.00
Total votes 1,646,797 100.00%
Democratic win

Delaware

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Delaware results by county
Map legend
  • Obama:      50–60%      60–70%
  • McCain:      50–60%
Flipped counties
2008 United States presidential election in Delaware[6]
3 electoral votes
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Barack Obama 255,459 61.94% Increase 8.60
Republican John McCain 152,374 36.95% Decrease 8.79
Independent Party Ralph Nader 2,401 0.58% Increase 0.01
Libertarian Bob Barr 1,109 0.27% Increase 0.11
Constitution Chuck Baldwin 626 0.15% Increase 0.07
Green Cynthia McKinney 385 0.09% Increase 0.02
Socialist Workers Róger Calero 58 0.01% N/A
Margin of victory 103,085 25.00% Increase 17.41
Total votes 412,412 100.00%
Democratic win

District of Columbia

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District of Columbia results by ward
Map legend
  • Obama:      80–90%      90–100%
2008 United States presidential election in the District of Columbia
3 electoral votes
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Barack Obama 245,800 92.46% Increase 3.28
Republican John McCain 17,367 6.53% Decrease 2.81
Independent Ralph Nader 958 0.36% Decrease 0.29
D.C. Statehood Green Cynthia McKinney 590 0.22% Decrease 0.10
Write-in 1,138 0.43%
Margin of victory 228,433 85.92% Increase 6.08
Total votes 265,853 100.00%
Democratic win

Florida

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Florida results by county
Map legend
  • Obama:      50–60%      60–70%
  • McCain:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Flipped counties
2008 United States presidential election in Florida[7]
27 electoral votes
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Barack Obama 4,282,074 51.03% Increase 3.94
Republican John McCain 4,045,624 48.22% Decrease 3.88
Ecology Ralph Nader 28,124 0.34% Decrease 0.09
Libertarian Bob Barr 17,218 0.21% Increase 0.05
Constitution Chuck Baldwin 7,915 0.09% Steady 0.00
Green Cynthia McKinney 2,887 0.03% Decrease 0.02
American Independent Alan Keyes 2,550 0.03% N/A
Socialism and Liberation Gloria La Riva 1,516 0.02% N/A
Boston Tea Charles Jay 797 0.01% N/A
Socialist Workers Róger Calero 533 0.01% Decrease 0.03
Objectivist Tom Stevens 419 0.00% N/A
Socialist Brian Moore 405 0.00% Decrease 0.05
Prohibition Gene Amondson 293 0.00% N/A
Write-in 391 0.00%
Margin of victory 236,450 2.82% Decrease 2.19
Total votes 8,390,744 100.00%
Democratic win

Georgia

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Georgia results by county
Map legend
  • McCain:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
  • Obama:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Flipped counties
2008 United States presidential election in Georgia[8]
15 electoral votes
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican John McCain 2,048,759 52.20% Decrease 5.73
Democratic Barack Obama 1,844,123 46.99% Increase 5.65
Libertarian Bob Barr 28,731 0.73% Increase 0.17
Write-in 2,872 0.07%
Margin of victory 204,636 5.21% Decrease 11.38
Total votes 3,924,486 100.00%
Republican win

Hawaii

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Hawaii results by county
Map legend
  • Obama:      60–70%      70–80%
2008 United States presidential election in Hawaii
4 electoral votes
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Barack Obama 325,871 71.85% Increase 17.84
Republican John McCain 120,566 26.58% Decrease 18.68
Independent Ralph Nader 3,825 0.84% N/A
Libertarian Bob Barr 1,314 0.29% Decrease 0.03
Constitution Chuck Baldwin 1,013 0.22% N/A
Green Cynthia McKinney 979 0.22% Decrease 0.18
Margin of victory 205,305 45.26% Increase 36.52
Total votes 453,568 100.00%
Democratic win

Idaho

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Idaho results by county
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  • McCain:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
  • Obama:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%
Flipped counties
2008 United States presidential election in Idaho
4 electoral votes
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican John McCain 403,012 61.52% Decrease 6.86
Democratic Barack Obama 236,440 36.09% Increase 5.83
Independent Ralph Nader 7,175 1.10% N/A
Constitution Chuck Baldwin 4,747 0.72% Increase 0.20
Libertarian Bob Barr 3,658 0.56% Decrease 0.08
Write-in 90 0.01%
Margin of victory 166,572 25.43% Decrease 12.69
Total votes 655,122 100.00%
Republican win

Illinois

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Illinois results by county
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  • Obama:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
  • McCain:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%
2008 United States presidential election in Illinois
21 electoral votes
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Barack Obama 3,419,348 61.92% Increase 7.12
Republican John McCain 2,031,179 36.78% Decrease 7.70
Independent Ralph Nader 30,948 0.56% N/A
Libertarian Bob Barr 19,642 0.36% Decrease 0.26
Green Cynthia McKinney 11,838 0.21% N/A
Constitution Chuck Baldwin 8,256 0.15% N/A
New John J. Polachek 1,149 0.02%
Write-in 11 0.00%
Margin of victory 1,388,169 25.14% Increase 14.80
Total votes 5,522,371 100.00%
Democratic win

Indiana

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Indiana results by county
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  • Obama:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%
  • McCain:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%
2008 United States presidential election in Indiana
11 electoral votes
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Barack Obama 1,374,039 49.95% Increase 10.69
Republican John McCain 1,345,648 48.91% Decrease 11.03
Libertarian Bob Barr 29,257 1.06% Increase 0.33
Write-in 7,714 0.28% N/A
Margin of victory 28,391 1.03% Decrease 19.65
Total votes 2,751,054 100.00%
Democratic win

Iowa

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Iowa results by county
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  • Obama:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%
  • McCain:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
2008 United States presidential election in Iowa[9]
7 electoral votes
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Barack Obama 828,940 53.93% Increase 4.70
Republican John McCain 682,379 44.39% Decrease 5.51
Peace and Freedom Ralph Nader 8,014 0.52% Increase 0.12
Libertarian Bob Barr 4,590 0.30% Increase 0.10
Constitution Chuck Baldwin 4,445 0.29% Increase 0.20
Green Cynthia McKinney 1,423 0.09% Increase 0.01
Socialist Workers Róger Calero 292 0.02% Steady 0.00
Socialist Brian Moore 182 0.01% N/A
Socialism and Liberation Gloria La Riva 121 0.01% N/A
Write-in 6,737 0.44%
Margin of victory 146,561 9.53% Increase 8.86
Total votes 1,537,123 100.00%
Democratic win

Kansas

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Kansas results by county
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  • McCain:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
  • Obama:      40–50%      60–70%
Flipped counties
2008 United States presidential election in Kansas
6 electoral votes
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican John McCain 699,655 56.61% Decrease 5.39
Democratic Barack Obama 514,765 41.65% Increase 5.03
Independent Ralph Nader 10,527 0.85% Increase 0.06
Libertarian Bob Barr 6,706 0.54% Increase 0.20
Reform Chuck Baldwin 4,148 0.33% Decrease 0.46
Write-in 71 0.01%
Margin of victory 184,890 14.96% Decrease 10.42
Total votes 1,235,872 100.00%
Republican win

Kentucky

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Kentucky results by county
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  • McCain:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
  • Obama:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%
Flipped counties
2008 United States presidential election in Kentucky
8 electoral votes
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican John McCain 1,048,462 57.40% Decrease 2.15
Democratic Barack Obama 751,985 41.17% Increase 1.48
Independent Ralph Nader 15,378 0.84% Increase 0.35
Libertarian Bob Barr 5,989 0.33% Increase 0.18
Constitution Chuck Baldwin 4,694 0.26% Increase 0.14
Write-in 112 0.01%
Margin of victory 296,477 16.23% Decrease 3.63
Total votes 1,826,620 100.00%
Republican win

Louisiana

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Louisiana results by parish
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  • McCain:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
  • Obama:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Flipped parishes
2008 United States presidential election in Louisiana
9 electoral votes
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican John McCain 1,148,275 58.56% Increase 1.84
Democratic Barack Obama 782,989 39.93% Decrease 2.29
Taxpayers Ron Paul 9,368 0.48% N/A
Green Cynthia McKinney 9,187 0.47% Increase 0.40
Independent Ralph Nader 6,997 0.36% Steady 0.00
Constitution Chuck Baldwin 2,581 0.13% Decrease 0.14
Socialist Workers James Harris 735 0.04% Decrease 0.01
Socialism and Liberation Gloria La Riva 354 0.02% N/A
Prohibition Gene Amondson 275 0.01% Decrease 0.07
Margin of victory 365,286 18.63% Increase 4.12
Total votes 1,960,761 100.00%
Republican win

Maine

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Maine results by county
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  • Obama:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%
  • McCain:      50–60%
Flipped counties
2008 United States presidential election in Maine[10]
4 electoral votes
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Barack Obama 421,923 57.71% Increase 4.14
Republican John McCain 295,273 40.38% Decrease 4.20
Independent Ralph Nader 10,636 1.45% Increase 0.36
Green Cynthia McKinney 2,900 0.40% Steady 0.00
Write-in 431 0.06%
Margin of victory 126,650 17.32% Increase 8.32
Total votes 731,163 100.00%
Democratic win

Maryland

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Maryland results by county
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  • Obama:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
  • McCain:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%
Flipped counties
2008 United States presidential election in Maryland
10 electoral votes
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Barack Obama 1,629,467 61.92% Increase 6.01
Republican John McCain 959,862 36.47% Decrease 6.46
Independent Ralph Nader 14,713 0.56% Increase 0.06
Libertarian Bob Barr 9,842 0.37% Increase 0.11
Green Cynthia McKinney 4,747 0.18% Increase 0.03
Constitution Chuck Baldwin 3,760 0.14% Steady 0.00
Write-in 9,205 0.35%
Margin of victory 669,605 25.44% Increase 12.46
Total votes 2,631,596 100.00%
Democratic win

Massachusetts

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Massachusetts results by county
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  • Obama:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
2008 United States presidential election in Massachusetts[11]
12 electoral votes
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Barack Obama 1,904,097 61.80% Decrease 0.14
Republican John McCain 1,108,854 35.99% Decrease 0.79
Independent Ralph Nader 28,841 0.94% N/A
Libertarian Bob Barr 13,189 0.43% Decrease 0.09
Green-Rainbow Cynthia McKinney 6,550 0.21% Decrease 0.15
Constitution Chuck Baldwin 4,971 0.16% N/A
Write-in 14,483 0.47%
Margin of victory 795,243 25.81% Increase 0.65
Total votes 3,080,985 100.00%
Democratic win

Michigan

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Michigan results by county
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  • Obama:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
  • McCain:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%
2008 United States presidential election in Michigan
17 electoral votes
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Barack Obama 2,872,579 57.43% Increase 6.20
Republican John McCain 2,048,639 40.96% Decrease 6.85
Natural Law Ralph Nader 33,085 0.66% Increase 0.16
Libertarian Bob Barr 23,716 0.47% Increase 0.25
Constitution Chuck Baldwin 14,685 0.29% Increase 0.19
Green Cynthia McKinney 8,892 0.18% Increase 0.07
Write-in 170 0.00%
Margin of victory 823,940 16.47% Increase 13.05
Total votes 5,001,766 100.00%
Democratic win

Minnesota

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Minnesota results by county
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  • Obama:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%
  • McCain:      40–50%      50–60%
2008 United States presidential election in Minnesota
10 electoral votes
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic (DFL) Barack Obama 1,573,354 54.06% Increase 2.97
Republican John McCain 1,275,409 43.82% Decrease 3.79
Independent Ralph Nader 30,152 1.04% Increase 0.38
Libertarian Bob Barr 9,174 0.32% Increase 0.16
Constitution Chuck Baldwin 6,787 0.23% Increase 0.12
Green Cynthia McKinney 5,174 0.18% Increase 0.02
Socialist Workers Róger Calero 790 0.03% Increase 0.02
Write-in 9,529 0.33%
Margin of victory 297,945 10.24% Increase 6.76
Total votes 2,910,369 100.00%
Democratic win

Mississippi

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Mississippi results by county
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  • McCain:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
  • Obama:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
2008 United States presidential election in Mississippi
6 electoral votes
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican John McCain 724,597 56.18% Decrease 3.27
Democratic Barack Obama 554,662 43.00% Increase 3.24
Independent Ralph Nader 4,011 0.31% Increase 0.03
Constitution Chuck Baldwin 2,551 0.20% Increase 0.05
Libertarian Bob Barr 2,529 0.20% Increase 0.04
Green Cynthia McKinney 1,034 0.08% Decrease 0.01
Reform Ted Weill 481 0.04% Decrease 0.24
Margin of victory 169,935 13.17% Decrease 6.52
Total votes 1,289,865 100.00%
Republican win

Missouri

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Missouri results by county
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  • McCain:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
  • Obama:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      80–90%
Flipped counties
2020 United States presidential election in Missouri
11 electoral votes
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican John McCain 1,445,814 49.43% Decrease 3.87
Democratic Barack Obama 1,441,911 49.29% Increase 3.19
Independent Ralph Nader 17,813 0.61% N/A
Libertarian Bob Barr 11,386 0.39% Increase 0.03
Constitution Chuck Baldwin 8,201 0.28% Increase 0.08
Write-in 80 0.00%
Margin of victory 3,903 0.13% Decrease 7.07
Total votes 2,925,205 100.00%
Republican win

Montana

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Montana results by county
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  • McCain:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
  • Obama:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%
2008 United States presidential election in Montana
3 electoral votes
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican John McCain 242,763 49.51% Decrease 9.56
Democratic Barack Obama 231,667 47.25% Increase 8.69
Constitution Ron Paul 10,638 2.17% Increase 1.78
Independent Ralph Nader 3,686 0.75% Decrease 0.62
Libertarian Bob Barr 1,355 0.28% Decrease 0.10
Write-in 193 0.04%
Margin of victory 11,096 2.26% Decrease 18.24
Total votes 490,302 100.00%
Republican win

Nebraska

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Nebraska results by county
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  • McCain:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
  • Obama:      50–60%
2008 United States presidential election in Nebraska
5 electoral votes
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican John McCain 452,979 56.53% Decrease 9.37
Democratic Barack Obama 333,319 41.60% Increase 8.92
Independent Ralph Nader 5,406 0.67% Decrease 0.06
Nebraska Chuck Baldwin 2,972 0.37% Increase 0.20
Libertarian Bob Barr 2,740 0.34% Increase 0.08
Green Cynthia McKinney 1,028 0.13% Steady 0.00
Write-in 2,837 0.35%
Margin of victory 119,660 14.93% Decrease 18.29
Total votes 801,281 100.00%
Republican win

Nevada

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Nevada results by county
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  • Obama:      40–50%      50–60%
  • McCain:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
2008 United States presidential election in Nevada
5 electoral votes
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Barack Obama 533,736 55.15% Increase 7.27
Republican John McCain 412,827 42.65% Decrease 7.82
None of These Candidates 6,267 0.65% Increase 0.21
Independent Ralph Nader 6,150 0.64% Increase 0.06
Libertarian Bob Barr 4,263 0.44% Increase 0.06
Independent American Chuck Baldwin 3,194 0.33% Increase 0.19
Green Cynthia McKinney 1,411 0.15% Increase 0.05
Margin of victory 120,909 12.49% Increase 9.90
Total votes 967,848 100.00%
Democratic win

New Hampshire

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New Hampshire results by county
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  • Obama:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%
Flipped counties
2008 United States presidential election in New Hampshire[12]
4 electoral votes
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Barack Obama 384,826 54.13% Increase 3.89
Republican John McCain 316,534 44.52% Decrease 4.35
Independent Ralph Nader 3,503 0.49% Decrease 0.17
Libertarian Bob Barr 2,217 0.31% N/A
Write-in 3,890 0.55%
Margin of victory 68,292 9.60% Increase 8.23
Total votes 710,970 100.00%
Democratic win

New Jersey

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New Jersey results by county
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  • Obama:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
  • McCain:      50–60%
2008 United States presidential election in New Jersey
15 electoral votes
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Barack Obama 2,215,422 57.27% Increase 4.35
Republican John McCain 1,613,207 41.70% Decrease 4.54
Independent Ralph Nader 21,298 0.55% Increase 0.01
Libertarian Bob Barr 8,441 0.22% Increase 0.10
Constitution Chuck Baldwin 3,956 0.10% Increase 0.02
Green Cynthia McKinney 3,636 0.09% Increase 0.04
Socialist Brian Moore 699 0.02% Steady 0.00
Vote Here Jeffrey Boss 639 0.02% N/A
Socialist Workers Róger Calero 523 0.01% Steady 0.00
Socialism and Liberation Gloria La Riva 416 0.01% N/A
Margin of victory 602,215 15.57% Increase 8.89
Total votes 3,868,237 100.00%
Democratic win

New Mexico

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State results by county
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  • Obama:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
  • McCain:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%
2008 United States presidential election in State
88 electoral votes
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Barack Obama 472,422 56.91% Increase 7.86
Republican John McCain 346,832 41.78% Decrease 8.06
Independent Ralph Nader 5,327 0.64% Increase 0.10
Libertarian Bob Barr 2,428 0.29% Decrease 0.02
Constitution Chuck Baldwin 1,597 0.19% Increase 0.09
Green Cynthia McKinney 1,552 0.19% Increase 0.03
Margin of victory 125,590 15.13% Increase 14.34
Total votes 830,158 100.00%
Democratic win

New York

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New York results by county
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  • Obama:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
  • McCain:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%
2008 United States presidential election in New York[13]
31 electoral votes
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Barack Obama 4,645,332 60.80% Increase 4.24
Working Families Barack Obama 159,613 2.09% Increase 0.28
Total Barack Obama 4,804,945 62.88% Increase 4.52
Republican John McCain 2,418,323 31.65% Decrease 6.33
Conservative John McCain 170,475 2.23% Increase 0.13
Independence John McCain 163,973 2.15% Increase 1.01
Total John McCain 2,752,771 36.03% Decrease 4.05
Populist Ralph Nader 41,249 0.54% Decrease 0.81
Libertarian Bob Barr 19,596 0.26% Increase 0.10
Green Cynthia McKinney 12,801 0.17% N/A
Socialist Workers Róger Calero 3,615 0.05% Increase 0.02
Socialism and Liberation Gloria La Riva 1,639 0.02% N/A
Write-in 702 0.01%
Margin of victory 2,052,174 26.86% Increase 8.57
Total votes 7,640,931 100.00%
Democratic win

North Carolina

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North Carolina results by county
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  • Obama:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
  • McCain:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
2008 United States presidential election in North Carolina[14]
15 electoral votes
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Barack Obama 2,142,651 49.70% Increase 6.12
Republican John McCain 2,128,474 49.38% Decrease 6.64
Libertarian Bob Barr 25,722 0.60% Increase 0.26
Write-in 13,942 0.32%
Margin of victory 14,177 0.33% Decrease 12.10
Total votes 4,310,789 100.00%
Democratic win

North Dakota

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Ohio

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Oklahoma

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Oklahoma results by county
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  • McCain:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
2008 United States presidential election in Oklahoma[15]
7 electoral votes
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican John McCain 960,165 65.65% Increase 0.08
Democratic Barack Obama 502,496 34.35% Decrease 0.08
Margin of victory 457,669 31.29% Increase 0.15
Total votes 1,462,661 100.00%
Republican win

Oregon

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Pennsylvania

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Rhode Island

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Rhode Island results by county
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  • Obama:      50–60%      60–70%
2008 United States presidential election in Rhode Island[16]
4 electoral votes
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Barack Obama 296,571 62.86% Increase 3.44
Republican John McCain 165,391 35.06% Decrease 3.61
Independent Ralph Nader 4,829 1.02% Decrease 0.04
Libertarian Bob Barr 1,382 0.29% Increase 0.08
Green Cynthia McKinney 797 0.17% Decrease 0.13
Constitution Chuck Baldwin 675 0.14% Increase 0.06
Socialism and Liberation Gloria La Riva 122 0.03% N/A
Write-in 1,999 0.42%
Margin of victory 131,180 27.81% Increase 7.06
Total votes 471,766 100.00%
Democratic win

South Carolina

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South Dakota

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Tennessee

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Texas

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Utah

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Vermont

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Vermont results by county
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  • Obama:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Flipped counties
2008 United States presidential election in Vermont[17]
3 electoral votes
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Barack Obama 219,262 67.46% Increase 8.52
Republican John McCain 98,974 30.45% Decrease 8.35
Independent Ralph Nader 3,339 1.03% Decrease 0.41
Libertarian Bob Barr 1,067 0.33% Decrease 0.02
Constitution Chuck Baldwin 500 0.15% N/A
Socialist Workers Róger Calero 150 0.05% Decrease 0.03
Socialism and Liberation Gloria La Riva 149 0.05% N/A
Liberty Union Brian Moore 141 0.04% Decrease 0.04
Write-in 1,464 0.45%
Margin of victory 120,288 37.01% Increase 16.87
Total votes 325,046 100.00%
Democratic win

Virginia

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Washington

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West Virginia

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Wisconsin

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Wyoming

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See also

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