User:DukeOfDelTaco/sandbox/Results of the 2008 United States presidential election

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 NE's 2nd congressional district. As of 2024, this was the last time that Indiana and North Carolina voted for the Democratic nominee.

Close states
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) 

Alabama
[[File:Alabama Presidential Election Results 2008.svg|thumb|250x250px|State results by county Map legend

McCain:

Obama: Flipped counties

Democratic: Jefferson, Marengo]]

Alaska
[[File:Alaska Presidential Election Results 2008.svg|thumb|250x250px|Alaska results by borough and census area Map legend

McCain:

Obama: Flipped boroughs and census areas

Democratic: Bethel, Kusilvak, Nome, Yakutat]]

Arizona
[[File:Arizona Presidential Election Results 2008.svg|thumb|250x250px|Arizona results by county Map legend

McCain:

Obama:]]

Arkansas
[[File:Arkansas Presidential Election Results 2008.svg|thumb|250x250px|Arkansas results by county Map legend

McCain:

Obama: Flipped counties

Republican: Bradley, Clark, Clay, Hempstead, Jackson, Lawrence, Lincoln, Little River, Mississippi, Monroe, Poinsett, Randolph]]

California
[[File:California Presidential Election Results 2008.svg|thumb|250x250px|California results by county Map legend

Obama:

McCain: Flipped counties

Democratic: Butte, Fresno, Merced, Nevada, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Joaquin, San Luis Obispo, Stanislaus, Trinity, Ventura]]

Colorado
[[File:Colorado Presidential Election Results 2008.svg|thumb|250x250px|Colorado results by county Map legend

Obama:

McCain: Flipped counties

Democratic: Alamosa, Arapahoe, Huerfano, Jefferson, Larmier, Ouray]]

Connecticut
[[File:Connecticut Presidential Election Results 2008.svg|thumb|250x250px|State results by county Map legend

Obama: Flipped counties

Democratic: Litchfield]]

Delaware
[[File:Delaware Presidential Election Results 2008.svg|thumb|250x250px|Delaware results by county Map legend

Obama:

McCain: Flipped counties

Democratic: Kent]]

District of Columbia
[[File:District of Columbia presidential election results by ward, 2008.svg|thumb|250x250px|District of Columbia results by ward Map legend

Obama:]]

Florida
[[File:Florida Presidential Election Results 2008.svg|thumb|250x250px|Florida results by county Map legend

Obama:

McCain: Flipped counties

Democratic: Flagler, Hillsborough, Osceola, Pinellas]]

Georgia
[[File:Georgia Presidential Election Results 2008.svg|thumb|250x250px|Georgia results by county Map legend

McCain:

Obama: Flipped counties

Democratic: Baldwin, Burke, Chattahoochee, Douglas, Newton, Peach, Rockdale, Sumter, Washington]]

Hawaii
[[File:Hawaii Presidential Election Results 2008.svg|thumb|250x250px|Hawaii results by county Map legend

Obama:]]

Idaho
[[File:Idaho Presidential Election Results 2008.svg|thumb|250x250px|Idaho results by county Map legend

McCain:

Obama: Flipped counties

Democratic: Latah, Teton]]

Illinois
[[File:Illinois Presidential Election Results 2008.svg|thumb|250x250px|Illinois results by county Map legend

Obama:

McCain: Flipped counties

Democratic: Boone, Bureau, Carroll, Cass, DeKalb, DuPage, Gallatin, Grundy, Henry, Jo Daviess, Kane, Kankakee, Kendall, La Salle, Lake, Macon, Macoupin, Mason, Montgomery, McDonough, McHenry, McLean, Sangamon, Schuyler, Stephenson, Vermilion, Warren, Will, Winnebago]]

Indiana
[[File:Indiana Presidential Election Results 2008.svg|thumb|250x250px|Indiana results by county Map legend

Obama:

McCain: Flipped counties

Democratic: Delaware, Madison, Perry, Porter, Spencer, St. Joseph, Starke, Tippecanoe, Vanderburgh, Vermillion, Vigo]]

Iowa
[[File:Iowa Presidential Election Results 2008.svg|thumb|250x250px|Iowa results by county Map legend

Obama:

McCain: Flipped counties

Democratic: Adams, Allamakee, Audubon, Bremer, Carroll, Cedar, Crawford, Delaware, Emmet, Franklin, Greene, Hamilton, Hardin, Iowa, Kossuth, Louisa, Marshall, Palo Alto, Union, Warren, Winnebago]]

Kansas
[[File:Kansas Presidential Election Results 2008.svg|thumb|250x250px|Kansas results by county Map legend

McCain:

Obama: Flipped counties

Democratic: Crawford]]

Kentucky
[[File:Kentucky Presidential Election Results 2008.svg|thumb|250x250px|Kentucky results by county Map legend

McCain:

Obama: Flipped counties

Democratic: Fayette, Hancock, Henderson

Republican: Bath, Breathitt, Carter, Floyd, Knott, Magoffin, Pike]]

Louisiana
[[File:Louisiana Presidential Election Results 2008.svg|thumb|250x250px|Louisiana results by parish Map legend

McCain:

Obama: Flipped parishes

Democratic: Caddo, East Baton Rouge

Republican: Assumption, Pointe Coupee]]

Maine
[[File:Maine Presidential Election Results 2008.svg|thumb|250x250px|Maine results by county Map legend

Obama:

McCain: Flipped counties

Democratic: Washington]]

Maryland
[[File:Maryland Presidential Election Results 2008.svg|thumb|250x250px|Maryland results by county Map legend

Obama:

McCain: Flipped counties

Democratic: Kent]]

Massachusetts
[[File:Massachusetts Presidential Election Results 2008.svg|thumb|250x250px|Massachusetts results by county Map legend

Obama:]]

Michigan
[[File:Michigan Presidential Election Results 2008.svg|thumb|250x250px|Michigan results by county Map legend

Obama:

McCain: Flipped counties

Democratic: Alpena, Benzie, Berrien, Calhoun, Cass, Clare, Clinton, Delta, Eaton, Gladwin, Gratiot, Iosco, Iron, Jackson, Kent, Leelanau, Lenawee, Macomb, Manistee, Mason, Menominee, Monroe, Oceana, Ogemaw, Ontonagon, Presque Isle, Roscommon, Schoolcraft, Shiawassee, St. Clair, Van Buren]]

Minnesota
[[File:Minnesota Presidential Election Results 2008.svg|thumb|250x250px|Minnesota results by county Map legend

Obama:

McCain:]]

Mississippi
[[File:Mississippi Presidential Election Results 2008.svg|thumb|250x250px|Mississippi results by county Map legend

McCain:

Obama:]]

Missouri
[[File:Missouri Presidential Election Results 2008.svg|thumb|250x250px|Missouri results by county Map legend

McCain:

Obama: Flipped counties

Democratic: Boone, Buchanan, Iron, Jefferson, Washington]]

Montana
[[File:Montana Presidential Election Results 2008.svg|thumb|250x250px|Montana results by county Map legend

McCain:

Obama:]]

Nebraska
[[File:Nebraska Presidential Election Results 2008.svg|thumb|250x250px|Nebraska results by county Map legend

McCain:

Obama:]]

Nevada
[[File:Nevada Presidential Election Results 2008.svg|thumb|250x250px|Nevada results by county Map legend

Obama:

McCain:]]

New Hampshire
[[File:New Hampshire Presidential Election Results 2008.svg|thumb|250x250px|New Hampshire results by county Map legend

Obama: Flipped counties

Democratic: Belknap, Carroll, Hillsborough, Rockingham]]

New Jersey
[[File:New Jersey Presidential Election Results 2008.svg|thumb|250x250px|New Jersey results by county Map legend

Obama:

McCain:]]

New Mexico
[[File:New Mexico Presidential Election Results 2008.svg|thumb|250x250px|State results by county Map legend

Obama:

McCain:]]

New York
[[File:New York Presidential Election Results 2008.svg|thumb|250x250px|New York results by county Map legend

Obama:

McCain: Flipped counties

Democratic: Cayuga, Cortland, Dutchess, Essex, Madison, Orange, Oswego, Otsego, Rockland, Saratoga, Seneca, Sullivan, Warren, Washington]]

North Carolina
[[File:North Carolina Presidential Election Results 2008.svg|thumb|250x250px|North Carolina results by county Map legend

Obama:

McCain: Flipped counties

Democratic: Bladen, Buncombe, Caswell, Cumberland, Forsyth, Granville, Hyde, Jackson, Martin, Pitt, Wake, Watauga, Wilson]]

Oklahoma
[[File:Oklahoma Presidential Election Results 2008.svg|thumb|250x250px|Oklahoma results by county Map legend

McCain:]]

Rhode Island
[[File:Rhode Island Presidential Election Results 2008.svg|thumb|250x250px|Rhode Island results by county Map legend

Obama:]]

Vermont
[[File:Vermont Presidential Election Results 2008.svg|thumb|250x250px|Vermont results by county Map legend

Obama: Flipped counties

Democratic: Essex]]