Elections / 2008
The 2008 elections
Barack Obama (D) faced John McCain (R); Obama won the presidency. National popular vote: D+7.3. Electoral college: Obama 365 of 538.
2008 presidential election
ObamaD+7.3
2008presidential margin
D+60R+60
Fifty states and DC, each filled by its 2008 result. Hover any state for the detail and its electoral votes.
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Blue and red show the Democratic-vs-Republican margin; gold marks a state an independent or third-party candidate carried.
All 51 results, 2008
| State | presidential margin | Electoral votes |
|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | D+85.9 | 3 |
| Hawaii | D+45.2 | 4 |
| Vermont | D+37.0 | 3 |
| Rhode Island | D+28.0 | 4 |
| New York | D+26.9 | 31 |
| Massachusetts | D+25.8 | 12 |
| Maryland | D+25.4 | 10 |
| Illinois | D+25.1 | 21 |
| Delaware | D+25.0 | 3 |
| California | D+24.0 | 55 |
| Connecticut | D+22.4 | 7 |
| Maine | D+17.3 | 4 |
| Washington | D+17.2 | 11 |
| Michigan | D+16.5 | 17 |
| Oregon | D+16.3 | 7 |
| New Jersey | D+15.6 | 15 |
| New Mexico | D+15.1 | 5 |
| Wisconsin | D+13.9 | 10 |
| Nevada | D+12.6 | 5 |
| Pennsylvania | D+10.3 | 21 |
| Minnesota | D+10.2 | 10 |
| New Hampshire | D+9.7 | 4 |
| Iowa | D+9.5 | 7 |
| Colorado | D+9.0 | 9 |
| Virginia | D+6.3 | 13 |
| Ohio | D+4.6 | 20 |
| Florida | D+2.8 | 27 |
| Indiana | D+1.0 | 11 |
| North Carolina | D+0.3 | 15 |
| Missouri | R+0.1 | 11 |
| Montana | R+2.4 | 3 |
| Georgia | R+5.2 | 15 |
| South Dakota | R+8.4 | 3 |
| Arizona | R+8.5 | 10 |
| North Dakota | R+8.6 | 3 |
| South Carolina | R+9.0 | 8 |
| Texas | R+11.8 | 34 |
| West Virginia | R+13.1 | 5 |
| Mississippi | R+13.2 | 6 |
| Nebraska | R+14.9 | 5 |
| Kansas | R+15.0 | 6 |
| Tennessee | R+15.0 | 11 |
| Kentucky | R+16.2 | 8 |
| Louisiana | R+18.6 | 9 |
| Arkansas | R+19.9 | 6 |
| Alaska | R+21.5 | 3 |
| Alabama | R+21.6 | 9 |
| Idaho | R+25.4 | 4 |
| Utah | R+28.2 | 5 |
| Oklahoma | R+31.3 | 7 |
| Wyoming | R+32.2 | 3 |
The 2008 cycle at a glance
National popular vote
D+7.3
Electoral college
Obama 365
of 538
US Senate
56–42–2
Democrats held
US House
257–178
Democrats held
Governors
D 7 · R 4
11 races
President — national popular vote
Barack Obama (D) vs John McCain (R)
Obama (D)
69,498,937
52.9%
McCain (R)
59,949,010
45.7%
All others
1,872,628
1.4%
Margin
D+7.3
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