Alabama — 2008 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate2008 presidential electionAlabama · PresidentMcCainR+21.6
How it voted
Share of the 2008 vote
| John McCain ✓Republican | 60.3% | 1,266,546 |
|---|---|---|
| Barack ObamaDemocratic | 38.7% | 813,479 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 0.9% | 19,794 |
2008presidential margin
D+60R+60
67 counties, each filled by 2008 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Alabama cast 9 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (67 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Autauga County, AL | Republican | R+47.8 |
| Baldwin County, AL | Republican | R+51.4 |
| Barbour County, AL | Republican | R+1.5 |
| Bibb County, AL | Republican | R+45.8 |
| Blount County, AL | Republican | R+69.5 |
| Bullock County, AL | Democratic | D+48.4 |
| Butler County, AL | Republican | R+13.4 |
| Calhoun County, AL | Republican | R+32.5 |
| Chambers County, AL | Republican | R+8.5 |
| Cherokee County, AL | Republican | R+51.2 |
| Chilton County, AL | Republican | R+57.8 |
| Choctaw County, AL | Republican | R+7.4 |
| Clarke County, AL | Republican | R+11.6 |
| Clay County, AL | Republican | R+47.3 |
| Cleburne County, AL | Republican | R+62.4 |
| Coffee County, AL | Republican | R+48.9 |
| Colbert County, AL | Republican | R+20.3 |
| Conecuh County, AL | Republican | R+0.6 |
| Coosa County, AL | Republican | R+17.5 |
| Covington County, AL | Republican | R+58.3 |
| Crenshaw County, AL | Republican | R+37.8 |
| Cullman County, AL | Republican | R+65.2 |
| Dale County, AL | Republican | R+44.6 |
| Dallas County, AL | Democratic | D+34.5 |
| DeKalb County, AL | Republican | R+51.2 |
| Elmore County, AL | Republican | R+50.9 |
| Escambia County, AL | Republican | R+28.5 |
| Etowah County, AL | Republican | R+38.2 |
| Fayette County, AL | Republican | R+48.9 |
| Franklin County, AL | Republican | R+39.2 |
| Geneva County, AL | Republican | R+62.5 |
| Greene County, AL | Democratic | D+66.6 |
| Hale County, AL | Democratic | D+21.7 |
| Henry County, AL | Republican | R+29.7 |
| Houston County, AL | Republican | R+40.8 |
| Jackson County, AL | Republican | R+36.9 |
| Jefferson County, AL | Democratic | D+5.1 |
| Lamar County, AL | Republican | R+53.8 |
| Lauderdale County, AL | Republican | R+28.2 |
| Lawrence County, AL | Republican | R+28.0 |
| Lee County, AL | Republican | R+19.8 |
| Limestone County, AL | Republican | R+41.9 |
| Lowndes County, AL | Democratic | D+50.0 |
| Macon County, AL | Democratic | D+74.0 |
| Madison County, AL | Republican | R+14.9 |
| Marengo County, AL | Democratic | D+3.6 |
| Marion County, AL | Republican | R+56.1 |
| Marshall County, AL | Republican | R+56.3 |
| Mobile County, AL | Republican | R+8.7 |
| Monroe County, AL | Republican | R+10.2 |
| Montgomery County, AL | Democratic | D+19.2 |
| Morgan County, AL | Republican | R+43.8 |
| Perry County, AL | Democratic | D+45.1 |
| Pickens County, AL | Republican | R+8.3 |
| Pike County, AL | Republican | R+15.2 |
| Randolph County, AL | Republican | R+39.6 |
| Russell County, AL | Democratic | D+7.3 |
| Shelby County, AL | Republican | R+53.4 |
| St. Clair County, AL | Republican | R+63.2 |
| Sumter County, AL | Democratic | D+50.3 |
| Talladega County, AL | Republican | R+18.5 |
| Tallapoosa County, AL | Republican | R+36.5 |
| Tuscaloosa County, AL | Republican | R+16.0 |
| Walker County, AL | Republican | R+46.4 |
| Washington County, AL | Republican | R+29.5 |
| Wilcox County, AL | Democratic | D+42.3 |
| Winston County, AL | Republican | R+63.3 |
Alabama results by county
67 counties. Third-party and independent votes are reported by the county source as one combined figure; every named candidate is listed in the complete result below.
| Led by | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Autauga County | John McCain+11,310 | 17,40373.6% | 6,09325.8% | 1450.6% | 23,641 |
| Baldwin County | John McCain+41,885 | 61,27175.3% | 19,38623.8% | 7560.9% | 81,413 |
| Barbour County | John McCain+169 | 5,86650.4% | 5,69749.0% | 670.6% | 11,630 |
| Bibb County | John McCain+3,963 | 6,26272.4% | 2,29926.6% | 831.0% | 8,644 |
| Blount County | John McCain+16,867 | 20,38984.0% | 3,52214.5% | 3561.5% | 24,267 |
| Bullock County | Barack Obama+2,620 | 1,39125.7% | 4,01174.1% | 130.2% | 5,415 |
| Butler County | John McCain+1,297 | 5,48556.5% | 4,18843.1% | 360.4% | 9,709 |
| Calhoun County | John McCain+16,014 | 32,34865.7% | 16,33433.2% | 5601.1% | 49,242 |
| Chambers County | John McCain+1,268 | 8,06753.9% | 6,79945.5% | 900.6% | 14,956 |
| Cherokee County | John McCain+4,992 | 7,29874.9% | 2,30623.7% | 1411.4% | 9,745 |
| Chilton County | John McCain+10,286 | 13,96078.5% | 3,67420.7% | 1510.8% | 17,785 |
| Choctaw County | John McCain+587 | 4,22353.5% | 3,63646.1% | 350.4% | 7,894 |
| Clarke County | John McCain+1,552 | 7,46655.6% | 5,91444.0% | 550.4% | 13,435 |
| Clay County | John McCain+3,224 | 4,98473.1% | 1,76025.8% | 751.1% | 6,819 |
| Cleburne County | John McCain+4,048 | 5,21680.3% | 1,16818.0% | 1081.7% | 6,492 |
| Coffee County | John McCain+9,840 | 14,91974.1% | 5,07925.2% | 1300.6% | 20,128 |
| Colbert County | John McCain+5,036 | 14,73959.3% | 9,70339.1% | 4011.6% | 24,843 |
| Conecuh County | John McCain+41 | 3,47050.0% | 3,42949.4% | 440.6% | 6,943 |
| Coosa County | John McCain+975 | 3,24858.4% | 2,27340.9% | 420.8% | 5,563 |
| Covington County | John McCain+9,204 | 12,44478.8% | 3,24020.5% | 1030.7% | 15,787 |
| Crenshaw County | John McCain+2,381 | 4,31968.7% | 1,93830.8% | 340.5% | 6,291 |
| Cullman County | John McCain+23,032 | 28,89681.8% | 5,86416.6% | 5451.5% | 35,305 |
| Dale County | John McCain+8,616 | 13,88671.9% | 5,27027.3% | 1640.8% | 19,320 |
| Dallas County | Barack Obama+7,188 | 6,79832.6% | 13,98667.1% | 680.3% | 20,852 |
| DeKalb County | John McCain+12,299 | 17,95774.8% | 5,65823.6% | 4001.7% | 24,015 |
| Elmore County | John McCain+17,476 | 25,77775.1% | 8,30124.2% | 2370.7% | 34,315 |
| Escambia County | John McCain+4,187 | 9,37563.9% | 5,18835.4% | 1110.8% | 14,674 |
| Etowah County | John McCain+17,098 | 30,59568.4% | 13,49730.2% | 6451.4% | 44,737 |
| Fayette County | John McCain+3,889 | 5,88373.9% | 1,99425.1% | 801.0% | 7,957 |
| Franklin County | John McCain+4,579 | 8,04868.8% | 3,46929.7% | 1761.5% | 11,693 |
| Geneva County | John McCain+7,283 | 9,41780.8% | 2,13418.3% | 1060.9% | 11,657 |
| Greene County | Barack Obama+3,532 | 87616.5% | 4,40883.1% | 210.4% | 5,305 |
| Hale County | Barack Obama+1,782 | 3,20039.0% | 4,98260.7% | 320.4% | 8,214 |
| Henry County | John McCain+2,567 | 5,58564.6% | 3,01834.9% | 450.5% | 8,648 |
| Houston County | John McCain+17,029 | 29,25470.1% | 12,22529.3% | 2560.6% | 41,735 |
| Jackson County | John McCain+7,709 | 14,08367.5% | 6,37430.5% | 4172.0% | 20,874 |
| Jefferson County | Barack Obama+16,200 | 149,92147.1% | 166,12152.2% | 2,4820.8% | 318,524 |
| Lamar County | John McCain+3,805 | 5,41976.6% | 1,61422.8% | 420.6% | 7,075 |
| Lauderdale County | John McCain+10,739 | 24,06863.2% | 13,32935.0% | 7071.9% | 38,104 |
| Lawrence County | John McCain+4,113 | 9,27763.2% | 5,16435.2% | 2391.6% | 14,680 |
| Lee County | John McCain+10,732 | 32,23059.3% | 21,49839.6% | 5971.1% | 54,325 |
| Limestone County | John McCain+14,062 | 23,59870.3% | 9,53628.4% | 4171.2% | 33,551 |
| Lowndes County | Barack Obama+3,640 | 1,80924.9% | 5,44974.9% | 200.3% | 7,278 |
| Macon County | Barack Obama+8,054 | 1,39612.8% | 9,45086.9% | 310.3% | 10,877 |
| Madison County | John McCain+22,848 | 86,96556.9% | 64,11741.9% | 1,8171.2% | 152,899 |
| Marengo County | Barack Obama+410 | 5,51648.1% | 5,92651.7% | 290.3% | 11,471 |
| Marion County | John McCain+6,936 | 9,53677.2% | 2,60021.0% | 2191.8% | 12,355 |
| Marshall County | John McCain+18,689 | 25,72777.6% | 7,03821.2% | 4011.2% | 33,166 |
| Mobile County | John McCain+15,868 | 98,04954.0% | 82,18145.3% | 1,1940.7% | 181,424 |
| Monroe County | John McCain+1,150 | 6,17554.9% | 5,02544.7% | 520.5% | 11,252 |
| Montgomery County | Barack Obama+20,135 | 42,03140.1% | 62,16659.4% | 5460.5% | 104,743 |
| Morgan County | John McCain+22,119 | 36,01471.3% | 13,89527.5% | 6331.3% | 50,542 |
| Perry County | Barack Obama+2,778 | 1,67927.3% | 4,45772.4% | 230.4% | 6,159 |
| Pickens County | John McCain+840 | 5,43454.0% | 4,59445.6% | 390.4% | 10,067 |
| Pike County | John McCain+2,125 | 8,00457.4% | 5,87942.1% | 720.5% | 13,955 |
| Randolph County | John McCain+4,111 | 7,17569.1% | 3,06429.5% | 1451.4% | 10,384 |
| Russell County | Barack Obama+1,380 | 8,70546.0% | 10,08553.3% | 1250.7% | 18,915 |
| Shelby County | John McCain+48,435 | 69,06076.2% | 20,62522.8% | 9581.1% | 90,643 |
| St. Clair County | John McCain+21,558 | 27,64981.1% | 6,09117.9% | 3481.0% | 34,088 |
| Sumter County | Barack Obama+3,533 | 1,73124.7% | 5,26475.0% | 250.4% | 7,020 |
| Talladega County | John McCain+6,333 | 20,11258.8% | 13,77940.3% | 3130.9% | 34,204 |
| Tallapoosa County | John McCain+7,053 | 13,11667.9% | 6,06331.4% | 1320.7% | 19,311 |
| Tuscaloosa County | John McCain+12,609 | 45,40557.5% | 32,79641.6% | 7110.9% | 78,912 |
| Walker County | John McCain+13,302 | 20,72272.3% | 7,42025.9% | 5101.8% | 28,652 |
| Washington County | John McCain+2,587 | 5,65464.4% | 3,06735.0% | 540.6% | 8,775 |
| Wilcox County | Barack Obama+2,744 | 1,86828.8% | 4,61271.0% | 140.2% | 6,494 |
| Winston County | John McCain+6,346 | 8,10380.8% | 1,75717.5% | 1711.7% | 10,031 |
Nominees: Barack Obama (D) · John McCain (R)
Alabama's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 2008 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +55.5% |
| 1896 | +38.4% |
| 1900 | +26.0% |
| 1904 | +52.7% |
| 1908 | +46.4% |
| 1912 | +61.7% |
| 1916 | +54.1% |
| 1920 | +34.8% |
| 1924 | +42.7% |
| 1928 | +3.0% |
| 1932 | +70.6% |
| 1936 | +73.6% |
| 1940 | +70.9% |
| 1944 | +63.1% |
| 1948 | −19.0% |
| 1952 | +29.5% |
| 1956 | +17.1% |
| 1960 | +14.3% |
| 1964 | −69.5% |
| 1968 | +4.7% |
| 1972 | −46.9% |
| 1976 | +13.1% |
| 1980 | −1.3% |
| 1984 | −22.4% |
| 1988 | −19.3% |
| 1992 | −6.8% |
| 1996 | −7.0% |
| 2000 | −14.9% |
| 2004 | −25.6% |
| 2008 | −21.6% |
| 2012 | −22.2% |
| 2016 | −28.1% |
| 2020 | −25.5% |
| 2024 | −30.5% |
Same ballot, 2008AL
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 2008 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.