Elections / 2008 · Dem primary · AL
Obama led Alabama's 2008 Democratic presidential primary.
County-level returns aggregated statewide; Obama led by 14.4 points. This is the Democratic nominating contest — the November result is on the general-election page.
Statewide result
Alabama 2008 Democratic presidential primary — county returns aggregated statewide.
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Obama | 300,319 | 56.0% |
| Clinton | 223,089 | 41.6% |
| Edwards | 7,841 | 1.5% |
| Other | 5,377 | 1.0% |
By county (67)
Each row links to the county's full place page.
| County | Led by | Margin | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson County | Obama | +45.3 | 101,714 |
| Mobile County | Obama | +32.4 | 42,405 |
| Madison County | Obama | +21.2 | 39,414 |
| Montgomery County | Obama | +49.3 | 34,755 |
| Tuscaloosa County | Obama | +23.8 | 19,628 |
| Shelby County | Obama | +12.4 | 13,080 |
| Etowah County | Clinton | +25.0 | 12,127 |
| Baldwin County | Clinton | +6.7 | 12,099 |
| Lee County | Obama | +30.2 | 11,767 |
| Calhoun County | Clinton | +4.0 | 11,702 |
| Morgan County | Clinton | +25.3 | 11,514 |
| Lauderdale County | Clinton | +32.8 | 11,169 |
| Talladega County | Obama | +14.9 | 9,230 |
| Dallas County | Obama | +51.0 | 9,142 |
| Walker County | Clinton | +56.5 | 8,568 |
| Limestone County | Clinton | +18.4 | 8,245 |
| Colbert County | Clinton | +19.3 | 8,193 |
| Cullman County | Clinton | +59.6 | 7,156 |
| Marshall County | Clinton | +57.2 | 7,061 |
| Jackson County | Clinton | +64.5 | 6,906 |
| Houston County | Obama | +13.1 | 6,436 |
| Russell County | Obama | +27.4 | 5,798 |
| Macon County | Obama | +66.8 | 5,769 |
| DeKalb County | Clinton | +60.3 | 5,504 |
| Elmore County | Obama | +11.7 | 5,463 |
| St. Clair County | Clinton | +28.2 | 5,235 |
| Lawrence County | Clinton | +37.4 | 5,209 |
| Tallapoosa County | Obama | +15.3 | 4,547 |
| Autauga County | Obama | +12.4 | 4,120 |
| Chambers County | Obama | +24.3 | 3,959 |
| Barbour County | Obama | +28.1 | 3,846 |
| Marengo County | Obama | +38.8 | 3,816 |
| Clarke County | Obama | +29.7 | 3,759 |
| Franklin County | Clinton | +58.2 | 3,574 |
| Blount County | Clinton | +61.1 | 3,477 |
| Coffee County | Clinton | +3.7 | 3,437 |
| Pike County | Obama | +27.4 | 3,287 |
| Marion County | Clinton | +65.8 | 3,198 |
| Hale County | Obama | +40.5 | 3,189 |
| Lowndes County | Obama | +52.8 | 3,188 |
| Dale County | Obama | +7.3 | 3,183 |
| Chilton County | Clinton | +25.0 | 3,121 |
| Monroe County | Obama | +35.6 | 3,029 |
| Escambia County | Clinton | +1.4 | 2,984 |
| Pickens County | Obama | +34.6 | 2,969 |
| Wilcox County | Obama | +54.4 | 2,877 |
| Covington County | Clinton | +26.8 | 2,832 |
| Sumter County | Obama | +47.7 | 2,807 |
| Butler County | Obama | +14.9 | 2,778 |
| Cherokee County | Clinton | +57.8 | 2,689 |
| Perry County | Obama | +27.6 | 2,661 |
| Greene County | Obama | +61.5 | 2,605 |
| Bullock County | Obama | +61.2 | 2,512 |
| Choctaw County | Obama | +42.4 | 2,471 |
| Randolph County | Clinton | +14.4 | 2,412 |
| Conecuh County | Obama | +30.6 | 2,392 |
| Washington County | Clinton | +0.1 | 2,343 |
| Fayette County | Clinton | +35.5 | 2,225 |
| Winston County | Clinton | +72.6 | 1,937 |
| Henry County | Obama | +24.8 | 1,882 |
| Coosa County | Obama | +22.9 | 1,853 |
| Bibb County | Clinton | +9.5 | 1,751 |
| Clay County | Clinton | +29.6 | 1,664 |
| Crenshaw County | Clinton | +0.4 | 1,664 |
| Geneva County | Clinton | +24.1 | 1,597 |
| Lamar County | Clinton | +41.8 | 1,485 |
| Cleburne County | Clinton | +53.7 | 1,217 |