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Elections / 2008 · President · CO

Barack Obama carried Colorado D+9.0.

Barack Obama (D) vs John McCain (R) in Colorado, 2008. The state ran 1.7 points more Democratic than the nation (D+7.3 nationally). A US Senate contest shared the 2008 ballot here.

Nominees: Barack Obama (D) · John McCain (R)

Colorado result
2,401,361 votes counted
Obama (D)
1,288,576
53.7%
McCain (R)
1,073,589
44.7%
All others
39,196
1.6%
Margin
D+9.0
2008 presidential election
Colorado, 2008
ObamaD+9.0
2008 presidential margin by county for Colorado — 2008 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Colorado — 2008 presidential election, each outlined and filled by its 2008 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), seated within the faint outlines of the surrounding states.Adams County, CO · D+18.4Alamosa County, CO · D+14.1Arapahoe County, CO · D+12.9Archuleta County, CO · R+12.1Baca County, CO · R+47.6Bent County, CO · R+14.5Boulder County, CO · D+46.1Broomfield County, CO · D+11.6Chaffee County, CO · TiedCheyenne County, CO · R+62.3Clear Creek County, CO · D+17.9Conejos County, CO · D+12.9Costilla County, CO · D+48.9Crowley County, CO · R+27.2Custer County, CO · R+28.9Delta County, CO · R+32.3Denver County, CO · D+52.4Dolores County, CO · R+36.9Douglas County, CO · R+17.2Eagle County, CO · D+23.1El Paso County, CO · R+18.8Elbert County, CO · R+40.0Fremont County, CO · R+29.2Garfield County, CO · TiedGilpin County, CO · D+21.2Grand County, CO · R+1.1Gunnison County, CO · D+27.3Hinsdale County, CO · R+17.4Huerfano County, CO · D+11.2Jackson County, CO · R+38.0Jefferson County, CO · D+9.0Kiowa County, CO · R+55.4Kit Carson County, CO · R+44.8La Plata County, CO · D+16.3Lake County, CO · D+26.0Larimer County, CO · D+9.7Las Animas County, CO · D+7.0Lincoln County, CO · R+50.8Logan County, CO · R+35.2Mesa County, CO · R+29.5Mineral County, CO · R+10.3Moffat County, CO · R+43.5Montezuma County, CO · R+19.5Montrose County, CO · R+29.8Morgan County, CO · R+24.0Otero County, CO · R+10.5Ouray County, CO · D+8.8Park County, CO · R+6.9Phillips County, CO · R+43.8Pitkin County, CO · D+48.8Prowers County, CO · R+33.7Pueblo County, CO · D+15.0Rio Blanco County, CO · R+56.6Rio Grande County, CO · R+8.9Routt County, CO · D+26.9Saguache County, CO · D+28.3San Juan County, CO · D+9.3San Miguel County, CO · D+55.5Sedgwick County, CO · R+28.8Summit County, CO · D+33.0Teller County, CO · R+28.1Washington County, CO · R+56.5Weld County, CO · R+8.7Yuma County, CO · R+48.4
How it voted
Share of the 2008 vote
Barack Obama ✓Democratic53.7%1,288,576
John McCainRepublican44.7%1,073,589
OtherAll other candidates1.6%39,196
D+60
R+60
64 counties, each filled by 2008 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Colorado's presidential margins
1880–2024, the 2008 contest in context
Colorado's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1880 to 2024. Most recent: +11.0% in 2024.flipped D · 2008+11.0%DR18802024
Colorado's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1880−5.2%
1884−12.6%
1888−14.4%
1892−41.1%
1896+70.6%
1900+13.6%
1904−14.2%
1908+1.1%
1912+20.9%
1916+26.0%
1920−23.4%
1924−35.0%
1928−30.8%
1932+13.4%
1936+23.3%
1940−2.6%
1944−6.8%
1948+5.4%
1952−21.3%
1956−19.7%
1960−9.7%
1964+23.1%
1968−9.2%
1972−28.0%
1976−11.5%
1980−24.0%
1984−28.3%
1988−7.8%
1992+4.3%
1996−1.4%
2000−8.4%
2004−4.7%
2008+9.0%
2012+5.4%
2016+4.9%
2020+13.5%
2024+11.0%
County results — 2008
64 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Adams CountyD
+18.4%
93,44363,976160,499
Alamosa CountyD
+14.1%
3,5212,6356,286
Arapahoe CountyD
+12.9%
148,218113,866266,148
Archuleta CountyR
−12.1%
2,8363,6386,625
Baca CountyR
−47.6%
5361,5722,175
Bent CountyR
−14.5%
7991,0771,920
Boulder CountyD
+46.1%
124,15944,904171,763
Broomfield CountyD
+11.6%
16,16812,75729,453
Chaffee CountyR
−0.1%
4,8614,8739,920
Cheyenne CountyR
−62.3%
1988901,111
Clear Creek CountyD
+17.9%
3,3322,3005,767
Conejos CountyD
+12.9%
2,1541,6533,874
Costilla CountyD
+48.9%
1,2454151,697
Crowley CountyR
−27.2%
5529761,558
Custer CountyR
−28.9%
9121,6722,629
Delta CountyR
−32.3%
5,08410,06715,434
Denver CountyD
+52.4%
204,88262,567271,533
Dolores CountyR
−36.9%
3698181,217
Douglas CountyR
−17.2%
61,96088,108151,819
Eagle CountyD
+23.1%
13,1878,17921,652
El Paso CountyR
−18.8%
108,899160,318273,175
Elbert CountyR
−40.0%
3,8199,10813,206
Fremont CountyR
−29.2%
6,84412,66819,919
Garfield CountyR
−0.0%
11,35711,35923,082
Gilpin CountyD
+21.2%
1,9541,2533,301
Grand CountyR
−1.1%
4,0374,1288,308
Gunnison CountyD
+27.3%
5,5563,1318,870
Hinsdale CountyR
−17.4%
240344599
Huerfano CountyD
+11.2%
1,9891,5803,643
Jackson CountyR
−38.0%
277624913
Jefferson CountyD
+9.0%
158,153131,627295,062
Kiowa CountyR
−55.4%
178650852
Kit Carson CountyR
−44.8%
9122,4553,442
La Plata CountyD
+16.3%
16,05711,50327,979
Lake CountyD
+26.0%
1,8591,0783,002
Larimer CountyD
+9.7%
89,82273,641166,373
Las Animas CountyD
+7.0%
3,5623,0866,761
Lincoln CountyR
−50.8%
5461,7172,304
Logan CountyR
−35.2%
2,8466,0028,977
Mesa CountyR
−29.5%
24,00844,57869,631
Mineral CountyR
−10.3%
270334623
Moffat CountyR
−43.5%
1,5824,1355,871
Montezuma CountyR
−19.5%
4,6616,96111,825
Montrose CountyR
−29.8%
6,49512,19919,153
Morgan CountyR
−24.0%
3,8136,27210,234
Otero CountyR
−10.5%
3,5464,3938,064
Ouray CountyD
+8.8%
1,6361,3673,060
Park CountyR
−6.9%
4,2504,8969,383
Phillips CountyR
−43.8%
6221,6122,260
Pitkin CountyD
+48.8%
7,3492,4849,966
Prowers CountyR
−33.7%
1,4873,0434,615
Pueblo CountyD
+15.0%
41,09730,25772,427
Rio Blanco CountyR
−56.6%
6552,4373,147
Rio Grande CountyR
−8.9%
2,4482,9305,444
Routt CountyD
+26.9%
8,2704,72513,199
Saguache CountyD
+28.3%
1,7309532,747
San Juan CountyD
+9.3%
264218496
San Miguel CountyD
+55.5%
3,3499334,350
Sedgwick CountyR
−28.8%
4688571,351
Summit CountyD
+33.0%
9,8024,88314,899
Teller CountyR
−28.1%
4,5138,14612,906
Washington CountyR
−56.5%
5291,9492,513
Weld CountyR
−8.7%
47,29256,526105,866
Yuma CountyR
−48.4%
1,1173,2864,483