Colorado — 2008 presidential election
Akashicstate2008 presidential electionColorado · PresidentObamaD+9.0
How it voted
Share of the 2008 vote
| Barack Obama ✓Democratic | 53.7% | 1,288,576 |
|---|---|---|
| John McCainRepublican | 44.7% | 1,073,589 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 1.6% | 39,196 |
2008presidential margin
D+60R+60
64 counties, each filled by 2008 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Colorado cast 9 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (64 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Adams County, CO | Democratic | D+18.4 |
| Alamosa County, CO | Democratic | D+14.1 |
| Arapahoe County, CO | Democratic | D+12.9 |
| Archuleta County, CO | Republican | R+12.1 |
| Baca County, CO | Republican | R+47.6 |
| Bent County, CO | Republican | R+14.5 |
| Boulder County, CO | Democratic | D+46.1 |
| Broomfield County, CO | Democratic | D+11.6 |
| Chaffee County, CO | Republican | R+0.1 |
| Cheyenne County, CO | Republican | R+62.3 |
| Clear Creek County, CO | Democratic | D+17.9 |
| Conejos County, CO | Democratic | D+12.9 |
| Costilla County, CO | Democratic | D+48.9 |
| Crowley County, CO | Republican | R+27.2 |
| Custer County, CO | Republican | R+28.9 |
| Delta County, CO | Republican | R+32.3 |
| Denver County, CO | Democratic | D+52.4 |
| Dolores County, CO | Republican | R+36.9 |
| Douglas County, CO | Republican | R+17.2 |
| Eagle County, CO | Democratic | D+23.1 |
| El Paso County, CO | Republican | R+18.8 |
| Elbert County, CO | Republican | R+40.0 |
| Fremont County, CO | Republican | R+29.2 |
| Garfield County, CO | Republican | R+0.01 |
| Gilpin County, CO | Democratic | D+21.2 |
| Grand County, CO | Republican | R+1.1 |
| Gunnison County, CO | Democratic | D+27.3 |
| Hinsdale County, CO | Republican | R+17.4 |
| Huerfano County, CO | Democratic | D+11.2 |
| Jackson County, CO | Republican | R+38.0 |
| Jefferson County, CO | Democratic | D+9.0 |
| Kiowa County, CO | Republican | R+55.4 |
| Kit Carson County, CO | Republican | R+44.8 |
| La Plata County, CO | Democratic | D+16.3 |
| Lake County, CO | Democratic | D+26.0 |
| Larimer County, CO | Democratic | D+9.7 |
| Las Animas County, CO | Democratic | D+7.0 |
| Lincoln County, CO | Republican | R+50.8 |
| Logan County, CO | Republican | R+35.2 |
| Mesa County, CO | Republican | R+29.5 |
| Mineral County, CO | Republican | R+10.3 |
| Moffat County, CO | Republican | R+43.5 |
| Montezuma County, CO | Republican | R+19.5 |
| Montrose County, CO | Republican | R+29.8 |
| Morgan County, CO | Republican | R+24.0 |
| Otero County, CO | Republican | R+10.5 |
| Ouray County, CO | Democratic | D+8.8 |
| Park County, CO | Republican | R+6.9 |
| Phillips County, CO | Republican | R+43.8 |
| Pitkin County, CO | Democratic | D+48.8 |
| Prowers County, CO | Republican | R+33.7 |
| Pueblo County, CO | Democratic | D+15.0 |
| Rio Blanco County, CO | Republican | R+56.6 |
| Rio Grande County, CO | Republican | R+8.9 |
| Routt County, CO | Democratic | D+26.9 |
| Saguache County, CO | Democratic | D+28.3 |
| San Juan County, CO | Democratic | D+9.3 |
| San Miguel County, CO | Democratic | D+55.5 |
| Sedgwick County, CO | Republican | R+28.8 |
| Summit County, CO | Democratic | D+33.0 |
| Teller County, CO | Republican | R+28.1 |
| Washington County, CO | Republican | R+56.5 |
| Weld County, CO | Republican | R+8.7 |
| Yuma County, CO | Republican | R+48.4 |
Colorado results by county
64 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams County | Obama, Barack H.+29,467 | 93,44358.2% | 63,97639.9% | 3,0801.9% | 160,499 |
| Alamosa County | Obama, Barack H.+886 | 3,52156.0% | 2,63541.9% | 1302.1% | 6,286 |
| Arapahoe County | Obama, Barack H.+34,352 | 148,21855.7% | 113,86642.8% | 4,0641.5% | 266,148 |
| Archuleta County | Mccain, John+802 | 2,83642.8% | 3,63854.9% | 1512.3% | 6,625 |
| Baca County | Mccain, John+1,036 | 53624.6% | 1,57272.3% | 673.1% | 2,175 |
| Bent County | Mccain, John+278 | 79941.6% | 1,07756.1% | 442.3% | 1,920 |
| Boulder County | Obama, Barack H.+79,255 | 124,15972.3% | 44,90426.1% | 2,7001.6% | 171,763 |
| Broomfield County | Obama, Barack H.+3,411 | 16,16854.9% | 12,75743.3% | 5281.8% | 29,453 |
| Chaffee County | Mccain, John+12 | 4,86149.0% | 4,87349.1% | 1861.9% | 9,920 |
| Cheyenne County | Mccain, John+692 | 19817.8% | 89080.1% | 232.1% | 1,111 |
| Clear Creek County | Obama, Barack H.+1,032 | 3,33257.8% | 2,30039.9% | 1352.3% | 5,767 |
| Conejos County | Obama, Barack H.+501 | 2,15455.6% | 1,65342.7% | 671.7% | 3,874 |
| Costilla County | Obama, Barack H.+830 | 1,24573.4% | 41524.5% | 372.2% | 1,697 |
| Crowley County | Mccain, John+424 | 55235.4% | 97662.6% | 301.9% | 1,558 |
| Custer County | Mccain, John+760 | 91234.7% | 1,67263.6% | 451.7% | 2,629 |
| Delta County | Mccain, John+4,983 | 5,08432.9% | 10,06765.2% | 2831.8% | 15,434 |
| Denver County | Obama, Barack H.+142,315 | 204,88275.5% | 62,56723.0% | 4,0841.5% | 271,533 |
| Dolores County | Mccain, John+449 | 36930.3% | 81867.2% | 302.5% | 1,217 |
| Douglas County | Mccain, John+26,148 | 61,96040.8% | 88,10858.0% | 1,7511.2% | 151,819 |
| Eagle County | Obama, Barack H.+5,008 | 13,18760.9% | 8,17937.8% | 2861.3% | 21,652 |
| El Paso County | Mccain, John+51,419 | 108,89939.9% | 160,31858.7% | 3,9581.4% | 273,175 |
| Elbert County | Mccain, John+5,289 | 3,81928.9% | 9,10869.0% | 2792.1% | 13,206 |
| Fremont County | Mccain, John+5,824 | 6,84434.4% | 12,66863.6% | 4072.0% | 19,919 |
| Garfield County | Mccain, John+2 | 11,35749.2% | 11,35949.2% | 3661.6% | 23,082 |
| Gilpin County | Obama, Barack H.+701 | 1,95459.2% | 1,25338.0% | 942.8% | 3,301 |
| Grand County | Mccain, John+91 | 4,03748.6% | 4,12849.7% | 1431.7% | 8,308 |
| Gunnison County | Obama, Barack H.+2,425 | 5,55662.6% | 3,13135.3% | 1832.1% | 8,870 |
| Hinsdale County | Mccain, John+104 | 24040.1% | 34457.4% | 152.5% | 599 |
| Huerfano County | Obama, Barack H.+409 | 1,98954.6% | 1,58043.4% | 742.0% | 3,643 |
| Jackson County | Mccain, John+347 | 27730.3% | 62468.3% | 121.3% | 913 |
| Jefferson County | Obama, Barack H.+26,526 | 158,15353.6% | 131,62744.6% | 5,2821.8% | 295,062 |
| Kiowa County | Mccain, John+472 | 17820.9% | 65076.3% | 242.8% | 852 |
| Kit Carson County | Mccain, John+1,543 | 91226.5% | 2,45571.3% | 752.2% | 3,442 |
| La Plata County | Obama, Barack H.+4,554 | 16,05757.4% | 11,50341.1% | 4191.5% | 27,979 |
| Lake County | Obama, Barack H.+781 | 1,85961.9% | 1,07835.9% | 652.2% | 3,002 |
| Larimer County | Obama, Barack H.+16,181 | 89,82254.0% | 73,64144.3% | 2,9101.7% | 166,373 |
| Las Animas County | Obama, Barack H.+476 | 3,56252.7% | 3,08645.6% | 1131.7% | 6,761 |
| Lincoln County | Mccain, John+1,171 | 54623.7% | 1,71774.5% | 411.8% | 2,304 |
| Logan County | Mccain, John+3,156 | 2,84631.7% | 6,00266.9% | 1291.4% | 8,977 |
| Mesa County | Mccain, John+20,570 | 24,00834.5% | 44,57864.0% | 1,0451.5% | 69,631 |
| Mineral County | Mccain, John+64 | 27043.3% | 33453.6% | 193.0% | 623 |
| Moffat County | Mccain, John+2,553 | 1,58226.9% | 4,13570.4% | 1542.6% | 5,871 |
| Montezuma County | Mccain, John+2,300 | 4,66139.4% | 6,96158.9% | 2031.7% | 11,825 |
| Montrose County | Mccain, John+5,704 | 6,49533.9% | 12,19963.7% | 4592.4% | 19,153 |
| Morgan County | Mccain, John+2,459 | 3,81337.3% | 6,27261.3% | 1491.5% | 10,234 |
| Otero County | Mccain, John+847 | 3,54644.0% | 4,39354.5% | 1251.6% | 8,064 |
| Ouray County | Obama, Barack H.+269 | 1,63653.5% | 1,36744.7% | 571.9% | 3,060 |
| Park County | Mccain, John+646 | 4,25045.3% | 4,89652.2% | 2372.5% | 9,383 |
| Phillips County | Mccain, John+990 | 62227.5% | 1,61271.3% | 261.2% | 2,260 |
| Pitkin County | Obama, Barack H.+4,865 | 7,34973.7% | 2,48424.9% | 1331.3% | 9,966 |
| Prowers County | Mccain, John+1,556 | 1,48732.2% | 3,04365.9% | 851.8% | 4,615 |
| Pueblo County | Obama, Barack H.+10,840 | 41,09756.7% | 30,25741.8% | 1,0731.5% | 72,427 |
| Rio Blanco County | Mccain, John+1,782 | 65520.8% | 2,43777.4% | 551.7% | 3,147 |
| Rio Grande County | Mccain, John+482 | 2,44845.0% | 2,93053.8% | 661.2% | 5,444 |
| Routt County | Obama, Barack H.+3,545 | 8,27062.7% | 4,72535.8% | 2041.5% | 13,199 |
| Saguache County | Obama, Barack H.+777 | 1,73063.0% | 95334.7% | 642.3% | 2,747 |
| San Juan County | Obama, Barack H.+46 | 26453.2% | 21844.0% | 142.8% | 496 |
| San Miguel County | Obama, Barack H.+2,416 | 3,34977.0% | 93321.4% | 681.6% | 4,350 |
| Sedgwick County | Mccain, John+389 | 46834.6% | 85763.4% | 261.9% | 1,351 |
| Summit County | Obama, Barack H.+4,919 | 9,80265.8% | 4,88332.8% | 2141.4% | 14,899 |
| Teller County | Mccain, John+3,633 | 4,51335.0% | 8,14663.1% | 2471.9% | 12,906 |
| Washington County | Mccain, John+1,420 | 52921.1% | 1,94977.6% | 351.4% | 2,513 |
| Weld County | Mccain, John+9,234 | 47,29244.7% | 56,52653.4% | 2,0481.9% | 105,866 |
| Yuma County | Mccain, John+2,169 | 1,11724.9% | 3,28673.3% | 801.8% | 4,483 |
complete certified result
Colorado candidate results
Top three shown first · expand for every reported candidate and write-in category
Source: MIT Election Data + Science Lab — U.S. President 1976–2024 state candidate returns
Nominees: Barack Obama (D) · John McCain (R)
Colorado's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 2008 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 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% |
Same ballot, 2008CO
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 2008 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.