Elections / 2008 · President · CT
Barack Obama carried Connecticut D+22.4.
Barack Obama (D) vs John McCain (R) in Connecticut, 2008. The state ran 15.1 points more Democratic than the nation (D+7.3 nationally).
Nominees: Barack Obama (D) · John McCain (R)
Connecticut result
1,646,752 votes counted
Obama (D)
997,750
60.6%
McCain (R)
629,412
38.2%
All others
19,591
1.2%
Margin
D+22.4
2008 presidential election
Connecticut, 2008
ObamaD+22.4
Constituent county margins for Connecticut — 2008 presidential electionOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2008 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
How it voted
Share of the 2008 vote
| Barack Obama ✓Democratic | 60.6% | 997,750 |
|---|---|---|
| John McCainRepublican | 38.2% | 629,412 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 1.2% | 19,591 |
D+60R+60
9 counties, each filled by 2008 D-vs-R margin.
Connecticut's presidential margins
1876–2024, the 2008 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1876 | +2.4% |
| 1880 | −2.0% |
| 1884 | +1.0% |
| 1888 | +0.2% |
| 1896 | −30.7% |
| 1900 | −15.9% |
| 1904 | −20.0% |
| 1908 | −23.5% |
| 1912 | +3.3% |
| 1916 | −3.1% |
| 1920 | −29.7% |
| 1924 | −34.0% |
| 1928 | −8.1% |
| 1932 | −1.1% |
| 1936 | +15.0% |
| 1940 | +7.1% |
| 1944 | +5.4% |
| 1948 | −1.6% |
| 1952 | −11.8% |
| 1956 | −27.5% |
| 1960 | +7.5% |
| 1964 | +35.7% |
| 1968 | +5.2% |
| 1972 | −18.5% |
| 1976 | −5.2% |
| 1980 | −9.6% |
| 1984 | −21.9% |
| 1988 | −5.1% |
| 1992 | +6.4% |
| 1996 | +18.1% |
| 2000 | +17.5% |
| 2004 | +10.4% |
| 2008 | +22.4% |
| 2012 | +17.3% |
| 2016 | +13.6% |
| 2020 | +20.0% |
| 2024 | +14.5% |
County results — 2008
9 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
| County | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capitol Planning Region | D | 291,809 | 156,853 | 454,454 | |
| Greater Bridgeport Planning Region | D | 82,695 | 57,097 | 140,837 | |
| Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region | D | 55,766 | 34,722 | 91,898 | |
| Naugatuck Valley Planning Region | D | 123,371 | 79,560 | 205,504 | |
| Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region | D | 23,715 | 17,452 | 41,951 | |
| Northwest Hills Planning Region | D | 31,252 | 26,939 | 59,209 | |
| South Central Connecticut Planning Region | D | 153,912 | 95,310 | 252,284 | |
| Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region | D | 77,232 | 50,627 | 129,590 | |
| Western Connecticut Planning Region | D | 157,998 | 110,852 | 271,025 |