Elections / 2008 · President · DC
Barack Obama carried District of Columbia D+85.9.
Barack Obama (D) vs John McCain (R) in District of Columbia, 2008. The state ran 78.7 points more Democratic than the nation (D+7.3 nationally).
Nominees: Barack Obama (D) · John McCain (R)
District of Columbia result
265,853 votes counted
Obama (D)
245,800
92.5%
McCain (R)
17,367
6.5%
All others
2,686
1.0%
Margin
D+85.9
2008 presidential election
District of Columbia, 2008
ObamaD+85.9
Constituent county margins for District of Columbia — 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 | 92.5% | 245,800 |
|---|---|---|
| John McCainRepublican | 6.5% | 17,367 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 1.0% | 2,686 |
D+60R+60
1 counties, each filled by 2008 D-vs-R margin.
District of Columbia's presidential margins
1964–2024, the 2008 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1964 | +71.0% |
| 1968 | +63.6% |
| 1972 | +56.5% |
| 1976 | +65.1% |
| 1980 | +61.5% |
| 1984 | +71.7% |
| 1988 | +68.3% |
| 1992 | +75.5% |
| 1996 | +75.9% |
| 2000 | +76.2% |
| 2004 | +79.8% |
| 2008 | +85.9% |
| 2012 | +83.6% |
| 2016 | +86.8% |
| 2020 | +86.8% |
| 2024 | +85.8% |
County results — 2008
1 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
| County | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | D | 245,800 | 17,367 | 265,853 |