Barack Obama carried Florida D+2.8.

Barack Obama (D) vs John McCain (R) in Florida, 2008. The state ran 4.5 points more Republican than the nation (D+7.3 nationally).

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

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Florida result

8,390,744 votes counted

Obama (D)

4,282,074

51.0%

McCain (R)

4,045,624

48.2%

All others

63,046

0.8%

Margin

D+2.8

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2008 presidential election

Florida, 2008

ObamaD+2.8

How it voted

Share of the 2008 vote

Barack Obama ✓Democratic	51.0%	4,282,074
John McCainRepublican	48.2%	4,045,624
OtherAll other candidates	0.8%	63,046

D+60

R+60

67 counties, each filled by 2008 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.

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Florida's presidential margins

1884–2024, the 2008 contest in context

Florida's presidential margins

Year	Margin (D minus R)
1884	+6.4%
1892	+75.8%
1896	+41.5%
1900	+53.8%
1904	+47.6%
1908	+41.4%
1912	+61.1%
1916	+51.2%
1920	+31.3%
1924	+28.8%
1928	−16.7%
1932	+49.8%
1936	+52.2%
1940	+48.0%
1944	+40.6%
1948	+15.2%
1952	−10.0%
1956	−14.5%
1960	−3.0%
1964	+2.3%
1968	−9.6%
1972	−44.1%
1976	+5.3%
1980	−17.0%
1984	−30.7%
1988	−22.4%
1992	−1.9%
1996	+5.7%
2000	−0.0%
2004	−5.0%
2008	+2.8%
2012	+0.9%
2016	−1.2%
2020	−3.4%
2024	−13.1%

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County results — 2008

67 counties; every row links to the county's full page.

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County	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
Alachua County	D	+21.6%	75,565	48,513	125,519
Baker County	R	−57.4%	2,327	8,672	11,059
Bay County	R	−40.7%	23,653	56,683	81,127
Bradford County	R	−40.3%	3,430	8,136	11,676
Brevard County	R	−10.4%	127,620	157,589	287,859
Broward County	D	+34.7%	492,640	237,729	733,899
Calhoun County	R	−40.4%	1,821	4,345	6,244
Charlotte County	R	−7.3%	39,031	45,205	85,158
Citrus County	R	−16.1%	31,460	43,706	76,158
Clay County	R	−42.8%	26,697	67,203	94,577
Collier County	R	−22.5%	54,450	86,379	141,988
Columbia County	R	−33.8%	9,171	18,670	28,128
DeSoto County	R	−12.3%	4,383	5,632	10,131
Dixie County	R	−45.0%	1,925	5,194	7,264
Duval County	R	−1.9%	202,618	210,537	415,761
Escambia County	R	−19.3%	61,572	91,411	154,447
Flagler County	D	+1.6%	24,726	23,951	49,031
Franklin County	R	−27.9%	2,134	3,818	6,029
Gadsden County	D	+39.0%	15,582	6,811	22,510
Gilchrist County	R	−46.8%	1,996	5,656	7,819
Glades County	R	−16.6%	1,381	1,938	3,358
Gulf County	R	−39.3%	2,149	4,980	7,205
Hamilton County	R	−14.6%	2,364	3,179	5,587
Hardee County	R	−29.6%	2,568	4,763	7,412
Hendry County	R	−7.2%	4,998	5,780	10,879
Hernando County	R	−3.6%	41,886	45,021	87,901
Highlands County	R	−18.1%	18,135	26,221	44,783
Hillsborough County	D	+7.1%	272,963	236,355	513,312
Holmes County	R	−65.0%	1,446	7,033	8,589
Indian River County	R	−14.8%	29,710	40,176	70,591
Jackson County	R	−28.0%	7,671	13,717	21,565
Jefferson County	D	+3.7%	4,088	3,797	7,957
Lafayette County	R	−60.6%	642	2,679	3,359
Lake County	R	−13.5%	62,948	82,802	146,926
Lee County	R	−10.4%	119,701	147,608	269,276
Leon County	D	+24.3%	91,747	55,705	148,608
Levy County	R	−26.9%	6,711	11,754	18,725
Liberty County	R	−44.1%	895	2,339	3,278
Madison County	R	−3.1%	4,270	4,544	8,907
Manatee County	R	−7.0%	70,034	80,721	151,994
Marion County	R	−11.6%	70,839	89,628	162,022
Martin County	R	−13.6%	33,508	44,143	78,294
Miami-Dade County	D	+16.1%	499,831	360,551	863,486
Monroe County	D	+4.9%	20,907	18,933	40,272
Nassau County	R	−43.8%	10,618	27,403	38,304
Okaloosa County	R	−44.9%	25,872	68,789	95,529
Okeechobee County	R	−19.2%	5,108	7,561	12,786
Orange County	D	+18.6%	273,009	186,832	462,711
Osceola County	D	+19.7%	59,962	40,086	100,670
Palm Beach County	D	+22.9%	361,271	226,037	590,500
Pasco County	R	−3.6%	102,417	110,104	214,866
Pinellas County	D	+8.3%	248,299	210,066	463,282
Polk County	R	−6.1%	113,865	128,878	244,833
Putnam County	R	−19.3%	13,236	19,637	33,171
Santa Rosa County	R	−47.9%	19,470	55,972	76,185
Sarasota County	R	−0.1%	102,686	102,897	207,353
Seminole County	R	−2.8%	99,335	105,070	205,895
St. Johns County	R	−31.6%	35,791	69,222	105,844
St. Lucie County	D	+12.1%	67,125	52,512	120,579
Sumter County	R	−27.0%	17,655	30,866	48,868
Suwannee County	R	−43.1%	4,916	12,534	17,662
Taylor County	R	−39.0%	2,803	6,457	9,366
Union County	R	−49.9%	1,300	3,940	5,293
Volusia County	D	+5.7%	127,795	113,938	243,824
Wakulla County	R	−24.8%	5,311	8,877	14,376
Walton County	R	−45.8%	7,174	19,561	27,046
Washington County	R	−47.7%	2,863	8,178	11,131