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Georgia — 2008 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate2008 presidential electionGeorgia · PresidentMcCainR+5.2
How it voted
Share of the 2008 vote
| John McCain ✓Republican | 52.2% | 2,048,759 |
|---|---|---|
| Barack ObamaDemocratic | 47.0% | 1,844,123 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 0.8% | 31,590 |
2008presidential margin
D+60R+60
159 counties, each filled by 2008 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Georgia cast 15 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (159 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Appling County, GA | Republican | R+46.3 |
| Atkinson County, GA | Republican | R+34.5 |
| Bacon County, GA | Republican | R+57.7 |
| Baker County, GA | Democratic | D+1.1 |
| Baldwin County, GA | Democratic | D+4.6 |
| Banks County, GA | Republican | R+65.6 |
| Barrow County, GA | Republican | R+44.6 |
| Bartow County, GA | Republican | R+45.2 |
| Ben Hill County, GA | Republican | R+13.7 |
| Berrien County, GA | Republican | R+53.2 |
| Bibb County, GA | Democratic | D+18.0 |
| Bleckley County, GA | Republican | R+44.9 |
| Brantley County, GA | Republican | R+63.1 |
| Brooks County, GA | Republican | R+13.5 |
| Bryan County, GA | Republican | R+42.6 |
| Bulloch County, GA | Republican | R+19.2 |
| Burke County, GA | Democratic | D+9.2 |
| Butts County, GA | Republican | R+31.7 |
| Calhoun County, GA | Democratic | D+21.7 |
| Camden County, GA | Republican | R+23.5 |
| Candler County, GA | Republican | R+30.6 |
| Carroll County, GA | Republican | R+32.9 |
| Catoosa County, GA | Republican | R+49.8 |
| Charlton County, GA | Republican | R+34.4 |
| Chatham County, GA | Democratic | D+14.4 |
| Chattahoochee County, GA | Democratic | D+1.2 |
| Chattooga County, GA | Republican | R+35.8 |
| Cherokee County, GA | Republican | R+51.1 |
| Clarke County, GA | Democratic | D+31.3 |
| Clay County, GA | Democratic | D+22.3 |
| Clayton County, GA | Democratic | D+66.4 |
| Clinch County, GA | Republican | R+25.6 |
| Cobb County, GA | Republican | R+9.4 |
| Coffee County, GA | Republican | R+29.5 |
| Colquitt County, GA | Republican | R+37.6 |
| Columbia County, GA | Republican | R+42.7 |
| Cook County, GA | Republican | R+28.9 |
| Coweta County, GA | Republican | R+41.2 |
| Crawford County, GA | Republican | R+29.1 |
| Crisp County, GA | Republican | R+17.7 |
| Dade County, GA | Republican | R+48.2 |
| Dawson County, GA | Republican | R+66.3 |
| Decatur County, GA | Republican | R+14.1 |
| DeKalb County, GA | Democratic | D+58.6 |
| Dodge County, GA | Republican | R+35.9 |
| Dooly County, GA | Democratic | D+3.5 |
| Dougherty County, GA | Democratic | D+35.0 |
| Douglas County, GA | Democratic | D+1.8 |
| Early County, GA | Republican | R+2.0 |
| Echols County, GA | Republican | R+65.7 |
| Effingham County, GA | Republican | R+50.7 |
| Elbert County, GA | Republican | R+18.1 |
| Emanuel County, GA | Republican | R+24.8 |
| Evans County, GA | Republican | R+28.2 |
| Fannin County, GA | Republican | R+49.1 |
| Fayette County, GA | Republican | R+30.7 |
| Floyd County, GA | Republican | R+36.4 |
| Forsyth County, GA | Republican | R+58.1 |
| Franklin County, GA | Republican | R+51.5 |
| Fulton County, GA | Democratic | D+35.0 |
| Gilmer County, GA | Republican | R+52.0 |
| Glascock County, GA | Republican | R+69.5 |
| Glynn County, GA | Republican | R+23.4 |
| Gordon County, GA | Republican | R+50.2 |
| Grady County, GA | Republican | R+23.9 |
| Greene County, GA | Republican | R+15.1 |
| Gwinnett County, GA | Republican | R+10.2 |
| Habersham County, GA | Republican | R+59.9 |
| Hall County, GA | Republican | R+50.9 |
| Hancock County, GA | Democratic | D+63.1 |
| Haralson County, GA | Republican | R+57.8 |
| Harris County, GA | Republican | R+43.4 |
| Hart County, GA | Republican | R+31.7 |
| Heard County, GA | Republican | R+49.5 |
| Henry County, GA | Republican | R+7.5 |
| Houston County, GA | Republican | R+20.2 |
| Irwin County, GA | Republican | R+36.8 |
| Jackson County, GA | Republican | R+55.9 |
| Jasper County, GA | Republican | R+33.6 |
| Jeff Davis County, GA | Republican | R+47.6 |
| Jefferson County, GA | Democratic | D+15.0 |
| Jenkins County, GA | Republican | R+13.2 |
| Johnson County, GA | Republican | R+33.7 |
| Jones County, GA | Republican | R+25.8 |
| Lamar County, GA | Republican | R+27.6 |
| Lanier County, GA | Republican | R+25.2 |
| Laurens County, GA | Republican | R+21.5 |
| Lee County, GA | Republican | R+52.2 |
| Liberty County, GA | Democratic | D+28.4 |
| Lincoln County, GA | Republican | R+24.5 |
| Long County, GA | Republican | R+24.1 |
| Lowndes County, GA | Republican | R+9.4 |
| Lumpkin County, GA | Republican | R+51.8 |
| Macon County, GA | Democratic | D+30.9 |
| Madison County, GA | Republican | R+46.4 |
| Marion County, GA | Republican | R+12.3 |
| McDuffie County, GA | Republican | R+14.9 |
| McIntosh County, GA | Republican | R+6.1 |
| Meriwether County, GA | Republican | R+5.4 |
| Miller County, GA | Republican | R+39.5 |
| Mitchell County, GA | Republican | R+4.1 |
| Monroe County, GA | Republican | R+31.5 |
| Montgomery County, GA | Republican | R+41.1 |
| Morgan County, GA | Republican | R+31.6 |
| Murray County, GA | Republican | R+45.3 |
| Muscogee County, GA | Democratic | D+19.7 |
| Newton County, GA | Democratic | D+1.2 |
| Oconee County, GA | Republican | R+42.6 |
| Oglethorpe County, GA | Republican | R+29.7 |
| Paulding County, GA | Republican | R+38.5 |
| Peach County, GA | Democratic | D+6.8 |
| Pickens County, GA | Republican | R+57.9 |
| Pierce County, GA | Republican | R+62.5 |
| Pike County, GA | Republican | R+60.6 |
| Polk County, GA | Republican | R+41.1 |
| Pulaski County, GA | Republican | R+29.7 |
| Putnam County, GA | Republican | R+31.4 |
| Quitman County, GA | Democratic | D+7.9 |
| Rabun County, GA | Republican | R+45.9 |
| Randolph County, GA | Democratic | D+14.4 |
| Richmond County, GA | Democratic | D+31.8 |
| Rockdale County, GA | Democratic | D+9.6 |
| Schley County, GA | Republican | R+44.5 |
| Screven County, GA | Republican | R+6.2 |
| Seminole County, GA | Republican | R+16.4 |
| Spalding County, GA | Republican | R+18.8 |
| Stephens County, GA | Republican | R+47.4 |
| Stewart County, GA | Democratic | D+24.8 |
| Sumter County, GA | Democratic | D+6.0 |
| Talbot County, GA | Democratic | D+28.9 |
| Taliaferro County, GA | Democratic | D+30.7 |
| Tattnall County, GA | Republican | R+41.7 |
| Taylor County, GA | Republican | R+13.5 |
| Telfair County, GA | Republican | R+14.3 |
| Terrell County, GA | Democratic | D+13.8 |
| Thomas County, GA | Republican | R+15.8 |
| Tift County, GA | Republican | R+32.8 |
| Toombs County, GA | Republican | R+38.1 |
| Towns County, GA | Republican | R+50.5 |
| Treutlen County, GA | Republican | R+24.2 |
| Troup County, GA | Republican | R+19.0 |
| Turner County, GA | Republican | R+18.8 |
| Twiggs County, GA | Democratic | D+7.0 |
| Union County, GA | Republican | R+52.0 |
| Upson County, GA | Republican | R+28.3 |
| Walker County, GA | Republican | R+46.8 |
| Walton County, GA | Republican | R+52.1 |
| Ware County, GA | Republican | R+34.4 |
| Warren County, GA | Democratic | D+17.6 |
| Washington County, GA | Democratic | D+4.4 |
| Wayne County, GA | Republican | R+44.9 |
| Webster County, GA | Republican | R+6.6 |
| Wheeler County, GA | Republican | R+27.8 |
| White County, GA | Republican | R+58.5 |
| Whitfield County, GA | Republican | R+40.0 |
| Wilcox County, GA | Republican | R+37.3 |
| Wilkes County, GA | Republican | R+7.7 |
| Wilkinson County, GA | Republican | R+1.1 |
| Worth County, GA | Republican | R+38.7 |
Nominees: Barack Obama (D) · John McCain (R)
Georgia's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 2008 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +36.3% |
| 1896 | +21.0% |
| 1900 | +38.7% |
| 1904 | +45.9% |
| 1908 | +23.4% |
| 1912 | +72.4% |
| 1916 | +72.9% |
| 1920 | +42.3% |
| 1924 | +55.9% |
| 1928 | +12.0% |
| 1932 | +83.8% |
| 1936 | +74.5% |
| 1940 | +69.9% |
| 1944 | +63.5% |
| 1948 | +42.5% |
| 1952 | +39.3% |
| 1956 | +34.1% |
| 1960 | +25.1% |
| 1964 | −8.3% |
| 1968 | −3.7% |
| 1972 | −50.6% |
| 1976 | +33.9% |
| 1980 | +14.8% |
| 1984 | −20.4% |
| 1988 | −20.3% |
| 1992 | +0.6% |
| 1996 | −1.2% |
| 2000 | −11.7% |
| 2004 | −16.6% |
| 2008 | −5.2% |
| 2012 | −7.8% |
| 2016 | −5.1% |
| 2020 | +0.3% |
| 2024 | −2.2% |
County-by-county results — 159 counties
| County | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appling County | R | 1,846 | 5,085 | 6,996 | |
| Atkinson County | R | 938 | 1,941 | 2,904 | |
| Bacon County | R | 817 | 3,089 | 3,938 | |
| Baker County | D | 846 | 828 | 1,687 | |
| Baldwin County | D | 8,587 | 7,823 | 16,537 | |
| Banks County | R | 1,027 | 5,120 | 6,241 | |
| Barrow County | R | 6,657 | 17,625 | 24,582 | |
| Bartow County | R | 9,662 | 25,976 | 36,093 | |
| Ben Hill County | R | 2,590 | 3,417 | 6,036 | |
| Berrien County | R | 1,471 | 4,901 | 6,449 | |
| Bibb County | D | 38,987 | 27,037 | 66,368 | |
| Bleckley County | R | 1,380 | 3,657 | 5,071 | |
| Brantley County | R | 1,119 | 5,080 | 6,277 | |
| Brooks County | R | 2,669 | 3,507 | 6,201 | |
| Bryan County | R | 3,636 | 9,112 | 12,845 | |
| Bulloch County | R | 9,586 | 14,174 | 23,920 | |
| Burke County | D | 5,233 | 4,344 | 9,626 | |
| Butts County | R | 3,065 | 5,947 | 9,091 | |
| Calhoun County | D | 1,342 | 862 | 2,211 | |
| Camden County | R | 6,482 | 10,502 | 17,084 | |
| Candler County | R | 1,209 | 2,286 | 3,518 | |
| Carroll County | R | 14,334 | 28,661 | 43,498 | |
| Catoosa County | R | 6,025 | 18,218 | 24,496 | |
| Charlton County | R | 1,197 | 2,466 | 3,685 | |
| Chatham County | D | 62,755 | 46,829 | 110,238 | |
| Chattahoochee County | D | 830 | 811 | 1,642 | |
| Chattooga County | R | 2,596 | 5,572 | 8,307 | |
| Cherokee County | R | 22,350 | 70,279 | 93,772 | |
| Clarke County | D | 29,591 | 15,333 | 45,510 | |
| Clay County | D | 879 | 558 | 1,440 | |
| Clayton County | D | 82,527 | 16,506 | 99,438 | |
| Clinch County | R | 989 | 1,678 | 2,696 | |
| Cobb County | R | 141,216 | 170,957 | 315,444 | |
| Coffee County | R | 4,811 | 8,872 | 13,747 | |
| Colquitt County | R | 4,139 | 9,185 | 13,435 | |
| Columbia County | R | 15,703 | 39,322 | 55,351 | |
| Cook County | R | 2,075 | 3,782 | 5,903 | |
| Coweta County | R | 15,521 | 37,571 | 53,549 | |
| Crawford County | R | 1,832 | 3,358 | 5,240 | |
| Crisp County | R | 3,085 | 4,424 | 7,550 | |
| Dade County | R | 1,612 | 4,703 | 6,408 | |
| Dawson County | R | 1,632 | 8,242 | 9,974 | |
| Decatur County | R | 4,424 | 5,890 | 10,374 | |
| DeKalb County | D | 254,594 | 65,581 | 322,301 | |
| Dodge County | R | 2,595 | 5,543 | 8,212 | |
| Dooly County | D | 2,138 | 1,991 | 4,160 | |
| Dougherty County | D | 26,135 | 12,547 | 38,846 | |
| Douglas County | D | 27,825 | 26,812 | 55,083 | |
| Early County | R | 2,603 | 2,711 | 5,335 | |
| Echols County | R | 201 | 981 | 1,187 | |
| Effingham County | R | 4,936 | 15,230 | 20,316 | |
| Elbert County | R | 3,366 | 4,868 | 8,317 | |
| Emanuel County | R | 3,068 | 5,110 | 8,242 | |
| Evans County | R | 1,374 | 2,462 | 3,855 | |
| Fannin County | R | 2,611 | 7,807 | 10,584 | |
| Fayette County | R | 20,313 | 38,501 | 59,321 | |
| Floyd County | R | 10,691 | 23,132 | 34,213 | |
| Forsyth County | R | 15,406 | 59,166 | 75,376 | |
| Franklin County | R | 1,914 | 6,069 | 8,073 | |
| Fulton County | D | 272,000 | 130,136 | 404,941 | |
| Gilmer County | R | 2,614 | 8,408 | 11,149 | |
| Glascock County | R | 210 | 1,202 | 1,428 | |
| Glynn County | R | 12,676 | 20,479 | 33,341 | |
| Gordon County | R | 4,268 | 13,113 | 17,607 | |
| Grady County | R | 3,539 | 5,775 | 9,365 | |
| Greene County | R | 3,339 | 4,532 | 7,919 | |
| Gwinnett County | R | 129,025 | 158,746 | 290,271 | |
| Habersham County | R | 2,900 | 11,766 | 14,808 | |
| Hall County | R | 14,457 | 44,962 | 59,928 | |
| Hancock County | D | 3,535 | 795 | 4,344 | |
| Haralson County | R | 2,248 | 8,658 | 11,097 | |
| Harris County | R | 4,184 | 10,648 | 14,908 | |
| Hart County | R | 3,365 | 6,537 | 10,002 | |
| Heard County | R | 1,042 | 3,133 | 4,225 | |
| Henry County | R | 40,567 | 47,157 | 88,311 | |
| Houston County | R | 22,094 | 33,392 | 55,931 | |
| Irwin County | R | 1,197 | 2,605 | 3,828 | |
| Jackson County | R | 4,950 | 17,776 | 22,960 | |
| Jasper County | R | 1,935 | 3,916 | 5,904 | |
| Jeff Davis County | R | 1,356 | 3,867 | 5,278 | |
| Jefferson County | D | 4,149 | 3,061 | 7,234 | |
| Jenkins County | R | 1,482 | 1,936 | 3,440 | |
| Johnson County | R | 1,198 | 2,426 | 3,644 | |
| Jones County | R | 4,572 | 7,782 | 12,438 | |
| Lamar County | R | 2,752 | 4,873 | 7,688 | |
| Lanier County | R | 1,062 | 1,787 | 2,873 | |
| Laurens County | R | 7,769 | 12,052 | 19,937 | |
| Lee County | R | 3,100 | 9,925 | 13,087 | |
| Liberty County | D | 10,474 | 5,828 | 16,376 | |
| Lincoln County | R | 1,650 | 2,731 | 4,416 | |
| Long County | R | 1,288 | 2,119 | 3,450 | |
| Lowndes County | R | 17,597 | 21,269 | 39,078 | |
| Lumpkin County | R | 2,586 | 8,326 | 11,075 | |
| Macon County | D | 3,251 | 1,712 | 4,981 | |
| Madison County | R | 2,965 | 8,226 | 11,334 | |
| Marion County | R | 1,381 | 1,772 | 3,184 | |
| McDuffie County | R | 3,989 | 5,400 | 9,440 | |
| McIntosh County | R | 2,905 | 3,282 | 6,229 | |
| Meriwether County | R | 4,465 | 4,982 | 9,504 | |
| Miller County | R | 818 | 1,899 | 2,738 | |
| Mitchell County | R | 3,872 | 4,201 | 8,120 | |
| Monroe County | R | 4,106 | 7,933 | 12,131 | |
| Montgomery County | R | 1,045 | 2,521 | 3,590 | |
| Morgan County | R | 3,091 | 5,987 | 9,151 | |
| Murray County | R | 3,026 | 8,180 | 11,382 | |
| Muscogee County | D | 44,158 | 29,568 | 74,065 | |
| Newton County | D | 20,827 | 20,337 | 41,435 | |
| Oconee County | R | 4,825 | 12,120 | 17,132 | |
| Oglethorpe County | R | 2,232 | 4,144 | 6,447 | |
| Paulding County | R | 17,229 | 39,192 | 56,985 | |
| Peach County | D | 5,927 | 5,173 | 11,165 | |
| Pickens County | R | 2,595 | 10,004 | 12,786 | |
| Pierce County | R | 1,253 | 5,500 | 6,791 | |
| Pike County | R | 1,575 | 6,547 | 8,203 | |
| Polk County | R | 4,052 | 9,850 | 14,113 | |
| Pulaski County | R | 1,377 | 2,553 | 3,953 | |
| Putnam County | R | 3,102 | 5,966 | 9,132 | |
| Quitman County | D | 597 | 509 | 1,114 | |
| Rabun County | R | 2,001 | 5,487 | 7,599 | |
| Randolph County | D | 1,833 | 1,370 | 3,215 | |
| Richmond County | D | 52,100 | 26,842 | 79,333 | |
| Rockdale County | D | 20,526 | 16,921 | 37,706 | |
| Schley County | R | 479 | 1,252 | 1,738 | |
| Screven County | R | 3,024 | 3,423 | 6,481 | |
| Seminole County | R | 1,660 | 2,315 | 3,996 | |
| Spalding County | R | 10,141 | 14,885 | 25,255 | |
| Stephens County | R | 2,705 | 7,689 | 10,517 | |
| Stewart County | D | 1,305 | 783 | 2,105 | |
| Sumter County | D | 6,454 | 5,717 | 12,235 | |
| Talbot County | D | 2,369 | 1,301 | 3,700 | |
| Taliaferro County | D | 643 | 339 | 990 | |
| Tattnall County | R | 1,932 | 4,730 | 6,714 | |
| Taylor County | R | 1,536 | 2,021 | 3,583 | |
| Telfair County | R | 1,862 | 2,486 | 4,374 | |
| Terrell County | D | 2,501 | 1,890 | 4,416 | |
| Thomas County | R | 7,720 | 10,642 | 18,459 | |
| Tift County | R | 4,749 | 9,431 | 14,257 | |
| Toombs County | R | 2,964 | 6,658 | 9,688 | |
| Towns County | R | 1,391 | 4,292 | 5,739 | |
| Treutlen County | R | 1,112 | 1,826 | 2,954 | |
| Troup County | R | 10,455 | 15,391 | 26,028 | |
| Turner County | R | 1,427 | 2,096 | 3,553 | |
| Twiggs County | D | 2,402 | 2,087 | 4,519 | |
| Union County | R | 2,486 | 8,013 | 10,634 | |
| Upson County | R | 4,061 | 7,291 | 11,421 | |
| Walker County | R | 6,095 | 17,110 | 23,542 | |
| Walton County | R | 8,469 | 27,253 | 36,026 | |
| Ware County | R | 4,034 | 8,311 | 12,416 | |
| Warren County | D | 1,554 | 1,087 | 2,660 | |
| Washington County | D | 4,607 | 4,216 | 8,863 | |
| Wayne County | R | 2,858 | 7,601 | 10,560 | |
| Webster County | R | 515 | 588 | 1,111 | |
| Wheeler County | R | 794 | 1,408 | 2,210 | |
| White County | R | 2,174 | 8,467 | 10,761 | |
| Whitfield County | R | 8,167 | 19,230 | 27,677 | |
| Wilcox County | R | 978 | 2,159 | 3,163 | |
| Wilkes County | R | 2,315 | 2,705 | 5,052 | |
| Wilkinson County | R | 2,298 | 2,349 | 4,673 | |
| Worth County | R | 2,542 | 5,780 | 8,370 |
Same ballot, 2008GA
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 2008 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.