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Elections / 2008 · President · MA

Barack Obama carried Massachusetts D+25.8.

Barack Obama (D) vs John McCain (R) in Massachusetts, 2008. The state ran 18.5 points more Democratic than the nation (D+7.3 nationally). A US Senate contest shared the 2008 ballot here.

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

Massachusetts result
3,080,985 votes counted
Obama (D)
1,904,097
61.8%
McCain (R)
1,108,854
36.0%
All others
68,034
2.2%
Margin
D+25.8
2008 presidential election
Massachusetts, 2008
ObamaD+25.8
2008 presidential margin by county for Massachusetts — 2008 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Massachusetts — 2008 presidential election, each outlined and filled by its 2008 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), seated within the faint outlines of the surrounding states.Barnstable County, MA · D+14.0Berkshire County, MA · D+52.4Bristol County, MA · D+23.2Dukes County, MA · D+51.8Essex County, MA · D+20.3Franklin County, MA · D+47.7Hampden County, MA · D+25.3Hampshire County, MA · D+45.6Middlesex County, MA · D+30.1Nantucket County, MA · D+36.5Norfolk County, MA · D+18.5Plymouth County, MA · D+7.6Suffolk County, MA · D+55.7Worcester County, MA · D+13.8
How it voted
Share of the 2008 vote
Barack Obama ✓Democratic61.8%1,904,097
John McCainRepublican36.0%1,108,854
OtherAll other candidates2.2%68,034
D+60
R+60
14 counties, each filled by 2008 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Massachusetts's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 2008 contest in context
Massachusetts's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: +25.2% in 2024.flipped D · 1988+25.2%DR18922024
Massachusetts's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892−6.6%
1896−43.1%
1900−19.7%
1904−20.7%
1908−24.2%
1912+3.6%
1916−3.9%
1920−40.7%
1924−37.3%
1928+1.1%
1932+4.0%
1936+9.5%
1940+6.7%
1944+5.8%
1948+11.5%
1952−8.8%
1956−18.9%
1960+20.7%
1964+52.7%
1968+30.1%
1972+9.0%
1976+15.7%
1980−0.2%
1984−2.8%
1988+7.9%
1992+18.5%
1996+33.4%
2000+27.3%
2004+25.2%
2008+25.8%
2012+23.1%
2016+26.8%
2020+33.2%
2024+25.2%
County results — 2008
14 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Barnstable CountyD
+14.0%
74,26455,694132,270
Berkshire CountyD
+52.4%
49,55814,87666,130
Bristol CountyD
+23.2%
146,86190,531243,120
Dukes CountyD
+51.8%
7,9132,44210,553
Essex CountyD
+20.3%
208,976137,129353,462
Franklin CountyD
+47.7%
27,9199,54538,529
Hampden CountyD
+25.3%
121,45471,350197,720
Hampshire CountyD
+45.6%
56,86920,61879,570
Middlesex CountyD
+30.1%
464,484245,766726,031
Nantucket CountyD
+36.5%
4,0731,8636,052
Norfolk CountyD
+18.5%
200,675136,841344,916
Plymouth CountyD
+7.6%
131,817112,904249,817
Suffolk CountyD
+55.7%
207,12757,194269,221
Worcester CountyD
+13.8%
202,107152,101363,594