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Elections / 2008 · President · ME

Barack Obama carried Maine D+17.3.

Barack Obama (D) vs John McCain (R) in Maine, 2008. The state ran 10.0 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)

Maine result
731,063 votes counted
Obama (D)
421,823
57.7%
McCain (R)
295,273
40.4%
All others
13,967
1.9%
Margin
D+17.3
2008 presidential election
Maine, 2008
ObamaD+17.3
2008 presidential margin by county for Maine — 2008 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Maine — 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.Androscoggin County, ME · D+15.2Aroostook County, ME · D+9.6Cumberland County, ME · D+29.9Franklin County, ME · D+20.3Hancock County, ME · D+19.3Kennebec County, ME · D+14.8Knox County, ME · D+21.4Lincoln County, ME · D+12.0Oxford County, ME · D+16.0Penobscot County, ME · D+5.0Piscataquis County, ME · R+3.8Sagadahoc County, ME · D+16.1Somerset County, ME · D+5.7Waldo County, ME · D+11.6Washington County, ME · D+1.0York County, ME · D+20.5
How it voted
Share of the 2008 vote
Barack Obama ✓Democratic57.7%421,823
John McCainRepublican40.4%295,273
OtherAll other candidates1.9%13,967
D+60
R+60
16 counties, each filled by 2008 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Maine's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 2008 contest in context
Maine's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: +6.4% in 2024.flipped D · 1992+6.4%DR18922024
Maine's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892−12.8%
1896−38.7%
1900−26.5%
1904−39.0%
1908−29.7%
1912+19.0%
1916−4.0%
1920−39.1%
1924−50.2%
1928−37.7%
1932−12.6%
1936−14.0%
1940−2.3%
1944−5.0%
1948−14.5%
1952−32.3%
1956−41.7%
1960−14.1%
1964+37.7%
1968+12.2%
1972−23.0%
1976−0.8%
1980−3.4%
1984−22.1%
1988−11.5%
1992+8.4%
1996+20.9%
2000+5.1%
2004+9.0%
2008+17.3%
2012+15.2%
2016+2.7%
2020+8.6%
2024+6.4%
County results — 2008
16 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Androscoggin CountyD
+15.2%
31,01722,67154,850
Aroostook CountyD
+9.6%
19,34515,89835,994
Cumberland CountyD
+29.9%
105,21856,186164,151
Franklin CountyD
+20.3%
10,1136,62717,178
Hancock CountyD
+19.3%
18,89512,68632,165
Kennebec CountyD
+14.8%
37,23827,48265,986
Knox CountyD
+21.4%
13,7288,81622,980
Lincoln CountyD
+12.0%
11,8869,28721,584
Oxford CountyD
+16.0%
17,94012,86331,650
Penobscot CountyD
+5.0%
41,51437,49580,367
Piscataquis CountyR
−3.8%
4,4304,7859,434
Sagadahoc CountyD
+16.1%
12,1528,72121,301
Somerset CountyD
+5.7%
13,33511,86725,758
Waldo CountyD
+11.6%
11,9679,42321,850
Washington CountyD
+1.0%
8,2468,07716,654
York CountyD
+20.5%
64,79942,389109,161