Michigan — 2008 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate2008 presidential electionMichigan · PresidentObamaD+16.5
How it voted
Share of the 2008 vote
| Barack Obama ✓Democratic | 57.4% | 2,872,579 |
|---|---|---|
| John McCainRepublican | 41.0% | 2,048,639 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 1.6% | 80,548 |
2008presidential margin
D+60R+60
83 counties, each filled by 2008 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Michigan cast 17 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (83 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Alcona County, MI | Republican | R+7.9 |
| Alger County, MI | Democratic | D+6.0 |
| Allegan County, MI | Republican | R+10.7 |
| Alpena County, MI | Democratic | D+3.8 |
| Antrim County, MI | Republican | R+10.3 |
| Arenac County, MI | Democratic | D+4.3 |
| Baraga County, MI | Republican | R+3.3 |
| Barry County, MI | Republican | R+9.8 |
| Bay County, MI | Democratic | D+15.3 |
| Benzie County, MI | Democratic | D+7.4 |
| Berrien County, MI | Democratic | D+5.5 |
| Branch County, MI | Republican | R+6.1 |
| Calhoun County, MI | Democratic | D+9.4 |
| Cass County, MI | Democratic | D+4.1 |
| Charlevoix County, MI | Republican | R+3.4 |
| Cheboygan County, MI | Republican | R+1.4 |
| Chippewa County, MI | Republican | R+0.5 |
| Clare County, MI | Democratic | D+4.8 |
| Clinton County, MI | Democratic | D+0.7 |
| Crawford County, MI | Republican | R+1.7 |
| Delta County, MI | Democratic | D+6.4 |
| Dickinson County, MI | Republican | R+7.9 |
| Eaton County, MI | Democratic | D+8.4 |
| Emmet County, MI | Republican | R+4.4 |
| Genesee County, MI | Democratic | D+32.5 |
| Gladwin County, MI | Democratic | D+1.5 |
| Gogebic County, MI | Democratic | D+17.3 |
| Grand Traverse County, MI | Republican | R+3.0 |
| Gratiot County, MI | Democratic | D+4.4 |
| Hillsdale County, MI | Republican | R+12.0 |
| Houghton County, MI | Republican | R+3.9 |
| Huron County, MI | Republican | R+0.4 |
| Ingham County, MI | Democratic | D+33.3 |
| Ionia County, MI | Republican | R+5.8 |
| Iosco County, MI | Democratic | D+5.1 |
| Iron County, MI | Democratic | D+2.2 |
| Isabella County, MI | Democratic | D+19.3 |
| Jackson County, MI | Democratic | D+2.4 |
| Kalamazoo County, MI | Democratic | D+19.5 |
| Kalkaska County, MI | Republican | R+8.8 |
| Kent County, MI | Democratic | D+0.5 |
| Keweenaw County, MI | Republican | R+10.4 |
| Lake County, MI | Democratic | D+12.3 |
| Lapeer County, MI | Republican | R+3.0 |
| Leelanau County, MI | Democratic | D+2.9 |
| Lenawee County, MI | Democratic | D+5.1 |
| Livingston County, MI | Republican | R+13.3 |
| Luce County, MI | Republican | R+10.9 |
| Mackinac County, MI | Republican | R+3.8 |
| Macomb County, MI | Democratic | D+8.6 |
| Manistee County, MI | Democratic | D+13.3 |
| Marquette County, MI | Democratic | D+20.3 |
| Mason County, MI | Democratic | D+4.4 |
| Mecosta County, MI | Republican | R+0.7 |
| Menominee County, MI | Democratic | D+10.2 |
| Midland County, MI | Republican | R+3.6 |
| Missaukee County, MI | Republican | R+21.0 |
| Monroe County, MI | Democratic | D+4.3 |
| Montcalm County, MI | Republican | R+0.3 |
| Montmorency County, MI | Republican | R+8.2 |
| Muskegon County, MI | Democratic | D+29.3 |
| Newaygo County, MI | Republican | R+4.6 |
| Oakland County, MI | Democratic | D+14.5 |
| Oceana County, MI | Democratic | D+4.4 |
| Ogemaw County, MI | Democratic | D+2.4 |
| Ontonagon County, MI | Democratic | D+3.7 |
| Osceola County, MI | Republican | R+10.1 |
| Oscoda County, MI | Republican | R+10.0 |
| Otsego County, MI | Republican | R+8.9 |
| Ottawa County, MI | Republican | R+23.9 |
| Presque Isle County, MI | Democratic | D+1.5 |
| Roscommon County, MI | Democratic | D+2.5 |
| Saginaw County, MI | Democratic | D+17.3 |
| Sanilac County, MI | Republican | R+8.1 |
| Schoolcraft County, MI | Democratic | D+2.9 |
| Shiawassee County, MI | Democratic | D+8.6 |
| St. Clair County, MI | Democratic | D+2.6 |
| St. Joseph County, MI | Republican | R+2.2 |
| Tuscola County, MI | Republican | R+0.9 |
| Van Buren County, MI | Democratic | D+8.8 |
| Washtenaw County, MI | Democratic | D+41.0 |
| Wayne County, MI | Democratic | D+49.5 |
| Wexford County, MI | Republican | R+4.2 |
Michigan results by county
83 counties. Third-party and independent votes are reported by the county source as one combined figure; every named candidate is listed in the complete result below.
| Led by | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alcona County | John McCain+508 | 2,89645.1% | 3,40453.0% | 1201.9% | 6,420 |
| Alger County | Barack Obama+284 | 2,47252.0% | 2,18846.1% | 901.9% | 4,750 |
| Allegan County | John McCain+5,896 | 24,16543.7% | 30,06154.4% | 1,0531.9% | 55,279 |
| Alpena County | Barack Obama+580 | 7,70551.1% | 7,12547.2% | 2551.7% | 15,085 |
| Antrim County | John McCain+1,427 | 6,07943.9% | 7,50654.2% | 2671.9% | 13,852 |
| Arenac County | Barack Obama+348 | 4,15551.1% | 3,80746.8% | 1662.0% | 8,128 |
| Baraga County | John McCain+121 | 1,72547.3% | 1,84650.7% | 732.0% | 3,644 |
| Barry County | John McCain+2,982 | 13,44944.0% | 16,43153.8% | 6852.2% | 30,565 |
| Bay County | Barack Obama+8,794 | 32,58956.7% | 23,79541.4% | 1,0441.8% | 57,428 |
| Benzie County | Barack Obama+764 | 5,45152.9% | 4,68745.5% | 1711.7% | 10,309 |
| Berrien County | Barack Obama+4,251 | 40,38152.0% | 36,13046.5% | 1,1551.5% | 77,666 |
| Branch County | John McCain+1,121 | 8,41346.0% | 9,53452.1% | 3381.8% | 18,285 |
| Calhoun County | Barack Obama+6,008 | 34,56153.8% | 28,55344.5% | 1,0821.7% | 64,196 |
| Cass County | Barack Obama+969 | 12,08351.3% | 11,11447.1% | 3791.6% | 23,576 |
| Charlevoix County | John McCain+489 | 6,81747.4% | 7,30650.9% | 2441.7% | 14,367 |
| Cheboygan County | John McCain+200 | 6,72048.3% | 6,92049.8% | 2611.9% | 13,901 |
| Chippewa County | John McCain+83 | 8,18449.0% | 8,26749.5% | 2571.5% | 16,708 |
| Clare County | Barack Obama+703 | 7,49651.5% | 6,79346.6% | 2781.9% | 14,567 |
| Clinton County | Barack Obama+279 | 20,00549.5% | 19,72648.8% | 6501.6% | 40,381 |
| Crawford County | John McCain+120 | 3,44147.9% | 3,56149.6% | 1762.5% | 7,178 |
| Delta County | Barack Obama+1,211 | 9,97452.3% | 8,76346.0% | 3271.7% | 19,064 |
| Dickinson County | John McCain+1,054 | 5,99545.0% | 7,04953.0% | 2672.0% | 13,311 |
| Eaton County | Barack Obama+4,842 | 30,74253.4% | 25,90045.0% | 9741.7% | 57,616 |
| Emmet County | John McCain+799 | 8,51546.9% | 9,31451.3% | 3201.8% | 18,149 |
| Genesee County | Barack Obama+71,476 | 143,92765.5% | 72,45132.9% | 3,5181.6% | 219,896 |
| Gladwin County | Barack Obama+199 | 6,59049.8% | 6,39148.3% | 2602.0% | 13,241 |
| Gogebic County | Barack Obama+1,427 | 4,75757.6% | 3,33040.3% | 1772.1% | 8,264 |
| Grand Traverse County | John McCain+1,458 | 23,25847.7% | 24,71650.7% | 7591.6% | 48,733 |
| Gratiot County | Barack Obama+783 | 9,10551.3% | 8,32246.9% | 3111.8% | 17,738 |
| Hillsdale County | John McCain+2,456 | 8,76542.9% | 11,22154.9% | 4632.3% | 20,449 |
| Houghton County | John McCain+625 | 7,47646.8% | 8,10150.7% | 3952.5% | 15,972 |
| Huron County | John McCain+67 | 8,36748.8% | 8,43449.2% | 3341.9% | 17,135 |
| Ingham County | Barack Obama+47,511 | 93,99465.9% | 46,48332.6% | 2,2521.6% | 142,729 |
| Ionia County | John McCain+1,591 | 12,56546.0% | 14,15651.8% | 5982.2% | 27,319 |
| Iosco County | Barack Obama+726 | 7,30951.5% | 6,58346.4% | 2952.1% | 14,187 |
| Iron County | Barack Obama+133 | 3,08050.0% | 2,94747.8% | 1352.2% | 6,162 |
| Isabella County | Barack Obama+5,459 | 16,67958.8% | 11,22039.6% | 4511.6% | 28,350 |
| Jackson County | Barack Obama+1,788 | 37,48050.3% | 35,69247.9% | 1,3311.8% | 74,503 |
| Kalamazoo County | Barack Obama+25,497 | 77,05158.9% | 51,55439.4% | 2,1761.7% | 130,781 |
| Kalkaska County | John McCain+747 | 3,78044.5% | 4,52753.3% | 1922.3% | 8,499 |
| Kent County | Barack Obama+1,573 | 149,90949.4% | 148,33648.9% | 4,9901.6% | 303,235 |
| Keweenaw County | John McCain+146 | 61043.3% | 75653.6% | 443.1% | 1,410 |
| Lake County | Barack Obama+650 | 2,91955.2% | 2,26942.9% | 1042.0% | 5,292 |
| Lapeer County | John McCain+1,374 | 21,45747.3% | 22,83150.3% | 1,0742.4% | 45,362 |
| Leelanau County | Barack Obama+417 | 7,35550.9% | 6,93848.0% | 1711.2% | 14,464 |
| Lenawee County | Barack Obama+2,415 | 24,64051.6% | 22,22546.6% | 8691.8% | 47,734 |
| Livingston County | John McCain+13,243 | 42,34942.5% | 55,59255.8% | 1,6971.7% | 99,638 |
| Luce County | John McCain+299 | 1,19143.5% | 1,49054.4% | 592.2% | 2,740 |
| Mackinac County | John McCain+241 | 3,02747.3% | 3,26851.1% | 1011.6% | 6,396 |
| Macomb County | Barack Obama+36,121 | 223,78453.4% | 187,66344.8% | 7,7691.9% | 419,216 |
| Manistee County | Barack Obama+1,725 | 7,23555.6% | 5,51042.4% | 2642.0% | 13,009 |
| Marquette County | Barack Obama+6,729 | 19,63559.2% | 12,90638.9% | 6441.9% | 33,185 |
| Mason County | Barack Obama+670 | 7,81751.3% | 7,14746.9% | 2591.7% | 15,223 |
| Mecosta County | John McCain+137 | 9,10148.8% | 9,23849.5% | 3251.7% | 18,664 |
| Menominee County | Barack Obama+1,126 | 5,98154.0% | 4,85543.8% | 2362.1% | 11,072 |
| Midland County | John McCain+1,562 | 20,70147.4% | 22,26350.9% | 7431.7% | 43,707 |
| Missaukee County | John McCain+1,571 | 2,89838.7% | 4,46959.7% | 1251.7% | 7,492 |
| Monroe County | Barack Obama+3,322 | 39,18051.3% | 35,85846.9% | 1,3841.8% | 76,422 |
| Montcalm County | John McCain+83 | 13,20848.8% | 13,29149.1% | 5522.0% | 27,051 |
| Montmorency County | John McCain+438 | 2,40344.8% | 2,84153.0% | 1162.2% | 5,360 |
| Muskegon County | Barack Obama+24,676 | 53,82163.9% | 29,14534.6% | 1,3051.5% | 84,271 |
| Newaygo County | John McCain+1,072 | 10,79046.7% | 11,86251.3% | 4532.0% | 23,105 |
| Oakland County | Barack Obama+95,610 | 372,56656.5% | 276,95642.0% | 9,5461.4% | 659,068 |
| Oceana County | Barack Obama+545 | 6,40551.2% | 5,86046.8% | 2442.0% | 12,509 |
| Ogemaw County | Barack Obama+258 | 5,39150.1% | 5,13347.7% | 2442.3% | 10,768 |
| Ontonagon County | Barack Obama+143 | 1,96650.6% | 1,82346.9% | 962.5% | 3,885 |
| Osceola County | John McCain+1,118 | 4,85544.0% | 5,97354.2% | 1981.8% | 11,026 |
| Oscoda County | John McCain+433 | 1,88743.6% | 2,32053.6% | 1212.8% | 4,328 |
| Otsego County | John McCain+1,118 | 5,63444.7% | 6,75253.5% | 2301.8% | 12,616 |
| Ottawa County | John McCain+32,502 | 50,82837.3% | 83,33061.2% | 2,1101.5% | 136,268 |
| Presque Isle County | Barack Obama+116 | 3,72249.6% | 3,60648.0% | 1772.4% | 7,505 |
| Roscommon County | Barack Obama+355 | 7,08250.4% | 6,72747.9% | 2421.7% | 14,051 |
| Saginaw County | Barack Obama+18,051 | 60,27657.9% | 42,22540.6% | 1,5891.5% | 104,090 |
| Sanilac County | John McCain+1,632 | 9,04744.9% | 10,67952.9% | 4432.2% | 20,169 |
| Schoolcraft County | Barack Obama+126 | 2,18450.5% | 2,05847.6% | 841.9% | 4,326 |
| Shiawassee County | Barack Obama+3,129 | 19,39753.3% | 16,26844.7% | 7502.1% | 36,415 |
| St. Clair County | Barack Obama+2,141 | 40,67750.3% | 38,53647.6% | 1,6872.1% | 80,900 |
| St. Joseph County | John McCain+564 | 12,32247.9% | 12,88650.1% | 4941.9% | 25,702 |
| Tuscola County | John McCain+237 | 13,50348.6% | 13,74049.4% | 5552.0% | 27,798 |
| Van Buren County | Barack Obama+3,054 | 18,58853.5% | 15,53444.7% | 6441.9% | 34,766 |
| Washtenaw County | Barack Obama+76,632 | 130,57869.8% | 53,94628.8% | 2,5911.4% | 187,115 |
| Wayne County | Barack Obama+440,503 | 660,08574.1% | 219,58224.7% | 10,6591.2% | 890,326 |
| Wexford County | John McCain+665 | 7,37947.0% | 8,04451.2% | 2811.8% | 15,704 |
Nominees: Barack Obama (D) · John McCain (R)
Michigan's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 2008 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −4.5% |
| 1896 | −10.3% |
| 1900 | −19.2% |
| 1904 | −43.8% |
| 1908 | −29.5% |
| 1912 | −0.2% |
| 1916 | −8.3% |
| 1920 | −50.6% |
| 1924 | −62.2% |
| 1928 | −41.4% |
| 1932 | +7.9% |
| 1936 | +17.6% |
| 1940 | −0.3% |
| 1944 | +1.0% |
| 1948 | −1.7% |
| 1952 | −11.5% |
| 1956 | −11.5% |
| 1960 | +2.0% |
| 1964 | +33.6% |
| 1968 | +6.7% |
| 1972 | −14.4% |
| 1976 | −5.4% |
| 1980 | −6.5% |
| 1984 | −19.0% |
| 1988 | −7.9% |
| 1992 | +7.4% |
| 1996 | +13.2% |
| 2000 | +5.1% |
| 2004 | +3.4% |
| 2008 | +16.5% |
| 2012 | +9.5% |
| 2016 | −0.2% |
| 2020 | +2.8% |
| 2024 | −1.4% |
Same ballot, 2008MI
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 2008 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.