Barack Obama carried Michigan D+16.5.

Barack Obama (D) vs John McCain (R) in Michigan, 2008. The state ran 9.2 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)

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Michigan result

5,001,766 votes counted

Obama (D)

2,872,579

57.4%

McCain (R)

2,048,639

41.0%

All others

80,548

1.6%

Margin

D+16.5

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2008 presidential election

Michigan, 2008

ObamaD+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

D+60

R+60

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

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Michigan's presidential margins

1892–2024, the 2008 contest in context

Michigan's presidential margins

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%

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County results — 2008

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

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County	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
Alcona County	R	−7.9%	2,896	3,404	6,420
Alger County	D	+6.0%	2,472	2,188	4,750
Allegan County	R	−10.7%	24,165	30,061	55,279
Alpena County	D	+3.8%	7,705	7,125	15,085
Antrim County	R	−10.3%	6,079	7,506	13,852
Arenac County	D	+4.3%	4,155	3,807	8,128
Baraga County	R	−3.3%	1,725	1,846	3,644
Barry County	R	−9.8%	13,449	16,431	30,565
Bay County	D	+15.3%	32,589	23,795	57,428
Benzie County	D	+7.4%	5,451	4,687	10,309
Berrien County	D	+5.5%	40,381	36,130	77,666
Branch County	R	−6.1%	8,413	9,534	18,285
Calhoun County	D	+9.4%	34,561	28,553	64,196
Cass County	D	+4.1%	12,083	11,114	23,576
Charlevoix County	R	−3.4%	6,817	7,306	14,367
Cheboygan County	R	−1.4%	6,720	6,920	13,901
Chippewa County	R	−0.5%	8,184	8,267	16,708
Clare County	D	+4.8%	7,496	6,793	14,567
Clinton County	D	+0.7%	20,005	19,726	40,381
Crawford County	R	−1.7%	3,441	3,561	7,178
Delta County	D	+6.4%	9,974	8,763	19,064
Dickinson County	R	−7.9%	5,995	7,049	13,311
Eaton County	D	+8.4%	30,742	25,900	57,616
Emmet County	R	−4.4%	8,515	9,314	18,149
Genesee County	D	+32.5%	143,927	72,451	219,896
Gladwin County	D	+1.5%	6,590	6,391	13,241
Gogebic County	D	+17.3%	4,757	3,330	8,264
Grand Traverse County	R	−3.0%	23,258	24,716	48,733
Gratiot County	D	+4.4%	9,105	8,322	17,738
Hillsdale County	R	−12.0%	8,765	11,221	20,449
Houghton County	R	−3.9%	7,476	8,101	15,972
Huron County	R	−0.4%	8,367	8,434	17,135
Ingham County	D	+33.3%	93,994	46,483	142,729
Ionia County	R	−5.8%	12,565	14,156	27,319
Iosco County	D	+5.1%	7,309	6,583	14,187
Iron County	D	+2.2%	3,080	2,947	6,162
Isabella County	D	+19.3%	16,679	11,220	28,350
Jackson County	D	+2.4%	37,480	35,692	74,503
Kalamazoo County	D	+19.5%	77,051	51,554	130,781
Kalkaska County	R	−8.8%	3,780	4,527	8,499
Kent County	D	+0.5%	149,909	148,336	303,235
Keweenaw County	R	−10.4%	610	756	1,410
Lake County	D	+12.3%	2,919	2,269	5,292
Lapeer County	R	−3.0%	21,457	22,831	45,362
Leelanau County	D	+2.9%	7,355	6,938	14,464
Lenawee County	D	+5.1%	24,640	22,225	47,734
Livingston County	R	−13.3%	42,349	55,592	99,638
Luce County	R	−10.9%	1,191	1,490	2,740
Mackinac County	R	−3.8%	3,027	3,268	6,396
Macomb County	D	+8.6%	223,784	187,663	419,216
Manistee County	D	+13.3%	7,235	5,510	13,009
Marquette County	D	+20.3%	19,635	12,906	33,185
Mason County	D	+4.4%	7,817	7,147	15,223
Mecosta County	R	−0.7%	9,101	9,238	18,664
Menominee County	D	+10.2%	5,981	4,855	11,072
Midland County	R	−3.6%	20,701	22,263	43,707
Missaukee County	R	−21.0%	2,898	4,469	7,492
Monroe County	D	+4.3%	39,180	35,858	76,422
Montcalm County	R	−0.3%	13,208	13,291	27,051
Montmorency County	R	−8.2%	2,403	2,841	5,360
Muskegon County	D	+29.3%	53,821	29,145	84,271
Newaygo County	R	−4.6%	10,790	11,862	23,105
Oakland County	D	+14.5%	372,566	276,956	659,068
Oceana County	D	+4.4%	6,405	5,860	12,509
Ogemaw County	D	+2.4%	5,391	5,133	10,768
Ontonagon County	D	+3.7%	1,966	1,823	3,885
Osceola County	R	−10.1%	4,855	5,973	11,026
Oscoda County	R	−10.0%	1,887	2,320	4,328
Otsego County	R	−8.9%	5,634	6,752	12,616
Ottawa County	R	−23.9%	50,828	83,330	136,268
Presque Isle County	D	+1.5%	3,722	3,606	7,505
Roscommon County	D	+2.5%	7,082	6,727	14,051
Saginaw County	D	+17.3%	60,276	42,225	104,090
Sanilac County	R	−8.1%	9,047	10,679	20,169
Schoolcraft County	D	+2.9%	2,184	2,058	4,326
Shiawassee County	D	+8.6%	19,397	16,268	36,415
St. Clair County	D	+2.6%	40,677	38,536	80,900
St. Joseph County	R	−2.2%	12,322	12,886	25,702
Tuscola County	R	−0.9%	13,503	13,740	27,798
Van Buren County	D	+8.8%	18,588	15,534	34,766
Washtenaw County	D	+41.0%	130,578	53,946	187,115
Wayne County	D	+49.5%	660,085	219,582	890,326
Wexford County	R	−4.2%	7,379	8,044	15,704