John McCain carried Montana R+2.4.

Barack Obama (D) vs John McCain (R) in Montana, 2008. The state ran 9.7 points more Republican 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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Montana result

491,768 votes counted

Obama (D)

232,159

47.2%

McCain (R)

243,882

49.6%

All others

15,727

3.2%

Margin

R+2.4

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2008 presidential election

Montana, 2008

McCainR+2.4

How it voted

Share of the 2008 vote

John McCain ✓Republican	49.6%	243,882
Barack ObamaDemocratic	47.2%	232,159
OtherAll other candidates	3.2%	15,727

D+60

R+60

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

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Montana's presidential margins

1892–2024, the 2008 contest in context

Montana's presidential margins

Year	Margin (D minus R)
1892	−2.9%
1896	+60.2%
1900	+18.5%
1904	−20.4%
1908	−4.4%
1912	+11.8%
1916	+19.3%
1920	−29.1%
1924	−23.1%
1928	−17.9%
1932	+22.7%
1936	+41.7%
1940	+18.6%
1944	+9.4%
1948	+9.9%
1952	−19.3%
1956	−14.3%
1960	−2.5%
1964	+18.4%
1968	−9.0%
1972	−20.1%
1976	−7.4%
1980	−24.4%
1984	−22.3%
1988	−5.9%
1992	+2.5%
1996	−2.9%
2000	−25.1%
2004	−20.5%
2008	−2.4%
2012	−13.6%
2016	−20.2%
2020	−16.4%
2024	−19.9%

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County results — 2008

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

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County	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
Beaverhead County	R	−29.2%	1,617	3,008	4,763
Big Horn County	D	+36.2%	3,516	1,628	5,218
Blaine County	D	+19.3%	1,702	1,139	2,924
Broadwater County	R	−36.3%	857	1,875	2,807
Carbon County	R	−11.6%	2,443	3,108	5,746
Carter County	R	−64.6%	111	573	715
Cascade County	D	+2.3%	17,664	16,857	35,388
Chouteau County	R	−17.9%	1,122	1,634	2,861
Custer County	R	−14.3%	2,267	3,047	5,452
Daniels County	R	−32.7%	343	694	1,073
Dawson County	R	−23.6%	1,593	2,639	4,432
Deer Lodge County	D	+37.4%	3,402	1,502	5,074
Fallon County	R	−52.1%	318	1,064	1,432
Fergus County	R	−34.9%	1,933	4,108	6,232
Flathead County	R	−21.6%	16,138	25,559	43,714
Gallatin County	D	+3.4%	24,205	22,578	48,155
Garfield County	R	−67.1%	110	598	727
Glacier County	D	+39.7%	3,423	1,451	4,970
Golden Valley County	R	−44.6%	124	343	491
Granite County	R	−24.0%	601	1,013	1,715
Hill County	D	+12.2%	3,596	2,787	6,624
Jefferson County	R	−15.1%	2,582	3,538	6,340
Judith Basin County	R	−32.7%	397	801	1,236
Lake County	D	+1.9%	6,766	6,498	13,913
Lewis and Clark County	D	+6.5%	17,114	14,966	32,873
Liberty County	R	−22.7%	367	594	1,001
Lincoln County	R	−29.0%	3,025	5,704	9,227
Madison County	R	−26.6%	1,607	2,822	4,568
McCone County	R	−37.1%	321	726	1,091
Meagher County	R	−33.7%	298	624	966
Mineral County	R	−10.4%	845	1,053	1,995
Missoula County	D	+26.7%	36,531	20,743	59,075
Musselshell County	R	−41.0%	636	1,581	2,306
Park County	R	−2.3%	4,173	4,376	8,892
Petroleum County	R	−53.0%	68	227	300
Phillips County	R	−37.0%	638	1,423	2,123
Pondera County	R	−12.7%	1,223	1,588	2,885
Powder River County	R	−57.2%	208	802	1,038
Powell County	R	−23.5%	1,021	1,683	2,814
Prairie County	R	−39.7%	211	503	735
Ravalli County	R	−20.8%	8,400	13,002	22,083
Richland County	R	−43.9%	1,203	3,184	4,516
Roosevelt County	D	+26.3%	2,564	1,473	4,150
Rosebud County	D	+4.0%	1,919	1,768	3,810
Sanders County	R	−27.2%	1,970	3,563	5,849
Sheridan County	R	−1.7%	953	987	2,006
Silver Bow County	D	+40.4%	11,676	4,818	16,965
Stillwater County	R	−31.7%	1,512	2,991	4,667
Sweet Grass County	R	−45.8%	541	1,494	2,083
Teton County	R	−17.7%	1,294	1,874	3,272
Toole County	R	−27.3%	737	1,317	2,121
Treasure County	R	−32.5%	156	314	486
Valley County	R	−12.2%	1,645	2,121	3,911
Wheatland County	R	−37.5%	289	657	981
Wibaux County	R	−41.5%	146	379	561
Yellowstone County	R	−6.3%	32,038	36,483	70,416