Montana — 2008 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate2008 presidential electionMontana · PresidentMcCainR+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 |
2008presidential margin
D+60R+60
56 counties, each filled by 2008 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Montana cast 3 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (56 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Beaverhead County, MT | Republican | R+29.2 |
| Big Horn County, MT | Democratic | D+36.2 |
| Blaine County, MT | Democratic | D+19.3 |
| Broadwater County, MT | Republican | R+36.3 |
| Carbon County, MT | Republican | R+11.6 |
| Carter County, MT | Republican | R+64.6 |
| Cascade County, MT | Democratic | D+2.3 |
| Chouteau County, MT | Republican | R+17.9 |
| Custer County, MT | Republican | R+14.3 |
| Daniels County, MT | Republican | R+32.7 |
| Dawson County, MT | Republican | R+23.6 |
| Deer Lodge County, MT | Democratic | D+37.4 |
| Fallon County, MT | Republican | R+52.1 |
| Fergus County, MT | Republican | R+34.9 |
| Flathead County, MT | Republican | R+21.6 |
| Gallatin County, MT | Democratic | D+3.4 |
| Garfield County, MT | Republican | R+67.1 |
| Glacier County, MT | Democratic | D+39.7 |
| Golden Valley County, MT | Republican | R+44.6 |
| Granite County, MT | Republican | R+24.0 |
| Hill County, MT | Democratic | D+12.2 |
| Jefferson County, MT | Republican | R+15.1 |
| Judith Basin County, MT | Republican | R+32.7 |
| Lake County, MT | Democratic | D+1.9 |
| Lewis and Clark County, MT | Democratic | D+6.5 |
| Liberty County, MT | Republican | R+22.7 |
| Lincoln County, MT | Republican | R+29.0 |
| Madison County, MT | Republican | R+26.6 |
| McCone County, MT | Republican | R+37.1 |
| Meagher County, MT | Republican | R+33.7 |
| Mineral County, MT | Republican | R+10.4 |
| Missoula County, MT | Democratic | D+26.7 |
| Musselshell County, MT | Republican | R+41.0 |
| Park County, MT | Republican | R+2.3 |
| Petroleum County, MT | Republican | R+53.0 |
| Phillips County, MT | Republican | R+37.0 |
| Pondera County, MT | Republican | R+12.7 |
| Powder River County, MT | Republican | R+57.2 |
| Powell County, MT | Republican | R+23.5 |
| Prairie County, MT | Republican | R+39.7 |
| Ravalli County, MT | Republican | R+20.8 |
| Richland County, MT | Republican | R+43.9 |
| Roosevelt County, MT | Democratic | D+26.3 |
| Rosebud County, MT | Democratic | D+4.0 |
| Sanders County, MT | Republican | R+27.2 |
| Sheridan County, MT | Republican | R+1.7 |
| Silver Bow County, MT | Democratic | D+40.4 |
| Stillwater County, MT | Republican | R+31.7 |
| Sweet Grass County, MT | Republican | R+45.8 |
| Teton County, MT | Republican | R+17.7 |
| Toole County, MT | Republican | R+27.3 |
| Treasure County, MT | Republican | R+32.5 |
| Valley County, MT | Republican | R+12.2 |
| Wheatland County, MT | Republican | R+37.5 |
| Wibaux County, MT | Republican | R+41.5 |
| Yellowstone County, MT | Republican | R+6.3 |
Montana results by county
56 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaverhead County | John McCain+1,391 | 3,00863.2% | 1,61733.9% | 1382.9% | 4,763 |
| Big Horn County | Barack Obama+1,888 | 1,62831.2% | 3,51667.4% | 741.4% | 5,218 |
| Blaine County | Barack Obama+563 | 1,13939.0% | 1,70258.2% | 832.8% | 2,924 |
| Broadwater County | John McCain+1,018 | 1,87566.8% | 85730.5% | 752.7% | 2,807 |
| Carbon County | John McCain+665 | 3,10854.1% | 2,44342.5% | 1953.4% | 5,746 |
| Carter County | John McCain+462 | 57380.1% | 11115.5% | 314.3% | 715 |
| Cascade County | Barack Obama+807 | 16,85747.6% | 17,66449.9% | 8672.4% | 35,388 |
| Chouteau County | John McCain+512 | 1,63457.1% | 1,12239.2% | 1053.7% | 2,861 |
| Custer County | John McCain+780 | 3,04755.9% | 2,26741.6% | 1382.5% | 5,452 |
| Daniels County | John McCain+351 | 69464.7% | 34332.0% | 363.4% | 1,073 |
| Dawson County | John McCain+1,046 | 2,63959.5% | 1,59335.9% | 2004.5% | 4,432 |
| Deer Lodge County | Barack Obama+1,900 | 1,50229.6% | 3,40267.0% | 1703.4% | 5,074 |
| Fallon County | John McCain+746 | 1,06474.3% | 31822.2% | 503.5% | 1,432 |
| Fergus County | John McCain+2,175 | 4,10865.9% | 1,93331.0% | 1913.1% | 6,232 |
| Flathead County | John McCain+9,421 | 25,55958.5% | 16,13836.9% | 2,0174.6% | 43,714 |
| Gallatin County | Barack Obama+1,627 | 22,57846.9% | 24,20550.3% | 1,3722.8% | 48,155 |
| Garfield County | John McCain+488 | 59882.3% | 11015.1% | 192.6% | 727 |
| Glacier County | Barack Obama+1,972 | 1,45129.2% | 3,42368.9% | 961.9% | 4,970 |
| Golden Valley County | John McCain+219 | 34369.9% | 12425.3% | 244.9% | 491 |
| Granite County | John McCain+412 | 1,01359.1% | 60135.0% | 1015.9% | 1,715 |
| Hill County | Barack Obama+809 | 2,78742.1% | 3,59654.3% | 2413.6% | 6,624 |
| Jefferson County | John McCain+956 | 3,53855.8% | 2,58240.7% | 2203.5% | 6,340 |
| Judith Basin County | John McCain+404 | 80164.8% | 39732.1% | 383.1% | 1,236 |
| Lake County | Barack Obama+268 | 6,49846.7% | 6,76648.6% | 6494.7% | 13,913 |
| Lewis and Clark County | Barack Obama+2,148 | 14,96645.5% | 17,11452.1% | 7932.4% | 32,873 |
| Liberty County | John McCain+227 | 59459.3% | 36736.7% | 404.0% | 1,001 |
| Lincoln County | John McCain+2,679 | 5,70461.8% | 3,02532.8% | 4985.4% | 9,227 |
| Madison County | John McCain+1,215 | 2,82261.8% | 1,60735.2% | 1393.0% | 4,568 |
| McCone County | John McCain+405 | 72666.5% | 32129.4% | 444.0% | 1,091 |
| Meagher County | John McCain+326 | 62464.6% | 29830.8% | 444.6% | 966 |
| Mineral County | John McCain+208 | 1,05352.8% | 84542.4% | 974.9% | 1,995 |
| Missoula County | Barack Obama+15,788 | 20,74335.1% | 36,53161.8% | 1,8013.0% | 59,075 |
| Musselshell County | John McCain+945 | 1,58168.6% | 63627.6% | 893.9% | 2,306 |
| Park County | John McCain+203 | 4,37649.2% | 4,17346.9% | 3433.9% | 8,892 |
| Petroleum County | John McCain+159 | 22775.7% | 6822.7% | 51.7% | 300 |
| Phillips County | John McCain+785 | 1,42367.0% | 63830.1% | 622.9% | 2,123 |
| Pondera County | John McCain+365 | 1,58855.0% | 1,22342.4% | 742.6% | 2,885 |
| Powder River County | John McCain+594 | 80277.3% | 20820.0% | 282.7% | 1,038 |
| Powell County | John McCain+662 | 1,68359.8% | 1,02136.3% | 1103.9% | 2,814 |
| Prairie County | John McCain+292 | 50368.4% | 21128.7% | 212.9% | 735 |
| Ravalli County | John McCain+4,602 | 13,00258.9% | 8,40038.0% | 6813.1% | 22,083 |
| Richland County | John McCain+1,981 | 3,18470.5% | 1,20326.6% | 1292.9% | 4,516 |
| Roosevelt County | Barack Obama+1,091 | 1,47335.5% | 2,56461.8% | 1132.7% | 4,150 |
| Rosebud County | Barack Obama+151 | 1,76846.4% | 1,91950.4% | 1233.2% | 3,810 |
| Sanders County | John McCain+1,593 | 3,56360.9% | 1,97033.7% | 3165.4% | 5,849 |
| Sheridan County | John McCain+34 | 98749.2% | 95347.5% | 663.3% | 2,006 |
| Silver Bow County | Barack Obama+6,858 | 4,81828.4% | 11,67668.8% | 4712.8% | 16,965 |
| Stillwater County | John McCain+1,479 | 2,99164.1% | 1,51232.4% | 1643.5% | 4,667 |
| Sweet Grass County | John McCain+953 | 1,49471.7% | 54126.0% | 482.3% | 2,083 |
| Teton County | John McCain+580 | 1,87457.3% | 1,29439.5% | 1043.2% | 3,272 |
| Toole County | John McCain+580 | 1,31762.1% | 73734.7% | 673.2% | 2,121 |
| Treasure County | John McCain+158 | 31464.6% | 15632.1% | 163.3% | 486 |
| Valley County | John McCain+476 | 2,12154.2% | 1,64542.1% | 1453.7% | 3,911 |
| Wheatland County | John McCain+368 | 65767.0% | 28929.5% | 353.6% | 981 |
| Wibaux County | John McCain+233 | 37967.6% | 14626.0% | 366.4% | 561 |
| Yellowstone County | John McCain+4,445 | 36,48351.8% | 32,03845.5% | 1,8952.7% | 70,416 |
Nominees: Barack Obama (D) · John McCain (R)
Montana's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 2008 contest in context
| 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% |
Same ballot, 2008MT
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 2008 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.