North Dakota — 2008 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate2008 presidential electionNorth Dakota · PresidentMcCainR+8.6
How it voted
Share of the 2008 vote
| John McCain ✓Republican | 53.2% | 168,561 |
|---|---|---|
| Barack ObamaDemocratic | 44.6% | 141,278 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 2.1% | 6,742 |
2008presidential margin
D+60R+60
53 counties, each filled by 2008 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
North Dakota cast 3 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (53 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Adams County, ND | Republican | R+27.8 |
| Barnes County, ND | Republican | R+1.5 |
| Benson County, ND | Democratic | D+35.8 |
| Billings County, ND | Republican | R+52.3 |
| Bottineau County, ND | Republican | R+19.1 |
| Bowman County, ND | Republican | R+38.4 |
| Burke County, ND | Republican | R+37.5 |
| Burleigh County, ND | Republican | R+23.6 |
| Cass County, ND | Democratic | D+7.1 |
| Cavalier County, ND | Republican | R+9.3 |
| Dickey County, ND | Republican | R+18.4 |
| Divide County, ND | Republican | R+14.7 |
| Dunn County, ND | Republican | R+33.6 |
| Eddy County, ND | Democratic | D+3.0 |
| Emmons County, ND | Republican | R+37.2 |
| Foster County, ND | Republican | R+13.7 |
| Golden Valley County, ND | Republican | R+49.4 |
| Grand Forks County, ND | Democratic | D+5.1 |
| Grant County, ND | Republican | R+23.1 |
| Griggs County, ND | Republican | R+6.4 |
| Hettinger County, ND | Republican | R+36.1 |
| Kidder County, ND | Republican | R+26.9 |
| LaMoure County, ND | Republican | R+19.7 |
| Logan County, ND | Republican | R+40.4 |
| McHenry County, ND | Republican | R+16.3 |
| McIntosh County, ND | Republican | R+22.0 |
| McKenzie County, ND | Republican | R+29.7 |
| McLean County, ND | Republican | R+19.0 |
| Mercer County, ND | Republican | R+29.9 |
| Morton County, ND | Republican | R+21.0 |
| Mountrail County, ND | Democratic | D+2.4 |
| Nelson County, ND | Democratic | D+6.1 |
| Oliver County, ND | Republican | R+33.7 |
| Pembina County, ND | Republican | R+6.9 |
| Pierce County, ND | Republican | R+23.8 |
| Ramsey County, ND | Republican | R+1.0 |
| Ransom County, ND | Democratic | D+15.3 |
| Renville County, ND | Republican | R+21.8 |
| Richland County, ND | Republican | R+5.1 |
| Rolette County, ND | Democratic | D+52.0 |
| Sargent County, ND | Democratic | D+17.5 |
| Sheridan County, ND | Republican | R+40.6 |
| Sioux County, ND | Democratic | D+67.5 |
| Slope County, ND | Republican | R+46.5 |
| Stark County, ND | Republican | R+29.1 |
| Steele County, ND | Democratic | D+20.3 |
| Stutsman County, ND | Republican | R+14.7 |
| Towner County, ND | Democratic | D+7.1 |
| Traill County, ND | Democratic | D+7.2 |
| Walsh County, ND | Republican | R+1.8 |
| Ward County, ND | Republican | R+19.2 |
| Wells County, ND | Republican | R+26.4 |
| Williams County, ND | Republican | R+36.0 |
North Dakota results by county
53 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams County | John McCain+353 | 78862.0% | 43534.2% | 483.8% | 1,271 |
| Barnes County | John McCain+85 | 2,82649.6% | 2,74148.1% | 1272.2% | 5,694 |
| Benson County | Barack Obama+836 | 73331.4% | 1,56967.2% | 321.4% | 2,334 |
| Billings County | John McCain+261 | 37575.2% | 11422.8% | 102.0% | 499 |
| Bottineau County | John McCain+672 | 2,05958.6% | 1,38739.4% | 702.0% | 3,516 |
| Bowman County | John McCain+629 | 1,10767.5% | 47829.1% | 553.4% | 1,640 |
| Burke County | John McCain+354 | 64067.9% | 28630.3% | 171.8% | 943 |
| Burleigh County | John McCain+9,843 | 25,44360.9% | 15,60037.3% | 7291.7% | 41,772 |
| Cass County | Barack Obama+5,056 | 32,56645.6% | 37,62252.7% | 1,2311.7% | 71,419 |
| Cavalier County | John McCain+198 | 1,12853.0% | 93043.7% | 723.4% | 2,130 |
| Dickey County | John McCain+481 | 1,52558.2% | 1,04439.8% | 511.9% | 2,620 |
| Divide County | John McCain+166 | 63055.7% | 46441.0% | 373.3% | 1,131 |
| Dunn County | John McCain+553 | 1,08065.7% | 52732.1% | 372.3% | 1,644 |
| Eddy County | Barack Obama+35 | 54847.0% | 58350.0% | 342.9% | 1,165 |
| Emmons County | John McCain+684 | 1,23067.0% | 54629.7% | 613.3% | 1,837 |
| Foster County | John McCain+227 | 91455.4% | 68741.6% | 503.0% | 1,651 |
| Golden Valley County | John McCain+432 | 64273.4% | 21024.0% | 232.6% | 875 |
| Grand Forks County | Barack Obama+1,584 | 14,52046.6% | 16,10451.7% | 5291.7% | 31,153 |
| Grant County | John McCain+125 | 58744.2% | 28021.1% | 46234.8% | 1,329 |
| Griggs County | John McCain+84 | 68251.9% | 59845.5% | 342.6% | 1,314 |
| Hettinger County | John McCain+487 | 89366.2% | 40630.1% | 493.6% | 1,348 |
| Kidder County | John McCain+330 | 75261.2% | 42234.4% | 544.4% | 1,228 |
| LaMoure County | John McCain+442 | 1,31058.5% | 86838.7% | 632.8% | 2,241 |
| Logan County | John McCain+427 | 72668.7% | 29928.3% | 323.0% | 1,057 |
| McHenry County | John McCain+393 | 1,37456.9% | 98140.6% | 612.5% | 2,416 |
| McIntosh County | John McCain+337 | 91659.8% | 57937.8% | 372.4% | 1,532 |
| McKenzie County | John McCain+807 | 1,74064.1% | 93334.4% | 421.5% | 2,715 |
| McLean County | John McCain+900 | 2,76758.4% | 1,86739.4% | 1022.2% | 4,736 |
| Mercer County | John McCain+1,313 | 2,78963.4% | 1,47633.6% | 1323.0% | 4,397 |
| Morton County | John McCain+2,790 | 7,86959.3% | 5,07938.3% | 3162.4% | 13,264 |
| Mountrail County | Barack Obama+71 | 1,40647.9% | 1,47750.3% | 551.9% | 2,938 |
| Nelson County | Barack Obama+107 | 80045.7% | 90751.8% | 452.6% | 1,752 |
| Oliver County | John McCain+350 | 68265.6% | 33231.9% | 262.5% | 1,040 |
| Pembina County | John McCain+228 | 1,72252.1% | 1,49445.2% | 912.8% | 3,307 |
| Pierce County | John McCain+509 | 1,30160.8% | 79237.0% | 462.2% | 2,139 |
| Ramsey County | John McCain+47 | 2,36149.6% | 2,31448.6% | 871.8% | 4,762 |
| Ransom County | Barack Obama+373 | 99841.0% | 1,37156.4% | 642.6% | 2,433 |
| Renville County | John McCain+294 | 79959.4% | 50537.5% | 423.1% | 1,346 |
| Richland County | John McCain+387 | 3,90051.6% | 3,51346.4% | 1502.0% | 7,563 |
| Rolette County | Barack Obama+2,358 | 1,04523.0% | 3,40375.1% | 861.9% | 4,534 |
| Sargent County | Barack Obama+337 | 77840.4% | 1,11557.9% | 341.8% | 1,927 |
| Sheridan County | John McCain+326 | 55569.1% | 22928.5% | 192.4% | 803 |
| Sioux County | Barack Obama+930 | 21515.6% | 1,14583.1% | 181.3% | 1,378 |
| Slope County | John McCain+191 | 29772.3% | 10625.8% | 81.9% | 411 |
| Stark County | John McCain+3,222 | 7,02463.5% | 3,80234.3% | 2442.2% | 11,070 |
| Steele County | Barack Obama+210 | 40439.1% | 61459.5% | 141.4% | 1,032 |
| Stutsman County | John McCain+1,443 | 5,49956.2% | 4,05641.5% | 2292.3% | 9,784 |
| Towner County | Barack Obama+85 | 53644.8% | 62151.9% | 403.3% | 1,197 |
| Traill County | Barack Obama+291 | 1,84545.7% | 2,13652.9% | 601.5% | 4,041 |
| Walsh County | John McCain+90 | 2,41549.5% | 2,32547.6% | 1422.9% | 4,882 |
| Ward County | John McCain+4,917 | 15,06158.8% | 10,14439.6% | 4161.6% | 25,621 |
| Wells County | John McCain+627 | 1,46861.8% | 84135.4% | 682.9% | 2,377 |
| Williams County | John McCain+3,370 | 6,29167.1% | 2,92131.2% | 1611.7% | 9,373 |
Nominees: Barack Obama (D) · John McCain (R)
North Dakota's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 2008 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −48.5% |
| 1896 | −11.9% |
| 1900 | −26.6% |
| 1904 | −54.7% |
| 1908 | −26.2% |
| 1912 | +7.5% |
| 1916 | +1.5% |
| 1920 | −59.6% |
| 1924 | −40.7% |
| 1928 | −10.3% |
| 1932 | +41.6% |
| 1936 | +33.0% |
| 1940 | −10.9% |
| 1944 | −8.4% |
| 1948 | −8.8% |
| 1952 | −42.6% |
| 1956 | −23.6% |
| 1960 | −10.9% |
| 1964 | +16.1% |
| 1968 | −17.7% |
| 1972 | −26.3% |
| 1976 | −5.9% |
| 1980 | −38.0% |
| 1984 | −31.0% |
| 1988 | −13.1% |
| 1992 | −12.0% |
| 1996 | −6.8% |
| 2000 | −27.6% |
| 2004 | −27.4% |
| 2008 | −8.6% |
| 2012 | −19.6% |
| 2016 | −35.7% |
| 2020 | −33.3% |
| 2024 | −36.4% |
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Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 2008 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.