John McCain carried North Dakota R+8.6.

Barack Obama (D) vs John McCain (R) in North Dakota, 2008. The state ran 15.9 points more Republican than the nation (D+7.3 nationally).

Nominees: Barack Obama (D) · John McCain (R)

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North Dakota result

316,581 votes counted

Obama (D)

141,278

44.6%

McCain (R)

168,561

53.2%

All others

6,742

2.1%

Margin

R+8.6

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2008 presidential election

North Dakota, 2008

McCainR+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

D+60

R+60

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

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North Dakota's presidential margins

1892–2024, the 2008 contest in context

North Dakota's presidential margins

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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County results — 2008

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

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County	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
Adams County	R	−27.8%	435	788	1,271
Barnes County	R	−1.5%	2,741	2,826	5,694
Benson County	D	+35.8%	1,569	733	2,334
Billings County	R	−52.3%	114	375	499
Bottineau County	R	−19.1%	1,387	2,059	3,516
Bowman County	R	−38.4%	478	1,107	1,640
Burke County	R	−37.5%	286	640	943
Burleigh County	R	−23.6%	15,600	25,443	41,772
Cass County	D	+7.1%	37,622	32,566	71,419
Cavalier County	R	−9.3%	930	1,128	2,130
Dickey County	R	−18.4%	1,044	1,525	2,620
Divide County	R	−14.7%	464	630	1,131
Dunn County	R	−33.6%	527	1,080	1,644
Eddy County	D	+3.0%	583	548	1,165
Emmons County	R	−37.2%	546	1,230	1,837
Foster County	R	−13.7%	687	914	1,651
Golden Valley County	R	−49.4%	210	642	875
Grand Forks County	D	+5.1%	16,104	14,520	31,153
Grant County	R	−23.1%	280	587	1,329
Griggs County	R	−6.4%	598	682	1,314
Hettinger County	R	−36.1%	406	893	1,348
Kidder County	R	−26.9%	422	752	1,228
LaMoure County	R	−19.7%	868	1,310	2,241
Logan County	R	−40.4%	299	726	1,057
McHenry County	R	−16.3%	981	1,374	2,416
McIntosh County	R	−22.0%	579	916	1,532
McKenzie County	R	−29.7%	933	1,740	2,715
McLean County	R	−19.0%	1,867	2,767	4,736
Mercer County	R	−29.9%	1,476	2,789	4,397
Morton County	R	−21.0%	5,079	7,869	13,264
Mountrail County	D	+2.4%	1,477	1,406	2,938
Nelson County	D	+6.1%	907	800	1,752
Oliver County	R	−33.7%	332	682	1,040
Pembina County	R	−6.9%	1,494	1,722	3,307
Pierce County	R	−23.8%	792	1,301	2,139
Ramsey County	R	−1.0%	2,314	2,361	4,762
Ransom County	D	+15.3%	1,371	998	2,433
Renville County	R	−21.8%	505	799	1,346
Richland County	R	−5.1%	3,513	3,900	7,563
Rolette County	D	+52.0%	3,403	1,045	4,534
Sargent County	D	+17.5%	1,115	778	1,927
Sheridan County	R	−40.6%	229	555	803
Sioux County	D	+67.5%	1,145	215	1,378
Slope County	R	−46.5%	106	297	411
Stark County	R	−29.1%	3,802	7,024	11,070
Steele County	D	+20.3%	614	404	1,032
Stutsman County	R	−14.7%	4,056	5,499	9,784
Towner County	D	+7.1%	621	536	1,197
Traill County	D	+7.2%	2,136	1,845	4,041
Walsh County	R	−1.8%	2,325	2,415	4,882
Ward County	R	−19.2%	10,144	15,061	25,621
Wells County	R	−26.4%	841	1,468	2,377
Williams County	R	−36.0%	2,921	6,291	9,373