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Barack Obama carried New Hampshire D+9.7.

Barack Obama (D) vs John McCain (R) in New Hampshire, 2008. The state ran 2.4 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)

New Hampshire result
707,611 votes counted
Obama (D)
384,826
54.4%
McCain (R)
316,534
44.7%
All others
6,251
0.9%
Margin
D+9.7
2008 presidential election
New Hampshire, 2008
ObamaD+9.7
2008 presidential margin by county for New Hampshire — 2008 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of New Hampshire — 2008 presidential election, each outlined and filled by its 2008 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), seated within the faint outlines of the surrounding states.Belknap County, NH · D+1.2Carroll County, NH · D+6.3Cheshire County, NH · D+27.6Coos County, NH · D+18.3Grafton County, NH · D+27.7Hillsborough County, NH · D+3.7Merrimack County, NH · D+13.9Rockingham County, NH · D+1.1Strafford County, NH · D+20.4Sullivan County, NH · D+18.0
How it voted
Share of the 2008 vote
Barack Obama ✓Democratic54.4%384,826
John McCainRepublican44.7%316,534
OtherAll other candidates0.9%6,251
D+60
R+60
10 counties, each filled by 2008 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
New Hampshire's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 2008 contest in context
New Hampshire's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: +2.8% in 2024.flipped D · 2004+2.8%DR18922024
New Hampshire's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892−4.0%
1896−42.8%
1900−20.9%
1904−22.3%
1908−21.8%
1912+2.0%
1916+0.1%
1920−20.4%
1924−25.1%
1928−17.6%
1932−1.4%
1936+1.8%
1940+6.4%
1944+4.2%
1948−5.7%
1952−21.8%
1956−32.3%
1960−6.8%
1964+27.8%
1968−8.2%
1972−29.1%
1976−11.3%
1980−29.4%
1984−37.7%
1988−26.2%
1992+1.2%
1996+10.3%
2000−1.3%
2004+1.4%
2008+9.7%
2012+5.6%
2016+0.4%
2020+7.4%
2024+2.8%
County results — 2008
10 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Belknap CountyD
+1.2%
16,79616,40233,465
Carroll CountyD
+6.3%
15,22113,38728,910
Cheshire CountyD
+27.6%
26,97115,20542,601
Coos CountyD
+18.3%
9,5326,55816,259
Grafton CountyD
+27.7%
31,44617,68749,602
Hillsborough CountyD
+3.7%
104,82097,178203,799
Merrimack CountyD
+13.9%
45,07834,01079,719
Rockingham CountyD
+1.1%
83,72381,917167,093
Strafford CountyD
+20.4%
37,99025,02163,549
Sullivan CountyD
+18.0%
13,2499,16922,614