New Hampshire — 2008 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate2008 presidential electionNew Hampshire · PresidentObamaD+9.7
How it voted
Share of the 2008 vote
| Barack Obama ✓Democratic | 54.4% | 384,826 |
|---|---|---|
| John McCainRepublican | 44.7% | 316,534 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 0.9% | 6,251 |
2008presidential margin
D+60R+60
10 counties, each filled by 2008 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
New Hampshire cast 4 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (10 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Belknap County, NH | Democratic | D+1.2 |
| Carroll County, NH | Democratic | D+6.3 |
| Cheshire County, NH | Democratic | D+27.6 |
| Coos County, NH | Democratic | D+18.3 |
| Grafton County, NH | Democratic | D+27.7 |
| Hillsborough County, NH | Democratic | D+3.7 |
| Merrimack County, NH | Democratic | D+13.9 |
| Rockingham County, NH | Democratic | D+1.1 |
| Strafford County, NH | Democratic | D+20.4 |
| Sullivan County, NH | Democratic | D+18.0 |
New Hampshire results by county
10 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belknap County | Obama, Barack H.+394 | 16,79650.2% | 16,40249.0% | 2670.8% | 33,465 |
| Carroll County | Obama, Barack H.+1,834 | 15,22152.6% | 13,38746.3% | 3021.0% | 28,910 |
| Cheshire County | Obama, Barack H.+11,766 | 26,97163.3% | 15,20535.7% | 4251.0% | 42,601 |
| Coos County | Obama, Barack H.+2,974 | 9,53258.6% | 6,55840.3% | 1691.0% | 16,259 |
| Grafton County | Obama, Barack H.+13,759 | 31,44663.4% | 17,68735.7% | 4690.9% | 49,602 |
| Hillsborough County | Obama, Barack H.+7,642 | 104,82051.4% | 97,17847.7% | 1,8010.9% | 203,799 |
| Merrimack County | Obama, Barack H.+11,068 | 45,07856.5% | 34,01042.7% | 6310.8% | 79,719 |
| Rockingham County | Obama, Barack H.+1,806 | 83,72350.1% | 81,91749.0% | 1,4530.9% | 167,093 |
| Strafford County | Obama, Barack H.+12,969 | 37,99059.8% | 25,02139.4% | 5380.8% | 63,549 |
| Sullivan County | Obama, Barack H.+4,080 | 13,24958.6% | 9,16940.5% | 1960.9% | 22,614 |
complete certified result
New Hampshire candidate results
Top three shown first · expand for every reported candidate and write-in category
Source: MIT Election Data + Science Lab — U.S. President 1976–2024 state candidate returns
Nominees: Barack Obama (D) · John McCain (R)
New Hampshire's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 2008 contest in context
| Year | Margin (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% |
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Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 2008 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.