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Elections / 2008 · President · NV

Barack Obama carried Nevada D+12.6.

Barack Obama (D) vs John McCain (R) in Nevada, 2008. The state ran 5.3 points more Democratic than the nation (D+7.3 nationally).

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

Nevada result
961,581 votes counted
Obama (D)
533,736
55.5%
McCain (R)
412,827
42.9%
All others
15,018
1.6%
Margin
D+12.6
2008 presidential election
Nevada, 2008
ObamaD+12.6
2008 presidential margin by county for Nevada — 2008 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Nevada — 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.Carson City, NV · D+0.9Churchill County, NV · R+31.8Clark County, NV · D+19.1Douglas County, NV · R+15.5Elko County, NV · R+40.5Esmeralda County, NV · R+46.6Eureka County, NV · R+57.7Humboldt County, NV · R+30.0Lander County, NV · R+42.7Lincoln County, NV · R+47.3Lyon County, NV · R+17.9Mineral County, NV · R+2.2Nye County, NV · R+13.4Pershing County, NV · R+22.3Storey County, NV · R+6.1Washoe County, NV · D+12.7White Pine County, NV · R+32.1
How it voted
Share of the 2008 vote
Barack Obama ✓Democratic55.5%533,736
John McCainRepublican42.9%412,827
OtherAll other candidates1.6%15,018
D+60
R+60
17 counties, each filled by 2008 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Nevada's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 2008 contest in context
Nevada's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: −3.1% in 2024.flipped R · 2024−3.1%DR18922024
Nevada's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892−19.3%
1896+62.4%
1900+24.5%
1904−23.8%
1908+1.8%
1912+23.8%
1916+17.0%
1920−20.7%
1924−19.8%
1928−13.1%
1932+38.8%
1936+45.6%
1940+20.2%
1944+9.2%
1948+3.1%
1952−22.9%
1956−15.9%
1960+2.3%
1964+17.2%
1968−8.2%
1972−27.4%
1976−4.4%
1980−35.6%
1984−33.9%
1988−20.9%
1992+2.6%
1996+1.0%
2000−3.5%
2004−2.6%
2008+12.6%
2012+6.7%
2016+2.4%
2020+2.4%
2024−3.1%
County results — 2008
17 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Carson CityD
+0.9%
11,62311,41923,463
Churchill CountyR
−31.8%
3,4946,83210,494
Clark CountyD
+19.1%
380,765257,078647,490
Douglas CountyR
−15.5%
10,67214,64825,727
Elko CountyR
−40.5%
4,54110,96915,887
Esmeralda CountyR
−46.6%
104303427
Eureka CountyR
−57.7%
144564728
Humboldt CountyR
−30.0%
1,9093,5865,599
Lander CountyR
−42.7%
5771,4662,081
Lincoln CountyR
−47.3%
5181,4982,072
Lyon CountyR
−17.9%
8,40512,15420,931
Mineral CountyR
−2.2%
1,0821,1312,273
Nye CountyR
−13.4%
7,2269,53717,268
Pershing CountyR
−22.3%
6731,0751,801
Storey CountyR
−6.1%
1,1021,2472,392
Washoe CountyD
+12.7%
99,67176,880179,175
White Pine CountyR
−32.1%
1,2302,4403,773