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Elections / 2008 · President · NY

Barack Obama carried New York D+26.9.

Barack Obama (D) vs John McCain (R) in New York, 2008. The state ran 19.6 points more Democratic than the nation (D+7.3 nationally).

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

New York result
7,640,640 votes counted
Obama (D)
4,804,701
62.9%
McCain (R)
2,752,728
36.0%
All others
83,211
1.1%
Margin
D+26.9
2008 presidential election
New York, 2008
ObamaD+26.9
2008 presidential margin by county for New York — 2008 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of New York — 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.Albany County, NY · D+29.4Allegany County, NY · R+21.7Bronx County, NY · D+77.8Broome County, NY · D+8.0Cattaraugus County, NY · R+10.6Cayuga County, NY · D+8.5Chautauqua County, NY · D+0.9Chemung County, NY · R+1.2Chenango County, NY · R+1.1Clinton County, NY · D+22.9Columbia County, NY · D+13.4Cortland County, NY · D+10.0Delaware County, NY · R+5.2Dutchess County, NY · D+8.6Erie County, NY · D+17.5Essex County, NY · D+13.3Franklin County, NY · D+22.2Fulton County, NY · R+9.2Genesee County, NY · R+18.4Greene County, NY · R+9.9Hamilton County, NY · R+26.9Herkimer County, NY · R+9.3Jefferson County, NY · R+5.3Kings County, NY · D+59.4Lewis County, NY · R+8.8Livingston County, NY · R+7.9Madison County, NY · D+0.9Monroe County, NY · D+17.7Montgomery County, NY · R+8.1Nassau County, NY · D+8.4New York County, NY · D+72.2Niagara County, NY · D+1.0Oneida County, NY · R+6.1Onondaga County, NY · D+20.3Ontario County, NY · TiedOrange County, NY · D+4.1Orleans County, NY · R+18.7Oswego County, NY · D+2.4Otsego County, NY · D+5.9Putnam County, NY · R+7.5Queens County, NY · D+50.8Rensselaer County, NY · D+9.3Richmond County, NY · R+4.1Rockland County, NY · D+5.9Saratoga County, NY · D+3.4Schenectady County, NY · D+12.7Schoharie County, NY · R+14.3Schuyler County, NY · R+7.1Seneca County, NY · D+2.6St. Lawrence County, NY · D+16.3Steuben County, NY · R+16.8Suffolk County, NY · D+6.0Sullivan County, NY · D+9.5Tioga County, NY · R+10.2Tompkins County, NY · D+42.1Ulster County, NY · D+23.6Warren County, NY · D+2.6Washington County, NY · D+0.8Wayne County, NY · R+9.9Westchester County, NY · D+27.6Wyoming County, NY · R+26.1Yates County, NY · R+3.7
How it voted
Share of the 2008 vote
Barack Obama ✓Democratic62.9%4,804,701
John McCainRepublican36.0%2,752,728
OtherAll other candidates1.1%83,211
D+60
R+60
62 counties, each filled by 2008 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
New York's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 2008 contest in context
New York's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: +12.5% in 2024.flipped D · 1988+12.5%DR18922024
New York's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892+3.4%
1896−18.9%
1900−9.3%
1904−10.9%
1908−12.4%
1912+12.6%
1916−7.0%
1920−37.6%
1924−26.6%
1928−2.3%
1932+12.7%
1936+19.9%
1940+3.6%
1944+5.0%
1948−1.0%
1952−11.9%
1956−22.4%
1960+5.3%
1964+37.3%
1968+5.5%
1972−17.3%
1976+4.4%
1980−2.7%
1984−8.0%
1988+4.1%
1992+15.8%
1996+28.9%
2000+25.0%
2004+18.3%
2008+26.9%
2012+28.2%
2016+22.5%
2020+23.1%
2024+12.5%
County results — 2008
62 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Albany CountyD
+29.4%
93,93750,586147,266
Allegany CountyR
−21.7%
7,01611,01318,406
Bronx CountyD
+77.8%
338,26141,683381,322
Broome CountyD
+8.0%
47,20440,07788,837
Cattaraugus CountyR
−10.6%
14,30717,77032,617
Cayuga CountyD
+8.5%
18,12815,24334,022
Chautauqua CountyD
+0.9%
29,12928,57958,802
Chemung CountyR
−1.2%
18,88819,36438,695
Chenango CountyR
−1.1%
10,10010,33720,847
Clinton CountyD
+22.9%
20,21612,57933,337
Columbia CountyD
+13.4%
17,55613,33731,433
Cortland CountyD
+10.0%
11,8619,67821,920
Delaware CountyR
−5.2%
9,46210,52420,389
Dutchess CountyD
+8.6%
71,06059,628132,302
Erie CountyD
+17.5%
256,299178,815441,985
Essex CountyD
+13.3%
10,3907,91318,595
Franklin CountyD
+22.2%
10,5716,67617,520
Fulton CountyR
−9.2%
9,69511,70921,824
Genesee CountyR
−18.4%
10,76215,70526,873
Greene CountyR
−9.9%
9,85012,05922,335
Hamilton CountyR
−26.9%
1,2252,1413,411
Herkimer CountyR
−9.3%
12,09414,61927,184
Jefferson CountyR
−5.3%
18,16620,22038,886
Kings CountyD
+59.4%
603,525151,872759,848
Lewis CountyR
−8.8%
4,9865,96911,138
Livingston CountyR
−7.9%
13,65516,03030,149
Madison CountyD
+0.9%
14,69214,43429,802
Monroe CountyD
+17.7%
207,371144,262356,424
Montgomery CountyR
−8.1%
9,08010,71120,175
Nassau CountyD
+8.4%
342,185288,776635,618
New York CountyD
+72.2%
572,12689,906667,594
Niagara CountyD
+1.0%
47,30346,34895,272
Oneida CountyR
−6.1%
43,50649,25694,365
Onondaga CountyD
+20.3%
129,31784,972218,239
Ontario CountyR
−0.1%
25,10325,17151,020
Orange CountyD
+4.1%
78,32672,042151,982
Orleans CountyR
−18.7%
6,6149,70816,584
Oswego CountyD
+2.4%
24,77723,57149,349
Otsego CountyD
+5.9%
13,57012,02626,121
Putnam CountyR
−7.5%
21,61325,14547,244
Queens CountyD
+50.8%
480,692155,221640,137
Rensselaer CountyD
+9.3%
39,75332,84073,986
Richmond CountyR
−4.1%
79,31186,062166,578
Rockland CountyD
+5.9%
69,54361,752132,193
Saratoga CountyD
+3.4%
56,64552,855111,387
Schenectady CountyD
+12.7%
38,61129,75869,842
Schoharie CountyR
−14.3%
6,0098,07114,402
Schuyler CountyR
−7.1%
3,9334,5428,600
Seneca CountyD
+2.6%
7,4227,03814,741
St. Lawrence CountyD
+16.3%
23,70616,95641,326
Steuben CountyR
−16.8%
17,14824,20341,911
Suffolk CountyD
+6.0%
346,549307,021659,779
Sullivan CountyD
+9.5%
16,85013,90031,183
Tioga CountyR
−10.2%
10,17212,53623,131
Tompkins CountyD
+42.1%
29,82611,92742,552
Ulster CountyD
+23.6%
54,32033,30089,149
Warren CountyD
+2.6%
16,28115,42932,245
Washington CountyD
+0.8%
12,74112,53325,730
Wayne CountyR
−9.9%
18,18422,23941,045
Westchester CountyD
+27.6%
261,810147,824413,044
Wyoming CountyR
−26.1%
6,37910,99817,667
Yates CountyR
−3.7%
4,8905,26910,280