John McCain carried Oklahoma R+31.3.

Barack Obama (D) vs John McCain (R) in Oklahoma, 2008. The state ran 38.6 points more Republican than the nation (D+7.3 nationally). A US Senate contest shared the 2008 ballot here.

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

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Oklahoma result

1,462,661 votes counted

Obama (D)

502,496

34.4%

McCain (R)

960,165

65.6%

All others

0

0.0%

Margin

R+31.3

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2008 presidential election

Oklahoma, 2008

McCainR+31.3

How it voted

Share of the 2008 vote

John McCain ✓Republican	65.6%	960,165
Barack ObamaDemocratic	34.4%	502,496
OtherAll other candidates	0.0%	0

D+60

R+60

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

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Oklahoma's presidential margins

1908–2024, the 2008 contest in context

Oklahoma's presidential margins

Year	Margin (D minus R)
1908	+4.7%
1912	+11.2%
1916	+17.4%
1920	−5.7%
1924	+5.7%
1928	−28.3%
1932	+46.6%
1936	+34.1%
1940	+15.2%
1944	+11.4%
1948	+25.5%
1952	−9.2%
1956	−10.3%
1960	−18.0%
1964	+11.5%
1968	−15.7%
1972	−49.7%
1976	−1.2%
1980	−25.5%
1984	−37.9%
1988	−16.6%
1992	−8.6%
1996	−7.8%
2000	−21.9%
2004	−31.1%
2008	−31.3%
2012	−33.5%
2016	−36.4%
2020	−33.1%
2024	−34.3%

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County results — 2008

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

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County	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
Adair County	R	−38.7%	2,052	4,638	6,690
Alfalfa County	R	−66.2%	411	2,023	2,434
Atoka County	R	−43.9%	1,370	3,511	4,881
Beaver County	R	−78.5%	265	2,199	2,464
Beckham County	R	−56.1%	1,625	5,772	7,397
Blaine County	R	−50.8%	1,011	3,101	4,112
Bryan County	R	−35.5%	4,426	9,307	13,733
Caddo County	R	−30.7%	3,404	6,413	9,817
Canadian County	R	−52.2%	11,426	36,428	47,854
Carter County	R	−40.5%	5,603	13,241	18,844
Cherokee County	R	−12.2%	7,194	9,186	16,380
Choctaw County	R	−33.5%	1,860	3,730	5,590
Cimarron County	R	−76.1%	152	1,119	1,271
Cleveland County	R	−24.0%	39,681	64,749	104,430
Coal County	R	−47.2%	600	1,672	2,272
Comanche County	R	−17.5%	14,120	20,127	34,247
Cotton County	R	−44.4%	690	1,793	2,483
Craig County	R	−30.1%	2,073	3,858	5,931
Creek County	R	−41.6%	8,318	20,187	28,505
Custer County	R	−49.3%	2,660	7,842	10,502
Delaware County	R	−33.8%	5,085	10,277	15,362
Dewey County	R	−68.6%	346	1,857	2,203
Ellis County	R	−70.5%	282	1,627	1,909
Garfield County	R	−51.0%	5,545	17,067	22,612
Garvin County	R	−43.6%	3,028	7,710	10,738
Grady County	R	−46.7%	5,520	15,195	20,715
Grant County	R	−56.3%	514	1,836	2,350
Greer County	R	−46.5%	566	1,548	2,114
Harmon County	R	−38.9%	333	757	1,090
Harper County	R	−71.7%	221	1,342	1,563
Haskell County	R	−37.0%	1,474	3,207	4,681
Hughes County	R	−29.4%	1,709	3,134	4,843
Jackson County	R	−49.6%	2,264	6,719	8,983
Jefferson County	R	−34.5%	805	1,652	2,457
Johnston County	R	−36.9%	1,249	2,708	3,957
Kay County	R	−41.6%	5,463	13,230	18,693
Kingfisher County	R	−68.4%	1,009	5,372	6,381
Kiowa County	R	−34.8%	1,226	2,537	3,763
Latimer County	R	−37.1%	1,313	2,860	4,173
Le Flore County	R	−38.6%	5,136	11,605	16,741
Lincoln County	R	−49.8%	3,504	10,470	13,974
Logan County	R	−37.4%	5,717	12,556	18,273
Love County	R	−34.6%	1,257	2,589	3,846
Major County	R	−70.3%	515	2,956	3,471
Marshall County	R	−38.8%	1,643	3,730	5,373
Mayes County	R	−28.1%	5,749	10,234	15,983
McClain County	R	−51.8%	3,551	11,193	14,744
McCurtain County	R	−47.0%	2,794	7,745	10,539
McIntosh County	R	−19.3%	3,320	4,903	8,223
Murray County	R	−40.4%	1,592	3,746	5,338
Muskogee County	R	−15.0%	11,294	15,289	26,583
Noble County	R	−53.6%	1,174	3,881	5,055
Nowata County	R	−36.5%	1,411	3,031	4,442
Okfuskee County	R	−28.2%	1,480	2,643	4,123
Oklahoma County	R	−16.8%	116,182	163,172	279,354
Okmulgee County	R	−17.0%	6,191	8,727	14,918
Osage County	R	−23.7%	7,498	12,160	19,658
Ottawa County	R	−23.6%	4,268	6,905	11,173
Pawnee County	R	−37.4%	2,063	4,533	6,596
Payne County	R	−27.0%	10,601	18,435	29,036
Pittsburg County	R	−36.6%	5,457	11,752	17,209
Pontotoc County	R	−36.7%	4,512	9,750	14,262
Pottawatomie County	R	−38.4%	7,910	17,753	25,663
Pushmataha County	R	−43.4%	1,265	3,208	4,473
Roger Mills County	R	−67.9%	287	1,502	1,789
Rogers County	R	−44.1%	10,772	27,743	38,515
Seminole County	R	−30.6%	2,977	5,600	8,577
Sequoyah County	R	−36.0%	4,454	9,466	13,920
Stephens County	R	−52.1%	4,538	14,394	18,932
Texas County	R	−70.5%	923	5,336	6,259
Tillman County	R	−35.6%	1,042	2,195	3,237
Tulsa County	R	−24.5%	96,133	158,363	254,496
Wagoner County	R	−41.8%	8,810	21,441	30,251
Washington County	R	−44.6%	6,308	16,457	22,765
Washita County	R	−55.9%	1,052	3,724	4,776
Woods County	R	−55.4%	873	3,043	3,916
Woodward County	R	−65.2%	1,350	6,404	7,754