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Elections / 2008 · President · PA

Barack Obama carried Pennsylvania D+10.3.

Barack Obama (D) vs John McCain (R) in Pennsylvania, 2008. The state ran 3.1 points more Democratic than the nation (D+7.3 nationally).

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

Pennsylvania result
5,995,137 votes counted
Obama (D)
3,276,363
54.7%
McCain (R)
2,655,885
44.3%
All others
62,889
1.0%
Margin
D+10.3
2008 presidential election
Pennsylvania, 2008
ObamaD+10.3
2008 presidential margin by county for Pennsylvania — 2008 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Pennsylvania — 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.Adams County, PA · R+19.6Allegheny County, PA · D+15.5Armstrong County, PA · R+24.6Beaver County, PA · R+2.8Bedford County, PA · R+44.8Berks County, PA · D+9.2Blair County, PA · R+24.3Bradford County, PA · R+18.4Bucks County, PA · D+8.6Butler County, PA · R+27.4Cambria County, PA · D+0.7Cameron County, PA · R+19.8Carbon County, PA · D+1.9Centre County, PA · D+11.8Chester County, PA · D+9.2Clarion County, PA · R+22.4Clearfield County, PA · R+12.1Clinton County, PA · R+2.8Columbia County, PA · R+4.4Crawford County, PA · R+10.4Cumberland County, PA · R+13.6Dauphin County, PA · D+9.1Delaware County, PA · D+21.4Elk County, PA · D+4.3Erie County, PA · D+19.9Fayette County, PA · TiedForest County, PA · R+13.4Franklin County, PA · R+32.6Fulton County, PA · R+48.6Greene County, PA · TiedHuntingdon County, PA · R+27.5Indiana County, PA · R+7.1Jefferson County, PA · R+29.8Juniata County, PA · R+35.2Lackawanna County, PA · D+26.0Lancaster County, PA · R+11.8Lawrence County, PA · R+5.1Lebanon County, PA · R+18.9Lehigh County, PA · D+15.5Luzerne County, PA · D+8.4Lycoming County, PA · R+24.2McKean County, PA · R+17.3Mercer County, PA · TiedMifflin County, PA · R+33.7Monroe County, PA · D+16.3Montgomery County, PA · D+20.8Montour County, PA · R+15.1Northampton County, PA · D+12.3Northumberland County, PA · R+13.8Perry County, PA · R+33.7Philadelphia County, PA · D+66.7Pike County, PA · R+4.2Potter County, PA · R+37.4Schuylkill County, PA · R+8.7Snyder County, PA · R+29.2Somerset County, PA · R+25.0Sullivan County, PA · R+19.5Susquehanna County, PA · R+11.7Tioga County, PA · R+27.4Union County, PA · R+14.5Venango County, PA · R+19.2Warren County, PA · R+6.2Washington County, PA · R+4.7Wayne County, PA · R+12.3Westmoreland County, PA · R+16.7Wyoming County, PA · R+7.6York County, PA · R+13.6
How it voted
Share of the 2008 vote
Barack Obama ✓Democratic54.7%3,276,363
John McCainRepublican44.3%2,655,885
OtherAll other candidates1.0%62,889
D+60
R+60
67 counties, each filled by 2008 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Pennsylvania's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 2008 contest in context
Pennsylvania's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: −1.7% in 2024.flipped R · 2024−1.7%DR18922024
Pennsylvania's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892−6.4%
1896−24.7%
1900−24.6%
1904−40.7%
1908−23.4%
1912+10.0%
1916−14.0%
1920−38.6%
1924−46.3%
1928−31.4%
1932−5.5%
1936+16.0%
1940+6.9%
1944+2.8%
1948−4.0%
1952−5.9%
1956−13.2%
1960+2.3%
1964+30.2%
1968+3.6%
1972−20.0%
1976+2.7%
1980−7.1%
1984−7.4%
1988−2.3%
1992+9.0%
1996+9.2%
2000+4.2%
2004+2.5%
2008+10.3%
2012+5.4%
2016−0.7%
2020+1.2%
2024−1.7%
County results — 2008
67 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Adams CountyR
−19.6%
17,63326,34944,491
Allegheny CountyD
+15.5%
373,153272,347651,436
Armstrong CountyR
−24.6%
11,13818,54230,081
Beaver CountyR
−2.8%
40,49942,89584,488
Bedford CountyR
−44.8%
6,05916,12422,443
Berks CountyD
+9.2%
97,04780,513180,000
Blair CountyR
−24.3%
19,81332,70853,102
Bradford CountyR
−18.4%
10,30615,05725,787
Bucks CountyD
+8.6%
179,031150,248332,924
Butler CountyR
−27.4%
32,26057,07490,425
Cambria CountyD
+0.7%
32,45131,99565,670
Cameron CountyR
−19.8%
8791,3232,245
Carbon CountyD
+1.9%
13,46412,95726,923
Centre CountyD
+11.8%
41,95032,99275,763
Chester CountyD
+9.2%
137,833114,421254,354
Clarion CountyR
−22.4%
6,75610,73717,766
Clearfield CountyR
−12.1%
14,55518,66233,813
Clinton CountyR
−2.8%
7,0977,50414,791
Columbia CountyR
−4.4%
13,23014,47728,063
Crawford CountyR
−10.4%
16,78020,75038,134
Cumberland CountyR
−13.6%
48,30663,739113,304
Dauphin CountyD
+9.1%
69,97558,238129,529
Delaware CountyD
+21.4%
178,870115,273297,004
Elk CountyD
+4.3%
7,2906,67614,271
Erie CountyD
+19.9%
75,77550,351127,691
Fayette CountyR
−0.4%
25,86626,08152,560
Forest CountyR
−13.4%
1,0381,3662,444
Franklin CountyR
−32.6%
21,16941,90663,641
Fulton CountyR
−48.6%
1,5764,6426,306
Greene CountyR
−0.4%
7,8297,88915,976
Huntingdon CountyR
−27.5%
6,62111,74518,632
Indiana CountyR
−7.1%
17,06519,72737,302
Jefferson CountyR
−29.8%
6,44712,05718,802
Juniata CountyR
−35.2%
3,0686,4849,711
Lackawanna CountyD
+26.0%
67,52039,488107,876
Lancaster CountyR
−11.8%
99,586126,568228,137
Lawrence CountyR
−5.1%
19,71121,85142,103
Lebanon CountyR
−18.9%
23,31034,31458,297
Lehigh CountyD
+15.5%
87,08963,382152,473
Luzerne CountyD
+8.4%
72,49261,127135,175
Lycoming CountyR
−24.2%
18,38130,28049,237
McKean CountyR
−17.3%
6,4659,22415,947
Mercer CountyR
−0.3%
26,41126,56553,821
Mifflin CountyR
−33.7%
5,37510,92916,502
Monroe CountyD
+16.3%
39,45328,29368,443
Montgomery CountyD
+20.8%
253,393165,552422,419
Montour CountyR
−15.1%
3,3644,5748,023
Northampton CountyD
+12.3%
75,25558,551135,587
Northumberland CountyR
−13.8%
14,32919,01833,939
Perry CountyR
−33.7%
6,39613,05819,745
Philadelphia CountyD
+66.7%
595,980117,221717,329
Pike CountyR
−4.2%
11,49312,51824,284
Potter CountyR
−37.4%
2,3005,1097,507
Schuylkill CountyR
−8.7%
28,30033,76763,057
Snyder CountyR
−29.2%
5,3829,90015,479
Somerset CountyR
−25.0%
12,87821,68635,168
Sullivan CountyR
−19.5%
1,2331,8413,120
Susquehanna CountyR
−11.7%
8,38110,63319,286
Tioga CountyR
−27.4%
6,39011,32617,984
Union CountyR
−14.5%
7,3339,85917,400
Venango CountyR
−19.2%
9,23813,71823,307
Warren CountyR
−6.2%
8,5379,68518,517
Washington CountyR
−4.7%
46,12250,75298,047
Wayne CountyR
−12.3%
9,89212,70222,835
Westmoreland CountyR
−16.7%
72,721102,294176,873
Wyoming CountyR
−7.6%
5,9856,98313,138
York CountyR
−13.6%
82,839109,268194,210