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Elections / 2008 · President · UT

John McCain carried Utah R+28.2.

Barack Obama (D) vs John McCain (R) in Utah, 2008. The state ran 35.5 points more Republican than the nation (D+7.3 nationally).

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

Utah result
952,370 votes counted
Obama (D)
327,670
34.4%
McCain (R)
596,030
62.6%
All others
28,670
3.0%
Margin
R+28.2
2008 presidential election
Utah, 2008
McCainR+28.2
2008 presidential margin by county for Utah — 2008 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Utah — 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.Beaver County, UT · R+54.2Box Elder County, UT · R+62.5Cache County, UT · R+45.6Carbon County, UT · R+8.0Daggett County, UT · R+37.8Davis County, UT · R+42.3Duchesne County, UT · R+65.8Emery County, UT · R+53.6Garfield County, UT · R+60.4Grand County, UT · D+4.8Iron County, UT · R+56.3Juab County, UT · R+53.7Kane County, UT · R+43.0Millard County, UT · R+61.1Morgan County, UT · R+63.0Piute County, UT · R+61.9Rich County, UT · R+67.3Salt Lake County, UT · TiedSan Juan County, UT · R+4.5Sanpete County, UT · R+57.4Sevier County, UT · R+62.9Summit County, UT · D+15.3Tooele County, UT · R+29.8Uintah County, UT · R+68.8Utah County, UT · R+58.9Wasatch County, UT · R+29.8Washington County, UT · R+53.5Wayne County, UT · R+46.0Weber County, UT · R+27.5
How it voted
Share of the 2008 vote
John McCain ✓Republican62.6%596,030
Barack ObamaDemocratic34.4%327,670
OtherAll other candidates3.0%28,670
D+60
R+60
29 counties, each filled by 2008 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Utah's presidential margins
1896–2024, the 2008 contest in context
Utah's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1896 to 2024. Most recent: −21.6% in 2024.flipped R · 1968−21.6%DR18962024
Utah's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1896+65.4%
1900−2.3%
1904−28.6%
1908−17.0%
1912−4.9%
1916+21.0%
1920−17.1%
1924−19.3%
1928−7.7%
1932+15.5%
1936+39.5%
1940+24.7%
1944+21.0%
1948+9.0%
1952−17.9%
1956−29.1%
1960−9.6%
1964+9.4%
1968−19.4%
1972−41.2%
1976−28.8%
1980−52.2%
1984−49.8%
1988−34.2%
1992−18.7%
1996−21.1%
2000−40.5%
2004−45.5%
2008−28.2%
2012−47.9%
2016−17.9%
2020−20.2%
2024−21.6%
County results — 2008
29 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Beaver CountyR
−54.2%
5421,9022,509
Box Elder CountyR
−62.5%
3,31115,22819,058
Cache CountyR
−45.6%
10,29429,12741,332
Carbon CountyR
−8.0%
3,4684,0917,777
Daggett CountyR
−37.8%
131297439
Davis CountyR
−42.3%
30,47777,341110,902
Duchesne CountyR
−65.8%
9114,6895,744
Emery CountyR
−53.6%
9733,3584,448
Garfield CountyR
−60.4%
4051,7102,159
Grand CountyD
+4.8%
2,0671,8714,077
Iron CountyR
−56.3%
3,25812,51816,450
Juab CountyR
−53.7%
7412,6833,616
Kane CountyR
−43.0%
8562,2123,154
Millard CountyR
−61.1%
7583,6534,739
Morgan CountyR
−63.0%
6893,3114,161
Piute CountyR
−61.9%
141635798
Rich CountyR
−67.3%
1548311,006
Salt Lake CountyD
+0.1%
176,988176,692363,749
San Juan CountyR
−4.5%
2,4062,6385,130
Sanpete CountyR
−57.4%
1,6316,6648,771
Sevier CountyR
−62.9%
1,3596,3948,007
Summit CountyD
+15.3%
9,5326,95616,809
Tooele CountyR
−29.8%
5,83010,99817,337
Uintah CountyR
−68.8%
1,4628,44110,151
Utah CountyR
−58.9%
29,567122,224157,279
Wasatch CountyR
−29.8%
2,8925,4308,531
Washington CountyR
−53.5%
10,82637,31149,529
Wayne CountyR
−46.0%
3359401,314
Weber CountyR
−27.5%
25,66645,88573,394