Barack Obama carried Virginia D+6.3.

Barack Obama (D) vs John McCain (R) in Virginia, 2008. The state ran 1.0 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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Virginia result

3,720,463 votes counted

Obama (D)

1,958,261

52.6%

McCain (R)

1,723,508

46.3%

All others

38,694

1.0%

Margin

D+6.3

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2008 presidential election

Virginia, 2008

ObamaD+6.3

How it voted

Share of the 2008 vote

Barack Obama ✓Democratic	52.6%	1,958,261
John McCainRepublican	46.3%	1,723,508
OtherAll other candidates	1.0%	38,694

D+60

R+60

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

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Virginia's presidential margins

1892–2024, the 2008 contest in context

Virginia's presidential margins

Year	Margin (D minus R)
1892	+17.5%
1896	+6.6%
1900	+11.5%
1904	+24.8%
1908	+22.2%
1912	+48.9%
1916	+34.7%
1920	+23.5%
1924	+29.7%
1928	−8.0%
1932	+38.4%
1936	+40.8%
1940	+36.5%
1944	+25.0%
1948	+6.8%
1952	−13.0%
1956	−17.0%
1960	−5.4%
1964	+7.1%
1968	−10.9%
1972	−37.7%
1976	−1.3%
1980	−12.7%
1984	−25.2%
1988	−20.5%
1992	−4.4%
1996	−2.0%
2000	−8.1%
2004	−8.2%
2008	+6.3%
2012	+3.9%
2016	+5.3%
2020	+10.1%
2024	+5.8%

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County results — 2008

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

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County	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
Accomack County	R	−1.4%	7,607	7,833	15,623
Albemarle County	D	+18.0%	29,729	20,576	50,921
Alexandria city	D	+44.5%	50,473	19,181	70,364
Alleghany County	R	−2.2%	3,553	3,715	7,369
Amelia County	R	−22.7%	2,488	3,970	6,529
Amherst County	R	−16.2%	6,094	8,470	14,700
Appomattox County	R	−29.6%	2,641	4,903	7,630
Arlington County	D	+44.6%	78,994	29,876	110,153
Augusta County	R	−39.9%	9,825	23,120	33,338
Bath County	R	−12.6%	1,043	1,349	2,432
Bedford County	R	−37.4%	11,017	24,420	35,830
Bland County	R	−39.4%	864	2,031	2,959
Botetourt County	R	−33.2%	5,693	11,471	17,406
Bristol city	R	−26.0%	2,665	4,579	7,359
Brunswick County	D	+26.5%	4,973	2,877	7,914
Buchanan County	R	−5.5%	4,063	4,541	8,734
Buckingham County	D	+0.9%	3,489	3,428	6,994
Buena Vista city	R	−7.2%	1,108	1,282	2,423
Campbell County	R	−36.2%	8,091	17,444	25,814
Caroline County	D	+12.0%	7,163	5,617	12,919
Carroll County	R	−32.4%	4,109	8,187	12,579
Charles City County	D	+37.3%	2,838	1,288	4,153
Charlotte County	R	−10.8%	2,705	3,372	6,157
Charlottesville city	D	+58.0%	15,705	4,078	20,044
Chesapeake city	D	+1.3%	53,994	52,625	107,521
Chesterfield County	R	−7.5%	74,310	86,413	162,088
Clarke County	R	−5.2%	3,457	3,840	7,431
Colonial Heights city	R	−40.7%	2,562	6,161	8,849
Covington city	D	+12.1%	1,304	1,020	2,354
Craig County	R	−31.2%	877	1,695	2,621
Culpeper County	R	−9.7%	8,802	10,711	19,741
Cumberland County	R	−3.5%	2,255	2,418	4,724
Danville city	D	+19.1%	12,352	8,361	20,890
Dickenson County	R	−0.7%	3,278	3,324	6,753
Dinwiddie County	R	−2.2%	6,246	6,526	12,892
Emporia city	D	+30.8%	1,702	897	2,617
Essex County	D	+10.3%	2,934	2,379	5,364
Fairfax city	D	+16.5%	6,575	4,691	11,398
Fairfax County	D	+21.2%	310,359	200,994	516,254
Falls Church city	D	+40.4%	4,695	1,970	6,750
Fauquier County	R	−13.5%	14,616	19,227	34,219
Floyd County	R	−20.0%	2,937	4,441	7,516
Fluvanna County	R	−1.8%	6,185	6,420	12,735
Franklin city	D	+28.1%	2,819	1,576	4,427
Franklin County	R	−22.8%	9,618	15,414	25,401
Frederick County	R	−21.4%	12,961	20,149	33,612
Fredericksburg city	D	+28.3%	6,155	3,413	9,677
Galax city	R	−11.0%	1,052	1,317	2,402
Giles County	R	−16.3%	3,192	4,462	7,795
Gloucester County	R	−26.9%	6,916	12,089	19,222
Goochland County	R	−22.5%	4,813	7,643	12,562
Grayson County	R	−28.5%	2,480	4,540	7,220
Greene County	R	−21.9%	3,174	4,980	8,260
Greensville County	D	+28.5%	3,122	1,729	4,887
Halifax County	R	−2.8%	8,126	8,600	16,850
Hampton city	D	+38.9%	46,917	20,476	67,943
Hanover County	R	−33.6%	18,447	37,344	56,248
Harrisonburg city	D	+16.3%	8,444	6,048	14,675
Henrico County	D	+12.2%	86,323	67,381	154,966
Henry County	R	−10.5%	11,118	13,758	25,215
Highland County	R	−21.9%	590	930	1,554
Hopewell city	D	+11.9%	5,285	4,149	9,524
Isle of Wight County	R	−13.4%	8,573	11,258	19,997
James City County	R	−9.2%	17,352	20,912	38,603
King and Queen County	D	+4.2%	1,918	1,763	3,705
King George County	R	−13.5%	4,473	5,888	10,474
King William County	R	−19.3%	3,344	4,966	8,388
Lancaster County	R	−5.9%	3,235	3,647	6,938
Lee County	R	−28.2%	3,219	5,825	9,227
Lexington city	D	+25.4%	1,543	914	2,479
Loudoun County	D	+8.3%	74,845	63,336	139,459
Louisa County	R	−7.8%	6,978	8,182	15,353
Lunenburg County	R	−3.5%	2,703	2,900	5,650
Lynchburg city	R	−4.0%	16,269	17,638	34,341
Madison County	R	−13.4%	2,862	3,758	6,699
Manassas city	D	+11.3%	7,518	5,975	13,627
Manassas Park city	D	+20.0%	2,463	1,634	4,140
Martinsville city	D	+28.0%	4,139	2,311	6,520
Mathews County	R	−28.0%	1,934	3,456	5,440
Mecklenburg County	R	−4.6%	7,127	7,817	15,082
Middlesex County	R	−19.2%	2,391	3,545	6,006
Montgomery County	D	+4.9%	21,031	19,028	40,653
Nelson County	D	+9.1%	4,391	3,647	8,133
New Kent County	R	−28.9%	3,493	6,385	9,991
Newport News city	D	+28.7%	51,972	28,667	81,295
Norfolk city	D	+43.0%	62,819	24,814	88,446
Northampton County	D	+16.5%	3,800	2,713	6,586
Northumberland County	R	−9.8%	3,312	4,041	7,406
Norton city	R	−0.1%	743	744	1,512
Nottoway County	R	−1.2%	3,413	3,499	6,988
Orange County	R	−8.9%	7,107	8,506	15,801
Page County	R	−17.4%	4,235	6,041	10,389
Patrick County	R	−30.6%	2,879	5,491	8,531
Petersburg city	D	+78.4%	13,774	1,583	15,540
Pittsylvania County	R	−24.0%	11,415	18,730	30,433
Poquoson city	R	−49.3%	1,748	5,229	7,065
Portsmouth city	D	+39.3%	32,327	13,984	46,665
Powhatan County	R	−40.5%	4,237	10,088	14,456
Prince Edward County	D	+9.9%	5,101	4,174	9,388
Prince George County	R	−10.1%	7,130	8,752	16,006
Prince William County	D	+15.9%	93,435	67,621	162,446
Pulaski County	R	−19.5%	5,918	8,857	15,050
Radford city	D	+9.4%	2,930	2,418	5,429
Rappahannock County	R	−2.8%	2,105	2,227	4,405
Richmond city	D	+59.1%	73,623	18,649	93,085
Richmond County	R	−12.7%	1,618	2,092	3,745
Roanoke city	D	+23.4%	24,934	15,394	40,772
Roanoke County	R	−21.1%	19,812	30,571	50,975
Rockbridge County	R	−13.6%	4,347	5,732	10,195
Rockingham County	R	−36.0%	10,453	22,468	33,334
Russell County	R	−12.7%	4,932	6,389	11,494
Salem city	R	−15.5%	5,164	7,088	12,406
Scott County	R	−43.1%	2,725	6,980	9,875
Shenandoah County	R	−26.5%	6,912	12,005	19,223
Smyth County	R	−29.1%	4,239	7,817	12,302
Southampton County	R	−2.0%	4,402	4,583	9,067
Spotsylvania County	R	−6.9%	24,897	28,610	54,069
Stafford County	R	−6.3%	25,716	29,221	55,455
Staunton city	D	+2.2%	5,569	5,330	11,015
Suffolk city	D	+13.2%	22,446	17,165	39,908
Surry County	D	+22.3%	2,626	1,663	4,325
Sussex County	D	+23.8%	3,301	2,026	5,363
Tazewell County	R	−32.9%	5,596	11,201	17,061
Virginia Beach city	R	−0.7%	98,885	100,319	201,249
Warren County	R	−11.7%	6,997	8,879	16,126
Washington County	R	−32.7%	8,063	16,077	24,500
Waynesboro city	R	−10.3%	3,906	4,815	8,860
Westmoreland County	D	+10.2%	4,577	3,719	8,377
Williamsburg city	D	+29.1%	4,328	2,353	6,787
Winchester city	D	+5.4%	5,268	4,725	10,126
Wise County	R	−27.7%	4,995	8,914	14,138
Wythe County	R	−32.8%	4,107	8,207	12,491
York County	R	−18.1%	13,700	19,833	33,897