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Elections / 2008 · President · WI

Barack Obama carried Wisconsin D+13.9.

Barack Obama (D) vs John McCain (R) in Wisconsin, 2008. The state ran 6.6 points more Democratic than the nation (D+7.3 nationally).

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

Wisconsin result
2,982,967 votes counted
Obama (D)
1,676,761
56.2%
McCain (R)
1,262,393
42.3%
All others
43,813
1.5%
Margin
D+13.9
2008 presidential election
Wisconsin, 2008
ObamaD+13.9
2008 presidential margin by county for Wisconsin — 2008 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Wisconsin — 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, WI · D+18.3Ashland County, WI · D+37.1Barron County, WI · D+7.1Bayfield County, WI · D+27.5Brown County, WI · D+9.2Buffalo County, WI · D+14.7Burnett County, WI · D+1.6Calumet County, WI · D+2.2Chippewa County, WI · D+9.1Clark County, WI · D+7.5Columbia County, WI · D+15.3Crawford County, WI · D+27.0Dane County, WI · D+47.0Dodge County, WI · R+8.9Door County, WI · D+17.3Douglas County, WI · D+33.2Dunn County, WI · D+14.9Eau Claire County, WI · D+22.2Florence County, WI · R+14.1Fond du Lac County, WI · R+9.0Forest County, WI · D+15.2Grant County, WI · D+23.9Green County, WI · D+25.7Green Lake County, WI · R+14.6Iowa County, WI · D+34.7Iron County, WI · D+13.1Jackson County, WI · D+21.8Jefferson County, WI · D+0.8Juneau County, WI · D+9.0Kenosha County, WI · D+18.1Kewaunee County, WI · D+11.0La Crosse County, WI · D+23.4Lafayette County, WI · D+22.3Langlade County, WI · D+1.0Lincoln County, WI · D+12.5Manitowoc County, WI · D+7.5Marathon County, WI · D+8.9Marinette County, WI · D+6.9Marquette County, WI · D+5.3Menominee County, WI · D+74.0Milwaukee County, WI · D+35.9Monroe County, WI · D+8.0Oconto County, WI · D+6.2Oneida County, WI · D+10.4Outagamie County, WI · D+11.6Ozaukee County, WI · R+21.7Pepin County, WI · D+12.9Pierce County, WI · D+9.0Polk County, WI · R+1.8Portage County, WI · D+27.9Price County, WI · D+13.4Racine County, WI · D+7.4Richland County, WI · D+20.6Rock County, WI · D+29.3Rusk County, WI · D+8.3Sauk County, WI · D+21.9Sawyer County, WI · D+6.2Shawano County, WI · D+3.6Sheboygan County, WI · R+0.7St. Croix County, WI · R+3.7Taylor County, WI · TiedTrempealeau County, WI · D+26.4Vernon County, WI · D+22.0Vilas County, WI · R+4.1Walworth County, WI · R+2.6Washburn County, WI · D+4.3Washington County, WI · R+29.6Waukesha County, WI · R+25.7Waupaca County, WI · D+2.8Waushara County, WI · D+0.8Winnebago County, WI · D+11.7Wood County, WI · D+13.1
How it voted
Share of the 2008 vote
Barack Obama ✓Democratic56.2%1,676,761
John McCainRepublican42.3%1,262,393
OtherAll other candidates1.5%43,813
D+60
R+60
72 counties, each filled by 2008 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Wisconsin's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 2008 contest in context
Wisconsin's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: −0.9% in 2024.flipped R · 2024−0.9%DR18922024
Wisconsin's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892+1.7%
1896−22.9%
1900−24.1%
1904−35.2%
1908−17.8%
1912+8.4%
1916−6.6%
1920−54.9%
1924−29.0%
1928−9.2%
1932+32.3%
1936+33.5%
1940+1.8%
1944−1.8%
1948+4.4%
1952−22.2%
1956−23.7%
1960−3.7%
1964+24.3%
1968−3.6%
1972−9.7%
1976+1.7%
1980−4.7%
1984−9.2%
1988+3.6%
1992+4.4%
1996+10.3%
2000+0.2%
2004+0.4%
2008+13.9%
2012+6.9%
2016−0.8%
2020+0.6%
2024−0.9%
County results — 2008
72 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Adams CountyD
+18.3%
5,8063,9749,986
Ashland CountyD
+37.1%
5,8182,6348,574
Barron CountyD
+7.1%
12,07810,45722,886
Bayfield CountyD
+27.5%
5,9723,3659,468
Brown CountyD
+9.2%
67,26955,854124,754
Buffalo CountyD
+14.7%
3,9492,9237,000
Burnett CountyD
+1.6%
4,3374,2008,688
Calumet CountyD
+2.2%
13,29512,72226,474
Chippewa CountyD
+9.1%
16,23913,49230,231
Clark CountyD
+7.5%
7,4546,38314,187
Columbia CountyD
+15.3%
16,66112,19329,272
Crawford CountyD
+27.0%
4,9872,8307,981
Dane CountyD
+47.0%
205,98473,065282,939
Dodge CountyR
−8.9%
19,18323,01542,823
Door CountyD
+17.3%
10,1427,11217,481
Douglas CountyD
+33.2%
15,8307,83524,066
Dunn CountyD
+14.9%
13,0029,56622,989
Eau Claire CountyD
+22.2%
33,14620,95955,010
Florence CountyR
−14.1%
1,1341,5122,685
Fond du Lac CountyR
−9.0%
23,46328,16452,323
Forest CountyD
+15.2%
2,6731,9634,683
Grant CountyD
+23.9%
14,8759,06824,320
Green CountyD
+25.7%
11,5026,73018,534
Green Lake CountyR
−14.6%
4,0005,3939,536
Iowa CountyD
+34.7%
7,9873,82911,969
Iron CountyD
+13.1%
1,9141,4643,432
Jackson CountyD
+21.8%
5,5723,5529,251
Jefferson CountyD
+0.8%
21,44821,09643,166
Juneau CountyD
+9.0%
6,1865,14811,530
Kenosha CountyD
+18.1%
45,83631,60978,789
Kewaunee CountyD
+11.0%
5,9024,71110,787
La Crosse CountyD
+23.4%
38,52423,70163,218
Lafayette CountyD
+22.3%
4,7322,9847,831
Langlade CountyD
+1.0%
5,1825,08110,402
Lincoln CountyD
+12.5%
8,4246,51915,268
Manitowoc CountyD
+7.5%
22,42819,23442,414
Marathon CountyD
+8.9%
36,36730,34567,940
Marinette CountyD
+6.9%
11,1959,72621,255
Marquette CountyD
+5.3%
4,0683,6547,846
Menominee CountyD
+74.0%
1,2571851,448
Milwaukee CountyD
+35.9%
319,819149,445475,192
Monroe CountyD
+8.0%
10,1988,66619,152
Oconto CountyD
+6.2%
9,9278,75518,968
Oneida CountyD
+10.4%
11,9079,63021,927
Outagamie CountyD
+11.6%
50,29439,67791,563
Ozaukee CountyR
−21.7%
20,57932,17253,365
Pepin CountyD
+12.9%
2,1021,6163,771
Pierce CountyD
+9.0%
11,8039,81222,107
Polk CountyR
−1.8%
10,87611,28222,643
Portage CountyD
+27.9%
24,81713,81039,422
Price CountyD
+13.4%
4,5593,4618,194
Racine CountyD
+7.4%
53,40845,954100,642
Richland CountyD
+20.6%
5,0413,2988,450
Rock CountyD
+29.3%
50,52927,36479,169
Rusk CountyD
+8.3%
3,8553,2537,272
Sauk CountyD
+21.9%
18,16711,56230,176
Sawyer CountyD
+6.2%
4,7654,1999,085
Shawano CountyD
+3.6%
10,2599,53820,089
Sheboygan CountyR
−0.7%
30,39530,80162,107
St. Croix CountyR
−3.7%
21,17722,83744,821
Taylor CountyR
−0.2%
4,5634,5869,346
Trempealeau CountyD
+26.4%
8,3214,80813,314
Vernon CountyD
+22.0%
8,4635,36714,075
Vilas CountyR
−4.1%
6,4917,05513,750
Walworth CountyR
−2.6%
24,17725,48550,422
Washburn CountyD
+4.3%
4,6934,3039,112
Washington CountyR
−29.6%
25,71947,72974,411
Waukesha CountyR
−25.7%
85,339145,152232,897
Waupaca CountyD
+2.8%
12,95212,23225,511
Waushara CountyD
+0.8%
5,8685,77011,849
Winnebago CountyD
+11.7%
48,16737,94687,677
Wood CountyD
+13.1%
21,71016,58139,052