John McCain carried West Virginia R+13.1.

Barack Obama (D) vs John McCain (R) in West Virginia, 2008. The state ran 20.4 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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West Virginia result

713,362 votes counted

Obama (D)

303,857

42.6%

McCain (R)

397,466

55.7%

All others

12,039

1.7%

Margin

R+13.1

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2008 presidential election

West Virginia, 2008

McCainR+13.1

How it voted

Share of the 2008 vote

John McCain ✓Republican	55.7%	397,466
Barack ObamaDemocratic	42.6%	303,857
OtherAll other candidates	1.7%	12,039

D+60

R+60

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

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West Virginia's presidential margins

1892–2024, the 2008 contest in context

West Virginia's presidential margins

Year	Margin (D minus R)
1892	+2.4%
1896	−5.4%
1900	−9.5%
1904	−13.2%
1908	−10.2%
1912	+21.3%
1916	−0.9%
1920	−12.0%
1924	−5.4%
1928	−17.4%
1932	+10.0%
1936	+21.4%
1940	+14.2%
1944	+9.8%
1948	+15.1%
1952	+3.8%
1956	−8.2%
1960	+5.5%
1964	+35.9%
1968	+8.8%
1972	−27.2%
1976	+16.1%
1980	+4.5%
1984	−10.5%
1988	+4.7%
1992	+13.0%
1996	+14.7%
2000	−6.3%
2004	−12.9%
2008	−13.1%
2012	−26.7%
2016	−41.7%
2020	−38.9%
2024	−41.9%

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County results — 2008

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

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County	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
Barbour County	R	−20.3%	2,419	3,685	6,232
Berkeley County	R	−13.0%	15,994	20,841	37,291
Boone County	D	+10.7%	4,529	3,632	8,366
Braxton County	D	+1.4%	2,704	2,629	5,408
Brooke County	R	−2.5%	4,717	4,961	9,855
Cabell County	R	−10.1%	15,292	18,793	34,591
Calhoun County	R	−15.4%	993	1,366	2,429
Clay County	R	−10.2%	1,421	1,755	3,265
Doddridge County	R	−49.1%	735	2,218	3,018
Fayette County	R	−2.7%	7,242	7,658	15,192
Gilmer County	R	−17.5%	1,004	1,445	2,521
Grant County	R	−51.4%	997	3,166	4,218
Greenbrier County	R	−12.3%	5,881	7,567	13,726
Hampshire County	R	−26.8%	2,983	5,222	8,346
Hancock County	R	−15.2%	5,504	7,518	13,220
Hardy County	R	−27.3%	1,901	3,376	5,406
Harrison County	R	−13.3%	13,582	17,824	31,870
Jackson County	R	−18.7%	4,861	7,148	12,225
Jefferson County	D	+4.8%	11,687	10,600	22,540
Kanawha County	R	−0.4%	40,594	40,952	82,480
Lewis County	R	−33.7%	2,109	4,335	6,603
Lincoln County	R	−8.9%	3,029	3,637	6,835
Logan County	R	−10.8%	5,873	7,326	13,464
Marion County	D	+0.5%	11,618	11,501	23,603
Marshall County	R	−12.6%	5,996	7,759	14,000
Mason County	R	−12.9%	4,484	5,853	10,603
McDowell County	D	+8.5%	3,430	2,882	6,430
Mercer County	R	−27.6%	7,450	13,246	21,022
Mineral County	R	−33.5%	3,750	7,616	11,547
Mingo County	R	−12.1%	3,582	4,587	8,338
Monongalia County	D	+3.8%	17,060	15,775	33,377
Monroe County	R	−24.8%	2,014	3,397	5,575
Morgan County	R	−23.5%	2,721	4,428	7,276
Nicholas County	R	−4.8%	4,357	4,804	9,361
Ohio County	R	−10.8%	8,593	10,694	19,540
Pendleton County	R	−21.4%	1,310	2,035	3,395
Pleasants County	R	−21.2%	1,142	1,772	2,974
Pocahontas County	R	−12.7%	1,548	2,011	3,641
Preston County	R	−26.5%	4,205	7,325	11,794
Putnam County	R	−23.5%	9,334	15,162	24,778
Raleigh County	R	−25.9%	10,237	17,548	28,257
Randolph County	R	−14.0%	4,539	6,060	10,831
Ritchie County	R	−46.4%	998	2,781	3,845
Roane County	R	−7.8%	2,511	2,943	5,563
Summers County	R	−11.3%	2,290	2,891	5,316
Taylor County	R	−18.4%	2,462	3,605	6,203
Tucker County	R	−23.8%	1,288	2,123	3,507
Tyler County	R	−31.4%	1,241	2,415	3,741
Upshur County	R	−33.3%	2,925	5,911	8,970
Wayne County	R	−18.2%	6,137	8,947	15,426
Webster County	D	+5.4%	1,552	1,386	3,052
Wetzel County	R	−6.2%	2,942	3,342	6,452
Wirt County	R	−30.7%	782	1,496	2,324
Wood County	R	−28.7%	12,573	22,896	35,990
Wyoming County	R	−25.0%	2,735	4,621	7,530