West Virginia — 2008 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate2008 presidential electionWest Virginia · PresidentMcCainR+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 |
2008presidential margin
D+60R+60
55 counties, each filled by 2008 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
West Virginia cast 5 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (55 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Barbour County, WV | Republican | R+20.3 |
| Berkeley County, WV | Republican | R+13.0 |
| Boone County, WV | Democratic | D+10.7 |
| Braxton County, WV | Democratic | D+1.4 |
| Brooke County, WV | Republican | R+2.5 |
| Cabell County, WV | Republican | R+10.1 |
| Calhoun County, WV | Republican | R+15.4 |
| Clay County, WV | Republican | R+10.2 |
| Doddridge County, WV | Republican | R+49.1 |
| Fayette County, WV | Republican | R+2.7 |
| Gilmer County, WV | Republican | R+17.5 |
| Grant County, WV | Republican | R+51.4 |
| Greenbrier County, WV | Republican | R+12.3 |
| Hampshire County, WV | Republican | R+26.8 |
| Hancock County, WV | Republican | R+15.2 |
| Hardy County, WV | Republican | R+27.3 |
| Harrison County, WV | Republican | R+13.3 |
| Jackson County, WV | Republican | R+18.7 |
| Jefferson County, WV | Democratic | D+4.8 |
| Kanawha County, WV | Republican | R+0.4 |
| Lewis County, WV | Republican | R+33.7 |
| Lincoln County, WV | Republican | R+8.9 |
| Logan County, WV | Republican | R+10.8 |
| Marion County, WV | Democratic | D+0.5 |
| Marshall County, WV | Republican | R+12.6 |
| Mason County, WV | Republican | R+12.9 |
| McDowell County, WV | Democratic | D+8.5 |
| Mercer County, WV | Republican | R+27.6 |
| Mineral County, WV | Republican | R+33.5 |
| Mingo County, WV | Republican | R+12.1 |
| Monongalia County, WV | Democratic | D+3.8 |
| Monroe County, WV | Republican | R+24.8 |
| Morgan County, WV | Republican | R+23.5 |
| Nicholas County, WV | Republican | R+4.8 |
| Ohio County, WV | Republican | R+10.8 |
| Pendleton County, WV | Republican | R+21.4 |
| Pleasants County, WV | Republican | R+21.2 |
| Pocahontas County, WV | Republican | R+12.7 |
| Preston County, WV | Republican | R+26.5 |
| Putnam County, WV | Republican | R+23.5 |
| Raleigh County, WV | Republican | R+25.9 |
| Randolph County, WV | Republican | R+14.0 |
| Ritchie County, WV | Republican | R+46.4 |
| Roane County, WV | Republican | R+7.8 |
| Summers County, WV | Republican | R+11.3 |
| Taylor County, WV | Republican | R+18.4 |
| Tucker County, WV | Republican | R+23.8 |
| Tyler County, WV | Republican | R+31.4 |
| Upshur County, WV | Republican | R+33.3 |
| Wayne County, WV | Republican | R+18.2 |
| Webster County, WV | Democratic | D+5.4 |
| Wetzel County, WV | Republican | R+6.2 |
| Wirt County, WV | Republican | R+30.7 |
| Wood County, WV | Republican | R+28.7 |
| Wyoming County, WV | Republican | R+25.0 |
West Virginia results by county
55 counties. Third-party and independent votes are reported by the county source as one combined figure; every named candidate is listed in the complete result below.
| Led by | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barbour County | Mccain, John+1,266 | 3,68559.1% | 2,41938.8% | 1282.1% | 6,232 |
| Berkeley County | Mccain, John+4,847 | 20,84155.9% | 15,99442.9% | 4561.2% | 37,291 |
| Boone County | Obama, Barack H.+897 | 3,63243.4% | 4,52954.1% | 2052.5% | 8,366 |
| Braxton County | Obama, Barack H.+75 | 2,62948.6% | 2,70450.0% | 751.4% | 5,408 |
| Brooke County | Mccain, John+244 | 4,96150.3% | 4,71747.9% | 1771.8% | 9,855 |
| Cabell County | Mccain, John+3,501 | 18,79354.3% | 15,29244.2% | 5061.5% | 34,591 |
| Calhoun County | Mccain, John+373 | 1,36656.2% | 99340.9% | 702.9% | 2,429 |
| Clay County | Mccain, John+334 | 1,75553.8% | 1,42143.5% | 892.7% | 3,265 |
| Doddridge County | Mccain, John+1,483 | 2,21873.5% | 73524.4% | 652.2% | 3,018 |
| Fayette County | Mccain, John+416 | 7,65850.4% | 7,24247.7% | 2921.9% | 15,192 |
| Gilmer County | Mccain, John+441 | 1,44557.3% | 1,00439.8% | 722.9% | 2,521 |
| Grant County | Mccain, John+2,169 | 3,16675.1% | 99723.6% | 551.3% | 4,218 |
| Greenbrier County | Mccain, John+1,686 | 7,56755.1% | 5,88142.8% | 2782.0% | 13,726 |
| Hampshire County | Mccain, John+2,239 | 5,22262.6% | 2,98335.7% | 1411.7% | 8,346 |
| Hancock County | Mccain, John+2,014 | 7,51856.9% | 5,50441.6% | 1981.5% | 13,220 |
| Hardy County | Mccain, John+1,475 | 3,37662.4% | 1,90135.2% | 1292.4% | 5,406 |
| Harrison County | Mccain, John+4,242 | 17,82455.9% | 13,58242.6% | 4641.5% | 31,870 |
| Jackson County | Mccain, John+2,287 | 7,14858.5% | 4,86139.8% | 2161.8% | 12,225 |
| Jefferson County | Obama, Barack H.+1,087 | 10,60047.0% | 11,68751.9% | 2531.1% | 22,540 |
| Kanawha County | Mccain, John+358 | 40,95249.7% | 40,59449.2% | 9341.1% | 82,480 |
| Lewis County | Mccain, John+2,226 | 4,33565.7% | 2,10931.9% | 1592.4% | 6,603 |
| Lincoln County | Mccain, John+608 | 3,63753.2% | 3,02944.3% | 1692.5% | 6,835 |
| Logan County | Mccain, John+1,453 | 7,32654.4% | 5,87343.6% | 2652.0% | 13,464 |
| Marion County | Obama, Barack H.+117 | 11,50148.7% | 11,61849.2% | 4842.1% | 23,603 |
| Marshall County | Mccain, John+1,763 | 7,75955.4% | 5,99642.8% | 2451.8% | 14,000 |
| Mason County | Mccain, John+1,369 | 5,85355.2% | 4,48442.3% | 2662.5% | 10,603 |
| McDowell County | Obama, Barack H.+548 | 2,88244.8% | 3,43053.3% | 1181.8% | 6,430 |
| Mercer County | Mccain, John+5,796 | 13,24663.0% | 7,45035.4% | 3261.6% | 21,022 |
| Mineral County | Mccain, John+3,866 | 7,61666.0% | 3,75032.5% | 1811.6% | 11,547 |
| Mingo County | Mccain, John+1,005 | 4,58755.0% | 3,58243.0% | 1692.0% | 8,338 |
| Monongalia County | Obama, Barack H.+1,285 | 15,77547.3% | 17,06051.1% | 5421.6% | 33,377 |
| Monroe County | Mccain, John+1,383 | 3,39760.9% | 2,01436.1% | 1642.9% | 5,575 |
| Morgan County | Mccain, John+1,707 | 4,42860.9% | 2,72137.4% | 1271.7% | 7,276 |
| Nicholas County | Mccain, John+447 | 4,80451.3% | 4,35746.5% | 2002.1% | 9,361 |
| Ohio County | Mccain, John+2,101 | 10,69454.7% | 8,59344.0% | 2531.3% | 19,540 |
| Pendleton County | Mccain, John+725 | 2,03559.9% | 1,31038.6% | 501.5% | 3,395 |
| Pleasants County | Mccain, John+630 | 1,77259.6% | 1,14238.4% | 602.0% | 2,974 |
| Pocahontas County | Mccain, John+463 | 2,01155.2% | 1,54842.5% | 822.3% | 3,641 |
| Preston County | Mccain, John+3,120 | 7,32562.1% | 4,20535.7% | 2642.2% | 11,794 |
| Putnam County | Mccain, John+5,828 | 15,16261.2% | 9,33437.7% | 2821.1% | 24,778 |
| Raleigh County | Mccain, John+7,311 | 17,54862.1% | 10,23736.2% | 4721.7% | 28,257 |
| Randolph County | Mccain, John+1,521 | 6,06056.0% | 4,53941.9% | 2322.1% | 10,831 |
| Ritchie County | Mccain, John+1,783 | 2,78172.3% | 99826.0% | 661.7% | 3,845 |
| Roane County | Mccain, John+432 | 2,94352.9% | 2,51145.1% | 1092.0% | 5,563 |
| Summers County | Mccain, John+601 | 2,89154.4% | 2,29043.1% | 1352.5% | 5,316 |
| Taylor County | Mccain, John+1,143 | 3,60558.1% | 2,46239.7% | 1362.2% | 6,203 |
| Tucker County | Mccain, John+835 | 2,12360.5% | 1,28836.7% | 962.7% | 3,507 |
| Tyler County | Mccain, John+1,174 | 2,41564.6% | 1,24133.2% | 852.3% | 3,741 |
| Upshur County | Mccain, John+2,986 | 5,91165.9% | 2,92532.6% | 1341.5% | 8,970 |
| Wayne County | Mccain, John+2,810 | 8,94758.0% | 6,13739.8% | 3422.2% | 15,426 |
| Webster County | Obama, Barack H.+166 | 1,38645.4% | 1,55250.9% | 1143.7% | 3,052 |
| Wetzel County | Mccain, John+400 | 3,34251.8% | 2,94245.6% | 1682.6% | 6,452 |
| Wirt County | Mccain, John+714 | 1,49664.4% | 78233.6% | 462.0% | 2,324 |
| Wood County | Mccain, John+10,323 | 22,89663.6% | 12,57334.9% | 5211.4% | 35,990 |
| Wyoming County | Mccain, John+1,886 | 4,62161.4% | 2,73536.3% | 1742.3% | 7,530 |
complete certified result
West Virginia candidate results
Top three shown first · expand for every reported candidate and write-in category
Source: MIT Election Data + Science Lab — U.S. President 1976–2024 state candidate returns
Nominees: Barack Obama (D) · John McCain (R)
West Virginia's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 2008 contest in context
| 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% |
Same ballot, 2008WV
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 2008 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.