2008 Democratic presidential primaries
AkashicThe 2008 store holds county-level primary returns for 48 of the cycle’s 51 jurisdictions (50 states + DC). Every figure on this page is the sum over those covered contests — not the full national primary.
Who led each state
Each covered state filled by the candidate who led its 2008 Democratic contest. States without county returns in the store stay neutral — absence of coverage, not a result.
The vote across the 48 states with county returns in the store
36,670,732 votes summed over the covered states — caucus states report by their party's measure, so shares are the honest comparison.
- Clinton✓17,562,46447.9%
- Obama17,394,01647.4%
- All others884,4442.4%
- Edwards828,1082.3%
By state (48)
Who led each state. Each row links to the state's county-level primary page.
| State | Led by | Margin | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | Clinton | +8.3 | 5,066,993 |
| Texas | Clinton | +3.5 | 2,874,986 |
| Ohio | Clinton | +8.7 | 2,354,721 |
| Pennsylvania | Clinton | +9.1 | 2,341,384 |
| Illinois | Obama | +31.9 | 2,038,614 |
| New York | Clinton | +17.1 | 1,862,449 |
| Florida | Clinton | +16.8 | 1,749,920 |
| North Carolina | Obama | +14.5 | 1,580,726 |
| Indiana | Clinton | +1.1 | 1,278,314 |
| Massachusetts | Clinton | +15.4 | 1,258,923 |
| New Jersey | Clinton | +9.8 | 1,141,199 |
| Wisconsin | Obama | +17.3 | 1,113,753 |
| Georgia | Obama | +35.3 | 1,060,851 |
| Virginia | Obama | +28.2 | 986,203 |
| Maryland | Obama | +24.9 | 878,174 |
| Missouri | Obama | +1.4 | 825,050 |
| Kentucky | Clinton | +35.6 | 701,768 |
| Oregon | Obama | +18.0 | 641,499 |
| Tennessee | Clinton | +13.3 | 624,764 |
| Michigan | Clinton | +9.2 | 601,219 |
| Alabama | Obama | +14.4 | 536,626 |
| South Carolina | Obama | +28.9 | 532,151 |
| Arizona | Clinton | +8.0 | 455,635 |
| Mississippi | Obama | +24.5 | 434,152 |
| Oklahoma | Clinton | +23.6 | 417,207 |
| Louisiana | Obama | +21.8 | 384,346 |
| West Virginia | Clinton | +41.3 | 356,790 |
| Connecticut | Obama | +4.0 | 354,539 |
| Arkansas | Clinton | +43.8 | 314,234 |
| New Hampshire | Clinton | +2.6 | 287,556 |
| Minnesota | Obama | +34.2 | 214,066 |
| Montana | Obama | +15.5 | 182,421 |
| Rhode Island | Clinton | +18.0 | 182,222 |
| Vermont | Obama | +20.7 | 154,960 |
| New Mexico | Clinton | +1.2 | 149,120 |
| Utah | Obama | +17.7 | 131,403 |
| District of Columbia | Obama | +51.5 | 123,994 |
| Colorado | Obama | +34.3 | 120,411 |
| South Dakota | Clinton | +10.7 | 97,797 |
| Delaware | Obama | +10.8 | 96,374 |
| Nebraska | Obama | +35.4 | 38,670 |
| Hawaii | Obama | +47.3 | 37,426 |
| Washington | Obama | +36.9 | 29,452 |
| Idaho | Obama | +62.3 | 21,221 |
| Iowa | Obama | +3.7 | 13,485 |
| Nevada | Clinton | +5.7 | 10,742 |
| Wyoming | Obama | +23.6 | 8,753 |
| Maine | Obama | +19.8 | 3,469 |
Source. Official statewide canvasses — 2008 Democratic presidential primary returns · county returns aggregated by state, summed over the covered states. Coverage: 48 of the cycle's 51 jurisdictions. No national claim is made from a partial store. Real returns — nothing estimated.