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Presidential Election · 2008
Elected President
Popular Vote
| State | EV | Cum. EV ▲ | Obama % | McCain % | Margin | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ▶ | District of Columbia | 3 | 3 | 92.5% | 6.5% | |
| ▶ | Hawaii | 4 | 7 | 71.8% | 26.6% | |
| ▶ | Vermont | 3 | 10 | 67.5% | 30.4% | |
| ▶ | Rhode Island | 4 | 14 | 62.9% | 35.1% | |
| ▶ | New York | 31 | 45 | 62.9% | 36.0% | |
| ▶ | Massachusetts | 12 | 57 | 61.8% | 36.0% | |
| ▶ | Maryland | 10 | 67 | 61.9% | 36.5% | |
| ▶ | Illinois | 21 | 88 | 61.8% | 36.7% | |
| ▶ | Delaware | 3 | 91 | 61.9% | 36.9% | |
| ▶ | California | 55 | 146 | 60.9% | 36.9% | |
| ▶ | Connecticut | 7 | 153 | 60.6% | 38.2% | |
| ▶ | Maine | 4 | 157 | 57.7% | 40.4% | |
| ▶ | Washington | 11 | 168 | 57.3% | 40.3% | |
| ▶ | Michigan | 17 | 185 | 57.3% | 40.9% | |
| ▶ | Oregon | 7 | 192 | 56.8% | 40.4% | |
| ▶ | New Jersey | 15 | 207 | 57.1% | 41.6% | |
| ▶ | New Mexico | 5 | 212 | 56.9% | 41.8% | |
| ▶ | Wisconsin | 10 | 222 | 56.2% | 42.3% | |
| ▶ | Nevada | 5 | 227 | 55.1% | 42.6% | |
| ▶ | Pennsylvania | 21 | 248 | 54.5% | 44.1% | |
| ▶ | Minnesota | 10 | 258 | 54.1% | 43.8% | |
| ▶ | New Hampshire | 4 | 262 | 54.1% | 44.5% | |
| ▶ | Iowa | 7 | 269 | 53.9% | 44.4% | |
| ▶ | Colorado | 9 | 278 | 53.7% | 44.7% | |
| ▶ | Virginia | 13 | 291 | 52.6% | 46.3% | |
| ▶ | Ohio | 20 | 311 | 51.4% | 46.8% | |
| ▶ | Florida | 27 | 338 | 50.9% | 48.1% | |
| ▶ | Indiana | 11 | 349 | 49.8% | 48.8% | |
| ▶ | North Carolina | 15 | 364 | 49.7% | 49.4% | |
| ▶ | Wyoming | 3 | 3 | 32.5% | 64.8% | |
| ▶ | Oklahoma | 7 | 10 | 34.4% | 65.7% | |
| ▶ | Utah | 5 | 15 | 34.2% | 62.1% | |
| ▶ | Idaho | 4 | 19 | 35.9% | 61.2% | |
| ▶ | Alabama | 9 | 28 | 38.7% | 60.3% | |
| ▶ | Arkansas | 6 | 34 | 38.9% | 58.7% | |
| ▶ | Louisiana | 9 | 43 | 39.9% | 58.6% | |
| ▶ | Kentucky | 8 | 51 | 41.1% | 57.4% | |
| ▶ | Tennessee | 11 | 62 | 41.8% | 56.9% | |
| ▶ | Kansas | 6 | 68 | 41.5% | 56.5% | |
| ▶ | Nebraska | 5* | 72* | 41.6% | 56.5% | |
| ▶ | Mississippi | 6 | 78 | 43.0% | 56.2% | |
| ▶ | West Virginia | 5 | 83 | 42.5% | 55.6% | |
| ▶ | Texas | 34 | 117 | 43.6% | 55.4% | |
| ▶ | South Carolina | 8 | 125 | 44.9% | 53.9% | |
| ▶ | North Dakota | 3 | 128 | 44.5% | 53.1% | |
| ▶ | Arizona | 10 | 138 | 44.9% | 53.4% | |
| ▶ | South Dakota | 3 | 141 | 44.8% | 53.2% | |
| ▶ | Georgia | 15 | 156 | 46.9% | 52.1% | |
| ▶ | Montana | 3 | 159 | 47.1% | 49.5% | |
| ▶ | Missouri | 11 | 170 | 49.2% | 49.4% | |
| ▶ | Alaska | 3 | — | 37.9% | 59.4% |
Margin = (Dem votes − Rep votes) ÷ total votes × 100. Swing = current margin − 2004 margin. Cum. EV orders each winning ticket's states from largest win to closest win and accumulates the official EV awarded in each state, so the closest state is that candidate's final cumulative total.Other % shown when > 5% of total votes.
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`*` indicates special Electoral College handling such as split electors, faithless electors, or blank ballots. Expand a row for details.