November 5, 2008
Barack Obama Makes History
Barack Obama defeats John McCain with 356 electoral votes, winning 29 states.
Barack Obama
356 EV
270 to win
John McCain
182 EV
356
182
270
Barack Obama wins
356
Electoral Votes
52.9%
Popular Vote
29
States Carried
131,320,613
Total Votes Cast
Barack Obama won the 2008 presidential election with 356 electoral votes to John McCain's 182. Barack Obama received 52.9% of the popular vote and carried 29 states. Compared to the previous election, 384 counties changed parties—44 flipped Republican and 340 flipped Democratic.
2008 National Results
Electoral College
270 needed to winDemocrat
Barack Obama
356
electoral votes
Republican
John McCain
182
electoral votes
356
182
270
Popular Vote
131,320,613 total votesBarack Obama52.9%
69,498,960 votes
John McCain45.7%
59,949,026 votes
D+7.3% margin
(9,549,934 vote difference)
Source: Official state election returnsBarack Obama elected president
State Results
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State-by-State Results
29 Dem22 Rep
Battleground States (Margin < 5%)
| State | EV | 2008 |
|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | 3 | D+85.9 |
| Hawaii | 4 | D+45.2 |
| Vermont | 3 | D+37.0 |
| Rhode Island | 4 | D+28.0 |
| New York | 28 | D+26.9 |
| Massachusetts | 11 | D+25.8 |
| Maryland | 10 | D+25.4 |
| Illinois | 19 | D+25.1 |
| Delaware | 3 | D+25.0 |
| California | 54 | D+24.0 |
| Connecticut | 7 | D+22.4 |
| Maine | 4 | D+17.3 |
| Washington | 12 | D+17.2 |
| Michigan | 15 | D+16.5 |
| Oregon | 8 | D+16.4 |
| New Jersey | 14 | D+15.6 |
| New Mexico | 5 | D+15.1 |
| Wisconsin | 10 | D+13.9 |
| Nevada | 6 | D+12.6 |
| Pennsylvania | 19 | D+10.3 |
| Minnesota | 10 | D+10.2 |
| New Hampshire | 4 | D+9.7 |
| Iowa | 6 | D+9.5 |
| Colorado | 10 | D+8.9 |
| Virginia | 13 | D+6.3 |
| Ohio | 17 | D+4.6 |
| Florida | 30 | D+2.8 |
| Indiana | 11 | D+1.0 |
| North Carolina | 16 | D+0.3 |
| Missouri | 10 | R+0.1 |
| Montana | 4 | R+2.4 |
| Georgia | 16 | R+5.2 |
| South Dakota | 3 | R+8.4 |
| Arizona | 11 | R+8.5 |
| North Dakota | 3 | R+8.6 |
| South Carolina | 9 | R+9.0 |
| Texas | 40 | R+11.8 |
| West Virginia | 4 | R+13.1 |
| Mississippi | 6 | R+13.2 |
| Nebraska | 5 | R+14.9 |
| Kansas | 6 | R+15.0 |
| Tennessee | 11 | R+15.0 |
| Kentucky | 8 | R+16.2 |
| Louisiana | 8 | R+18.6 |
| Arkansas | 6 | R+19.9 |
| Alaska | 3 | R+21.5 |
| Alabama | 9 | R+21.6 |
| Idaho | 4 | R+25.4 |
| Utah | 6 | R+28.2 |
| Oklahoma | 7 | R+31.3 |
| Wyoming | 3 | R+32.2 |