Illinois 2008 Presidential Election

Barack Obama vs. John McCain

Barack Obama won the Illinois 2008 presidential election with 3,419,348 votes (61.9%), a margin of D+25.1. Illinois's 19 electoral votes went to the Democratic ticket.

Statewide Results

61.9%

36.8%

3,419,348

Barack Obama (61.9%)

2,031,179

John McCain (36.8%)

Total Votes: 5,522,371|Margin: D+25.1

County Results

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County Results (102 counties)

County	Margin	2008 Pres	2012 Pres	Total Votes	Swing
Cook County	D+53.4	D+53.4	D+49.3	2,137,466	D+12.3%
Rock Island County	D+24.6	D+24.6	D+21.8	68,401	D+10.0%
St. Clair County	D+22.4	D+22.4	D+14.3	125,744	D+11.6%
Jackson County	D+21.8	D+21.8	D+14.3	25,532	D+9.7%
Fulton County	D+21.3	D+21.3	D+11.0	16,323	D+13.9%
Knox County	D+19.9	D+19.9	D+17.3	23,988	D+10.6%
Lake County	D+19.6	D+19.6	D+8.3	299,105	D+21.3%
Henderson County	D+17.7	D+17.7	D+12.2	3,814	D+7.8%
Whiteside County	D+17.6	D+17.6	D+17.0	26,906	D+14.7%
Champaign County	D+17.5	D+17.5	D+7.0	84,143	D+15.5%
DeKalb County	D+16.8	D+16.8	D+5.5	44,818	D+21.3%
Putnam County	D+15.6	D+15.6	D+1.8	3,337	D+13.2%
Peoria County	D+13.9	D+13.9	D+4.4	81,704	D+13.8%
Will County	D+13.2	D+13.2	D+5.5	286,420	D+18.6%
Gallatin County	D+13.1	D+13.1	R+18.0	2,859	D+14.5%
Winnebago County	D+12.8	D+12.8	D+5.5	126,031	D+13.7%
Alexander County	D+12.6	D+12.6	D+13.7	3,937	D+7.8%
Mercer County	D+11.9	D+11.9	D+7.4	8,848	D+10.7%
Kane County	D+11.8	D+11.8	D+1.1	193,299	D+22.7%
LaSalle County	D+11.1	D+11.1	R+0.4	50,185	D+14.7%
DuPage County	D+10.8	D+10.8	D+1.1	417,973	D+20.4%
Jo Daviess County	D+10.5	D+10.5	D+1.2	11,750	D+17.9%
Macoupin County	D+9.8	D+9.8	R+7.0	22,373	D+10.8%
Madison County	D+9.2	D+9.2	R+1.4	128,334	D+6.0%
Warren County	D+8.1	D+8.1	D+5.4	8,029	D+14.4%
Henry County	D+7.7	D+7.7	D+3.1	24,785	D+13.0%
Calhoun County	D+7.5	D+7.5	R+14.0	2,699	D+5.6%
Kendall County	D+7.2	D+7.2	R+3.3	46,631	D+29.6%
Stephenson County	D+6.7	D+6.7	R+1.6	21,605	D+22.1%
Mason County	D+5.9	D+5.9	R+6.3	6,808	D+15.5%
Bureau County	D+5.7	D+5.7	R+0.2	17,113	D+16.1%
McDonough County	D+5.6	D+5.6	R+1.4	13,042	D+9.2%
McHenry County	D+5.3	D+5.3	R+8.8	139,268	D+25.7%
Carroll County	D+4.8	D+4.8	D+1.5	7,674	D+17.1%
Kankakee County	D+4.6	D+4.6	R+3.4	48,016	D+15.1%
Sangamon County	D+4.4	D+4.4	R+8.6	99,828	D+22.5%
Boone County	D+4.2	D+4.2	R+5.7	22,157	D+18.8%
Coles County	D+3.2	D+3.2	R+11.1	23,076	D+18.3%
Montgomery County	D+2.6	D+2.6	R+14.1	12,871	D+9.4%
Schuyler County	D+1.8	D+1.8	R+8.8	3,823	D+21.8%
Grundy County	D+1.7	D+1.7	R+8.9	22,171	D+15.5%
Pulaski County	D+1.4	D+1.4	R+5.8	3,270	D+12.6%
Cass County	D+1.4	D+1.4	R+13.4	5,408	D+13.1%
McLean County	D+1.2	D+1.2	R+11.0	75,750	D+17.1%
Macon County	D+1.1	D+1.1	R+5.2	51,216	D+10.3%
Vermilion County	D+0.6	D+0.6	R+13.2	32,872	D+12.5%
Morgan County	R+0.8	R+0.8	R+15.3	15,353	D+23.8%
Randolph County	R+0.9	R+0.9	R+17.5	15,202	D+7.8%
Marshall County	R+1.0	R+1.0	R+14.2	6,333	D+13.1%
Bond County	R+1.3	R+1.3	R+14.6	7,924	D+10.1%
Marion County	R+2.0	R+2.0	R+19.1	17,364	D+8.0%
Jersey County	R+2.7	R+2.7	R+23.7	10,583	D+5.6%
Franklin County	R+2.8	R+2.8	R+16.8	18,641	D+5.3%
Lee County	R+3.0	R+3.0	R+7.3	16,318	D+15.2%
Perry County	R+3.9	R+3.9	R+17.7	9,995	D+4.0%
Stark County	R+5.4	R+5.4	R+16.3	2,907	D+15.9%
Lawrence County	R+5.9	R+5.9	R+30.8	6,536	D+18.5%
Tazewell County	R+6.0	R+6.0	R+17.8	63,854	D+10.4%
Christian County	R+6.3	R+6.3	R+23.0	15,100	D+12.9%
Greene County	R+7.5	R+7.5	R+25.3	5,807	D+10.7%
Ogle County	R+7.6	R+7.6	R+16.7	24,850	D+16.9%
Edgar County	R+7.9	R+7.9	R+32.8	8,255	D+17.8%
Clark County	R+8.0	R+8.0	R+32.4	8,288	D+19.5%
Saline County	R+8.9	R+8.9	R+29.0	11,428	D+11.1%
White County	R+9.0	R+9.0	R+35.9	7,453	D+16.4%
Clinton County	R+9.8	R+9.8	R+29.9	17,314	D+10.2%
Monroe County	R+10.7	R+10.7	R+26.7	18,083	D+5.7%
Jefferson County	R+10.7	R+10.7	R+22.8	17,141	D+9.6%
Hancock County	R+10.8	R+10.8	R+17.8	9,469	D+8.0%
Union County	R+11.9	R+11.9	R+21.9	9,116	D+5.6%
Piatt County	R+12.6	R+12.6	R+26.6	8,999	D+13.8%
Moultrie County	R+12.8	R+12.8	R+27.0	6,260	D+12.5%
Crawford County	R+13.0	R+13.0	R+31.6	9,129	D+18.0%
Hamilton County	R+13.1	R+13.1	R+32.9	4,264	D+5.5%
De Witt County	R+13.3	R+13.3	R+26.8	7,801	D+13.4%
Wabash County	R+13.7	R+13.7	R+36.8	5,782	D+27.3%
Scott County	R+14.0	R+14.0	R+26.4	2,600	D+15.1%
Washington County	R+14.3	R+14.3	R+31.5	7,932	D+11.5%
Williamson County	R+14.8	R+14.8	R+24.8	30,141	D+6.6%
Menard County	R+14.9	R+14.9	R+30.0	6,464	D+19.6%
Richland County	R+15.0	R+15.0	R+32.9	7,650	D+18.9%
Fayette County	R+15.8	R+15.8	R+34.4	9,680	D+8.4%
Logan County	R+16.9	R+16.9	R+32.0	12,896	D+19.0%
Jasper County	R+17.6	R+17.6	R+41.2	5,131	D+15.2%
Pike County	R+18.8	R+18.8	R+35.4	7,616	D+8.5%
Livingston County	R+19.2	R+19.2	R+31.4	15,625	D+10.0%
Hardin County	R+19.4	R+19.4	R+34.0	2,255	D+4.3%
Shelby County	R+19.8	R+19.8	R+33.5	10,868	D+8.7%
Cumberland County	R+20.7	R+20.7	R+35.3	5,321	D+9.5%
Douglas County	R+21.3	R+21.3	R+36.7	8,356	D+13.1%
Brown County	R+21.7	R+21.7	R+30.7	2,569	D+8.6%
Pope County	R+22.3	R+22.3	R+38.8	2,231	D+1.6%
Adams County	R+22.4	R+22.4	R+35.1	30,823	D+10.4%
Clay County	R+23.3	R+23.3	R+44.1	6,454	D+12.1%
Massac County	R+23.4	R+23.4	R+33.7	7,186	D+0.5%
Woodford County	R+26.6	R+26.6	R+39.0	19,483	D+8.9%
Ford County	R+29.0	R+29.0	R+42.7	6,386	D+11.1%
Edwards County	R+29.8	R+29.8	R+51.1	3,350	D+14.3%
Iroquois County	R+29.8	R+29.8	R+44.5	13,596	D+14.2%
Johnson County	R+34.6	R+34.6	R+42.0	5,901	D+2.7%
Wayne County	R+35.2	R+35.2	R+58.1	8,071	D+12.6%
Effingham County	R+36.0	R+36.0	R+52.0	16,835	D+9.4%

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