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2008 United States presidential election
538 members of the Electoral College; 270 electoral votes needed to win
Turnout	58.2% 1.5 pp
President before election; George W. Bush; Republican	Elected President ; Barack Obama; Democratic

This workpage details the results of the 2008 United States presidential election, which was the 56th quadrennial presidential election held on November 4, 2008. Democratic nominee Barack Obama, the junior Senator from Illinois, defeated Republican nominee John McCain, the senior Senator from Arizona.

Obama won a decisive victory over McCain, winning the Electoral College and the popular vote by a sizable margin, including states that had not voted for the Democratic presidential candidate since 1976 (North Carolina) and 1964 (Indiana and Virginia). Obama received the largest share of the popular vote won by a Democrat since Lyndon B. Johnson in 1964 and was the first Democrat to win an outright majority of the popular vote since Jimmy Carter in 1976. Obama's total count of 69.5 million votes stood as the largest tally ever won by a presidential candidate until 2020, when this was surpassed by both major party candidates in a high-turnout election. He was the first Democrat to win without Arkansas and Missouri since those states joined the Union in 1836 and 1821 and the first Democrat to win the presidency without winning West Virginia since 1916.

Obama flipped nine states that had voted Republican in 2004: Colorado, Florida, Indiana, Iowa, Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, and Virginia, as well as Nebraska's 2nd congressional district. As of 2024, this was the last time that Indiana and North Carolina voted for the Democratic nominee.

Overview

Presidential election results map. Blue denotes states won by Obama/Biden and red denotes those won by McCain/Palin. Numbers indicate electoral votes cast by each state and the District of Columbia.
Results by state, shaded according to winning candidate's margin of victory. Obama performed the best in the District of Columbia, while McCain performed the best in Oklahoma. The closest state was Missouri.
Results by county, shaded according to winning candidate's percentage of the vote.
Change in vote margins at the county level from the 2004 election to the 2008 election. Obama made dramatic gains in every region of the country except for Arizona, Appalachia, and the inner South, where McCain improved over Bush.

Results

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365	173
Barack Obama	John McCain

Electoral results
Presidential candidate	Party	Home state	Popular vote		Electoral vote	Running mate
Presidential candidate	Party	Home state	Count	Percentage	Electoral vote	Vice-presidential candidate	Home state	Electoral vote
Barack Obama	Democratic	Illinois	69,498,516	52.93%	365	Joe Biden	Delaware	365
John McCain	Republican	Arizona	59,948,323	45.65%	173	Sarah Palin	Alaska	173
Ralph Nader	Independent	Connecticut	739,034	0.56%	0	Matt Gonzalez	California	0
Bob Barr	Libertarian	Georgia	523,715	0.40%	0	Wayne Allyn Root	Nevada	0
Chuck Baldwin	Constitution	Florida	199,750	0.15%	0	Darrell Castle	Tennessee	0
Cynthia McKinney	Green	Georgia	161,797	0.12%	0	Rosa Clemente	New York	0
Alan Keyes	American Independent	Maryland	47,746	0.04%	0	Wiley Drake	California	0
Ron Paul	Constitution	Texas	42,426	0.03%	0	Barry Goldwater Jr.	California	0
Gloria La Riva	Socialism and Liberation	California	6,818	0.01%	0	Eugene Puryear	District of Columbia	0
Other			145,695	0.11%	—	Other		—
Total			131,313,820	100%	538			538
Needed to win					270			270

Popular vote

Obama			52.93%
McCain			45.65%
Nader			0.56%
Others			0.86%

Electoral vote

Obama			67.84%
McCain			32.16%

Summary table

State or district	Barack Obama Democratic			John McCain Republican			Ralph Nader Independent			Bob Barr Libertarian			Chuck Baldwin Constitution			Cynthia McKinney Green			Others			Margin		Margin swing	Total votes
State or district	Votes	%	EV	Votes	%	EV	Votes	%	EV	Votes	%	EV	Votes	%	EV	Votes	%	EV	Votes	%	EV	Votes	%	%	Total votes
Alabama	813,479	38.74%	–	1,266,546	60.32%	9	6,788	0.32%	–	4,991	0.24%	–	4,310	0.21%	–	–	–	–	3,705	0.18%	–	-453,067	-21.58%	4.04%	2,099,819
Alaska	123,594	37.89%	–	193,841	59.42%	3	3,783	1.16%	–	1,589	0.49%	–	1,660	0.51%	–	–	–	–	1,730	0.53%	–	-70,247	-21.53%	4.02%	326,197
Arizona	1,034,707	45.12%	–	1,230,111	53.64%	10	11,301	0.49%	–	12,555	0.55%	–	1,371	0.06%	–	3,406	0.15%	–	24	0.00%	–	-195,404	-8.52%	1.93%	2,293,475
Arkansas	422,310	38.86%	–	638,017	58.72%	6	12,882	1.19%	–	4,776	0.44%	–	4,023	0.37%	–	3,470	0.32%	–	1,139	0.10%	–	-215,707	-19.85%	-10.09%	1,086,617
California	8,274,473	61.01%	55	5,011,781	36.95%	–	108,381	0.80%	–	67,582	0.50%	–	3,145	0.02%	–	38,774	0.29%	–	57,764	0.43%	–	3,262,692	24.06%	14.11%	13,561,900
Colorado	1,288,633	53.66%	9	1,073,629	44.71%	–	13,352	0.56%	–	10,898	0.45%	–	6,233	0.26%	–	2,822	0.12%	–	5,895	0.24%	–	215,004	8.95%	13.62%	2,401,462
Connecticut	997,772	60.59%	7	629,428	38.22%	–	19,162	1.16%	–	–	–	–	311	0.02%	–	90	0.01%	–	34	0.00%	–	368,344	22.37%	12.00%	1,646,797
Delaware	255,459	61.94%	3	152,374	36.95%	–	2,401	0.58%	–	1,109	0.27%	–	626	0.15%	–	385	0.09%	–	58	0.01%	–	103,085	25.00%	17.41%	412,412
D.C.	245,800	92.46%	3	17,367	6.53%	–	958	0.36%	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	590	0.22%	–	1,138	0.43%	–	228,433	85.92%	6.08%	265,853
Florida	4,282,074	51.03%	27	4,045,624	48.22%	–	28,124	0.34%	–	17,218	0.21%	–	7,915	0.09%	–	2,887	0.03%	–	6,902	0.08%	–	236,450	2.82%	7.83%	8,390,744
Georgia	1,844,123	46.99%	–	2,048,759	52.20%	15	1,158	0.03%	–	28,731	0.73%	–	1,402	0.04%	–	250	0.01%	–	63	0.00%	–	-204,636	-5.21%	11.38%	3,924,486
Hawaii	325,871	71.85%	4	120,566	26.58%	–	3,825	0.84%	–	1,314	0.29%	–	1,013	0.22%	–	979	0.22%	–	–	–	–	205,305	45.26%	36.52%	453,568
Idaho	236,440	36.09%	–	403,012	61.52%	4	7,175	1.10%	–	3,658	0.56%	–	4,747	0.72%	–	39	0.01%	–	51	0.01%	–	-166,572	-25.43%	12.69%	655,122
Illinois	3,419,348	61.92%	21	2,031,179	36.78%	–	30,948	0.56%	–	19,642	0.36%	–	8,256	0.15%	–	11,838	0.21%	–	1,160	0.02%	–	1,388,169	25.14%	14.80%	5,522,371
Indiana	1,374,039	49.95%	11	1,345,648	48.91%	–	909	0.03%	–	29,257	1.06%	–	1,024	0.04%	–	87	0.00%	–	90	0.00%	–	28,391	1.03%	21.71%	2,751,054
Iowa	828,940	53.93%	7	682,379	44.39%	–	8,014	0.52%	–	4,590	0.30%	–	4,445	0.29%	–	1,423	0.09%	–	7,332	0.48%	–	146,561	9.53%	10.20%	1,537,123
Kansas	514,765	41.65%	–	699,655	56.61%	6	10,527	0.85%	–	6,706	0.54%	–	4,148	0.34%	–	35	0.00%	–	36	0.00%	–	-184,890	-14.96%	10.42%	1,235,872
Kentucky	751,985	41.17%	–	1,048,462	57.40%	8	15,378	0.84%	–	5,989	0.33%	–	4,694	0.26%	–	–	–	–	112	0.01%	–	-296,477	-16.23%	3.63%	1,826,620
Louisiana	782,989	39.93%	–	1,148,275	58.56%	9	6,997	0.36%	–	–	–	–	2,581	0.13%	–	9,187	0.47%	–	10,732	0.55%	–	-365,286	-18.63%	-4.12%	1,960,761
Maine	421,923	57.71%	4	295,273	40.38%	–	10,636	1.45%	–	251	0.03%	–	177	0.02%	–	2,900	0.40%	–	3	0.00%	–	126,650	17.32%	8.32%	731,163
Maryland	1,629,467	61.92%	10	959,862	36.47%	–	14,713	0.56%	–	9,842	0.37%	–	3,760	0.14%	–	4,747	0.18%	–	9,205	0.35%	–	669,605	25.44%	12.46%	2,631,596
Massachusetts	1,904,097	61.80%	12	1,108,854	35.99%	–	28,841	0.94%	–	13,189	0.43%	–	4,971	0.16%	–	6,550	0.21%	–	14,483	0.47%	–	795,243	25.81%	0.65%	3,080,985
Michigan	2,872,579	57.43%	17	2,048,639	40.96%	–	33,085	0.66%	–	23,716	0.47%	–	14,685	0.29%	–	8,892	0.18%	–	170	0.00%	–	823,940	16.47%	13.05%	5,001,766
Minnesota	1,573,354	54.06%	10	1,275,409	43.82%	–	30,152	1.04%	–	9,174	0.32%	–	6,787	0.23%	–	5,174	0.18%	–	10,319	0.35%	–	297,945	10.24%	6.76%	2,910,369
Mississippi	554,662	43.00%	–	724,597	56.18%	6	4,011	0.31%	–	2,529	0.20%	–	2,551	0.20%	–	1,034	0.08%	–	481	0.04%	–	-169,935	-13.17%	6.52%	1,289,865
Missouri	1,441,911	49.29%	–	1,445,814	49.43%	11	17,813	0.61%	–	11,386	0.39%	–	8,201	0.28%	–	80	0.00%	–	–	–	–	-3,903	-0.13%	7.07%	2,925,205
Montana	231,667	47.25%	–	242,763	49.51%	3	3,686	0.75%	–	1,355	0.28%	–	143	0.03%	–	23	0.00%	–	10,665	2.17%	–	-11,096	-2.26%	18.24%	490,302
Nebraska	333,319	41.60%	1	452,979	56.53%	4	5,406	0.67%	–	2,740	0.34%	–	2,972	0.37%	–	1,028	0.13%	–	2,837	0.35%	–	-119,660	-14.93%	18.29%	801,281
Nevada	533,736	55.15%	5	412,827	42.65%	–	6,150	0.64%	–	4,263	0.44%	–	3,194	0.33%	–	1,411	0.15%	–	6,267	0.65%	–	120,909	12.49%	15.08%	967,848
New Hampshire	384,826	54.13%	4	316,534	44.52%	–	3,503	0.49%	–	2,217	0.31%	–	226	0.03%	–	40	0.01%	–	3,624	0.51%	–	68,292	9.60%	8.23%	710,970
New Jersey	2,215,422	57.27%	15	1,613,207	41.70%	–	21,298	0.55%	–	8,441	0.22%	–	3,956	0.10%	–	3,636	0.09%	–	2,277	0.06%	–	602,215	15.57%	8.89%	3,868,237
New Mexico	472,422	56.91%	5	346,832	41.78%	–	5,327	0.64%	–	2,428	0.29%	–	1,597	0.19%	–	1,552	0.19%	–	–	–	–	125,590	15.13%	15.92%	830,158
New York	4,804,945	62.88%	31	2,752,771	36.03%	–	41,249	0.54%	–	19,596	0.26%	–	634	0.01%	–	12,801	0.17%	–	8,935	0.12%	–	2,052,174	26.86%	8.57%	7,640,931
North Carolina	2,142,651	49.70%	15	2,128,474	49.38%	–	1,448	0.03%	–	25,722	0.60%	–	–	–	–	158	0.00%	–	12,336	0.29%	–	14,177	0.33%	12.76%	4,310,789
North Dakota	141,278	44.62%	–	168,601	53.25%	3	4,189	1.32%	–	1,354	0.43%	–	1,199	0.38%	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	-27,323	-8.63%	18.73%	316,621
Ohio	2,940,044	51.50%	20	2,677,820	46.91%	–	42,337	0.74%	–	19,917	0.35%	–	12,565	0.22%	–	8,518	0.15%	–	7,149	0.12%	–	262,224	4.59%	6.70%	5,708,350
Oklahoma	502,496	34.35%	–	960,165	65.65%	7	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	-457,669	-31.29%	-0.15%	1,462,661
Oregon	1,037,291	56.75%	7	738,475	40.40%	–	18,614	1.02%	–	7,635	0.42%	–	7,693	0.42%	–	4,543	0.25%	–	13,613	0.74%	–	298,816	16.35%	12.19%	1,827,864
Pennsylvania	3,276,363	54.49%	21	2,655,885	44.17%	–	42,977	0.71%	–	19,912	0.33%	–	1,092	0.02%	–	–	–	–	17,043	0.28%	–	620,478	10.32%	7.82%	6,013,272
Rhode Island	296,571	62.86%	4	165,391	35.06%	–	4,829	1.02%	–	1,382	0.29%	–	675	0.14%	–	797	0.17%	–	2,121	0.45%	–	131,180	27.81%	7.06%	471,766
South Carolina	862,449	44.90%	–	1,034,896	53.87%	8	5,053	0.26%	–	7,283	0.38%	–	6,827	0.36%	–	4,461	0.23%	–	–	–	–	-172,447	-8.98%	8.10%	1,920,969
South Dakota	170,924	44.75%	–	203,054	53.16%	3	4,267	1.12%	–	1,835	0.48%	–	1,895	0.50%	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	-32,130	-8.41%	13.06%	381,975
Tennessee	1,087,437	41.83%	–	1,479,178	56.90%	11	11,560	0.44%	–	8,547	0.33%	–	8,191	0.32%	–	2,499	0.10%	–	2,337	0.09%	–	-391,741	-15.07%	-0.77%	2,599,749
Texas	3,528,633	43.68%	–	4,479,328	55.45%	34	5,751	0.07%	–	56,116	0.69%	–	5,708	0.07%	–	909	0.01%	–	1,350	0.02%	–	-950,695	-11.77%	11.09%	8,077,795
Utah	327,670	34.41%	–	596,030	62.58%	5	8,416	0.88%	–	6,966	0.73%	–	12,012	1.26%	–	982	0.10%	–	294	0.03%	–	-268,360	-28.18%	17.36%	952,370
Vermont	219,262	67.46%	3	98,974	30.45%	–	3,339	1.03%	–	1,067	0.33%	–	500	0.15%	–	66	0.02%	–	1,838	0.56%	–	120,288	37.01%	16.87%	325,046
Virginia	1,959,532	52.63%	13	1,725,005	46.33%	–	11,483	0.31%	–	11,067	0.30%	–	7,474	0.20%	–	2,344	0.06%	–	6,355	0.17%	–	234,527	6.30%	14.50%	3,723,260
Washington	1,750,848	57.65%	11	1,229,216	40.48%	–	29,489	0.97%	–	12,728	0.42%	–	9,432	0.31%	–	3,819	0.13%	–	1,346	0.04%	–	521,632	17.18%	10.01%	3,036,878
West Virginia	303,857	42.59%	–	397,466	55.71%	5	7,219	1.01%	–	–	–	–	2,465	0.35%	–	2,355	0.33%	–	89	0.01%	–	-93,609	-13.12%	-0.26%	713,451
Wisconsin	1,677,211	56.22%	10	1,262,393	42.31%	–	17,605	0.59%	–	8,858	0.30%	–	5,072	0.17%	–	4,216	0.14%	–	8,062	0.27%	–	414,818	13.90%	13.52%	2,983,417
Wyoming	82,868	32.54%	–	164,958	64.78%	3	2,525	0.99%	–	1,594	0.63%	–	1,192	0.47%	–	–	–	–	1,521	0.60%	–	-82,090	-32.23%	7.56%	254,658
Total	69,498,516	52.93%	365	59,948,323	45.65%	173	739,034	0.56%	–	523,715	0.40%	–	199,750	0.15%	–	161,797	0.12%	–	242,685	0.18%	–	9,550,193	7.27%	9.73%	131,313,820
	Barack Obama Democratic			John McCain Republican			Ralph Nader Independent			Bob Barr Libertarian			Chuck Baldwin Constitution			Cynthia McKinney Green			Others			Margin		Margin swing	Total votes

Close states

States where the margin of victory was under 1% (26 electoral votes):

Missouri, 0.13% (3,903 votes)
North Carolina, 0.33% (14,177 votes)

States where the margin of victory was under 5% (61 electoral votes):

Indiana, 1.03% (28,391 votes)
Montana, 2.26% (11,096 votes)
Florida, 2.82% (236,450 votes)
Ohio, 4.59% (262,224 votes)

States where the margin of victory was under 10% (72 electoral votes):

Georgia, 5.21% (204,636 votes)
Virginia, 6.30% (234,527 votes)
South Dakota, 8.41% (32,130 votes)
Arizona, 8.52% (195,404 votes)
North Dakota, 8.63% (27,323 votes)
Colorado, 8.95% (215,004 votes)
South Carolina, 8.98% (172,447 votes)
Iowa, 9.53% (146,561 votes)
New Hampshire, 9.60% (68,292 votes)

Results by state

Alabama

2008 United States presidential election in Alabama^[1]
9 electoral votes
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	John McCain	1,266,546	60.32%	2.14
	Democratic	Barack Obama	813,479	38.74%	1.90
	Independent	Ralph Nader	6,788	0.32%	0.04
	Independent	Bob Barr	4,991	0.24%	0.05
	Independent	Chuck Baldwin	4,310	0.21%	0.10
	Write-in		3,705	0.18%
Margin of victory			453,067	21.58%	4.04
Total votes			2,099,819	100.00%
	Republican win

Alaska

2008 United States presidential election in Alaska^[2]
3 electoral votes
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	John McCain	193,841	59.42%	1.65
	Democratic	Barack Obama	123,594	37.89%	2.37
	Independent	Ralph Nader	3,783	1.16%	0.46
	Independence	Chuck Baldwin	1,660	0.51%	0.16
	Libertarian	Bob Barr	1,589	0.49%	0.05
	Write-in		1,730	0.53%
Margin of victory			70,247	21.53%	4.02
Total votes			326,197	100.00%
	Republican win

Arizona

2008 United States presidential election in Arizona
10 electoral votes
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	John McCain	1,230,111	53.64%	1.23
	Democratic	Barack Obama	1,034,707	45.12%	0.72
	Libertarian	Bob Barr	12,555	0.55%	0.04
	Independent	Ralph Nader	11,301	0.49%	N/A
	Green	Cynthia McKinney	3,406	0.15%	N/A
	Write-in		1,395	0.06%
Margin of victory			195,404	8.52%	1.95
Total votes			2,293,475	100.00%
	Republican win

Arkansas

2008 United States presidential election in Arkansas^[3]
6 electoral votes
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	John McCain	638,017	58.72%	4.41
	Democratic	Barack Obama	422,310	38.86%	5.69
	Independent	Ralph Nader	12,882	1.19%	0.61
	Libertarian	Bob Barr	4,776	0.44%	0.22
	Constitution	Chuck Baldwin	4,023	0.37%	0.17
	Green	Cynthia McKinney	3,470	0.32%	0.18
	Socialism and Liberation	Gloria La Riva	1,139	0.10%	N/A
Margin of victory			215,707	19.85%	10.09
Total votes			1,086,617	100.00%
	Republican win

California

2008 United States presidential election in California
55 electoral votes
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Barack Obama	8,274,473	61.01%	6.71
	Republican	John McCain	5,011,781	36.95%	7.41
	Peace and Freedom	Ralph Nader	108,381	0.80%	0.58
	Libertarian	Bob Barr	67,582	0.50%	0.10
	American Independent	Alan Keyes	40,673	0.30%	0.09
	Green	Cynthia McKinney	38,774	0.29%	0.04
	Write-in		20,236	0.15%
Margin of victory			3,262,692	24.06%	14.11
Total votes			13,561,900	100.00%
	Democratic win

Colorado

2008 United States presidential election in Colorado^[4]
9 electoral votes
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Barack Obama	1,288,633	53.66%	6.64
	Republican	John McCain	1,073,629	44.71%	6.98
	Independent	Ralph Nader	13,352	0.56%	0.04
	Libertarian	Bob Barr	10,898	0.45%	0.09
	Constitution	Chuck Baldwin	6,233	0.26%	0.14
	American Independent	Alan Keyes	3,051	0.13%	N/A
	Green	Cynthia McKinney	2,822	0.12%	0.05
	Independent	Frank McEnulty	829	0.03%	N/A
	Boston Tea	Charles Jay	598	0.02%	N/A
	HeartQuake '08	Jonathan Allen	348	0.01%	N/A
	Objectivist	Tom Stevens	336	0.01%	N/A
	Socialist	Brian Moore	226	0.01%	0.00
	Socialism and Liberation	Gloria La Riva	158	0.01%	N/A
	Socialist Workers	Róger Calero	154	0.01%	0.00
	Pacifist	Bradford Lyttle	110	0.00%	N/A
	Prohibition	Gene Amondson	85	0.00%	0.01
Margin of victory			215,004	8.95%	4.28
Total votes			2,401,462	100.00%
	Democratic win

Connecticut

2008 United States presidential election in Connecticut^[5]
7 electoral votes
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Barack Obama	997,772	60.59%	6.28
	Republican	John McCain	629,428	38.22%	5.73
	Independent	Ralph Nader	19,162	1.16%	0.34
	Write-in		435	0.03%
Margin of victory			368,344	22.37%	12.00
Total votes			1,646,797	100.00%
	Democratic win

Delaware

2008 United States presidential election in Delaware^[6]
3 electoral votes
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Barack Obama	255,459	61.94%	8.60
	Republican	John McCain	152,374	36.95%	8.79
	Independent Party	Ralph Nader	2,401	0.58%	0.01
	Libertarian	Bob Barr	1,109	0.27%	0.11
	Constitution	Chuck Baldwin	626	0.15%	0.07
	Green	Cynthia McKinney	385	0.09%	0.02
	Socialist Workers	Róger Calero	58	0.01%	N/A
Margin of victory			103,085	25.00%	17.41
Total votes			412,412	100.00%
	Democratic win

District of Columbia

2008 United States presidential election in the District of Columbia
3 electoral votes
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Barack Obama	245,800	92.46%	3.28
	Republican	John McCain	17,367	6.53%	2.81
	Independent	Ralph Nader	958	0.36%	0.29
	D.C. Statehood Green	Cynthia McKinney	590	0.22%	0.10
	Write-in		1,138	0.43%
Margin of victory			228,433	85.92%	6.08
Total votes			265,853	100.00%
	Democratic win

Florida

2008 United States presidential election in Florida^[7]
27 electoral votes
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Barack Obama	4,282,074	51.03%	3.94
	Republican	John McCain	4,045,624	48.22%	3.88
	Ecology	Ralph Nader	28,124	0.34%	0.09
	Libertarian	Bob Barr	17,218	0.21%	0.05
	Constitution	Chuck Baldwin	7,915	0.09%	0.00
	Green	Cynthia McKinney	2,887	0.03%	0.02
	American Independent	Alan Keyes	2,550	0.03%	N/A
	Socialism and Liberation	Gloria La Riva	1,516	0.02%	N/A
	Boston Tea	Charles Jay	797	0.01%	N/A
	Socialist Workers	Róger Calero	533	0.01%	0.03
	Objectivist	Tom Stevens	419	0.00%	N/A
	Socialist	Brian Moore	405	0.00%	0.05
	Prohibition	Gene Amondson	293	0.00%	N/A
	Write-in		391	0.00%
Margin of victory			236,450	2.82%	2.19
Total votes			8,390,744	100.00%
	Democratic win

Georgia

2008 United States presidential election in Georgia^[8]
15 electoral votes
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	John McCain	2,048,759	52.20%	5.73
	Democratic	Barack Obama	1,844,123	46.99%	5.65
	Libertarian	Bob Barr	28,731	0.73%	0.17
	Write-in		2,872	0.07%
Margin of victory			204,636	5.21%	11.38
Total votes			3,924,486	100.00%
	Republican win

Hawaii

2008 United States presidential election in Hawaii
4 electoral votes
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Barack Obama	325,871	71.85%	17.84
	Republican	John McCain	120,566	26.58%	18.68
	Independent	Ralph Nader	3,825	0.84%	N/A
	Libertarian	Bob Barr	1,314	0.29%	0.03
	Constitution	Chuck Baldwin	1,013	0.22%	N/A
	Green	Cynthia McKinney	979	0.22%	0.18
Margin of victory			205,305	45.26%	36.52
Total votes			453,568	100.00%
	Democratic win

Idaho

2008 United States presidential election in Idaho
4 electoral votes
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	John McCain	403,012	61.52%	6.86
	Democratic	Barack Obama	236,440	36.09%	5.83
	Independent	Ralph Nader	7,175	1.10%	N/A
	Constitution	Chuck Baldwin	4,747	0.72%	0.20
	Libertarian	Bob Barr	3,658	0.56%	0.08
	Write-in		90	0.01%
Margin of victory			166,572	25.43%	12.69
Total votes			655,122	100.00%
	Republican win

Illinois

2008 United States presidential election in Illinois
21 electoral votes
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Barack Obama	3,419,348	61.92%	7.12
	Republican	John McCain	2,031,179	36.78%	7.70
	Independent	Ralph Nader	30,948	0.56%	N/A
	Libertarian	Bob Barr	19,642	0.36%	0.26
	Green	Cynthia McKinney	11,838	0.21%	N/A
	Constitution	Chuck Baldwin	8,256	0.15%	N/A
	New	John J. Polachek	1,149	0.02%
	Write-in		11	0.00%
Margin of victory			1,388,169	25.14%	14.80
Total votes			5,522,371	100.00%
	Democratic win

Indiana

2008 United States presidential election in Indiana
11 electoral votes
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Barack Obama	1,374,039	49.95%	10.69
	Republican	John McCain	1,345,648	48.91%	11.03
	Libertarian	Bob Barr	29,257	1.06%	0.33
	Write-in		7,714	0.28%	N/A
Margin of victory			28,391	1.03%	19.65
Total votes			2,751,054	100.00%
	Democratic win

Iowa

2008 United States presidential election in Iowa^[9]
7 electoral votes
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Barack Obama	828,940	53.93%	4.70
	Republican	John McCain	682,379	44.39%	5.51
	Peace and Freedom	Ralph Nader	8,014	0.52%	0.12
	Libertarian	Bob Barr	4,590	0.30%	0.10
	Constitution	Chuck Baldwin	4,445	0.29%	0.20
	Green	Cynthia McKinney	1,423	0.09%	0.01
	Socialist Workers	Róger Calero	292	0.02%	0.00
	Socialist	Brian Moore	182	0.01%	N/A
	Socialism and Liberation	Gloria La Riva	121	0.01%	N/A
	Write-in		6,737	0.44%
Margin of victory			146,561	9.53%	8.86
Total votes			1,537,123	100.00%
	Democratic win

Kansas

2008 United States presidential election in Kansas
6 electoral votes
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	John McCain	699,655	56.61%	5.39
	Democratic	Barack Obama	514,765	41.65%	5.03
	Independent	Ralph Nader	10,527	0.85%	0.06
	Libertarian	Bob Barr	6,706	0.54%	0.20
	Reform	Chuck Baldwin	4,148	0.33%	0.46
	Write-in		71	0.01%
Margin of victory			184,890	14.96%	10.42
Total votes			1,235,872	100.00%
	Republican win

Kentucky

2008 United States presidential election in Kentucky
8 electoral votes
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	John McCain	1,048,462	57.40%	2.15
	Democratic	Barack Obama	751,985	41.17%	1.48
	Independent	Ralph Nader	15,378	0.84%	0.35
	Libertarian	Bob Barr	5,989	0.33%	0.18
	Constitution	Chuck Baldwin	4,694	0.26%	0.14
	Write-in		112	0.01%
Margin of victory			296,477	16.23%	3.63
Total votes			1,826,620	100.00%
	Republican win

Louisiana

2008 United States presidential election in Louisiana
9 electoral votes
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	John McCain	1,148,275	58.56%	1.84
	Democratic	Barack Obama	782,989	39.93%	2.29
	Taxpayers	Ron Paul	9,368	0.48%	N/A
	Green	Cynthia McKinney	9,187	0.47%	0.40
	Independent	Ralph Nader	6,997	0.36%	0.00
	Constitution	Chuck Baldwin	2,581	0.13%	0.14
	Socialist Workers	James Harris	735	0.04%	0.01
	Socialism and Liberation	Gloria La Riva	354	0.02%	N/A
	Prohibition	Gene Amondson	275	0.01%	0.07
Margin of victory			365,286	18.63%	4.12
Total votes			1,960,761	100.00%
	Republican win

Maine

2008 United States presidential election in Maine^[10]
4 electoral votes
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Barack Obama	421,923	57.71%	4.14
	Republican	John McCain	295,273	40.38%	4.20
	Independent	Ralph Nader	10,636	1.45%	0.36
	Green	Cynthia McKinney	2,900	0.40%	0.00
	Write-in		431	0.06%
Margin of victory			126,650	17.32%	8.32
Total votes			731,163	100.00%
	Democratic win

Maryland

2008 United States presidential election in Maryland
10 electoral votes
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Barack Obama	1,629,467	61.92%	6.01
	Republican	John McCain	959,862	36.47%	6.46
	Independent	Ralph Nader	14,713	0.56%	0.06
	Libertarian	Bob Barr	9,842	0.37%	0.11
	Green	Cynthia McKinney	4,747	0.18%	0.03
	Constitution	Chuck Baldwin	3,760	0.14%	0.00
	Write-in		9,205	0.35%
Margin of victory			669,605	25.44%	12.46
Total votes			2,631,596	100.00%
	Democratic win

Massachusetts

2008 United States presidential election in Massachusetts^[11]
12 electoral votes
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Barack Obama	1,904,097	61.80%	0.14
	Republican	John McCain	1,108,854	35.99%	0.79
	Independent	Ralph Nader	28,841	0.94%	N/A
	Libertarian	Bob Barr	13,189	0.43%	0.09
	Green-Rainbow	Cynthia McKinney	6,550	0.21%	0.15
	Constitution	Chuck Baldwin	4,971	0.16%	N/A
	Write-in		14,483	0.47%
Margin of victory			795,243	25.81%	0.65
Total votes			3,080,985	100.00%
	Democratic win

Michigan

2008 United States presidential election in Michigan
17 electoral votes
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Barack Obama	2,872,579	57.43%	6.20
	Republican	John McCain	2,048,639	40.96%	6.85
	Natural Law	Ralph Nader	33,085	0.66%	0.16
	Libertarian	Bob Barr	23,716	0.47%	0.25
	Constitution	Chuck Baldwin	14,685	0.29%	0.19
	Green	Cynthia McKinney	8,892	0.18%	0.07
	Write-in		170	0.00%
Margin of victory			823,940	16.47%	13.05
Total votes			5,001,766	100.00%
	Democratic win

Minnesota

2008 United States presidential election in Minnesota
10 electoral votes
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic (DFL)	Barack Obama	1,573,354	54.06%	2.97
	Republican	John McCain	1,275,409	43.82%	3.79
	Independent	Ralph Nader	30,152	1.04%	0.38
	Libertarian	Bob Barr	9,174	0.32%	0.16
	Constitution	Chuck Baldwin	6,787	0.23%	0.12
	Green	Cynthia McKinney	5,174	0.18%	0.02
	Socialist Workers	Róger Calero	790	0.03%	0.02
	Write-in		9,529	0.33%
Margin of victory			297,945	10.24%	6.76
Total votes			2,910,369	100.00%
	Democratic win

Mississippi

2008 United States presidential election in Mississippi
6 electoral votes
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	John McCain	724,597	56.18%	3.27
	Democratic	Barack Obama	554,662	43.00%	3.24
	Independent	Ralph Nader	4,011	0.31%	0.03
	Constitution	Chuck Baldwin	2,551	0.20%	0.05
	Libertarian	Bob Barr	2,529	0.20%	0.04
	Green	Cynthia McKinney	1,034	0.08%	0.01
	Reform	Ted Weill	481	0.04%	0.24
Margin of victory			169,935	13.17%	6.52
Total votes			1,289,865	100.00%
	Republican win

Missouri

2020 United States presidential election in Missouri
11 electoral votes
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	John McCain	1,445,814	49.43%	3.87
	Democratic	Barack Obama	1,441,911	49.29%	3.19
	Independent	Ralph Nader	17,813	0.61%	N/A
	Libertarian	Bob Barr	11,386	0.39%	0.03
	Constitution	Chuck Baldwin	8,201	0.28%	0.08
	Write-in		80	0.00%
Margin of victory			3,903	0.13%	7.07
Total votes			2,925,205	100.00%
	Republican win

Montana

2008 United States presidential election in Montana
3 electoral votes
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	John McCain	242,763	49.51%	9.56
	Democratic	Barack Obama	231,667	47.25%	8.69
	Constitution	Ron Paul	10,638	2.17%	1.78
	Independent	Ralph Nader	3,686	0.75%	0.62
	Libertarian	Bob Barr	1,355	0.28%	0.10
	Write-in		193	0.04%
Margin of victory			11,096	2.26%	18.24
Total votes			490,302	100.00%
	Republican win

Nebraska

2008 United States presidential election in Nebraska
5 electoral votes
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	John McCain	452,979	56.53%	9.37
	Democratic	Barack Obama	333,319	41.60%	8.92
	Independent	Ralph Nader	5,406	0.67%	0.06
	Nebraska	Chuck Baldwin	2,972	0.37%	0.20
	Libertarian	Bob Barr	2,740	0.34%	0.08
	Green	Cynthia McKinney	1,028	0.13%	0.00
	Write-in		2,837	0.35%
Margin of victory			119,660	14.93%	18.29
Total votes			801,281	100.00%
	Republican win

Nevada

2008 United States presidential election in Nevada
5 electoral votes
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Barack Obama	533,736	55.15%	7.27
	Republican	John McCain	412,827	42.65%	7.82
		None of These Candidates	6,267	0.65%	0.21
	Independent	Ralph Nader	6,150	0.64%	0.06
	Libertarian	Bob Barr	4,263	0.44%	0.06
	Independent American	Chuck Baldwin	3,194	0.33%	0.19
	Green	Cynthia McKinney	1,411	0.15%	0.05
Margin of victory			120,909	12.49%	9.90
Total votes			967,848	100.00%
	Democratic win

New Hampshire

2008 United States presidential election in New Hampshire^[12]
4 electoral votes
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Barack Obama	384,826	54.13%	3.89
	Republican	John McCain	316,534	44.52%	4.35
	Independent	Ralph Nader	3,503	0.49%	0.17
	Libertarian	Bob Barr	2,217	0.31%	N/A
	Write-in		3,890	0.55%
Margin of victory			68,292	9.60%	8.23
Total votes			710,970	100.00%
	Democratic win

New Jersey

2008 United States presidential election in New Jersey
15 electoral votes
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Barack Obama	2,215,422	57.27%	4.35
	Republican	John McCain	1,613,207	41.70%	4.54
	Independent	Ralph Nader	21,298	0.55%	0.01
	Libertarian	Bob Barr	8,441	0.22%	0.10
	Constitution	Chuck Baldwin	3,956	0.10%	0.02
	Green	Cynthia McKinney	3,636	0.09%	0.04
	Socialist	Brian Moore	699	0.02%	0.00
	Vote Here	Jeffrey Boss	639	0.02%	N/A
	Socialist Workers	Róger Calero	523	0.01%	0.00
	Socialism and Liberation	Gloria La Riva	416	0.01%	N/A
Margin of victory			602,215	15.57%	8.89
Total votes			3,868,237	100.00%
	Democratic win

New Mexico

2008 United States presidential election in State
88 electoral votes
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Barack Obama	472,422	56.91%	7.86
	Republican	John McCain	346,832	41.78%	8.06
	Independent	Ralph Nader	5,327	0.64%	0.10
	Libertarian	Bob Barr	2,428	0.29%	0.02
	Constitution	Chuck Baldwin	1,597	0.19%	0.09
	Green	Cynthia McKinney	1,552	0.19%	0.03
Margin of victory			125,590	15.13%	14.34
Total votes			830,158	100.00%
	Democratic win

New York

2008 United States presidential election in New York^[13]
31 electoral votes
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Barack Obama	4,645,332	60.80%	4.24
	Working Families	Barack Obama	159,613	2.09%	0.28
	Total	Barack Obama	4,804,945	62.88%	4.52
	Republican	John McCain	2,418,323	31.65%	6.33
	Conservative	John McCain	170,475	2.23%	0.13
	Independence	John McCain	163,973	2.15%	1.01
	Total	John McCain	2,752,771	36.03%	4.05
	Populist	Ralph Nader	41,249	0.54%	0.81
	Libertarian	Bob Barr	19,596	0.26%	0.10
	Green	Cynthia McKinney	12,801	0.17%	N/A
	Socialist Workers	Róger Calero	3,615	0.05%	0.02
	Socialism and Liberation	Gloria La Riva	1,639	0.02%	N/A
	Write-in		702	0.01%
Margin of victory			2,052,174	26.86%	8.57
Total votes			7,640,931	100.00%
	Democratic win

North Carolina

2008 United States presidential election in North Carolina^[14]
15 electoral votes
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Barack Obama	2,142,651	49.70%	6.12
	Republican	John McCain	2,128,474	49.38%	6.64
	Libertarian	Bob Barr	25,722	0.60%	0.26
	Write-in		13,942	0.32%
Margin of victory			14,177	0.33%	12.10
Total votes			4,310,789	100.00%
	Democratic win

North Dakota

Ohio

Oklahoma

2008 United States presidential election in Oklahoma^[15]
7 electoral votes
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	John McCain	960,165	65.65%	0.08
	Democratic	Barack Obama	502,496	34.35%	0.08
Margin of victory			457,669	31.29%	0.15
Total votes			1,462,661	100.00%
	Republican win

Oregon

Pennsylvania

Rhode Island

2008 United States presidential election in Rhode Island^[16]
4 electoral votes
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Barack Obama	296,571	62.86%	3.44
	Republican	John McCain	165,391	35.06%	3.61
	Independent	Ralph Nader	4,829	1.02%	0.04
	Libertarian	Bob Barr	1,382	0.29%	0.08
	Green	Cynthia McKinney	797	0.17%	0.13
	Constitution	Chuck Baldwin	675	0.14%	0.06
	Socialism and Liberation	Gloria La Riva	122	0.03%	N/A
	Write-in		1,999	0.42%
Margin of victory			131,180	27.81%	7.06
Total votes			471,766	100.00%
	Democratic win

South Carolina

South Dakota

Tennessee

Texas

Utah

Vermont

2008 United States presidential election in Vermont^[17]
3 electoral votes
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Barack Obama	219,262	67.46%	8.52
	Republican	John McCain	98,974	30.45%	8.35
	Independent	Ralph Nader	3,339	1.03%	0.41
	Libertarian	Bob Barr	1,067	0.33%	0.02
	Constitution	Chuck Baldwin	500	0.15%	N/A
	Socialist Workers	Róger Calero	150	0.05%	0.03
	Socialism and Liberation	Gloria La Riva	149	0.05%	N/A
	Liberty Union	Brian Moore	141	0.04%	0.04
	Write-in		1,464	0.45%
Margin of victory			120,288	37.01%	16.87
Total votes			325,046	100.00%
	Democratic win

Virginia

Washington

West Virginia

Wisconsin

Wyoming

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