Results by state · certified results
2008 Presidential Election Results by State
Barack Obama won the 2008 presidential election with 365 electoral votes to John McCain's 173, carrying 28 of the 50 states. Obama also won the national popular vote, 52.9% to 45.6%.
Every state in 2008
CSV, 1976–2024 →| State | EV | Obama % | McCain % | Margin | 2004 | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 9 | 38.7 | 60.3 | McCain +21.6 | Bush +25.6 | D+4.0 |
| Alaska | 3 | 37.9 | 59.4 | McCain +21.5 | Bush +25.5 | D+4.0 |
| Arizona | 10 | 45.1 | 53.6 | McCain +8.5 | Bush +10.5 | D+2.0 |
| Arkansas | 6 | 38.9 | 58.7 | McCain +19.9 | Bush +9.8 | R+10.1 |
| California | 55 | 61.0 | 37.0 | Obama +24.1 | Kerry +9.9 | D+14.1 |
| Colorado | 9 | 53.7 | 44.7 | Obama +9.0 | Bush +4.7 | D+13.6 |
| Connecticut | 7 | 60.6 | 38.2 | Obama +22.4 | Kerry +10.4 | D+12.0 |
| Delaware | 3 | 61.9 | 36.9 | Obama +25.0 | Kerry +7.6 | D+17.4 |
| District of Columbia | 3 | 92.5 | 6.5 | Obama +85.9 | Kerry +79.8 | D+6.1 |
| Florida | 27 | 51.0 | 48.2 | Obama +2.8 | Bush +5.0 | D+7.8 |
| Georgia | 15 | 47.0 | 52.2 | McCain +5.2 | Bush +16.6 | D+11.4 |
| Hawaii | 4 | 71.5 | 26.4 | Obama +45.0 | Kerry +8.7 | D+36.3 |
| Idaho | 4 | 36.1 | 61.5 | McCain +25.4 | Bush +38.1 | D+12.7 |
| Illinois | 21 | 61.9 | 36.8 | Obama +25.1 | Kerry +10.3 | D+14.8 |
| Indiana | 11 | 49.9 | 48.9 | Obama +1.0 | Bush +20.7 | D+21.7 |
| Iowa | 7 | 53.9 | 44.4 | Obama +9.5 | Bush +0.7 | D+10.2 |
| Kansas | 6 | 41.7 | 56.6 | McCain +15.0 | Bush +25.4 | D+10.4 |
| Kentucky | 8 | 41.2 | 57.4 | McCain +16.2 | Bush +19.9 | D+3.6 |
| Louisiana | 9 | 39.9 | 58.6 | McCain +18.6 | Bush +14.5 | R+4.1 |
| Maine | 4 | 57.7 | 40.4 | Obama +17.3 | Kerry +9.0 | D+8.3 |
| Maryland | 10 | 61.9 | 36.5 | Obama +25.4 | Kerry +13.0 | D+12.5 |
| Massachusetts | 12 | 61.4 | 35.7 | Obama +25.6 | Kerry +25.0 | D+0.6 |
| Michigan | 17 | 57.4 | 41.0 | Obama +16.5 | Kerry +3.4 | D+13.1 |
| Minnesota | 10 | 54.1 | 43.8 | Obama +10.2 | Kerry +3.5 | D+6.8 |
| Mississippi | 6 | 43.0 | 56.2 | McCain +13.2 | Bush +18.9 | D+5.7 |
| Missouri | 11 | 49.3 | 49.4 | McCain +0.1 | Bush +7.2 | D+7.1 |
| Montana | 3 | 47.3 | 49.5 | McCain +2.3 | Bush +20.5 | D+18.2 |
| Nebraska | 5 | 41.6 | 56.5 | McCain +14.9 | Bush +33.2 | D+18.3 |
| Nevada | 5 | 55.1 | 42.7 | Obama +12.5 | Bush +2.6 | D+15.1 |
| New Hampshire | 4 | 54.1 | 44.5 | Obama +9.6 | Kerry +1.4 | D+8.2 |
| New Jersey | 15 | 57.3 | 41.7 | Obama +15.6 | Kerry +6.7 | D+8.9 |
| New Mexico | 5 | 56.9 | 41.8 | Obama +15.1 | Bush +0.8 | D+15.9 |
| New York | 31 | 62.2 | 35.6 | Obama +26.6 | Kerry +18.1 | D+8.4 |
| North Carolina | 15 | 49.7 | 49.4 | Obama +0.3 | Bush +12.4 | D+12.8 |
| North Dakota | 3 | 44.6 | 53.3 | McCain +8.6 | Bush +27.4 | D+18.7 |
| Ohio | 20 | 51.5 | 46.9 | Obama +4.6 | Bush +2.1 | D+6.7 |
| Oklahoma | 7 | 34.4 | 65.6 | McCain +31.3 | Bush +31.1 | R+0.1 |
| Oregon | 7 | 56.7 | 40.4 | Obama +16.3 | Kerry +4.2 | D+12.2 |
| Pennsylvania | 21 | 54.5 | 44.2 | Obama +10.3 | Kerry +2.5 | D+7.8 |
| Rhode Island | 4 | 62.9 | 35.1 | Obama +27.8 | Kerry +20.8 | D+7.1 |
| South Carolina | 8 | 44.9 | 53.9 | McCain +9.0 | Bush +17.1 | D+8.1 |
| South Dakota | 3 | 44.7 | 53.2 | McCain +8.4 | Bush +21.5 | D+13.1 |
| Tennessee | 11 | 41.8 | 56.9 | McCain +15.1 | Bush +14.3 | R+0.8 |
| Texas | 34 | 43.7 | 55.5 | McCain +11.8 | Bush +22.9 | D+11.1 |
| Utah | 5 | 34.4 | 62.6 | McCain +28.2 | Bush +45.5 | D+17.4 |
| Vermont | 3 | 67.5 | 30.4 | Obama +37.0 | Kerry +20.1 | D+16.9 |
| Virginia | 13 | 52.6 | 46.3 | Obama +6.3 | Bush +8.2 | D+14.5 |
| Washington | 11 | 57.7 | 40.5 | Obama +17.2 | Kerry +7.2 | D+10.0 |
| West Virginia | 5 | 42.6 | 55.7 | McCain +13.1 | Bush +12.9 | R+0.3 |
| Wisconsin | 10 | 56.2 | 42.3 | Obama +13.9 | Kerry +0.4 | D+13.5 |
| Wyoming | 3 | 32.5 | 64.7 | McCain +32.2 | Bush +39.7 | D+7.5 |
Click a column to sort. Margins are in percentage points of all votes cast; shift is the change in margin since 2004, so "R+3.1" means the state moved 3.1 points toward the Republican. Nebraska's 2nd district (Omaha) voted for Barack Obama.
About these numbers
Certified state results compiled by the MIT Election Data and Science Lab from the Clerk of the U.S. House's official statistics, with electoral votes from the Census Bureau's apportionment in force in 2008. Each state page has every presidential result since 1976, how the state leaned against the country, and how often it backed the winner. The full table is downloadable as CSV.