Presidential Election of 2008, Electoral and Popular Vote Summary
This table provides information about the election results between candidates Barack Obama and John McCain
Principal Candidates for President and Vice President:
Democratic—Barack Obama; Joseph Biden (winner)
Republican—John McCain; Sarah Palin
| Barack Obama | John McCain | Electoral votes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Popular vote | % | Popular vote | % | D | R | |
| Alabama | 811,764 | 38.8% | 1,264,879 | 60.4% | 9 | |
| Alaska | 105,650 | 37.7 | 168,844 | 60.2 | 3 | |
| Arizona | 948,648 | 45.0 | 1,132,560 | 53.8 | 10 | |
| Arkansas | 418,049 | 38.8 | 632,672 | 58.8 | 6 | |
| California | 7,245,731 | 60.9 | 4,434,146 | 37.3 | 55 | |
| Colorado | 1,216,793 | 53.5 | 1,020,135 | 44.9 | 9 | |
| Connecticut | 979,316 | 60.5 | 620,210 | 38.3 | 7 | |
| Delaware | 255,394 | 61.9 | 152,356 | 37.0 | 3 | |
| District of Columbia | 210,403 | 92.9 | 14,821 | 6.5 | 3 | |
| Florida | 4,143,957 | 50.9 | 3,939,380 | 48.4 | 27 | |
| Georgia | 1,843,452 | 47.0 | 2,048,244 | 52.2 | 15 | |
| Hawaii | 324,918 | 71.8 | 120,309 | 26.6 | 4 | |
| Idaho | 235,219 | 36.1 | 400,989 | 61.5 | 4 | |
| Illinois | 3,319,237 | 61.8 | 1,981,158 | 36.9 | 21 | |
| Indiana | 1,367,264 | 49.9 | 1,341,101 | 49.0 | 11 | |
| Iowa | 818,240 | 54.0 | 677,508 | 44.7 | 7 | |
| Kansas | 499,979 | 41.4 | 685,541 | 56.8 | 6 | |
| Kentucky | 746,510 | 41.1 | 1,043,264 | 57.5 | 8 | |
| Louisiana | 780,981 | 39.9 | 1,147,603 | 58.6 | 9 | |
| Maine | 421,484 | 57.6 | 296,195 | 40.5 | 4 | |
| Maryland | 1,579,890 | 61.9 | 938,671 | 36.8 | 10 | |
| Massachusetts | 1,891,083 | 62.0 | 1,104,284 | 36.2 | 12 | |
| Michigan | 2,867,680 | 57.4 | 2,044,405 | 40.9 | 17 | |
| Minnesota | 1,573,323 | 54.2 | 1,275,400 | 44.0 | 10 | |
| Mississippi | 520,864 | 42.8 | 687,266 | 56.4 | 6 | |
| Missouri | 1,439,364 | 49.3 | 1,444,352 | 49.4 | 11 | |
| Montana | 229,725 | 47.2 | 241,816 | 49.7 | 3 | |
| Nebraska | 324,352 | 41.5 | 446,039 | 57.0 | 1 | 4 |
| Nevada | 531,884 | 55.1 | 411,988 | 42.7 | 5 | |
| New Hampshire | 384,591 | 54.3 | 316,937 | 44.8 | 4 | |
| New Jersey | 2,085,051 | 56.8 | 1,545,495 | 42.1 | 15 | |
| New Mexico | 464,458 | 56.7 | 343,820 | 42.0 | 5 | |
| New York | 4,363,386 | 62.2 | 2,576,360 | 36.7 | 31 | |
| North Carolina | 2,123,390 | 49.9 | 2,109,698 | 49.5 | 15 | |
| North Dakota | 141,113 | 44.7 | 168,523 | 53.3 | 3 | |
| Ohio | 2,708,685 | 51.2 | 2,501,855 | 47.2 | 20 | |
| Oklahoma | 502,294 | 34.4 | 959,745 | 65.6 | 7 | |
| Oregon | 978,605 | 57.1 | 699,673 | 40.8 | 7 | |
| Pennsylvania | 3,192,316 | 54.7 | 2,586,496 | 44.3 | 21 | |
| Rhode Island | 281,209 | 63.1 | 157,317 | 35.3 | 4 | |
| South Carolina | 850,121 | 44.9 | 1,018,756 | 53.8 | 8 | |
| South Dakota | 170,886 | 44.7 | 203,019 | 53.2 | 3 | |
| Tennessee | 1,081,074 | 41.8 | 1,470,160 | 56.9 | 11 | |
| Texas | 3,521,164 | 43.8 | 4,467,748 | 55.5 | 34 | |
| Utah | 301,771 | 34.2 | 555,497 | 62.9 | 5 | |
| Vermont | 219,105 | 67.8 | 98,791 | 30.6 | 3 | |
| Virginia | 1,958,370 | 52.7 | 1,726,053 | 46.4 | 13 | |
| Washington | 1,547,632 | 57.5 | 1,097,176 | 40.5 | 11 | |
| West Virginia | 301,438 | 42.6 | 394,278 | 55.7 | 5 | |
| Wisconsin | 1,670,474 | 56.3 | 1,258,181 | 42.4 | 10 | |
| Wyoming | 80,496 | 32.7 | 160,639 | 65.2 | 3 | |
| Total | 66,882,230 | 53.0 | 58,343,671 | 46.0 | 365 | 173 |
Estimated number of voters in the 2008 election was 122,842,626.
Information Please® Database, © 2008 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.
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