Below are tables of statistics showing various data relating to the 2008 Presidential Election Results. These include state and county-level statistics for total votes, percentage of vote, vote swing, margin of victory, etc.
States with the Smallest Margin of Victory
State | EV | Total Vote |
O |
M |
%Margin |
Margin |
Obama |
McCain |
Other |
1 |
MO | 11 | 2,929,111 | 2 | 1 |
0.13% |
3,903 |
49.23% |
49.36% |
1.41% |
2 |
NC | 15 | 4,310,789 | 1 | 2 |
0.33% |
14,177 |
49.70% |
49.38% |
0.92% |
3 |
IN | 11 | 2,756,658 | 1 | 2 |
1.03% |
28,391 |
49.84% |
48.81% |
1.34% |
4 |
MT | 3 | 492,750 | 2 | 1 |
2.38% |
11,723 |
47.11% |
49.49% |
3.39% |
5 |
FL | 27 | 8,412,248 | 1 | 2 |
2.81% |
236,148 |
50.91% |
48.10% |
0.99% |
6 |
OH | 20 | 5,721,831 | 1 | 2 |
4.58% |
262,224 |
51.38% |
46.80% |
1.82% |
7 |
GA | 15 | 3,932,158 | 2 | 1 |
5.20% |
204,636 |
46.90% |
52.10% |
1.00% |
8 |
VA | 13 | 3,723,260 | 1 | 2 |
6.30% |
234,527 |
52.63% |
46.33% |
1.04% |
9 |
SD | 3 | 381,975 | 2 | 1 |
8.41% |
32,130 |
44.75% |
53.16% |
2.09% |
10 |
AZ | 10 | 2,303,838 | 2 | 1 |
8.48% |
195,404 |
44.91% |
53.39% |
1.69% |
States with the Largest Margin of Victory
State | EV | Total Vote |
O |
M |
%Margin |
Margin |
Obama |
McCain |
Other |
1 |
DC | 3 | 265,853 | 1 | 2 |
85.92% |
228,433 |
92.46% |
6.53% |
1.01% |
2 |
HI | 4 | 453,568 | 1 | 2 |
45.26% |
205,305 |
71.85% |
26.58% |
1.57% |
3 |
VT | 3 | 325,046 | 1 | 2 |
37.01% |
120,288 |
67.46% |
30.45% |
2.10% |
4 |
WY | 3 | 254,658 | 2 | 1 |
32.24% |
82,090 |
32.54% |
64.78% |
2.68% |
5 |
OK | 7 | 1,462,661 | 2 | 1 |
31.29% |
457,669 |
34.35% |
65.65% |
0.00% |
6 |
UT | 5 | 958,996 | 2 | 1 |
27.98% |
268,360 |
34.17% |
62.15% |
3.68% |
7 |
RI | 4 | 471,766 | 1 | 2 |
27.81% |
131,180 |
62.86% |
35.06% |
2.08% |
8 |
NY | 31 | 7,640,948 | 1 | 2 |
26.86% |
2,052,174 |
62.88% |
36.03% |
1.09% |
9 |
MA | 12 | 3,081,069 | 1 | 2 |
25.81% |
795,244 |
61.80% |
35.99% |
2.21% |
10 |
MD | 10 | 2,631,596 | 1 | 2 |
25.44% |
669,605 |
61.92% |
36.47% |
1.61% |
States with Highest Percent of VoteObama | McCain | Nader |
District of Columbia | 92.46% | Oklahoma | 65.65% | Maine | 1.45% |
Hawaii | 71.85% | Wyoming | 64.78% | North Dakota | 1.32% |
Vermont | 67.46% | Utah | 62.15% | Arkansas | 1.19% |
New York | 62.88% | Idaho | 61.21% | Connecticut | 1.16% |
Rhode Island | 62.86% | Alabama | 60.32% | Alaska | 1.16% |
Barr | Write-ins | Baldwin |
Indiana | 1.06% | Oregon | 0.74% | Utah | 1.25% |
Georgia | 0.73% | Utah | 0.69% | Idaho | 0.72% |
Utah | 0.73% | Wyoming | 0.60% | Alaska | 0.51% |
Texas | 0.69% | Alaska | 0.53% | South Dakota | 0.50% |
Wyoming | 0.63% | Idaho | 0.51% | Wyoming | 0.47% |
States with Lowest Percent of Vote
Obama | McCain | Nader |
Wyoming | 32.54% | District of Columbia | 6.53% | Oklahoma | 0.00% |
Utah | 34.17% | Hawaii | 26.58% | Georgia | 0.03% |
Oklahoma | 34.35% | Vermont | 30.45% | Indiana | 0.03% |
Idaho | 35.91% | Rhode Island | 35.06% | North Carolina | 0.03% |
Alaska | 37.89% | Massachusetts | 35.99% | Texas | 0.07% |
States with Largest Vote Swing
Republican | Democratic | Arkansas | 112,762 | California | 2,027,033 |
Louisiana | 83,416 | Illinois | 842,565 |
Tennessee | 43,565 | Texas | 743,518 |
Oklahoma | 1,843 | New York | 700,461 |
| | Michigan | 658,503 |
States with Largest Vote Swing Percentage
Republican | Democratic | Arkansas | 10.09% | Hawaii | 36.52% |
Louisiana | 4.12% | Indiana | 21.71% |
Tennessee | 0.76% | North Dakota | 18.71% |
West Virginia | 0.23% | Nebraska | 18.28% |
Oklahoma | 0.15% | Montana | 18.12% |
States with Largest Change in Total Votes
Increasing | Decreasing | California | 1,161,224 | West Virginia | -40,764 |
North Carolina | 809,782 | Wisconsin | -13,590 |
Florida | 802,438 | Maine | -9,589 |
Texas | 677,026 | Oregon | -8,918 |
Georgia | 627,677 | South Dakota | -6,240 |
States with Largest Percentage Change in Total Votes
Increasing | Decreasing | North Carolina | 23.13% | West Virginia | -5.39% |
Georgia | 18.99% | South Dakota | -1.61% |
South Carolina | 18.74% | Maine | -1.29% |
District of Columbia | 16.81% | Oregon | -0.49% |
Nevada | 16.67% | Wisconsin | -0.45% |
State Ranks
Rank | Obama | McCain |
1 | 29 | 22 |
2 | 22 | 29 |
County Ranks
Rank | Obama | McCain |
1 | 875 | 2,238 |
2 | 2,238 | 875 |
Congressional District Ranks
Rank | Obama | McCain |
1 | 234 | 195 |
2 | 195 | 234 |
Counties with Highest Percent of VoteObama | McCain | Nader |
District of Columbia, DC | 92.46% | King, TX | 92.64% | Lincoln, ID | 4.12% |
Prince George's, MD | 88.87% | Roberts, TX | 92.08% | Lawrence, AR | 3.31% |
Bronx, NY | 88.71% | Ochiltree, TX | 91.70% | Jackson, AR | 2.85% |
Shannon, SD | 88.69% | Glasscock, TX | 90.13% | Towner, ND | 2.76% |
Petersburg, VA | 88.64% | Beaver, OK | 89.25% | Cavalier, ND | 2.63% |
Baltimore, MD | 87.16% | Oldham, TX | 88.37% | Woodruff, AR | 2.61% |
Macon, AL | 86.88% | Cimarron, OK | 88.04% | Poinsett, AR | 2.54% |
Menominee, WI | 86.81% | Motley, TX | 87.88% | Clay, AR | 2.49% |
Jefferson, MS | 86.71% | Hansford, TX | 87.87% | Logan, ND | 2.46% |
Claiborne, MS | 85.86% | Borden, TX | 87.53% | Renville, MN | 2.41% |
Barr | Write-ins | Baldwin |
Esmeralda, NV | 2.73% | Wayne, UT | 2.09% | Millard, UT | 5.57% |
Foard, TX | 2.42% | Grant, ND | 1.64% | Sanpete, UT | 3.65% |
Jennings, IN | 2.20% | Cache, UT | 1.41% | Juab, UT | 3.52% |
Fountain, IN | 2.13% | Iron, UT | 1.37% | Franklin, ID | 2.80% |
Starke, IN | 2.06% | Juab, UT | 1.36% | Cache, UT | 2.75% |
Owen, IN | 1.96% | Columbia, WA | 1.33% | Morgan, UT | 2.44% |
Wayne, IN | 1.90% | Sanpete, UT | 1.21% | Perkins, SD | 2.25% |
Warren, IN | 1.90% | Daggett, UT | 1.13% | Iron, UT | 2.11% |
Jay, IN | 1.89% | Latah, ID | 1.09% | Idaho, ID | 2.03% |
Parke, IN | 1.87% | Wasatch, UT | 1.09% | Utah, UT | 1.83% |
Counties with Lowest Percent of VoteObama | McCain |
King, TX | 4.91% | District of Columbia, DC | 6.53% |
Ochiltree, TX | 7.82% | Shannon, SD | 9.88% |
Roberts, TX | 7.92% | Petersburg, VA | 10.19% |
Glasscock, TX | 9.34% | Prince George's, MD | 10.38% |
Beaver, OK | 10.75% | Bronx, NY | 10.93% |
Counties with Highest Number of VotesObama | McCain | Nader |
Los Angeles, CA | 2,295,853 | Los Angeles, CA | 956,425 | Los Angeles, CA | 26,946 |
Cook, IL | 1,629,024 | Maricopa, AZ | 746,448 | San Diego, CA | 8,917 |
San Diego, CA | 666,581 | Orange, CA | 579,064 | Cook, IL | 8,903 |
Wayne, MI | 660,085 | Harris, TX | 571,883 | Orange, CA | 7,689 |
King, WA | 648,230 | San Diego, CA | 541,032 | King, WA | 6,982 |
Kings, NY | 603,525 | Cook, IL | 487,736 | Maricopa, AZ | 6,095 |
Maricopa, AZ | 602,166 | Miami-Dade, FL | 360,551 | Middlesex, MA | 6,091 |
Philadelphia, PA | 595,980 | Tarrant, TX | 348,420 | Alameda, CA | 5,557 |
Harris, TX | 590,982 | Riverside, CA | 310,041 | San Bernardino, CA | 5,288 |
New York, NY | 572,370 | Dallas, TX | 310,000 | Hennepin, MN | 4,992 |
Barr | Write-ins | Baldwin |
Los Angeles, CA | 16,967 | Maricopa, AZ | 6,408 | Salt Lake, UT | 3,229 |
Orange, CA | 7,867 | San Diego, CA | 4,458 | Utah, UT | 2,877 |
Maricopa, AZ | 7,605 | King, WA | 4,425 | Clark, NV | 1,871 |
Harris, TX | 6,783 | Salt Lake, UT | 3,699 | Cook, IL | 1,722 |
San Diego, CA | 6,028 | Middlesex, MA | 3,487 | Wayne, MI | 1,660 |
Cook, IL | 5,602 | Multnomah, OR | 2,371 | Greenville, SC | 1,566 |
Travis, TX | 4,930 | Travis, TX | 2,181 | Oakland, MI | 1,531 |
Dallas, TX | 4,361 | Hennepin, MN | 2,060 | Spokane, WA | 1,499 |
Tarrant, TX | 4,211 | Norfolk, MA | 1,974 | King, WA | 1,471 |
King, WA | 4,058 | Cuyahoga, OH | 1,972 | Macomb, MI | 1,228 |
Counties with Lowest Number of Votes
Obama | McCain |
King, TX | 8 | Loving, TX | 67 |
Loving, TX | 12 | Kenedy, TX | 94 |
Arthur, NE | 39 | King, TX | 151 |
Borden, TX | 40 | Buffalo, SD | 156 |
Roberts, TX | 41 | Menominee, WI | 185 |
Grant, NE | 41 | Sioux, ND | 215 |
Blaine, NE | 43 | Arthur, NE | 217 |
McPherson, NE | 45 | San Juan, CO | 218 |
Thomas, NE | 51 | Petroleum, MT | 227 |
Glasscock, TX | 52 | McPherson, NE | 240 |
Counties with Largest Vote Swing
Republican | Democratic | Orleans, LA | 20,791 | Los Angeles, CA | 507,917 |
Livingston, LA | 12,507 | Cook, IL | 298,969 |
Lafourche, LA | 9,110 | San Diego, CA | 195,145 |
Bristol, MA | 9,000 | Orange, CA | 193,087 |
St. Tammany, LA | 8,008 | Harris, TX | 127,957 |
Norfolk, MA | 7,795 | Dallas, TX | 122,594 |
Saline, AR | 7,575 | Honolulu, HI | 117,732 |
Westmoreland, PA | 7,260 | King, WA | 109,179 |
Garland, AR | 7,232 | Riverside, CA | 108,643 |
Montgomery, TX | 7,155 | Kings, NY | 103,829 |
Counties with Largest Vote Swing Percentage
Republican | Democratic | Coal, OK | 39.76% | Honolulu, HI | 38.30% |
Knott, KY | 35.42% | Maverick, TX | 37.86% |
Poinsett, AR | 33.91% | Culberson, TX | 35.02% |
Little River, AR | 30.93% | Dubois, IN | 34.00% |
Jackson, AR | 30.65% | Maui, HI | 32.79% |
Lawrence, AR | 29.87% | Big Horn, MT | 31.84% |
Sevier, AR | 29.59% | Rush, IN | 31.66% |
Scott, TN | 28.68% | Kauai, HI | 31.25% |
Cleveland, AR | 27.95% | Rockdale, GA | 31.08% |
Floyd, KY | 26.62% | Hawaii, HI | 31.05% |
Counties with Largest Change in Total Votes
Increasing | Decreasing | Los Angeles, CA | 294,968 | Orleans, LA | -49,664 |
Maricopa, AZ | 176,409 | St. Bernard, LA | -16,297 |
Clark, NV | 105,775 | Jefferson, LA | -10,543 |
Harris, TX | 103,504 | Milwaukee, WI | -7,044 |
San Diego, CA | 99,152 | Cuyahoga, OH | -6,478 |
Wake, NC | 93,401 | Mahoning, OH | -5,245 |
Miami-Dade, FL | 89,910 | Marion, OR | -5,056 |
Riverside, CA | 89,720 | Kanawha, WV | -5,041 |
Cook, IL | 88,032 | Pike, KY | -4,127 |
Mecklenburg, NC | 87,715 | Montgomery, OH | -3,553 |
Counties with Largest Percentage Change in Total Votes
Increasing | Decreasing | Pinal, AZ | 63.10% | St. Bernard, LA | -54.62% |
Williamsburg, VA | 57.11% | Greenwood, KS | -29.75% |
Sumter, FL | 53.83% | Kiowa, KS | -27.48% |
Dillon, SC | 45.28% | Buffalo, SD | -26.40% |
Kendall, IL | 43.67% | Bennett, SD | -25.89% |
Newton, GA | 42.11% | Orleans, LA | -25.20% |
Jackson, GA | 42.06% | Mingo, WV | -21.75% |
Union, NC | 41.13% | Knott, KY | -21.29% |
Hoke, NC | 40.94% | Dewey, SD | -21.26% |
Paulding, GA | 40.88% | Shannon, SD | -20.50% |
Counties with Lowest Percent of Vote and Win
Obama | McCain |
Salt Lake, UT | 48.17% | Renville, MN | 48.63% |
Lake, MT | 48.48% | Hocking, OH | 48.89% |
Lincoln, MN | 48.53% | Polk, OR | 48.92% |
Jackson, OR | 48.58% | Deschutes, OR | 48.96% |
Wahkiakum, WA | 48.61% | Greene, PA | 48.96% |
Counties with Highest Percent of Vote and Lose
Obama | McCain |
Lenoir, NC | 49.74% | Oktibbeha, MS | 49.60% |
Darlington, SC | 49.45% | Colleton, SC | 49.22% |
Conecuh, AL | 49.39% | Hyde, NC | 49.09% |
Sarasota, FL | 49.37% | Spencer, IN | 49.05% |
Garfield, CO | 49.20% | Newton, GA | 49.03% |
Congressional Districts with Highest Percent of VoteObama | McCain | Nader |
District 16, NY | 94.73% | District 13, TX | 76.35% | District 2, ME | 1.55% |
District 15, NY | 93.18% | District 4, AL | 76.21% | District 1, AR | 1.54% |
District 10, NY | 90.98% | District 6, AL | 75.71% | District 2, CT | 1.41% |
District 11, NY | 90.44% | District 11, TX | 75.39% | District 7, MN | 1.41% |
District 2, PA | 89.97% | District 9, GA | 74.50% | District 1, ME | 1.37% |