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Presidential Election of 2008, Electoral and Popular Vote SummaryThis 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 |
NOTE: Total electoral votes = 538. Total electoral votes needed to win = 270. Percentages may not add up to 100% due to rounding and other candidates. Source: Figures are from the New York Times and CNN. Voting age population (United States Election Project for Nov. 2008): 231,229,580
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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