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2008 Presidential General Election Data - National
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by State
Turnout - Percent of Voting Age Population
Map
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State
Population
Total
VAP
Total Vote
%VAP
O
M
Margin
%Margin
Obama
McCain
Other
Alabama
4,661,900
3,497,000
2,099,819
60.0%
2
1
453,067
21.58%
38.74%
60.32%
0.94%
Alaska
686,293
488,000
326,197
66.8%
2
1
70,247
21.54%
37.89%
59.42%
2.69%
Arizona
6,500,180
4,688,000
2,303,838
49.1%
2
1
195,404
8.48%
44.91%
53.39%
1.69%
Arkansas
2,855,390
2,108,000
1,086,617
51.5%
2
1
215,707
19.85%
38.86%
58.72%
2.42%
California
36,756,666
26,993,000
13,583,083
50.3%
1
2
3,262,692
24.02%
60.92%
36.90%
2.19%
Colorado
4,939,456
3,694,000
2,401,462
65.0%
1
2
215,004
8.95%
53.66%
44.71%
1.63%
Connecticut
3,501,252
2,651,000
1,646,793
62.1%
1
2
368,345
22.37%
60.59%
38.22%
1.19%
Delaware
873,092
648,000
412,616
63.7%
1
2
103,085
24.98%
61.91%
36.93%
1.16%
D. C.
591,833
469,000
265,853
56.7%
1
2
228,433
85.92%
92.46%
6.53%
1.01%
Florida
18,328,340
14,069,000
8,412,248
59.8%
1
2
236,148
2.81%
50.91%
48.10%
0.99%
Georgia
9,685,744
7,018,000
3,932,158
56.0%
2
1
204,636
5.20%
46.90%
52.10%
1.00%
Hawaii
1,288,198
977,000
453,568
46.4%
1
2
205,305
45.26%
71.85%
26.58%
1.57%
Idaho
1,523,816
1,095,000
658,454
60.1%
2
1
166,572
25.30%
35.91%
61.21%
2.89%
Illinois
12,901,563
9,521,000
5,530,179
58.1%
1
2
1,388,169
25.10%
61.83%
36.73%
1.44%
Indiana
6,376,792
4,686,000
2,756,658
58.8%
1
2
28,391
1.03%
49.84%
48.81%
1.34%
Iowa
3,002,555
2,244,000
1,537,123
68.5%
1
2
146,561
9.53%
53.93%
44.39%
1.68%
Kansas
2,802,134
2,037,000
1,238,873
60.8%
2
1
184,890
14.92%
41.55%
56.48%
1.97%
Kentucky
4,269,245
3,179,000
1,827,587
57.5%
2
1
296,477
16.22%
41.15%
57.37%
1.49%
Louisiana
4,410,796
3,161,000
1,960,761
62.0%
2
1
365,286
18.63%
39.93%
58.56%
1.50%
Maine
1,316,456
1,020,000
731,163
71.7%
1
2
126,650
17.32%
57.71%
40.38%
1.91%
Maryland
5,633,597
4,218,000
2,631,596
62.4%
1
2
669,605
25.44%
61.92%
36.47%
1.61%
Massachusetts
6,497,967
4,962,000
3,081,069
62.1%
1
2
795,244
25.81%
61.80%
35.99%
2.21%
Michigan
10,003,422
7,487,000
5,010,606
66.9%
1
2
823,940
16.44%
57.33%
40.89%
1.78%
Minnesota
5,220,393
3,898,000
2,910,369
74.7%
1
2
297,945
10.24%
54.06%
43.82%
2.12%
Mississippi
2,938,618
2,109,000
1,289,939
61.2%
2
1
169,935
13.17%
43.00%
56.17%
0.83%
Missouri
5,911,605
4,430,000
2,929,111
66.1%
2
1
3,903
0.13%
49.23%
49.36%
1.41%
Montana
967,440
731,000
492,750
67.4%
2
1
11,723
2.38%
47.11%
49.49%
3.39%
Nebraska
1,783,432
1,308,000
801,281
61.3%
2
1
119,660
14.93%
41.60%
56.53%
1.87%
Nevada
2,600,167
1,946,000
967,848
49.7%
1
2
120,909
12.49%
55.15%
42.65%
2.20%
New Hampshire
1,315,809
1,015,000
710,970
70.0%
1
2
68,292
9.61%
54.13%
44.52%
1.35%
New Jersey
8,682,661
6,489,000
3,877,407
59.8%
1
2
602,215
15.53%
57.14%
41.61%
1.26%
New Mexico
1,984,356
1,473,000
830,158
56.4%
1
2
125,590
15.13%
56.91%
41.78%
1.31%
New York
19,490,297
14,665,000
7,640,948
52.1%
1
2
2,052,174
26.86%
62.88%
36.03%
1.09%
North Carolina
9,222,414
6,845,000
4,310,789
63.0%
1
2
14,177
0.33%
49.70%
49.38%
0.92%
North Dakota
641,481
484,000
317,738
65.6%
2
1
27,484
8.65%
44.50%
53.15%
2.34%
Ohio
11,485,910
8,499,000
5,721,831
67.3%
1
2
262,224
4.58%
51.38%
46.80%
1.82%
Oklahoma
3,642,361
2,667,000
1,462,661
54.8%
2
1
457,669
31.29%
34.35%
65.65%
0.00%
Oregon
3,790,060
2,904,000
1,827,864
62.9%
1
2
298,816
16.35%
56.75%
40.40%
2.85%
Pennsylvania
12,448,279
9,449,000
6,015,476
63.7%
1
2
620,478
10.31%
54.47%
44.15%
1.38%
Rhode Island
1,050,788
804,000
471,766
58.7%
1
2
131,180
27.81%
62.86%
35.06%
2.08%
South Carolina
4,479,800
3,313,000
1,920,969
58.0%
2
1
172,447
8.98%
44.90%
53.87%
1.23%
South Dakota
804,194
590,000
381,975
64.7%
2
1
32,130
8.41%
44.75%
53.16%
2.09%
Tennessee
6,214,888
4,692,000
2,601,982
55.5%
2
1
391,741
15.06%
41.79%
56.85%
1.36%
Texas
24,326,974
17,295,000
8,087,791
46.8%
2
1
950,695
11.75%
43.63%
55.38%
0.99%
Utah
2,736,424
1,859,000
958,996
51.6%
2
1
268,360
27.98%
34.17%
62.15%
3.68%
Vermont
621,270
487,000
325,046
66.7%
1
2
120,288
37.01%
67.46%
30.45%
2.10%
Virginia
7,769,089
5,720,000
3,723,260
65.1%
1
2
234,527
6.30%
52.63%
46.33%
1.04%
Washington
6,549,224
4,912,000
3,053,261
62.2%
1
2
521,632
17.08%
57.34%
40.26%
2.40%
West Virginia
1,814,468
1,395,000
715,123
51.3%
2
1
93,609
13.09%
42.49%
55.58%
1.93%
Wisconsin
5,627,967
4,212,000
2,983,417
70.8%
1
2
414,818
13.90%
56.22%
42.31%
1.47%
Wyoming
532,668
397,000
254,658
64.1%
2
1
82,090
32.24%
32.54%
64.78%
2.68%
Total
304,059,724
225,498,000
131,473,705
58.3%
1
2
9,549,105
7.26%
52.86%
45.60%
1.54%
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