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Presidential Candidate | Vice Presidential Candidate | Political Party | Popular Vote | Electoral Vote |
![](IMAGES/COLOR/DD0000.gif) | Barack H. Obama | Joseph R. Biden, Jr. | Democratic |
3,419,348 |
61.83% | 21 |
![](IMAGES/COLOR/0000DD.gif) | John S. McCain, III | Sarah Palin | Republican |
2,031,179 |
36.73% | 0 |
![](IMAGES/COLOR/FFFF00.gif) | Ralph Nader | Matt Gonzalez | Independent |
31,152 |
0.56% | 0 |
![](IMAGES/COLOR/FFFF00.gif) | Bob Barr | Wayne A. Root | Libertarian |
19,642 |
0.36% | 0 |
![Y](IMAGES/COLOR/FFFF00.gif) | Other (+) | - | - |
28,858 |
0.52% | 0 |
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| Turnout
![Voter Turnout Graph](IMAGES/VTO/pevto58.png) | ![Vote Pie Chart](img.php?type=pie&year=2008&st=IL&off=0&elect=0) | ![State Seal](IMAGES/SEAL/sealIL.png) |
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| Election Notes:
- Results include 204 Votes added for Nader in Winnebago County per Rockford City Elections (Statewide Canvass included write-ins in Rockford City for Nader (182) instead of Nader Votes (386).
- Official Results do not count any write-in votes for candidates that did not register for qualified write-in status. Officially registered write-in votes as follows: Frank Moore: 3, Donald Allen: 3, Ronald Hobbs: 4 The write-ins votes listed here were collected from each county official report (incomplete data).
| Demographic Data
2010 Population: | 12,830,632 | Enum. | 2010 Population Density: | 89.1 | persons/km2 | 2008 Population: | 12,747,038 | Est. | 2008 Population Density: | 88.5 | persons/km2 | 2000 Population: | 12,419,293 | Enum. | 2000 Population Density: | 86.3 | persons/km2 | Total Electoral Vote: | 21 | | Electoral Vote Density: | 607,002 | persons/EV | Land Area (2000): | 143,961 | km2 | Annual Pop Growth Rate: | 0.3 | % |
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Data Sources:
- Source for Popular Vote data: Illinois State Board of Elections. Ballots Cast General Election - 11/4/2008 President and Vice President, Illinois State Board of Elections (
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- Source for Population data: U.S. Census Bureau.
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