2008 Presidential General Election Results

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Presidential
Candidate

Vice Presidential
Candidate

Political
Party

Popular Vote

Electoral Vote

Barack H. Obama

Joseph R. Biden, Jr.

Democratic

997,773

60.59%

John S. McCain, III

Sarah Palin

Republican

629,428

38.22%

Ralph Nader

Matt Gonzalez

Independent

19,162

1.16%

Other (+)

430

0.03%

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Demographic Data

2008 Population:	3,501,252	Est.	2008 Population Density:	279.0	persons/km²
2000 Population:	3,405,565	Enum.	2000 Population Density:	271.4	persons/km²
Total Electoral Vote:	7		Electoral Vote Density:	500,179	persons/EV
Land Area (2000):	12,548	km²	Annual Pop Growth Rate:	0.3	%

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Data Sources:

Source for Popular Vote data: State of Connecticut Secretary of State. 11/04/2008-General Election Results Presidential Electors for Summarized by Town, State of Connecticut Secretary of State (http://www.sots.state.ct.us/ElectionsDivision/ElectionIndex.html) (accessed 16 Dec 2008)
Source for Population data: U.S. Census Bureau.

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Primary Documentation:

2008 Certificate of Ascertainment (m)
2008 Certificate of Vote (m)

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