2008 Presidential General Election Results - District of Columbia

Presidential Candidate Vice Presidential Candidate Political Party Popular Vote Electoral Vote Barack H. Obama Joseph R. Biden, Jr. Democratic 245,800 92.46% 3 John S. McCain, III Sarah Palin Republican 17,367 6.53% 0 Write-ins - - 1,138 0.43% 0 Ralph Nader Matt Gonzalez Independent 958 0.36% 0 Cynthia A. McKinney Rosa A. Clemente DC Statehood Green 590 0.22% 0 Map Key  > 50%  > 60%  > 70%  > 90% Turnout Maps   Demographic Data 2010 Population: 601,723 Enum. 2010 Population Density: 3,784.4 persons/km2 2008 Population: 580,236 Est. 2008 Population Density: 3,649.3 persons/km2 2000 Population: 572,059 Enum. 2000 Population Density: 3,597.9 persons/km2 Total Electoral Vote: 3 Electoral Vote Density: 193,412 persons/EV Land Area (2000): 159 km2 Annual Pop Growth Rate: 0.5 % Election Data and Statistics: County Data (Table) (m) County Data (Graphs) Precinct Data (m) Precinct Data Search(m) Purchase Detailed Data Compare State Data by Year (Table) Compare State Data by Year (Graphs) View All 2008 District of Columbia Data Compare State Maps by Year View All 2008 District of Columbia Maps District of Columbia JavaCompare (m) Election Tools Atlas Forum Image Code for Maps: County, Pop, Prc, Tnd, Swg Blog Interactive Map Widget Code for This Contest (uselectionatlas.org Weblogs) Data Sources: Source for Popular Vote data: District of Columbia Board of Elections and Ethics. Presidential General Election November 4, 2008 Summary Report District of Columbia Certified Election Results, District of Columbia Board of Elections and Ethics (http://www.dcboee.org/) (accessed 26 Nov 2008) Source for Population data: U.S. Census Bureau. Results for and Individual County: County Menu District of Columbia County Primary Documentation: 2008 Certificate of Ascertainment (m) 2008 Certificate of Vote (m) The 2008 Campaign: General Election Candidates Pre-Election Polls