2008 Presidential General Election Results - Nevada

Presidential Candidate Vice Presidential Candidate Political Party Popular Vote Electoral Vote Barack H. Obama Joseph R. Biden, Jr. Democratic 533,736 55.15% 5 John S. McCain, III Sarah Palin Republican 412,827 42.65% 0 None of these Candidates - None of these Candidates 6,267 0.65% 0 Ralph Nader Matt Gonzalez Independent 6,150 0.64% 0 Bob Barr Wayne A. Root Libertarian 4,263 0.44% 0 Charles O. Baldwin Darrell L. Castle Independent American 3,194 0.33% 0 Cynthia A. McKinney Rosa A. Clemente Green 1,411 0.15% 0 Map Key  > 40%  > 50%  > 60%  > 70% Turnout Maps   Demographic Data 2010 Population: 2,700,551 Enum. 2010 Population Density: 9.5 persons/km2 2008 Population: 2,653,630 Est. 2008 Population Density: 9.3 persons/km2 2000 Population: 1,998,257 Enum. 2000 Population Density: 7.0 persons/km2 Total Electoral Vote: 5 Electoral Vote Density: 530,726 persons/EV Land Area (2000): 284,448 km2 Annual Pop Growth Rate: 3.1 % Election Data and Statistics: County Data (Table) (m) County Data (Graphs) Congressional District Data (m) Purchase Detailed Data Compare State Data by Year (Table) Compare State Data by Year (Graphs) View All 2008 Nevada Data Compare State Maps by Year View All 2008 Nevada Maps Nevada JavaCompare (m) Election Tools Atlas Forum Image Code for Maps: County, CD, Pop, Tnd, Swg Blog Interactive Map Widget Code for This Contest (uselectionatlas.org Weblogs) Data Sources: Source for Popular Vote data: Nevada Secretary of State. 2008 Official Statewide General Election Results November 4, 2008 President and Vice President of the United States, Nevada Secretary of State (http://sos.state.nv.us/nvelection/) (accessed 27 Nov 2008) Source for Population data: U.S. Census Bureau. Results for and Individual County: County Menu Churchill CountyClark County Douglas County Elko County Esmeralda County Eureka County Humboldt County Lander County Lincoln County Lyon County Mineral County Nye County Pershing County Storey County Washoe County White Pine County Carson City City Primary Documentation: 2008 Certificate of Ascertainment (m) 2008 Certificate of Vote (m) 2008 Official County Documents The 2008 Campaign: General Election Candidates Pre-Election Polls