The two states where raw turnout was lower...

[Meeker]

... were Oklahoma and West Virginia

Oklahoma 2004: 1,463,758
West Virginia 2004: 750,319

Oklahoma 2008: 1,462,661
West Virginia 2008: 695,716*

Not really surprising


*Numbers subject to some increase, but not enough to pass 2004 levels

[Frozen Sky Ever Why]

Had someone like Bush or Palin been at the top of the ticket, the racist turnout would have been much higher.

[Kaine for Senate '18]

The Oklahoma turnout is basically the same, unlike the West Virginia numbers.

[NOVA Green]

Had someone like Bush or Palin been at the top of the ticket, the racist turnout would have been much higher.

Oh, pleeze!

[Filuwaúrdjan]

*Numbers subject to some increase, but not enough to pass 2004 levels

Not much of an increase is expected at all, actually.

[Person Man]

There really wasn't that much different in the turnout this election...not enough to swing it at least.

[Beet]

The county level results for turnout delta in WV were quite interesting as well. It seems that a lot of Democrats basically stayed home. Turnout was particularly down in the areas where McCain overperformed compared to 2004, but was up where Obama overperformed.

[Lunar]

Any states have that between 2000 and 2004?

[phk]

Both McCain and Obama were respectively bad R's and D's for WV and to a lesser extent for OK.