2008 Presidential General Election Results

Presidential Candidate Vice Presidential Candidate Political Party Popular Vote Electoral Vote Barack H. Obama Joseph R. Biden, Jr. Democratic 69,499,428 52.86% 365 67.8% John S. McCain, III Sarah H. Palin Republican 59,950,323 45.60% 173 32.2% Ralph Nader Matt Gonzalez Independent 739,278 0.56% 0 0.0% Bob Barr Wayne Allyn Root Libertarian 523,433 0.40% 0 0.0% Other (+) - - 761,243 0.58% 0 0.0% Total 131,473,705 538 Map Key  > 40%  > 50%  > 60%  > 70%  > 90% Turnout Maps   Data and Statistics: Popular Vote State-Level Data (Table) Popular Vote State-Level Data (Graphs) Voter Turnout State-Level Data Electoral Vote State-Level Data Election 2008 Statistics Purchase Detailed Data Compare National Data by Year (Table) Compare National Data by Year (Graphs) Compare National Maps by Year National JavaCompare! Data Sources for Popular Vote Election Tools for 2008 Electoral College Calculator for 2008 Blog Interactive Map Widget Code for This Contest (uselectionatlas.org Weblogs) Results for an Individual State: AlabamaAlaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming The 2008 Campaign: General Election Candidates Pre-Election Polls User-Interactive: User Predictions The Mock Election Related Articles: November 4, 2008 - Election Night Timeline