| Presidential Candidate | Vice Presidential Candidate | Political Party | Popular Vote |
|
Barack H. Obama | Joseph R. Biden, Jr. | Democratic | | | | |
55,536 |
51.11% |
|
John S. McCain, III | Sarah Palin | Republican | | | | |
52,228 |
48.07% |
|
Ron Paul | Barry Goldwater, Jr. | LA Taxpayers | | | | |
353 |
0.32% |
|
Ralph Nader | Matt Gonzalez | Independent | | | | |
213 |
0.20% |
|
Cynthia A. McKinney | Rosa A. Clemente | Green | | | | |
195 |
0.18% |
|
Charles O. Baldwin | Darrell L. Castle | Constitution | | | | |
91 |
0.08% |
|
Róger Calero | Alyson Kennedy | Socialist Workers | | | | |
26 |
0.02% |
|
Gloria La Riva | Eugene Puryear | Socialism and Liberation | | | | |
12 |
0.01% |
|
Gene C. Amondson | Leroy J. Pletten | Prohibition | | | | |
6 |
0.01% |
| Demographic Data
2010 Population: | 254,969 | Enum. | 2010 Population Density: | 111.6 | persons/km2 | 2008 Population: | 251,953 | Est. | 2008 Population Density: | 110.3 | persons/km2 | 2000 Population: | 252,161 | Enum. | 2000 Population Density: | 110.4 | persons/km2 | Land Area (2000): | 2,284 | km2 | Annual Pop Growth Rate: | 0.1 | % |
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| | Election Notes:
- James Harris appeared on the ballot as a stand-in candidate for Róger Calero
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