2004  2008 Presidential Election Returns  2012

After eight years of President George W. Bush, voters were ready for a change. Bush had led America into the Iraq War, and many voters had serious concerns about that war. Republicans nominated Arizona Senator and war veteran John McCain. He was able to separate himself from Bush where it mattered and be distant from the unpopular president where it mattered. The Democrats nominated Illinois Senator Barack Obama, who narrowly defeated former first lady and New York Senator Hillary Clinton in the fiercely contested primary. OBama campaigned with the slogans "Change We Can Believe In," and "Yes, We Can." Fatigue with the war in Iraq and the downturn of the economy conspired against the Republicans, along with the failure of several banks shortly before the election. Barack Obama made history by becoming the first African-American president to be elected to the nation's highest office. Had Republicans won, Alaska Governor Sarah Palin would have been the first female Vice-President of the United States. UNITED STATES VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Obama/Biden  69,491,860 53 365 McCain/Palin + 59,944,994 46 173 Nader/Gonzalez 737,000 1 0 Barr/Root 523,425 0 0 Baldwin/Castle 197,441 0 0 McKinney/Clemente 161,228 0 0 All Other Candidates 120,125 0 0 Keyes/Drake 47,674 0 0 Paul/Goldwater, Jr. 37,013 0 0 ALABAMA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE McCain/Palin +  1,266,546 60 9 Obama/Biden 813,479 39 0 ALASKA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE McCain/Palin +  193,841 59 3 Obama/Biden 123,594 38 0 ARIZONA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE McCain/Palin +  1,230,111 53 10 Obama/Biden 1,034,707 45 0 ARKANSAS VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE McCain/Palin +  638,017 59 6 Obama/Biden 422,310 39 0 CALIFORNIA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE McCain/Palin +  5,011,781 37 0 Obama/Biden 8,274,473 61 55 COLORADO VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE McCain/Palin +  1,073,629 45 0 Obama/Biden 1,288,633 54 9 CONNECTICUT VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE McCain/Palin +  629,428 38 0 Obama/Biden 997,773 61 7 DELAWARE VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE McCain/Palin +  152,374 37 0 Obama/Biden 255,459 62 3 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE McCain/Palin +  17,367 7 0 Obama/Biden 245,800 92 3 FLORIDA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE McCain/Palin +  4,046,219 48 0 Obama/Biden 4,282,367 51 27 GEORGIA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE McCain/Palin +  2,048,759 52 15 Obama/Biden 1,844,123 47 0 HAWAII VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE McCain/Palin +  120,566 27 0 Obama/Biden 325,871 72 4 IDAHO VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE McCain/Palin +  403,012 61 4 Obama/Biden 236,440 36 0 ILLINOIS VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE McCain/Palin +  2,031,527 37 0 Obama/Biden 3,419,348 62 21 INDIANA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE McCain/Palin +  1,345,648 49 0 Obama/Biden 1,374,039 50 11 IOWA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE McCain/Palin +  682,379 44 0 Obama/Biden 828,940 54 7 KANSAS VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE McCain/Palin +  699,655 56 6 Obama/Biden 514,765 42 0 KENTUCKY VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE McCain/Palin +  1,048,462 57 8 Obama/Biden 751,985 41 0 LOUISIANA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE McCain/Palin +  1,148,275 59 9 Obama/Biden 782,989 40 0 MAINE VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE McCain/Palin +  295,273 40 0 Obama/Biden 421,923 58 4 MARYLAND VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE McCain/Palin +  959,862 36 0 Obama/Biden 1,629,467 62 10 MASSACHUSETTS VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE McCain/Palin +  1,108,854 36 0 Obama/Biden 1,904,098 62 12 MICHIGAN VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE McCain/Palin +  2,048,639 41 0 Obama/Biden 2,872,579 57 17 MINNESOTA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE McCain/Palin +  1,275,409 44 0 Obama/Biden 1,573,354 54 10 MISSISSIPPI VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE McCain/Palin +  724,597 56 6 Obama/Biden 554,662 43 0 MISSOURI VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE McCain/Palin +  1,445,814 49 11 Obama/Biden 1,441,911 49 0 MONTANA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE McCain/Palin +  243,882 49 3 Obama/Biden 232,159 47 0 NEBRASKA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE McCain/Palin +  452,979 57 4 Obama/Biden 333,319 42 1 NEVADA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE McCain/Palin +  412,827 43 0 Obama/Biden 533,736 55 5 NEW HAMPSHIRE VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE McCain/Palin +  316,534 45 0 Obama/Biden 384,826 54 4 NEW JERSEY VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE McCain/Palin +  1,613,207 42 0 Obama/Biden 2,215,422 57 15 NEW MEXICO VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE McCain/Palin +  346,832 42 0 Obama/Biden 472,422 57 5 NEW YORK VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE McCain/Palin +  2,752,771 36 0 Obama/Biden 4,804,945 63 31 NORTH CAROLINA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE McCain/Palin +  2,128,474 49 0 Obama/Biden 2,142,651 50 15 NORTH DAKOTA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE McCain/Palin +  168,887 53 3 Obama/Biden 141,403 45 0 OHIO VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE McCain/Palin +  2,674,491 47 0 Obama/Biden 2,933,388 51 20 OKLAHOMA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE McCain/Palin +  960,165 66 7 Obama/Biden 502,496 34 0 OREGON VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE McCain/Palin +  738,475 40 0 Obama/Biden 1,037,291 57 7 PENNSYLVANIA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE McCain/Palin +  2,655,885 44 0 Obama/Biden 3,276,363 54 21 RHODE ISLAND VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE McCain/Palin +  165,391 35 0 Obama/Biden 296,571 63 4 SOUTH CAROLINA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE McCain/Palin +  1,034,896 54 8 Obama/Biden 862,449 45 0 SOUTH DAKOTA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE McCain/Palin +  203,054 53 3 Obama/Biden 170,924 45 0 TENNESSEE VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE McCain/Palin +  1,479,178 57 11 Obama/Biden 1,087,437 42 0 TEXAS VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE McCain/Palin +  4,479,328 55 34 Obama/Biden 3,528,633 44 0 UTAH VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE McCain/Palin +  596,030 62 5 Obama/Biden 327,670 34 0 VERMONT VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE McCain/Palin +  98,974 30 0 Obama/Biden 219,262 67 3 VIRGINIA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE McCain/Palin +  1,725,005 46 0 Obama/Biden 1,959,532 53 13 WASHINGTON VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE McCain/Palin +  1,229,216 40 0 Obama/Biden 1,750,848 57 11 WEST VIRGINIA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE McCain/Palin +  397,466 56 5 Obama/Biden 303,857 42 0 WISCONSIN VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE McCain/Palin +  1,262,393 42 0 Obama/Biden 1,677,211 56 10 WYOMING VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE McCain/Palin +  164,958 65 3 Obama/Biden 82,868 33 0 2008 Senate, Congress, and Gubernatorial Vote by State 2008 Presidential Primary Results SYMBOLS KEY Republican Democratic Libertarian Green Independent Constitution Reform Other Winner * Incumbent + Incumbent Party