United States presidential election 2008 — Results & electoral map
United States elections · 2008-11-04 · held
Barack Obama was elected president. Nebraska split its electoral votes: four for John McCain and one for Barack Obama.
Electoral map — 2008
538 electors; 270 votes required for an electoral majority. Modern state outlines are a geographic reference, not historical borders. The interactive map shows actual counted electoral votes, including split and faithless votes.
| State | Electors | Electoral vote recipients |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 9 | John McCain 9 |
| Alaska | 3 | John McCain 3 |
| Arizona | 10 | John McCain 10 |
| Arkansas | 6 | John McCain 6 |
| California | 55 | Barack Obama 55 |
| Colorado | 9 | Barack Obama 9 |
| Connecticut | 7 | Barack Obama 7 |
| Delaware | 3 | Barack Obama 3 |
| District of Columbia | 3 | Barack Obama 3 |
| Florida | 27 | Barack Obama 27 |
| Georgia | 15 | John McCain 15 |
| Hawaii | 4 | Barack Obama 4 |
| Idaho | 4 | John McCain 4 |
| Illinois | 21 | Barack Obama 21 |
| Indiana | 11 | Barack Obama 11 |
| Iowa | 7 | Barack Obama 7 |
| Kansas | 6 | John McCain 6 |
| Kentucky | 8 | John McCain 8 |
| Louisiana | 9 | John McCain 9 |
| Maine | 4 | Barack Obama 4 |
| Maryland | 10 | Barack Obama 10 |
| Massachusetts | 12 | Barack Obama 12 |
| Michigan | 17 | Barack Obama 17 |
| Minnesota | 10 | Barack Obama 10 |
| Mississippi | 6 | John McCain 6 |
| Missouri | 11 | John McCain 11 |
| Montana | 3 | John McCain 3 |
| Nebraska | 5 | Barack Obama 1; John McCain 4 |
| Nevada | 5 | Barack Obama 5 |
| New Hampshire | 4 | Barack Obama 4 |
| New Jersey | 15 | Barack Obama 15 |
| New Mexico | 5 | Barack Obama 5 |
| New York | 31 | Barack Obama 31 |
| North Carolina | 15 | Barack Obama 15 |
| North Dakota | 3 | John McCain 3 |
| Ohio | 20 | Barack Obama 20 |
| Oklahoma | 7 | John McCain 7 |
| Oregon | 7 | Barack Obama 7 |
| Pennsylvania | 21 | Barack Obama 21 |
| Rhode Island | 4 | Barack Obama 4 |
| South Carolina | 8 | John McCain 8 |
| South Dakota | 3 | John McCain 3 |
| Tennessee | 11 | John McCain 11 |
| Texas | 34 | John McCain 34 |
| Utah | 5 | John McCain 5 |
| Vermont | 3 | Barack Obama 3 |
| Virginia | 13 | Barack Obama 13 |
| Washington | 11 | Barack Obama 11 |
| West Virginia | 5 | John McCain 5 |
| Wisconsin | 10 | Barack Obama 10 |
| Wyoming | 3 | John McCain 3 |
Results: final · complete coverage · Counted Electoral College votes; recorded popular votes
| Party / candidate | Votes | Vote share | Seats | Electoral votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barack Obama | 69456897 | 52.90821035376447% | — | 365 |
| John McCain | 59934814 | 45.65484327101091% | — | 173 |
| Other candidates / recorded votes | 1886396 | 1.4369463752246214% | — | 0 |
Electoral votes are the presidential votes actually recorded in the National Archives count, including split and faithless votes. The map uses modern state outlines as a geographic reference; these are not historical boundaries.
Minor popular-vote candidates not separately tabulated by the source are grouped as other recorded votes. Historical popular-vote figures and definitions can vary between compilations.
Nebraska split its electoral votes: four for John McCain and one for Barack Obama.
Sources & further reading
National Archives: 2008 electoral count and state allocations