Presidential election · 2008
2008 electoral map
Barack Obama (Democratic) won the 2008 presidential election with 365 electoral votes to John McCain's 173. Obama carried 29 of the 51 states that took part (including Washington, D.C.).
Winner
Barack Obama
365
Republican
John McCain
173
official Electoral College count
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Good to know
- Some electoral votes were split within states, cast by faithless electors or not counted, so the coloured states do not add up exactly to the official totals shown here. Each state is coloured by the party that won most of its electors.
States won in 2008
John McCain· Republican
22 statesBarack Obama· Democratic
29 statesCalifornia 55New York 31Florida 27Illinois 21Pennsylvania 21Ohio 20Michigan 17New Jersey 15North Carolina 15Virginia 13Massachusetts 12Indiana 11Washington 11Maryland 10Minnesota 10Wisconsin 10Colorado 9Connecticut 7Iowa 7Oregon 7Nevada 5New Mexico 5Hawaii 4Maine 4New Hampshire 4Rhode Island 4Delaware 3District of Columbia 3Vermont 3
Electoral College in 2008
51 states and Washington, D.C. held 538 electoral votes in 2008. The largest prize was California with 55 electoral votes.
Compare with every other election, see electoral votes by state today, or draw your own 2028 map.
Sources: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): results by state, electors by state and year, and the 2008 election article.