Connecticut · 2008 presidential election
Connecticut presidential election results 2008
Barack Obama carried Connecticut by 22.37 points (368,344 votes), winning 7 electoral votes.
- Electoral votes
- 7
- Votes counted
- 1,646,792
- CT result
- D+22.4
- Compared with the nation
- 15.2 pts more Democratic
- Swing since 2004
- 12.0 pts to D
Statewide result
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar | Electoral votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barack Obama | Democratic | 997,772 | 60.60% | 7 | |
| John McCain | Republican | 629,428 | 38.20% | — | |
| Total votes | 1,646,792 | ||||
Sources: 2008
County resultsMIT Election Lab
Download CSV| County | Barack Obama | John McCain | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairfield | 241,320 | 166,845 | 2,931 | 411,096 | 18.1 |
| Hartford | 268,301 | 138,716 | 4,768 | 411,785 | 31.5 |
| Litchfield | 51,037 | 46,176 | 1,657 | 98,870 | 4.9 |
| Middlesex | 52,966 | 32,907 | 1,282 | 87,155 | 23.0 |
| New Haven | 232,820 | 144,465 | 4,454 | 381,739 | 23.1 |
| New London | 74,745 | 48,460 | 1,560 | 124,765 | 21.1 |
| Tolland | 44,969 | 29,262 | 1,175 | 75,406 | 20.8 |
| Windham | 34,133 | 21,210 | 926 | 56,269 | 23.0 |
Candidate votes as printed in the document. “Total” is the document’s total where it prints one, otherwise the sum of the candidate columns. Margin is the leading ticket’s lead in points over the second.
Notes on how this document was read
- Secondary source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, County Presidential Election Returns 2000-2016 (compiled from official state election records).
Method: Machine-readable dataset; county sums checked against the state totals in The American Presidency Project summary (within 0.5% for both main tickets).
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Questions and answers
Who won Connecticut in 2008?
Barack Obama won Connecticut by 22.37 percentage points (368,344 votes).
How many electoral votes did Connecticut have in 2008?
Connecticut cast 7 electoral votes in 2008.
How many people voted for president in Connecticut in 2008?
1,646,792 votes were counted for president.
How many counties did each candidate win in Connecticut in 2008?
Barack Obama 8 (out of 8 counties with results).
How did Connecticut change from 2004 to 2008?
The margin moved 12.0 points toward the Democratic ticket, from Democratic by 10.4 points to Democratic by 22.4 points.
Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data