District of Columbia · 2008 presidential election
District of Columbia presidential election results 2008
Barack Obama carried District of Columbia by 85.92 points (228,433 votes), winning 3 electoral votes.
- Electoral votes
- 3
- Votes counted
- 265,853
- DC result
- D+85.9
- Compared with the nation
- 78.7 pts more Democratic
- Swing since 2004
- 6.1 pts to D
Statewide result
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar | Electoral votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barack Obama | Democratic | 245,800 | 92.50% | 3 | |
| John McCain | Republican | 17,367 | 6.50% | — | |
| Total votes | 265,853 | ||||
Sources: 2008
County resultsMIT Election Lab
Download CSV| County | Barack Obama | John McCain | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | 245,800 | 17,367 | 2,686 | 265,853 | 85.9 |
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 District of Columbia in 2008?
Barack Obama won District of Columbia by 85.92 percentage points (228,433 votes).
How many electoral votes did District of Columbia have in 2008?
District of Columbia cast 3 electoral votes in 2008.
How many people voted for president in District of Columbia in 2008?
265,853 votes were counted for president.
How many counties did each candidate win in District of Columbia in 2008?
Barack Obama 1 (out of 1 counties with results).
How did District of Columbia change from 2004 to 2008?
The margin moved 6.1 points toward the Democratic ticket, from Democratic by 79.8 points to Democratic by 85.9 points.
Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data