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Hawaii presidential election results 2008

Barack Obama carried Hawaii by 45.26 points (205,305 votes), winning 4 electoral votes.

Electoral votes
4
Votes counted
453,568
HI result
D+45.3
Compared with the nation
38.1 pts more Democratic
Swing since 2004
36.5 pts to D

Statewide result

CandidatePartyVotesShareBarElectoral votes
Barack ObamaDemocratic325,87171.80%4
John McCainRepublican120,56626.60%—
Total votes453,568

Sources: 2008

County resultsMIT Election Lab

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MIT Election Data and Science Lab, County Presidential Election Returns 2000-2016 (compiled from official state election records)
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Maui County: Barack Obama +55.2Hawaii County: Barack Obama +53.7Kauai County: Barack Obama +52.1Kalawao (no county figures)Honolulu County: Barack Obama +41.1
Each county coloured by its winner and shaded by margin. Tap one for its history.
County Barack ObamaJohn McCainOthers TotalMargin
Hawaii 50,81914,8661,231 66,916 53.7
Honolulu 214,23988,1644,410 306,813 41.1
Kauai 20,4166,245563 27,224 52.1
Maui 39,72711,154908 51,789 55.2

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 Hawaii in 2008?

Barack Obama won Hawaii by 45.26 percentage points (205,305 votes).

How many electoral votes did Hawaii have in 2008?

Hawaii cast 4 electoral votes in 2008.

How many people voted for president in Hawaii in 2008?

453,568 votes were counted for president.

How many counties did each candidate win in Hawaii in 2008?

Barack Obama 4 (out of 4 counties with results).

How did Hawaii change from 2004 to 2008?

The margin moved 36.5 points toward the Democratic ticket, from Democratic by 8.7 points to Democratic by 45.3 points.

Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data