Massachusetts · 2008 presidential election
Massachusetts presidential election results 2008
Barack Obama carried Massachusetts by 25.81 points (795,243 votes), winning 12 electoral votes.
- Electoral votes
- 12
- Votes counted
- 3,080,985
- MA result
- D+25.8
- Compared with the nation
- 18.6 pts more Democratic
- Swing since 2004
- 0.6 pts to D
Statewide result
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar | Electoral votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barack Obama | Democratic | 1,904,097 | 61.80% | 12 | |
| John McCain | Republican | 1,108,854 | 36.00% | — | |
| Total votes | 3,080,985 | ||||
Sources: 2008
County resultsMIT Election Lab
Download CSV| County | Barack Obama | John McCain | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnstable | 74,264 | 55,694 | 2,312 | 132,270 | 14.0 |
| Berkshire | 49,558 | 14,876 | 1,696 | 66,130 | 52.4 |
| Bristol | 146,861 | 90,597 | 5,662 | 243,120 | 23.1 |
| Dukes | 7,913 | 2,442 | 198 | 10,553 | 51.8 |
| Essex | 208,976 | 137,189 | 7,500 | 353,665 | 20.3 |
| Franklin | 27,919 | 9,545 | 1,085 | 38,549 | 47.7 |
| Hampden | 121,454 | 71,350 | 5,037 | 197,841 | 25.3 |
| Hampshire | 56,869 | 20,618 | 2,083 | 79,570 | 45.6 |
| Middlesex | 464,484 | 245,769 | 15,778 | 726,031 | 30.1 |
| Nantucket | 4,073 | 1,863 | 116 | 6,052 | 36.5 |
| Norfolk | 200,675 | 136,741 | 7,500 | 344,916 | 18.5 |
| Plymouth | 131,823 | 112,901 | 5,104 | 249,828 | 7.6 |
| Suffolk | 207,127 | 57,194 | 4,900 | 269,221 | 55.7 |
| Worcester | 202,107 | 152,106 | 9,377 | 363,590 | 13.8 |
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 Massachusetts in 2008?
Barack Obama won Massachusetts by 25.81 percentage points (795,243 votes).
How many electoral votes did Massachusetts have in 2008?
Massachusetts cast 12 electoral votes in 2008.
How many people voted for president in Massachusetts in 2008?
3,080,985 votes were counted for president.
How many counties did each candidate win in Massachusetts in 2008?
Barack Obama 14 (out of 14 counties with results).
How did Massachusetts change from 2004 to 2008?
The margin moved 0.6 points toward the Democratic ticket, from Democratic by 25.2 points to Democratic by 25.8 points.
Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data