Michigan presidential election results 2008

Barack Obama carried Michigan by 16.47 points (823,940 votes), winning 17 electoral votes.

Electoral votes: 17
Votes counted: 5,001,766
MI result: D+16.5
Compared with the nation: 9.3 pts more Democratic
Swing since 2004: 13.1 pts to D

Statewide result

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Electoral votes
Barack Obama	Democratic	2,872,579	57.40%	17
John McCain	Republican	2,048,639	41.00%	—
Total votes		5,001,766

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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Each county coloured by its winner and shaded by margin. Tap one for its history.

County	Barack Obama	John McCain	Others	Total	Margin
Alcona	2,896	3,404	120	6,420	7.9
Alger	2,472	2,188	90	4,750	6.0
Allegan	24,165	30,061	1,053	55,279	10.7
Alpena	7,705	7,125	255	15,085	3.8
Antrim	6,079	7,506	267	13,852	10.3
Arenac	4,155	3,807	166	8,128	4.3
Baraga	1,725	1,846	73	3,644	3.3
Barry	13,449	16,431	685	30,565	9.8
Bay	32,589	23,795	1,044	57,428	15.3
Benzie	5,451	4,687	171	10,309	7.4
Berrien	40,381	36,130	1,155	77,666	5.5
Branch	8,413	9,534	338	18,285	6.1
Calhoun	34,561	28,553	1,082	64,196	9.4
Cass	12,083	11,114	379	23,576	4.1
Charlevoix	6,817	7,306	244	14,367	3.4
Cheboygan	6,720	6,920	261	13,901	1.4
Chippewa	8,184	8,267	257	16,708	0.5
Clare	7,496	6,793	278	14,567	4.8
Clinton	20,005	19,726	650	40,381	0.7
Crawford	3,441	3,561	176	7,178	1.7
Delta	9,974	8,763	327	19,064	6.4
Dickinson	5,995	7,049	267	13,311	7.9
Eaton	30,742	25,900	974	57,616	8.4
Emmet	8,515	9,314	320	18,149	4.4
Genesee	143,927	72,451	3,518	219,896	32.5
Gladwin	6,590	6,391	260	13,241	1.5
Gogebic	4,757	3,330	177	8,264	17.3
Grand Traverse	23,258	24,716	759	48,733	3.0
Gratiot	9,105	8,322	311	17,738	4.4
Hillsdale	8,765	11,221	463	20,449	12.0
Houghton	7,476	8,101	395	15,972	3.9
Huron	8,367	8,434	334	17,135	0.4
Ingham	93,994	46,483	2,252	142,729	33.3
Ionia	12,565	14,156	598	27,319	5.8
Iosco	7,309	6,583	295	14,187	5.1
Iron	3,080	2,947	135	6,162	2.2
Isabella	16,679	11,220	451	28,350	19.3
Jackson	37,480	35,692	1,331	74,503	2.4
Kalamazoo	77,051	51,554	2,176	130,781	19.5
Kalkaska	3,780	4,527	192	8,499	8.8
Kent	149,909	148,336	4,990	303,235	0.5
Keweenaw	610	756	44	1,410	10.4
Lake	2,919	2,269	104	5,292	12.3
Lapeer	21,457	22,831	1,074	45,362	3.0
Leelanau	7,355	6,938	171	14,464	2.9
Lenawee	24,640	22,225	869	47,734	5.1
Livingston	42,349	55,592	1,697	99,638	13.3
Luce	1,191	1,490	59	2,740	10.9
Mackinac	3,027	3,268	101	6,396	3.8
Macomb	223,784	187,663	7,769	419,216	8.6
Manistee	7,235	5,510	264	13,009	13.3
Marquette	19,635	12,906	644	33,185	20.3
Mason	7,817	7,147	259	15,223	4.4
Mecosta	9,101	9,238	325	18,664	0.7
Menominee	5,981	4,855	236	11,072	10.2
Midland	20,701	22,263	743	43,707	3.6
Missaukee	2,898	4,469	125	7,492	21.0
Monroe	39,180	35,858	1,384	76,422	4.3
Montcalm	13,208	13,291	552	27,051	0.3
Montmorency	2,403	2,841	116	5,360	8.2
Muskegon	53,821	29,145	1,305	84,271	29.3
Newaygo	10,790	11,862	453	23,105	4.6
Oakland	372,566	276,956	9,546	659,068	14.5
Oceana	6,405	5,860	244	12,509	4.4
Ogemaw	5,391	5,133	244	10,768	2.4
Ontonagon	1,966	1,823	96	3,885	3.7
Osceola	4,855	5,973	198	11,026	10.1
Oscoda	1,887	2,320	121	4,328	10.0
Otsego	5,634	6,752	230	12,616	8.9
Ottawa	50,828	83,330	2,110	136,268	23.9
Presque Isle	3,722	3,606	177	7,505	1.5
Roscommon	7,082	6,727	242	14,051	2.5
Saginaw	60,276	42,225	1,589	104,090	17.3
Sanilac	9,047	10,679	443	20,169	8.1
Schoolcraft	2,184	2,058	84	4,326	2.9
Shiawassee	19,397	16,268	750	36,415	8.6
St. Clair	40,677	38,536	1,687	80,900	2.6
St. Joseph	12,322	12,886	494	25,702	2.2
Tuscola	13,503	13,740	555	27,798	0.9
Van Buren	18,588	15,534	644	34,766	8.8
Washtenaw	130,578	53,946	2,591	187,115	41.0
Wayne	660,085	219,582	10,659	890,326	49.5
Wexford	7,379	8,044	281	15,704	4.2

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 Michigan in 2008?

Barack Obama won Michigan by 16.47 percentage points (823,940 votes).

How many electoral votes did Michigan have in 2008?

Michigan cast 17 electoral votes in 2008.

How many people voted for president in Michigan in 2008?

5,001,766 votes were counted for president.

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

Barack Obama 46, John McCain 37 (out of 83 counties with results).

How did Michigan change from 2004 to 2008?

The margin moved 13.1 points toward the Democratic ticket, from Democratic by 3.4 points to Democratic by 16.5 points.

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