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Montana presidential election results 2008

John McCain carried Montana by 2.26 points (11,096 votes), winning 3 electoral votes.

Electoral votes
3
Votes counted
490,109
MT result
R+2.3
Compared with the nation
9.5 pts more Republican
Swing since 2004
18.3 pts to D

Statewide result

CandidatePartyVotesShareBarElectoral votes
John McCainRepublican242,76349.50%3
Barack ObamaDemocratic231,66747.30%—
Total votes490,109

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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Cascade County: Barack Obama +2.3Golden Valley County: John McCain +44.5Jefferson County: John McCain +15.1Liberty County: John McCain +22.7Meagher County: John McCain +33.7Petroleum County: John McCain +53.0Silver Bow County: Barack Obama +40.4Teton County: John McCain +17.7Wheatland County: John McCain +37.4McCone County: John McCain +36.6Madison County: John McCain +26.6Missoula County: Barack Obama +26.7Musselshell County: John McCain +41.0Phillips County: John McCain +35.3Powell County: John McCain +22.5Richland County: John McCain +43.9Rosebud County: Barack Obama +4.0Sheridan County: John McCain +1.7Sweet Grass County: John McCain +41.5Toole County: John McCain +27.3Wibaux County: John McCain +41.4Big Horn County: Barack Obama +36.2Blaine County: Barack Obama +18.7Carbon County: John McCain +11.6Chouteau County: John McCain +17.9Daniels County: John McCain +32.7Deer Lodge County: Barack Obama +37.4Flathead County: John McCain +21.5Glacier County: Barack Obama +39.7Hill County: Barack Obama +12.1Broadwater County: John McCain +36.0Dawson County: John McCain +23.5Gallatin County: Barack Obama +3.4Lake County: Barack Obama +1.9Lewis and Clark County: Barack Obama +6.4Lincoln County: John McCain +29.0Powder River County: John McCain +29.1Roosevelt County: Barack Obama +22.1Park County: John McCain +2.1Pondera County: John McCain +12.7Prairie County: John McCain +35.2Ravalli County: John McCain +20.8Sanders County: John McCain +27.1Stillwater County: John McCain +31.7Treasure County: John McCain +32.5Valley County: John McCain +10.8Yellowstone County: John McCain +6.3Beaverhead County: John McCain +29.2Carter County: John McCain +45.2Custer County: John McCain +14.2Fallon County: John McCain +48.5Fergus County: John McCain +34.9Garfield County: John McCain +67.1Granite County: John McCain +24.0Judith Basin County: John McCain +32.7Mineral County: John McCain +10.3
Each county coloured by its winner and shaded by margin. Tap one for its history.
County Barack ObamaJohn McCainOthers TotalMargin
Beaverhead 1,6173,008138 4,763 29.2
Big Horn 3,5161,62875 5,219 36.2
Blaine 1,7021,139173 3,014 18.7
Broadwater 8541,85368 2,775 36.0
Carbon 2,4433,108199 5,750 11.6
Carter 111573182 866 45.2
Cascade 17,66416,857875 35,396 2.3
Chouteau 1,1221,634110 2,866 17.9
Custer 2,2673,047168 5,482 14.2
Daniels 34369436 1,073 32.7
Dawson 1,5932,639218 4,450 23.5
Deer Lodge 3,4021,502170 5,074 37.4
Fallon 3181,064157 1,539 48.5
Fergus 1,9334,108191 6,232 34.9
Flathead 16,13825,5592,047 43,744 21.5
Gallatin 24,20522,5781,386 48,169 3.4
Garfield 11059819 727 67.1
Glacier 3,4231,45197 4,971 39.7
Golden Valley 12434325 492 44.5
Granite 6011,013104 1,718 24.0
Hill 3,5962,787278 6,661 12.1
Jefferson 2,5823,538221 6,341 15.1
Judith Basin 39780138 1,236 32.7
Lake 6,7666,498655 13,919 1.9
Lewis and Clark 17,11414,9661,353 33,433 6.4
Liberty 36759440 1,001 22.7
Lincoln 3,0255,704498 9,227 29.0
Madison 1,6072,822139 4,568 26.6
McCone 32172659 1,106 36.6
Meagher 29862444 966 33.7
Mineral 8451,053123 2,021 10.3
Missoula 36,53120,7431,830 59,104 26.7
Musselshell 6361,58189 2,306 41.0
Park 4,1734,3761,266 9,815 2.1
Petroleum 682275 300 53.0
Phillips 6381,423163 2,224 35.3
Pondera 1,2231,58874 2,885 12.7
Powder River 208802394 1,404 29.1
Powell 1,0211,683236 2,940 22.5
Prairie 211503116 830 35.2
Ravalli 8,40013,002699 22,101 20.8
Richland 1,2033,184129 4,516 43.9
Roosevelt 2,5641,473910 4,947 22.1
Rosebud 1,9191,768123 3,810 4.0
Sanders 1,9703,563335 5,868 27.1
Sheridan 95398766 2,006 1.7
Silver Bow 11,6764,818475 16,969 40.4
Stillwater 1,5122,991164 4,667 31.7
Sweet Grass 5411,494264 2,299 41.5
Teton 1,2941,874104 3,272 17.7
Toole 7371,31767 2,121 27.3
Treasure 15631416 486 32.5
Valley 1,6452,121660 4,426 10.8
Wheatland 28965737 983 37.4
Wibaux 14637938 563 41.4
Yellowstone 32,03836,4831,910 70,431 6.3

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 Montana in 2008?

John McCain won Montana by 2.26 percentage points (11,096 votes).

How many electoral votes did Montana have in 2008?

Montana cast 3 electoral votes in 2008.

How many people voted for president in Montana in 2008?

490,109 votes were counted for president.

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

John McCain 43, Barack Obama 13 (out of 56 counties with results).

How did Montana change from 2004 to 2008?

The margin moved 18.3 points toward the Democratic ticket, from Republican by 20.5 points to Republican by 2.3 points.

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