Oklahoma · 2008 presidential election
Oklahoma presidential election results 2008
John McCain carried Oklahoma by 31.29 points (457,669 votes), winning 7 electoral votes.
- Electoral votes
- 7
- Votes counted
- 1,462,661
- OK result
- R+31.3
- Compared with the nation
- 38.5 pts more Republican
- Swing since 2004
- 0.2 pts to R
Statewide result
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar | Electoral votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John McCain | Republican | 960,165 | 65.60% | 7 | |
| Barack Obama | Democratic | 502,496 | 34.40% | — | |
| Total votes | 1,462,661 | ||||
Sources: 2008
County resultsMIT Election Lab
Download CSV| County | Barack Obama | John McCain | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adair | 2,052 | 4,638 | 0 | 6,690 | 38.7 |
| Alfalfa | 411 | 2,023 | 0 | 2,434 | 66.2 |
| Atoka | 1,370 | 3,511 | 0 | 4,881 | 43.9 |
| Beaver | 265 | 2,199 | 0 | 2,464 | 78.5 |
| Beckham | 1,625 | 5,772 | 0 | 7,397 | 56.1 |
| Blaine | 1,011 | 3,101 | 0 | 4,112 | 50.8 |
| Bryan | 4,426 | 9,307 | 0 | 13,733 | 35.5 |
| Caddo | 3,404 | 6,413 | 0 | 9,817 | 30.7 |
| Canadian | 11,426 | 36,428 | 0 | 47,854 | 52.2 |
| Carter | 5,603 | 13,241 | 0 | 18,844 | 40.5 |
| Cherokee | 7,194 | 9,186 | 0 | 16,380 | 12.2 |
| Choctaw | 1,860 | 3,730 | 0 | 5,590 | 33.5 |
| Cimarron | 152 | 1,119 | 0 | 1,271 | 76.1 |
| Cleveland | 39,681 | 64,749 | 0 | 104,430 | 24.0 |
| Coal | 600 | 1,672 | 0 | 2,272 | 47.2 |
| Comanche | 14,120 | 20,127 | 0 | 34,247 | 17.5 |
| Cotton | 690 | 1,793 | 0 | 2,483 | 44.4 |
| Craig | 2,073 | 3,858 | 0 | 5,931 | 30.1 |
| Creek | 8,318 | 20,187 | 0 | 28,505 | 41.6 |
| Custer | 2,660 | 7,842 | 0 | 10,502 | 49.3 |
| Delaware | 5,085 | 10,277 | 0 | 15,362 | 33.8 |
| Dewey | 346 | 1,857 | 0 | 2,203 | 68.6 |
| Ellis | 282 | 1,627 | 0 | 1,909 | 70.5 |
| Garfield | 5,545 | 17,067 | 0 | 22,612 | 51.0 |
| Garvin | 3,028 | 7,710 | 0 | 10,738 | 43.6 |
| Grady | 5,520 | 15,195 | 0 | 20,715 | 46.7 |
| Grant | 514 | 1,836 | 0 | 2,350 | 56.3 |
| Greer | 566 | 1,548 | 0 | 2,114 | 46.5 |
| Harmon | 333 | 757 | 0 | 1,090 | 38.9 |
| Harper | 221 | 1,342 | 0 | 1,563 | 71.7 |
| Haskell | 1,474 | 3,207 | 0 | 4,681 | 37.0 |
| Hughes | 1,709 | 3,134 | 0 | 4,843 | 29.4 |
| Jackson | 2,264 | 6,719 | 0 | 8,983 | 49.6 |
| Jefferson | 805 | 1,652 | 0 | 2,457 | 34.5 |
| Johnston | 1,249 | 2,708 | 0 | 3,957 | 36.9 |
| Kay | 5,463 | 13,230 | 0 | 18,693 | 41.6 |
| Kingfisher | 1,009 | 5,372 | 0 | 6,381 | 68.4 |
| Kiowa | 1,226 | 2,537 | 0 | 3,763 | 34.8 |
| Latimer | 1,313 | 2,860 | 0 | 4,173 | 37.1 |
| Le Flore | 5,136 | 11,605 | 0 | 16,741 | 38.6 |
| Lincoln | 3,504 | 10,470 | 0 | 13,974 | 49.8 |
| Logan | 5,717 | 12,556 | 0 | 18,273 | 37.4 |
| Love | 1,257 | 2,589 | 0 | 3,846 | 34.6 |
| Major | 515 | 2,956 | 0 | 3,471 | 70.3 |
| Marshall | 1,643 | 3,730 | 0 | 5,373 | 38.8 |
| Mayes | 5,749 | 10,234 | 0 | 15,983 | 28.1 |
| McClain | 3,551 | 11,193 | 0 | 14,744 | 51.8 |
| McCurtain | 2,794 | 7,745 | 0 | 10,539 | 47.0 |
| McIntosh | 3,320 | 4,903 | 0 | 8,223 | 19.3 |
| Murray | 1,592 | 3,746 | 0 | 5,338 | 40.4 |
| Muskogee | 11,294 | 15,289 | 0 | 26,583 | 15.0 |
| Noble | 1,174 | 3,881 | 0 | 5,055 | 53.6 |
| Nowata | 1,411 | 3,031 | 0 | 4,442 | 36.5 |
| Okfuskee | 1,480 | 2,643 | 0 | 4,123 | 28.2 |
| Oklahoma | 116,182 | 163,172 | 0 | 279,354 | 16.8 |
| Okmulgee | 6,191 | 8,727 | 0 | 14,918 | 17.0 |
| Osage | 7,498 | 12,160 | 0 | 19,658 | 23.7 |
| Ottawa | 4,268 | 6,905 | 0 | 11,173 | 23.6 |
| Pawnee | 2,063 | 4,533 | 0 | 6,596 | 37.4 |
| Payne | 10,601 | 18,435 | 0 | 29,036 | 27.0 |
| Pittsburg | 5,457 | 11,752 | 0 | 17,209 | 36.6 |
| Pontotoc | 4,512 | 9,750 | 0 | 14,262 | 36.7 |
| Pottawatomie | 7,910 | 17,753 | 0 | 25,663 | 38.4 |
| Pushmataha | 1,265 | 3,208 | 0 | 4,473 | 43.4 |
| Roger Mills | 287 | 1,502 | 0 | 1,789 | 67.9 |
| Rogers | 10,772 | 27,743 | 0 | 38,515 | 44.1 |
| Seminole | 2,977 | 5,600 | 0 | 8,577 | 30.6 |
| Sequoyah | 4,454 | 9,466 | 0 | 13,920 | 36.0 |
| Stephens | 4,538 | 14,394 | 0 | 18,932 | 52.1 |
| Texas | 923 | 5,336 | 0 | 6,259 | 70.5 |
| Tillman | 1,042 | 2,195 | 0 | 3,237 | 35.6 |
| Tulsa | 96,133 | 158,363 | 0 | 254,496 | 24.5 |
| Wagoner | 8,810 | 21,441 | 0 | 30,251 | 41.8 |
| Washington | 6,308 | 16,457 | 0 | 22,765 | 44.6 |
| Washita | 1,052 | 3,724 | 0 | 4,776 | 55.9 |
| Woods | 873 | 3,043 | 0 | 3,916 | 55.4 |
| Woodward | 1,350 | 6,404 | 0 | 7,754 | 65.2 |
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 Oklahoma in 2008?
John McCain won Oklahoma by 31.29 percentage points (457,669 votes).
How many electoral votes did Oklahoma have in 2008?
Oklahoma cast 7 electoral votes in 2008.
How many people voted for president in Oklahoma in 2008?
1,462,661 votes were counted for president.
How many counties did each candidate win in Oklahoma in 2008?
John McCain 77 (out of 77 counties with results).
How did Oklahoma change from 2004 to 2008?
The margin moved 0.2 points toward the Republican ticket, from Republican by 31.1 points to Republican by 31.3 points.
Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data