Vermont · 2008 presidential election
Vermont presidential election results 2008
Barack Obama carried Vermont by 37.01 points (120,288 votes), winning 3 electoral votes.
- Electoral votes
- 3
- Votes counted
- 325,046
- VT result
- D+37.0
- Compared with the nation
- 29.8 pts more Democratic
- Swing since 2004
- 16.9 pts to D
Statewide result
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar | Electoral votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barack Obama | Democratic | 219,262 | 67.50% | 3 | |
| John McCain | Republican | 98,974 | 30.40% | — | |
| Total votes | 325,046 | ||||
Sources: 2008
County resultsMIT Election Lab
Download CSV| County | Barack Obama | John McCain | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Addison | 13,202 | 5,667 | 369 | 19,238 | 39.2 |
| Bennington | 12,524 | 6,133 | 472 | 19,129 | 33.4 |
| Caledonia | 8,900 | 5,472 | 356 | 14,728 | 23.3 |
| Chittenden | 59,611 | 22,237 | 1,592 | 83,440 | 44.8 |
| Essex | 1,733 | 1,284 | 84 | 3,101 | 14.5 |
| Franklin | 13,179 | 7,853 | 428 | 21,460 | 24.8 |
| Grand Isle | 2,694 | 1,490 | 85 | 4,269 | 28.2 |
| Lamoille | 8,914 | 3,515 | 239 | 12,668 | 42.6 |
| Orange | 9,799 | 5,047 | 333 | 15,179 | 31.3 |
| Orleans | 7,998 | 4,482 | 291 | 12,771 | 27.5 |
| Rutland | 19,355 | 11,584 | 678 | 31,617 | 24.6 |
| Washington | 22,324 | 9,129 | 747 | 32,200 | 41.0 |
| Windham | 17,585 | 5,997 | 499 | 24,081 | 48.1 |
| Windsor | 21,444 | 9,084 | 637 | 31,165 | 39.7 |
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 Vermont in 2008?
Barack Obama won Vermont by 37.01 percentage points (120,288 votes).
How many electoral votes did Vermont have in 2008?
Vermont cast 3 electoral votes in 2008.
How many people voted for president in Vermont in 2008?
325,046 votes were counted for president.
How many counties did each candidate win in Vermont in 2008?
Barack Obama 14 (out of 14 counties with results).
How did Vermont change from 2004 to 2008?
The margin moved 16.9 points toward the Democratic ticket, from Democratic by 20.1 points to Democratic by 37.0 points.
Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data