Wisconsin presidential election results 2008

Barack Obama carried Wisconsin by 13.90 points (414,818 votes), winning 10 electoral votes.

Electoral votes: 10
Votes counted: 2,983,417
WI result: D+13.9
Compared with the nation: 6.7 pts more Democratic
Swing since 2004: 13.5 pts to D

Statewide result

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Electoral votes
Barack Obama	Democratic	1,677,211	56.20%	10
John McCain	Republican	1,262,393	42.30%	—
Total votes		2,983,417

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
Adams	5,806	3,974	206	9,986	18.3
Ashland	5,818	2,634	122	8,574	37.1
Barron	12,078	10,457	351	22,886	7.1
Bayfield	5,972	3,365	131	9,468	27.5
Brown	67,269	55,854	1,631	124,754	9.2
Buffalo	3,949	2,923	128	7,000	14.7
Burnett	4,337	4,200	151	8,688	1.6
Calumet	13,295	12,722	457	26,474	2.2
Chippewa	16,239	13,492	500	30,231	9.1
Clark	7,454	6,383	350	14,187	7.5
Columbia	16,661	12,193	418	29,272	15.3
Crawford	4,987	2,830	164	7,981	27.0
Dane	205,984	73,065	3,890	282,939	47.0
Dodge	19,183	23,015	625	42,823	8.9
Door	10,142	7,112	227	17,481	17.3
Douglas	15,830	7,835	401	24,066	33.2
Dunn	13,002	9,566	421	22,989	14.9
Eau Claire	33,146	20,959	905	55,010	22.2
Florence	1,134	1,512	39	2,685	14.1
Fond du Lac	23,463	28,164	696	52,323	9.0
Forest	2,673	1,963	47	4,683	15.2
Grant	14,875	9,068	377	24,320	23.9
Green	11,502	6,730	302	18,534	25.7
Green Lake	4,000	5,393	143	9,536	14.6
Iowa	7,987	3,829	153	11,969	34.7
Iron	1,914	1,464	54	3,432	13.1
Jackson	5,572	3,552	127	9,251	21.8
Jefferson	21,448	21,096	622	43,166	0.8
Juneau	6,186	5,148	196	11,530	9.0
Kenosha	45,836	31,609	1,344	78,789	18.1
Kewaunee	5,902	4,711	174	10,787	11.0
La Crosse	38,524	23,701	993	63,218	23.4
Lafayette	4,732	2,984	115	7,831	22.3
Langlade	5,182	5,081	139	10,402	1.0
Lincoln	8,424	6,519	325	15,268	12.5
Manitowoc	22,428	19,234	752	42,414	7.5
Marathon	36,367	30,345	1,228	67,940	8.9
Marinette	11,195	9,726	334	21,255	6.9
Marquette	4,068	3,654	124	7,846	5.3
Menominee	1,257	185	6	1,448	74.0
Milwaukee	319,819	149,445	5,928	475,192	35.9
Monroe	10,198	8,666	288	19,152	8.0
Oconto	9,927	8,755	286	18,968	6.2
Oneida	11,907	9,630	390	21,927	10.4
Outagamie	50,294	39,677	1,592	91,563	11.6
Ozaukee	20,579	32,172	614	53,365	21.7
Pepin	2,102	1,616	53	3,771	12.9
Pierce	11,803	9,812	492	22,107	9.0
Polk	10,876	11,282	485	22,643	1.8
Portage	24,817	13,810	795	39,422	27.9
Price	4,559	3,461	174	8,194	13.4
Racine	53,408	45,954	1,280	100,642	7.4
Richland	5,041	3,298	111	8,450	20.6
Rock	50,529	27,364	1,276	79,169	29.3
Rusk	3,855	3,253	164	7,272	8.3
Sauk	18,617	11,562	447	30,626	23.0
Sawyer	4,765	4,199	121	9,085	6.2
Shawano	10,259	9,538	292	20,089	3.6
Sheboygan	30,395	30,801	911	62,107	0.7
St. Croix	21,177	22,837	807	44,821	3.7
Taylor	4,563	4,586	197	9,346	0.2
Trempealeau	8,321	4,808	185	13,314	26.4
Vernon	8,463	5,367	245	14,075	22.0
Vilas	6,491	7,055	204	13,750	4.1
Walworth	24,177	25,485	760	50,422	2.6
Washburn	4,693	4,303	116	9,112	4.3
Washington	25,719	47,729	963	74,411	29.6
Waukesha	85,339	145,152	2,406	232,897	25.7
Waupaca	12,952	12,232	327	25,511	2.8
Waushara	5,868	5,770	211	11,849	0.8
Winnebago	48,167	37,946	1,564	87,677	11.7
Wood	21,710	16,581	761	39,052	13.1

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 Wisconsin in 2008?

Barack Obama won Wisconsin by 13.90 percentage points (414,818 votes).

How many electoral votes did Wisconsin have in 2008?

Wisconsin cast 10 electoral votes in 2008.

How many people voted for president in Wisconsin in 2008?

2,983,417 votes were counted for president.

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

Barack Obama 59, John McCain 13 (out of 72 counties with results).

How did Wisconsin change from 2004 to 2008?

The margin moved 13.5 points toward the Democratic ticket, from Democratic by 0.4 points to Democratic by 13.9 points.

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