Presidential Election 2008 | US Presidential Elections | Massachusetts Races
2008 Massachusetts Presidential Election Results
Barack Obama
Percent: 61.80%
Votes: 1,904,097
John McCain
Percent: 35.99%
Votes: 1,108,854
Race Summary
In the 2008 Presidential Election, Massachusetts voted for Democrat Barack Obama, who received 61.80% of the vote, while Republican John McCain earned 35.99%. Obama’s strong margin reflected the state’s solid Democratic identity.
Full Results
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 61.80%
Votes: 1,904,097
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 35.99%
Votes: 1,108,854
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 0.94%
Votes: 28,841
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.43%
Votes: 13,189
Cynthia McKinney (GPUS)
Percent: 0.21%
Votes: 6,550
Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.16%
Votes: 4,971
Write-In
Percent: 0.47%
Votes: 14,483
Total votes: 3,080,985
State Map
Results by County
Barnstable County
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 56.15%
Votes: 74,264
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 42.11%
Votes: 55,694
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 0.81%
Votes: 1,071
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.37%
Votes: 489
Cynthia McKinney (GPUS)
Percent: 0.16%
Votes: 215
Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.15%
Votes: 195
Write-In
Percent: 0.26%
Votes: 342
Total votes: 132,270
Essex County
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 59.12%
Votes: 208,976
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 38.80%
Votes: 137,129
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 0.86%
Votes: 3,055
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.45%
Votes: 1,604
Cynthia McKinney (GPUS)
Percent: 0.17%
Votes: 603
Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.15%
Votes: 518
Write-In
Percent: 0.45%
Votes: 1,577
Total votes: 353,462
Middlesex County
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 63.98%
Votes: 464,484
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 33.85%
Votes: 245,766
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 0.84%
Votes: 6,091
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.49%
Votes: 3,575
Cynthia McKinney (GPUS)
Percent: 0.22%
Votes: 1,614
Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.14%
Votes: 1,014
Write-In
Percent: 0.48%
Votes: 3,487
Total votes: 726,031
Suffolk County
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 76.94%
Votes: 207,127
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 21.24%
Votes: 57,194
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 0.66%
Votes: 1,788
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.33%
Votes: 891
Cynthia McKinney (GPUS)
Percent: 0.27%
Votes: 731
Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.11%
Votes: 296
Write-In
Percent: 0.44%
Votes: 1,194
Total votes: 269,221
Berkshire County
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 74.94%
Votes: 49,558
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 22.50%
Votes: 14,876
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 1.29%
Votes: 855
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.38%
Votes: 248
Cynthia McKinney (GPUS)
Percent: 0.32%
Votes: 209
Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.26%
Votes: 169
Write-In
Percent: 0.33%
Votes: 215
Total votes: 66,130
Franklin County
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 72.46%
Votes: 27,919
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 24.77%
Votes: 9,545
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 1.28%
Votes: 494
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.47%
Votes: 182
Cynthia McKinney (GPUS)
Percent: 0.43%
Votes: 165
Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.22%
Votes: 84
Write-In
Percent: 0.36%
Votes: 140
Total votes: 38,529
Nantucket County
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 67.30%
Votes: 4,073
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 30.78%
Votes: 1,863
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 0.81%
Votes: 49
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.38%
Votes: 23
Cynthia McKinney (GPUS)
Percent: 0.18%
Votes: 11
Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.13%
Votes: 8
Write-In
Percent: 0.41%
Votes: 25
Total votes: 6,052
Worcester County
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 55.59%
Votes: 202,107
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 41.83%
Votes: 152,101
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 1.14%
Votes: 4,148
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.50%
Votes: 1,816
Cynthia McKinney (GPUS)
Percent: 0.22%
Votes: 783
Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.21%
Votes: 761
Write-In
Percent: 0.52%
Votes: 1,878
Total votes: 363,594
Bristol County
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 60.41%
Votes: 146,861
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 37.24%
Votes: 90,531
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 1.02%
Votes: 2,490
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.38%
Votes: 913
Cynthia McKinney (GPUS)
Percent: 0.18%
Votes: 435
Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.24%
Votes: 579
Write-In
Percent: 0.54%
Votes: 1,311
Total votes: 243,120
Hampden County
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 61.43%
Votes: 121,454
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 36.09%
Votes: 71,350
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 1.31%
Votes: 2,588
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.36%
Votes: 715
Cynthia McKinney (GPUS)
Percent: 0.22%
Votes: 444
Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.19%
Votes: 367
Write-In
Percent: 0.41%
Votes: 802
Total votes: 197,720
Norfolk County
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 58.18%
Votes: 200,675
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 39.67%
Votes: 136,841
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 0.86%
Votes: 2,965
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.40%
Votes: 1,392
Cynthia McKinney (GPUS)
Percent: 0.17%
Votes: 580
Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.14%
Votes: 489
Write-In
Percent: 0.57%
Votes: 1,974
Total votes: 344,916
Dukes County
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 74.98%
Votes: 7,913
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 23.14%
Votes: 2,442
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 0.88%
Votes: 93
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.35%
Votes: 37
Cynthia McKinney (GPUS)
Percent: 0.27%
Votes: 29
Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.13%
Votes: 14
Write-In
Percent: 0.24%
Votes: 25
Total votes: 10,553
Hampshire County
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 71.47%
Votes: 56,869
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 25.91%
Votes: 20,618
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 1.25%
Votes: 998
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.42%
Votes: 335
Cynthia McKinney (GPUS)
Percent: 0.43%
Votes: 344
Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.14%
Votes: 110
Write-In
Percent: 0.37%
Votes: 296
Total votes: 79,570
Plymouth County
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 52.77%
Votes: 131,817
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 45.19%
Votes: 112,904
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 0.86%
Votes: 2,156
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.39%
Votes: 969
Cynthia McKinney (GPUS)
Percent: 0.15%
Votes: 387
Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.15%
Votes: 367
Write-In
Percent: 0.49%
Votes: 1,217
Total votes: 249,817