Presidential Election 2008 | US Presidential Elections | Montana Races
2008 Montana Presidential Election Results
John McCain
Percent: 49.53%
Votes: 242,763
Barack Obama
Percent: 47.27%
Votes: 231,667
Race Summary
In the 2008 Presidential Election in Montana, Republican John McCain received 49.53% of the vote, while Democrat Barack Obama earned 47.27%. McCain’s margin of victory, a little over 2 percentage points, was the narrowest for a Republican in the state in decades, reflecting Montana’s unexpectedly competitive race that year.
Full Results
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 49.53%
Votes: 242,763
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 47.27%
Votes: 231,667
Ron Paul (CON)
Percent: 2.17%
Votes: 10,638
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 0.75%
Votes: 3,686
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.28%
Votes: 1,355
Total votes: 490,109
State Map
Results by County
Beaverhead County
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 63.15%
Votes: 3,008
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 33.95%
Votes: 1,617
Ron Paul (CON)
Percent: 1.81%
Votes: 86
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 0.80%
Votes: 38
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.29%
Votes: 14
Total votes: 4,763
Carbon County
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 54.09%
Votes: 3,108
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 42.52%
Votes: 2,443
Ron Paul (CON)
Percent: 2.26%
Votes: 130
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 0.78%
Votes: 45
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.35%
Votes: 20
Total votes: 5,746
Custer County
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 55.89%
Votes: 3,047
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 41.58%
Votes: 2,267
Ron Paul (CON)
Percent: 1.19%
Votes: 65
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 0.99%
Votes: 54
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.35%
Votes: 19
Total votes: 5,452
Fallon County
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 74.30%
Votes: 1,064
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 22.21%
Votes: 318
Ron Paul (CON)
Percent: 2.37%
Votes: 34
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 1.05%
Votes: 15
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.07%
Votes: 1
Total votes: 1,432
Garfield County
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 82.26%
Votes: 598
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 15.13%
Votes: 110
Ron Paul (CON)
Percent: 1.79%
Votes: 13
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 0.55%
Votes: 4
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.28%
Votes: 2
Total votes: 727
Hill County
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 42.07%
Votes: 2,787
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 54.29%
Votes: 3,596
Ron Paul (CON)
Percent: 2.01%
Votes: 133
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 1.19%
Votes: 79
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.44%
Votes: 29
Total votes: 6,624
Lewis & Clark County
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 45.53%
Votes: 14,966
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 52.06%
Votes: 17,114
Ron Paul (CON)
Percent: 1.44%
Votes: 473
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 0.66%
Votes: 218
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.31%
Votes: 102
Total votes: 32,873
McCone County
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 66.54%
Votes: 726
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 29.42%
Votes: 321
Ron Paul (CON)
Percent: 3.21%
Votes: 35
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 0.73%
Votes: 8
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.09%
Votes: 1
Total votes: 1,091
Musselshell County
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 68.56%
Votes: 1,581
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 27.58%
Votes: 636
Ron Paul (CON)
Percent: 2.34%
Votes: 54
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 0.95%
Votes: 22
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.56%
Votes: 13
Total votes: 2,306
Pondera County
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 55.04%
Votes: 1,588
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 42.39%
Votes: 1,223
Ron Paul (CON)
Percent: 1.25%
Votes: 36
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 1.07%
Votes: 31
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.24%
Votes: 7
Total votes: 2,885
Ravalli County
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 58.88%
Votes: 13,002
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 38.04%
Votes: 8,400
Ron Paul (CON)
Percent: 2.23%
Votes: 493
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 0.56%
Votes: 124
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.29%
Votes: 64
Total votes: 22,083
Sanders County
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 60.92%
Votes: 3,563
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 33.68%
Votes: 1,970
Ron Paul (CON)
Percent: 4.10%
Votes: 240
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 0.84%
Votes: 49
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.46%
Votes: 27
Total votes: 5,849
Sweet Grass County
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 71.72%
Votes: 1,494
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 25.97%
Votes: 541
Ron Paul (CON)
Percent: 1.63%
Votes: 34
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 0.53%
Votes: 11
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.14%
Votes: 3
Total votes: 2,083
Valley County
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 54.23%
Votes: 2,121
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 42.06%
Votes: 1,645
Ron Paul (CON)
Percent: 2.40%
Votes: 94
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 0.89%
Votes: 35
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.41%
Votes: 16
Total votes: 3,911
Big Horn County
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 31.20%
Votes: 1,628
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 67.38%
Votes: 3,516
Ron Paul (CON)
Percent: 0.71%
Votes: 37
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 0.63%
Votes: 33
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.08%
Votes: 4
Total votes: 5,218
Carter County
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 80.14%
Votes: 573
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 15.52%
Votes: 111
Ron Paul (CON)
Percent: 3.50%
Votes: 25
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 0.28%
Votes: 2
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.56%
Votes: 4
Total votes: 715
Daniels County
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 64.68%
Votes: 694
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 31.97%
Votes: 343
Ron Paul (CON)
Percent: 1.86%
Votes: 20
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 1.30%
Votes: 14
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.19%
Votes: 2
Total votes: 1,073
Fergus County
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 65.92%
Votes: 4,108
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 31.02%
Votes: 1,933
Ron Paul (CON)
Percent: 2.05%
Votes: 128
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 0.67%
Votes: 42
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.34%
Votes: 21
Total votes: 6,232
Glacier County
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 29.20%
Votes: 1,451
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 68.87%
Votes: 3,423
Ron Paul (CON)
Percent: 1.01%
Votes: 50
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 0.72%
Votes: 36
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.20%
Votes: 10
Total votes: 4,970
Jefferson County
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 55.80%
Votes: 3,538
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 40.73%
Votes: 2,582
Ron Paul (CON)
Percent: 2.56%
Votes: 162
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 0.68%
Votes: 43
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.24%
Votes: 15
Total votes: 6,340
Liberty County
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 59.34%
Votes: 594
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 36.66%
Votes: 367
Ron Paul (CON)
Percent: 2.80%
Votes: 28
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 1.00%
Votes: 10
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.20%
Votes: 2
Total votes: 1,001
Meagher County
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 64.60%
Votes: 624
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 30.85%
Votes: 298
Ron Paul (CON)
Percent: 2.38%
Votes: 23
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 0.72%
Votes: 7
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 1.45%
Votes: 14
Total votes: 966
Park County
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 49.21%
Votes: 4,376
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 46.93%
Votes: 4,173
Ron Paul (CON)
Percent: 2.69%
Votes: 239
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 0.87%
Votes: 77
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.30%
Votes: 27
Total votes: 8,892
Powder River County
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 77.26%
Votes: 802
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 20.04%
Votes: 208
Ron Paul (CON)
Percent: 1.16%
Votes: 12
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 1.25%
Votes: 13
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.29%
Votes: 3
Total votes: 1,038
Richland County
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 70.50%
Votes: 3,184
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 26.64%
Votes: 1,203
Ron Paul (CON)
Percent: 1.51%
Votes: 68
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 1.00%
Votes: 45
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.35%
Votes: 16
Total votes: 4,516
Sheridan County
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 49.20%
Votes: 987
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 47.51%
Votes: 953
Ron Paul (CON)
Percent: 1.69%
Votes: 34
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 1.25%
Votes: 25
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.35%
Votes: 7
Total votes: 2,006
Teton County
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 57.27%
Votes: 1,874
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 39.55%
Votes: 1,294
Ron Paul (CON)
Percent: 1.77%
Votes: 58
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 0.98%
Votes: 32
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.43%
Votes: 14
Total votes: 3,272
Wheatland County
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 66.97%
Votes: 657
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 29.46%
Votes: 289
Ron Paul (CON)
Percent: 2.34%
Votes: 23
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 0.92%
Votes: 9
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.31%
Votes: 3
Total votes: 981
Blaine County
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 38.95%
Votes: 1,139
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 58.21%
Votes: 1,702
Ron Paul (CON)
Percent: 1.81%
Votes: 53
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 0.75%
Votes: 22
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.27%
Votes: 8
Total votes: 2,924
Cascade County
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 47.63%
Votes: 16,857
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 49.92%
Votes: 17,664
Ron Paul (CON)
Percent: 1.42%
Votes: 502
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 0.81%
Votes: 286
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.22%
Votes: 79
Total votes: 35,388
Dawson County
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 59.54%
Votes: 2,639
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 35.94%
Votes: 1,593
Ron Paul (CON)
Percent: 2.84%
Votes: 126
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 1.33%
Votes: 59
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.34%
Votes: 15
Total votes: 4,432
Flathead County
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 58.47%
Votes: 25,559
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 36.92%
Votes: 16,138
Ron Paul (CON)
Percent: 3.85%
Votes: 1,683
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 0.55%
Votes: 242
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.21%
Votes: 92
Total votes: 43,714
Golden Valley County
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 69.86%
Votes: 343
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 25.25%
Votes: 124
Ron Paul (CON)
Percent: 3.87%
Votes: 19
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 0.61%
Votes: 3
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.41%
Votes: 2
Total votes: 491
Judith Basin County
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 64.81%
Votes: 801
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 32.12%
Votes: 397
Ron Paul (CON)
Percent: 1.70%
Votes: 21
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 0.89%
Votes: 11
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.49%
Votes: 6
Total votes: 1,236
Lincoln County
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 61.82%
Votes: 5,704
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 32.78%
Votes: 3,025
Ron Paul (CON)
Percent: 4.22%
Votes: 389
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 0.70%
Votes: 65
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.48%
Votes: 44
Total votes: 9,227
Mineral County
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 52.78%
Votes: 1,053
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 42.36%
Votes: 845
Ron Paul (CON)
Percent: 3.31%
Votes: 66
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 1.30%
Votes: 26
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.25%
Votes: 5
Total votes: 1,995
Petroleum County
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 75.67%
Votes: 227
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 22.67%
Votes: 68
Ron Paul (CON)
Percent: 1.00%
Votes: 3
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 0.33%
Votes: 1
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.33%
Votes: 1
Total votes: 300
Powell County
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 59.81%
Votes: 1,683
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 36.28%
Votes: 1,021
Ron Paul (CON)
Percent: 2.81%
Votes: 79
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 0.89%
Votes: 25
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.21%
Votes: 6
Total votes: 2,814
Roosevelt County
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 35.49%
Votes: 1,473
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 61.78%
Votes: 2,564
Ron Paul (CON)
Percent: 1.42%
Votes: 59
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 1.06%
Votes: 44
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.24%
Votes: 10
Total votes: 4,150
Silver Bow County
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 28.40%
Votes: 4,818
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 68.82%
Votes: 11,676
Ron Paul (CON)
Percent: 1.51%
Votes: 256
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 1.06%
Votes: 180
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.21%
Votes: 35
Total votes: 16,965
Toole County
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 62.09%
Votes: 1,317
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 34.75%
Votes: 737
Ron Paul (CON)
Percent: 1.79%
Votes: 38
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 0.85%
Votes: 18
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.52%
Votes: 11
Total votes: 2,121
Wibaux County
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 67.56%
Votes: 379
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 26.02%
Votes: 146
Ron Paul (CON)
Percent: 4.46%
Votes: 25
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 1.60%
Votes: 9
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.36%
Votes: 2
Total votes: 561
Broadwater County
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 65.80%
Votes: 756
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 31.77%
Votes: 365
Ron Paul (CON)
Percent: 1.04%
Votes: 12
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 0.87%
Votes: 10
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.52%
Votes: 6
Total votes: 1,149
Chouteau County
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 57.11%
Votes: 1,634
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 39.22%
Votes: 1,122
Ron Paul (CON)
Percent: 1.85%
Votes: 53
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 1.54%
Votes: 44
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.28%
Votes: 8
Total votes: 2,861
Deer Lodge County
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 29.60%
Votes: 1,502
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 67.05%
Votes: 3,402
Ron Paul (CON)
Percent: 1.69%
Votes: 86
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 1.34%
Votes: 68
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.32%
Votes: 16
Total votes: 5,074
Gallatin County
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 46.89%
Votes: 22,578
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 50.26%
Votes: 24,205
Ron Paul (CON)
Percent: 2.03%
Votes: 978
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 0.53%
Votes: 257
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.28%
Votes: 137
Total votes: 48,155
Granite County
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 59.07%
Votes: 1,013
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 35.04%
Votes: 601
Ron Paul (CON)
Percent: 4.61%
Votes: 79
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 0.87%
Votes: 15
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.41%
Votes: 7
Total votes: 1,715
Lake County
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 46.70%
Votes: 6,498
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 48.63%
Votes: 6,766
Ron Paul (CON)
Percent: 3.85%
Votes: 535
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 0.62%
Votes: 86
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.20%
Votes: 28
Total votes: 13,913
Madison County
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 61.79%
Votes: 2,822
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 35.19%
Votes: 1,607
Ron Paul (CON)
Percent: 1.86%
Votes: 85
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 0.74%
Votes: 34
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.42%
Votes: 19
Total votes: 4,567
Missoula County
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 35.11%
Votes: 20,743
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 61.84%
Votes: 36,531
Ron Paul (CON)
Percent: 2.00%
Votes: 1,184
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 0.77%
Votes: 455
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.27%
Votes: 162
Total votes: 59,075
Phillips County
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 67.03%
Votes: 1,423
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 30.05%
Votes: 638
Ron Paul (CON)
Percent: 1.79%
Votes: 38
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 0.66%
Votes: 14
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.47%
Votes: 10
Total votes: 2,123
Prairie County
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 68.44%
Votes: 503
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 28.71%
Votes: 211
Ron Paul (CON)
Percent: 1.90%
Votes: 14
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 0.68%
Votes: 5
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.27%
Votes: 2
Total votes: 735
Rosebud County
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 46.40%
Votes: 1,768
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 50.37%
Votes: 1,919
Ron Paul (CON)
Percent: 2.20%
Votes: 84
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 0.73%
Votes: 28
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.29%
Votes: 11
Total votes: 3,810
Stillwater County
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 64.09%
Votes: 2,991
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 32.40%
Votes: 1,512
Ron Paul (CON)
Percent: 2.44%
Votes: 114
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 0.81%
Votes: 38
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.26%
Votes: 12
Total votes: 4,667
Treasure County
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 64.61%
Votes: 314
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 32.10%
Votes: 156
Ron Paul (CON)
Percent: 1.03%
Votes: 5
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 1.23%
Votes: 6
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 1.03%
Votes: 5
Total votes: 486
Yellowstone County
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 51.81%
Votes: 36,483
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 45.50%
Votes: 32,038
Ron Paul (CON)
Percent: 1.74%
Votes: 1,225
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 0.73%
Votes: 514
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.22%
Votes: 156
Total votes: 70,416