Presidential Election 2008 | US Presidential Elections | Nevada Races
2008 Nevada Presidential Election Results
Barack Obama
Percent: 55.15%
Votes: 533,736
John McCain
Percent: 42.65%
Votes: 412,827
Race Summary
In the 2008 Presidential Election in Nevada, Democrat Barack Obama received 55.15% of the vote, while Republican John McCain earned 42.65%. Obama’s margin of about 12.50 percentage points marked a significant shift in the state’s voting pattern.
Full Results
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 55.15%
Votes: 533,736
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 42.65%
Votes: 412,827
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 0.64%
Votes: 6,150
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.44%
Votes: 4,263
Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.33%
Votes: 3,194
Cynthia McKinney (GRN)
Percent: 0.15%
Votes: 1,411
None of these candidates
Percent: 0.65%
Votes: 6,267
Total votes: 967,848
State Map
Results by County
Carson City County
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 49.08%
Votes: 11,623
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 48.22%
Votes: 11,419
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 0.69%
Votes: 163
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.58%
Votes: 138
Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.34%
Votes: 80
Cynthia McKinney (GRN)
Percent: 0.17%
Votes: 40
None of these candidates
Percent: 0.92%
Votes: 217
Total votes: 23,680
Elko County
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 28.35%
Votes: 4,541
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 68.47%
Votes: 10,969
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 0.66%
Votes: 105
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.54%
Votes: 86
Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.97%
Votes: 156
Cynthia McKinney (GRN)
Percent: 0.19%
Votes: 30
None of these candidates
Percent: 0.82%
Votes: 132
Total votes: 16,019
Lander County
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 27.45%
Votes: 577
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 69.74%
Votes: 1,466
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 0.86%
Votes: 18
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.19%
Votes: 4
Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.57%
Votes: 12
Cynthia McKinney (GRN)
Percent: 0.19%
Votes: 4
None of these candidates
Percent: 1.00%
Votes: 21
Total votes: 2,102
Nye County
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 41.31%
Votes: 7,226
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 54.53%
Votes: 9,537
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 0.91%
Votes: 160
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.67%
Votes: 118
Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 1.06%
Votes: 186
Cynthia McKinney (GRN)
Percent: 0.23%
Votes: 41
None of these candidates
Percent: 1.27%
Votes: 223
Total votes: 17,491
White Pine County
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 32.01%
Votes: 1,230
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 63.51%
Votes: 2,440
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 1.22%
Votes: 47
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.68%
Votes: 26
Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.57%
Votes: 22
Cynthia McKinney (GRN)
Percent: 0.21%
Votes: 8
None of these candidates
Percent: 1.80%
Votes: 69
Total votes: 3,842
Churchill County
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 32.95%
Votes: 3,494
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 64.42%
Votes: 6,832
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 0.62%
Votes: 66
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.40%
Votes: 42
Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.41%
Votes: 43
Cynthia McKinney (GRN)
Percent: 0.16%
Votes: 17
None of these candidates
Percent: 1.05%
Votes: 111
Total votes: 10,605
Esmeralda County
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 23.69%
Votes: 104
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 69.02%
Votes: 303
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 0.46%
Votes: 2
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 2.73%
Votes: 12
Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 1.37%
Votes: 6
Cynthia McKinney (GRN)
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
None of these candidates
Percent: 2.73%
Votes: 12
Total votes: 439
Lincoln County
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 24.58%
Votes: 518
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 71.10%
Votes: 1,498
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 0.62%
Votes: 13
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.76%
Votes: 16
Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 1.00%
Votes: 21
Cynthia McKinney (GRN)
Percent: 0.28%
Votes: 6
None of these candidates
Percent: 1.66%
Votes: 35
Total votes: 2,107
Pershing County
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 36.66%
Votes: 673
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 58.55%
Votes: 1,075
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 1.03%
Votes: 19
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.44%
Votes: 8
Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 1.09%
Votes: 20
Cynthia McKinney (GRN)
Percent: 0.33%
Votes: 6
None of these candidates
Percent: 1.91%
Votes: 35
Total votes: 1,836
Clark County
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 58.47%
Votes: 380,765
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 39.48%
Votes: 257,078
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 0.64%
Votes: 4,140
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.42%
Votes: 2,733
Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.29%
Votes: 1,871
Cynthia McKinney (GRN)
Percent: 0.14%
Votes: 903
None of these candidates
Percent: 0.57%
Votes: 3,682
Total votes: 651,172
Eureka County
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 19.33%
Votes: 144
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 75.70%
Votes: 564
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 0.81%
Votes: 6
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.27%
Votes: 2
Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 1.48%
Votes: 11
Cynthia McKinney (GRN)
Percent: 0.13%
Votes: 1
None of these candidates
Percent: 2.28%
Votes: 17
Total votes: 745
Lyon County
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 39.83%
Votes: 8,405
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 57.59%
Votes: 12,154
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 0.60%
Votes: 126
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.49%
Votes: 103
Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.50%
Votes: 106
Cynthia McKinney (GRN)
Percent: 0.18%
Votes: 37
None of these candidates
Percent: 0.82%
Votes: 172
Total votes: 21,103
Storey County
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 45.57%
Votes: 1,102
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 51.57%
Votes: 1,247
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 0.62%
Votes: 15
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.50%
Votes: 12
Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.45%
Votes: 11
Cynthia McKinney (GRN)
Percent: 0.21%
Votes: 5
None of these candidates
Percent: 1.08%
Votes: 26
Total votes: 2,418
Douglas County
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 41.20%
Votes: 10,672
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 56.55%
Votes: 14,648
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 0.52%
Votes: 135
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.54%
Votes: 140
Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.38%
Votes: 98
Cynthia McKinney (GRN)
Percent: 0.13%
Votes: 34
None of these candidates
Percent: 0.68%
Votes: 177
Total votes: 25,904
Humboldt County
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 33.70%
Votes: 1,909
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 63.31%
Votes: 3,586
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 0.62%
Votes: 35
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.41%
Votes: 23
Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.51%
Votes: 29
Cynthia McKinney (GRN)
Percent: 0.30%
Votes: 17
None of these candidates
Percent: 1.15%
Votes: 65
Total votes: 5,664
Mineral County
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 46.90%
Votes: 1,082
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 49.02%
Votes: 1,131
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 0.91%
Votes: 21
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.48%
Votes: 11
Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.95%
Votes: 22
Cynthia McKinney (GRN)
Percent: 0.26%
Votes: 6
None of these candidates
Percent: 1.47%
Votes: 34
Total votes: 2,307
Washoe County
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 55.25%
Votes: 99,671
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 42.61%
Votes: 76,880
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 0.60%
Votes: 1,079
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.44%
Votes: 789
Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.28%
Votes: 500
Cynthia McKinney (GRN)
Percent: 0.14%
Votes: 256
None of these candidates
Percent: 0.69%
Votes: 1,239
Total votes: 180,414