Presidential Election 2008 | US Presidential Elections | North Dakota Races
2008 North Dakota Presidential Election Results
John McCain
Percent: 53.25%
Votes: 168,601
Barack Obama
Percent: 44.62%
Votes: 141,278
Race Summary
In the 2008 Presidential Election in North Dakota, Republican John McCain secured 53.25% of the vote, while Democrat Barack Obama received 44.62%. McCain’s margin of roughly 8.63 percentage points maintained North Dakota’s long-standing Republican preference.
Full Results
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 53.25%
Votes: 168,601
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 44.62%
Votes: 141,278
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.43%
Votes: 1,354
Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.38%
Votes: 1,199
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 1.32%
Votes: 4,189
Total votes: 316,621
State Map
Results by County
Adams County
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 62.00%
Votes: 788
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 34.23%
Votes: 435
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.47%
Votes: 6
Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 1.02%
Votes: 13
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 2.28%
Votes: 29
Total votes: 1,271
Bottineau County
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 58.56%
Votes: 2,059
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 39.45%
Votes: 1,387
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.37%
Votes: 13
Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.48%
Votes: 17
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 1.14%
Votes: 40
Total votes: 3,516
Cass County
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 45.60%
Votes: 32,566
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 52.68%
Votes: 37,622
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.38%
Votes: 270
Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.29%
Votes: 206
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 1.06%
Votes: 755
Total votes: 71,419
Dunn County
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 65.69%
Votes: 1,080
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 32.06%
Votes: 527
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.18%
Votes: 3
Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.30%
Votes: 5
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 1.76%
Votes: 29
Total votes: 1,644
Golden Valley County
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 73.37%
Votes: 642
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 24.00%
Votes: 210
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.11%
Votes: 1
Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.91%
Votes: 8
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 1.60%
Votes: 14
Total votes: 875
Hettinger County
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 66.25%
Votes: 893
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 30.12%
Votes: 406
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.67%
Votes: 9
Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.59%
Votes: 8
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 2.37%
Votes: 32
Total votes: 1,348
McHenry County
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 56.87%
Votes: 1,374
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 40.60%
Votes: 981
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.25%
Votes: 6
Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.25%
Votes: 6
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 2.03%
Votes: 49
Total votes: 2,416
Mercer County
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 63.43%
Votes: 2,789
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 33.57%
Votes: 1,476
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.43%
Votes: 19
Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.55%
Votes: 24
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 2.02%
Votes: 89
Total votes: 4,397
Oliver County
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 65.58%
Votes: 682
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 31.92%
Votes: 332
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.48%
Votes: 5
Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.10%
Votes: 1
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 1.92%
Votes: 20
Total votes: 1,040
Ransom County
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 41.02%
Votes: 998
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 56.35%
Votes: 1,371
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.62%
Votes: 15
Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.25%
Votes: 6
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 1.77%
Votes: 43
Total votes: 2,433
Sargent County
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 40.37%
Votes: 778
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 57.86%
Votes: 1,115
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.21%
Votes: 4
Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.21%
Votes: 4
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 1.35%
Votes: 26
Total votes: 1,927
Stark County
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 63.45%
Votes: 7,024
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 34.35%
Votes: 3,802
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.32%
Votes: 35
Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.33%
Votes: 37
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 1.55%
Votes: 172
Total votes: 11,070
Traill County
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 45.66%
Votes: 1,845
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 52.86%
Votes: 2,136
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.17%
Votes: 7
Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.25%
Votes: 10
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 1.06%
Votes: 43
Total votes: 4,041
Williams County
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 67.12%
Votes: 6,291
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 31.16%
Votes: 2,921
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.38%
Votes: 36
Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.22%
Votes: 21
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 1.11%
Votes: 104
Total votes: 9,373
Barnes County
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 49.63%
Votes: 2,826
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 48.14%
Votes: 2,741
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.25%
Votes: 14
Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.83%
Votes: 47
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 1.16%
Votes: 66
Total votes: 5,694
Bowman County
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 67.50%
Votes: 1,107
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 29.15%
Votes: 478
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.30%
Votes: 5
Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.79%
Votes: 13
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 2.26%
Votes: 37
Total votes: 1,640
Cavalier County
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 52.96%
Votes: 1,128
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 43.66%
Votes: 930
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.28%
Votes: 6
Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.47%
Votes: 10
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 2.63%
Votes: 56
Total votes: 2,130
Eddy County
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 47.04%
Votes: 548
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 50.04%
Votes: 583
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.60%
Votes: 7
Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.52%
Votes: 6
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 1.80%
Votes: 21
Total votes: 1,165
Grand Forks County
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 46.61%
Votes: 14,520
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 51.69%
Votes: 16,104
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.35%
Votes: 110
Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.26%
Votes: 81
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 1.08%
Votes: 338
Total votes: 31,153
Kidder County
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 61.24%
Votes: 752
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 34.36%
Votes: 422
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 1.14%
Votes: 14
Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.90%
Votes: 11
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 2.36%
Votes: 29
Total votes: 1,228
McIntosh County
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 59.79%
Votes: 916
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 37.79%
Votes: 579
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.13%
Votes: 2
Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.39%
Votes: 6
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 1.89%
Votes: 29
Total votes: 1,532
Morton County
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 59.33%
Votes: 7,869
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 38.29%
Votes: 5,079
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.41%
Votes: 54
Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.32%
Votes: 43
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 1.65%
Votes: 219
Total votes: 13,264
Pembina County
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 52.07%
Votes: 1,722
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 45.18%
Votes: 1,494
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.64%
Votes: 21
Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.70%
Votes: 23
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 1.42%
Votes: 47
Total votes: 3,307
Renville County
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 59.36%
Votes: 799
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 37.52%
Votes: 505
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.74%
Votes: 10
Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.22%
Votes: 3
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 2.15%
Votes: 29
Total votes: 1,346
Sheridan County
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 69.12%
Votes: 555
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 28.52%
Votes: 229
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.12%
Votes: 1
Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.37%
Votes: 3
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 1.87%
Votes: 15
Total votes: 803
Steele County
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 39.15%
Votes: 404
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 59.50%
Votes: 614
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.10%
Votes: 1
Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.19%
Votes: 2
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 1.07%
Votes: 11
Total votes: 1,032
Walsh County
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 49.47%
Votes: 2,415
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 47.62%
Votes: 2,325
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.41%
Votes: 20
Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.57%
Votes: 28
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 1.93%
Votes: 94
Total votes: 4,882
Benson County
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 32.56%
Votes: 773
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 66.09%
Votes: 1,569
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.21%
Votes: 5
Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.25%
Votes: 6
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 0.88%
Votes: 21
Total votes: 2,374
Burke County
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 67.87%
Votes: 640
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 30.33%
Votes: 286
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.32%
Votes: 3
Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.32%
Votes: 3
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 1.17%
Votes: 11
Total votes: 943
Dickey County
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 58.21%
Votes: 1,525
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 39.85%
Votes: 1,044
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.23%
Votes: 6
Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.42%
Votes: 11
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 1.30%
Votes: 34
Total votes: 2,620
Emmons County
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 66.96%
Votes: 1,230
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 29.72%
Votes: 546
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.44%
Votes: 8
Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.65%
Votes: 12
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 2.23%
Votes: 41
Total votes: 1,837
Grant County
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 44.17%
Votes: 587
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 21.07%
Votes: 280
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 22.35%
Votes: 297
Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 11.14%
Votes: 148
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 1.28%
Votes: 17
Total votes: 1,329
LaMoure County
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 58.46%
Votes: 1,310
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 38.73%
Votes: 868
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.45%
Votes: 10
Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.54%
Votes: 12
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 1.83%
Votes: 41
Total votes: 2,241
McKenzie County
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 64.09%
Votes: 1,740
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 34.36%
Votes: 933
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.22%
Votes: 6
Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.11%
Votes: 3
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 1.22%
Votes: 33
Total votes: 2,715
Mountrail County
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 47.86%
Votes: 1,406
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 50.27%
Votes: 1,477
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.20%
Votes: 6
Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.44%
Votes: 13
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 1.23%
Votes: 36
Total votes: 2,938
Pierce County
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 60.82%
Votes: 1,301
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 37.03%
Votes: 792
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.19%
Votes: 4
Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.37%
Votes: 8
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 1.59%
Votes: 34
Total votes: 2,139
Richland County
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 51.57%
Votes: 3,900
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 46.45%
Votes: 3,513
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.28%
Votes: 21
Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.29%
Votes: 22
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 1.41%
Votes: 107
Total votes: 7,563
Sioux County
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 15.60%
Votes: 215
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 83.09%
Votes: 1,145
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.22%
Votes: 3
Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.22%
Votes: 3
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 0.87%
Votes: 12
Total votes: 1,378
Stutsman County
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 56.20%
Votes: 5,499
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 41.46%
Votes: 4,056
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.28%
Votes: 27
Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.47%
Votes: 46
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 1.59%
Votes: 156
Total votes: 9,784
Ward County
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 58.78%
Votes: 15,061
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 39.59%
Votes: 10,144
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.25%
Votes: 65
Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.26%
Votes: 66
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 1.11%
Votes: 285
Total votes: 25,621
Billings County
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 75.15%
Votes: 375
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 22.85%
Votes: 114
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.60%
Votes: 3
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 1.40%
Votes: 7
Total votes: 499
Burleigh County
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 60.91%
Votes: 25,443
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 37.35%
Votes: 15,600
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.27%
Votes: 113
Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.25%
Votes: 103
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 1.23%
Votes: 513
Total votes: 41,772
Divide County
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 55.70%
Votes: 630
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 41.03%
Votes: 464
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.53%
Votes: 6
Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.53%
Votes: 6
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 2.21%
Votes: 25
Total votes: 1,131
Foster County
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 55.36%
Votes: 914
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 41.61%
Votes: 687
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.48%
Votes: 8
Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.67%
Votes: 11
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 1.88%
Votes: 31
Total votes: 1,651
Griggs County
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 51.90%
Votes: 682
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 45.51%
Votes: 598
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.38%
Votes: 5
Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.23%
Votes: 3
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 1.98%
Votes: 26
Total votes: 1,314
Logan County
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 68.68%
Votes: 726
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 28.29%
Votes: 299
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.19%
Votes: 2
Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.38%
Votes: 4
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 2.46%
Votes: 26
Total votes: 1,057
McLean County
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 58.42%
Votes: 2,767
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 39.42%
Votes: 1,867
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.36%
Votes: 17
Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.21%
Votes: 10
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 1.58%
Votes: 75
Total votes: 4,736
Nelson County
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 45.66%
Votes: 800
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 51.77%
Votes: 907
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.40%
Votes: 7
Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.34%
Votes: 6
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 1.83%
Votes: 32
Total votes: 1,752
Ramsey County
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 49.58%
Votes: 2,361
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 48.59%
Votes: 2,314
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.31%
Votes: 15
Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.31%
Votes: 15
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 1.20%
Votes: 57
Total votes: 4,762
Rolette County
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 23.05%
Votes: 1,045
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 75.06%
Votes: 3,403
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.37%
Votes: 17
Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.35%
Votes: 16
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 1.17%
Votes: 53
Total votes: 4,534
Slope County
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 72.26%
Votes: 297
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 25.79%
Votes: 106
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.73%
Votes: 3
Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.24%
Votes: 1
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 0.97%
Votes: 4
Total votes: 411
Towner County
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 44.78%
Votes: 536
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 51.88%
Votes: 621
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.08%
Votes: 1
Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.50%
Votes: 6
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 2.76%
Votes: 33
Total votes: 1,197
Wells County
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 61.76%
Votes: 1,468
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 35.38%
Votes: 841
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.21%
Votes: 5
Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.84%
Votes: 20
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 1.81%
Votes: 43
Total votes: 2,377