Presidential Election 2008 | US Presidential Elections | Utah Races
2008 Utah Presidential Election Results
John McCain
Percent: 62.58%
Votes: 596,030
Barack Obama
Percent: 34.41%
Votes: 327,670
Race Summary
In the 2008 Presidential Election in Utah, Republican John McCain earned 62.58% of the vote, while Democrat Barack Obama received 34.41%. McCain’s margin of roughly 28 percentage points underscored Utah’s strong Republican leaning in that cycle.
Full Results
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 62.58%
Votes: 596,030
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 34.41%
Votes: 327,670
Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 1.26%
Votes: 12,012
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 0.88%
Votes: 8,416
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.73%
Votes: 6,966
Cynthia McKinney (GRN)
Percent: 0.10%
Votes: 982
Gloria La Riva (PSL)
Percent: 0.03%
Votes: 262
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 32
Total votes: 952,370
State Map
Results by County
Beaver County
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 75.81%
Votes: 1,902
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 21.60%
Votes: 542
Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 1.20%
Votes: 30
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 0.84%
Votes: 21
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.48%
Votes: 12
Cynthia McKinney (GRN)
Percent: 0.08%
Votes: 2
Gloria La Riva (PSL)
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Total votes: 2,509
Daggett County
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 67.65%
Votes: 297
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 29.84%
Votes: 131
Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.46%
Votes: 2
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 1.82%
Votes: 8
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.23%
Votes: 1
Cynthia McKinney (GRN)
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Gloria La Riva (PSL)
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Total votes: 439
Garfield County
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 79.20%
Votes: 1,710
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 18.76%
Votes: 405
Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.74%
Votes: 16
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 0.51%
Votes: 11
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.51%
Votes: 11
Cynthia McKinney (GRN)
Percent: 0.23%
Votes: 5
Gloria La Riva (PSL)
Percent: 0.05%
Votes: 1
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Total votes: 2,159
Kane County
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 70.13%
Votes: 2,212
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 27.14%
Votes: 856
Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.86%
Votes: 27
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 0.98%
Votes: 31
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.76%
Votes: 24
Cynthia McKinney (GRN)
Percent: 0.13%
Votes: 4
Gloria La Riva (PSL)
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Total votes: 3,154
Rich County
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 82.60%
Votes: 831
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 15.31%
Votes: 154
Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.89%
Votes: 9
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 0.50%
Votes: 5
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.50%
Votes: 5
Cynthia McKinney (GRN)
Percent: 0.20%
Votes: 2
Gloria La Riva (PSL)
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Total votes: 1,006
Sevier County
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 79.86%
Votes: 6,394
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 16.97%
Votes: 1,359
Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 1.64%
Votes: 131
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 0.65%
Votes: 52
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.66%
Votes: 53
Cynthia McKinney (GRN)
Percent: 0.16%
Votes: 13
Gloria La Riva (PSL)
Percent: 0.06%
Votes: 5
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Total votes: 8,007
Utah County
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 77.71%
Votes: 122,224
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 18.80%
Votes: 29,567
Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 1.83%
Votes: 2,877
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 0.71%
Votes: 1,119
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.83%
Votes: 1,311
Cynthia McKinney (GRN)
Percent: 0.08%
Votes: 132
Gloria La Riva (PSL)
Percent: 0.03%
Votes: 49
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Total votes: 157,279
Weber County
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 62.52%
Votes: 45,885
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 34.97%
Votes: 25,666
Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.76%
Votes: 557
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 0.95%
Votes: 697
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.66%
Votes: 485
Cynthia McKinney (GRN)
Percent: 0.11%
Votes: 82
Gloria La Riva (PSL)
Percent: 0.03%
Votes: 22
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Total votes: 73,394
Box Elder County
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 79.90%
Votes: 15,228
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 17.37%
Votes: 3,311
Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 1.16%
Votes: 221
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 0.77%
Votes: 147
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.67%
Votes: 127
Cynthia McKinney (GRN)
Percent: 0.10%
Votes: 20
Gloria La Riva (PSL)
Percent: 0.02%
Votes: 4
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Total votes: 19,058
Davis County
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 69.74%
Votes: 77,341
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 27.48%
Votes: 30,477
Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 1.06%
Votes: 1,175
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 0.86%
Votes: 956
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.73%
Votes: 811
Cynthia McKinney (GRN)
Percent: 0.10%
Votes: 112
Gloria La Riva (PSL)
Percent: 0.02%
Votes: 24
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.01%
Votes: 6
Total votes: 110,902
Grand County
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 45.89%
Votes: 1,871
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 50.70%
Votes: 2,067
Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.69%
Votes: 28
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 1.37%
Votes: 56
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.74%
Votes: 30
Cynthia McKinney (GRN)
Percent: 0.61%
Votes: 25
Gloria La Riva (PSL)
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Total votes: 4,077
Millard County
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 77.08%
Votes: 3,653
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 15.99%
Votes: 758
Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 5.57%
Votes: 264
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 0.57%
Votes: 27
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.72%
Votes: 34
Cynthia McKinney (GRN)
Percent: 0.02%
Votes: 1
Gloria La Riva (PSL)
Percent: 0.04%
Votes: 2
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Total votes: 4,739
Salt Lake County
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 48.58%
Votes: 176,692
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 48.66%
Votes: 176,988
Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.89%
Votes: 3,229
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 1.04%
Votes: 3,768
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.70%
Votes: 2,556
Cynthia McKinney (GRN)
Percent: 0.10%
Votes: 381
Gloria La Riva (PSL)
Percent: 0.03%
Votes: 111
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.01%
Votes: 24
Total votes: 363,749
Summit County
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 41.38%
Votes: 6,956
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 56.71%
Votes: 9,532
Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.45%
Votes: 75
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 0.75%
Votes: 126
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.62%
Votes: 104
Cynthia McKinney (GRN)
Percent: 0.09%
Votes: 15
Gloria La Riva (PSL)
Percent: 0.01%
Votes: 1
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Total votes: 16,809
Wasatch County
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 63.65%
Votes: 5,430
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 33.90%
Votes: 2,892
Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.95%
Votes: 81
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 1.01%
Votes: 86
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.35%
Votes: 30
Cynthia McKinney (GRN)
Percent: 0.12%
Votes: 10
Gloria La Riva (PSL)
Percent: 0.02%
Votes: 2
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Total votes: 8,531
Cache County
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 70.47%
Votes: 29,127
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 24.91%
Votes: 10,294
Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 2.79%
Votes: 1,153
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 0.76%
Votes: 315
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.90%
Votes: 372
Cynthia McKinney (GRN)
Percent: 0.14%
Votes: 58
Gloria La Riva (PSL)
Percent: 0.03%
Votes: 11
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 2
Total votes: 41,332
Duchesne County
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 81.63%
Votes: 4,689
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 15.86%
Votes: 911
Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 1.15%
Votes: 66
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 0.47%
Votes: 27
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.64%
Votes: 37
Cynthia McKinney (GRN)
Percent: 0.19%
Votes: 11
Gloria La Riva (PSL)
Percent: 0.05%
Votes: 3
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Total votes: 5,744
Iron County
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 76.10%
Votes: 12,518
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 19.81%
Votes: 3,258
Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 2.14%
Votes: 352
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 0.84%
Votes: 138
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.99%
Votes: 163
Cynthia McKinney (GRN)
Percent: 0.10%
Votes: 17
Gloria La Riva (PSL)
Percent: 0.02%
Votes: 4
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Total votes: 16,450
Morgan County
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 79.57%
Votes: 3,311
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 16.56%
Votes: 689
Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 2.45%
Votes: 102
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 0.67%
Votes: 28
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.70%
Votes: 29
Cynthia McKinney (GRN)
Percent: 0.05%
Votes: 2
Gloria La Riva (PSL)
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Total votes: 4,161
San Juan County
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 51.42%
Votes: 2,638
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 46.90%
Votes: 2,406
Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.88%
Votes: 45
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 0.49%
Votes: 25
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.27%
Votes: 14
Cynthia McKinney (GRN)
Percent: 0.04%
Votes: 2
Gloria La Riva (PSL)
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Total votes: 5,130
Tooele County
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 63.44%
Votes: 10,998
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 33.63%
Votes: 5,830
Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 1.19%
Votes: 206
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 0.87%
Votes: 151
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.79%
Votes: 137
Cynthia McKinney (GRN)
Percent: 0.07%
Votes: 12
Gloria La Riva (PSL)
Percent: 0.02%
Votes: 3
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Total votes: 17,337
Washington County
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 75.33%
Votes: 37,311
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 21.86%
Votes: 10,826
Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 1.27%
Votes: 628
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 0.63%
Votes: 312
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.83%
Votes: 413
Cynthia McKinney (GRN)
Percent: 0.06%
Votes: 30
Gloria La Riva (PSL)
Percent: 0.02%
Votes: 9
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Total votes: 49,529
Carbon County
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 52.60%
Votes: 4,091
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 44.59%
Votes: 3,468
Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.80%
Votes: 62
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 1.16%
Votes: 90
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.62%
Votes: 48
Cynthia McKinney (GRN)
Percent: 0.17%
Votes: 13
Gloria La Riva (PSL)
Percent: 0.06%
Votes: 5
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Total votes: 7,777
Emery County
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 75.49%
Votes: 3,358
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 21.88%
Votes: 973
Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.97%
Votes: 43
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 0.88%
Votes: 39
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.58%
Votes: 26
Cynthia McKinney (GRN)
Percent: 0.18%
Votes: 8
Gloria La Riva (PSL)
Percent: 0.02%
Votes: 1
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Total votes: 4,448
Juab County
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 74.20%
Votes: 2,683
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 20.49%
Votes: 741
Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 3.57%
Votes: 129
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 0.83%
Votes: 30
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.77%
Votes: 28
Cynthia McKinney (GRN)
Percent: 0.11%
Votes: 4
Gloria La Riva (PSL)
Percent: 0.03%
Votes: 1
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Total votes: 3,616
Piute County
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 79.57%
Votes: 635
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 17.67%
Votes: 141
Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 1.63%
Votes: 13
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 0.88%
Votes: 7
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.25%
Votes: 2
Cynthia McKinney (GRN)
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Gloria La Riva (PSL)
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Total votes: 798
Sanpete County
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 75.98%
Votes: 6,664
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 18.60%
Votes: 1,631
Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 3.69%
Votes: 324
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 0.99%
Votes: 87
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.62%
Votes: 54
Cynthia McKinney (GRN)
Percent: 0.09%
Votes: 8
Gloria La Riva (PSL)
Percent: 0.03%
Votes: 3
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Total votes: 8,771
Uintah County
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 83.15%
Votes: 8,441
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 14.40%
Votes: 1,462
Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 1.55%
Votes: 157
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 0.44%
Votes: 45
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.36%
Votes: 37
Cynthia McKinney (GRN)
Percent: 0.08%
Votes: 8
Gloria La Riva (PSL)
Percent: 0.01%
Votes: 1
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Total votes: 10,151
Wayne County
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 71.54%
Votes: 940
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 25.49%
Votes: 335
Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.76%
Votes: 10
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 0.91%
Votes: 12
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.91%
Votes: 12
Cynthia McKinney (GRN)
Percent: 0.38%
Votes: 5
Gloria La Riva (PSL)
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Total votes: 1,314