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Presidential Election 2008 | US Presidential Elections | West Virginia Races

2008 West Virginia Presidential Election Results

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John McCain
Percent: 55.72%
Votes: 397,466

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Barack Obama
Percent: 42.60%
Votes: 303,857

Race Summary

In the 2008 Presidential Election in West Virginia, Republican John McCain won 55.72% of the vote, while Democrat Barack Obama secured 42.60%. McCain’s margin of approximately 13.12 percentage points highlighted West Virginia’s shift toward the Republican column in that cycle.

Full Results

John McCain (REP)
Percent: 55.72%
Votes: 397,466

 

Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 42.60%
Votes: 303,857

 

Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 1.01%
Votes: 7,219

 

Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.35%
Votes: 2,465

 

Cynthia McKinney (MGRN)
Percent: 0.33%
Votes: 2,355

 

Total votes: 713,362

State Map

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Results by County

Barbour County

John McCain (REP)
Percent: 59.13%
Votes: 3,685

Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 38.82%
Votes: 2,419

Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 1.11%
Votes: 69

Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.50%
Votes: 31

Cynthia McKinney (MGRN)
Percent: 0.45%
Votes: 28

Total votes: 6,232

Brooke County

John McCain (REP)
Percent: 50.34%
Votes: 4,961

Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 47.86%
Votes: 4,717

Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 1.20%
Votes: 118

Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.29%
Votes: 29

Cynthia McKinney (MGRN)
Percent: 0.30%
Votes: 30

Total votes: 9,855

Doddridge County

John McCain (REP)
Percent: 73.49%
Votes: 2,218

Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 24.35%
Votes: 735

Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 0.96%
Votes: 29

Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.70%
Votes: 21

Cynthia McKinney (MGRN)
Percent: 0.50%
Votes: 15

Total votes: 3,018

Greenbrier County

John McCain (REP)
Percent: 55.13%
Votes: 7,567

Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 42.85%
Votes: 5,881

Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 1.14%
Votes: 156

Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.43%
Votes: 59

Cynthia McKinney (MGRN)
Percent: 0.46%
Votes: 63

Total votes: 13,726

Harrison County

John McCain (REP)
Percent: 55.93%
Votes: 17,824

Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 42.62%
Votes: 13,582

Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 0.88%
Votes: 280

Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.31%
Votes: 99

Cynthia McKinney (MGRN)
Percent: 0.27%
Votes: 85

Total votes: 31,870

Lewis County

John McCain (REP)
Percent: 65.65%
Votes: 4,335

Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 31.94%
Votes: 2,109

Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 1.32%
Votes: 87

Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.56%
Votes: 37

Cynthia McKinney (MGRN)
Percent: 0.53%
Votes: 35

Total votes: 6,603

Marshall County

John McCain (REP)
Percent: 55.42%
Votes: 7,759

Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 42.83%
Votes: 5,996

Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 1.11%
Votes: 156

Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.29%
Votes: 40

Cynthia McKinney (MGRN)
Percent: 0.35%
Votes: 49

Total votes: 14,000

Mineral County

John McCain (REP)
Percent: 65.96%
Votes: 7,616

Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 32.48%
Votes: 3,750

Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 1.03%
Votes: 119

Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.30%
Votes: 35

Cynthia McKinney (MGRN)
Percent: 0.23%
Votes: 27

Total votes: 11,547

Morgan County

John McCain (REP)
Percent: 60.86%
Votes: 4,428

Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 37.40%
Votes: 2,721

Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 1.17%
Votes: 85

Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.34%
Votes: 25

Cynthia McKinney (MGRN)
Percent: 0.23%
Votes: 17

Total votes: 7,276

Pleasants County

John McCain (REP)
Percent: 59.58%
Votes: 1,772

Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 38.40%
Votes: 1,142

Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 1.08%
Votes: 32

Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.40%
Votes: 12

Cynthia McKinney (MGRN)
Percent: 0.54%
Votes: 16

Total votes: 2,974

Raleigh County

John McCain (REP)
Percent: 62.10%
Votes: 17,548

Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 36.23%
Votes: 10,237

Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 1.06%
Votes: 300

Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.33%
Votes: 94

Cynthia McKinney (MGRN)
Percent: 0.28%
Votes: 78

Total votes: 28,257

Summers County

John McCain (REP)
Percent: 54.38%
Votes: 2,891

Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 43.08%
Votes: 2,290

Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 1.64%
Votes: 87

Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.36%
Votes: 19

Cynthia McKinney (MGRN)
Percent: 0.55%
Votes: 29

Total votes: 5,316

Upshur County

John McCain (REP)
Percent: 65.90%
Votes: 5,911

Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 32.61%
Votes: 2,925

Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 0.93%
Votes: 83

Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.23%
Votes: 21

Cynthia McKinney (MGRN)
Percent: 0.33%
Votes: 30

Total votes: 8,970

Wirt County

John McCain (REP)
Percent: 64.37%
Votes: 1,496

Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 33.65%
Votes: 782

Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 1.08%
Votes: 25

Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.56%
Votes: 13

Cynthia McKinney (MGRN)
Percent: 0.34%
Votes: 8

Total votes: 2,324

Berkeley County

John McCain (REP)
Percent: 55.89%
Votes: 20,841

Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 42.89%
Votes: 15,994

Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 0.68%
Votes: 255

Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.33%
Votes: 122

Cynthia McKinney (MGRN)
Percent: 0.21%
Votes: 79

Total votes: 37,291

Cabell County

John McCain (REP)
Percent: 54.33%
Votes: 18,793

Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 44.21%
Votes: 15,292

Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 0.89%
Votes: 308

Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.34%
Votes: 118

Cynthia McKinney (MGRN)
Percent: 0.23%
Votes: 80

Total votes: 34,591

Fayette County

John McCain (REP)
Percent: 50.41%
Votes: 7,658

Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 47.67%
Votes: 7,242

Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 1.25%
Votes: 190

Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.24%
Votes: 37

Cynthia McKinney (MGRN)
Percent: 0.43%
Votes: 65

Total votes: 15,192

Hampshire County

John McCain (REP)
Percent: 62.57%
Votes: 5,222

Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 35.74%
Votes: 2,983

Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 0.90%
Votes: 75

Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.46%
Votes: 38

Cynthia McKinney (MGRN)
Percent: 0.34%
Votes: 28

Total votes: 8,346

Jackson County

John McCain (REP)
Percent: 58.47%
Votes: 7,148

Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 39.76%
Votes: 4,861

Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 1.20%
Votes: 147

Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.28%
Votes: 34

Cynthia McKinney (MGRN)
Percent: 0.29%
Votes: 35

Total votes: 12,225

Lincoln County

John McCain (REP)
Percent: 53.21%
Votes: 3,637

Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 44.32%
Votes: 3,029

Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 1.51%
Votes: 103

Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.41%
Votes: 28

Cynthia McKinney (MGRN)
Percent: 0.56%
Votes: 38

Total votes: 6,835

Mason County

John McCain (REP)
Percent: 55.20%
Votes: 5,853

Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 42.29%
Votes: 4,484

Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 1.48%
Votes: 157

Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.52%
Votes: 55

Cynthia McKinney (MGRN)
Percent: 0.51%
Votes: 54

Total votes: 10,603

Mingo County

John McCain (REP)
Percent: 55.01%
Votes: 4,587

Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 42.96%
Votes: 3,582

Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 1.19%
Votes: 99

Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.37%
Votes: 31

Cynthia McKinney (MGRN)
Percent: 0.47%
Votes: 39

Total votes: 8,338

Nicholas County

John McCain (REP)
Percent: 51.32%
Votes: 4,804

Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 46.54%
Votes: 4,357

Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 1.00%
Votes: 94

Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.66%
Votes: 62

Cynthia McKinney (MGRN)
Percent: 0.47%
Votes: 44

Total votes: 9,361

Pocahontas County

John McCain (REP)
Percent: 55.23%
Votes: 2,011

Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 42.52%
Votes: 1,548

Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 1.13%
Votes: 41

Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.52%
Votes: 19

Cynthia McKinney (MGRN)
Percent: 0.60%
Votes: 22

Total votes: 3,641

Randolph County

John McCain (REP)
Percent: 55.95%
Votes: 6,060

Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 41.91%
Votes: 4,539

Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 1.20%
Votes: 130

Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.49%
Votes: 53

Cynthia McKinney (MGRN)
Percent: 0.45%
Votes: 49

Total votes: 10,831

Taylor County

John McCain (REP)
Percent: 58.12%
Votes: 3,605

Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 39.69%
Votes: 2,462

Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 1.40%
Votes: 87

Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.39%
Votes: 24

Cynthia McKinney (MGRN)
Percent: 0.40%
Votes: 25

Total votes: 6,203

Wayne County

John McCain (REP)
Percent: 58.00%
Votes: 8,947

Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 39.78%
Votes: 6,137

Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 1.13%
Votes: 174

Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.71%
Votes: 110

Cynthia McKinney (MGRN)
Percent: 0.38%
Votes: 58

Total votes: 15,426

Wood County

John McCain (REP)
Percent: 63.62%
Votes: 22,896

Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 34.93%
Votes: 12,573

Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 0.89%
Votes: 320

Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.29%
Votes: 103

Cynthia McKinney (MGRN)
Percent: 0.27%
Votes: 98

Total votes: 35,990

Boone County

John McCain (REP)
Percent: 43.41%
Votes: 3,632

Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 54.14%
Votes: 4,529

Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 1.27%
Votes: 106

Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.57%
Votes: 48

Cynthia McKinney (MGRN)
Percent: 0.61%
Votes: 51

Total votes: 8,366

Calhoun County

John McCain (REP)
Percent: 56.24%
Votes: 1,366

Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 40.88%
Votes: 993

Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 1.61%
Votes: 39

Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.62%
Votes: 15

Cynthia McKinney (MGRN)
Percent: 0.66%
Votes: 16

Total votes: 2,429

Gilmer County

John McCain (REP)
Percent: 57.32%
Votes: 1,445

Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 39.83%
Votes: 1,004

Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 1.98%
Votes: 50

Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.44%
Votes: 11

Cynthia McKinney (MGRN)
Percent: 0.44%
Votes: 11

Total votes: 2,521

Hancock County

John McCain (REP)
Percent: 56.87%
Votes: 7,518

Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 41.63%
Votes: 5,504

Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 0.92%
Votes: 121

Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.30%
Votes: 39

Cynthia McKinney (MGRN)
Percent: 0.29%
Votes: 38

Total votes: 13,220

Jefferson County

John McCain (REP)
Percent: 47.03%
Votes: 10,600

Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 51.85%
Votes: 11,687

Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 0.58%
Votes: 131

Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.35%
Votes: 78

Cynthia McKinney (MGRN)
Percent: 0.20%
Votes: 44

Total votes: 22,540

Logan County

John McCain (REP)
Percent: 54.41%
Votes: 7,326

Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 43.62%
Votes: 5,873

Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 1.33%
Votes: 179

Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.33%
Votes: 45

Cynthia McKinney (MGRN)
Percent: 0.30%
Votes: 41

Total votes: 13,464

McDowell County

John McCain (REP)
Percent: 44.82%
Votes: 2,882

Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 53.34%
Votes: 3,430

Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 1.10%
Votes: 71

Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.25%
Votes: 16

Cynthia McKinney (MGRN)
Percent: 0.48%
Votes: 31

Total votes: 6,430

Monongalia County

John McCain (REP)
Percent: 47.26%
Votes: 15,775

Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 51.11%
Votes: 17,060

Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 0.97%
Votes: 324

Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.39%
Votes: 129

Cynthia McKinney (MGRN)
Percent: 0.27%
Votes: 89

Total votes: 33,377

Ohio County

John McCain (REP)
Percent: 54.73%
Votes: 10,694

Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 43.98%
Votes: 8,593

Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 0.80%
Votes: 157

Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.23%
Votes: 45

Cynthia McKinney (MGRN)
Percent: 0.26%
Votes: 51

Total votes: 19,540

Preston County

John McCain (REP)
Percent: 62.11%
Votes: 7,325

Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 35.65%
Votes: 4,205

Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 1.20%
Votes: 141

Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.53%
Votes: 63

Cynthia McKinney (MGRN)
Percent: 0.51%
Votes: 60

Total votes: 11,794

Ritchie County

John McCain (REP)
Percent: 72.33%
Votes: 2,781

Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 25.96%
Votes: 998

Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 0.88%
Votes: 34

Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.21%
Votes: 8

Cynthia McKinney (MGRN)
Percent: 0.62%
Votes: 24

Total votes: 3,845

Tucker County

John McCain (REP)
Percent: 60.54%
Votes: 2,123

Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 36.73%
Votes: 1,288

Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 1.65%
Votes: 58

Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.43%
Votes: 15

Cynthia McKinney (MGRN)
Percent: 0.66%
Votes: 23

Total votes: 3,507

Webster County

John McCain (REP)
Percent: 45.41%
Votes: 1,386

Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 50.85%
Votes: 1,552

Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 1.80%
Votes: 55

Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 1.21%
Votes: 37

Cynthia McKinney (MGRN)
Percent: 0.72%
Votes: 22

Total votes: 3,052

Wyoming County

John McCain (REP)
Percent: 61.37%
Votes: 4,621

Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 36.32%
Votes: 2,735

Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 1.47%
Votes: 111

Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.27%
Votes: 20

Cynthia McKinney (MGRN)
Percent: 0.57%
Votes: 43

Total votes: 7,530

Braxton County

John McCain (REP)
Percent: 48.61%
Votes: 2,629

Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 50.00%
Votes: 2,704

Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 0.78%
Votes: 42

Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.26%
Votes: 14

Cynthia McKinney (MGRN)
Percent: 0.35%
Votes: 19

Total votes: 5,408

Clay County

John McCain (REP)
Percent: 53.75%
Votes: 1,755

Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 43.52%
Votes: 1,421

Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 1.81%
Votes: 59

Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.37%
Votes: 12

Cynthia McKinney (MGRN)
Percent: 0.55%
Votes: 18

Total votes: 3,265

Grant County

John McCain (REP)
Percent: 75.06%
Votes: 3,166

Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 23.64%
Votes: 997

Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 0.78%
Votes: 33

Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.19%
Votes: 8

Cynthia McKinney (MGRN)
Percent: 0.33%
Votes: 14

Total votes: 4,218

Hardy County

John McCain (REP)
Percent: 62.45%
Votes: 3,376

Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 35.16%
Votes: 1,901

Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 1.39%
Votes: 75

Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.46%
Votes: 25

Cynthia McKinney (MGRN)
Percent: 0.54%
Votes: 29

Total votes: 5,406

Kanawha County

John McCain (REP)
Percent: 49.65%
Votes: 40,952

Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 49.22%
Votes: 40,594

Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 0.73%
Votes: 599

Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.19%
Votes: 160

Cynthia McKinney (MGRN)
Percent: 0.21%
Votes: 175

Total votes: 82,480

Marion County

John McCain (REP)
Percent: 48.73%
Votes: 11,501

Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 49.22%
Votes: 11,618

Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 1.40%
Votes: 330

Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.30%
Votes: 71

Cynthia McKinney (MGRN)
Percent: 0.35%
Votes: 83

Total votes: 23,603

Mercer County

John McCain (REP)
Percent: 63.01%
Votes: 13,246

Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 35.44%
Votes: 7,450

Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 0.95%
Votes: 199

Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.22%
Votes: 47

Cynthia McKinney (MGRN)
Percent: 0.38%
Votes: 80

Total votes: 21,022

Monroe County

John McCain (REP)
Percent: 60.93%
Votes: 3,397

Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 36.13%
Votes: 2,014

Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 1.61%
Votes: 90

Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.77%
Votes: 43

Cynthia McKinney (MGRN)
Percent: 0.56%
Votes: 31

Total votes: 5,575

Pendleton County

John McCain (REP)
Percent: 59.94%
Votes: 2,035

Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 38.59%
Votes: 1,310

Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 0.62%
Votes: 21

Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.29%
Votes: 10

Cynthia McKinney (MGRN)
Percent: 0.56%
Votes: 19

Total votes: 3,395

Putnam County

John McCain (REP)
Percent: 61.19%
Votes: 15,162

Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 37.67%
Votes: 9,334

Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 0.69%
Votes: 171

Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.23%
Votes: 56

Cynthia McKinney (MGRN)
Percent: 0.22%
Votes: 55

Total votes: 24,778

Roane County

John McCain (REP)
Percent: 52.90%
Votes: 2,943

Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 45.14%
Votes: 2,511

Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 1.11%
Votes: 62

Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.36%
Votes: 20

Cynthia McKinney (MGRN)
Percent: 0.49%
Votes: 27

Total votes: 5,563

Tyler County

John McCain (REP)
Percent: 64.55%
Votes: 2,415

Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 33.17%
Votes: 1,241

Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 1.55%
Votes: 58

Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.37%
Votes: 14

Cynthia McKinney (MGRN)
Percent: 0.35%
Votes: 13

Total votes: 3,741

Wetzel County

John McCain (REP)
Percent: 51.80%
Votes: 3,342

Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 45.60%
Votes: 2,942

Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 1.50%
Votes: 97

Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.73%
Votes: 47

Cynthia McKinney (MGRN)
Percent: 0.37%
Votes: 24

Total votes: 6,452

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