EVs in total: 538; Majority: 270

365 Electoral Vote for Obama (DP)

popular vote: 69.456.897 = 52,92%

173 Electoral for McCain (RP)

popular vote: 59.934.814 = 45,66%
 

Federal Election Commission: 2008 Official Presidential General Election Results



Swing States in 2008

So called "swing states" in 2008 are those states where the margin between the candidates of the to big parties (Democratic Party / Republican Party) is less than 3%.

Florida: DP+2,5%
Indiana: DP+0,9%
Montana: RP+2,5%
Missouri: RP+0,1%
North Carolina: DP+0,4%

 

 

 

 

 

Grafik: New York Times; all Results