2008 United States presidential election in Alabama information
Election in Alabama
Main article: 2008 United States presidential election
2008 United States presidential election in Alabama
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November 4, 2008
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Nominee
John McCain
Barack Obama
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Home state
Arizona
Illinois
Running mate
Sarah Palin
Joe Biden
Electoral vote
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Popular vote
1,266,546
813,479
Percentage
60.32%
38.74%
County Results
Congressional District Results
Precinct Results
McCain
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60–70%
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Obama
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60–70%
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90-100%
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George W. Bush
Republican
Elected President
Barack Obama
Democratic
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The 2008 United States presidential election in Alabama took place on November 4, 2008, and was part of the 2008 United States presidential election. Voters chose nine representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Alabama was won by Republican nominee John McCain by a 21.58% margin of victory. Prior to the election, 17 news organizations considered this a state McCain would win, or a safe red state. Located in the Deep South, Alabama is one of the most conservative states in the country. Republicans have won every presidential election in Alabama since 1980, and the 2008 election was no exception. McCain carried 54 of the state's 67 counties and easily prevailed in Alabama.
Despite McCain's expected victory, Obama did manage to improve on Kerry's performance by two points and was able to reduce his margin of defeat by four points which is attributed to the higher African-American turnout. In addition, Obama's raw vote total was the highest obtained by a Democrat in the state of Alabama until his running mate, Biden, broke his record 12 years later in a historically high turnout election. Obama also managed to flip Jefferson County, the state's most populous county and home to Birmingham, which had not gone Democratic since 1952 and was won by incumbent Senator Jeff Sessions in the concurrent U.S. Senate election. Marengo County also split tickets for Obama and Sessions.
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