2008 United States presidential election in North Carolina information
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2008 United States presidential election in North Carolina
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November 4, 2008
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Nominee
Barack Obama
John McCain
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Arizona
Running mate
Joe Biden
Sarah Palin
Electoral vote
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Popular vote
2,142,651
2,128,474
Percentage
49.70%
49.38%
County Results
Congressional District Results
Precinct Results
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McCain
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George W. Bush
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Barack Obama
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The 2008 United States presidential election in North Carolina was part of the national event on November 4, 2008, throughout all 50 states and D.C. In North Carolina, voters chose 15 representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
North Carolina was won by Democratic nominee Barack Obama with a 0.32% margin of victory. Prior to the election, most news organizations considered the state as a toss-up or a swing state. Throughout the general election, the state was heavily targeted by both campaigns. A high turnout by African-American voters, bolstered by overwhelming support from younger voters were the major factors that helped deliver North Carolina's 15 electoral votes to Obama, making him the first Democratic presidential nominee to carry the state since 1976, when Jimmy Carter prevailed.
As of the 2020 presidential election[update], this is the last time the Democratic nominee carried North Carolina, which would vote Republican by narrow margins in the next three elections while still being considered a swing state. This is also the last time Jackson, Hyde, and Caswell counties would vote Democratic; and the last time Nash County voted for the losing candidate nationwide. Despite both states being won by the Democratic nominee, this is the most recent election where North Carolina voted to the right of Indiana, which is considered to be much more of a Republican stronghold.
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