2008 United States presidential election in Virginia information
Election in Virginia
Main article: 2008 United States presidential election
2008 United States presidential election in Virginia
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November 4, 2008
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Turnout
74.0% 3.2[1]
Nominee
Barack Obama
John McCain
Party
Democratic
Republican
Home state
Illinois
Arizona
Running mate
Joe Biden
Sarah Palin
Electoral vote
13
0
Popular vote
1,959,532
1,725,005
Percentage
52.63%
46.33%
County and Independent City Results
Congressional District Results
Precinct Results
Obama
40-50%
50-60%
60-70%
70-80%
80-90%
90-100%
McCain
40-50%
50-60%
60-70%
70-80%
80–90%
Tie/No Data
President before election
George W. Bush
Republican
Elected President
Barack Obama
Democratic
The 2008 United States presidential election in Virginia took place on November 4, 2008, which was part of the 2008 United States presidential election. Voters chose 13 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Virginia was won by Democratic nominee Barack Obama by a 6.3% margin of victory. Prior to the election, 16 of 17 news organizations considered this a state Obama would win, or otherwise a likely blue state, despite the fact that Virginia had not voted for a Democratic presidential nominee since Lyndon B. Johnson's 44-state landslide in 1964. The financial meltdown, changing demographics, and population increases in voter-rich Northern Virginia helped make the state more competitive for Obama. His victory marked a powerful shift in the political climate in Virginia, as the state would go on to vote for the Democratic presidential nominee in every election thereafter.
This also marked the first presidential election since 1924 in which Virginia voted for the Democratic presidential candidate whilst neighboring West Virginia voted for the Republican candidate; in every election since, both states have voted for those respective parties. Despite Obama's victory, Virginia's margin was 0.97% more Republican than the national average, though it would be the last time Virginia voted more Republican than the nation. As of the 2020 presidential election[update], this is the last election in which King and Queen County voted for the Democratic candidate.
^"Registration/Turnout Statistics". Virginia Department of Elections. Archived from the original on October 18, 2018. Retrieved September 18, 2018.
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