Who won Colorado in the 2008 presidential election?

Obama (Democratic) carried Colorado in 2008, winning its 9 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Colorado have in 2008?

Colorado cast 9 electoral votes in the 2008 presidential election.

Did Colorado vote for the national winner in 2008?

Yes. Colorado backed Barack Obama, who won the presidency that year.

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2008

Colorado: Obama carries 9 EV.

Colorado cast its 9 electoral votes for Obama (Democratic). National winner: Barack Obama (Democratic) — Colorado voted with the national winner this cycle.

Colorado in 2008

The 2008 contest saw Colorado line up behind Obama, delivering 9 electoral votes to the Democratic ticket. Colorado ended up on the winning side — Barack Obama captured the White House that year.

Obama's win closed out Colorado's 3-election run of voting Republican. The region divided — New Mexico joined Colorado for the Democratic ticket, while Wyoming, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, Arizona, and Utah did not. Across the 37 presidential elections Colorado has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Republican party (19 times). The vote fell within the Modern Polarization — Close elections in a divided country.

In the national count, Barack Obama took 365 of the 538 electoral votes, against John McCain's 173. Barack Obama led the national popular vote with 52.93% of the ballots cast.

The 2008 national map

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