Who won Iowa in the 2008 presidential election?

Obama (Democratic) carried Iowa in 2008, winning its 7 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Iowa have in 2008?

Iowa cast 7 electoral votes in the 2008 presidential election.

Did Iowa vote for the national winner in 2008?

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

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2008

Iowa: Obama carries 7 EV.

Iowa cast its 7 electoral votes for Obama (Democratic). National winner: Barack Obama (Democratic) — Iowa voted with the national winner this cycle.

Iowa in 2008

The 2008 contest saw Iowa line up behind Obama, delivering 7 electoral votes to the Democratic ticket. Iowa ended up on the winning side — Barack Obama captured the White House that year.

The result flipped Iowa away from the Republican it had supported in 2004. The region divided — Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Illinois joined Iowa for the Democratic ticket, while Missouri, Nebraska, and South Dakota did not. Across the 47 presidential elections Iowa has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Republican party (32 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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