Who won Michigan in the 2008 presidential election?

Obama (Democratic) carried Michigan in 2008, winning its 17 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Michigan have in 2008?

Michigan cast 17 electoral votes in the 2008 presidential election.

Did Michigan vote for the national winner in 2008?

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

Modern PolarizationMI · 17 EV

2008

Michigan: Obama carries 17 EV.

Michigan cast its 17 electoral votes for Obama (Democratic). National winner: Barack Obama (Democratic) — Michigan voted with the national winner this cycle.

Reading the 2008 result in Michigan

Michigan backed Obama (Democratic) in the 2008 presidential election, casting 17 electoral votes for the ticket. Michigan ended up on the winning side — Barack Obama captured the White House that year.

It marked the 5th consecutive election in which Michigan backed the Democratic party, a streak reaching back to 1992. Michigan did not move alone — neighboring Indiana, Ohio, and Wisconsin broke the same way in 2008. Across the 51 presidential elections Michigan has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Republican party (28 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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