Who won New Hampshire in the 2008 presidential election?

Obama (Democratic) carried New Hampshire in 2008, winning its 4 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did New Hampshire have in 2008?

New Hampshire cast 4 electoral votes in the 2008 presidential election.

Did New Hampshire vote for the national winner in 2008?

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

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2008

New Hampshire: Obama carries 4 EV.

New Hampshire cast its 4 electoral votes for Obama (Democratic). National winner: Barack Obama (Democratic) — New Hampshire voted with the national winner this cycle.

Reading the 2008 result in New Hampshire

New Hampshire backed Obama (Democratic) in the 2008 presidential election, casting 4 electoral votes for the ticket. New Hampshire ended up on the winning side — Barack Obama captured the White House that year.

It marked the 2nd consecutive election in which New Hampshire backed the Democratic party, a streak reaching back to 2004. New Hampshire did not move alone — neighboring Vermont, Massachusetts, and Maine broke the same way in 2008. Across the 59 presidential elections New Hampshire 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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