Who won New Jersey in the 2008 presidential election?

Obama (Democratic) carried New Jersey in 2008, winning its 15 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did New Jersey have in 2008?

New Jersey cast 15 electoral votes in the 2008 presidential election.

Did New Jersey vote for the national winner in 2008?

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

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2008

New Jersey: Obama carries 15 EV.

New Jersey cast its 15 electoral votes for Obama (Democratic). National winner: Barack Obama (Democratic) — New Jersey voted with the national winner this cycle.

What happened in New Jersey, 2008

In 2008, New Jersey awarded its 15 electoral votes to Obama of the Democratic party. New Jersey ended up on the winning side — Barack Obama captured the White House that year.

It marked the 5th consecutive election in which New Jersey backed the Democratic party, a streak reaching back to 1992. New Jersey did not move alone — neighboring New York, Pennsylvania, and Delaware broke the same way in 2008. Across the 60 presidential elections New Jersey has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Democratic party (31 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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