Who won Oklahoma in the 2008 presidential election?

McCain (Republican) carried Oklahoma in 2008, winning its 7 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Oklahoma have in 2008?

Oklahoma cast 7 electoral votes in the 2008 presidential election.

Did Oklahoma vote for the national winner in 2008?

No. Oklahoma backed McCain, while Barack Obama won the presidency nationally.

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2008

Oklahoma: McCain carries 7 EV.

Oklahoma cast its 7 electoral votes for McCain (Republican). National winner: Barack Obama (Democratic) — Oklahoma voted against the national winner this cycle.

Oklahoma in 2008

The 2008 contest saw Oklahoma line up behind McCain, delivering 7 electoral votes to the Republican ticket. Nationally the result broke the other way — Barack Obama (Democratic) won the presidency, leaving Oklahoma among the states he did not carry.

It marked the 11th consecutive election in which Oklahoma backed the Republican party, a streak reaching back to 1968. The region divided — Kansas, Missouri, Arkansas, and Texas joined Oklahoma for the Republican ticket, while New Mexico and Colorado did not. Across the 30 presidential elections Oklahoma has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Republican party (20 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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