Who won Vermont in the 2008 presidential election?

Obama (Democratic) carried Vermont in 2008, winning its 3 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Vermont have in 2008?

Vermont cast 3 electoral votes in the 2008 presidential election.

Did Vermont vote for the national winner in 2008?

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

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2008

Vermont: Obama carries 3 EV.

Vermont cast its 3 electoral votes for Obama (Democratic). National winner: Barack Obama (Democratic) — Vermont voted with the national winner this cycle.

Reading the 2008 result in Vermont

Vermont backed Obama (Democratic) in the 2008 presidential election, casting 3 electoral votes for the ticket. Vermont ended up on the winning side — Barack Obama captured the White House that year.

It marked the 5th consecutive election in which Vermont backed the Democratic party, a streak reaching back to 1992. Vermont did not move alone — neighboring New York, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire broke the same way in 2008. Across the 59 presidential elections Vermont has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Republican party (33 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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