Who won Wisconsin in the 2008 presidential election?

Obama (Democratic) carried Wisconsin in 2008, winning its 10 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Wisconsin have in 2008?

Wisconsin cast 10 electoral votes in the 2008 presidential election.

Did Wisconsin vote for the national winner in 2008?

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

Modern PolarizationWI · 10 EV

2008

Wisconsin: Obama carries 10 EV.

Wisconsin cast its 10 electoral votes for Obama (Democratic). National winner: Barack Obama (Democratic) — Wisconsin voted with the national winner this cycle.

What happened in Wisconsin, 2008

In 2008, Wisconsin awarded its 10 electoral votes to Obama of the Democratic party. Wisconsin ended up on the winning side — Barack Obama captured the White House that year.

It marked the 6th consecutive election in which Wisconsin backed the Democratic party, a streak reaching back to 1988. Wisconsin did not move alone — neighboring Minnesota, Iowa, Illinois, and Michigan broke the same way in 2008. Across the 45 presidential elections Wisconsin has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Republican party (24 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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