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Election 2008 Results

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2008 presidential election in Georgia

John McCain (Republican) beat Barack Obama (Democrat) in Georgia in 2008, 52.2% to 47.0%, a margin of 5.2 points and 204,636 votes.

Georgia voted 12.5 points more Republican than the country as a whole, where the margin was D+7.3.

The Republican hold continued from 2004, when George W. Bush won.

Republicans led in 125 of the 159 counties and Democrats in 34. The largest, Fulton, cast 405,628 votes and went to the Democrat by 35.0 points. The closest was Baker, where 18 votes separated the two parties.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Result

CandidatePartyVotesShare
John McCain won Republican 2,048,759 52.2%
Barack Obama Democratic 1,844,123 47.0%
All other candidates 31,604 0.8%
Total3,924,486

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Fulton 272,000 67.1% 130,136 32.1% 3,492 405,628 D+35.0
DeKalb 254,594 79.0% 65,581 20.3% 2,126 322,301 D+58.6
Cobb 141,216 44.8% 170,957 54.2% 3,271 315,444 R+9.4
Gwinnett 129,025 44.5% 158,746 54.7% 2,376 290,147 R+10.2
Chatham 62,755 56.9% 46,829 42.5% 654 110,238 D+14.4
Clayton 82,527 83.0% 16,506 16.6% 405 99,438 D+66.4
Cherokee 22,350 23.8% 70,279 74.9% 1,143 93,772 R+51.1
Henry 40,527 45.9% 47,115 53.4% 587 88,229 R+7.5
Richmond 52,100 65.7% 26,842 33.8% 391 79,333 D+31.8
Forsyth 15,406 20.4% 59,166 78.5% 804 75,376 R+58.1
Muscogee 44,158 59.6% 29,568 39.9% 339 74,065 D+19.7
Bibb 38,987 58.7% 27,037 40.7% 344 66,368 D+18.0
Hall 14,457 24.1% 44,962 75.0% 509 59,928 R+50.9
Fayette 20,313 34.2% 38,501 64.9% 507 59,321 R+30.7
Paulding 17,229 30.2% 39,192 68.8% 564 56,985 R+38.5
Houston 22,094 39.5% 33,392 59.7% 445 55,931 R+20.2
Columbia 15,703 28.4% 39,322 71.0% 326 55,351 R+42.7
Douglas 27,825 50.5% 26,812 48.7% 446 55,083 D+1.8
Coweta 15,521 29.0% 37,571 70.2% 457 53,549 R+41.2
Clarke 29,591 65.0% 15,333 33.7% 586 45,510 D+31.3
Carroll 14,334 33.0% 28,661 65.9% 503 43,498 R+32.9
Newton 20,827 50.3% 20,337 49.1% 271 41,435 D+1.2
Lowndes 17,651 45.0% 21,296 54.3% 293 39,240 R+9.3
Dougherty 26,135 67.3% 12,547 32.3% 164 38,846 D+35.0
Rockdale 20,526 54.4% 16,921 44.9% 259 37,706 D+9.6
Bartow 9,662 26.8% 25,976 72.0% 455 36,093 R+45.2
Walton 8,469 23.5% 27,253 75.6% 304 36,026 R+52.1
Floyd 10,691 31.2% 23,132 67.6% 390 34,213 R+36.4
Glynn 12,676 38.0% 20,479 61.4% 186 33,341 R+23.4
Whitfield 8,167 29.5% 19,230 69.5% 280 27,677 R+40.0
Troup 10,455 40.2% 15,391 59.1% 182 26,028 R+19.0
Spalding 10,141 40.2% 14,885 58.9% 229 25,255 R+18.8
Barrow 6,657 27.1% 17,625 71.7% 300 24,582 R+44.6
Catoosa 6,025 24.6% 18,218 74.4% 253 24,496 R+49.8
Bulloch 9,586 40.1% 14,174 59.3% 160 23,920 R+19.2
Walker 6,095 25.9% 17,110 72.7% 337 23,542 R+46.8
Jackson 4,950 21.6% 17,776 77.4% 234 22,960 R+55.9
Effingham 4,936 24.3% 15,230 75.0% 150 20,316 R+50.7
Laurens 7,769 39.0% 12,052 60.5% 116 19,937 R+21.5
Thomas 7,720 41.8% 10,642 57.7% 97 18,459 R+15.8
Gordon 4,268 24.2% 13,113 74.5% 226 17,607 R+50.2
Oconee 4,825 28.2% 12,120 70.7% 187 17,132 R+42.6
Camden 6,482 37.9% 10,502 61.5% 100 17,084 R+23.5
Baldwin 8,587 51.9% 7,823 47.3% 127 16,537 D+4.6
Liberty 10,474 64.0% 5,828 35.6% 74 16,376 D+28.4
Harris 4,184 28.1% 10,648 71.4% 76 14,908 R+43.4
Habersham 2,900 19.6% 11,766 79.5% 142 14,808 R+59.9
Tift 4,749 33.3% 9,431 66.1% 77 14,257 R+32.8
Polk 4,052 28.7% 9,850 69.8% 211 14,113 R+41.1
Coffee 4,811 35.0% 8,872 64.5% 64 13,747 R+29.5
Colquitt 4,139 30.8% 9,185 68.4% 111 13,435 R+37.6
Lee 3,100 23.7% 9,925 75.8% 62 13,087 R+52.2
Bryan 3,636 28.3% 9,112 70.9% 97 12,845 R+42.6
Pickens 2,595 20.3% 10,004 78.2% 187 12,786 R+57.9
Jones 4,572 36.8% 7,782 62.6% 84 12,438 R+25.8
Ware 4,034 32.5% 8,311 66.9% 71 12,416 R+34.4
Sumter 6,454 52.8% 5,717 46.7% 64 12,235 D+6.0
Monroe 4,106 33.8% 7,933 65.4% 92 12,131 R+31.5
Upson 4,061 35.6% 7,291 63.8% 69 11,421 R+28.3
Murray 3,026 26.6% 8,180 71.9% 176 11,382 R+45.3
Madison 2,965 26.1% 8,226 72.4% 174 11,365 R+46.3
Peach 5,927 53.1% 5,173 46.3% 65 11,165 D+6.8
Gilmer 2,614 23.4% 8,408 75.4% 127 11,149 R+52.0
Haralson 2,248 20.3% 8,658 78.0% 191 11,097 R+57.8
Lumpkin 2,586 23.3% 8,326 75.2% 163 11,075 R+51.8
White 2,174 20.2% 8,467 78.7% 120 10,761 R+58.5
Union 2,486 23.4% 8,013 75.4% 135 10,634 R+52.0
Fannin 2,611 24.7% 7,807 73.8% 166 10,584 R+49.1
Wayne 2,858 27.1% 7,601 72.0% 101 10,560 R+44.9
Stephens 2,705 25.7% 7,689 73.1% 123 10,517 R+47.4
Decatur 4,424 42.6% 5,890 56.8% 60 10,374 R+14.1
Hart 3,365 33.6% 6,537 65.4% 100 10,002 R+31.7
Dawson 1,632 16.4% 8,242 82.6% 100 9,974 R+66.3
Toombs 2,964 30.6% 6,658 68.7% 66 9,688 R+38.1
Burke 5,233 54.4% 4,344 45.1% 49 9,626 D+9.2
McDuffie 3,989 41.8% 5,400 56.6% 155 9,544 R+14.8
Meriwether 4,465 47.0% 4,982 52.4% 57 9,504 R+5.4
Grady 3,539 37.8% 5,775 61.7% 51 9,365 R+23.9
Morgan 3,091 33.8% 5,987 65.4% 73 9,151 R+31.6
Putnam 3,102 34.0% 5,966 65.3% 64 9,132 R+31.4
Butts 3,065 33.7% 5,947 65.4% 79 9,091 R+31.7
Washington 4,607 52.0% 4,216 47.6% 40 8,863 D+4.4
Worth 2,542 30.4% 5,780 69.1% 48 8,370 R+38.7
Elbert 3,366 40.5% 4,868 58.5% 83 8,317 R+18.1
Chattooga 2,596 31.3% 5,572 67.1% 139 8,307 R+35.8
Emanuel 3,068 37.2% 5,110 62.0% 64 8,242 R+24.8
Dodge 2,595 31.6% 5,543 67.5% 74 8,212 R+35.9
Pike 1,575 19.2% 6,547 79.8% 81 8,203 R+60.6
Mitchell 3,872 47.7% 4,201 51.7% 47 8,120 R+4.1
Franklin 1,914 23.7% 6,069 75.2% 90 8,073 R+51.5
Greene 3,339 42.2% 4,532 57.2% 48 7,919 R+15.1
Lamar 2,752 35.8% 4,873 63.4% 63 7,688 R+27.6
Rabun 2,001 26.3% 5,487 72.2% 111 7,599 R+45.9
Crisp 3,085 40.9% 4,424 58.6% 41 7,550 R+17.7
Jefferson 4,149 57.4% 3,061 42.3% 24 7,234 D+15.0
Appling 1,846 26.4% 5,085 72.7% 65 6,996 R+46.3
Pierce 1,253 18.5% 5,500 81.0% 38 6,791 R+62.5
Tattnall 1,932 28.8% 4,730 70.4% 52 6,714 R+41.7
Screven 3,024 46.7% 3,423 52.8% 34 6,481 R+6.2
Berrien 1,471 22.8% 4,901 76.0% 77 6,449 R+53.2
Oglethorpe 2,232 34.6% 4,144 64.3% 71 6,447 R+29.7
Dade 1,612 25.2% 4,703 73.4% 93 6,408 R+48.2
Brantley 1,119 17.8% 5,080 80.9% 78 6,277 R+63.1
Banks 1,027 16.5% 5,120 82.0% 94 6,241 R+65.6
McIntosh 2,905 46.6% 3,282 52.6% 49 6,236 R+6.0
Brooks 2,669 43.0% 3,507 56.6% 25 6,201 R+13.5
Ben Hill 2,590 42.9% 3,417 56.6% 29 6,036 R+13.7
Jasper 1,935 32.8% 3,916 66.3% 53 5,904 R+33.6
Cook 2,075 35.2% 3,782 64.1% 46 5,903 R+28.9
Towns 1,391 24.2% 4,292 74.8% 56 5,739 R+50.5
Early 2,603 48.8% 2,711 50.8% 21 5,335 R+2.0
Jeff Davis 1,356 25.7% 3,867 73.3% 55 5,278 R+47.6
Crawford 1,832 35.0% 3,358 64.1% 50 5,240 R+29.1
Bleckley 1,380 27.2% 3,657 72.1% 34 5,071 R+44.9
Wilkes 2,315 45.8% 2,705 53.5% 32 5,052 R+7.7
Macon 3,251 65.2% 1,712 34.3% 21 4,984 D+30.9
Wilkinson 2,298 49.2% 2,349 50.3% 26 4,673 R+1.1
Twiggs 2,402 53.2% 2,087 46.2% 30 4,519 D+7.0
Lincoln 1,650 37.4% 2,731 61.8% 35 4,416 R+24.5
Terrell 2,501 56.6% 1,890 42.8% 25 4,416 D+13.8
Telfair 1,862 42.6% 2,486 56.8% 26 4,374 R+14.3
Hancock 3,535 81.4% 795 18.3% 14 4,344 D+63.1
Heard 1,042 24.7% 3,133 74.2% 50 4,225 R+49.5
Dooly 2,138 51.4% 1,991 47.9% 31 4,160 D+3.5
Seminole 1,660 41.5% 2,315 57.9% 21 3,996 R+16.4
Pulaski 1,377 34.8% 2,553 64.6% 23 3,953 R+29.7
Bacon 817 20.7% 3,089 78.4% 32 3,938 R+57.7
Evans 1,374 35.6% 2,462 63.9% 19 3,855 R+28.2
Irwin 1,197 31.3% 2,605 68.1% 26 3,828 R+36.8
Talbot 2,369 64.0% 1,301 35.2% 30 3,700 D+28.9
Charlton 1,197 32.5% 2,466 66.9% 22 3,685 R+34.4
Johnson 1,198 32.8% 2,426 66.5% 23 3,647 R+33.7
Montgomery 1,045 29.1% 2,521 70.2% 24 3,590 R+41.1
Taylor 1,536 42.9% 2,021 56.4% 26 3,583 R+13.5
Turner 1,427 40.2% 2,096 59.0% 30 3,553 R+18.8
Candler 1,209 34.4% 2,286 65.0% 23 3,518 R+30.6
Long 1,288 37.3% 2,119 61.4% 43 3,450 R+24.1
Jenkins 1,482 43.1% 1,936 56.3% 22 3,440 R+13.2
Randolph 1,833 57.0% 1,370 42.6% 12 3,215 D+14.4
Marion 1,381 43.3% 1,772 55.6% 35 3,188 R+12.3
Wilcox 978 30.9% 2,159 68.3% 26 3,163 R+37.3
Treutlen 1,112 37.6% 1,826 61.8% 16 2,954 R+24.2
Atkinson 938 32.3% 1,941 66.8% 25 2,904 R+34.5
Lanier 1,062 37.0% 1,787 62.2% 24 2,873 R+25.2
Miller 818 29.9% 1,899 69.4% 21 2,738 R+39.5
Clinch 989 36.7% 1,678 62.2% 29 2,696 R+25.6
Warren 1,554 58.4% 1,087 40.9% 19 2,660 D+17.6
Calhoun 1,342 60.7% 862 39.0% 7 2,211 D+21.7
Wheeler 794 35.9% 1,408 63.7% 8 2,210 R+27.8
Stewart 1,305 62.0% 783 37.2% 17 2,105 D+24.8
Schley 479 27.6% 1,252 72.0% 7 1,738 R+44.5
Baker 846 50.1% 828 49.1% 13 1,687 D+1.1
Chattahoochee 830 50.2% 811 49.1% 12 1,653 D+1.1
Clay 879 61.0% 558 38.8% 3 1,440 D+22.3
Glascock 210 14.7% 1,202 84.2% 16 1,428 R+69.5
Echols 201 16.9% 981 82.6% 5 1,187 R+65.7
Quitman 597 53.6% 509 45.7% 8 1,114 D+7.9
Webster 515 46.4% 588 52.9% 8 1,111 R+6.6
Taliaferro 643 64.9% 339 34.2% 8 990 D+30.7

Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

Georgia in every presidential election we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2024 Donald Trump (R) R+2.2
2020 Joe Biden (D) D+0.2
2016 Donald Trump (R) R+5.1
2012 Mitt Romney (R) R+7.8
2008 John McCain (R) R+5.2
2004 George W. Bush (R) R+16.6
2000 George W. Bush (R) R+11.7
1996 Bob Dole (R) R+1.2
1992 Bill Clinton (D) D+0.6
1988 George H. W. Bush (R) R+20.3
1984 Ronald Reagan (R) R+20.4
1980 Jimmy Carter (D) D+14.8
1976 Jimmy Carter (D) D+33.9
1972 Richard Nixon (R) R+50.4
1968 George Wallace (other)
1964 Barry Goldwater (R) R+8.3
1960 John F. Kennedy (D) D+25.1
1956 Adlai Stevenson II (D) D+33.8
1952 Adlai Stevenson II (D) D+39.3
1948 Harry S. Truman (D) D+42.5
1944 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+63.5
1940 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+70.0
1936 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+74.5
1932 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+83.8
1928 Al Smith (D) D+13.2
1924 John W. Davis (D) D+55.8
1920 James M. Cox (D) D+44.6
1916 Woodrow Wilson (D) D+72.5
1912 Woodrow Wilson (D) D+72.4
1908 William Jennings Bryan (D) D+23.4
1904 Alton B. Parker (D) D+45.4
1900 William Jennings Bryan (D) D+38.6
1896 William Jennings Bryan (D) D+21.0
1892 Grover Cleveland (D) D+36.3
1888 Grover Cleveland (D) D+42.0
1884 Grover Cleveland (D) D+32.2
1880 Winfield Scott Hancock (D) D+30.9
1876 Samuel J. Tilden (D) D+44.1
1872 Third party (other)
1868 Horatio Seymour (D) D+28.5