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Election 2008 Results

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2008 presidential election in Mississippi

John McCain (Republican) beat Barack Obama (Democrat) in Mississippi in 2008, 56.2% to 43.0%, a margin of 13.2 points and 169,935 votes.

Mississippi voted 20.4 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 53 of the 82 counties and Democrats in 29. The largest, Hinds, cast 108,662 votes and went to the Democrat by 39.1 points. The closest was Oktibbeha, where 6 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 724,597 56.2%
Barack Obama Democratic 554,662 43.0%
All other candidates 10,606 0.8%
Total1,289,865

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Hinds 75,401 69.4% 32,949 30.3% 312 108,662 D+39.1
DeSoto 19,627 30.6% 44,222 69.0% 260 64,109 R+38.4
Rankin 14,372 22.9% 48,140 76.6% 349 62,861 R+53.7
Harrison 22,673 36.8% 38,757 62.8% 254 61,684 R+26.1
Jackson 17,781 32.9% 35,993 66.6% 289 54,063 R+33.7
Madison 19,831 42.0% 27,203 57.7% 143 47,177 R+15.6
Lee 12,021 34.5% 22,694 65.1% 126 34,841 R+30.6
Lauderdale 13,332 40.4% 19,582 59.3% 125 33,039 R+18.9
Jones 8,846 30.3% 20,157 69.1% 158 29,161 R+38.8
Lowndes 13,209 48.2% 13,994 51.1% 184 27,387 R+2.9
Forrest 11,622 42.9% 15,296 56.5% 165 27,083 R+13.6
Lamar 5,159 21.7% 18,497 77.7% 150 23,806 R+56.0
Pearl River 4,320 19.3% 17,881 80.1% 125 22,326 R+60.7
Warren 10,489 48.3% 11,152 51.4% 68 21,709 R+3.1
Washington 13,148 67.2% 6,347 32.5% 60 19,555 D+34.8
Oktibbeha 9,326 49.6% 9,320 49.6% 146 18,792 level
Lafayette 7,997 43.5% 10,278 55.9% 121 18,396 R+12.4
Pike 9,276 51.6% 8,651 48.1% 65 17,992 D+3.5
Monroe 7,169 41.1% 10,184 58.5% 69 17,422 R+17.3
Hancock 3,768 22.2% 13,020 76.6% 219 17,007 R+54.4
Marshall 9,685 58.9% 6,683 40.6% 77 16,445 D+18.3
Panola 8,690 52.9% 7,620 46.4% 105 16,415 D+6.5
Lincoln 5,505 33.7% 10,781 65.9% 67 16,353 R+32.3
Adams 9,021 57.5% 6,566 41.8% 109 15,696 D+15.6
Bolivar 10,334 67.4% 4,891 31.9% 107 15,332 D+35.5
Alcorn 4,130 27.5% 10,805 71.9% 84 15,019 R+44.4
Copiah 7,710 53.3% 6,701 46.3% 53 14,464 D+7.0
Leflore 8,914 68.1% 4,105 31.4% 62 13,081 D+36.8
Marion 4,422 34.1% 8,513 65.6% 44 12,979 R+31.5
Pontotoc 2,982 23.3% 9,727 76.0% 82 12,791 R+52.7
Tate 5,003 39.3% 7,678 60.3% 50 12,731 R+21.0
Simpson 4,817 38.4% 7,641 60.9% 87 12,545 R+22.5
Union 2,985 24.7% 9,072 74.9% 52 12,109 R+50.3
Scott 5,025 43.2% 6,584 56.6% 32 11,641 R+13.4
Yazoo 6,116 53.4% 5,290 46.2% 46 11,452 D+7.2
Neshoba 3,114 27.4% 8,209 72.3% 29 11,352 R+44.9
Grenada 5,029 44.5% 6,234 55.1% 41 11,304 R+10.7
Sunflower 7,838 70.3% 3,245 29.1% 73 11,156 D+41.2
Clay 6,558 59.3% 4,466 40.4% 32 11,056 D+18.9
Prentiss 3,020 28.0% 7,703 71.4% 72 10,795 R+43.4
Coahoma 7,597 72.0% 2,917 27.6% 37 10,551 D+44.4
Winston 4,653 45.7% 5,497 53.9% 40 10,190 R+8.3
Wayne 3,890 38.9% 6,070 60.7% 36 9,996 R+21.8
Itawamba 2,084 21.2% 7,663 77.9% 87 9,834 R+56.7
Newton 3,218 33.1% 6,479 66.6% 38 9,735 R+33.5
Tippah 2,623 27.2% 6,937 72.0% 69 9,629 R+44.8
Holmes 7,765 81.5% 1,714 18.0% 44 9,523 D+63.5
Covington 3,852 40.9% 5,523 58.6% 48 9,423 R+17.7
Leake 4,151 44.5% 5,148 55.2% 31 9,330 R+10.7
George 1,532 16.5% 7,700 82.9% 52 9,284 R+66.4
Jasper 5,025 54.7% 4,135 45.0% 27 9,187 D+9.7
Attala 3,849 42.0% 5,273 57.6% 40 9,162 R+15.5
Chickasaw 4,588 50.9% 4,395 48.7% 37 9,020 D+2.1
Clarke 3,121 37.3% 5,229 62.5% 22 8,372 R+25.2
Tishomingo 1,962 23.7% 6,249 75.4% 81 8,292 R+51.7
Smith 1,968 23.8% 6,265 75.7% 44 8,277 R+51.9
Walthall 3,456 44.6% 4,253 54.9% 40 7,749 R+10.3
Amite 3,348 43.9% 4,245 55.7% 33 7,626 R+11.8
Jefferson Davis 4,454 60.6% 2,871 39.1% 25 7,350 D+21.5
Stone 1,996 27.8% 5,149 71.6% 47 7,192 R+43.8
Calhoun 2,522 36.0% 4,467 63.7% 22 7,011 R+27.7
Lawrence 2,587 37.1% 4,369 62.6% 23 6,979 R+25.5
Tallahatchie 4,105 59.3% 2,786 40.2% 32 6,923 D+19.1
Yalobusha 3,151 46.3% 3,628 53.3% 22 6,801 R+7.0
Noxubee 5,030 76.4% 1,525 23.2% 25 6,580 D+53.3
Carroll 2,037 34.2% 3,902 65.5% 16 5,955 R+31.3
Greene 1,366 23.7% 4,361 75.6% 39 5,766 R+51.9
Montgomery 2,609 45.8% 3,071 53.9% 19 5,699 R+8.1
Perry 1,533 27.2% 4,067 72.1% 40 5,640 R+44.9
Claiborne 4,682 85.9% 748 13.7% 19 5,449 D+72.2
Webster 1,349 24.8% 4,072 74.9% 18 5,439 R+50.1
Kemper 3,256 62.5% 1,935 37.1% 18 5,209 D+25.4
Wilkinson 3,534 69.0% 1,560 30.5% 28 5,122 D+38.5
Humphreys 3,634 71.1% 1,462 28.6% 18 5,114 D+42.5
Franklin 1,733 37.1% 2,909 62.3% 25 4,667 R+25.2
Benton 2,227 48.3% 2,329 50.6% 50 4,606 R+2.2
Jefferson 3,883 86.9% 551 12.3% 36 4,470 D+74.5
Tunica 3,279 75.9% 1,017 23.5% 27 4,323 D+52.3
Quitman 2,803 67.5% 1,334 32.1% 18 4,155 D+35.4
Choctaw 1,459 35.5% 2,624 63.9% 22 4,105 R+28.4
Sharkey 1,907 68.4% 873 31.3% 10 2,790 D+37.1
Issaquena 579 61.2% 364 38.5% 3 946 D+22.7

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

Mississippi in every presidential election we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2024 Donald Trump (R) R+22.9
2020 Donald Trump (R) R+16.5
2016 Donald Trump (R) R+17.8
2012 Mitt Romney (R) R+11.5
2008 John McCain (R) R+13.2
2004 George W. Bush (R) R+19.7
2000 George W. Bush (R) R+16.9
1996 Bob Dole (R) R+5.1
1992 George H. W. Bush (R) R+8.9
1988 George H. W. Bush (R) R+20.8
1984 Ronald Reagan (R) R+24.5
1980 Ronald Reagan (R) R+1.3
1976 Jimmy Carter (D) D+1.9
1972 Richard Nixon (R) R+58.6
1968 George Wallace (other)
1964 Barry Goldwater (R) R+74.3
1960 Unpledged electors (other)
1956 Adlai Stevenson II (D) D+33.8
1952 Adlai Stevenson II (D) D+20.9
1948 Strom Thurmond (other)
1944 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+87.1
1940 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+91.5
1936 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+94.3
1932 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+92.4
1928 Al Smith (D) D+64.2
1924 John W. Davis (D) D+81.8
1920 James M. Cox (D) D+70.0
1916 Woodrow Wilson (D) D+87.9
1912 Woodrow Wilson (D) D+86.5
1908 William Jennings Bryan (D) D+83.6
1904 Alton B. Parker (D) D+85.5
1900 William Jennings Bryan (D) D+77.8
1896 William Jennings Bryan (D) D+84.1
1892 Grover Cleveland (D) D+73.6
1888 Grover Cleveland (D) D+47.8
1884 Grover Cleveland (D) D+28.7
1880 Winfield Scott Hancock (D) D+35.1
1876 Samuel J. Tilden (D) D+36.1
1872 Ulysses S. Grant (R) R+27.0