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2008 United States presidential election in Florida

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2008 United States presidential election in Florida

The 2008 United States presidential election in Florida took place on November 4, as part of the 2008 United States presidential election in which all 50 states plus the District of Columbia participated. Florida voters chose 27 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Florida was won by Democratic nominee Barack Obama by a 2.8% margin of victory. Prior to the election, most news organizations considered this state a toss-up, or swing state, as polls went back and forth between Obama and Republican nominee John McCain and it was heavily targeted by both campaigns. Weeks before the election, Obama experienced a sudden bump in polling and ended up winning the state with 51% of the vote. This marked only the second time since 1976 that the state was won by a Democrat in a presidential election, which also made Obama the first non-incumbent Democrat to win Florida since Jimmy Carter prevailed in 1976. Florida is also one of only three states that backed Obama twice that would go on to vote against his vice president Joe Biden in 2020, the other two being Iowa and Ohio. As of the 2024 election, this is the last time a Democrat won Flagler and Volusia counties.

Infobox

Turnout
75%
Nominee
Barack Obama
Party
Democratic
Home state
Illinois
Running mate
Joe Biden
Electoral vote
27
Popular vote
4,282,074
Percentage
51.03%

Tables

· Primary elections › Democratic primary
Candidate
Candidate
Florida Democratic Presidential Primary Results – 2008
Candidate
Florida Democratic Presidential Primary Results – 2008
Votes
Florida Democratic Presidential Primary Results – 2008
Percentage
Florida Democratic Presidential Primary Results – 2008
Delegates*
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
Florida Democratic Presidential Primary Results – 2008
Hillary Clinton
Florida Democratic Presidential Primary Results – 2008
870,986
Florida Democratic Presidential Primary Results – 2008
49.77%
Florida Democratic Presidential Primary Results – 2008
52.5
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
Florida Democratic Presidential Primary Results – 2008
Barack Obama
Florida Democratic Presidential Primary Results – 2008
576,214
Florida Democratic Presidential Primary Results – 2008
32.93%
Florida Democratic Presidential Primary Results – 2008
33.5
John Edwards
John Edwards
Florida Democratic Presidential Primary Results – 2008
John Edwards
Florida Democratic Presidential Primary Results – 2008
251,562
Florida Democratic Presidential Primary Results – 2008
14.38%
Florida Democratic Presidential Primary Results – 2008
6.5**
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
Florida Democratic Presidential Primary Results – 2008
Joe Biden
Florida Democratic Presidential Primary Results – 2008
15,704
Florida Democratic Presidential Primary Results – 2008
0.90%
Florida Democratic Presidential Primary Results – 2008
0
Bill Richardson
Bill Richardson
Florida Democratic Presidential Primary Results – 2008
Bill Richardson
Florida Democratic Presidential Primary Results – 2008
14,999
Florida Democratic Presidential Primary Results – 2008
0.86%
Florida Democratic Presidential Primary Results – 2008
0
Dennis Kucinich
Dennis Kucinich
Florida Democratic Presidential Primary Results – 2008
Dennis Kucinich
Florida Democratic Presidential Primary Results – 2008
9,703
Florida Democratic Presidential Primary Results – 2008
0.55%
Florida Democratic Presidential Primary Results – 2008
0
Christopher Dodd
Christopher Dodd
Florida Democratic Presidential Primary Results – 2008
Christopher Dodd
Florida Democratic Presidential Primary Results – 2008
5,477
Florida Democratic Presidential Primary Results – 2008
0.31%
Florida Democratic Presidential Primary Results – 2008
0
Mike Gravel
Mike Gravel
Florida Democratic Presidential Primary Results – 2008
Mike Gravel
Florida Democratic Presidential Primary Results – 2008
5,275
Florida Democratic Presidential Primary Results – 2008
0.30%
Florida Democratic Presidential Primary Results – 2008
0
Totals
Totals
Florida Democratic Presidential Primary Results – 2008
Totals
Florida Democratic Presidential Primary Results – 2008
1,749,920
Florida Democratic Presidential Primary Results – 2008
100.00%
Florida Democratic Presidential Primary Results – 2008
92.5
Florida Democratic Presidential Primary Results – 2008
Candidate
Votes
Percentage
Delegates*
Hillary Clinton
870,986
49.77%
52.5
Barack Obama
576,214
32.93%
33.5
John Edwards
251,562
14.38%
6.5**
Joe Biden
15,704
0.90%
0
Bill Richardson
14,999
0.86%
0
Dennis Kucinich
9,703
0.55%
0
Christopher Dodd
5,477
0.31%
0
Mike Gravel
5,275
0.30%
0
Totals
1,749,920
100.00%
92.5
· Primary elections › Republican primary
John McCain
John McCain
Candidate
John McCain
Votes
701,761
Percentage
36%
Counties
45
Delegates
57
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
Candidate
Mitt Romney
Votes
604,932
Percentage
31.03%
Counties
18
Delegates
0
Rudy Giuliani
Rudy Giuliani
Candidate
Rudy Giuliani
Votes
286,089
Percentage
14.68%
Counties
0
Delegates
0
Mike Huckabee
Mike Huckabee
Candidate
Mike Huckabee
Votes
262,681
Percentage
13.47%
Counties
4
Delegates
0
Ron Paul
Ron Paul
Candidate
Ron Paul
Votes
62,887
Percentage
3.23%
Counties
0
Delegates
0
Fred Thompson*
Fred Thompson*
Candidate
Fred Thompson*
Votes
22,668
Percentage
1.16%
Counties
0
Delegates
0
Alan Keyes
Alan Keyes
Candidate
Alan Keyes
Votes
4,060
Percentage
0.21%
Counties
0
Delegates
0
Duncan Hunter*
Duncan Hunter*
Candidate
Duncan Hunter*
Votes
2,847
Percentage
0.15%
Counties
0
Delegates
0
Tom Tancredo*
Tom Tancredo*
Candidate
Tom Tancredo*
Votes
1,573
Percentage
0.08%
Counties
0
Delegates
0
Totals
Totals
Candidate
Totals
Votes
1,949,498
Percentage
100%
Counties
67
Delegates
57
Candidate
Votes
Percentage
Counties
Delegates
John McCain
701,761
36%
45
57
Mitt Romney
604,932
31.03%
18
0
Rudy Giuliani
286,089
14.68%
0
0
Mike Huckabee
262,681
13.47%
4
0
Ron Paul
62,887
3.23%
0
0
Fred Thompson*
22,668
1.16%
0
0
Alan Keyes
4,060
0.21%
0
0
Duncan Hunter*
2,847
0.15%
0
0
Tom Tancredo*
1,573
0.08%
0
0
Totals
1,949,498
100%
67
57
Florida Green Party presidential primary (February 1, 2008)[3] · Primary elections › Green primary
Cynthia McKinney
Cynthia McKinney
Candidate
Cynthia McKinney
Votes
-
Percentage
-
National delegates
11
Ralph Nader
Ralph Nader
Candidate
Ralph Nader
Votes
-
Percentage
-
National delegates
2
Kent Mesplay
Kent Mesplay
Candidate
Kent Mesplay
Votes
-
Percentage
-
National delegates
1
Kat Swift
Kat Swift
Candidate
Kat Swift
Votes
-
Percentage
-
National delegates
1
Total
Total
Candidate
Total
Votes
-
Percentage
100%
National delegates
16
Candidate
Votes
Percentage
National delegates
Cynthia McKinney
-
-
11
Ralph Nader
-
-
2
Kent Mesplay
-
-
1
Kat Swift
-
-
1
Total
-
100%
16
· Campaign › Predictions
Likely R
Likely R
Source
D.C. Political Report
Ranking
Likely R
Toss-up
Toss-up
Source
Cook Political Report
Ranking
Toss-up
Toss-up
Toss-up
Source
The Takeaway
Ranking
Toss-up
Lean D (flip)
Lean D (flip)
Source
Electoral-vote.com
Ranking
Lean D (flip)
Lean D (flip)
Lean D (flip)
Source
Washington Post
Ranking
Lean D (flip)
Lean D (flip)
Lean D (flip)
Source
Politico
Ranking
Lean D (flip)
Toss-up
Toss-up
Source
RealClearPolitics
Ranking
Toss-up
Lean D (flip)
Lean D (flip)
Source
FiveThirtyEight
Ranking
Lean D (flip)
Toss-up
Toss-up
Source
CQ Politics
Ranking
Toss-up
Toss-up
Toss-up
Source
The New York Times
Ranking
Toss-up
Toss-up
Toss-up
Source
CNN
Ranking
Toss-up
Lean R
Lean R
Source
NPR
Ranking
Lean R
Toss-up
Toss-up
Source
MSNBC
Ranking
Toss-up
Toss-up
Toss-up
Source
Fox News
Ranking
Toss-up
Toss-up
Toss-up
Source
Associated Press
Ranking
Toss-up
Toss-up
Toss-up
Source
Rasmussen Reports
Ranking
Toss-up
Source
Ranking
Political Report
Likely R
Cook Political Report
Toss-up
The Takeaway
Toss-up
Electoral-vote.com
Lean D (flip)
Washington Post
Lean D (flip)
Politico
Lean D (flip)
RealClearPolitics
Toss-up
FiveThirtyEight
Lean D (flip)
CQ Politics
Toss-up
The New York Times
Toss-up
CNN
Toss-up
NPR
Lean R
MSNBC
Toss-up
Fox News
Toss-up
Associated Press
Toss-up
Rasmussen Reports
Toss-up
· Results
Party
Party
United States presidential election in Florida, 2008
Party
United States presidential election in Florida, 2008
Candidate
United States presidential election in Florida, 2008
Votes
United States presidential election in Florida, 2008
Percentage
United States presidential election in Florida, 2008
Electoral votes
Totals
Totals
United States presidential election in Florida, 2008
Totals
United States presidential election in Florida, 2008
8,390,744
United States presidential election in Florida, 2008
100.00%
United States presidential election in Florida, 2008
27
Voter turnout (Voting age population)
Voter turnout (Voting age population)
United States presidential election in Florida, 2008
Voter turnout (Voting age population)
United States presidential election in Florida, 2008
75.0%
United States presidential election in Florida, 2008
Party
Candidate
Votes
Percentage
Electoral votes
Democratic
Barack Obama
4,282,074
51.03%
27
Republican
John McCain
4,045,624
48.22%
0
Ecology
Ralph Nader
28,124
0.34%
0
Libertarian
Bob Barr
17,218
0.21%
0
Constitution
Chuck Baldwin
7,915
0.09%
0
Green
Cynthia A. McKinney
2,887
0.03%
0
America's Independent
Alan Keyes
2,550
0.03%
0
Socialism and Liberation
Gloria LaRiva
1,516
0.02%
0
Boston Tea
Charles Jay
795
0.01%
0
Socialist Workers
James Harris
533
0.01%
0
Objectivist
Thomas R. Stevens
419
0.00%
0
Socialist
Brian Moore
405
0.00%
0
Write-in
Gary Nettles
391
0.00%
0
Prohibition
Gene Amondson
293
0.00%
0
Totals
8,390,744
100.00%
27
Voter turnout (Voting age population)
75.0%
· Results › By county
#
#
County
#
Barack ObamaDemocratic
%
Barack ObamaDemocratic
#
John McCainRepublican
%
John McCainRepublican
#
Various candidatesOther parties
%
Various candidatesOther parties
#
Margin
%
Alachua
Alachua
County
Alachua
Barack ObamaDemocratic
75,565
Barack ObamaDemocratic
59.99%
John McCainRepublican
48,513
John McCainRepublican
38.51%
Various candidatesOther parties
1,889
Various candidatesOther parties
1.50%
Margin
27,052
Margin
21.48%
Total votes cast
125,967
Baker
Baker
County
Baker
Barack ObamaDemocratic
2,327
Barack ObamaDemocratic
20.99%
John McCainRepublican
8,672
John McCainRepublican
78.22%
Various candidatesOther parties
88
Various candidatesOther parties
0.79%
Margin
-6,345
Margin
-57.23%
Total votes cast
11,087
Bay
Bay
County
Bay
Barack ObamaDemocratic
23,653
Barack ObamaDemocratic
29.07%
John McCainRepublican
56,683
John McCainRepublican
69.66%
Various candidatesOther parties
1,030
Various candidatesOther parties
1.26%
Margin
-33,030
Margin
-40.59%
Total votes cast
81,366
Bradford
Bradford
County
Bradford
Barack ObamaDemocratic
3,430
Barack ObamaDemocratic
29.31%
John McCainRepublican
8,136
John McCainRepublican
69.52%
Various candidatesOther parties
137
Various candidatesOther parties
1.17%
Margin
-4,706
Margin
-40.21%
Total votes cast
11,703
Brevard
Brevard
County
Brevard
Barack ObamaDemocratic
127,620
Barack ObamaDemocratic
44.17%
John McCainRepublican
157,589
John McCainRepublican
54.54%
Various candidatesOther parties
3,718
Various candidatesOther parties
1.29%
Margin
-29,969
Margin
-10.37%
Total votes cast
288,927
Broward
Broward
County
Broward
Barack ObamaDemocratic
492,640
Barack ObamaDemocratic
67.02%
John McCainRepublican
237,729
John McCainRepublican
32.34%
Various candidatesOther parties
4,722
Various candidatesOther parties
0.64%
Margin
254,911
Margin
34.68%
Total votes cast
735,091
Calhoun
Calhoun
County
Calhoun
Barack ObamaDemocratic
1,821
Barack ObamaDemocratic
29.07%
John McCainRepublican
4,345
John McCainRepublican
69.36%
Various candidatesOther parties
98
Various candidatesOther parties
1.56%
Margin
-2,524
Margin
-40.29%
Total votes cast
6,264
Charlotte
Charlotte
County
Charlotte
Barack ObamaDemocratic
39,031
Barack ObamaDemocratic
45.65%
John McCainRepublican
45,205
John McCainRepublican
52.87%
Various candidatesOther parties
1,263
Various candidatesOther parties
1.48%
Margin
-6,174
Margin
-7.22%
Total votes cast
85,499
Citrus
Citrus
County
Citrus
Barack ObamaDemocratic
31,460
Barack ObamaDemocratic
41.12%
John McCainRepublican
43,706
John McCainRepublican
57.13%
Various candidatesOther parties
1,343
Various candidatesOther parties
1.75%
Margin
-12,246
Margin
-16.01%
Total votes cast
76,509
Clay
Clay
County
Clay
Barack ObamaDemocratic
26,697
Barack ObamaDemocratic
28.18%
John McCainRepublican
67,203
John McCainRepublican
70.95%
Various candidatesOther parties
823
Various candidatesOther parties
0.88%
Margin
-40,506
Margin
-42.77%
Total votes cast
94,723
Collier
Collier
County
Collier
Barack ObamaDemocratic
54,450
Barack ObamaDemocratic
38.35%
John McCainRepublican
86,379
John McCainRepublican
60.84%
Various candidatesOther parties
1,159
Various candidatesOther parties
0.82%
Margin
-31,929
Margin
-22.49%
Total votes cast
141,988
Columbia
Columbia
County
Columbia
Barack ObamaDemocratic
9,171
Barack ObamaDemocratic
32.50%
John McCainRepublican
18,670
John McCainRepublican
66.17%
Various candidatesOther parties
374
Various candidatesOther parties
1.32%
Margin
-9,499
Margin
-33.67%
Total votes cast
28,215
DeSoto
DeSoto
County
DeSoto
Barack ObamaDemocratic
4,383
Barack ObamaDemocratic
43.12%
John McCainRepublican
5,632
John McCainRepublican
55.41%
Various candidatesOther parties
149
Various candidatesOther parties
1.46%
Margin
-1,249
Margin
-12.29%
Total votes cast
10,164
Dixie
Dixie
County
Dixie
Barack ObamaDemocratic
1,925
Barack ObamaDemocratic
26.40%
John McCainRepublican
5,194
John McCainRepublican
71.22%
Various candidatesOther parties
174
Various candidatesOther parties
2.39%
Margin
-3,269
Margin
-44.82%
Total votes cast
7,293
Duval
Duval
County
Duval
Barack ObamaDemocratic
202,618
Barack ObamaDemocratic
48.63%
John McCainRepublican
210,537
John McCainRepublican
50.53%
Various candidatesOther parties
3,538
Various candidatesOther parties
0.85%
Margin
-7,919
Margin
-1.90%
Total votes cast
416,693
Escambia
Escambia
County
Escambia
Barack ObamaDemocratic
61,572
Barack ObamaDemocratic
39.76%
John McCainRepublican
91,411
John McCainRepublican
59.02%
Various candidatesOther parties
1,891
Various candidatesOther parties
1.22%
Margin
-29,839
Margin
-19.26%
Total votes cast
154,874
Flagler
Flagler
County
Flagler
Barack ObamaDemocratic
24,726
Barack ObamaDemocratic
50.24%
John McCainRepublican
23,951
John McCainRepublican
48.66%
Various candidatesOther parties
540
Various candidatesOther parties
1.10%
Margin
775
Margin
1.58%
Total votes cast
49,217
Franklin
Franklin
County
Franklin
Barack ObamaDemocratic
2,134
Barack ObamaDemocratic
35.28%
John McCainRepublican
3,818
John McCainRepublican
63.12%
Various candidatesOther parties
97
Various candidatesOther parties
1.61%
Margin
-1,684
Margin
-27.84%
Total votes cast
6,049
Gadsden
Gadsden
County
Gadsden
Barack ObamaDemocratic
15,582
Barack ObamaDemocratic
69.14%
John McCainRepublican
6,811
John McCainRepublican
30.22%
Various candidatesOther parties
145
Various candidatesOther parties
0.64%
Margin
8,771
Margin
38.92%
Total votes cast
22,538
Gilchrist
Gilchrist
County
Gilchrist
Barack ObamaDemocratic
1,996
Barack ObamaDemocratic
25.53%
John McCainRepublican
5,656
John McCainRepublican
72.34%
Various candidatesOther parties
167
Various candidatesOther parties
2.14%
Margin
-3,660
Margin
-46.81%
Total votes cast
7,819
Glades
Glades
County
Glades
Barack ObamaDemocratic
1,674
Barack ObamaDemocratic
39.29%
John McCainRepublican
2,533
John McCainRepublican
59.45%
Various candidatesOther parties
54
Various candidatesOther parties
1.27%
Margin
-859
Margin
-20.16%
Total votes cast
4,261
Gulf
Gulf
County
Gulf
Barack ObamaDemocratic
2,149
Barack ObamaDemocratic
29.77%
John McCainRepublican
4,980
John McCainRepublican
68.99%
Various candidatesOther parties
89
Various candidatesOther parties
1.23%
Margin
-2,831
Margin
-39.22%
Total votes cast
7,218
Hamilton
Hamilton
County
Hamilton
Barack ObamaDemocratic
2,364
Barack ObamaDemocratic
42.24%
John McCainRepublican
3,179
John McCainRepublican
56.81%
Various candidatesOther parties
53
Various candidatesOther parties
0.95%
Margin
-815
Margin
-14.57%
Total votes cast
5,596
Hardee
Hardee
County
Hardee
Barack ObamaDemocratic
2,568
Barack ObamaDemocratic
34.51%
John McCainRepublican
4,763
John McCainRepublican
64.00%
Various candidatesOther parties
111
Various candidatesOther parties
1.48%
Margin
-2,195
Margin
-29.49%
Total votes cast
7,442
Hendry
Hendry
County
Hendry
Barack ObamaDemocratic
4,998
Barack ObamaDemocratic
45.78%
John McCainRepublican
5,780
John McCainRepublican
52.94%
Various candidatesOther parties
139
Various candidatesOther parties
1.28%
Margin
-782
Margin
-7.16%
Total votes cast
10,917
Hernando
Hernando
County
Hernando
Barack ObamaDemocratic
41,886
Barack ObamaDemocratic
47.46%
John McCainRepublican
45,021
John McCainRepublican
51.01%
Various candidatesOther parties
1,350
Various candidatesOther parties
1.52%
Margin
-3,135
Margin
-3.55%
Total votes cast
88,257
Highlands
Highlands
County
Highlands
Barack ObamaDemocratic
18,135
Barack ObamaDemocratic
40.37%
John McCainRepublican
26,221
John McCainRepublican
58.37%
Various candidatesOther parties
566
Various candidatesOther parties
1.27%
Margin
-8,086
Margin
-18.00%
Total votes cast
44,922
Hillsborough
Hillsborough
County
Hillsborough
Barack ObamaDemocratic
272,963
Barack ObamaDemocratic
53.05%
John McCainRepublican
236,355
John McCainRepublican
45.94%
Various candidatesOther parties
5,183
Various candidatesOther parties
1.01%
Margin
36,608
Margin
7.11%
Total votes cast
514,501
Holmes
Holmes
County
Holmes
Barack ObamaDemocratic
1,446
Barack ObamaDemocratic
16.78%
John McCainRepublican
7,033
John McCainRepublican
81.63%
Various candidatesOther parties
137
Various candidatesOther parties
1.59%
Margin
-5,587
Margin
-64.85%
Total votes cast
8,616
Indian River
Indian River
County
Indian River
Barack ObamaDemocratic
29,710
Barack ObamaDemocratic
41.96%
John McCainRepublican
40,176
John McCainRepublican
56.74%
Various candidatesOther parties
916
Various candidatesOther parties
1.30%
Margin
-10,466
Margin
-14.78%
Total votes cast
70,802
Jackson
Jackson
County
Jackson
Barack ObamaDemocratic
7,671
Barack ObamaDemocratic
35.49%
John McCainRepublican
13,717
John McCainRepublican
63.47%
Various candidatesOther parties
225
Various candidatesOther parties
1.04%
Margin
-6,046
Margin
-27.98%
Total votes cast
21,613
Jefferson
Jefferson
County
Jefferson
Barack ObamaDemocratic
4,088
Barack ObamaDemocratic
51.24%
John McCainRepublican
3,797
John McCainRepublican
47.59%
Various candidatesOther parties
93
Various candidatesOther parties
1.16%
Margin
291
Margin
3.65%
Total votes cast
7,978
Lafayette
Lafayette
County
Lafayette
Barack ObamaDemocratic
642
Barack ObamaDemocratic
19.01%
John McCainRepublican
2,679
John McCainRepublican
79.33%
Various candidatesOther parties
56
Various candidatesOther parties
1.66%
Margin
-2,037
Margin
-60.32%
Total votes cast
3,377
Lake
Lake
County
Lake
Barack ObamaDemocratic
62,948
Barack ObamaDemocratic
42.71%
John McCainRepublican
82,802
John McCainRepublican
56.19%
Various candidatesOther parties
1,621
Various candidatesOther parties
1.10%
Margin
-19,854
Margin
-13.48%
Total votes cast
147,371
Lee
Lee
County
Lee
Barack ObamaDemocratic
119,701
Barack ObamaDemocratic
44.34%
John McCainRepublican
147,608
John McCainRepublican
54.67%
Various candidatesOther parties
2,688
Various candidatesOther parties
0.99%
Margin
-27,907
Margin
-10.33%
Total votes cast
269,977
Leon
Leon
County
Leon
Barack ObamaDemocratic
91,747
Barack ObamaDemocratic
61.60%
John McCainRepublican
55,705
John McCainRepublican
37.40%
Various candidatesOther parties
1,483
Various candidatesOther parties
0.99%
Margin
36,042
Margin
24.20%
Total votes cast
148,935
Levy
Levy
County
Levy
Barack ObamaDemocratic
6,711
Barack ObamaDemocratic
35.72%
John McCainRepublican
11,754
John McCainRepublican
62.56%
Various candidatesOther parties
324
Various candidatesOther parties
1.73%
Margin
-5,043
Margin
-26.84%
Total votes cast
18,789
Liberty
Liberty
County
Liberty
Barack ObamaDemocratic
895
Barack ObamaDemocratic
27.24%
John McCainRepublican
2,339
John McCainRepublican
71.18%
Various candidatesOther parties
52
Various candidatesOther parties
1.58%
Margin
-1,444
Margin
-43.94%
Total votes cast
3,286
Madison
Madison
County
Madison
Barack ObamaDemocratic
4,270
Barack ObamaDemocratic
47.94%
John McCainRepublican
4,544
John McCainRepublican
51.02%
Various candidatesOther parties
93
Various candidatesOther parties
1.04%
Margin
-274
Margin
-3.08%
Total votes cast
8,907
Manatee
Manatee
County
Manatee
Barack ObamaDemocratic
70,034
Barack ObamaDemocratic
45.93%
John McCainRepublican
80,721
John McCainRepublican
52.94%
Various candidatesOther parties
1,712
Various candidatesOther parties
1.12%
Margin
-10,687
Margin
-7.01%
Total votes cast
152,467
Marion
Marion
County
Marion
Barack ObamaDemocratic
70,839
Barack ObamaDemocratic
43.58%
John McCainRepublican
89,628
John McCainRepublican
55.14%
Various candidatesOther parties
2,075
Various candidatesOther parties
1.28%
Margin
-18,789
Margin
-11.56%
Total votes cast
162,542
Martin
Martin
County
Martin
Barack ObamaDemocratic
33,508
Barack ObamaDemocratic
42.67%
John McCainRepublican
44,143
John McCainRepublican
56.22%
Various candidatesOther parties
871
Various candidatesOther parties
1.10%
Margin
-10,635
Margin
-13.55%
Total votes cast
78,522
Miami-Dade
Miami-Dade
County
Miami-Dade
Barack ObamaDemocratic
499,831
Barack ObamaDemocratic
57.81%
John McCainRepublican
360,551
John McCainRepublican
41.70%
Various candidatesOther parties
4,254
Various candidatesOther parties
0.49%
Margin
139,280
Margin
16.11%
Total votes cast
864,636
Monroe
Monroe
County
Monroe
Barack ObamaDemocratic
20,907
Barack ObamaDemocratic
51.75%
John McCainRepublican
18,933
John McCainRepublican
46.86%
Various candidatesOther parties
563
Various candidatesOther parties
1.39%
Margin
1,974
Margin
4.89%
Total votes cast
40,403
Nassau
Nassau
County
Nassau
Barack ObamaDemocratic
10,618
Barack ObamaDemocratic
27.66%
John McCainRepublican
27,403
John McCainRepublican
71.38%
Various candidatesOther parties
371
Various candidatesOther parties
0.97%
Margin
-16,785
Margin
-43.72%
Total votes cast
38,392
Okaloosa
Okaloosa
County
Okaloosa
Barack ObamaDemocratic
25,872
Barack ObamaDemocratic
27.01%
John McCainRepublican
68,789
John McCainRepublican
71.82%
Various candidatesOther parties
1,120
Various candidatesOther parties
1.17%
Margin
-42,917
Margin
-44.81%
Total votes cast
95,781
Okeechobee
Okeechobee
County
Okeechobee
Barack ObamaDemocratic
5,108
Barack ObamaDemocratic
39.79%
John McCainRepublican
7,561
John McCainRepublican
58.89%
Various candidatesOther parties
170
Various candidatesOther parties
1.32%
Margin
-2,453
Margin
-19.10%
Total votes cast
12,839
Orange
Orange
County
Orange
Barack ObamaDemocratic
273,009
Barack ObamaDemocratic
58.96%
John McCainRepublican
186,832
John McCainRepublican
40.35%
Various candidatesOther parties
3,198
Various candidatesOther parties
0.69%
Margin
86,177
Margin
18.61%
Total votes cast
463,039
Osceola
Osceola
County
Osceola
Barack ObamaDemocratic
59,962
Barack ObamaDemocratic
59.41%
John McCainRepublican
40,086
John McCainRepublican
39.72%
Various candidatesOther parties
877
Various candidatesOther parties
0.87%
Margin
19,876
Margin
19.69%
Total votes cast
100,925
Palm Beach
Palm Beach
County
Palm Beach
Barack ObamaDemocratic
361,271
Barack ObamaDemocratic
61.08%
John McCainRepublican
226,037
John McCainRepublican
38.22%
Various candidatesOther parties
4,128
Various candidatesOther parties
0.70%
Margin
135,234
Margin
22.86%
Total votes cast
591,436
Pasco
Pasco
County
Pasco
Barack ObamaDemocratic
102,417
Barack ObamaDemocratic
47.51%
John McCainRepublican
110,104
John McCainRepublican
51.07%
Various candidatesOther parties
3,068
Various candidatesOther parties
1.42%
Margin
-7,687
Margin
-3.56%
Total votes cast
215,589
Pinellas
Pinellas
County
Pinellas
Barack ObamaDemocratic
248,299
Barack ObamaDemocratic
53.38%
John McCainRepublican
210,066
John McCainRepublican
45.16%
Various candidatesOther parties
6,787
Various candidatesOther parties
1.46%
Margin
38,233
Margin
8.22%
Total votes cast
465,152
Polk
Polk
County
Polk
Barack ObamaDemocratic
113,865
Barack ObamaDemocratic
46.34%
John McCainRepublican
128,878
John McCainRepublican
52.45%
Various candidatesOther parties
2,961
Various candidatesOther parties
1.20%
Margin
-15,013
Margin
-6.11%
Total votes cast
245,704
Putnam
Putnam
County
Putnam
Barack ObamaDemocratic
13,236
Barack ObamaDemocratic
39.77%
John McCainRepublican
19,637
John McCainRepublican
59.01%
Various candidatesOther parties
406
Various candidatesOther parties
1.22%
Margin
-6,401
Margin
-19.24%
Total votes cast
33,279
St. Johns
St. Johns
County
St. Johns
Barack ObamaDemocratic
35,791
Barack ObamaDemocratic
33.74%
John McCainRepublican
69,222
John McCainRepublican
65.25%
Various candidatesOther parties
1,068
Various candidatesOther parties
1.00%
Margin
-33,431
Margin
-31.51%
Total votes cast
106,081
St. Lucie
St. Lucie
County
St. Lucie
Barack ObamaDemocratic
67,125
Barack ObamaDemocratic
55.49%
John McCainRepublican
52,512
John McCainRepublican
43.41%
Various candidatesOther parties
1,337
Various candidatesOther parties
1.11%
Margin
14,613
Margin
12.08%
Total votes cast
120,974
Santa Rosa
Santa Rosa
County
Santa Rosa
Barack ObamaDemocratic
19,470
Barack ObamaDemocratic
25.49%
John McCainRepublican
55,972
John McCainRepublican
73.28%
Various candidatesOther parties
935
Various candidatesOther parties
1.23%
Margin
-36,502
Margin
-47.79%
Total votes cast
76,377
Sarasota
Sarasota
County
Sarasota
Barack ObamaDemocratic
102,686
Barack ObamaDemocratic
49.37%
John McCainRepublican
102,897
John McCainRepublican
49.47%
Various candidatesOther parties
2,422
Various candidatesOther parties
1.16%
Margin
-211
Margin
-0.10%
Total votes cast
208,005
Seminole
Seminole
County
Seminole
Barack ObamaDemocratic
99,335
Barack ObamaDemocratic
48.12%
John McCainRepublican
105,070
John McCainRepublican
50.90%
Various candidatesOther parties
2,021
Various candidatesOther parties
0.98%
Margin
-5,735
Margin
-2.78%
Total votes cast
206,426
Sumter
Sumter
County
Sumter
Barack ObamaDemocratic
17,655
Barack ObamaDemocratic
36.04%
John McCainRepublican
30,866
John McCainRepublican
63.01%
Various candidatesOther parties
462
Various candidatesOther parties
0.95%
Margin
-13,211
Margin
-26.97%
Total votes cast
48,983
Suwannee
Suwannee
County
Suwannee
Barack ObamaDemocratic
4,916
Barack ObamaDemocratic
27.76%
John McCainRepublican
12,534
John McCainRepublican
70.77%
Various candidatesOther parties
261
Various candidatesOther parties
1.48%
Margin
-7,618
Margin
-43.01%
Total votes cast
17,711
Taylor
Taylor
County
Taylor
Barack ObamaDemocratic
2,803
Barack ObamaDemocratic
29.86%
John McCainRepublican
6,457
John McCainRepublican
68.79%
Various candidatesOther parties
127
Various candidatesOther parties
1.36%
Margin
-3,654
Margin
-38.93%
Total votes cast
9,387
Union
Union
County
Union
Barack ObamaDemocratic
1,300
Barack ObamaDemocratic
24.48%
John McCainRepublican
3,940
John McCainRepublican
74.20%
Various candidatesOther parties
70
Various candidatesOther parties
1.31%
Margin
-2,640
Margin
-49.72%
Total votes cast
5,310
Volusia
Volusia
County
Volusia
Barack ObamaDemocratic
127,795
Barack ObamaDemocratic
52.19%
John McCainRepublican
113,938
John McCainRepublican
46.53%
Various candidatesOther parties
3,122
Various candidatesOther parties
1.27%
Margin
13,857
Margin
5.66%
Total votes cast
244,855
Wakulla
Wakulla
County
Wakulla
Barack ObamaDemocratic
5,311
Barack ObamaDemocratic
36.94%
John McCainRepublican
8,877
John McCainRepublican
61.75%
Various candidatesOther parties
188
Various candidatesOther parties
1.31%
Margin
-3,566
Margin
-24.81%
Total votes cast
14,376
Walton
Walton
County
Walton
Barack ObamaDemocratic
7,174
Barack ObamaDemocratic
26.43%
John McCainRepublican
19,561
John McCainRepublican
72.08%
Various candidatesOther parties
404
Various candidatesOther parties
1.48%
Margin
-12,387
Margin
-45.65%
Total votes cast
27,139
Washington
Washington
County
Washington
Barack ObamaDemocratic
2,863
Barack ObamaDemocratic
25.64%
John McCainRepublican
8,178
John McCainRepublican
73.23%
Various candidatesOther parties
126
Various candidatesOther parties
1.12%
Margin
-5,315
Margin
-47.59%
Total votes cast
11,167
Totals
Totals
County
Totals
Barack ObamaDemocratic
4,282,367
Barack ObamaDemocratic
50.91%
John McCainRepublican
4,046,219
John McCainRepublican
48.10%
Various candidatesOther parties
83,662
Various candidatesOther parties
0.99%
Margin
236,148
Margin
2.81%
Total votes cast
8,412,248
County
Barack ObamaDemocratic
John McCainRepublican
Various candidatesOther parties
Margin
Total votes cast
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
Alachua
75,565
59.99%
48,513
38.51%
1,889
1.50%
27,052
21.48%
125,967
Baker
2,327
20.99%
8,672
78.22%
88
0.79%
-6,345
-57.23%
11,087
Bay
23,653
29.07%
56,683
69.66%
1,030
1.26%
-33,030
-40.59%
81,366
Bradford
3,430
29.31%
8,136
69.52%
137
1.17%
-4,706
-40.21%
11,703
Brevard
127,620
44.17%
157,589
54.54%
3,718
1.29%
-29,969
-10.37%
288,927
Broward
492,640
67.02%
237,729
32.34%
4,722
0.64%
254,911
34.68%
735,091
Calhoun
1,821
29.07%
4,345
69.36%
98
1.56%
-2,524
-40.29%
6,264
Charlotte
39,031
45.65%
45,205
52.87%
1,263
1.48%
-6,174
-7.22%
85,499
Citrus
31,460
41.12%
43,706
57.13%
1,343
1.75%
-12,246
-16.01%
76,509
Clay
26,697
28.18%
67,203
70.95%
823
0.88%
-40,506
-42.77%
94,723
Collier
54,450
38.35%
86,379
60.84%
1,159
0.82%
-31,929
-22.49%
141,988
Columbia
9,171
32.50%
18,670
66.17%
374
1.32%
-9,499
-33.67%
28,215
DeSoto
4,383
43.12%
5,632
55.41%
149
1.46%
-1,249
-12.29%
10,164
Dixie
1,925
26.40%
5,194
71.22%
174
2.39%
-3,269
-44.82%
7,293
Duval
202,618
48.63%
210,537
50.53%
3,538
0.85%
-7,919
-1.90%
416,693
Escambia
61,572
39.76%
91,411
59.02%
1,891
1.22%
-29,839
-19.26%
154,874
Flagler
24,726
50.24%
23,951
48.66%
540
1.10%
775
1.58%
49,217
Franklin
2,134
35.28%
3,818
63.12%
97
1.61%
-1,684
-27.84%
6,049
Gadsden
15,582
69.14%
6,811
30.22%
145
0.64%
8,771
38.92%
22,538
Gilchrist
1,996
25.53%
5,656
72.34%
167
2.14%
-3,660
-46.81%
7,819
Glades
1,674
39.29%
2,533
59.45%
54
1.27%
-859
-20.16%
4,261
Gulf
2,149
29.77%
4,980
68.99%
89
1.23%
-2,831
-39.22%
7,218
Hamilton
2,364
42.24%
3,179
56.81%
53
0.95%
-815
-14.57%
5,596
Hardee
2,568
34.51%
4,763
64.00%
111
1.48%
-2,195
-29.49%
7,442
Hendry
4,998
45.78%
5,780
52.94%
139
1.28%
-782
-7.16%
10,917
Hernando
41,886
47.46%
45,021
51.01%
1,350
1.52%
-3,135
-3.55%
88,257
Highlands
18,135
40.37%
26,221
58.37%
566
1.27%
-8,086
-18.00%
44,922
Hillsborough
272,963
53.05%
236,355
45.94%
5,183
1.01%
36,608
7.11%
514,501
Holmes
1,446
16.78%
7,033
81.63%
137
1.59%
-5,587
-64.85%
8,616
Indian River
29,710
41.96%
40,176
56.74%
916
1.30%
-10,466
-14.78%
70,802
Jackson
7,671
35.49%
13,717
63.47%
225
1.04%
-6,046
-27.98%
21,613
Jefferson
4,088
51.24%
3,797
47.59%
93
1.16%
291
3.65%
7,978
Lafayette
642
19.01%
2,679
79.33%
56
1.66%
-2,037
-60.32%
3,377
Lake
62,948
42.71%
82,802
56.19%
1,621
1.10%
-19,854
-13.48%
147,371
Lee
119,701
44.34%
147,608
54.67%
2,688
0.99%
-27,907
-10.33%
269,977
Leon
91,747
61.60%
55,705
37.40%
1,483
0.99%
36,042
24.20%
148,935
Levy
6,711
35.72%
11,754
62.56%
324
1.73%
-5,043
-26.84%
18,789
Liberty
895
27.24%
2,339
71.18%
52
1.58%
-1,444
-43.94%
3,286
Madison
4,270
47.94%
4,544
51.02%
93
1.04%
-274
-3.08%
8,907
Manatee
70,034
45.93%
80,721
52.94%
1,712
1.12%
-10,687
-7.01%
152,467
Marion
70,839
43.58%
89,628
55.14%
2,075
1.28%
-18,789
-11.56%
162,542
Martin
33,508
42.67%
44,143
56.22%
871
1.10%
-10,635
-13.55%
78,522
Miami-Dade
499,831
57.81%
360,551
41.70%
4,254
0.49%
139,280
16.11%
864,636
Monroe
20,907
51.75%
18,933
46.86%
563
1.39%
1,974
4.89%
40,403
Nassau
10,618
27.66%
27,403
71.38%
371
0.97%
-16,785
-43.72%
38,392
Okaloosa
25,872
27.01%
68,789
71.82%
1,120
1.17%
-42,917
-44.81%
95,781
Okeechobee
5,108
39.79%
7,561
58.89%
170
1.32%
-2,453
-19.10%
12,839
Orange
273,009
58.96%
186,832
40.35%
3,198
0.69%
86,177
18.61%
463,039
· Results › By congressional district
1st
1st
District
1st
McCain
66.66%
Obama
32.10%
Representative
Jeff Miller
2nd
2nd
District
2nd
McCain
54.27%
Obama
44.58%
Representative
Allen Boyd
3rd
3rd
District
3rd
McCain
25.99%
Obama
73.30%
Representative
Corrine Brown
4th
4th
District
4th
McCain
61.35%
Obama
37.66%
Representative
Ander Crenshaw
5th
5th
District
5th
McCain
55.57%
Obama
43.18%
Representative
Ginny Brown-Waite
6th
6th
District
6th
McCain
56.04%
Obama
42.82%
Representative
Cliff Stearns
7th
7th
District
7th
McCain
53.20%
Obama
45.68%
Representative
John Mica
8th
8th
District
8th
McCain
46.77%
Obama
52.47%
Representative
Ric Keller (110th Congress)
Alan Grayson (111th Congress)
Alan Grayson (111th Congress)
District
Alan Grayson (111th Congress)
9th
9th
District
9th
McCain
52.17%
Obama
46.57%
Representative
Gus Bilirakis
10th
10th
District
10th
McCain
47.17%
Obama
51.30%
Representative
Bill Young
11th
11th
District
11th
McCain
33.08%
Obama
65.93%
Representative
Kathy Castor
12th
12th
District
12th
McCain
50.23%
Obama
48.84%
Representative
Adam Putnam
13th
13th
District
13th
McCain
52.05%
Obama
46.76%
Representative
Vern Buchanan
14th
14th
District
14th
McCain
56.76%
Obama
42.28%
Representative
Connie Mack IV
15th
15th
District
15th
McCain
51.15%
Obama
47.67%
Representative
Bill Posey
16th
16th
District
16th
McCain
51.80%
Obama
47.11%
Representative
Tim Mahoney (110th Congress)
Tom Rooney (111th Congress)
Tom Rooney (111th Congress)
District
Tom Rooney (111th Congress)
17th
17th
District
17th
McCain
12.37%
Obama
87.25%
Representative
Kendrick Meek
18th
18th
District
18th
McCain
48.55%
Obama
50.74%
Representative
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
19th
19th
District
19th
McCain
33.92%
Obama
65.42%
Representative
Robert Wexler
20th
20th
District
20th
McCain
35.99%
Obama
63.25%
Representative
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
21st
21st
District
21st
McCain
50.83%
Obama
48.68%
Representative
Lincoln Díaz-Balart
22nd
22nd
District
22nd
McCain
47.59%
Obama
51.63%
Representative
Ron Klein
23rd
23rd
District
23rd
McCain
16.83%
Obama
82.68%
Representative
Alcee Hastings
24th
24th
District
24th
McCain
50.47%
Obama
48.52%
Representative
Tom Feeney (110th Congress)
Suzanne Kosmas (111th Congress)
Suzanne Kosmas (111th Congress)
District
Suzanne Kosmas (111th Congress)
25th
25th
District
25th
McCain
50.25%
Obama
49.22%
Representative
Mario Díaz-Balart
District
McCain
Obama
Representative
1st
66.66%
32.10%
Jeff Miller
2nd
54.27%
44.58%
Allen Boyd
3rd
25.99%
73.30%
Corrine Brown
4th
61.35%
37.66%
Ander Crenshaw
5th
55.57%
43.18%
Ginny Brown-Waite
6th
56.04%
42.82%
Cliff Stearns
7th
53.20%
45.68%
John Mica
8th
46.77%
52.47%
Ric Keller (110th Congress)
Alan Grayson (111th Congress)
9th
52.17%
46.57%
Gus Bilirakis
10th
47.17%
51.30%
Bill Young
11th
33.08%
65.93%
Kathy Castor
12th
50.23%
48.84%
Adam Putnam
13th
52.05%
46.76%
Vern Buchanan
14th
56.76%
42.28%
Connie Mack IV
15th
51.15%
47.67%
Bill Posey
16th
51.80%
47.11%
Tim Mahoney (110th Congress)
Tom Rooney (111th Congress)
17th
12.37%
87.25%
Kendrick Meek
18th
48.55%
50.74%
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
19th
33.92%
65.42%
Robert Wexler
20th
35.99%
63.25%
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
21st
50.83%
48.68%
Lincoln Díaz-Balart
22nd
47.59%
51.63%
Ron Klein
23rd
16.83%
82.68%
Alcee Hastings
24th
50.47%
48.52%
Tom Feeney (110th Congress)
Suzanne Kosmas (111th Congress)
25th
50.25%
49.22%
Mario Díaz-Balart

References

  1. Florida Division of Elections
    https://dos.fl.gov/elections/data-statistics/elections-data/voter-turnout/
  2. "January 29, 2008 Presidential Preference Republican Primary"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20080522040059/http://election.dos.state.fl.us/elections/resultsarchive/Index.asp?ElectionDate=1%2F29%2F2008&DATAMODE=
  3. "Size of State / Caucus Delegations"
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