 In the 2008 election, Barack Obama carried the county by a 33.2% margin over John McCain, while McCain won statewide by a 25.3% margin.It was one of three counties (with Latah and Teton) in Idaho won by Obama in 2008, and by far the highest margin.Obama also carried Blaine County in 2012 with 58.8 percent of the vote, compared to Mitt Romney's 38.7 percent.