For the 2008 United States presidential election, Democratic Party presidential candidate (and US President-Elect) Barack Obama won the District's electoral vote, with 3,325 more votes cast for him than for his key general-election challenger, Republican candidate John McCain.
For the 2008 United States presidential election, Democratic Party presidential candidate (and US President-Elect) Barack Obama targeted the district as a strategy of gaining the upper hand in a potential tie in the overall electoral vote. He won the District's electoral vote with 3,325 more votes cast for him than for his key general-election challenger, Republican candidate John McCain.