<Table> United States presidential election , 2008 <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Td> ← 2004 </Td> <Td> November 4 , 2008 </Td> <Td> 2012 → </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> All 538 electoral votes of the Electoral College 270 electoral votes needed to win </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Turnout </Th> <Td> 58.2 % 1.5 pp </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Nominee </Th> <Td> Barack Obama </Td> <Td> John McCain </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Party </Th> <Td> Democratic </Td> <Td> Republican </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Home state </Th> <Td> Illinois </Td> <Td> Arizona </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Running mate </Th> <Td> Joe Biden </Td> <Td> Sarah Palin </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Electoral vote </Th> <Td> 365 </Td> <Td> 173 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> States carried </Th> <Td> 28 + DC + NE - 02 </Td> <Td> 22 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Popular vote </Th> <Td> 69,498,516 </Td> <Td> 59,948,323 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Percentage </Th> <Td> 52.9 % </Td> <Td> 45.7 % </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Presidential election results map . Blue denotes those won by Obama / Biden , red denotes states won by McCain / Palin . Numbers indicate electoral votes allotted to the winner of each state . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Td> President before election <P> George W. Bush Republican </P> </Td> <Td> Elected President <P> Barack Obama Democratic </P> </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> </Table>
<Table> United States presidential election , 2008 <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Td> ← 2004 </Td> <Td> November 4 , 2008 </Td> <Td> 2012 → </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> All 538 electoral votes of the Electoral College 270 electoral votes needed to win </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Turnout </Th> <Td> 58.2 % 1.5 pp </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Nominee </Th> <Td> Barack Obama </Td> <Td> John McCain </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Party </Th> <Td> Democratic </Td> <Td> Republican </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Home state </Th> <Td> Illinois </Td> <Td> Arizona </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Running mate </Th> <Td> Joe Biden </Td> <Td> Sarah Palin </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Electoral vote </Th> <Td> 365 </Td> <Td> 173 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> States carried </Th> <Td> 28 + DC + NE - 02 </Td> <Td> 22 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Popular vote </Th> <Td> 69,498,516 </Td> <Td> 59,948,323 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Percentage </Th> <Td> 52.9 % </Td> <Td> 45.7 % </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Presidential election results map . Blue denotes those won by Obama / Biden , red denotes states won by McCain / Palin . Numbers indicate electoral votes allotted to the winner of each state . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Td> President before election <P> George W. Bush Republican </P> </Td> <Td> Elected President <P> Barack Obama Democratic </P> </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> </Table>
who won the popular vote in the 2008 presidential election
who won the popular vote in the 2008 presidential election
Barack Obama
Barack Obama