2008 United States presidential election in Florida

none June 2025 September 2023 2008 United States presidential election 2008 United States presidential election in Florida Florida presidential no 2004 United States presidential election in Florida 2004 November 4, 2008 2012 United States presidential election in Florida 2012 75%2021 Voter Turnout https://dos.fl.gov/elections/data-statistics/elections-data/voter-turnout/ live Florida Division of Elections https://web.archive.org/web/20150602000936/http://dos.myflorida.com:80/elections/data-statistics/elections-data/voter-turnout/ 2015-06-02 x200px Obama portrait crop.jpg Barack Obama Democratic Party (United States) Illinois Joe Biden 27 4,282,074 4,282,074 8,390,744 2 yes John McCain official portrait 2009 (cropped).jpg John McCain Republican Party (United States) Arizona Sarah Palin 0 4,045,624 4,045,624 8,390,744 2 yes 350px County results 350px Congressional district results 350px Precinct results 400px Obama #86B6F2 50–60% #4389E3 60–70% #1666CB 70–80% #0645B4 80–90% #002B84 90–100% McCain #F2B3BE 40–50% #E27F90 50–60% #CC2F4A 60–70% #D40000 70–80% #AA0000 80–90% #800000 90–100% Other #D4C4DC Tie #808080 No data President George W. Bush Republican Party (United States) Barack Obama Democratic Party (United States) 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. It is also the last time in which Florida swung towards the Democratic Party compared to the previous election. Primary elections State-run primaries were held for the Democratic and Republican parties on January 29. The Green Party held its own primary on February 1. Democratic primary 2008 Florida Democratic presidential primary Florida Democratic Presidential Primary Results – 2008CandidateVotesPercentageDelegates* 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 Totals1,749,920100.00%92.5 *As awarded by the May 31, 2008, meeting of the Rules and Bylaws Committee (RBC). **Subsequently, some Edwards delegates switched to Obama. Republican primary 2008 Florida Republican presidential primary McCain prevailed in Florida's Republican presidential primary.http://election.dos.state.fl.us/elections/resultsarchive/Index.asp?ElectionDate=1/29/2008&DATAMODE= January 29, 2008 Presidential Preference Republican Primary 2008-05-24 Florida Department of State https://web.archive.org/web/20080522040059/http://election.dos.state.fl.us/elections/resultsarchive/Index.asp?ElectionDate=1%2F29%2F2008&DATAMODE= May 22, 2008 dead 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 * Candidate dropped out of the race prior to primary. Green primary As part of the 2008 Green Party presidential primaries, the Green Party held a mail-in primary in Florida on February 1.http://www.gp.org/2008-elections/Delegation-Size.php Size of State / Caucus Delegations 2018-05-13 https://web.archive.org/web/20080528204639/http://www.gp.org/2008-elections/Delegation-Size.php 2008-05-28 + Florida Green Party presidential primary (February 1, 2008)CandidateVotesPercentageNational delegates Cynthia McKinney - - 11Ralph Nader - - 2Kent Mesplay - - 1Kat Swift - - 1Total-100%16 Campaign Republican George W. Bush of Texas carried Florida by a convincing margin of 5% in 2004 against Democrat John Kerry,http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2004/pages/results/states/FL/ CNN.com Election 2004 2008-12-14 a much greater margin than in 2000 when Bush controversially won the state's 25 electoral votes against Democrat Al Gore of Tennessee by 537 votes.http://www.uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=2000&off=0&elect=0&fips=12&f=0 2000 Presidential General Election Results - Florida 2008-12-14 Early polls showed Barack Obama faring poorly in Florida. During the primary season, Barack Obama did not campaign there and argued against seating its delegates for the Democratic convention, earning unfavorable media attention. Moreover, Florida's demographics did not favor him. A haven for retirees, Florida lacked many of the younger voters who passionately supported the Democratic nominee. Thus, in early 2008, opinion polling showed Republican John McCain leading most polls, sometimes by double digits. Jay Cost Florida: McCain vs. Obama http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2008/president/fl/florida_mccain_vs_obama-418.html RealClearPolitics 2009-06-21 Near the end of September, however, when the 2008 financial crisis became a more potent election issue, Obama proceeded to take the lead in most of the polls. Florida was especially hard hit by the economic shock. It was a hotspot of new home building and suffered tremendously from the subprime lending collapse. In addition, the state was full of retirees depending on 401ks; these were badly hurt by the stock market's fall. Predictions 16 news organizations made state-by-state predictions of the election. Here are their last predictions before election day: +SourceRankingD.C. Political Report2009-01-01 D.C.'s Political Report: The complete source for campaign summaries. http://www.dcpoliticalreport.com/Predictions.html 2021-08-23 usurped https://web.archive.org/web/20090101161206/http://www.dcpoliticalreport.com/Predictions.html 2009-01-01Likely RCook Political Report2015-05-05 Presidential http://cookpolitical.com/presidential 2021-08-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20150505003043/http://cookpolitical.com/presidential 2015-05-05Toss-upThe Takeaway2009-04-22 Vote 2008 - The Takeaway - Track the Electoral College vote predictions http://vote2008.thetakeaway.org/2008/09/20/track-the-electoral-college-vote-predictions/ 2021-08-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20090422070127/http://vote2008.thetakeaway.org/2008/09/20/track-the-electoral-college-vote-predictions/ 2009-04-22Toss-upElectoral-vote.comElectoral-vote.com: President, Senate, House Updated Daily https://electoral-vote.com/evp2008/Pres/Maps/Dec31.html 2021-08-23 electoral-vote.comLean D flipWashington PostBased on TakeawayLean D flipPoliticoPOLITICO's 2008 Swing State Map - POLITICO.com https://www.politico.com/convention/swingstate.html 2016-09-22 www.politico.comLean D flipRealClearPolitics http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/maps/obama_vs_mccain/?map=5 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20080605003612/http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/maps/obama_vs_mccain/?map=5 2008-06-05 RealClearPolitics - Electoral MapToss-upFiveThirtyEightLean D flipCQ PoliticsCQ Presidential Election Maps, 2008 http://innovation.cq.com/prezMap08/ dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090614004022/http://innovation.cq.com/prezMap08 June 14, 2009 December 20, 2009 CQ PoliticsToss-upThe New York TimesNagourney Adam Zeleny Jeff Carter Shan 2008-11-04 The Electoral Map: Key States The New York Times http://elections.nytimes.com/2008/president/whos-ahead/key-states/map.html?scp=1&sq=electoral%20college%20map&st=cse May 26, 2010Toss-upCNN2008-10-31 October – 2008 – CNN Political Ticker - CNN.com Blogs CNN http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/10/ May 26, 2010 2010-06-19 https://web.archive.org/web/20100619013250/http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/10/ deadToss-upNPRLean RMSNBCToss-upFox NewsApril 27, 2010 Winning The Electoral College Fox News http://www.foxnews.com/oreilly/winning-the-electoral-college/Toss-upAssociated Pressroadto270 http://hosted.ap.org/specials/interactives/campaign_plus/roadto270/ 2016-09-22 hosted.ap.org December 8, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20081208002123/http://hosted.ap.org/specials/interactives/campaign_plus/roadto270/ deadToss-upRasmussen ReportsElection 2008: Electoral College Update - Rasmussen Reports http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/elections2/election_20082/2008_presidential_election/election_2008_electoral_college_update 2016-09-22 www.rasmussenreports.comToss-up Polling Statewide opinion polling for the United States presidential election, 2008#Florida Statewide opinion polling for the United States presidential election, 2008: Florida The 3 poll averages showed McCain leading throughout most of the presidential election season, until the last month of October. The final 3 polls had Obama leading 49% to 48% with undecided voters to decide the election.Election 2008 Polls - Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections Fundraising McCain raised $14,826,093. Obama raised $19,963,592.http://www.fec.gov/DisclosureSearch/MapAppState.do?stateName=FL&cand_id=P00000001 Presidential Campaign Finance 2009-08-03 https://web.archive.org/web/20090324085753/http://www.fec.gov/DisclosureSearch/MapAppState.do?stateName=FL&cand_id=P00000001 2009-03-24 dead Advertising and visits Obama and his interest groups spent $36,990,591 in the state. McCain and his interest groups spent $17,133,501.http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/map/ad.spending/ CNN Map: Campaign Ad Spending - Election Center 2008 from CNN.com 2010-05-26 The Democratic ticket visited the state 12 times to the Republicans' 11 times.http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/map/candidate.visits/ CNN Map: Campaign Candidate Visits - Election Center 2008 from CNN.com 2010-05-26 Analysis Obama won the state and its 27 electoral votes on Election Day by a margin of about 2.82%. Florida Department of State Division of Elections: November 4, 2008 General Election http://election.dos.state.fl.us/elections/resultsarchive/Index.asp?ElectionDate=11/4/2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20090425141943/http://election.dos.state.fl.us/elections/resultsarchive/Index.asp?ElectionDate=11/4/2008 dead April 25, 2009 Florida Secretary of State 2009-06-21 Obama held a consistent lead for most of the night as returns came in, but the networks avoided calling the state for Obama until the conservative northwestern portion, most of which is in the Central Time Zone, began reporting its returns. According to exit polling, Obama's win in the state can be attributed to winning 96% of the African-American vote, 57% of Latino voters, and 52% among Independents.http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/results/polls/#val=FLP00p1 Local Exit Polls - Election Center 2008 - CNN 2008-12-14 Upset wins in the Orlando and Tampa Bay areas, where George W. Bush won in 2004, contributed to Obama's victory. In the former, Obama carried Orange County (which includes Orlando) by 19 points - the best margin for a Democratic candidate in 64 years. Dave Leip Presidential General Election Map Comparison - Florida http://www.uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/comparemaps.php?year=2004&fips=12&f=0&off=0&elect=0 Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S Presidential Elections 2009-06-21 Before Al Gore and John Kerry narrowly won it, Orange County hadn't supported a Democratic presidential nominee since Franklin D. Roosevelt's last run for president in 1944. He also became the first Democrat to win Orlando in a presidential election since Roosevelt. Obama carried Osceola County, near Orlando, by a 20-point margin (Bush won it in 2004 52%-47%). In the Tampa Bay region, Obama carried Hillsborough County, home to Tampa, by a 7-point margin. Dave Leip 2008 Presidential General Election Results - Florida http://www.uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?fips=12&year=2008&f=0&elect=0&off=0 Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S Presidential Elections 2009-06-21 Obama also won Pinellas County, home to St. Petersburg, by a 53%-45% margin. Bush had narrowly carried the county by about 0.1% in 2004. Dave Leip 2004 Presidential General Election Results - Florida http://www.uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?fips=12&year=2004&f=0&elect=0&off=0 Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S Presidential Elections 2009-06-21 Like most Democratic candidates, Obama dominated South Florida, winning Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach counties by comfortable margins. The vote from Miami-Dade came in very late in the evening, stopping the major networks from calling the state for Obama earlier in the evening. However, Obama maintained a lead of at least 125,000 votes from the moment polls closed in the state. On the other hand, John McCain kept the state relatively close, losing by far less than his national average. In northern Florida, a Republican stronghold, McCain won the majority of counties by double-digit landslides. Along the panhandle, McCain routinely took over 70% of the vote.Election Results 2008 http://elections.nytimes.com/2008/results/president/map.html New York Times 2009-06-21 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20041103020223/http://usinfo.state.gov/products/pubs/history/ch13.htm November 3, 2004 Obama won only a handful of counties - most home to major colleges. Moreover, McCain improved on George Bush's performance in large parts of northern Florida - something he achieved in very few other areas of the country. Obama's sole accomplishment involved Duval County (Jacksonville), where he narrowed George Bush's 61,580-vote victory to a far smaller 7,919 margin. Florida Department of State Division of Elections: November 2, 2004 General Election http://election.dos.state.fl.us/elections/resultsarchive/Index.asp?ElectionDate=11/2/2004&DATAMODE= Florida Secretary of State 2009-06-21 https://web.archive.org/web/20090123122947/http://election.dos.state.fl.us/elections/resultsarchive/Index.asp?ElectionDate=11%2F2%2F2004&DATAMODE= January 23, 2009 dead mdy-all In 2008, Duval County had only supported a Democrat for president twice since 1952, when John F. Kennedy carried it in 1960 and when Jimmy Carter carried it in 1976. In addition, McCain was able to do well along the I-4 corridor in central Florida. This heavily populated, "swingy" region often determines which candidate wins in Florida's statewide elections. In 2008, the Republican candidate won most counties, including heavily populated areas such as Brevard County. However, McCain's unexpectedly poor showing in Orlando, a city that had voted Republican in presidential elections from 1948 to 2004, severely hurt his position in central Florida. Democrats also picked up two seats from Florida in the U.S. House of Representatives. Democrat Alan Grayson defeated incumbent Republican Ric Keller for Florida's 8th Congressional District seat while Democrat Suzanne Kosmas ousted incumbent Republican Tom Feeney for Florida's 24th Congressional District seat. Republicans, however, were successful at winning back Republican Mark Foley's old congressional seat in Florida's 16th Congressional District seat when Tom Rooney defeated Democratic incumbent Tim Mahoney by a comfortable margin. At the state level, Democrats picked up two seats in the Florida House of Representatives as well. Obama became the first ever Democrat to win the White House without carrying Dixie, Gilchrist, Hamilton or Sumter Counties, as well as the first to do so without carrying Levy County since James Buchanan in 1856, the first to do so without carrying Pasco County since John F. Kennedy in 1960, and the first to do so without carrying Glades, Madison, Hernando, Okeechobee, or Putnam Counties since Lyndon B. Johnson in 1964. As of 2024, this is the most recent presidential election where Flagler County and Volusia County supported the Democratic candidate. Results United States presidential election in Florida, 2008Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential ElectionsPartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral 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% By county 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 Osceola 59,962 59.41% 40,086 39.72% 877 0.87% 19,876 19.69% 100,925 Palm Beach 361,271 61.08% 226,037 38.22% 4,128 0.70% 135,234 22.86% 591,436 Pasco 102,417 47.51% 110,104 51.07% 3,068 1.42% -7,687 -3.56% 215,589 Pinellas 248,299 53.38% 210,066 45.16% 6,787 1.46% 38,233 8.22% 465,152 Polk 113,865 46.34% 128,878 52.45% 2,961 1.20% -15,013 -6.11% 245,704 Putnam 13,236 39.77% 19,637 59.01% 406 1.22% -6,401 -19.24% 33,279 St. Johns 35,791 33.74% 69,222 65.25% 1,068 1.00% -33,431 -31.51% 106,081 St. Lucie 67,125 55.49% 52,512 43.41% 1,337 1.11% 14,613 12.08% 120,974 Santa Rosa 19,470 25.49% 55,972 73.28% 935 1.23% -36,502 -47.79% 76,377 Sarasota 102,686 49.37% 102,897 49.47% 2,422 1.16% -211 -0.10% 208,005 Seminole 99,335 48.12% 105,070 50.90% 2,021 0.98% -5,735 -2.78% 206,426 Sumter 17,655 36.04% 30,866 63.01% 462 0.95% -13,211 -26.97% 48,983 Suwannee 4,916 27.76% 12,534 70.77% 261 1.48% -7,618 -43.01% 17,711 Taylor 2,803 29.86% 6,457 68.79% 127 1.36% -3,654 -38.93% 9,387 Union 1,300 24.48% 3,940 74.20% 70 1.31% -2,640 -49.72% 5,310 Volusia 127,795 52.19% 113,938 46.53% 3,122 1.27% 13,857 5.66% 244,855 Wakulla 5,311 36.94% 8,877 61.75% 188 1.31% -3,566 -24.81% 14,376 Walton 7,174 26.43% 19,561 72.08% 404 1.48% -12,387 -45.65% 27,139 Washington 2,863 25.64% 8,178 73.23% 126 1.12% -5,315 -47.59% 11,167Totals4,282,36750.91%4,046,21948.10%83,6620.99%236,1482.81%8,412,248 right 300px Swing by county Legend #00a1c8 Democratic — +>15% #00bdec Democratic — +12.5-15% #09ceff Democratic — +10-12.5% #4bdbff Democratic — +7.5-10% #77e3ff Democratic — +5-7.5% #aaeeff Democratic — +2.5-5% #d5f6ff Democratic — +0-2.5% #ffd5d5 Republican — +0-2.5% #ffaaaa Republican — +2.5-5% #ff8080 Republican — +5-7.5% #ff5555 Republican — +7.5-10% #ff2a2a Republican — +10-12.5% #d40000 Republican — +>15% 300px Trend relative to the state by county Legend #00a1c8 Democratic — +>15% #09ceff Democratic — +10-12.5% #77e3ff Democratic — +5-7.5% #aaeeff Democratic — +2.5-5% #d5f6ff Democratic — +0-2.5% #ffd5d5 Republican — +0-2.5% #ffaaaa Republican — +2.5-5% #ff8080 Republican — +5-7.5% #ff5555 Republican — +7.5-10% #ff2a2a Republican — +10-12.5% #ff0000 Republican — +12.5-15% #d40000 Republican — +>15% 300px County flips Legend Democratic #92c5de Hold #0671b0 Gain from Republican Republican #f48882 Hold Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Flagler (largest municipality: Palm Coast) Hillsborough (largest municipality: Tampa) Osceola (largest municipality: Kissimmee) Pinellas (largest municipality: St. Petersburg) By congressional district Despite the fact that Barack Obama won the state, John McCain carried 15 congressional districts in Florida, including two district occupied by Democrats. Obama carried ten congressional districts, including two districts occupied by Republicans. District McCain Obama RepresentativeFlorida 1 1st 66.66% 32.10%Jeff MillerFlorida 2 2nd 54.27% 44.58%Allen BoydFlorida 3 3rd 25.99% 73.30%Corrine BrownFlorida 4 4th 61.35% 37.66%Ander CrenshawFlorida 5 5th 55.57% 43.18%Ginny Brown-WaiteFlorida 6 6th 56.04% 42.82%Cliff StearnsFlorida 7 7th 53.20% 45.68%John MicaFlorida 8 8th46.77%52.47%Ric Keller (110th Congress)Alan Grayson (111th Congress)Florida 9 9th 52.17% 46.57%Gus BilirakisFlorida 10 10th 47.17% 51.30%Bill YoungFlorida 11 11th 33.08% 65.93%Kathy CastorFlorida 12 12th 50.23% 48.84%Adam PutnamFlorida 13 13th 52.05% 46.76%Vern BuchananFlorida 14 14th 56.76% 42.28%Connie Mack IVFlorida 15 15th 51.15% 47.67%Bill PoseyFlorida 16 16th51.80%47.11%Tim Mahoney (110th Congress)Tom Rooney (111th Congress)Florida 17 17th 12.37% 87.25%Kendrick MeekFlorida 18 18th 48.55% 50.74%Ileana Ros-LehtinenFlorida 19 19th 33.92% 65.42%Robert WexlerFlorida 20 20th 35.99% 63.25%Debbie Wasserman SchultzFlorida 21 21st 50.83% 48.68%Lincoln Díaz-BalartFlorida 22 22nd 47.59% 51.63%Ron KleinFlorida 23 23rd 16.83% 82.68%Alcee HastingsFlorida 24 24th50.47%48.52%Tom Feeney (110th Congress)Suzanne Kosmas (111th Congress)Florida 25 25th 50.25% 49.22%Mario Díaz-Balart Electors List of 2008 United States presidential electors Technically the voters of Florida cast their ballots for electors: representatives to the Electoral College. Florida is allocated 27 electors because it has 25 congressional districts and 2 senators. All candidates who appear on the ballot or qualify to receive write-in votes must submit a list of 27 electors, who pledge to vote for their candidate and their running mate. Whoever wins the majority of votes in the state is awarded all 27 electoral votes. Their chosen electors then vote for president and vice president. Although electors are pledged to their candidate and running mate, they are not obligated to vote for them.http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/elections_ec.htm Electoral College 2008-11-01 California Secretary of State dead https://web.archive.org/web/20081030041546/http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/elections_ec.htm October 30, 2008 An elector who votes for someone other than their candidate is known as a faithless elector. The electors of each state and the District of Columbia met on December 15, 2008, to cast their votes for president and vice president. The Electoral College itself never meets as one body. Instead the electors from each state and the District of Columbia met in their respective capitols. The following were the members of the Electoral College from the state. All 27 were pledged to Barack Obama and Joe BidenFlorida Certificate of Ascertainment, page 3 of 7 National Archives and Records Administration https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/electoral-college/2008-certificates/ascertainment-florida-03.html 2017-07-21 https://web.archive.org/web/20170721034358/https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/electoral-college/2008-certificates/ascertainment-florida-03.html Willis "Chip" Arndt Wayne Bailey Fred Balsera Terrie Brady Karl Flagg Joe Gibbons Janet Goen James Golden Chris Hand Marlon Hill Tony Hill Joan Joseph Allan Katz Gena Keebler Joan Lane Caren Lobo Rick Minor Jared Moskowitz Angela Rodante Frank Sanchez Juanita Scott Geraldine Thompson Karen Thurman Carmen Torres Kirk Wagar Enoch Williams Frederica Wilson References 30em Florida 2008 Category:2008 Florida elections