2008 United States presidential election in Indiana|
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Congressional district results
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Obama
40–50%
50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
80–90%
90–100% |
McCain
40–50%
50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
80–90%
90–100% |
Tie/No Data
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The 2008 United States presidential election in Indiana took place on November 4, 2008, and was part of the 2008 United States presidential election. Voters chose 11 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Indiana was won by Democratic nominee Barack Obama by 28,391 votes, a 1.03% margin of victory. Prior to the election, major news organizations considered the state as leaning toward Republican nominee John McCain or as a toss-up. On election day, Obama narrowly carried Indiana, which marked what is to date the only time a Democratic presidential nominee won Indiana since Lyndon B. Johnson in 1964.
As of the 2024 presidential election, this is the last time that the Democratic nominee won any of the following counties: Madison, Spencer, Starke, Vanderburgh, and Vermillion, and the last time the state was decided by a single digit margin. Obama's 1,374,039 votes is the most received by a Democratic presidential candidate in the state's history. While both states went to the Democratic nominee, Indiana voted more Democratic in this election than North Carolina, a modern-day swing state whereas Indiana would return to its Republican roots just four years later. Indiana also voted more Democratic than Missouri did Republican, even though Obama would go on to lose Missouri by nearly 10 percentage points in the very next election. This was also the last time the state voted for the winner of the national popular vote until 2024.
