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2008 Presidential Election Results for Carbon County, PA


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Vote Margin %
Total Votes
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Areas won by 3rd party candidates are shown in green on the map regardless of the color used in the data table below.



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Municipality Barack Obama
(D)		 John McCain
(R)		 Ralph Nader
(I)		 Bob Barr
(Libertarian)		 Other TOTAL
Banks township 243 46.8% 259 49.9% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 17 3.3% 519
Beaver Meadows borough 148 43.4% 181 53.1% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 12 3.5% 341
Bowmanstown borough 177 49.4% 174 48.6% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 7 2.0% 358
East Penn township 568 43.7% 703 54.1% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 29 2.2% 1,300
East Side borough 65 52.4% 55 44.4% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 4 3.2% 124
Franklin township 801 42.4% 1,037 54.9% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 51 2.7% 1,889
Jim Thorpe borough 1,331 57.5% 936 40.5% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 46 2.0% 2,313
Kidder township 313 40.0% 455 58.1% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 15 1.9% 783
Lansford borough 796 57.6% 551 39.8% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 36 2.6% 1,383
Lausanne township 40 41.7% 54 56.2% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 2 2.1% 96
Lehigh township 93 35.4% 162 61.6% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 8 3.0% 263
Lehighton borough 1,029 54.3% 817 43.1% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 49 2.6% 1,895
Lower Towamensing township 655 51.3% 596 46.7% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 25 2.0% 1,276
Mahoning township 810 46.1% 906 51.5% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 42 2.4% 1,758
Nesquehoning borough 826 55.3% 629 42.1% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 39 2.6% 1,494
Packer township 176 33.9% 327 63.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 16 3.1% 519
Palmerton borough 1,018 52.6% 864 44.6% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 55 2.8% 1,937
Parryville borough 81 45.3% 90 50.3% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 8 4.5% 179
Penn Forest township 1,912 49.4% 1,906 49.3% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 51 1.3% 3,869
Summit Hill borough 891 59.0% 566 37.5% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 53 3.5% 1,510
Towamensing township 867 45.6% 1,010 53.1% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 26 1.4% 1,903
Weatherly borough 471 46.8% 503 50.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 32 3.2% 1,006
Weissport borough 73 60.3% 46 38.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 2 1.7% 121
TOTAL 13,46449.8% 12,95747.9% 3791.4% 1230.5% 1270.5% 27,050



2008 President, Banks township
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama (D) 243 46.8%
John McCain (R) 259 49.9%
Other 17 3.3%
TOTAL 519
Turnout: n/a Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 4


2008 President, Beaver Meadows borough
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama (D) 148 43.4%
John McCain (R) 181 53.1%
Other 12 3.5%
TOTAL 341
Turnout: n/a Diff (St): 9 Diff (US): 7


2008 President, Bowmanstown borough
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama (D) 177 49.4%
John McCain (R) 174 48.6%
Other 7 2.0%
TOTAL 358
Turnout: n/a Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 3


2008 President, East Penn township
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama (D) 568 43.7%
John McCain (R) 703 54.1%
Other 29 2.2%
TOTAL 1,300
Turnout: n/a Diff (St): 10 Diff (US): 8


2008 President, East Side borough
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama (D) 65 52.4%
John McCain (R) 55 44.4%
Other 4 3.2%
TOTAL 124
Turnout: n/a Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): -1


2008 President, Franklin township
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama (D) 801 42.4%
John McCain (R) 1,037 54.9%
Other 51 2.7%
TOTAL 1,889
Turnout: n/a Diff (St): 11 Diff (US): 9


2008 President, Jim Thorpe borough
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama (D) 1,331 57.5%
John McCain (R) 936 40.5%
Other 46 2.0%
TOTAL 2,313
Turnout: n/a Diff (St): -4 Diff (US): -5


2008 President, Kidder township
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama (D) 313 40.0%
John McCain (R) 455 58.1%
Other 15 1.9%
TOTAL 783
Turnout: n/a Diff (St): 14 Diff (US): 13


2008 President, Lansford borough
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama (D) 796 57.6%
John McCain (R) 551 39.8%
Other 36 2.6%
TOTAL 1,383
Turnout: n/a Diff (St): -4 Diff (US): -6


2008 President, Lausanne township
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama (D) 40 41.7%
John McCain (R) 54 56.2%
Other 2 2.1%
TOTAL 96
Turnout: n/a Diff (St): 12 Diff (US): 11


2008 President, Lehigh township
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama (D) 93 35.4%
John McCain (R) 162 61.6%
Other 8 3.0%
TOTAL 263
Turnout: n/a Diff (St): 17 Diff (US): 16


2008 President, Lehighton borough
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama (D) 1,029 54.3%
John McCain (R) 817 43.1%
Other 49 2.6%
TOTAL 1,895
Turnout: n/a Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): -2


2008 President, Lower Towamensing township
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama (D) 655 51.3%
John McCain (R) 596 46.7%
Other 25 2.0%
TOTAL 1,276
Turnout: n/a Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 1


2008 President, Mahoning township
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama (D) 810 46.1%
John McCain (R) 906 51.5%
Other 42 2.4%
TOTAL 1,758
Turnout: n/a Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 6


2008 President, Nesquehoning borough
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama (D) 826 55.3%
John McCain (R) 629 42.1%
Other 39 2.6%
TOTAL 1,494
Turnout: n/a Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): -3


2008 President, Packer township
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama (D) 176 33.9%
John McCain (R) 327 63.0%
Other 16 3.1%
TOTAL 519
Turnout: n/a Diff (St): 19 Diff (US): 17


2008 President, Palmerton borough
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama (D) 1,018 52.6%
John McCain (R) 864 44.6%
Other 55 2.8%
TOTAL 1,937
Turnout: n/a Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): -1


2008 President, Parryville borough
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama (D) 81 45.3%
John McCain (R) 90 50.3%
Other 8 4.5%
TOTAL 179
Turnout: n/a Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 5


2008 President, Penn Forest township
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama (D) 1,912 49.4%
John McCain (R) 1,906 49.3%
Other 51 1.3%
TOTAL 3,869
Turnout: n/a Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): 4


2008 President, Summit Hill borough
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama (D) 891 59.0%
John McCain (R) 566 37.5%
Other 53 3.5%
TOTAL 1,510
Turnout: n/a Diff (St): -7 Diff (US): -8


2008 President, Towamensing township
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama (D) 867 45.6%
John McCain (R) 1,010 53.1%
Other 26 1.4%
TOTAL 1,903
Turnout: n/a Diff (St): 9 Diff (US): 7


2008 President, Weatherly borough
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama (D) 471 46.8%
John McCain (R) 503 50.0%
Other 32 3.2%
TOTAL 1,006
Turnout: n/a Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 4


2008 President, Weissport borough
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama (D) 73 60.3%
John McCain (R) 46 38.0%
Other 2 1.7%
TOTAL 121
Turnout: n/a Diff (St): -6 Diff (US): -8
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