2008 Presidential Election Results for Idaho

Click on a county in the table or the map to see demographic data for that county.

County	Turnout	Barack Obama (D)		John McCain (R)		Ralph Nader (I)		Bob Barr (Libertarian)		Other		TOTAL
Ada	66%	82,236	45.5%	93,328	51.6%	1,978	1.1%	1,083	0.6%	2,135	1.2%	180,760
Adams	75%	728	31.4%	1,517	65.4%	36	1.6%	19	0.8%	20	0.9%	2,320
Bannock	60%	14,792	41.7%	19,356	54.6%	485	1.4%	215	0.6%	589	1.7%	35,437
Bear Lake	68%	502	17.1%	2,377	80.8%	26	0.9%	11	0.4%	27	0.9%	2,943
Benewah	59%	1,407	33.8%	2,646	63.5%	48	1.2%	25	0.6%	38	0.9%	4,164
Bingham	57%	4,424	25.8%	12,230	71.3%	207	1.2%	91	0.5%	204	1.2%	17,156
Blaine	67%	6,947	65.7%	3,439	32.5%	106	1.0%	63	0.6%	18	0.2%	10,573
Boise	70%	1,240	32.9%	2,433	64.5%	48	1.3%	27	0.7%	25	0.7%	3,773
Bonner	63%	7,840	40.1%	11,145	57.0%	259	1.3%	108	0.6%	198	1.0%	19,550
Bonneville	61%	11,417	27.4%	29,334	70.3%	334	0.8%	256	0.6%	362	0.9%	41,703
Boundary	60%	1,484	31.3%	3,078	65.0%	67	1.4%	27	0.6%	78	1.6%	4,734
Butte	68%	318	22.6%	1,056	74.9%	18	1.3%	7	0.5%	11	0.8%	1,410
Camas	73%	187	30.3%	422	68.3%	5	0.8%	3	0.5%	1	0.2%	618
Canyon	53%	20,147	31.1%	42,752	66.1%	639	1.0%	321	0.5%	847	1.3%	64,706
Caribou	67%	553	16.7%	2,656	80.4%	56	1.7%	14	0.4%	23	0.7%	3,302
Cassia	52%	1,332	16.9%	6,309	79.9%	86	1.1%	43	0.5%	123	1.6%	7,893
Clark	56%	64	17.1%	305	81.3%	2	0.5%	1	0.3%	3	0.8%	375
Clearwater	55%	1,211	31.0%	2,569	65.8%	60	1.5%	31	0.8%	35	0.9%	3,906
Custer	68%	611	26.0%	1,694	72.0%	18	0.8%	12	0.5%	18	0.8%	2,353
Elmore	43%	2,591	30.5%	5,665	66.8%	110	1.3%	33	0.4%	87	1.0%	8,486
Franklin	63%	600	11.8%	4,246	83.7%	48	0.9%	37	0.7%	143	2.8%	5,074
Fremont	66%	1,065	18.1%	4,700	79.9%	46	0.8%	25	0.4%	45	0.8%	5,881
Gem	65%	2,166	27.3%	5,585	70.3%	112	1.4%	32	0.4%	53	0.7%	7,948
Gooding	50%	1,489	27.6%	3,765	69.8%	75	1.4%	27	0.5%	35	0.6%	5,391
Idaho	65%	2,017	24.6%	5,895	71.8%	77	0.9%	54	0.7%	169	2.1%	8,212
Jefferson	66%	1,641	15.7%	8,540	81.8%	72	0.7%	50	0.5%	138	1.3%	10,441
Jerome	46%	1,794	26.2%	4,897	71.5%	74	1.1%	46	0.7%	36	0.5%	6,847
Kootenai	63%	22,120	35.4%	38,387	61.4%	592	0.9%	268	0.4%	1,168	1.9%	62,535
Latah	60%	9,195	51.3%	7,988	44.6%	199	1.1%	128	0.7%	406	2.3%	17,916
Lemhi	66%	1,061	25.8%	2,938	71.6%	29	0.7%	32	0.8%	45	1.1%	4,105
Lewis	61%	479	26.6%	1,275	70.7%	20	1.1%	7	0.4%	23	1.3%	1,804
Lincoln	55%	545	29.1%	1,232	65.9%	77	4.1%	6	0.3%	10	0.5%	1,870
Madison	50%	1,627	12.5%	11,131	85.2%	81	0.6%	69	0.5%	150	1.1%	13,058
Minidoka	49%	1,630	23.7%	5,087	73.8%	79	1.1%	42	0.6%	52	0.8%	6,890
Nez Perce	59%	7,123	40.0%	10,357	58.1%	189	1.1%	72	0.4%	82	0.5%	17,823
Oneida	73%	381	17.6%	1,724	79.7%	11	0.5%	19	0.9%	27	1.2%	2,162
Owyhee	51%	944	23.3%	3,024	74.5%	37	0.9%	24	0.6%	29	0.7%	4,058
Payette	55%	2,415	27.8%	5,988	68.9%	105	1.2%	39	0.4%	146	1.7%	8,693
Power	53%	1,027	36.1%	1,754	61.7%	28	1.0%	20	0.7%	13	0.5%	2,842
Shoshone	56%	2,521	44.5%	2,953	52.1%	111	2.0%	39	0.7%	43	0.8%	5,667
Teton	71%	2,302	49.4%	2,263	48.6%	61	1.3%	19	0.4%	14	0.3%	4,659
Twin Falls	53%	8,621	30.1%	19,032	66.5%	358	1.3%	152	0.5%	450	1.6%	28,613
Valley	71%	2,405	45.4%	2,772	52.3%	65	1.2%	33	0.6%	22	0.4%	5,297
Washington	59%	1,241	27.5%	3,168	70.3%	41	0.9%	28	0.6%	28	0.6%	4,506
TOTAL	61%	236,440	35.9%	403,012	61.2%	7,175	1.1%	3,658	0.6%	8,169	1.2%	658,454

2008 Presidential Election Results by Congressional District in ID

Data for 3rd party candidates is often unavailable explicitly.

Click on a district in the table below to see 2008 U.S. House election results for that district.

District	Turnout	Barack Obama (D)		John McCain (R)		Ralph Nader (I)		Bob Barr (Libertarian)		Other		TOTAL
District 01 (Minnick-D)	58%	128,134	35.9%	220,787	61.8%					8,210	2.3%	357,131
District 02 (Simpson-R)	57%	108,306	36.4%	182,225	61.2%					7,387	2.5%	297,918

2008 President, Ada County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama (D)	82,236	45.5%
John McCain (R)	93,328	51.6%
Ralph Nader (I)	1,978	1.1%
Bob Barr (Lbt)	1,083	0.6%
Other	2,135	1.2%
TOTAL	180,760
Turnout: 66% Diff (St): -10 Diff (US): 6

2008 President, Adams County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama (D)	728	31.4%
John McCain (R)	1,517	65.4%
Ralph Nader (I)	36	1.6%
Bob Barr (Lbt)	19	0.8%
Other	20	0.9%
TOTAL	2,320
Turnout: 75% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 20

2008 President, Bannock County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama (D)	14,792	41.7%
John McCain (R)	19,356	54.6%
Ralph Nader (I)	485	1.4%
Bob Barr (Lbt)	215	0.6%
Other	589	1.7%
TOTAL	35,437
Turnout: 60% Diff (St): -7 Diff (US): 9

2008 President, Bear Lake County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama (D)	502	17.1%
John McCain (R)	2,377	80.8%
Ralph Nader (I)	26	0.9%
Bob Barr (Lbt)	11	0.4%
Other	27	0.9%
TOTAL	2,943
Turnout: 68% Diff (St): 20 Diff (US): 35

2008 President, Benewah County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama (D)	1,407	33.8%
John McCain (R)	2,646	63.5%
Ralph Nader (I)	48	1.2%
Bob Barr (Lbt)	25	0.6%
Other	38	0.9%
TOTAL	4,164
Turnout: 59% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): 18

2008 President, Bingham County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama (D)	4,424	25.8%
John McCain (R)	12,230	71.3%
Ralph Nader (I)	207	1.2%
Bob Barr (Lbt)	91	0.5%
Other	204	1.2%
TOTAL	17,156
Turnout: 57% Diff (St): 10 Diff (US): 26

2008 President, Blaine County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama (D)	6,947	65.7%
John McCain (R)	3,439	32.5%
Ralph Nader (I)	106	1.0%
Bob Barr (Lbt)	63	0.6%
Other	18	0.2%
TOTAL	10,573
Turnout: 67% Diff (St): -29 Diff (US): -13

2008 President, Boise County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama (D)	1,240	32.9%
John McCain (R)	2,433	64.5%
Ralph Nader (I)	48	1.3%
Bob Barr (Lbt)	27	0.7%
Other	25	0.7%
TOTAL	3,773
Turnout: 70% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 19

2008 President, Bonner County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama (D)	7,840	40.1%
John McCain (R)	11,145	57.0%
Ralph Nader (I)	259	1.3%
Bob Barr (Lbt)	108	0.6%
Other	198	1.0%
TOTAL	19,550
Turnout: 63% Diff (St): -4 Diff (US): 11

2008 President, Bonneville County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama (D)	11,417	27.4%
John McCain (R)	29,334	70.3%
Ralph Nader (I)	334	0.8%
Bob Barr (Lbt)	256	0.6%
Other	362	0.9%
TOTAL	41,703
Turnout: 61% Diff (St): 9 Diff (US): 25

2008 President, Boundary County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama (D)	1,484	31.3%
John McCain (R)	3,078	65.0%
Ralph Nader (I)	67	1.4%
Bob Barr (Lbt)	27	0.6%
Other	78	1.6%
TOTAL	4,734
Turnout: 60% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 19

2008 President, Butte County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama (D)	318	22.6%
John McCain (R)	1,056	74.9%
Ralph Nader (I)	18	1.3%
Bob Barr (Lbt)	7	0.5%
Other	11	0.8%
TOTAL	1,410
Turnout: 68% Diff (St): 14 Diff (US): 29

2008 President, Camas County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama (D)	187	30.3%
John McCain (R)	422	68.3%
Ralph Nader (I)	5	0.8%
Bob Barr (Lbt)	3	0.5%
Other	1	0.2%
TOTAL	618
Turnout: 73% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 23

2008 President, Canyon County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama (D)	20,147	31.1%
John McCain (R)	42,752	66.1%
Ralph Nader (I)	639	1.0%
Bob Barr (Lbt)	321	0.5%
Other	847	1.3%
TOTAL	64,706
Turnout: 53% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): 20

2008 President, Caribou County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama (D)	553	16.7%
John McCain (R)	2,656	80.4%
Ralph Nader (I)	56	1.7%
Bob Barr (Lbt)	14	0.4%
Other	23	0.7%
TOTAL	3,302
Turnout: 67% Diff (St): 19 Diff (US): 35

2008 President, Cassia County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama (D)	1,332	16.9%
John McCain (R)	6,309	79.9%
Ralph Nader (I)	86	1.1%
Bob Barr (Lbt)	43	0.5%
Other	123	1.6%
TOTAL	7,893
Turnout: 52% Diff (St): 19 Diff (US): 34

2008 President, Clark County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama (D)	64	17.1%
John McCain (R)	305	81.3%
Ralph Nader (I)	2	0.5%
Bob Barr (Lbt)	1	0.3%
Other	3	0.8%
TOTAL	375
Turnout: 56% Diff (St): 20 Diff (US): 36

2008 President, Clearwater County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama (D)	1,211	31.0%
John McCain (R)	2,569	65.8%
Ralph Nader (I)	60	1.5%
Bob Barr (Lbt)	31	0.8%
Other	35	0.9%
TOTAL	3,906
Turnout: 55% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): 20

2008 President, Custer County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama (D)	611	26.0%
John McCain (R)	1,694	72.0%
Ralph Nader (I)	18	0.8%
Bob Barr (Lbt)	12	0.5%
Other	18	0.8%
TOTAL	2,353
Turnout: 68% Diff (St): 11 Diff (US): 26

2008 President, Elmore County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama (D)	2,591	30.5%
John McCain (R)	5,665	66.8%
Ralph Nader (I)	110	1.3%
Bob Barr (Lbt)	33	0.4%
Other	87	1.0%
TOTAL	8,486
Turnout: 43% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 21

2008 President, Franklin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama (D)	600	11.8%
John McCain (R)	4,246	83.7%
Ralph Nader (I)	48	0.9%
Bob Barr (Lbt)	37	0.7%
Other	143	2.8%
TOTAL	5,074
Turnout: 63% Diff (St): 22 Diff (US): 38

2008 President, Fremont County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama (D)	1,065	18.1%
John McCain (R)	4,700	79.9%
Ralph Nader (I)	46	0.8%
Bob Barr (Lbt)	25	0.4%
Other	45	0.8%
TOTAL	5,881
Turnout: 66% Diff (St): 19 Diff (US): 34

2008 President, Gem County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama (D)	2,166	27.3%
John McCain (R)	5,585	70.3%
Ralph Nader (I)	112	1.4%
Bob Barr (Lbt)	32	0.4%
Other	53	0.7%
TOTAL	7,948
Turnout: 65% Diff (St): 9 Diff (US): 25

2008 President, Gooding County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama (D)	1,489	27.6%
John McCain (R)	3,765	69.8%
Ralph Nader (I)	75	1.4%
Bob Barr (Lbt)	27	0.5%
Other	35	0.6%
TOTAL	5,391
Turnout: 50% Diff (St): 9 Diff (US): 24

2008 President, Idaho County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama (D)	2,017	24.6%
John McCain (R)	5,895	71.8%
Ralph Nader (I)	77	0.9%
Bob Barr (Lbt)	54	0.7%
Other	169	2.1%
TOTAL	8,212
Turnout: 65% Diff (St): 11 Diff (US): 26

2008 President, Jefferson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama (D)	1,641	15.7%
John McCain (R)	8,540	81.8%
Ralph Nader (I)	72	0.7%
Bob Barr (Lbt)	50	0.5%
Other	138	1.3%
TOTAL	10,441
Turnout: 66% Diff (St): 21 Diff (US): 36

2008 President, Jerome County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama (D)	1,794	26.2%
John McCain (R)	4,897	71.5%
Ralph Nader (I)	74	1.1%
Bob Barr (Lbt)	46	0.7%
Other	36	0.5%
TOTAL	6,847
Turnout: 46% Diff (St): 10 Diff (US): 26

2008 President, Kootenai County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama (D)	22,120	35.4%
John McCain (R)	38,387	61.4%
Ralph Nader (I)	592	0.9%
Bob Barr (Lbt)	268	0.4%
Other	1,168	1.9%
TOTAL	62,535
Turnout: 63% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): 16

2008 President, Latah County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama (D)	9,195	51.3%
John McCain (R)	7,988	44.6%
Ralph Nader (I)	199	1.1%
Bob Barr (Lbt)	128	0.7%
Other	406	2.3%
TOTAL	17,916
Turnout: 60% Diff (St): -17 Diff (US): -1

2008 President, Lemhi County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama (D)	1,061	25.8%
John McCain (R)	2,938	71.6%
Ralph Nader (I)	29	0.7%
Bob Barr (Lbt)	32	0.8%
Other	45	1.1%
TOTAL	4,105
Turnout: 66% Diff (St): 10 Diff (US): 26

2008 President, Lewis County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama (D)	479	26.6%
John McCain (R)	1,275	70.7%
Ralph Nader (I)	20	1.1%
Bob Barr (Lbt)	7	0.4%
Other	23	1.3%
TOTAL	1,804
Turnout: 61% Diff (St): 9 Diff (US): 25

2008 President, Lincoln County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama (D)	545	29.1%
John McCain (R)	1,232	65.9%
Ralph Nader (I)	77	4.1%
Bob Barr (Lbt)	6	0.3%
Other	10	0.5%
TOTAL	1,870
Turnout: 55% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): 20

2008 President, Madison County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama (D)	1,627	12.5%
John McCain (R)	11,131	85.2%
Ralph Nader (I)	81	0.6%
Bob Barr (Lbt)	69	0.5%
Other	150	1.1%
TOTAL	13,058
Turnout: 50% Diff (St): 24 Diff (US): 40

2008 President, Minidoka County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama (D)	1,630	23.7%
John McCain (R)	5,087	73.8%
Ralph Nader (I)	79	1.1%
Bob Barr (Lbt)	42	0.6%
Other	52	0.8%
TOTAL	6,890
Turnout: 49% Diff (St): 13 Diff (US): 28

2008 President, Nez Perce County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama (D)	7,123	40.0%
John McCain (R)	10,357	58.1%
Ralph Nader (I)	189	1.1%
Bob Barr (Lbt)	72	0.4%
Other	82	0.5%
TOTAL	17,823
Turnout: 59% Diff (St): -3 Diff (US): 13

2008 President, Oneida County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama (D)	381	17.6%
John McCain (R)	1,724	79.7%
Ralph Nader (I)	11	0.5%
Bob Barr (Lbt)	19	0.9%
Other	27	1.2%
TOTAL	2,162
Turnout: 73% Diff (St): 19 Diff (US): 34

2008 President, Owyhee County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama (D)	944	23.3%
John McCain (R)	3,024	74.5%
Ralph Nader (I)	37	0.9%
Bob Barr (Lbt)	24	0.6%
Other	29	0.7%
TOTAL	4,058
Turnout: 51% Diff (St): 13 Diff (US): 29

2008 President, Payette County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama (D)	2,415	27.8%
John McCain (R)	5,988	68.9%
Ralph Nader (I)	105	1.2%
Bob Barr (Lbt)	39	0.4%
Other	146	1.7%
TOTAL	8,693
Turnout: 55% Diff (St): 8 Diff (US): 23

2008 President, Power County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama (D)	1,027	36.1%
John McCain (R)	1,754	61.7%
Ralph Nader (I)	28	1.0%
Bob Barr (Lbt)	20	0.7%
Other	13	0.5%
TOTAL	2,842
Turnout: 53% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): 16

2008 President, Shoshone County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama (D)	2,521	44.5%
John McCain (R)	2,953	52.1%
Ralph Nader (I)	111	2.0%
Bob Barr (Lbt)	39	0.7%
Other	43	0.8%
TOTAL	5,667
Turnout: 56% Diff (St): -9 Diff (US): 7

2008 President, Teton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama (D)	2,302	49.4%
John McCain (R)	2,263	48.6%
Ralph Nader (I)	61	1.3%
Bob Barr (Lbt)	19	0.4%
Other	14	0.3%
TOTAL	4,659
Turnout: 71% Diff (St): -13 Diff (US): 3

2008 President, Twin Falls County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama (D)	8,621	30.1%
John McCain (R)	19,032	66.5%
Ralph Nader (I)	358	1.3%
Bob Barr (Lbt)	152	0.5%
Other	450	1.6%
TOTAL	28,613
Turnout: 53% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): 21

2008 President, Valley County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama (D)	2,405	45.4%
John McCain (R)	2,772	52.3%
Ralph Nader (I)	65	1.2%
Bob Barr (Lbt)	33	0.6%
Other	22	0.4%
TOTAL	5,297
Turnout: 71% Diff (St): -9 Diff (US): 7

2008 President, Washington County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama (D)	1,241	27.5%
John McCain (R)	3,168	70.3%
Ralph Nader (I)	41	0.9%
Bob Barr (Lbt)	28	0.6%
Other	28	0.6%
TOTAL	4,506
Turnout: 59% Diff (St): 9 Diff (US): 25

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