2008 Iowa Democratic caucuses

United States presidential election in Iowa, 2008

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Nominee Barack Obama John McCain Party Democratic Republican Home state Illinois Arizona Running mate Joe Biden Sarah Palin Electoral vote 7 0 Popular vote 828,940 682,379 Percentage 53.93% 44.39%

County Results Obama   40-50%   50-60%   60-70% McCain   40-50%   50-60%   60-70%   70-80%   80-90%

President before election George W. Bush Republican Elected President Barack Obama Democratic

Iowa Democratic Caucus, 2008

← 2004 January 3, 2008 (2008-01-03) 2012 →

Candidate Barack Obama John Edwards Hillary Clinton Home state Illinois North Carolina New York Percentage 37.6% 29.7% 29.4%

Iowa Republican caucuses, 2008

← 2000 January 3, 2008 (2008-01-03) 2012 →

Candidate Mike Huckabee Mitt Romney Fred Thompson Party Republican Republican Republican Home state Arkansas Massachusetts Tennessee Popular vote 40,954 30,021 15,960 Percentage 34.36% 25.19% 13.39%   Candidate John McCain Ron Paul Rudy Giuliani Party Republican Republican Republican Home state Arizona Texas New York Popular vote 15,536 11,841 4,099 Percentage 13.03% 9.93% 3.44%

Election results by county. Blue denotes counties won by Huckabee, Red denotes those won by Romney, and Yellow denotes those won by Paul.

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The 2008 United States presidential election in Iowa took place on November 4, 2008, in Iowa, as part of the 2008 United States presidential election. Voters chose 7 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Iowa was won by the Democratic nominee, Senator Barack Obama of Illinois, by a 9.54% margin of victory. Obama took 53.93% of the vote while his Republican opponent, Senator John McCain of Arizona, took 44.39%. Prior to the election, all 17 news organizations considered this a state Obama would win, or otherwise considered as a safe blue state. In 2004, Republican George W. Bush had very narrowly won Iowa in his re-election bid, although prior to that the state had gone Democratic for four elections straight. A Midwestern state where agriculture plays a critical role in the daily lives of its citizens, Iowa is nevertheless an independent state. However, due to Obama's victory in the Iowa caucuses, Bush's unpopularity, and the troubling economy, the state easily fell into Obama's column later in the election season.