United States presidential election in Connecticut, 2008
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County Results
Obama—60-70%
Obama—50-60%
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The 2008 United States presidential election in Connecticut took place on November 4, 2008 throughout all 50 states and D.C., which was 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.
Connecticut was won by Democratic nominee Barack Obama with a 22.4% margin of victory. Connecticut was one of the six states that had every county—including traditionally Republican Litchfield County—go for Obama, the others being Hawaii, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Connecticut has not voted for a Republican presidential nominee since 1988 when the state was carried by George H.W. Bush over Michael Dukakis.
There were 17 news organizations who made state by state predictions of the election. Here are their last predictions before election day:
Barack Obama won every single poll taken in the state, and every one of them by a double digit margin of victory.
John McCain raised a total of $3,966,985. Barack Obama raised $9,727,617.
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