How many votes did Barack Obama and John McCain each have?

Answer 1

The number of voters was down slightly from 2008, but these are the totals: President Obama won re-election with 65,899,660 votes (51%) to Mitt Romney's 60,932,152 (47.2%). President Obama also received 332 electoral votes, to Romney's 206.

Answer 2

In the 2008 US Presidential Election, the votes were as follows: OBAMA received: 365 Electoral Votes (270 needed to win) 66,882,230 Popular Votes (1) 52% of the Total Popular Vote (1) 31% of the Total Eligible Vote (2) Three out of ten US citizens voted for Obama (approx.) (3) 1/3 of US citizens voted for Obama (approx.) (3) 2/3 of US citizens did not vote for Obama (approx.) (3) MCCAIN received: 173 Electoral Votes (270 needed to win) 58,343,671 Popular Votes (1) 46% of the Total Popular Vote (1) 27% of the Total Eligible Votes (2) Three out of ten US citizens voted for McCain (approx.) (3) 1/4 of US citizens voted for McCain (aprox.) (3) 3/4 of US citizens did not vote for McCain (aprox.) (3) NOTES: (1) The Total Popular Vote is comprised of all votes cast by eligible citizens. For this election, 125,225,901 US citizens voted. (See, http://www.CNN.com/ELECTION/2008/results/president/ for more details). (2) The Total Eligible Vote is comprised of all possible eligible US citizens who are eligible to vote. For this election, 213,005,467 US citizens were eligible to vote. (See, http://elections.gmu.edu/Turnout_2008G.html for more details.) (3) US citizens that were eligible to vote.

Answer 3

In 2008, Barack Obama won the election decisively. He received 69,498,516 popular votes to John McCain's59,948,323. Mr. Obama also won the electoral college, receiving 365 electoral votes to Senator McCain's 173. The 2012 election was a bit closer, but President Obama still won re-election, getting a popular vote total of 65,907,213 to Mitt Romney's 60,931,767. In electoral votes, Mr. Obama earned 332; Mr. Romney received 206.

Answer 4

Barack Obama won 365 Electoral votes, carried 28 states and won by a margin of 52.9% to John McCain's 45.7%. McCain won 173 Electoral votes and carried 22 states.

Answer 5

For the general election, Obama got 53% of the vote. http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/results/president/

Answer 6

Obama did best in DC with 91.4%. His best state was Hawaii with 70.6 % and his poorest was Utah with 24.9%. His closest win was in Florida with 50.0% .See the related link for full details.

Answer 7

Too many to count.

Answer 8

• Obama won 25 states.