Blue States [2008]

Historical Presidents

States that voted for the Democratic candidate. Includes District of Columbia (Washington, D.C.). Ranked by number of electoral votes awarded. Unlike the rest of the nation, Maine and Nebraska do not use a "winner-take-all" system. In 2008, one of Nebraska's five electoral votes went Democratic.

This Category is Ranked. Sort by Ranking Based on Votes by clicking on Vote Ranking. Sort by the Collection's Ranking by clicking on List Ranking.

Vote RankingList Ranking  

23

1

Nebraska

State

5.71% (2 of 35 votes)

6

3

Washington, D.C.

Location

59.65% (68 of 114 votes)

9

3

Delaware

State

50.0% (1 of 2 votes)

29

3

Vermont

State

0% (0 of 0 votes)

5

4

New Hampshire

State

60.12% (101 of 168 votes)

21

4

Maine

State

11.11% (2 of 18 votes)

24

4

Hawaii

State

5.71% (2 of 35 votes)

30

4

Rhode Island

State

0% (0 of 2 votes)

13

5

Nevada

State

31.00% (62 of 200 votes)

27

5

New Mexico

State

0% (0 of 0 votes)

1

7

Connecticut

State

100% (2 of 2 votes)

7

7

Oregon

State

59.29% (67 of 113 votes)

8

7

Iowa

State

57.83% (48 of 83 votes)

28

9

Colorado

State

0% (0 of 0 votes)

18

10

Maryland

State

25.00% (2 of 8 votes)

25

10

Minnesota

State

5.13% (2 of 39 votes)

26

10

Wisconsin

State

0% (0 of 1 votes)

12

11

Indiana

State

32.00% (40 of 125 votes)

14

11

Washington

State

30.57% (48 of 157 votes)

17

12

Massachusetts

State

29.09% (16 of 55 votes)

19

13

Virginia

State

16.67% (1 of 6 votes)

20

15

New Jersey

State

16.22% (6 of 37 votes)

22

15

North Carolina

State

5.88% (1 of 17 votes)

16

17

Michigan

State

29.86% (129 of 432 votes)

11

20

Ohio

State

32.08% (17 of 53 votes)

2

21

Illinois

State

100% (1 of 1 votes)

15

21

Pennsylvania

State

30.12% (25 of 83 votes)

4

27

Florida

State

63.58% (433 of 681 votes)

3

31

New York (State)

State

82.76% (24 of 29 votes)

10

55

California

State

32.71% (35 of 107 votes)