The 2008 United States presidential election in Rhode Island took place on November 4, 2008, and was part of the 2008 United States presidential election. Voters chose four representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
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2008 United States presidential election in Rhode Island|
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Turnout | 66.9%[1] 4.8 pp |
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County Results
Municipality Results
Obama
40–50%
50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
80–90% |
McCain
50–60%
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Rhode Island was won by Democratic nominee Barack Obama with a 27.8% margin of victory. Prior to the election, all 17 news organizations considered this a state Obama would win, or otherwise considered as a safe blue state. At the time, the last time a Republican had carried this state or any county in it was in 1984, when Ronald Reagan won with about 52% of the vote, largely due to the support of Reagan Democrats.
To date, this is the last time that the town of West Greenwich voted Democratic.