2008 United States presidential election in North Dakota

2008 United States presidential election in North Dakota
McCain 40-50% 50-60% 60-70% 70-80%	Obama 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 80-90%
President before election; George W. Bush; Republican	Elected President ; Barack Obama; Democratic

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

North Dakota was won by Republican nominee John McCain by an 8.7% margin of victory. Prior to the election, most news organizations considered this a state McCain would narrowly win, or otherwise considered to be a red state. In the final weeks of the race, some news organizations considered the race a toss-up. The state has not been won by a Democratic presidential nominee since Lyndon B. Johnson in 1964. Polls showed McCain and Democrat Barack Obama running unusually close in a state that gave George W. Bush a 27.4% margin of victory over John Kerry in 2004. In the end, McCain kept North Dakota in the GOP column but by a much smaller margin than Bush's landslide in 2004.

As of the 2020 presidential election^[update], this is the last time a Democratic presidential candidate won at least 40% of the vote in North Dakota and the last time in which Cass County, Grand Forks County, Mountrail County, Towner County, Traill County, Nelson County, and Eddy County voted for a Democratic presidential candidate.^[1] This is also the last time in which Cass County gave a majority to a candidate of any party. Obama's 44.5% vote share also remains the best Democratic performance in the state since 1976.

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