2008 United States presidential election in North Carolina
The 2008 United States presidential election in North Carolina was part of the national event on November 4, 2008, throughout all 50 states and the District of Columbia. In North Carolina, voters chose 15 representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. North Carolina was narrowly won by Democratic nominee Barack Obama with a 0.32% margin of victory, making the state 6.88% more Republican than the nation, as he won the national popular vote by 7.2%. Prior to the election, most news organizations considered the state as a toss-up or a swing state. Throughout the general election, the state was heavily targeted by both campaigns. A high turnout by African American voters, bolstered by overwhelming support from younger voters were the major factors that helped deliver North Carolina's 15 electoral votes to Obama, making him the first and as of 2024 only Democratic presidential nominee to carry the state since 1976, when Jimmy Carter prevailed...
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