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’08 presidential vote in swing states, at a glance

Barack Obama won 13 of the 14 swing states in 2008. And he received a higher percentage of votes in nine of them than he did nationally.
State Winner/margin
Arizona McCain/53.6%-45.1%
Colorado Obama 53.7%-44.7%
Florida Obama 51.0%-48.2%
Iowa Obama 53.7%-44.2%
Michigan Obama 57.4%-41.0%
Minnesota Obama 54.1%-43.8%
Nevada Obama 55.1%-42.7%
New Hampshire Obama 54.4%-44.7%
New Mexico Obama 56.9%-41.8%
North Carolina Obama 49.7%-49.4%
Ohio Obama 51.5%-46.9%
Pennsylvania Obama 54.3%-44.0%
Virginia Obama 52.6%-46.3%
Wisconsin Obama 56.2%-42.3%
USA Obama 52.9%-45.7%

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