2008 United States presidential election in Alabama
The 2008 United States presidential election in Alabama took place on November 4, 2008, and was part of the 2008 United States presidential election. Voters chose 9 representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Alabama was won by Republican nominee John McCain with a 21.58% margin of victory. Prior to the election, 17 news organizations considered this a state McCain would win, or otherwise considered it a safe red state. Located in the Deep South, Alabama is one of the most conservative states in the country. Republicans have won every presidential election in Alabama since 1980, and the 2008 election was no exception. McCain carried 54 of the state's 67 counties and easily prevailed in the Yellowhammer State. However, Obama still improved on Kerry's performance by 2 points and reduced his margin of defeat by 4 points. Obama also managed to flip Jefferson County, the state's most populous county and home to Birmingham, which had not gone Democrat since 1952 and was won by incumbent Senator Jeff Sessions in the concurrent Senate election. Marengo County also split tickets for Barack Obama and Jeff Sessions.
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