Monday, November 28, 2011

Pennsylvania's 2008 Presidential Election Returns

Facts:

1. Barack Obama received 54.7%  of all of Pennsylvania's votes, as opposed to John McCain who received 44.3% of the votes.

2. The third and fourth place candidates in the 2008 Presidential Election were Ralph Nader, who received 0.7% of votes, and Bob Barr who received 0.3% of votes.

3. Some voters said that they voted for Obama because they "wanted to be part of history."

4. Pennsylvania last chose a Republican for President when it supported George H. Bush in the 1998 election.

5. 85.6% of voters in the state of Pennsylvania were White.

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