2008 United States presidential election in Michigan

The 2008 United States presidential election in Michigan took place on November 4, 2008. It was part of the 2008 United States presidential election which happened throughout all 50 states and D.C. Voters chose 17 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Michigan was won by Democratic nominee Barack Obama by a 16.4% margin of victory. Due to the worsening of the state's economy, and an extremely high unemployment rate and anti-incumbent backlash in the state following the Great Recession, Democrats were heavily favored to win the state. Prior to the election, all 17 news organizations considered this a state Obama would win, or otherwise considered as a safe blue state. Michigan had leaned Democratic for the last couple decades, as it voted for the Democratic presidential nominee in every election since 1992.

In the end, Obama won Michigan by a larger-than-expected margin of victory, winning by 823,940 votes. As of 2024, this is the last election that a Democrat won Alger, Alpena, Arenac, Benzie, Berrien, Cass, Clare, Clinton, Delta, Gladwin, Iosco, Iron, Jackson, Lenawee, Mason, Menominee, Oceana, Ogemaw, Ontonagon, Presque Isle, Roscommon, St. Clair, and Schoolcraft counties. Kent and Leelenau counties wouldn’t vote for a Democrat again until 2020.