Almost 9 Million More People Voted Than in 2004
Total Votes for President in the General Elections of 2000, 2004 and 2008
Based on official results from state election offices as reported by the Federal Election Commission.

 2000
 2004
 %Change
'00-'04
 2008
 %Change
'04-'08
Alabama
1,666,272
 		1,883,449
 13.03
 2,099,819
 11.49
Alaska
 285,560
 		312,598
 9.47
 326,197
 4.35
Arizona
 1,532,016
 		2,012,585
 31.37
 2,293,475
 13.96
Arkansas
 921,781
 		1,054,945
 14.45
 1,086,617
 3.00
California
 10,965,856
 		12,419,857
 13.26
 13,561,900
 9.20
Colorado
 1,741,368
 		2,130,330
 22.34
 2,401,361
 12.72
Connecticut
 1,459,525
 		1,578,769
 8.17
 1,646,792
 4.31
Delaware
327,621
 		375,190
 14.52
 412,412
 9.92
Dist. of Col.
 201,894
 		227,586
 12.73
 265,853
 16.81
Florida
5,963,110
 		7,609,810
 27.61
 8,390,744
 10.26
Georgia
2,596,804
 		3,301,875
 27.15
 3,924,440
 18.85
Hawaii
367,951
 		429,013
 16.60
 453,568
 5.72
Idaho
501,615
 		598,447
 19.30
 655,032
 9.46
Illinois
 4,742,123
 		5,274,322
 11.22
 5,523,051
 4.72
Indiana
2,199,302
 		2,468,002
 12.22
 2,751,054
 11.47
Iowa
 1,315,563
 		1,506,908
 14.54
 1,537,123
 2.01
Kansas
 1,072,218
 		1,187,756
 10.78
 1,235,872
 4.05
Kentucky
 1,544,187
 		1,795,860
 16.30
 1,826,620
 1.71
Louisiana
 1,765,656
 		1,943,106
 10.05
 1,960,761
 0.91
Maine
651,817
 		740,752
 13.64
 731,163
 -1.29
Maryland
2,020,480
 		2,386,678
 18.12
 2,631,596
 10.26
Massachusetts
2,702,984
 		2,912,388
 7.75
 3,080,985
 5.79
Michigan
 4,232,501
 		4,839,252
 14.34
 5,001,766
 3.36
Minnesota
 2,438,685
 		2,828,387
 15.98
 2,910,369
 2.90
Mississippi
 994,184
 		1,139,824
 14.65
 1,289,865
 13.16
Missouri
 2,359,892
 		2,731,364
 15.74
 2,925,205
 7.10
Montana
 410,997
 		450,434
 9.60
 490,302
 8.85
Nebraska
 697,019
 		778,186
 11.64
 801,281
 2.97
Nevada
608,970
 		829,587
 36.23
 967,848
 16.67
New Hampshire
569,081
 		677,662
 19.08
 710,970
 4.92
New Jersey
3,187,226 3,611,691
 13.32
 3,868,237
 7.10
New Mexico
 598,605
 		756,304
 26.34
 830,158
 9.77
New York
 6,821,999
 		7,391,036
 8.34
 7,594,813
 2.76
North Carolina
2,911,262
 		3,501,007
 20.26
 4,310,789
 23.13
North Dakota
 288,256
 		312,833
 8.53
 316,621
 1.21
Ohio
4,701,998
 		5,627,903
 19.69
 5,698,260
 1.25
Oklahoma
1,234,229
 		1,463,758
 18.60
 1,462,661
 -0.07
Oregon
1,533,968
 		1,836,782
 		19.74
 1,827,864
 -0.49
Pennsylvania
4,913,119
 		5,769,590
 		17.43
 6,013,272
 4.22
Rhode Island
409,112
 		437,134
 		6.85
 471,766
 7.92
South Carolina
1,382,717
1,617,730
 17.00
 1,920,969
 18.74
South Dakota
 		316,269
388,215
 22.75
 381,975
 -1.61
Tennessee
2,076,181
 		2,437,319
 		17.39
 2,599,749
 6.66
Texas
6,407,637
 		7,410,749
 		15.65
 8,077,073
 8.99
Utah
770,754
 		927,844
 		20.38
 952,370
 2.58
Vermont
294,308
 		312,309
 		6.12
 325,046
 4.08
Virginia
2,739,447
 		3,198,367
 		16.75
 3,723,260
 16.41
Washington
 		2,487,433
 		2,859,084
 		14.94
 3,036,878
 6.22
West Virginia
 		648,124
 		755,887
 		16.63
 713,451
 -5.61
Wisconsin
2,598,607
 		2,997,007
 		15.33
 2,983,417
 -0.45
Wyoming
 		218,351
 		243,428
 		11.48
 254,658
 4.61
Total
105,396,641
 122,280,899
 		16.02
 131,257,328
 7.34

Top 5 increase '04 to '08: North Carolina 23.13%, Georgia 18.85%, South Carolina 18.74%, Dist. of Col. 16.81%, Nevada 16.67%.
Bottom 5 decrease '04 to '08: West Virginia  -5.61%, South Dakota -1.61%,  Maine -1.29%, Oregon -0.49%, Wisconsin -0.45%.
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