The state of Idaho has four electoral votes. State polls show Republican presidential nominee John McCain with a sizable lead of more than 30 percentage points over Democratic nominee Barack Obama. McCain has led Obama by a fairly wide margin since March 2008. Idaho has voted "red" in every presidential election since 1952, except one—voters chose Democrat Lyndon Johnson over Republican Barry Goldwater in the 1964 race. Polls in Idaho close at 8 p.m., local time.270ToWin.com: Idaho Pollster.com: 2008 Idaho Presidential General Election: McCain vs Obama
Past Idaho Winners
- 2004: George W. Bush
- 2000: George W. Bush
- 1996: Bob Dole
- 1992: George H. W. Bush
Idaho Polls and Exit Polls
Official Site: Idaho Secretary of State Election Division
RealClearPolitics: Idaho: McCain vs. Obama
Pollster.com: 2008 Idaho Presidential General Election: McCain vs Obama
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References
Fast Facts
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Electoral votes
Four
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Polls open
8 a.m. to 8 p.m., local time
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Current polls
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Registered voters
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Democratic Caucus winner
Barack Obama
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Republican Caucus winner
John McCain
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Fact:
Idaho permits early voting
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Initial reports of long lines of early voters in several Idaho countiesIdaho Statesman: Early Voters Already Encounter Lines... (October 30, 2008)
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Fact:
Senate election being held to replace Senator Larry Craig, who resigned in September 2007
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Fact:
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Republican Governor Jim Risch and Democratic Congressman Larry LaRocco are looking to fill Craig's seat in office
