| Percentages based on CNN.com exit polling | |||
| 122,864,339 votes cast (Obama = 52.5%; McCain = 46.2%; Other = 1.3% (As of 11-6-2008) | |||
| http://edition.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/results/polls/#USP00p1 | |||
| Vote by Race | Obama | McCain | Other/No Answer |
| White (74%) | 42% | 56% | 1% |
| African-American (13%) | 95% | 4% | 1% |
| Latino (9%) | 67% | 31% | 2% |
| Asian (2%) | 62% | 35% | 3% |
| Other (2%) | 66% | 31% | 2% |
| Total Non-white | 81% | 17% | 2% |
| Total Votes by Race | Obama | McCain | Other/No Answer |
| White (74%) | 38,631,743 | 51,205,925 | |
| African-American (13%) | 15,252,010 | 560,630 | |
| Latino (9%) | 7,462,903 | 3,427,915 | |
| Asian (2%) | 1,535,559 | 860,050 | |
| Other (2%) | 1,633,850 | 761,759 | |
| Total Non-white | 25,728,289 | 5,576,535 | |
| 64,360,032 | 56,782,460 | ||
| Vote by Income and Race | Obama | McCain | Other/No Answer |
| Whites Under $50,000 (25%) | 44% | 53% | 2% |
| Whites Over $50,000 (49%) | 41% | 58% | 1% |
| Non-Whites Under $50,000 (13%) | 86% | 13% | 1% |
| Non-Whites Over $50,000 (13%) | 75% | 22% | 3% |
| Vote by Age and Race | Obama | McCain | Other/No Answer |
| White 18-29 (11%) | 54% | 44% | 2% |
| White 30-44 (20%) | 41% | 57% | 2% |
| White 45-64 (30%) | 42% | 56% | 2% |
| White 65 and Older (13%) | 40% | 58% | 2% |
| Black 18-29 (3%) | 95% | 4% | 1% |
| Black 30-44 (4%) | 96% | 4% | N/A |
| Black 45-64 (4%) | 96% | 3% | 1% |
| Black 65 and Older (1%) | 94% | 6% | N/A |
| Latino 18-29 (3%) | 76% | 19% | 5% |
| Latino 30-44 (3%) | 63% | 36% | 1% |
| Latino 45-64 (2%) | 58% | 40% | 2% |
| Latino 65 and Older (1%) | 68% | 30% | 2% |
| All Others (5%) | 64% | 33% | 3% |
| Vote by Age | Obama | McCain | Other/No Answer |
| 18-24 (10%) | 66% | 32% | 2% |
| 25-29 (8%) | 66% | 31% | 3% |
| 30-39 (18%) | 54% | 44% | 2% |
| 40-49 (21%) | 49% | 49% | 2% |
| 50-64 (27%) | 50% | 49% | 1% |
| 65 or Over (16%) | 45% | 53% | 2% |
| 40 and Over | 48% | 50% | 2% |