Party Flips2004 → 2008
Counties That Flipped in 2008
Barack Obama vs John McCain
384 counties changed parties between 2004 and 2008—44 flipped Republican and 340 flipped Democratic.
44
Flipped to Republican
340
Flipped to Democratic
Flipped Republican (44)
Knott County, Kentucky
KY
R+35.4
swing
D+27.6→R+7.9
Poinsett County, Arkansas
AR
R+33.9
swing
D+6.7→R+27.3
Little River County, Arkansas
AR
R+30.9
swing
D+1.9→R+29.0
Jackson County, Arkansas
AR
R+30.6
swing
D+14.3→R+16.3
Lawrence County, Arkansas
AR
R+29.9
swing
D+9.0→R+20.9
Floyd County, Kentucky
KY
R+26.6
swing
D+25.3→R+1.4
Grundy County, Tennessee
TN
R+26.6
swing
D+13.8→R+12.8
Benton County, Tennessee
TN
R+26.2
swing
D+10.0→R+16.2
Mingo County, West Virginia
WV
R+24.9
swing
D+12.9→R+12.1
Van Buren County, Tennessee
TN
R+24.2
swing
D+3.8→R+20.4
Smith County, Tennessee
TN
R+24.2
swing
D+3.9→R+20.3
Lincoln County, Arkansas
AR
R+23.8
swing
D+5.5→R+18.2
Trousdale County, Tennessee
TN
R+23.4
swing
D+16.8→R+6.6
Clay County, Arkansas
AR
R+22.6
swing
D+8.3→R+14.3
Breathitt County, Kentucky
KY
R+22.5
swing
D+13.2→R+9.3
Hempstead County, Arkansas
AR
R+22.3
swing
D+3.2→R+19.1
Randolph County, Arkansas
AR
R+21.9
swing
D+3.8→R+18.1
Overton County, Tennessee
TN
R+20.1
swing
D+6.8→R+13.3
Pike County, Kentucky
KY
R+19.0
swing
D+5.2→R+13.8
Bradley County, Arkansas
AR
R+19.0
swing
D+4.6→R+14.4
Humphreys County, Tennessee
TN
R+18.6
swing
D+15.7→R+2.9
Lake County, Tennessee
TN
R+18.5
swing
D+11.7→R+6.8
Flipped Democratic (340)
Culberson County, Texas
TX
D+35.0
swing
R+4.1→D+31.0
Rockdale County, Georgia
GA
D+31.1
swing
R+21.5→D+9.6
Tippecanoe County, Indiana
IN
D+30.9
swing
R+19.3→D+11.6
Cameron County, Texas
TX
D+30.0
swing
R+1.2→D+28.8
Kendall County, Illinois
IL
D+29.6
swing
R+22.4→D+7.2
Harrisonburg city, Virginia
VA
D+29.4
swing
R+13.1→D+16.3
Manassas Park city, Virginia
VA
D+29.3
swing
R+9.3→D+20.0
Delaware County, Indiana
IN
D+28.8
swing
R+13.8→D+15.0
Val Verde County, Texas
TX
D+28.3
swing
R+18.8→D+9.6
Traill County, North Dakota
ND
D+28.2
swing
R+21.0→D+7.2
Cass County, North Dakota
ND
D+27.5
swing
R+20.4→D+7.1
Madison County, Indiana
IN
D+25.9
swing
R+19.4→D+6.5
McHenry County, Illinois
IL
D+25.7
swing
R+20.4→D+5.3
Newton County, Georgia
GA
D+25.7
swing
R+24.5→D+1.2
Douglas County, Georgia
GA
D+25.2
swing
R+23.4→D+1.8
Essex County, Vermont
VT
D+25.2
swing
R+10.7→D+14.5
Osceola County, Florida
FL
D+25.2
swing
R+5.5→D+19.7
Manassas city, Virginia
VA
D+24.5
swing
R+13.1→D+11.3
Richland County, Wisconsin
WI
D+24.2
swing
R+3.6→D+20.6
Blaine County, Montana
MT
D+23.7
swing
R+4.5→D+19.3
Kent County, Delaware
DE
D+23.6
swing
R+13.8→D+9.8
Staunton city, Virginia
VA
D+23.4
swing
R+21.3→D+2.2
Nelson County, North Dakota
ND
D+23.2
swing
R+17.1→D+6.1
Sargent County, North Dakota
ND
D+23.2
swing
R+5.7→D+17.5
Teton County, Idaho
ID
D+23.0
swing
R+22.2→D+0.8
Perry County, Indiana
IN
D+22.9
swing
R+0.1→D+22.8
Douglas County, Nebraska
NE
D+22.7
swing
R+18.1→D+4.6
Kane County, Illinois
IL
D+22.7
swing
R+10.9→D+11.8
Merced County, California
CA
D+22.6
swing
R+14.3→D+8.3
Marshall County, South Dakota
SD
D+22.5
swing
R+6.0→D+16.5
Sangamon County, Illinois
IL
D+22.5
swing
R+18.1→D+4.4
Prince William County, Virginia
VA
D+22.3
swing
R+6.4→D+15.9
Vigo County, Indiana
IN
D+22.3
swing
R+6.5→D+15.8
Brookings County, South Dakota
SD
D+22.1
swing
R+16.6→D+5.6
Stephenson County, Illinois
IL
D+22.1
swing
R+15.5→D+6.7
Salt Lake County, Utah
UT
D+22.1
swing
R+22.0→D+0.1
Waupaca County, Wisconsin
WI
D+21.9
swing
R+19.1→D+2.8
Schuyler County, Illinois
IL
D+21.8
swing
R+20.1→D+1.8
Summit County, Utah
UT
D+21.6
swing
R+6.3→D+15.3
Lake County, Illinois
IL
D+21.3
swing
R+1.7→D+19.6
Outagamie County, Wisconsin
WI
D+21.3
swing
R+9.7→D+11.6
DeKalb County, Illinois
IL
D+21.3
swing
R+4.5→D+16.8
Ransom County, North Dakota
ND
D+21.2
swing
R+5.9→D+15.3
Cumberland County, North Carolina
NC
D+21.2
swing
R+3.5→D+17.7
Clay County, Minnesota
MN
D+21.0
swing
R+5.0→D+16.0
Kusilvak Census Area, Alaska
AK
D+21.0
swing
R+5.0→D+15.9
Spencer County, Indiana
IN
D+20.7
swing
R+20.3→D+0.4
Hopewell city, Virginia
VA
D+20.5
swing
R+8.5→D+11.9
Door County, Wisconsin
WI
D+20.4
swing
R+3.1→D+17.3
Vanderburgh County, Indiana
IN
D+20.4
swing
R+18.0→D+2.5
DuPage County, Illinois
IL
D+20.4
swing
R+9.6→D+10.8
Henrico County, Virginia
VA
D+20.4
swing
R+8.2→D+12.2
Grand Forks County, North Dakota
ND
D+20.4
swing
R+15.3→D+5.1
Loudoun County, Virginia
VA
D+20.3
swing
R+12.1→D+8.3
Frio County, Texas
TX
D+20.3
swing
R+1.5→D+18.7
Shawano County, Wisconsin
WI
D+20.2
swing
R+16.6→D+3.6
Lake County, Montana
MT
D+20.1
swing
R+18.2→D+1.9
Valencia County, New Mexico
NM
D+20.0
swing
R+12.3→D+7.7
Stanislaus County, California
CA
D+20.0
swing
R+18.3→D+1.7
Hill County, Montana
MT
D+19.8
swing
R+7.6→D+12.2
Calumet County, Wisconsin
WI
D+19.7
swing
R+17.5→D+2.2
St. Joseph County, Indiana
IN
D+19.5
swing
R+2.4→D+17.1
Winchester city, Virginia
VA
D+19.4
swing
R+14.1→D+5.4
Copiah County, Mississippi
MS
D+19.4
swing
R+12.4→D+7.0
Hancock County, Kentucky
KY
D+19.3
swing
R+14.3→D+5.0
Cass County, Michigan
MI
D+19.2
swing
R+15.1→D+4.1
Lewis and Clark County, Montana
MT
D+19.2
swing
R+12.7→D+6.5
Kent County, Michigan
MI
D+19.2
swing
R+18.7→D+0.5
Riverside County, California
CA
D+19.1
swing
R+16.8→D+2.3
Essex County, New York
NY
D+19.1
swing
R+5.8→D+13.3
Brown County, Wisconsin
WI
D+19.1
swing
R+9.9→D+9.2
Forsyth County, North Carolina
NC
D+19.1
swing
R+8.6→D+10.5
Oconto County, Wisconsin
WI
D+18.9
swing
R+12.7→D+6.2
Boone County, Illinois
IL
D+18.8
swing
R+14.6→D+4.2
Brown County, South Dakota
SD
D+18.7
swing
R+13.1→D+5.6
Lancaster County, Nebraska
NE
D+18.6
swing
R+13.7→D+5.0
Will County, Illinois
IL
D+18.6
swing
R+5.4→D+13.2
Gratiot County, Michigan
MI
D+18.6
swing
R+14.1→D+4.4