Updated January 03, 2009
Every campaign season, publishers and editorial boards decide which candidate gets their vote -- and then they tell their readers to vote for their favored candidate. These state links provide a round-up of both presidential primary endorsements as well as general election endorsements.
The notation alongside each state is for the presidential endorsement.
- Alabama : Obama 6, McCain 6
- Alaska : Obama 1, McCain 1
- Arizona : Obama 1, McCain 2
- Arkansas : Obama 1, McCain 2
- California : Obama 30, McCain 11
- Colorado : Obama 9, McCain 3
- Connecticut : Obama 5, McCain 3
- Delaware: Obama 1
- District of Columbia : Obama 1, McCain 2
- Florida: Obama 12, McCain 4
- Georgia : Obama 3, McCain 2
- Hawaii : Obama 1
- Idaho : Obama 1, McCain 1
- Illinois : Obama 8, McCain 4
- Indiana : Obama 5, McCain 1
- Iowa : Obama 6, McCain 4
- Kansas : Obama 2, McCain 1
- Kentucky : Obama 3, McCain 3
- Louisiana : Obama 2
- Maine : Obama 4, McCain 1
- Maryland : Obama 3, McCain 1
- Massachusetts : Obama 12, McCain 3
- Michigan : Obama 11, McCain 4
- Minnesota : Obama 5, McCain 6
- Mississippi : Obama 2
- Missouri : Obama 5, McCain 1
- Montana : Obama 3
- Nebraska : McCain 4
- Nevada : Obama 2, McCain 2
- New Hampshire : Obama 5, McCain 3
- New Jersey : Obama 10
- New Mexico : Obama 3, McCain 3
- New York : Obama 16, McCain 1
- North Carolina : Obama 6, McCain 2
- North Dakota : McCain 3
- Ohio :: Obama 13, McCain 8
- Oklahoma : Obama 2, McCain 4
- Oregon : Obama 8, McCain 4
- Pennsylvania : Obama 21, McCain 6
- Rhode Island : Obama 1
- South Carolina : McCain 4
- South Dakota : McCain 2
- Tennessee : Obama 3, McCain 4
- Texas : Obama 8, McCain 12
- Utah : Obama 1
- Vermont : Obama 4
- Virginia : Obama 1, McCain 10
- Washington : Obama 11, McCain 2
- West Virginia : Obama 3, McCain 2
- Wisconsin : Obama 3, McCain 2
- Wyoming