Bầu cử tổng thống Hoa Kỳ tại Bắc Carolina năm 2008

The 2008 United States presidential election in North Carolina was part of the national event on November 4, 2008, throughout all 50 states and the District of Columbia. In North Carolina, voters chose 15 representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

North Carolina was narrowly won by Democratic nominee Barack Obama with a 0.32% margin of victory, making the state 6.88% more Republican than the nation, as he won the national popular vote by 7.2%. Prior to the election, most news organizations considered the state as a toss-up or a swing state. Throughout the general election, the state was heavily targeted by both campaigns. A high turnout by African American voters, bolstered by overwhelming support from younger voters were the major factors that helped deliver North Carolina's 15 electoral votes to Obama, making him the first and as of 2024 only Democratic presidential nominee to carry the state since 1976, when Jimmy Carter prevailed. The state would vote Republican by less than 5% in the next four elections while still being considered a swing state.

North Carolina continues to lean Republican relative to the nation. This is the only time North Carolina has voted differently from South Carolina since 1964, despite South Carolina being considered a safe red state. To date, 2008 was also the only presidential race since 1992 where North Carolina’s victory margin was less than 1%

As of the 2024 presidential race, this is the last time Jackson, Hyde, and Caswell counties would vote Democratic, the last time Nash County voted for the losing candidate nationwide, and was the last time the state voted for the winner of the national popular vote until 2024.