Prior to the election, 17 news organizations considered this a state Obama would win, or otherwise considered as a safe
blue state. The Hawaiian-born president handily won the state's 4 electoral votes by a wide 42.71% margin of victory. As of the
2020 presidential election, this is the last time a Democrat would win more than 70% of the vote in any state in a presidential race, as well as the last time any state (along with
Utah) gave a candidate over 70% of the vote.
Prior to the election, 17 news organizations considered this a state Obama would win, or otherwise considered as a safe
blue state. The Hawaiian-born president handily won the state's 4 electoral votes by a wide 42.71% margin of victory. As of the
2020 presidential election, this is the last time a Democrat would win more than 70% of the vote in any state in a presidential race, as well as the last time any state (along with
Utah) gave a candidate over 70% of the vote.