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title: "Why was the Presidential Election of 2008 considered historic?"  
description: "Why was the Presidential Election of 2008 considered historic?"  
author: "Pradeep Agnihotri"  
published: 2018-10-28  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/51260/why-was-the-presidential-election-of-2008-considered-historic  
category: "history, politics & society"  
tags: ["usa history"]  
reading_time: 2 minutes  

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# Why was the Presidential Election of 2008 considered historic?

Why was the [Presidential Election](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/51264/which-three-main-candidates-ran-in-the-1948-presidential-election) of 2008 considered historic?\
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## Answers

### Answer by user

**e 2008 [Election](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/81950/how-political-parties-conduct-when-election-announcement-occurs) Is Historic For 5 Reasons** 1. Barack Obama was the only **African-American president** to be appointed to the U.S. Government. \
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2. Joe Biden was the only **Roman Catholic vice president** in history. 3. 136.6 million Americans are anticipated to have voted for President Obama, up over 122.3 million in 2004. This would result in a **democratic engagement** percentage of 64.1 % in 2008, the biggest since 1908. 4. African-American and Hispanic voter participation reached new highs in some states. Due to the obvious rise in black and Hispanic people, white voters composed 74 % of the 2008 votes, falling from 81 % in 2008. Although black people create 22% of the community in North Carolina, they account for 31% of freshly eligible voters. 5. In this election, Obama earned **greater funds** than any other contender in history.

### Answer by Stuti Gupta

The 2008 Election Is Historic For 5 Reasons 1. Barack Obama was the only African-American president to be appointed to the U.S. Government. \
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2. Joe Biden was the only Roman Catholic vice president in history. 3. 136.6 million Americans are anticipated to have voted for President Obama, up over 122.3 million in 2004. This would result in a democratic engagement percentage of 64.1 % in 2008, the biggest since 1908. 4. African-American and Hispanic voter participation reached new highs in some states. Due to the obvious rise in black and Hispanic people, white voters composed 74 % of the 2008 votes, falling from 81 % in 2008. Although black people create 22% of the community in North Carolina, they account for 31% of freshly eligible voters. 5. In this election, Obama earned greater funds than any other contender in history.


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