Going from red to blue

In winning the 2008 U.S. Presidential election, Illinois Senator Barack Obama was able to sway voters in nine states that went in favor of President George W. Bush just four years earlier. The swing helped Obama win 28 states in all and gave him 365 Electoral College votes, 95 more than needed for election.

The shift in allegiance wasn’t limited to one part of the country: Three of the states in question were in the South, three more were in the Midwest, and the others were in the West.

Here are the states that switched from red (Republican) to blue (Democrat):

Colorado
Florida
Indiana
Iowa
Nevada
New Mexico
North Carolina
Ohio
Virginia

Source: CNN.com