CREATE TABLE table_23817 ("County" TEXT, "Obama%" TEXT, "Obama#" FLOAT, "McCain%" TEXT, "McCain#" FLOAT)

What is the total of countys where Obama is popular by 35.44%?
SELECT COUNT("County") FROM table_23817 WHERE "Obama%" = '35.44%'
SELECT COUNT("County") FROM "table_23817" WHERE "Obama%" = '35.44%'