United States presidential election in South Carolina, 2004

United States presidential election in South Carolina, 2004

← 2000 November 2, 2004 2008 →
Nominee George W. Bush John Kerry Party Republican Democratic Home state Texas Massachusetts Running mate Dick Cheney John Edwards Electoral vote 8 0 Popular vote 937,974 661,699 Percentage 58.0% 40.9%
County Results   Kerry—70-80%   Kerry—60-70%   Kerry—50-60%   Bush—<50%   Bush—50-60%   Bush—60-70%   Bush—70-80%
President before election George W. Bush Republican Elected President George W. Bush Republican

South Carolina Democratic primary, 2004

← 2000 February 3, 2004 (2004-02-03) 2008 →
Nominee John Edwards John Kerry Al Sharpton Party Democratic Democratic Democratic Home state North Carolina Massachusetts New York Popular vote 131,174 88,508 28,201 Percentage 44.86% 30.27% 9.65%
Election results by county. Light Blue denotes counties won by Edwards, and Blue denotes those won by Kerry.

George W. Bush
Republican

George W. Bush
Republican

The 2004 United States presidential election in South Carolina took place on November 2, 2004, as part of the 2004 United States presidential election which took place throughout all 50 states and D.C. Voters chose eight representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

South Carolina was won by incumbent President George W. Bush by a 17.1% margin of victory. Prior to the election, all 12 news organizations considered this a state Bush would win, or otherwise considered it as a safe red state. No Democrat had won this state since 1976. On election day, Bush won a majority of the counties and congressional districts in the state. The results were very similar to the state's results in 2000, although Democratic Senator John Edwards of the bordering state of North Carolina was chosen as the vice presidential nominee. Bush won both of the two largest counties of South Carolina, although the Democratic nominee usually carries the largest county in the state.

For both parties in 2004, South Carolina's was the first primary in a Southern state and the first primary in a state in which African Americans make up a sizable percentage of the electorate.

The Democratic primary was held on February 3, with 45 delegates at stake. It was held on the same day as six other primaries and caucuses.