United States presidential election in Texas, 2004

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Nominee	George W. Bush	John Kerry
Party	Republican	Democratic
Home state	Texas	Massachusetts
Running mate	Dick Cheney	John Edwards
Electoral vote	34	0
Popular vote	4,526,917	2,832,704
Percentage	61.09%	38.22%

County Results

Bush—50-60%

Bush—60-70%

Bush—70-80%

Bush—80-90%

Bush—>90%

Kerry—50-60%

Kerry—60-70%

Kerry—70-80%

President before election

George W. Bush
Republican

Elected President

George W. Bush
Republican

The 2004 United States presidential election in Texas took place on November 2, 2004 throughout all 50 states and D.C., which was part of the 2004 United States presidential election. Voters chose 34 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.

Texas was won by incumbent President George W. Bush by a 22.9% margin of victory. Prior to the election, all 12 news organizations considered Texas as a safe red state for President Bush. The Lone Star State is a Republican stronghold and the home state of incumbent President George W. Bush. Texas has not voted for a Democratic candidate in a U.S. presidential election since Jimmy Carter's victory in 1976.

There were 12 news organizations who made state by state predictions of the election. Here are their last predictions before election day.

Bush won every single pre-election poll, and won each with at least 55% of the vote and a double digit margin of victory. The final 3 polls averaged Bush leading 59% to 37%.

Bush raised $23,776,943. Kerry raised $5,554,831.

Neither campaign advertised or visited this state during the fall election.

Texas, located in the South, has become a consistently Republican state at all levels. Economically and racially diverse, Texas includes a huge swath of the Bible Belt where many voters, especially those in rural Texas, identify as born-again or evangelical Christians and therefore tend to vote Republican due to the party's opposition to abortion and gay rights. Although once part of the Solid South, the last time Texas voted for a Democratic presidential nominee was Jimmy Carter in 1976. George Bush achieved his party's best result in Texas since Ronald Reagan's second landslide in 1984.

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