United States presidential election in West Virginia, 2004
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County Results
Kerry—60-70%
Kerry—50-60%
Bush—<50%
Bush—50-60%
Bush—60-70%
Bush—70-80%
Bush—80-90%
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The 2004 United States presidential election in West Virginia 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 5 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.
West Virginia was won by incumbent President George W. Bush by a 12.9% margin of victory. Prior to the election, 8 of 12 news organizations considered this a state Bush would win, or otherwise considered as a red state, while others considered it as a swing state. Democrat President Bill Clinton easily won this state in 1992 and 1996, but Bush carried WV in 2000 with just 52% of the vote. On election day, President Bush won here with a 6.5% better margin than his performance in 2000, signaling that the state is trending Republican at the presidential level. This is despite the fact that over 50% of the state's population are registered Democrats and that at the time both senators were Democrats.
There were 12 news organizations who made state by state predictions of the election. Here are their last predictions before election day.
Early on, pre-election polling showed the election as a pure toss up. But after September 14, Bush pulled away and reached 50% or higher in the polls. The final 3 poll average showed Bush leading 50% to 44%.
Bush raised $527,380. Kerry raised $627,425.
Bush visited the state 8 times. Kerry visited the state 6 times. A total of between $100,000 to $550,000 was spent each week. As the election went on, both tickets spent less and less here each week.
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