Kerry received 58.94% of the vote to Bush's 38.80%, a Democratic victory margin of 20.14%.[1]
Kerry also swept 13 of the state's 14 counties, breaking 60% in 6 of them. Kerry's strongest county was Windham County, which he won with 66.43% of the vote to Bush's 31.22%. Only one county voted for Bush, sparsely populated bellwether Essex County in the far northeast of the state, which Bush won with 54.17% of the vote. Bush thus became the first ever Republican to win the White House without carrying Caledonia, Orange, or Orleans Counties.
A state with strong liberal and anti-war tendencies, Vermont registered as the third most Democratic state in the nation in the 2004 election, its results making the state about 23% more Democratic than the nation. It also had the strongest Democratic swing of any state in the nation against Bush compared to the 2000 result. Even as Bush increased his nationwide popular vote support from a 0.52% loss to Al Gore in 2000 to a 2.46% nationwide victory in 2004, Vermont swung 10.20% against Bush, making the state trend 13.18% Democratic relative to the nation. This portended the future trend of the state toward dominance by the Democratic Party, as Democrat Barack Obama would carry the state in a 67-30 landslide four years later in 2008 and again in 2012.
Kerry, from neighboring Massachusetts, was the first Northern Democrat ever to carry Vermont. The previous three Democratic presidential candidates to carry the state were all from the South (Lyndon B. Johnson was from Texas, Bill Clinton from Arkansas and Al Gore from Tennessee), even though Vermont is a northern state.
As of 2020, this remains the only time a Republican has won the national popular vote without carrying Vermont.
^2004 Presidential General Election Results – Vermont
^"Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections".
^"Our Campaigns - VT US President Race - Nov 02, 2004". ourcampaigns.com. 2008. Retrieved 2015-08-25.
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Main article 2004 United States presidential election The 2004 United States presidential election in Vermont took place on November 2 2004 and was part of the 2004 United States presidential election Voters chose three representatives or electors to the Electoral College who voted for president and vice president 2004 United States presidential election in Vermont 2000 November 2 2004 2008 Nominee John Kerry George W BushParty Democratic RepublicanHome state Massachusetts TexasRunning mate John Edwards Dick CheneyElectoral vote 3 0Popular vote 184 067 121 180Percentage 58 94 38 80 County Results Kerry 50 60 60 70 Bush 50 60 Municipality Results Kerry 40 50 50 60 60 70 70 80 80 90 Bush 40 50 50 60 60 70 80 90 President before electionGeorge W BushRepublican Elected President George W BushRepublicanVermont is the home state of United States presidential candidate and anti war advocate Howard Dean its former governor Vermont voted overwhelmingly for the Democratic candidate Senator John Kerry of Massachusetts over incumbent Republican President George W Bush of Texas Kerry received 58 94 of the vote to Bush s 38 80 a Democratic victory margin of 20 14 1 Kerry also swept 13 of the state s 14 counties breaking 60 in 6 of them Kerry s strongest county was Windham County which he won with 66 43 of the vote to Bush s 31 22 Only one county voted for Bush sparsely populated bellwether Essex County in the far northeast of the state which Bush won with 54 17 of the vote Bush thus became the first ever Republican to win the White House without carrying Caledonia Orange or Orleans Counties A state with strong liberal and anti war tendencies Vermont registered as the third most Democratic state in the nation in the 2004 election its results making the state about 23 more Democratic than the nation It also had the strongest Democratic swing of any state in the nation against Bush compared to the 2000 result Even as Bush increased his nationwide popular vote support from a 0 52 loss to Al Gore in 2000 to a 2 46 nationwide victory in 2004 Vermont swung 10 20 against Bush making the state trend 13 18 Democratic relative to the nation This portended the future trend of the state toward dominance by the Democratic Party as Democrat Barack Obama would carry the state in a 67 30 landslide four years later in 2008 and again in 2012 Kerry from neighboring Massachusetts was the first Northern Democrat ever to carry Vermont The previous three Democratic presidential candidates to carry the state were all from the South Lyndon B Johnson was from Texas Bill Clinton from Arkansas and Al Gore from Tennessee even though Vermont is a northern state As of 2020 this remains the only time a Republican has won the national popular vote without carrying Vermont Contents 1 Democratic Primary 2 Results 2 1 By county 2 1 1 Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic 3 See also 4 ReferencesDemocratic Primary EditFurther information 2004 Vermont Democratic presidential primary Primary date March 2 2004 2004 Vermont Democratic presidential primary 2 Candidate Votes Percentage DelegatesHoward Dean 44 393 53 6 9John Kerry 26 171 31 6 6Dennis Kucinich 3 396 4 1 0Wesley Clark 2 749 3 3 0Others 1 059 1 3 0Total 100 00 28Results EditPresidential candidate Party Popular vote Percentage Electoral voteJohn Kerry Democratic 184 067 58 94 3George W Bush Republican 121 180 38 80 0Ralph Nader Independent 4 494 1 44 0Michael Badnarik Libertarian 1 102 0 35 0Write ins 957 0 31 0John Parker Liberty Union 265 0 09 0Roger Calero Socialist Workers 244 0 08 0Source 3 By county Edit County John Kerry Votes George W Bush Votes Others Votes TotalAddison 60 0 11 147 38 1 7 077 1 9 355 18 579Bennington 58 1 11 069 39 9 7 616 2 0 380 19 065Caledonia 50 0 7 106 47 6 6 765 2 4 340 14 211Chittenden 63 5 49 369 34 0 26 422 2 5 1 905 77 696Essex 43 4 1 276 54 2 1 591 2 4 70 2 937Franklin 55 2 10 598 44 9 8 936 1 9 386 19 920Grand Isle 55 1 2 246 43 0 1 754 1 9 77 4 077Lamoille 62 7 7 636 35 0 4 260 2 3 285 12 181Orange 54 8 8 159 43 1 6 421 2 1 315 14 895Orleans 51 7 6 330 46 3 5 666 2 0 246 12 242Rutland 51 3 15 904 46 6 14 440 2 0 631 30 975Washington 61 0 19 177 36 4 11 461 2 6 810 31 448Windham 66 4 15 489 31 2 7 280 2 3 547 23 316Windsor 60 3 18 561 37 3 11 491 2 3 715 30 767Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Edit Caledonia largest municipality St Johnsbury Orange largest municipality Randolph Orleans largest municipality Derby See also EditUnited States presidential elections in VermontReferences Edit 2004 Presidential General Election Results Vermont Dave Leip s Atlas of U S Presidential Elections Our Campaigns VT US President Race Nov 02 2004 ourcampaigns com 2008 Retrieved 2015 08 25 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2004 United States presidential election in Vermont amp oldid 1125067212, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
