Wyoming was won by incumbent PresidentGeorge W. Bush by a 39.8% margin of victory. Prior to the election, all 12 news organizations considered this a state Bush would win, or otherwise considered as a safe red state. This was based on pre-election polling, the fact that the last Democrat to win here was Lyndon B. Johnson in 1964, and how Bush carried this state in 2000 with almost 68% of the vote. On election day Bush won every county with over 65% except for Teton County, which Kerry won with 53% and Albany County, which Bush won with 54% of the vote. Bush thus became the first ever Republican to win the White House without carrying Teton County.
With 68.86% of the popular vote, Wyoming would prove to be Bush's second strongest state in the 2004 election after neighboring Utah.[1]
Only one pre-election poll was conducted. It showed Bush leading Kerry 65% to 29%.[3]
Fundraising
Bush raised $531,380.[4] Kerry raised $466,535.[5]
Advertising and visits
Neither campaign advertised or visited this state during the fall campaign.[6][7]
Analysis
Wyoming is a Republican bastion. The last Democrat to win a senate election was Gale W. McGee in 1970. The last Democrat to win the at-large seat was Teno Roncalio in 1978. The last time the Democrats controlled the Wyoming House of Representatives was 1966. The last time Democrats controlled the Wyoming Senate was 1938. The state, however, did elect Democratic governors from 1974 to 2010 with only an eight-year interruption of Jim Geringer's tenure from 1995 to 2003.
In presidential elections, Wyoming is one of the most reliable red states in the country. The last Democrat to carry the state, or even crack the 40% mark, was LBJ in 1964, and before that was Harry S. Truman in 1948. Since 1968, every Republican carried this state by a double-digit margin of victory, except in 1992. As far as popular vote percentage, the 2004 results were the third best performance by the Republican party since 1964, behind only Richard Nixon (69.0%) in 1972 and Ronald Reagan (70.5%) in 1984. With regards to the margin of victory, the 2004 election (at 39.8%) was also the third best performance, behind only George W. Bush (40.1%) in 2000 and Ronald Reagan (42.3%) in 1984.
CNN exit polls showed 72% of the state approved of Bush, and 69% approved of his decision to go to war.[8]
Results
2004 United States presidential election in Wyoming[9]
Due to the state's low population, only one congressional district is allocated. This district, called the At-Large district, because it covers the entire state, and thus is equivalent to the statewide election results.
Technically the voters of Wyoming cast their ballots for electors: representatives to the Electoral College. Wyoming is allocated three electors because it has one congressional districts and two senators. All candidates who appear on the ballot or qualify to receive write-in votes must submit a list of three electors, who pledge to vote for their candidate and his or her running mate. Whoever wins the majority of votes in the state is awarded all three electoral votes. Their chosen electors then vote for president and vice president. Although electors are pledged to their candidate and running mate, they are not obligated to vote for them. An elector who votes for someone other than his or her candidate is known as a faithless elector.
The electors of each state and the District of Columbia met on December 13, 2004, to cast their votes for president and vice president. The Electoral College itself never meets as one body. Instead the electors from each state and the District of Columbia met in their respective capitols.
The following were the members of the Electoral College from the state. All three were pledged for Bush/Cheney.[10]
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Main article 2004 United States presidential election The 2004 United States presidential election in Wyoming 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 Wyoming 2000 November 2 2004 2008 Turnout104 7 of registered voters 64 1 of voting age population Nominee George W Bush John KerryParty Republican DemocraticHome state Texas MassachusettsRunning mate Dick Cheney John EdwardsElectoral vote 3 0Popular vote 167 629 70 776Percentage 68 86 29 07 County Results Bush 50 60 60 70 70 80 80 90 Kerry 50 60 President before electionGeorge W BushRepublican Elected President George W BushRepublicanWyoming was won by incumbent President George W Bush by a 39 8 margin of victory Prior to the election all 12 news organizations considered this a state Bush would win or otherwise considered as a safe red state This was based on pre election polling the fact that the last Democrat to win here was Lyndon B Johnson in 1964 and how Bush carried this state in 2000 with almost 68 of the vote On election day Bush won every county with over 65 except for Teton County which Kerry won with 53 and Albany County which Bush won with 54 of the vote Bush thus became the first ever Republican to win the White House without carrying Teton County With 68 86 of the popular vote Wyoming would prove to be Bush s second strongest state in the 2004 election after neighboring Utah 1 Contents 1 Caucuses 2 Campaign 2 1 Predictions 2 2 Polling 2 3 Fundraising 2 4 Advertising and visits 3 Analysis 4 Results 4 1 By county 4 1 1 Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic 4 2 By congressional district 5 Electors 6 See also 7 ReferencesCaucuses Edit2004 Wyoming Democratic presidential caucusesCampaign EditPredictions Edit There were 12 news organizations who made state by state predictions of the election Here are their last predictions before election day 2 Source RankingD C Political Report Solid RAssociated Press Solid RCNN Likely RCook Political Report Solid RNewsweek Solid RNew York Times Solid RRasmussen Reports Likely RResearch 2000 Solid RWashington Post Likely RWashington Times Solid RZogby International Likely RWashington Dispatch Likely RPolling Edit Only one pre election poll was conducted It showed Bush leading Kerry 65 to 29 3 Fundraising Edit Bush raised 531 380 4 Kerry raised 466 535 5 Advertising and visits Edit Neither campaign advertised or visited this state during the fall campaign 6 7 Analysis EditWyoming is a Republican bastion The last Democrat to win a senate election was Gale W McGee in 1970 The last Democrat to win the at large seat was Teno Roncalio in 1978 The last time the Democrats controlled the Wyoming House of Representatives was 1966 The last time Democrats controlled the Wyoming Senate was 1938 The state however did elect Democratic governors from 1974 to 2010 with only an eight year interruption of Jim Geringer s tenure from 1995 to 2003 In presidential elections Wyoming is one of the most reliable red states in the country The last Democrat to carry the state or even crack the 40 mark was LBJ in 1964 and before that was Harry S Truman in 1948 Since 1968 every Republican carried this state by a double digit margin of victory except in 1992 As far as popular vote percentage the 2004 results were the third best performance by the Republican party since 1964 behind only Richard Nixon 69 0 in 1972 and Ronald Reagan 70 5 in 1984 With regards to the margin of victory the 2004 election at 39 8 was also the third best performance behind only George W Bush 40 1 in 2000 and Ronald Reagan 42 3 in 1984 CNN exit polls showed 72 of the state approved of Bush and 69 approved of his decision to go to war 8 Results Edit2004 United States presidential election in Wyoming 9 Party Candidate Running mate Votes Percentage Electoral votesRepublican George W Bush Inc Dick Cheney 167 629 68 86 3Democratic John Kerry John Edwards 70 776 29 07 0Independent Ralph Nader Peter Camejo 2 741 1 13 0Libertarian Michael Badnarik Richard Campagna 1 171 0 48 0Independent Michael Peroutka Chuck Baldwin 631 0 26 0Write Ins 480 0 20 0Totals 243 428 100 00 3Voter turnout Voting age population 64 1 By county Edit County George W BushRepublican John KerryDemocratic Others Margin Total votes cast Albany 9 006 54 17 7 117 42 81 501 3 01 1 889 11 36 16 624Big Horn 4 232 80 11 960 18 17 91 1 72 3 272 61 94 5 283Campbell 12 415 82 22 2 464 16 32 220 1 46 9 951 65 90 15 099Carbon 4 758 67 23 2 158 30 49 161 2 27 2 600 36 74 7 077Converse 4 447 77 68 1 184 20 68 94 1 64 3 263 57 00 5 725Crook 2 836 83 51 501 14 75 59 1 74 2 335 68 76 3 396Fremont 11 429 66 85 5 338 31 22 329 1 92 6 091 35 63 17 096Goshen 4 114 71 19 1 566 27 10 99 1 71 2 548 44 09 5 779Hot Springs 1 812 73 06 623 25 12 45 1 81 1 189 47 94 2 480Johnson 3 231 80 96 676 16 94 84 2 10 2 555 64 02 3 991Laramie 25 951 65 07 13 171 33 03 757 1 90 12 780 32 04 39 879Lincoln 6 423 81 16 1 364 17 24 127 1 60 5 059 63 92 7 914Natrona 21 512 67 08 9 863 30 76 693 2 16 11 649 36 32 32 068Niobrara 1 064 80 97 230 17 50 20 1 52 834 63 47 1 314Park 10 917 76 71 3 007 21 13 307 2 16 7 910 55 58 14 231Platte 3 149 68 85 1 328 29 03 97 2 12 1 821 39 82 4 574Sheridan 9 689 69 06 4 066 28 98 274 1 95 5 623 40 08 14 029Sublette 2 847 77 98 730 19 99 74 2 03 2 117 57 99 3 651Sweetwater 10 653 65 47 5 208 32 01 411 2 53 5 445 33 46 16 272Teton 5 124 45 11 5 972 52 58 263 2 32 848 7 47 11 359Uinta 6 081 75 25 1 815 22 46 185 2 29 4 266 52 79 8 081Washakie 3 200 77 78 855 20 78 59 1 43 2 345 57 00 4 114Weston 2 739 80 75 580 17 10 73 2 15 2 159 63 65 3 392Total 167 629 68 86 70 776 29 07 5 023 2 06 96 853 39 79 243 428Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Edit Teton largest city Jackson By congressional district Edit Due to the state s low population only one congressional district is allocated This district called the At Large district because it covers the entire state and thus is equivalent to the statewide election results District Bush Kerry RepresentativeAt large 68 9 29 1 Barbara CubinElectors EditMain article List of 2004 United States presidential electors Technically the voters of Wyoming cast their ballots for electors representatives to the Electoral College Wyoming is allocated three electors because it has one congressional districts and two senators All candidates who appear on the ballot or qualify to receive write in votes must submit a list of three electors who pledge to vote for their candidate and his or her running mate Whoever wins the majority of votes in the state is awarded all three electoral votes Their chosen electors then vote for president and vice president Although electors are pledged to their candidate and running mate they are not obligated to vote for them An elector who votes for someone other than his or her candidate is known as a faithless elector The electors of each state and the District of Columbia met on December 13 2004 to cast their votes for president and vice president The Electoral College itself never meets as one body Instead the electors from each state and the District of Columbia met in their respective capitols The following were the members of the Electoral College from the state All three were pledged for Bush Cheney 10 Linda Barker Jack Van Mark Mike BakerSee also EditUnited States presidential elections in Wyoming Presidency of George W BushReferences Edit 2004 Presidential Election Statistics Dave Leip s Atlas of U S Presidential Elections Retrieved 2018 03 05 Archived copy dcpoliticalreport com Archived from the original on 21 November 2010 Retrieved 17 January 2022 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint archived copy as title link Election 2004 Polls Dave Leip s Atlas of U S Presidential Elections Archived from the original on 2008 11 28 Retrieved 2009 10 23 George W Bush 374 659 453 raised 04 election cycle Republican Party President www campaignmoney com John F Kerry 345 826 176 raised 04 election cycle Democratic Party President www campaignmoney com CNN com Specials www cnn com CNN com Specials www cnn com CNN com Election 2004 www cnn com CNN com Election 2004 www cnn com Wyoming Secretary of State Archived from the original on 2008 11 30 Retrieved 2009 10 23 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2004 United States presidential election in Wyoming amp oldid 1125229453, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
