2004 United States presidential election in West Virginia

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The 2004 United States presidential election in West Virginia took place on November 2, 2004, and 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 12.86% 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 a swing state. Democratic President Bill Clinton easily won this state in 1992 and 1996, but Bush carried the state in 2000 with just 51.92% of the vote. West Virginia is the only state to vote against George H. W. Bush both times and vote for George W. Bush both times. On election day, President Bush won here with a 6.53% better margin than his performance in 2000, signaling that the state was trending Republican at the presidential level. This was despite the fact that more than 50% of the state's population were registered Democrats, and both senators were Democrats.

This also marked the last election in which West Virginia voted for the same presidential candidate as neighboring Virginia, and the first election since 1944 in which West Virginia voted more Republican than Virginia. In all subsequent U.S. presidential races since 2004, the Republican nominee won West Virginia while the Democratic nominee won Virginia. This is the last presidential election in which Fayette County, Brooke County, Logan County, and Mingo County voted Democratic. Bush was the first Republican since William McKinley to carry West Virginia twice.

Campaign

Predictions

There were 12 news organizations who made state-by-state predictions of the election. Here are their last predictions before election day.[1]

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Polling

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%.[2]

Fundraising

Bush raised $527,380.[3] Kerry raised $627,425.[4]

Advertising and visits

Bush visited the state eight times; Kerry visited the state six times.[5] A total of between $100,000 and $550,000 was spent each week. As the election went on, both tickets spent less and less here each week.[6]

Analysis

More than any other state, West Virginia highlighted Kerry's trouble in Appalachian America. It swung heavily to the Democrats during the days of Franklin D. Roosevelt and remained reliably Democratic for most of the next 68 years. The state voted for Democrats (such as Jimmy Carter and Mike Dukakis) who went on to big national defeats. This was largely due to its blue-collar, heavily unionized workers, especially coal miners, who favored Democratic economic policy.

Starting with George W. Bush, however, the state's voters became more receptive to Republicans.

Results

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By county

County George W. Bush
Republican 		John Kerry
Democratic 		Various candidates
Other parties 		Margin Total
# % # % # % # %
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Barbour style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |4,004 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |60.17% style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |2,610 style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |39.22% Template:Party shading/Others |41 Template:Party shading/Others |0.62% style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |1,394 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |20.95% style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |6,655
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Berkeley style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |21,293 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |63.03% style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |12,244 style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |36.24% Template:Party shading/Others |248 Template:Party shading/Others |0.73% style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |9,049 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |26.79% style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |33,785
style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |Boone style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |4,207 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |41.25% style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |5,933 style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |58.18% Template:Party shading/Others |58 Template:Party shading/Others |0.57% style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |-1,726 style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |-16.93% style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |10,198
style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |Braxton style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |2,986 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |49.35% style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |3,035 style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |50.16% Template:Party shading/Others |30 Template:Party shading/Others |0.50% style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |-49 style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |-0.81% style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |6,051
style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |Brooke style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |5,189 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |48.17% style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |5,493 style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |50.99% Template:Party shading/Others |91 Template:Party shading/Others |0.85% style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |-304 style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |-2.82% style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |10,773
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Cabell style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |21,035 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |55.43% style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |16,583 style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |43.70% Template:Party shading/Others |332 Template:Party shading/Others |0.87% style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |4,452 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |11.73% style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |37,950
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Calhoun style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |1,588 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |54.97% style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |1,266 style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |43.82% Template:Party shading/Others |35 Template:Party shading/Others |1.22% style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |322 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |11.15% style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |2,889
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Clay style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |2,198 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |53.98% style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |1,835 style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |45.06% Template:Party shading/Others |39 Template:Party shading/Others |0.95% style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |363 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |8.92% style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |4,072
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Doddridge style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |2,362 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |74.30% style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |800 style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |25.17% Template:Party shading/Others |17 Template:Party shading/Others |0.54% style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |1,562 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |49.13% style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |3,179
style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |Fayette style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |7,881 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |46.45% style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |8,971 style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |52.87% Template:Party shading/Others |115 Template:Party shading/Others |0.68% style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |-1,090 style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |-6.42% style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |16,967
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Gilmer style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |1,665 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |58.38% style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |1,159 style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |40.64% Template:Party shading/Others |28 Template:Party shading/Others |0.99% style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |506 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |17.74% style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |2,852
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Grant style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |4,063 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |80.50% style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |963 style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |19.08% Template:Party shading/Others |21 Template:Party shading/Others |0.42% style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |3,100 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |61.42% style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |5,047
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Greenbrier style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |8,358 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |57.43% style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |6,084 style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |41.81% Template:Party shading/Others |111 Template:Party shading/Others |0.77% style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |2,274 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |15.62% style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |14,553
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Hampshire style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |5,489 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |68.65% style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |2,455 style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |30.70% Template:Party shading/Others |52 Template:Party shading/Others |0.65% style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |3,034 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |37.95% style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |7,996
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Hancock style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |7,298 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |50.96% style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |6,906 style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |48.22% Template:Party shading/Others |117 Template:Party shading/Others |0.82% style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |392 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |2.74% style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |14,321
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Hardy style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |3,635 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |68.90% style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |1,617 style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |30.65% Template:Party shading/Others |24 Template:Party shading/Others |0.46% style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |2,018 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |38.25% style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |5,276
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Harrison style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |17,111 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |55.94% style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |13,238 style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |43.28% Template:Party shading/Others |239 Template:Party shading/Others |0.79% style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |3,873 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |12.66% style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |30,588
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Jackson style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |7,686 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |58.41% style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |5,384 style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |40.92% Template:Party shading/Others |88 Template:Party shading/Others |0.66% style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |2,302 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |17.49% style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |13,158
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Jefferson style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |10,539 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |52.71% style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |9,301 style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |46.52% Template:Party shading/Others |153 Template:Party shading/Others |0.77% style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |1,238 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |6.19% style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |19,993
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Kanawha style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |44,430 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |50.53% style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |43,010 style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |48.92% Template:Party shading/Others |488 Template:Party shading/Others |0.55% style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |1,420 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |1.61% style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |87,928
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Lewis style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |4,445 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |63.51% style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |2,475 style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |35.36% Template:Party shading/Others |79 Template:Party shading/Others |1.13% style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |1,970 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |28.15% style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |6,999
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Lincoln style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |4,102 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |49.35% style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |4,048 style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |48.70% Template:Party shading/Others |162 Template:Party shading/Others |1.95% style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |54 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |0.65% style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |8,312
style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |Logan style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |7,047 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |47.02% style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |7,877 style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |52.56% Template:Party shading/Others |63 Template:Party shading/Others |0.42% style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |-830 style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |-5.54% style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |14,987
style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |Marion style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |12,150 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |48.23% style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |12,771 style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |50.69% Template:Party shading/Others |273 Template:Party shading/Others |1.08% style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |-621 style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |-2.46% style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |25,194
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Marshall style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |8,516 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |56.50% style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |6,435 style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |42.70% Template:Party shading/Others |121 Template:Party shading/Others |0.80% style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |2,081 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |13.80% style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |15,072
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Mason style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |6,487 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |54.10% style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |5,408 style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |45.10% Template:Party shading/Others |95 Template:Party shading/Others |0.80% style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |1,079 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |9.00% style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |11,990
style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |McDowell style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |2,762 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |37.84% style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |4,501 style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |61.67% Template:Party shading/Others |36 Template:Party shading/Others |0.49% style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |-1,739 style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |-23.83% style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |7,299
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Mercer style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |13,057 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |58.34% style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |9,178 style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |41.01% Template:Party shading/Others |144 Template:Party shading/Others |0.64% style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |3,879 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |17.33% style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |22,379
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Mineral style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |7,854 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |68.53% style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |3,518 style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |30.70% Template:Party shading/Others |89 Template:Party shading/Others |0.78% style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |4,336 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |37.83% style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |11,461
style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |Mingo style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |4,612 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |43.28% style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |5,983 style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |56.15% Template:Party shading/Others |60 Template:Party shading/Others |0.56% style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |-1,371 style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |-12.87% style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |10,655
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Monongalia style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |17,670 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |51.51% style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |16,313 style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |47.55% Template:Party shading/Others |323 Template:Party shading/Others |0.95% style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |1,357 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |3.96% style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |34,306
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Monroe style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |3,590 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |60.33% style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |2,311 style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |38.83% Template:Party shading/Others |50 Template:Party shading/Others |0.84% style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |1,279 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |21.50% style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |5,951
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Morgan style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |4,511 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |65.88% style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |2,272 style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |33.18% Template:Party shading/Others |64 Template:Party shading/Others |0.93% style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |2,239 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |32.70% style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |6,847
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Nicholas style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |5,485 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |52.99% style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |4,788 style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |46.26% Template:Party shading/Others |78 Template:Party shading/Others |0.75% style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |697 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |6.73% style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |10,351
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Ohio style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |11,694 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |57.35% style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |8,543 style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |41.89% Template:Party shading/Others |155 Template:Party shading/Others |0.76% style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |3,151 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |15.46% style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |20,392
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Pendleton style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |2,146 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |60.55% style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |1,381 style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |38.97% Template:Party shading/Others |17 Template:Party shading/Others |0.48% style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |765 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |21.58% style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |3,544
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Pleasants style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |2,061 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |60.00% style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |1,349 style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |39.27% Template:Party shading/Others |25 Template:Party shading/Others |0.73% style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |712 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |20.73% style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |3,435
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Pocahontas style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |2,295 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |58.58% style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |1,573 style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |40.15% Template:Party shading/Others |50 Template:Party shading/Others |1.27% style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |722 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |18.43% style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |3,918
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Preston style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |7,855 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |65.85% style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |3,963 style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |33.22% Template:Party shading/Others |111 Template:Party shading/Others |0.93% style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |3,892 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |32.63% style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |11,929
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Putnam style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |15,716 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |62.49% style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |9,301 style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |36.98% Template:Party shading/Others |134 Template:Party shading/Others |0.53% style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |6,415 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |25.51% style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |25,151
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Raleigh style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |18,519 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |60.67% style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |11,815 style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |38.71% Template:Party shading/Others |191 Template:Party shading/Others |0.62% style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |6,704 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |21.96% style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |30,525
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Randolph style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |6,512 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |56.68% style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |4,892 style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |42.58% Template:Party shading/Others |86 Template:Party shading/Others |0.75% style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |1,620 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |14.10% style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |11,490
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Ritchie style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |3,086 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |73.55% style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |1,070 style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |25.50% Template:Party shading/Others |40 Template:Party shading/Others |0.95% style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |2,016 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |48.05% style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |4,196
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Roane style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |3,440 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |56.39% style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |2,612 style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |42.82% Template:Party shading/Others |48 Template:Party shading/Others |0.79% style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |828 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |13.57% style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |6,100
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Summers style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |2,978 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |53.91% style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |2,504 style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |45.33% Template:Party shading/Others |42 Template:Party shading/Others |0.76% style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |474 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |8.58% style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |5,524
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Taylor style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |3,893 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |59.43% style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |2,617 style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |39.95% Template:Party shading/Others |41 Template:Party shading/Others |0.62% style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |1,276 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |19.48% style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |6,551
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Tucker style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |2,179 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |60.53% style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |1,400 style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |38.89% Template:Party shading/Others |21 Template:Party shading/Others |0.58% style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |779 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |21.64% style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |3,600
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Tyler style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |2,798 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |65.91% style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |1,401 style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |33.00% Template:Party shading/Others |46 Template:Party shading/Others |1.09% style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |1,397 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |32.91% style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |4,245
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Upshur style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |6,191 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |66.62% style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |3,034 style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |32.65% Template:Party shading/Others |68 Template:Party shading/Others |0.73% style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |3,157 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |33.97% style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |9,293
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Wayne style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |10,070 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |54.11% style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |8,411 style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |45.20% Template:Party shading/Others |128 Template:Party shading/Others |0.69% style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |1,659 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |8.91% style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |18,609
style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |Webster style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |1,724 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |46.42% style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |1,965 style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |52.91% Template:Party shading/Others |25 Template:Party shading/Others |0.67% style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |-241 style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |-6.49% style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |3,714
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Wetzel style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |3,656 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |51.95% style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |3,330 style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |47.31% Template:Party shading/Others |52 Template:Party shading/Others |0.74% style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |326 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |4.64% style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |7,038
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Wirt style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |1,727 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |65.07% style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |896 style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |33.76% Template:Party shading/Others |31 Template:Party shading/Others |1.17% style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |831 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |31.31% style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |2,654
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Wood style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |24,948 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |63.60% style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |14,025 style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |35.75% Template:Party shading/Others |254 Template:Party shading/Others |0.65% style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |10,923 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |27.85% style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |39,227
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Wyoming style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |4,985 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |57.18% style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |3,694 style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |42.37% Template:Party shading/Others |39 Template:Party shading/Others |0.45% style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |1,291 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |14.81% style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |8,718
Totals 423,778 56.06% 326,541 43.20% 5,568 0.74% 97,237 12.86% 755,887
File:West Virginia County Flips 2004.svg
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Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

By congressional district

Bush won all 3 congressional districts, including two held by Democrats.[7]

District Bush Kerry Representative
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Template:Ushr 58% 42% style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Alan Mollohan
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Template:Ushr 57% 42% style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Shelley Moore Capito
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Template:Ushr 53% 46% style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Nick Rahall

Electors

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Technically the voters of WV cast their ballots for electors: representatives to the Electoral College. WV is allocated 5 electors because it has 3 congressional districts and 2 senators. All candidates who appear on the ballot or qualify to receive write-in votes must submit a list of 5 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 5 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 5 were pledged for Bush/Cheney:

  1. Rob Capehart
  2. Doug McKinney
  3. Dan Moore
  4. Richie Robb
  5. Larry Faircloth

References

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