2004 United States presidential election in Mississippi

none June 2025 September 2023 2004 United States presidential election in Mississippi Mississippi presidential no 2000 United States presidential election in Mississippi 2000 2008 United States presidential election in Mississippi 2008 November 2, 2004 x200px File:George-W-Bush (cropped).jpeg George W. Bush Republican Party (United States) Texas Dick Cheney 6 684,981 59.45% John F. Kerry (wide crop).jpg John Kerry Democratic Party (United States) Massachusetts John Edwards 0 458,094 39.76% 190px County results 190px Congressional district results 1 Bush #e27f90 50–60% #cc2f4a 60–70% #d40000 70–80% #aa0000 80–90% Kerry #86b6f2 50–60% #4389e3 60–70% #1666cb 70–80% #0645B4 80–90% President George W. Bush Republican Party (United States) George W. Bush Republican Party (United States) 2001 2004 United States presidential election The 2004 United States presidential election in Mississippi took place on November 2, 2004, as part of the 2004 United States presidential election. Voters chose six representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. It was the first presidential election since the 2000 United States census, after which Mississippi lost one electoral vote, reducing its elector count from seven to six, leaving Mississippi with the fewest electoral votes since 1848.https://www.270towin.com/states/Mississippi Mississippi Presidential Election Voting History www.270towin.com 2019-10-19 Mississippi was won by incumbent President George W. Bush of the Republican Party with a 19.69% margin of victory over Democratic nominee John Kerry. Prior to the election, Mississippi was considered a state Bush would win with ease, or a red state. Mississippi has not voted for a Democrat since 1976, when Jimmy Carter carried the state. Campaign Predictions 12 news organizations made state-by-state predictions of the election. These organizations published their predictions just prior to election day:Article title SourceRanking D.C. Political ReportSolid R Associated PressSolid R CNNLikely R Cook Political ReportSolid R NewsweekSolid R New York TimesSolid R Rasmussen ReportsLikely R Research 2000Solid R Washington PostLikely R Washington TimesSolid R Zogby InternationalLikely R Washington DispatchLikely R Polling Bush won pre-election polling by a double-digit margin.https://uselectionatlas.org/USPRESIDENT/GENERAL/CAMPAIGN/2004/polls.php?fips=28 US Election Atlas 2004 Presidential Election Polls. Mississippi Polls Fundraising Bush raised $866,580.http://www.campaignmoney.com/political/campaigns/george_w_bush.asp?cycle=04 George W Bush — $374,659,453 raised, '04 election cycle, Republican Party, President www.campaignmoney.com 2016-09-22 Kerry raised $599,665.http://www.campaignmoney.com/political/campaigns/john_f_kerry.asp?cycle=04 John F Kerry — $345,826,176 raised, '04 election cycle, Democratic Party, President www.campaignmoney.com 2016-09-22 Advertising and visits Neither campaign spent or visited this state during the fall campaign.http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2004/special/president/campaign.ads/ CNN CNN.com Specials Analysis The last Democratic presidential nominee to win Mississippi was fellow Southerner Jimmy Carter in 1976. Due to its reliably conservative voting pattern, neither of the two major party candidates campaigned in the state. Mississippi is one of the most racially polarized states in presidential elections. Black Mississippians almost uniformly vote Democratic, while white Mississippians vote Republican nearly as consistently. In 2004, 14% of white Mississippians voted for John Kerry and 10% of African Americans voted for Bush.http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2004/pages/results/states/MS/P/00/epolls.0.html CNN Election 2004 2009-04-06 CNN Kerry's main support lay in the western counties on the Delta and next to the Mississippi River. Pike County, Copiah County, Oktibbeha County, and Yazoo County would not vote Republican again until 2024. Results 2004 United States presidential election in Mississippi Republican Party (United States) George W. BushDick Cheney 684,981 59.45% +1.83% Democratic Party (United States) John KerryJohn Edwards 458,094 39.76% −0.94% Reform Party of the United States of America Ralph NaderPeter Camejo 3,177 0.28% +0.05% Libertarian Party (United States) Michael BadnarikRichard Campagna 1,793 0.16% −0.04% Constitution Party (United States) Michael PeroutkaChuck Baldwin 1,759 0.15% −0.18% Independent politician James HarrisMargaret Trowe 1,268 0.11% N/A Green Party (United States) David CobbPat LaMarche 1,073 0.09% −0.73% 1,152,145 100.00% N/A By county Countyhttp://www.sos.state.ms.us/elections/2004/General/112105_CertPresVP.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20240601024944/http://www.sos.state.ms.us/elections/2004/General/112105_CertPresVP.pdf June 1, 2024 live Certification of Presidential Electors Clark Eric Eric Clark (politician) March 22, 2005 Secretary of State of Mississippi March 13, 2026George W. BushRepublicanJohn KerryDemocraticVarious candidatesOther partiesMarginTotal#%#%#%#%Adams6,99645.22%8,42354.45%510.33% -1,427 -9.22%15,470Alcorn8,63460.64%5,45438.30%1511.06% 3,18022.33%14,239Amite4,14757.62%3,01241.85%380.53% 1,13515.77%7,197Attala5,01461.09%3,14538.32%480.58% 1,86922.77%8,207Benton1,96946.36%2,24552.86%330.78% -276 -6.50%4,247Bolivar5,53536.16%9,63162.92%1410.92% -4,096 -26.76%15,307Calhoun4,13164.66%2,23434.97%240.38% 1,89729.69%6,389Carroll3,66465.52%1,90033.98%280.50% 1,76431.55%5,592Chickasaw4,19350.26%4,07848.88% 720.86% 1151.38%8,343Choctaw2,69466.00%1,36633.46%220.54% 1,32832.53%4,082Claiborne95017.74%4,36281.46%430.80% -3,412-63.72%5,355Clarke5,06867.53%2,40232.01%350.47% 2,66635.52%7,505Clay4,34247.51%4,75352.01%440.48% -411-4.50%9,139Coahoma3,67634.65%6,80564.15%1271.20% -3,129 -29.50%10,608Copiah6,37455.97%4,96143.56%530.47% 1,41312.41%11,388Covington5,04461.12%3,15838.27%500.61% 1,88622.86%8,252DeSoto36,30672.32%13,58327.06%3110.62% 22,72345.26%50,200Forrest16,31861.04%10,22038.23%1950.73% 6,09822.81%26,733Franklin2,89364.42%1,57435.05%240.53% 1,31929.37%4,491George6,22377.78%1,72421.55%540.67% 4,49956.23%8,001Greene3,85072.66%1,42126.82%280.53% 2,42945.84%5,299Grenada5,87258.11%4,18041.37%530.52% 1,69216.74%10,105Hancock12,58170.41%5,10728.58%1811.01% 7,47441.83%17,869Harrison39,70362.75%23,07636.47%4880.77% 16,62726.28%63,267Hinds36,97539.97%54,84559.29%6800.74% -17,870-19.32%92,500Holmes1,96123.39%6,36675.94%560.67% -4,405 -52.55%8,383Humphreys1,67934.27%3,16864.67%521.06% -1,489 -30.39%4,899Issaquena43945.26%51653.20%151.55% -77 -7.94%970Itawamba6,83370.37%2,80228.86%750.77% 4,03141.51%9,710Jackson35,13468.82%15,57230.50%3430.67% 19,56238.32%51,049Jasper3,85548.13%4,11751.40%370.46% -262 -3.27%8,009Jefferson63018.18%2,82181.39%150.43% -2,191 -63.21%3,466Jefferson Davis2,66846.28%2,95951.33%1382.39% -291 -5.05%5,765Jones19,12571.72%7,39827.74%1430.54% 11,72743.98%26,666Kemper2,10945.82%2,46553.55%290.63% -356 -7.73%4,603Lafayette9,00458.51%6,21840.41%1661.08% 2,78618.11%15,388Lamar16,41080.19%3,92319.17%1320.65% 12,48761.02%20,465Lauderdale19,73665.42%10,29234.12%1380.46% 9,44431.31%30,166Lawrence3,95662.73%2,30836.60%420.67% 1,64826.13%6,306Leake4,96260.42%3,21239.11%380.46% 1,75021.31%8,212Lee20,25466.14%10,12733.07%2400.78% 10,12733.07%30,621Leflore4,63537.19%7,56660.71%2622.10% -2,931 -23.52%12,463Lincoln10,00869.06%4,41830.49%650.45% 5,59038.58%14,491Lowndes13,69056.41%10,40842.89%1700.70% 3,28213.52%24,268Madison24,25764.30%13,26835.17%1990.53% 10,98929.13%37,724Marion7,99966.95%3,88832.54%600.50% 4,11134.41%11,947Marshall5,97540.79%8,59158.65%830.57% -2,616 -17.86%14,649Monroe9,30859.54%6,23739.90%870.56% 3,07119.65%15,632Montgomery3,00254.62%2,47345.00%210.38% 5299.63%5,496Neshoba7,78074.68%2,60024.96%380.36% 5,18049.72%10,418Newton6,16572.64%2,28026.86%420.49% 3,88545.78%8,487Noxubee1,72328.26%4,34671.28%280.46% -2,623-43.02%6,097Oktibbeha9,06855.70%7,01543.09%1961.20% 2,05312.61%16,279Panola6,76950.36%6,61549.22%560.42% 1541.15%13,440Pearl River14,89676.44%4,47222.95%1190.61% 10,42453.49%19,487Perry3,74774.49%1,26125.07%220.44% 2,48649.42%5,030Pike8,66052.07%7,88147.38%910.55% 7794.68%16,632Pontotoc8,48075.44%2,66023.67%1000.89% 5,82051.78%11,240Prentiss6,53865.83%3,32733.50%670.67% 3,21132.33%9,932Quitman1,36039.81%2,03259.48%240.70% -672 -19.67%3,416Rankin43,05478.68%11,00520.11%6581.20% 32,04958.57%54,717Scott6,39562.52%3,80237.17%310.30% 2,59325.35%10,228Sharkey1,12036.21%1,56050.44%41313.35% -440 -14.23%3,093Simpson7,13868.15%3,27231.24%640.61% 3,86636.91%10,474Smith5,57778.33%1,49621.01%470.66% 4,08157.32%7,120Stone4,14672.29%1,52826.64%611.06% 2,61845.65%5,735Sunflower3,53435.29%6,35963.49%1221.22% -2,825 -28.21%10,015Tallahatchie2,73744.02%3,42055.01%600.97% -683 -10.99%6,217Tate6,76060.54%4,34738.93%600.54% 2,41321.61%11,167Tippah6,17466.57%3,01632.52%850.92% 3,15834.05%9,275Tishomingo5,37964.60%2,84634.18%1011.21% 2,53330.42%8,326Tunica95030.36%2,14068.39%391.25% -1,190 -38.03%3,129Union7,90673.08%2,83926.24%740.68% 5,06746.83%10,819Walthall3,88861.21%2,43538.33%290.46% 1,45322.87%6,352Warren11,35657.71%8,22441.79%990.50% 3,13215.92%19,679Washington7,73139.45%11,56959.03%2971.52% -3,838 -19.58%19,597Wayne5,56263.25%3,19336.31%390.44% 2,36926.94%8,794Webster3,70873.21%1,34126.48%160.32% 2,36746.73%5,065Wilkinson1,56335.64%2,79463.72%280.64% -1,231 -28.07%4,385Winston5,38657.24%3,97842.28%450.48% 1,40814.96%9,409Yalobusha3,27854.90%2,65644.48%370.62% 62210.42%5,971Yazoo5,67251.62%5,01345.63%3022.75% 6596.00%10,987Totals684,98159.45%458,09439.76%9,0700.79%226,88719.69%1,152,145 Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Panola (Largest city: Sardis) Yalobusha (Largest city: Water Valley) Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Jasper (Largest city: Bay Springs) right 170px Swing by county Legend #00bdec Democratic — +12.5-15% #4bdbff Democratic — +7.5-10% #77e3ff Democratic — +5-7.5% #aaeeff Democratic — +2.5-5% #d5f6ff Democratic — +0-2.5% #ffd5d5 Republican — +0-2.5% #ffaaaa Republican — +2.5-5% #ff8080 Republican — +5-7.5% #ff5555 Republican — +7.5-10% #ff2a2a Republican — +10-12.5% #ff0000 Republican — +12.5-15% 170px Trend relative to the state by county Legend #00a1c8 Democratic — +>15% #09ceff Democratic — +10-12.5% #4bdbff Democratic — +7.5-10% #77e3ff Democratic — +5-7.5% #aaeeff Democratic — +2.5-5% #d5f6ff Democratic — +0-2.5% #ffd5d5 Republican — +0-2.5% #ffaaaa Republican — +2.5-5% #ff8080 Republican — +5-7.5% #ff5555 Republican — +7.5-10% #ff2a2a Republican — +10-12.5% 170px County flips Legend Democratic #92C5DE Hold #0671b0 Flip Republican #F48882 Hold #ca0120 Flip By congressional district Bush won three out of Mississippi's four congressional districts, including one held by a Democrat.Swing State Project:: Presidential Results by Congressional District, 2000-2008 https://swingstateproject.com/diary/4161 https://web.archive.org/web/20090430174034/http://www.swingstateproject.com:80/diary/4161/ 2026-07-25 2009-04-30 District Bush Kerry RepresentativeMississippi 1 1st 62% 37%Roger WickerMississippi 2 2nd 40% 59%Bennie G. ThompsonMississippi 3 3rd 65% 34%Chip PickeringMississippi 4 4th 68% 31%Gene Taylor Electors List of 2004 United States presidential electors Mississippi was assigned six electors to cast votes to the Electoral college. Given that Mississippi voted for Bush, all electors were pledged to cast their ballots for Bush. The electors were:http://secure.sos.state.ms.us/ed_pubs/PressReleases/Articles/ElectoralCollegeMeets.asp July 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes Kelly Segars John Phillips Wayne Parker Jimmy Creekmore Victor Mavar Billy Mounger References Mississippi 2004 Category:2004 Mississippi elections