2004 United States presidential election in Georgia

none related races 2004 United States presidential election June 2025 September 2023 2004 United States presidential election in Georgia Georgia (U.S. state) presidential no 2000 United States presidential election in Georgia 2000 2008 United States presidential election in Georgia 2008 November 2, 2004 x200px George-W-Bush (cropped).jpeg George W. Bush Republican Party (United States) Texas Dick Cheney 15 1,914,254 57.97% John F. Kerry (wide crop).jpg John Kerry Democratic Party (United States) Massachusetts John Edwards 0 1,366,149 41.37% 290px County results 290px Congressional district results 290px Precinct results Bush #f2b3be 40–50% #e27f90 50–60% #cc2f4a 60–70% #d40000 70–80% #aa0000 80–90% #800000 90–100% Kerry #b9d7ff 40–50% #86b6f2 50–60% #4389e3 60–70% #1666cb 70–80% #0645B4 80–90% #002B84 90–100% Tie/No Data #D4C4DC #808080 President George W. Bush Republican Party (United States) George W. Bush Republican Party (United States) 56.8%(https://www.census.gov/data/tables/2004/demo/voting-and-registration/p20-556.html Voting and Registration in the Election of November 2004 United States Census Bureau March 2006 December 19, 2020) 5.9 pp The 2004 United States presidential election in Georgia took place on November 2, 2004. Voters chose 15 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Georgia was won by incumbent President George W. Bush by a 16.60% margin of victory. Prior to the election, all 12 news organizations considered this a state Bush would win, or otherwise a red state. Bush performed almost five points better than he did in 2000. He also won a wide majority of the counties and congressional districts. The results of the state were similar to other states in the South, such as Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee, Kentucky, and Louisiana. Like those states, the exit polling showed racial polarization as Bush dominated among white voters, which made up almost 70% of the vote, and Kerry dominated among African American voters, which made up 30% of the state's population. Software engineer and talk show host Michael Badnarik (L-TX) would finish third in the popular vote in Georgia, getting 0.56% of the vote, one of his best statewide performances in the nation. In this election, Georgia voted 14.14% to the right of the nation at-large.Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/ 2023-04-11 uselectionatlas.org Bush remains the last Republican to win Metro Atlanta in a presidential election. As of 2024, this remains the last time that Georgia has been decided by a double-digit margin in a presidential election. Georgia was one of 10 states that George W. Bush won twice which had only backed George H. W. Bush once. This was the first time that Georgia voted Republican three elections in a row. Bush became the first of two Republican presidential candidates to win Georgia twice, followed by Donald Trump, and is the only one ever to do so in consecutive elections.Donald Trump would win the state twice, albeit non-consecutively, in 2016 and 2024. Primaries 2004 Georgia Democratic primary Campaign Predictions There were 12 news organizations that made state-by-state predictions of the election. Here are their last predictions before election day.D.C.'s Political Report's 2004 Presidential Ratings http://dcpoliticalreport.com/members/2004/Pred2.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20101121204958/http://dcpoliticalreport.com/members/2004/Pred2.htm 8 July 2021 usurped 2010-11-21 +SourceRankingD.C. Political ReportSolid RAssociated PressSolid RCNNLikely RCook Political ReportSolid RNewsweekSolid RNew York TimesSolid RRasmussen ReportsLikely RResearch 2000Solid RWashington PostLikely RWashington TimesSolid RZogby InternationalLikely RWashington DispatchLikely R Polling Statewide opinion polling for the United States presidential election, 2004#Georgia Statewide opinion polling for the United States presidential election, 2004: Georgia Bush won every single pre-election poll and won each by a double-digit margin of victory and with over 50% of the vote. The final 3 polls averaged Bush leading 56% to 41%.2004 Presidential Election Polls https://uselectionatlas.org/USPRESIDENT/GENERAL/CAMPAIGN/2004/polls.php?fips=13 8 July 2021 Fundraising Bush raised $6,656,076.Political Campaign Contributions Campaign Finance Information '04 Election Cycle https://www.campaignmoney.com/political/campaigns/george_w_bush.asp?cycle=04 8 July 2021 Kerry raised $2,282,977.Political Campaign Contributions Campaign Finance Information '04 Election Cycle https://www.campaignmoney.com/political/campaigns/john_f_kerry.asp?cycle=04 8 July 2021 Advertising and visits Neither campaign advertised or visited this state during the fall election.http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2004/special/president/campaign.ads/ CNN CNN.com Specialshttp://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2004/special/president/tracking/10.25.html CNN CNN.com Specials Analysis Like other Deep South states during the 2004 election, the political demographics of Georgia was based more around the racial majority in each county, with white Georgians voting more Republican and black Georgians voting more Democratic. Democratic dominance in the state occurred in mostly black-majority counties in the region as well the urban center of the city of Atlanta (located mostly in central Fulton County) along with its core suburban counties of Clayton and DeKalb. Athens-Clarke County, home of the University of Georgia, also supported Kerry's bid, largely as a consequence of being a college town with traditionally left-leaning political views. Since just about every other part of Georgia had a majority white population, Republican dominance occurred in just about every other part of the state including suburban Atlanta where a significant portion of the state's population resides. Suburban Atlanta also includes northern Fulton County (the former Milton County area) which despite being part of this heavily urban and majority-minority county, is predominantly-White, suburban, and perhaps the most affluent area in the state of Georgia. This area also voted heavily in favor of Republican presidential incumbent George W. Bush. In other down ballot races, Republicans gained Georgia's Class III U.S. Senate seat which was then held by Zell Miller (D) with Johnny Isakson's (R) victory in the open seat race to succeed him and also gained control of the Georgia House of Representatives, and thus control of both houses of the Georgia General Assembly (having already gained control of the Georgia State Senate in 2002), for the first time since Reconstruction. However, despite these achievements, Democrats gained one of Georgia's U.S. House seats with John Barrow's (D) victory over incumbent Representative Max Burns (R). As of the 2024 presidential election, this is the last election in which the Metro Atlanta counties of Douglas, Rockdale, and Newton—now Democratic strongholds—voted Republican. This is also the last time Sumter County, the home county of former Democratic president Jimmy Carter, voted Republican and the last in which Webster County voted Democratic, as well as the last election in which Georgia was decided by a double-digit margin. Baldwin and Washington counties would not vote Republican again until 2024. Results United States presidential election in Georgia, 2004http://www.fec.gov/pubrec/fe2004/2004pres.pdf Official General Election Results for US president (2004) 5 2009-07-17 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090513011625/http://www.fec.gov/pubrec/fe2004/2004pres.pdf May 13, 2009 PartyCandidateRunning mateVotesPercentageElectoral votes Republican George W. Bush (incumbent) Dick Cheney (incumbent) 1,914,254 57.97% 15 Democratic John Kerry John Edwards 1,366,149 41.37% 0 Libertarian Michael Badnarik Richard Campagna 18,387 0.56% 0 Independent Ralph Nader (write-in) Peter Camejo 2,231 0.07% 0 Constitution Michael Peroutka (write-in) Chuck Baldwin 580 0.02% 0 Green David Cobb (write-in) Pat LaMarche 228 0.01% 0 Republican Tom Tancredo* (write-in) N/A 26 0.00% 0 Write-in John J. Kennedy N/A 8 0.00% 0 Write-in David C. Byrne N/A 7 0.00% 0 Write-in James Alexander-Pace N/A 5 0.00% 0 Totals 3,301,875 100.00% 15 Voter turnout (voting-age population) 51.7% (*Tancredo was not the Republican Party's nominee in 2004.) By county CountyGeorge W. BushRepublicanJohn KerryDemocraticVarious candidatesOther partiesMarginTotal#%#%#%#%Appling4,49470.52%1,84829.00%310.48%2,64641.52%6,373Atkinson1,66667.37%79932.31%80.32%86735.06%2,473Bacon2,85375.24%93024.53%90.24%1,92350.71%3,792Baker82146.52%93653.03%80.46%-115-6.51%1,765Baldwin7,70952.89%6,77546.48%910.62%9346.41%14,575Banks4,41078.86%1,14920.55%330.59%3,26158.31%5,592Barrow13,52076.17%4,09523.07%1350.76%9,42553.10%17,750Bartow22,31173.66%7,74125.56%2390.78%14,57048.10%30,291Ben Hill3,33160.07%2,18039.31%340.61%1,15120.76%5,545Berrien3,91769.87%1,63829.22%510.91%2,27940.65%5,606Bibb28,10748.64%29,32250.74%3590.62%-1,215-2.10%57,788Bleckley3,16770.83%1,28128.65%230.51%1,88642.18%4,471Brantley4,33377.02%1,25822.36%350.62%3,07554.66%5,626Brooks2,91256.91%2,19342.86%120.23%71914.05%5,117Bryan7,36373.67%2,59025.92%410.41%4,77347.75%9,994Bulloch12,25263.77%6,84035.60%1200.62%5,41228.17%19,212Burke4,23249.86%4,21349.64%420.49%190.22%8,487Butts5,11966.12%2,57233.22%510.66%2,54732.90%7,742Calhoun89044.08%1,11955.42%100.50%-229-11.34%2,019Camden9,48866.85%4,63732.67%680.48%4,85134.18%14,193Candler2,04864.91%1,09634.74%110.35%95230.17%3,155Carroll24,83770.27%10,22428.92%2860.81%14,61341.35%35,347Catoosa16,40673.43%5,80725.99%1280.58%10,59947.44%22,341Charlton2,31168.15%1,06431.38%160.47%1,24736.77%3,391Chatham45,48449.62%45,63049.78%5570.61%-146-0.16%91,671Chattahoochee90553.55%77345.74%120.71%1327.81%1,690Chattooga4,99263.50%2,80935.73%610.78%2,18327.77%7,862Cherokee58,23878.99%14,82420.11%6650.90%43,41458.88%73,727Clarke15,05240.20%21,71858.00%6731.80%-6,666-17.80%37,443Clay50938.85%79860.92%30.23%-289-22.07%1,310Clayton23,10629.01%56,11370.46%4240.53%-33,007-41.45%79,643Clinch1,50166.18%75033.07%170.75%75133.11%2,268Cobb173,46761.94%103,95537.12%2,6390.94%69,51224.82%280,061Coffee8,30667.35%3,97932.26%480.39%4,32735.09%12,333Colquitt8,29670.59%3,37828.74%780.67%4,91841.85%11,752Columbia35,54975.31%11,44224.24%2120.44%24,10751.07%47,203Cook3,06563.56%1,73335.94%240.49%1,33227.62%4,822Coweta31,68274.36%10,64724.99%2800.66%21,03549.37%42,609Crawford2,83064.20%1,55235.21%260.59%1,27828.99%4,408Crisp3,86561.80%2,35737.69%320.51%1,50824.11%6,254Dade4,36869.83%1,82329.14%641.02%2,54540.69%6,255Dawson6,64981.87%1,40717.33%650.80%5,24264.54%8,121Decatur5,34859.71%3,57739.94%310.35%1,77119.77%8,956DeKalb73,57026.58%200,78772.55%2,4140.87%-127,217-45.97%276,771Dodge4,58465.52%2,38434.08%280.40%2,20031.44%6,996Dooly1,85348.18%1,97351.30%200.52%-120-3.12%3,846Dougherty13,71140.70%19,80558.79%1710.51%-6,094-18.09%33,687Douglas25,84661.36%15,99737.98%2810.67%9,84923.38%42,124Early2,49559.14%1,70140.32%230.54%79418.82%4,219Echols75776.39%23123.31%30.30%52653.08%991Effingham12,50377.26%3,61322.33%660.41%8,89054.93%16,182Elbert4,62660.33%2,98438.91%580.76%1,64221.42%7,668Emanuel4,66662.44%2,77437.12%330.44%1,89225.32%7,473Evans2,29165.16%1,21334.50%120.34%1,07830.66%3,516Fannin6,86271.01%2,72728.22%750.77%4,13542.79%9,664Fayette37,34670.97%14,88728.29%3910.74%22,45942.68%52,624Floyd21,40067.56%10,03831.69%2380.75%11,36235.87%31,676Forsyth47,26783.04%9,20116.17%4510.79%38,06666.87%56,919Franklin5,21869.43%2,24529.87%520.69%2,97339.56%7,515Fulton134,37239.90%199,43659.23%2,9330.87%-65,064-19.33%336,741Gilmer7,41473.97%2,51025.04%990.99%4,90448.93%10,023Glascock1,01680.00%25019.69%40.31%76660.31%1,270Glynn18,60867.08%8,96232.31%1690.61%9,64634.77%27,739Gordon11,67173.88%4,02825.50%980.62%7,64348.38%15,797Grady5,06861.80%3,09237.70%410.50%1,97624.10%8,201Greene4,06959.17%2,77440.34%340.49%1,29518.83%6,877Gwinnett160,44565.66%81,70833.44%2,1900.99%78,73732.22%244,343Habersham10,43478.59%2,75020.71%920.69%7,68457.88%13,276Hall38,88378.09%10,51421.12%3950.79%28,36956.97%49,792Hancock82223.12%2,71576.37%180.51%-1,893-53.25%3,555Haralson7,70375.45%2,43423.84%720.71%5,26951.61%10,209Harris8,87871.82%3,40027.50%840.68%5,47844.32%12,362Hart5,50060.89%3,47938.52%530.59%2,02122.37%9,032Heard2,78870.48%1,14829.02%200.51%1,64041.46%3,956Henry42,75966.57%21,09632.84%3800.59%21,66333.73%64,235Houston29,86266.03%15,05433.29%3100.68%14,80832.74%45,226Irwin2,34768.67%1,05130.75%200.59%1,29637.92%3,418Jackson12,61177.84%3,46821.40%1230.76%9,14356.44%16,202Jasper3,15766.56%1,55832.85%280.59%1,59933.71%4,743Jeff Davis3,54973.25%1,27726.36%190.39%2,27246.89%4,845Jefferson3,06646.89%3,44752.71%260.40%-381-5.82%6,539Jenkins1,89855.74%1,49443.88%130.38%40411.86%3,405Johnson2,27964.11%1,26335.53%130.37%1,01628.58%3,555Jones6,93963.91%3,85535.50%640.59%3,08428.41%10,858Lamar4,02761.96%2,43237.42%400.62%1,59524.54%6,499Lanier1,64163.38%93135.96%170.65%71027.42%2,589Laurens10,88363.05%6,28136.39%970.66%4,60226.66%17,261Lee8,20178.64%2,18220.92%450.43%6,01957.72%10,428Liberty6,13147.86%6,61951.67%590.46%-488-3.81%12,809Lincoln2,30963.12%1,33736.55%120.33%97226.57%3,658Long1,99465.57%1,03333.97%140.46%96131.60%3,041Lowndes18,98159.91%12,51639.50%1870.59%6,46520.41%31,684Lumpkin6,69075.35%2,09123.55%1051.18%4,59951.80%8,878Macon1,85138.72%2,90660.79%230.48%-1,055-22.07%4,780Madison7,25473.60%2,52725.64%750.76%4,72747.96%9,856Marion1,67056.48%1,27543.12%120.41%39513.36%2,957McDuffie4,84662.29%2,89937.26%350.45%1,94725.03%7,780McIntosh2,83752.71%2,52346.88%220.40%3145.83%5,382Meriwether4,40253.98%3,70945.48%440.54%6938.50%8,155Miller1,69469.37%73630.14%120.49%95839.23%2,442Mitchell3,88553.42%3,36046.20%270.37%5257.22%7,272Monroe6,52266.59%3,21632.84%560.57%3,30633.75%9,794Montgomery2,15067.82%1,00731.77%130.41%1,14336.05%3,170Morgan4,90267.64%2,30431.79%410.57%2,59835.85%7,247Murray7,74572.38%2,89927.09%560.52%4,84645.29%10,700Muscogee30,85048.16%32,86751.31%3350.52%-2,017-3.15%64,052Newton18,09561.99%10,93937.47%1570.54%7,15624.52%29,191Oconee10,27672.37%3,78926.68%1340.94%6,48745.69%14,199Oglethorpe3,68865.41%1,89933.68%510.91%1,78931.73%5,638Paulding30,84376.13%9,42023.25%2510.62%21,42352.88%40,514Peach4,55453.24%3,96146.31%390.46%5936.93%8,554Pickens8,11576.28%2,44422.97%800.75%5,67153.31%10,639Pierce4,68078.99%1,23420.83%110.19%3,44658.16%5,925Pike5,19376.94%1,50622.31%500.74%3,68754.63%6,749Polk8,46768.17%3,86831.14%850.68%4,59937.03%12,420Pulaski2,20262.61%1,29436.79%210.60%90825.82%3,517Putnam5,18863.91%2,88035.48%500.62%2,30828.43%8,118Quitman40942.38%54356.27%131.35%-134-13.89%965Rabun4,65070.00%1,91828.87%751.13%2,73241.13%6,643Randolph1,41846.49%1,61252.85%200.66%-194-6.36%3,050Richmond29,76442.90%39,26256.59%3500.51%-9,498-13.69%69,376Rockdale18,85660.42%12,13638.89%2140.69%6,72021.53%31,206Schley1,06369.39%46430.29%50.33%59939.10%1,532Screven3,36056.68%2,53442.75%340.57%82613.93%5,928Seminole1,97760.26%1,27838.95%260.79%69921.31%3,281Spalding13,46163.99%7,46035.46%1150.55%6,00128.53%21,036Stephens6,90471.37%2,71428.05%560.57%4,19043.32%9,674Stewart79739.22%1,22060.04%150.74%-423-20.82%2,032Sumter5,68850.35%5,56249.23%480.43%1261.12%11,298Talbot1,10337.43%1,83062.10%140.48%-727-24.67%2,947Taliaferro33535.23%61264.35%40.42%-277-29.12%951Tattnall4,65771.93%1,78727.60%300.46%2,87044.33%6,474Taylor1,91256.52%1,45843.10%130.39%45413.42%3,383Telfair2,17157.49%1,59042.11%150.40%58115.38%3,776Terrell1,85948.58%1,95150.98%170.45%-92-2.40%3,827Thomas9,65961.39%5,99738.12%770.49%3,66223.27%15,733Tift8,61968.75%3,86430.82%540.44%4,75537.93%12,537Toombs6,19670.25%2,56729.10%570.65%3,62941.15%8,820Towns3,82372.34%1,43027.06%320.60%2,39345.28%5,285Treutlen1,69161.22%1,05238.09%190.69%63923.13%2,762Troup14,18364.65%7,63034.78%1260.57%6,55329.87%21,939Turner1,81561.21%1,13538.28%150.51%68022.93%2,965Twiggs2,11248.34%2,22050.81%370.85%-108-2.47%4,369Union6,84774.06%2,32725.17%710.77%4,52048.89%9,245Upson6,63465.72%3,42433.92%360.36%3,21031.80%10,094Walker15,34071.34%5,98627.84%1760.82%9,35443.50%21,502Walton21,59478.11%5,88721.29%1660.60%15,70756.82%27,647Ware7,79068.99%3,44930.55%520.46%4,34138.44%11,291Warren1,12145.04%1,36054.64%80.32%-239-9.60%2,489Washington4,08151.93%3,73347.51%440.56%3484.42%6,691Wayne6,81971.31%2,68328.06%600.63%4,13643.25%9,562Webster48548.12%51551.09%80.80%-30-2.97%1,008Wheeler1,19258.03%84741.24%150.73%34516.79%2,054White7,40377.89%2,01621.21%850.89%5,38756.68%9,504Whitfield19,29773.10%6,93326.26%1690.74%12,36446.84%26,399Wilcox1,70565.18%90234.48%90.34%80330.70%2,616Wilkes2,49054.75%2,02844.59%300.66%46210.16%4,548Wilkinson2,26150.04%2,23549.47%220.49%260.57%4,518Worth5,10569.40%2,21930.17%320.44%2,88639.23%7,356Totals1,914,25457.93%1,366,14941.34%24,0780.73%548,10516.59%3,304,481 right 300px Swing by county Legend #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% #d40000 Republican — +>15% 300px Trend by county Legend #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% #ff0000 Republican — +12.5-15% #d40000 Republican — +>15% 300px County flips Legend Democratic #92c5de Hold #0671b0 Flip Republican #f48882 Hold #ca0120 Flip Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican 20em Burke (largest municipality: Waynesboro) Chattahoochee (largest municipality: Cusseta) McIntosh (largest municipality: Darien) Meriwether (largest municipality: Manchester) Mitchell (largest municipality: Camilla) Peach (largest municipality: Fort Valley) Telfair (largest municipality: McRae-Helena) Washington (largest municipality: Sandersville) Wilkinson (largest municipality: Gordon) Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Chatham (largest municipality: Savannah) By congressional district Bush won nine of 13 congressional districts, including two held by Democrats.2004 Presidential General Election Data - Georgia https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/data.php?year=2004&fips=13&f=0&off=0&elect=0&datatype=cd&def=1 8 July 2021 District Bush Kerry RepresentativeGeorgia 1 1st 68% 32%Jack KingstonGeorgia 2 2nd 54% 46%Sanford BishopGeorgia 3 3rd 56% 44%Jim MarshallGeorgia 4 4th27%72%Denise MajetteCynthia McKinneyGeorgia 5 5th 27% 73%John LewisGeorgia 6 6th70%29%Johnny IsaksonTom PriceGeorgia 7 7th 73% 26%John LinderGeorgia 8 8th 72% 27%Lynn WestmorelandGeorgia 9 9th 72% 27%Charlie NorwoodGeorgia 10 10th 76% 23%Nathan DealGeorgia 11 11th 55% 45%Phil GingreyGeorgia 12 12th47%53%Max BurnsJohn BarrowGeorgia 13 13th 36% 64%David Scott Electors List of 2004 United States presidential electors Technically the voters of Georgia cast their ballots for electors: representatives to the Electoral College. Georgia is allocated 15 electors because it has 13 congressional districts and 2 senators. All candidates who appear on the ballot or qualify to receive write-in votes must submit a list of 15 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 15 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 were pledged to and voted for George W. Bush and Dick Cheney.U. S. Electoral College 2004 Election https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/electoral-college/2004_certificates/ https://web.archive.org/web/20081009102840/https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/electoral-college/2004_certificates/ 8 July 2021 2008-10-09 http://www.sos.state.ga.us/elections/presidential_electors_04.htm 2004 Presidential Electors 2009-06-29 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20060112154717/http://www.sos.state.ga.us/elections/presidential_electors_04.htm 2006-01-12 Anna R. Cablik Fred Cooper Nancy N. Coverdell James C. Edenfield Karen Handel Donald F. Layfield Carolyn Dodgen Meadows Sunny K. Park Alec Poitevint Joan Ransom Nardender G. Reddy Jame Raynolds Norma Mountain Rogers Eric Tanenblatt Virgil Williams Notes References Georgia 2004 Category:2004 Georgia (U.S. state) elections