2004 United States presidential election in South Dakota

none June 2025 September 2023 2004 United States presidential election 2004 United States presidential election in South Dakota South Dakota presidential no 2000 United States presidential election in South Dakota 2000 2008 United States presidential election in South Dakota 2008 November 2, 2004 x200px File:George-W-Bush (cropped).jpeg George W. Bush Republican Party (United States) Texas Dick Cheney 3 232,584 59.91% John F. Kerry (wide crop).jpg John Kerry Democratic Party (United States) Massachusetts John Edwards 0 149,244 38.44% 2004 United States presidential election in South Dakota results map by county.svg 300px County results 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) 77.3% The 2004 United States presidential election in South Dakota 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. South Dakota was won by incumbent President George W. Bush by a 21.5 point 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. Starting in 1940, the state has voted for the Republican nominee in every presidential election, except 1964. Primaries 2004 South Dakota Democratic presidential primary Campaign Predictions There were twelve news organizations who made state-by-state predictions of the election. Here are their last predictions before election day. +SourceRankingD.C. Political ReportSolid RCook Political ReportSolid RResearch 2000Solid RZogby InternationalLikely RWashington PostLikely RWashington DispatchLikely RWashington TimesSolid RThe New York TimesSolid RCNNLikely RNewsweekSolid RAssociated PressSolid RRasmussen ReportsLikely R Polling Bush won every pre-election by a double-digit margin. The final three poll average showed Bush with 55% to Kerry at 39 percenthttp://uselectionatlas.org/USPRESIDENT/GENERAL/CAMPAIGN/2004/polls.php?fips=46 Election 2004 Polls - Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections 2009-10-24 https://web.archive.org/web/20081116175541/http://www.uselectionatlas.org/USPRESIDENT/GENERAL/CAMPAIGN/2004/polls.php?fips=46 2008-11-16 dead Fundraising Bush raised $399,805.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 Campaignmoney.com 2015-05-20 Kerry raised $71,553.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 Campaignmoney.com 2015-05-20 Advertising and visits Neither campaign advertised or visited this state during the fall campaign season.http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2004/special/president/tracking/ CNN.com CNN.com Specials 2015-05-20http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2004/special/president/campaign.ads/ CNN.com CNN.com Specials 2015-05-20 Analysis South Dakota politics are generally dominated by the Republican Party, and the state has not supported a Democratic presidential candidate since 1964 — even George McGovern, the Democratic nominee in 1972 and himself a South Dakotan, did not carry the state. McGOVERN, George Stanley, (1922-) Biographical Directory of the United States Congress 2007-10-05 http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=m000452 Presidential General Election Graph Comparison - South Dakota www.uselectionatlas.org 2007-10-05 http://www.uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/comparegraphs.php?year=2004&fips=46&f=0&off=0&elect=0 Additionally, a Democrat has not won the governorship since 1978. As of 2006, Republicans held a ten percent voter registration advantage over Democrats South Dakota Voter Registration Statistics South Dakota Secretary of State 2007-04-10 http://www.sdsos.gov/electionsvoteregistration/pastelections_voterstats1988-2004.shtm https://web.archive.org/web/20110722011751/http://www.sdsos.gov/electionsvoteregistration/pastelections_voterstats1988-2004.shtm 2011-07-22 dead and hold majorities in both the state House of Representatives Official List of South Dakota Representatives State of South Dakota 2007-04-10 http://legis.state.sd.us/sessions/2007/hourost.htm August 10, 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20070810142020/http://legis.state.sd.us/sessions/2007/hourost.htm dead and Senate. Official List of South Dakota Senators State of South Dakota 2007-04-10 http://legis.state.sd.us/sessions/2007/senrost.htm August 10, 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20070810142019/http://legis.state.sd.us/sessions/2007/senrost.htm dead Despite the state's general Republican and conservative leanings, Democrats have found success in various statewide elections, most notably in those involving South Dakota's congressional representatives in Washington. Two of the three members of the state's congressional delegation at the time were Democrats, and Senator Tom Daschle was the Senate minority leader (and briefly its majority leader during Democratic control of the Senate in 2001–02). Daschle Loses S.D. Senate Seat to Thune Fox News 2007-04-10 http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,137397,00.html 2004-11-03 https://web.archive.org/web/20070523071147/http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,137397,00.html 2007-05-23 dead Opposition to the Iraq War in this isolationist stateSullivan, Robert David; ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016 did allow Kerry to improve upon Al Gore’s performance in 2000 by two percentage points. Kerry's gains may also be attributed to Daschle's efforts to get Native American votes during his narrow defeat to John Thune in the concurrent Senate election. As a result, Kerry won four counties – Corson, Day, Roberts and Ziebach – that Gore had not carried in 2000. To date, this is the last election in which Ziebach County voted for the national losing candidate. Results Presidential Candidate Running Mate Party Electoral Vote (EV) Popular Vote (PV) George W. Bush (incumbent) Richard Cheney (incumbent) Republican 3 232,584 59.91% John Kerry John Edwards Democrat 0 149,244 38.44% Ralph Nader Peter CamejoIndependent 0 4,320 1.11% Michael Peroutka Chuck Baldwin Constitution 0 1,103 0.28% Michael Badnarik Richard Campagna Libertarian 0 964 0.25% Results by county CountyOur Campaigns; SD US Presidential Election Race, November 02, 2004George W. BushRepublicanJohn KerryDemocraticRalph NaderIndependentMichael PeroutkaConstitutionMichael J. BadnarikLibertarianMarginTotal votes cast#%#%#%#%#%#%Aurora1,00961.19%62037.60%150.91%40.24%10.06%38923.59%1,649Beadle4,91757.98%3,44340.60%770.91%190.22%240.28%1,47417.38%8,480Bennett83351.10%75946.56%160.98%110.67%110.67%744.54%1,630Bon Homme2,06360.53%1,29337.94%361.06%50.15%110.32%77022.59%3,408Brookings7,66257.29%5,44340.70%1901.42%310.23%490.37%2,21916.59%13,375Brown10,38655.84%7,94342.71%1971.06%340.18%390.21%2,44313.13%18,599Brule1,54458.73%1,04039.56%301.14%90.34%60.23%50419.17%2,629Buffalo22326.52%60371.70%101.19%20.24%30.36%-380-45.18%841Butte3,16674.13%1,00923.62%451.05%350.82%160.37%2,15750.51%4,271Campbell70873.83%23924.92%40.42%70.73%10.10%46948.91%959Charles Mix2,55653.27%2,15544.91%731.52%50.10%90.19%4018.36%4,798Clark1,43561.67%87537.60%110.47%50.21%10.04%56024.07%2,327Clay2,69243.87%3,31554.03%951.55%90.15%250.41%-623-10.16%6,136Codington7,77861.00%4,80337.67%1351.06%190.15%160.13%2,97523.33%12,751Corson72041.76%97256.38%140.81%120.70%60.35%-252-14.62%1,724Custer2,92267.89%1,27229.55%581.35%360.84%160.37%1,65038.34%4,304Davison5,56162.12%3,26336.45%941.05%180.20%160.18%2,29825.67%8,952Day1,67147.20%1,81751.33%320.90%50.14%150.42%-146-4.13%3,540Deuel1,40658.29%96139.84%251.04%80.33%120.50%44518.45%2,412Dewey92135.92%1,60662.64%261.01%80.31%30.12%-685-26.72%2,564Douglas1,59679.32%39319.53%140.70%50.25%40.20%1,20359.79%2,012Edmunds1,43464.19%76534.24%190.85%120.54%40.18%66929.95%2,234Fall River2,41362.76%1,32634.49%671.74%230.60%160.42%1,08728.27%3,845Faulk94569.03%41830.53%50.37%10.07%00.00%52738.50%1,369Grant2,39258.48%1,63339.93%431.05%120.29%100.24%75918.55%4,090Gregory1,68566.18%81331.93%361.41%60.24%60.24%87234.25%2,546Haakon1,00781.21%21917.66%70.56%60.48%10.08%78863.55%1,240Hamlin1,94664.63%1,01533.71%371.23%70.23%60.20%93130.92%3,011Hand1,48267.76%66830.54%291.33%40.18%40.18%81437.22%2,187Hanson1,37964.14%74534.65%231.07%20.09%10.05%63429.49%2,150Harding70486.38%9411.53%131.60%30.37%10.12%61074.85%815Hughes6,01768.10%2,69730.53%760.86%220.25%230.26%3,32037.57%8,835Hutchinson2,89969.91%1,17728.38%491.18%80.19%140.34%1,72241.53%4,147Hyde63170.11%25928.78%60.67%20.22%20.22%37241.33%900Jackson72657.12%50839.97%211.65%110.87%50.39%21817.15%1,271Jerauld73659.55%48239.00%131.05%30.24%20.16%25420.55%1,236Jones56578.80%13418.69%111.53%20.28%50.70%43160.11%717Kingsbury1,80459.85%1,16338.59%341.13%40.13%90.30%64121.26%3,014Lake3,35955.92%2,50941.77%1081.80%120.20%190.32%85014.15%6,007Lawrence7,48964.45%3,85733.20%1761.51%460.40%510.44%3,63231.25%11,619Lincoln11,16165.40%5,70333.42%1410.83%320.19%290.17%5,45831.98%17,066Lyman1,02953.04%87244.95%211.08%120.62%60.31%1578.09%1,940Marshall1,24252.54%1,09946.49%140.59%30.13%60.25%1436.05%2,364McCook2,01761.66%1,20136.72%381.16%90.28%60.18%81624.94%3,271McPherson1,18074.73%36923.37%181.14%70.44%50.32%81151.36%1,579Meade8,34772.56%2,94125.57%1171.02%770.67%220.19%5,40646.99%11,504Mellette55359.40%36138.78%101.07%50.54%20.21%19220.62%931Miner81055.10%64143.61%130.88%50.34%10.07%16911.49%1,470Minnehaha44,18956.92%32,31441.62%8041.04%1710.22%1540.20%11,87515.30%77,632Moody1,79051.87%1,60946.62%361.04%100.29%60.17%1815.25%3,451Pennington29,97666.66%14,21331.61%5411.20%1020.23%1360.30%15,76335.05%44,968Perkins1,32973.30%41823.06%251.38%341.88%70.39%91150.24%1,813Potter1,14370.64%46328.62%90.56%20.12%10.06%68042.02%1,618Roberts2,39648.09%2,52750.72%490.98%40.08%60.12%-131-2.63%4,982Sanborn81757.29%58140.74%191.33%30.21%60.42%23616.55%1,426Shannon52612.48%3,56684.62%701.66%410.97%110.26%-3,040-72.14%4,214Spink2,25959.86%1,47839.16%270.72%50.13%50.13%78120.70%3,774Stanley1,12969.56%46428.59%201.23%40.25%60.37%66540.97%1,623Sully70276.55%20121.92%121.31%20.22%00.00%50154.63%917Todd88925.23%2,54372.16%461.31%320.91%140.40%-1,654-46.93%3,524Tripp2,23068.72%97229.95%290.89%100.31%40.12%1,25838.77%3,245Turner3,08463.80%1,64634.05%821.70%130.27%90.19%1,43829.75%4,834Union3,98756.57%3,00042.57%430.61%60.09%120.17%98714.00%7,048Walworth1,96768.30%87830.49%200.69%120.42%30.10%1,08937.81%2,880Yankton6,00357.55%4,23740.62%1291.24%270.26%350.34%1,76616.93%10,431Ziebach44740.05%64157.44%171.52%70.63%40.36%-194-17.39%1,116Totals232,58459.91%149,24438.44%4,3201.11%1,1030.28%9640.25%83,34021.47%388,215 Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Corson (Largest city: McLaughlin) Day (Largest city: Webster) Roberts (Largest city: Sisseton) Ziebach (Largest city: Dupree) right 260px Swing by county Legend #ff8080 Republican — +5-7.5% #ffaaaa Republican — +2.5-5% #ffd5d5 Republican — +0-2.5% #d5f6ff Democratic — +0-2.5% #aaeeff Democratic — +2.5-5% #77e3ff Democratic — +5-7.5% #4bdbff Democratic — +7.5-10% #09ceff Democratic — +10-12.5% #00a1c8 Democratic — +>15% 260px Trend by county Legend #ff8080 Republican — +5-7.5% #ffaaaa Republican — +2.5-5% #ffd5d5 Republican — +0-2.5% #d5f6ff Democratic — +0-2.5% #aaeeff Democratic — +2.5-5% #77e3ff Democratic — +5-7.5% #09ceff Democratic — +10-12.5% #00bdec Democratic — +12.5-15% #00a1c8 Democratic — +>15% 260px County flips Legend Democratic #92c5de Hold #0671b0 Flip Republican #f48882 Hold By congressional district Due to the state's small 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 59.9% 38.4%Stephanie Herseth Sandlin Electors List of 2004 United States presidential electors Technically the voters of SD cast their ballots for electors: representatives to the Electoral College. SD is allocated 3 electors because it has 1 congressional district and 2 senators. All candidates who appear on the ballot or qualify to receive write-in votes must submit a list of 3 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 3 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 3 were pledged for Bush/Cheney.https://www.archives.gov/federal_register/electoral_college/2004_certificates/ascertainment_south_dakota.html NARA | Federal Register | U.S. Electoral College Archives.gov 2015-05-20 Dennis Daugaard Larry Long Mike Rounds See also Presidency of George W. Bush United States presidential elections in South Dakota References South Dakota Category:United States presidential elections in South Dakota Presidential