1904 United States presidential election in Virginia

none June 2025 September 2023 1904 United States presidential election 1904 United States presidential election in Virginia Virginia 1904 presidential no 1900 United States presidential election in Virginia 1900 1908 United States presidential election in Virginia 1908 November 8, 1904 x200px AltonBParker.png Alton B. Parker Democratic Party (United States) New York Henry G. Davis 12 80,649 61.84% Theodore Roosevelt by the Pach Bros (cropped 3x4).jpg Theodore Roosevelt Republican Party (United States) New York Charles W. Fairbanks 0 48,180 36.95% 435px 435px County and independent city results Parker #86b6f2 50–60% #4389e3 60–70% #1666cb 70–80% #0645b4 80–90% Roosevelt #e27f90 50–60% #cc2f4a 60–70% President Theodore Roosevelt Republican Party (United States) Theodore Roosevelt Republican Party (United States) The 1904 United States presidential election in Virginia took place on November 8, 1904, as part of the 1904 United States presidential election. Voters chose 12 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Following the state's delayed readmission to the Union, Virginia was unique among ex-Confederate states in not having a period of Republican control during Reconstruction, due to the failure of the Underwood Constitution to pass in 1868Heersink Boris Jenkins Jeffrey A. Republican Party Politics and the American South, 1865–1968 March 19, 2020 217–221 Cambridge University Press 978-1107158436 and the consequent support for the Conservative Party that fused prewar Democrats and Whigs in the first postwar elections and consistently controlled the state legislature after readmission. From 1879, however, a fusion with the “Readjuster” faction of the state Democratic Party would revitalize the Republicans until 1883, although the state GOP would remain competitive in statewide elections, only narrowly failing to carry the state in 1888, until the Cleveland Administration eliminated federal oversight while the Walton Act created the secret ballot and began large-scale black disenfranchisement.Moger Allen The Rift in Virginia Democracy in 1896 The Journal of Southern History 4 3 295–317 10.2307/2191291 2191291 However, despite its dominant position, the Democratic Party was deeply divided between the conservative Gold Democrats of a state whose economy was already substantially influenced by the rapidly industrializing Northeast, and a Populist-influenced faction centered in the state's rural areas. Northern and Southwest Virginia were supportive of the Republican policies of the gold standard and high tariffs, and trended towards William McKinley in 1896 and 1900 — ultimately becoming the mainstay of a “lily-white” Jim Crow state Republican Party for the ensuing half-century, allowing the party to remain more viable than in any other ex-Confederate state except North Carolina and Tennessee where extremely loyal Unionist Republicanism remained.Phillips, Kevin P.; The Emerging Republican Majority, pp. 210, 242 978-0-691-16324-6 Following the 1900 election, a new constitution was drafted with a cumulative poll tax and literacy tests that served to reduce voter turnout dramatically.Kousser J. Morgan The Shaping of Southern Politics Suffrage Restriction and the Establishment of the One-Party South, 1880-1910 1974 Yale University Press 178–181 0-300-01696-4 The new constitution was supposedly a response to persistent electoral fraud, common in the Black Belt as it was in other Southern states.Perman Michael 2001 Struggle for Mastery: Disfranchisement in the South, 1888-1908 195–196 Univ of North Carolina Press 080784909X After much debate over how rigidly to disenfranchise black voters, alongside the question of whether poor whites should be disenfranchised, the ultimately produced Constitution featured some of the most stringent poll tax and literacy requirements in the former Confederacy. These stringent suffrage requirements would mean Virginia's 1900 turnout would not be equaled until 1952, by which time the state's population had almost doubled.This takes into account the fact that the Nineteenth Amendment had doubled the electorate by enfranchising women. From the earliest polls, it was clear that Democratic candidate, Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals Alton B. Parker was always going to carry Virginia.A Conservative Estimate July 20, 1904 6 Democrat and Chronicle Rochester, New York Neither candidate campaigned in the state during the fall. Virginia ultimately voted for Parker over the Republican candidate, incumbent President Theodore Roosevelt. Parker won the state by a margin of 24.90 percentage points. Results 1904 United States presidential election in Virginia1904 Presidential General Election Results — Virginia http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1904&fips=51&f=0&off=0&elect=0&minper=0 U.S. Election Atlas 12 April 2013PartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes Democratic Alton B. Parker 80,649 61.84% 12 Republican Theodore Roosevelt (inc.) 48,180 36.95% 0 Prohibition Silas C. Swallow 1,379 1.06% 0 Socialist Eugene V. Debs 202 0.15% 0 Totals 130,410 100.0% 12 Results by county 1904 United States presidential election in Virginia by counties and independent citiesRobinson, Edgar Eugene; The Presidential Vote 1896-1932, pp. 354-361 9780804716963Géoelections http://geoelections.free.fr/USA/elec_comtes/1904debs.htm Popular Vote for Eugene V. Debs (1904) (.xlsx file for €15) County orIndependent City Alton B. ParkerDemocratic Theodore RooseveltRepublican Silas C. SwallowProhibition Eugene V. DebsSocialist Margin Total votescast # % # % # % # % # % Accomack County 1,517 82.67% 256 13.95% 62 3.38% 0 0.00% 1,261 68.72% 1,835 Albemarle County 1,069 76.74% 309 22.18% 15 1.08% 0 0.00% 760 54.56% 1,393 Alexandria County 157 61.09% 99 38.52% 1 0.39% 0 0.00% 58 22.57% 257 Alleghany County 782 52.52% 665 44.66% 42 2.82% 0 0.00% 117 7.86% 1,489 Amelia County 320 77.11% 76 18.31% 19 4.58% 0 0.00% 244 58.80% 415 Amherst County 878 82.91% 177 16.71% 4 0.38% 0 0.00% 701 66.19% 1,059 Appomattox County 684 87.80% 93 11.94% 2 0.26% 0 0.00% 591 75.87% 779 Augusta County 1,582 57.57% 1,096 39.88% 70 2.55% 0 0.00% 486 17.69% 2,748 Bath County 325 57.12% 239 42.00% 4 0.70% 1 0.18% 86 15.11% 569 Bedford County 1,301 66.82% 560 28.76% 86 4.42% 0 0.00% 741 38.06% 1,947 Bland County 339 45.02% 407 54.05% 7 0.93% 0 0.00% -68 -9.03% 753 Botetourt County 818 54.14% 664 43.94% 29 1.92% 0 0.00% 154 10.19% 1,511 Brunswick County 593 79.49% 149 19.97% 4 0.54% 0 0.00% 444 59.52% 746 Buchanan County 307 35.37% 561 64.63% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% -254 -29.26% 868 Buckingham County 595 59.03% 405 40.18% 8 0.79% 0 0.00% 190 18.85% 1,008 Campbell County 674 79.20% 158 18.57% 14 1.65% 5 0.59% 516 60.63% 851 Caroline County 501 60.65% 317 38.38% 8 0.97% 0 0.00% 184 22.28% 826 Carroll County 874 40.78% 1,265 59.03% 4 0.19% 0 0.00% -391 -18.25% 2,143 Charles City County 129 62.02% 78 37.50% 1 0.48% 0 0.00% 51 24.52% 208 Charlotte County 517 69.96% 210 28.42% 12 1.62% 0 0.00% 307 41.54% 739 Chesterfield County 597 78.04% 151 19.74% 16 2.09% 1 0.13% 446 58.30% 765 Clarke County 444 82.99% 67 12.52% 23 4.30% 1 0.19% 377 70.47% 535 Craig County 335 65.30% 161 31.38% 17 3.31% 0 0.00% 174 33.92% 513 Culpeper County 798 79.01% 209 20.69% 3 0.30% 0 0.00% 589 58.32% 1,010 Cumberland County 334 85.42% 51 13.04% 6 1.53% 0 0.00% 283 72.38% 391 Dickenson County 577 45.61% 684 54.07% 4 0.32% 0 0.00% -107 -8.46% 1,265 Dinwiddie County 406 77.04% 119 22.58% 2 0.38% 0 0.00% 287 54.46% 527 Elizabeth City County 600 73.35% 211 25.79% 7 0.86% 0 0.00% 389 47.56% 818 Essex County 430 45.55% 513 54.34% 0 0.00% 1 0.11% -83 -8.79% 944 Fairfax County 774 63.91% 422 34.85% 12 0.99% 3 0.25% 352 29.07% 1,211 Fauquier County 1,216 77.16% 357 22.65% 3 0.19% 0 0.00% 859 54.51% 1,576 Floyd County 450 30.57% 1,012 68.75% 9 0.61% 1 0.07% -562 -38.18% 1,472 Fluvanna County 394 74.34% 135 25.47% 1 0.19% 0 0.00% 259 48.87% 530 Franklin County 1,166 56.03% 874 42.00% 41 1.97% 0 0.00% 292 14.03% 2,081 Frederick County 858 71.38% 316 26.29% 28 2.33% 0 0.00% 542 45.09% 1,202 Giles County 721 53.73% 588 43.82% 33 2.46% 0 0.00% 133 9.91% 1,342 Gloucester County 474 72.37% 173 26.41% 6 0.92% 2 0.31% 301 45.95% 655 Goochland County 298 52.19% 273 47.81% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 25 4.38% 571 Grayson County 867 45.04% 1,054 54.75% 4 0.21% 0 0.00% -187 -9.71% 1,925 Greene County 214 40.61% 311 59.01% 2 0.38% 0 0.00% -97 -18.41% 527 Greensville County 356 77.56% 100 21.79% 3 0.65% 0 0.00% 256 55.77% 459 Halifax County 1,198 65.75% 594 32.60% 30 1.65% 0 0.00% 604 33.15% 1,822 Hanover County 527 66.04% 261 32.71% 10 1.25% 0 0.00% 266 33.33% 798 Henrico County 890 76.26% 248 21.25% 16 1.37% 13 1.11% 642 55.01% 1,167 Henry County 718 62.22% 422 36.57% 14 1.21% 0 0.00% 296 25.65% 1,154 Highland County 304 45.58% 352 52.77% 11 1.65% 0 0.00% -48 -7.20% 667 Isle of Wight County 584 77.45% 168 22.28% 2 0.27% 0 0.00% 416 55.17% 754 James City County 98 71.01% 34 24.64% 6 4.35% 0 0.00% 64 46.38% 138 King and Queen County 390 74.43% 134 25.57% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 256 48.85% 524 King George County 279 59.49% 188 40.09% 2 0.43% 0 0.00% 91 19.40% 469 King William County 304 60.44% 195 38.77% 4 0.80% 0 0.00% 109 21.67% 503 Lancaster County 350 77.78% 93 20.67% 7 1.56% 0 0.00% 257 57.11% 450 Lee County 780 36.81% 1,329 62.72% 10 0.47% 0 0.00% -549 -25.91% 2,119 Loudoun County 1,558 75.19% 442 21.33% 72 3.47% 0 0.00% 1,116 53.86% 2,072 Louisa County 514 62.53% 296 36.01% 11 1.34% 1 0.12% 218 26.52% 822 Lunenburg County 433 80.04% 96 17.74% 6 1.11% 6 1.11% 337 62.29% 541 Madison County 538 64.82% 292 35.18% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 246 29.64% 830 Mathews County 467 76.94% 119 19.60% 21 3.46% 0 0.00% 348 57.33% 607 Mecklenburg County 1,021 76.25% 296 22.11% 22 1.64% 0 0.00% 725 54.14% 1,339 Middlesex County 416 72.85% 151 26.44% 4 0.70% 0 0.00% 265 46.41% 571 Montgomery County 650 45.84% 725 51.13% 42 2.96% 1 0.07% -75 -5.29% 1,418 Nansemond County 678 78.11% 186 21.43% 4 0.46% 0 0.00% 492 56.68% 868 Nelson County 847 75.16% 269 23.87% 10 0.89% 1 0.09% 578 51.29% 1,127 New Kent County 127 62.56% 75 36.95% 1 0.49% 0 0.00% 52 25.62% 203 Norfolk County 1,345 57.63% 977 41.86% 1 0.04% 11 0.47% 368 15.77% 2,334 Northampton County 592 73.00% 210 25.89% 9 1.11% 0 0.00% 382 47.10% 811 Northumberland County 532 70.00% 225 29.61% 3 0.39% 0 0.00% 307 40.39% 760 Nottoway County 470 84.08% 86 15.38% 3 0.54% 0 0.00% 384 68.69% 559 Orange County 568 72.91% 201 25.80% 10 1.28% 0 0.00% 367 47.11% 779 Page County 741 47.08% 804 51.08% 21 1.33% 8 0.51% -63 -4.00% 1,574 Patrick County 737 53.29% 616 44.54% 30 2.17% 0 0.00% 121 8.75% 1,383 Pittsylvania County 1,718 69.27% 650 26.21% 111 4.48% 1 0.04% 1,068 43.06% 2,480 Powhatan County 240 60.30% 156 39.20% 2 0.50% 0 0.00% 84 21.11% 398 Prince Edward County 576 84.46% 101 14.81% 5 0.73% 0 0.00% 475 69.65% 682 Prince George County 189 67.02% 92 32.62% 1 0.35% 0 0.00% 97 34.40% 282 Prince William County 724 75.57% 228 23.80% 6 0.63% 0 0.00% 496 51.77% 958 Princess Anne County 420 79.10% 109 20.53% 2 0.38% 0 0.00% 311 58.57% 531 Pulaski County 732 48.09% 764 50.20% 6 0.39% 20 1.31% -32 -2.10% 1,522 Rappahannock County 400 72.07% 151 27.21% 4 0.72% 0 0.00% 249 44.86% 555 Richmond County 377 66.73% 185 32.74% 3 0.53% 0 0.00% 192 33.98% 565 Roanoke County 630 56.96% 427 38.61% 48 4.34% 1 0.09% 203 18.35% 1,106 Rockbridge County 996 51.58% 911 47.18% 23 1.19% 1 0.05% 85 4.40% 1,931 Rockingham County 1,604 51.15% 1,441 45.95% 88 2.81% 3 0.10% 163 5.20% 3,136 Russell County 987 41.26% 1,396 58.36% 9 0.38% 0 0.00% -409 -17.10% 2,392 Scott County 1,164 39.38% 1,773 59.98% 17 0.58% 2 0.07% -609 -20.60% 2,956 Shenandoah County 1,098 47.39% 1,189 51.32% 30 1.29% 0 0.00% -91 -3.93% 2,317 Smyth County 848 39.02% 1,312 60.38% 12 0.55% 1 0.05% -464 -21.35% 2,173 Southampton County 924 76.94% 260 21.65% 16 1.33% 1 0.08% 664 55.29% 1,201 Spotsylvania County 330 56.80% 237 40.79% 13 2.24% 1 0.17% 93 16.01% 581 Stafford County 301 43.56% 384 55.57% 6 0.87% 0 0.00% -83 -12.01% 691 Surry County 323 66.19% 154 31.56% 11 2.25% 0 0.00% 169 34.63% 488 Sussex County 253 72.70% 93 26.72% 2 0.57% 0 0.00% 160 45.98% 348 Tazewell County 803 35.33% 1,462 64.32% 5 0.22% 3 0.13% -659 -28.99% 2,273 Warren County 540 76.49% 151 21.39% 13 1.84% 2 0.28% 389 55.10% 706 Warwick County 108 60.00% 71 39.44% 1 0.56% 0 0.00% 37 20.56% 180 Washington County 1,344 41.62% 1,872 57.97% 13 0.40% 0 0.00% -528 -16.35% 3,229 Westmoreland County 392 68.06% 181 31.42% 3 0.52% 0 0.00% 211 36.63% 576 Wise County 897 36.11% 1,572 63.29% 9 0.36% 6 0.24% -675 -27.17% 2,484 Wythe County 1,065 43.33% 1,384 56.31% 8 0.33% 1 0.04% -319 -12.98% 2,458 York County 186 66.67% 69 24.73% 24 8.60% 0 0.00% 117 41.94% 279 Alexandria City 738 79.18% 187 20.06% 7 0.75% 0 0.00% 551 59.12% 932 Bristol City 297 67.04% 133 30.02% 12 2.71% 1 0.23% 164 37.02% 443 Buena Vista City 125 59.52% 79 37.62% 6 2.86% 0 0.00% 46 21.90% 210 Charlottesville City 391 83.55% 71 15.17% 6 1.28% 0 0.00% 320 68.38% 468 Danville City 836 85.39% 101 10.32% 41 4.19% 1 0.10% 735 75.08% 979 Fredericksburg City 352 73.33% 124 25.83% 4 0.83% 0 0.00% 228 47.50% 480 Lynchburg City 995 76.48% 292 22.44% 13 1.00% 1 0.08% 703 54.04% 1,301 Manchester City 285 79.17% 66 18.33% 7 1.94% 2 0.56% 219 60.83% 360 Newport News City 744 65.21% 335 29.36% 27 2.37% 35 3.07% 409 35.85% 1,141 Norfolk City 2,559 83.19% 457 14.86% 37 1.20% 23 0.75% 2,102 68.34% 3,076 Petersburg City 924 85.95% 144 13.40% 7 0.65% 0 0.00% 780 72.56% 1,075 Portsmouth City 1,151 80.66% 247 17.31% 21 1.47% 8 0.56% 904 63.35% 1,427 Radford City 184 63.01% 100 34.25% 6 2.05% 2 0.68% 84 28.77% 292 Richmond City 3,749 85.40% 569 12.96% 42 0.96% 30 0.68% 3,180 72.44% 4,390 Roanoke City 1,268 69.71% 506 27.82% 45 2.47% 0 0.00% 762 41.89% 1,819 Staunton City 458 70.46% 162 24.92% 30 4.62% 0 0.00% 296 45.54% 650 Williamsburg City 103 72.54% 37 26.06% 2 1.41% 0 0.00% 66 46.48% 142 Winchester City 394 71.25% 146 26.40% 13 2.35% 0 0.00% 248 44.85% 553Totals80,64961.64%48,18036.82%2,0131.54%2020.15%32,46924.82%130,842 See also United States presidential elections in Virginia Notes References Virginia 1904 Category:1904 Virginia elections