1904 United States presidential election in Michigan

none June 2025 September 2023 1904 United States presidential election Flag of Michigan (1865–1911, obverse).svgborder 1904 United States presidential election in Michigan Michigan presidential no 1900 United States presidential election in Michigan 1900 1908 United States presidential election in Michigan 1908 All 14 Michigan votes to the Electoral College November 8, 1904 x200px Theodore Roosevelt by the Pach Bros (cropped 3x4).jpg Theodore Roosevelt Republican Party (United States) New York Charles W. Fairbanks 14 364,957 69.51% AltonBParker.png Alton B. Parker Democratic Party (United States) New York Henry G. Davis 0 135,392 25.79% 375px 375px County results Roosevelt #e27f90 50–60% #cc2f4a 60–70% #d40000 70–80% #aa0000 80–90% #800000 90–100% President Theodore Roosevelt Republican Party (United States) Theodore Roosevelt Republican Party (United States) The 1904 United States presidential election in Michigan took place on November 8, 1904, as part of the 1904 United States presidential election. Voters chose 14https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/electoral-college/votes/1905_1909.html#1904 1904 Election for the Thirtieth Term (1905-1909) 2018-04-03 representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Following the Panic of 1893 and the Populist movement, Michigan would turn from a competitive Republican-leaning state into a rigidly one-party polity dominated by the Republican Party.Burnham Walter Dean The System of 1896: An Analysis The Evolution of American Electoral Systems December 23, 1981 178–179 Bloomsbury Academic 0313213798 The dominance of the culture of the Lower Peninsula by anti-slavery YankeesEnglish, Gustavus P.; Proceedings of the Ninth Republican National Convention (1888), p. 234 would be augmented by the turn of formerly Democratic-leaning German Catholics away from that party as a result of the remodelled party's agrarian and free silver sympathies, which became rigidly opposed by both the upper class and workers who followed them.Sundquist James Politics and Policy: The Eisenhower, Kennedy, and Johnson Years December 2010 526 Brookings Institution Press 978-0815719090 The state Democratic Party was further crippled financially by the fact that the Populist movement had severed its ties with business and commerce in Michigan as in other Northern states.Rogowski Ronald Commerce and Coalitions: How Trade Affects Domestic Political Alignments 978-0691219431 Princeton University Press 2020 A brief turn of the strongly evangelical Cabinet Counties toward the Populist movement in the 1896 United States presidential election would reverse itself following the return to prosperity under President William McKinley, so that these joined in Republican hegemony until the Great Depression. In the 1894 elections, the Democratic Party lost all but one seat in the Michigan legislature,Swamped! The Democrats Drowned Out by a Tremendous Republican Tidal Wave The L'Anse Sentinel November 10, 1894 L'Anse 1 and the party would only make minor gains there for the next third of a century. Unlike the other states of the Upper Midwest, the Yankee influence on the culture of the Lower Peninsula was so strong that left-wing third parties did not provide significant opposition to the Republicans, nor was there more than a moderate degree of coordinated factionalism within the hegemonic Michigan Republican Party.Hansen John Mark Shigeo Hirano Snyder Jr James M. Parties within Parties: Parties, Factions, and Coordinated Politics, 1900-1980 Gerber Alan S. Schickler Eric Governing in a Polarized Age: Elections, Parties, and Political Representation in America February 27, 2017 165–168 Cambridge University Press 978-1-107-09509-0 Although Michigan's few Democrats had cast their vote for the eventual nominee Alton B. Parker, they ultimately did nothing to campaign for him during his fall campaign, as polls consistently showed that Michigan would vote overwhelmingly Republican.Parker Deserted Los Angeles Daily Times October 10, 1904 5 Incumbent Republican Theodore Roosevelt did briefly visit the state during his campaign, but did no extensive work because the state was believed so safe.Ferris Elected on a Straw Vote Detroit Free Press October 2, 1904 4 Predictions of a Roosevelt margin of 200,000 were conservative as in the end he defeated Parker by over 227,000 votes. Roosevelt became the first presidential candidate to win all 83 of Michigan's counties, and furthermore carried them all by double digits; his lowest vote share in any county was 56.95 percent in Monroe County. Parker broke forty percent only in Monroe County and thirty percent in just fourteen counties. In most of the sparsely populated Upper Peninsula, Roosevelt carried over eighty percent of the vote, and in two counties even exceeded ninety percent. Results + General Election ResultsMichigan State Archives, Canvass of the votes given at the General Election, held in the State of Michigan on Tuesday the Eighth day of November A.D. 1904Party Pledged to Elector Votes Republican Party Theodore Roosevelt Phillip H. McMillan364,957 Republican Party Theodore Roosevelt Homer E. Buck361,805 Republican Party Theodore Roosevelt Robert B. Loomis361,741 Republican Party Theodore Roosevelt Edward G. McPherson361,722 Republican Party Theodore Roosevelt Whitman E. Clark361,673 Republican Party Theodore Roosevelt Edgar Rexford361,673 Republican Party Theodore Roosevelt Frank E. Knappeu361,660 Republican Party Theodore Roosevelt William M. Smith361,587 Republican Party Theodore Roosevelt John F. Wallace361,559 Republican Party Theodore Roosevelt Harland B. Dudley361,536 Republican Party Theodore Roosevelt Edgar B. Foss361,526 Republican Party Theodore Roosevelt Albert B. Cogger361,417 Republican Party Theodore Roosevelt Otto C. Davidson361,401 Republican Party Theodore Roosevelt Henry M. Duffield361,212 Democratic Party Alton B. Parker Thomas F. Carroll135,392 Democratic Party Alton B. Parker Joseph L. Hudson134,284 Democratic Party Alton B. Parker Gilbert M. Stark134,151 Democratic Party Alton B. Parker Samuel Folz134,112 Democratic Party Alton B. Parker Samuel W. Beakes134,101 Democratic Party Alton B. Parker Peter Doran134,085 Democratic Party Alton B. Parker Frank W. Hubbard134,085 Democratic Party Alton B. Parker Frank H. Carroll134,074 Democratic Party Alton B. Parker Horace N. Montague134,060 Democratic Party Alton B. Parker Leon D. Case134,045 Democratic Party Alton B. Parker Antoine E. Cartier134,041 Democratic Party Alton B. Parker Charles L. Smyth134,027 Democratic Party Alton B. Parker Walter F. Newberry134,013 Democratic Party Alton B. Parker John Power133,909 Prohibition Party Silas C. Swallow Samuel Dickie13,441 Prohibition Party Silas C. Swallow Charles P. Russell13,348 Prohibition Party Silas C. Swallow David S. Warner13,328 Prohibition Party Silas C. Swallow Myron S. Mead13,319 Prohibition Party Silas C. Swallow Frank Taft13,318 Prohibition Party Silas C. Swallow Henry H. Moore13,316 Prohibition Party Silas C. Swallow Daniel M. Christian13,312 Prohibition Party Silas C. Swallow John F. Harper13,312 Prohibition Party Silas C. Swallow Henry G. Coleman13,311 Prohibition Party Silas C. Swallow Louis R. Russell13,310 Prohibition Party Silas C. Swallow Gedeon Vivier13,308 Prohibition Party Silas C. Swallow John M. Deakins13,307 Prohibition Party Silas C. Swallow James W. Case13,304 Prohibition Party Silas C. Swallow Julian S. West13,302 Socialist Party Eugene V. Debs John W. Wright9,042 Socialist Party Eugene V. Debs Henry E. Allen8,952 Socialist Party Eugene V. Debs Albert L. Heath8,944 Socialist Party Eugene V. Debs Cyrus L. Shaw8,943 Socialist Party Eugene V. Debs William G. Welsh8,942 Socialist Party Eugene V. Debs John Santry8,941 Socialist Party Eugene V. Debs Edward L. Card8,940 Socialist Party Eugene V. Debs Otis M. Southworth8,938 Socialist Party Eugene V. Debs Hugh R. Jenkins8,936 Socialist Party Eugene V. Debs Abraham N. Mohr8,936 Socialist Party Eugene V. Debs Joseph La Barge8,933 Socialist Party Eugene V. Debs Ollie Kirchen8,931 Socialist Party Eugene V. Debs Joseph Boustead8,927 Socialist Party Eugene V. Debs Henry A. Ramsey8,906 People's Party Thomas E. Watson Henry C. Grece1,159 People's Party Thomas E. Watson Daniel C. Wachs1,157 People's Party Thomas E. Watson Edwin Cox1,155 People's Party Thomas E. Watson Frank Emerson Powers1,154 People's Party Thomas E. Watson James E. Stewart1,153 People's Party Thomas E. Watson Daniel Thompson1,153 People's Party Thomas E. Watson John A. Corner1,152 People's Party Thomas E. Watson James M. Houghton1,152 People's Party Thomas E. Watson Alexander Little1,152 People's Party Thomas E. Watson Le Roy E. Lockwood1,152 People's Party Thomas E. Watson Henry H. Long1,152 People's Party Thomas E. Watson Albert E. Beebe1,151 People's Party Thomas E. Watson John M. Harris1,108 People's Party Thomas E. Watson John P. Terry1,061 Socialist Labor Party Charles H. Corregan Edward Bauer1,036 Socialist Labor Party Charles H. Corregan Elizabertus Smith1,010Votes cast"highest" Based on highest elector on each ticket 525,027 Results by county The results below are those for the highest elector on each ticket. The results listed in the 1905-1906 Michigan Manual are a "general average" for each ticket and thus not the "true" results. CountyPrescott George A. Michigan Official Directory and Legislative Manual for the Years 1905-1906 1905 Wynkoop Hallenbeck Crawford Co., State Printers Lansing 436-437 https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015073067251&view=1up&seq=502 23 May 2026 Theodore RooseveltRepublican Alton B. ParkerDemocratic Silas C. SwallowProhibition Eugene V. DebsSocialist Thomas E. WatsonPopulist Charles H. CorreganSocialist Labor Margin Total votes cast"highest" # % # % # % # % # % # % # %Alcona90387.08%938.97%212.03%201.93%00.00%00.00%81078.11%1,037Alger1,08581.46%20415.32%100.75%272.03%40.30%20.15%88166.14%1,332Allegan5,61873.78%1,59921.00%2853.74%771.01%310.41%50.07%4,01952.78%7,615Alpena2,53969.73%90224.77%310.85%1474.04%70.19%150.41%1,63744.96%3,641Antrim2,63282.98%43513.71%872.74%130.41%50.16%00.00%2,19769.26%3,172Arenac1,38668.89%45822.76%934.62%673.33%60.30%20.10%92846.12%2,012Baraga56573.19%18624.09%111.42%40.52%20.26%40.52%37949.09%772Barry3,70363.18%1,82331.10%2794.76%400.68%90.15%70.12%1,88032.08%5,861Bay7,62768.27%3,14728.17%2452.19%770.69%230.21%530.47%4,48040.10%11,172Benzie1,59174.14%29613.79%21510.02%351.63%50.23%40.19%1,29560.34%2,146Berrien7,33062.96%3,82732.87%2101.80%2221.91%310.27%220.19%3,50330.09%11,642Branch4,38869.66%1,60525.48%1762.79%590.94%590.94%120.19%2,78344.18%6,299Calhoun7,53964.54%3,10226.55%3122.67%6395.47%350.30%550.47%4,43737.98%11,682Cass3,16057.62%1,93835.34%2163.94%1402.55%240.44%60.11%1,22222.28%5,484Charlevoix2,77981.28%47313.83%972.84%591.73%60.18%50.15%2,30667.45%3,419Cheboygan2,59070.23%97826.52%491.33%501.36%90.24%120.33%1,61243.71%3,688Chippewa2,92877.77%66517.66%1313.48%350.93%50.13%10.03%2,26360.11%3,765Clare1,46371.09%51725.12%452.19%271.31%50.24%10.05%94645.97%2,058Clinton4,11364.78%2,06032.45%1272.00%320.50%120.19%50.08%2,05332.34%6,349Crawford59773.89%19023.51%101.24%80.99%30.37%00.00%40750.37%808Delta3,36380.09%65715.65%481.14%992.36%100.24%220.52%2,70664.44%4,199Dickinson2,99587.80%2868.38%681.99%441.29%90.26%90.26%2,70979.42%3,411Eaton5,57369.39%2,14226.67%2052.55%630.78%380.47%100.12%3,43142.72%8,031Emmet2,72669.21%94423.97%2446.19%100.25%130.33%20.05%1,78245.24%3,939Genesee6,64268.57%2,30623.81%3984.11%3033.13%140.14%240.25%4,33644.76%9,687Gladwin1,10179.49%23216.75%352.53%141.01%10.07%20.14%86962.74%1,385Gogebic2,12278.01%41515.26%1154.23%441.62%60.22%180.66%1,70762.76%2,720Grand Traverse3,40781.39%59914.31%1363.25%160.38%210.50%70.17%2,80867.08%4,186Gratiot4,55367.68%1,86327.69%2383.54%460.68%240.36%30.04%2,69039.99%6,727Hillsdale4,99370.47%1,67023.57%3324.69%490.69%350.49%60.08%3,32346.90%7,085Houghton8,87678.41%1,47513.03%3843.39%5294.67%140.12%420.37%7,40165.38%11,320Huron4,20971.17%1,48725.14%1702.87%380.64%80.14%20.03%2,72246.03%5,914Ingham6,84660.53%3,88134.31%3873.42%1491.32%290.26%180.16%2,96526.22%11,310Ionia5,46463.91%2,72931.92%2462.88%871.02%160.19%70.08%2,73531.99%8,549Iosco1,49275.35%42721.57%351.77%251.26%10.05%00.00%1,06553.79%1,980Iron1,62490.47%1407.80%201.11%30.17%60.33%20.11%1,48482.67%1,795Isabella3,57871.16%1,32026.25%931.85%180.36%180.36%10.02%2,25844.91%5,028Jackson7,79862.93%4,13133.34%2542.05%1110.90%250.20%720.58%3,66729.59%12,391Kalamazoo7,22662.31%3,28928.36%4984.29%4914.23%270.23%650.56%3,93733.95%11,596Kalkaska1,36284.07%18111.17%704.32%30.19%40.25%00.00%1,18172.90%1,620Kent20,31371.47%6,50422.88%6742.37%8332.93%520.18%450.16%13,80948.59%28,421Keweenaw65994.55%294.16%40.57%20.29%00.00%30.43%63090.39%697Lake90879.09%21518.73%100.87%131.13%20.17%00.00%69360.37%1,148Lapeer3,95068.98%1,52926.70%1753.06%571.00%130.23%20.03%2,42142.28%5,726Leelanau1,47975.42%41621.21%593.01%30.15%20.10%20.10%1,06354.21%1,961Lenawee7,89167.40%3,33428.48%3793.24%440.38%480.41%110.09%4,55738.93%11,707Livingston3,29160.31%1,99136.49%1542.82%90.16%90.16%30.05%1,30023.82%5,457Luce37180.83%6413.94%163.49%30.65%10.22%40.87%30766.88%459Mackinac1,20669.27%50629.06%201.15%50.29%30.17%10.06%70040.21%1,741Macomb4,84960.30%2,99237.20%1521.89%300.37%140.17%50.06%1,85723.09%8,042Manistee3,16267.56%1,22626.20%1092.33%1573.35%60.13%200.43%1,93641.37%4,680Marquette5,66882.94%78511.49%2193.20%1211.77%210.31%200.29%4,88371.45%6,834Mason2,42272.23%76722.88%1243.70%330.98%50.15%20.06%1,65549.36%3,353Mecosta3,33375.97%90020.52%1252.85%260.59%20.05%10.02%2,43355.46%4,387Menominee3,27072.99%99422.19%942.10%1032.30%80.18%110.25%2,27650.80%4,480Midland2,12170.68%76925.62%742.47%301.00%60.20%10.03%1,35245.05%3,001Missaukee1,79280.94%34115.40%512.30%200.90%100.45%00.00%1,45165.54%2,214Monroe4,41956.95%3,13640.42%1702.19%160.21%140.18%40.05%1,28316.54%7,759Montcalm5,34276.75%1,37519.76%1662.39%570.82%80.11%120.17%3,96757.00%6,960Montmorency65780.02%15218.51%101.22%00.00%10.12%10.12%50561.51%821Muskegon5,49076.48%1,18416.49%1041.45%3805.29%50.07%150.21%4,30659.99%7,178Newaygo2,98175.79%79420.19%1353.43%160.41%40.10%30.08%2,18755.61%3,933Oakland7,02061.90%3,97135.02%2632.32%610.54%190.17%60.05%3,04926.89%11,340Oceana2,66475.66%59416.87%2035.77%461.31%120.34%20.06%2,07058.79%3,521Ogemaw1,32575.50%32818.69%844.79%90.51%80.46%10.06%99756.81%1,755Ontonagon1,35277.08%35620.30%170.97%221.25%30.17%40.23%99656.78%1,754Osceola2,95580.21%56515.34%1383.75%140.38%70.19%50.14%2,39064.88%3,684Oscoda32686.24%4411.64%71.85%10.26%00.00%00.00%28274.60%378Otsego1,24478.83%26716.92%452.85%140.89%40.25%40.25%97761.91%1,578Ottawa5,92875.35%1,55319.74%1782.26%1692.15%190.24%200.25%4,37555.61%7,867Presque Isle1,86182.86%36516.25%130.58%50.22%10.04%10.04%1,49666.61%2,246Roscommon37571.43%11622.10%132.48%203.81%00.00%10.19%25949.33%525Saginaw10,16460.65%5,33631.84%2051.22%9615.73%220.13%710.42%4,82828.81%16,759Sanilac4,68874.37%1,22119.37%3415.41%240.38%250.40%50.08%3,46755.00%6,304Schoolcraft1,48183.48%22612.74%422.37%201.13%30.17%20.11%1,25570.74%1,774Shiawassee5,57666.18%2,25026.71%4655.52%1021.21%160.19%160.19%3,32639.48%8,425St. Clair8,32369.00%3,25226.96%2432.01%2121.76%140.12%180.15%5,07142.04%12,062St. Joseph3,65959.89%2,17435.58%1222.00%1091.78%370.61%90.15%1,48524.30%6,110Tuscola5,01672.21%1,52021.88%3515.05%410.59%140.20%40.06%3,49650.33%6,946Van Buren5,29772.77%1,63722.49%2172.98%731.00%460.63%90.12%3,66050.28%7,279Washtenaw6,58662.11%3,78035.65%1731.63%350.33%110.10%190.18%2,80626.46%10,604Wayne50,04769.14%20,47128.28%4500.62%1,2141.68%590.08%1480.20%29,57640.86%72,389Wexford3,01076.38%69117.53%2215.61%120.30%50.13%20.05%2,31958.84%3,941Totals364,95769.51%135,39225.79%13,4412.56%9,0421.72%1,1590.22%1,0360.20%229,56543.72%525,027 Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican St. Joseph See also United States presidential elections in Michigan Notes References 60em Michigan 1904 United States presidential election