2004 United States presidential election in Delaware

none June 2025 September 2023 2004 United States presidential election 2004 United States presidential election in Delaware Delaware presidential no 2000 United States presidential election in Delaware 2000 2008 United States presidential election in Delaware 2008 November 2, 2004 x200px John F. Kerry (wide crop).jpg John Kerry Democratic Party (United States) Massachusetts John Edwards 3 200,152 53.35% George-W-Bush (cropped).jpeg George W. Bush Republican Party (United States) Texas Dick Cheney 0 171,660 45.75% 120px County results 120px State House district results Kerry #86B6F2 50–60% #4389e3 60–70% #1666CB 70–80% #0645B4 80–90% Bush #e27f90 50–60% #cc2f4a 60–70% President George W. Bush Republican Party (United States) George W. Bush Republican Party (United States) The 2004 United States presidential election in Delaware 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. Delaware was won by Democratic nominee John Kerry by a 7.6% margin of victory. Prior to the election, all 12 news organizations handicapping the election predicted that Kerry would win Delaware, though with varying degrees of confidence; the First State was a key bellwether for much of the 20th century, but Al Gore's comfortable victory four years earlier amidst a national loss marked its move towards the Democratic Party. Kerry won Delaware without either campaign seriously contesting it, but with a 5.5% swing to Bush compared to Gore's performance in 2000. The swing was largely concentrated in Kent and Sussex Counties, in which Bush's margins increased by double digits; New Castle County, the state's most populous, only swung about a point to Bush, continuing its consolidation as the state's Democratic base. As of 2024, this is the last election in which Delaware was decided by a single-digit margin, and the first time since 1948 that Delaware has not backed the national popular vote winner. Bush became the first Republican since 1880 to win the popular vote without Delaware, and the last to win 60% of the vote in any county in the state (namely Sussex). Bush was the first Republican since Abraham Lincoln to win two terms without ever carrying the state. Primaries 2004 Delaware Democratic presidential primary Campaign Predictions There were 12 news organizations who made state-by-state predictions of the election. Here are their last predictions before election day.Article title +SourceRankingD.C. Political ReportLikely DAssociated PressSolid DCNNLikely DCook Political ReportLikely DNewsweekLean DThe New York TimesLean DRasmussen ReportsLikely DResearch 2000Solid DThe Washington PostLikely DWashington TimesSolid DZogby InternationalLikely DWashington DispatchLikely D Polling Statewide opinion polling for the 2004 United States presidential election#Delaware Statewide opinion polling for the 2004 United States presidential election: Delaware Only two polls of the state were taken before the election, both of which Kerry won.https://uselectionatlas.org/USPRESIDENT/GENERAL/CAMPAIGN/2004/polls.php?fips=1 2004 Presidential Election Polls US Election Atlas Fundraising Bush raised $523,150.https://www.campaignmoney.com/political/campaigns/george_w_bush.asp?cycle=04 George W Bush - $374,659,453 raised, '04 election cycle, Republican Party, President Kerry raised $260,657.https://www.campaignmoney.com/political/campaigns/john_f_kerry.asp?cycle=04 John F Kerry - $345,826,176 raised, '04 election cycle, Democrat Party, President Advertising and visits Neither campaign advertised or visited this state during the fall campaign.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 Results 2004 United States presidential election in Delawarehttps://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/2004/2004Stat.htm#8 Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of RepresentativesPartyCandidateRunning mateVotesPercentageElectoral votes Democratic John Kerry John Edwards 200,152 53.35% 3 Republican George W. Bush (Inc.) Dick Cheney (incumbent) 171,660 45.75% 0 Independent Ralph Nader Peter Camejo 2,153 0.57% 0 Libertarian Michael Badnarik Wayne Allyn Root 586 0.16% 0 Constitution Chuck Baldwin Michael Peroutka 289 0.08% 0 Green David Cobb Rosa Clemente 250 0.07% 0 Natural Law Walt Brown Mary Alice Herbert 100 0.03% 0 Totals 375,190 100.00% 3 Voter turnout (Voting Age population) 60.6% By county County John KerryDemocratic George W. BushRepublican Various candidatesOther parties Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % Kent 23,875 42.64% 31,578 56.40% 538 0.96% -7,703 -13.76% 55,991 New Castle 146,179 60.52% 93,079 38.54% 2,269 0.94% 53,100 21.98% 241,527 Sussex 30,098 38.71% 47,003 60.45% 651 0.83% -16,905 -21.74% 77,752Totals200,15253.34%171,66045.74%3,4580.92%28,4927.60%375,270 right 110px Swing by county Legend #ffd5d5 Republican — +0-2.5% #ff2a2a Republican — +10-12.5% #ff0000 Republican — +12.5-15% 110px Trend by county Legend #77e3ff Democratic — +5-7.5% #ff8080 Republican — +5-7.5% #ff5555 Republican — +7.5-10% By congressional district Due to the state's low 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 45.8% 53.4%Mike Castle Electors List of 2004 United States presidential electors Technically the voters of Delaware cast their ballots for electors: representatives to the Electoral College. Delaware is allocated three electors because it has one congressional district and two senators. All candidates who appear on the ballot or qualify to receive write-in votes must submit a list of three electors, who pledge to vote for their candidate and their running mate. Whoever wins the majority of votes in the state is awarded all three 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 their 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 Delaware. All were pledged to and voted for John Kerry and John Edwards:https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/electoral-college/2004_certificates/ The Electoral College 20 May 2019 James Johnson Nancy W. Cook Timothy G. Willard See also United States presidential elections in Delaware References General Specific https://www.fec.gov/pubrec/fe2004/federalelections2004.pdf Federal Elections 2004: Election Results for the U.S. President, the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives May 2005 2008-01-13 28 Federal Elections Commission http://electionsncc.delaware.gov/2004g/ncc.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20080912190237/http://electionsncc.delaware.gov/2004g/ncc.pdf dead September 12, 2008 New Castle County by Office 1 2004 General Election 2004-11-02 2008-01-13 State of Delaware Elections System Delaware 2004 Presidential