2004 United States presidential election in Mississippi

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2004 United States presidential election in Mississippi
Flag of Mississippi (2001-2020).svg
  2000 November 2, 2004 2008  
  George-W-Bush.jpeg John F. Kerry.jpg
Nominee George W. Bush John Kerry
Party Republican Democratic
Home state Texas Massachusetts
Running mate Dick Cheney John Edwards
Electoral vote60
Popular vote684,981458,094
Percentage59.44%39.75%

Mississippi Presidential Election Results 2004.svg
County Results

President before election

George W. Bush
Republican

Elected President

George W. Bush
Republican

The 2004 United States presidential election in Mississippi took place on November 2, 2004, as part of the 2004 United States presidential election. Voters chose six representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. It was the first presidential election since the 2000 United States census, after which Mississippi lost one electoral vote, reducing its elector count from seven to six, leaving Mississippi with the fewest electoral votes since 1848. [1]

Contents

Mississippi was won by incumbent President George W. Bush of the Republican Party with a 19.69% margin of victory over Democratic nominee John Kerry. Prior to the election, Mississippi was considered a state Bush would win with ease, or a red state. Mississippi has not voted for a Democrat since 1976, when Jimmy Carter carried the state.

Campaign

Predictions

12 news organizations made state-by-state predictions of the election. These organizations published their predictions just prior to election day: [2]

SourceRanking
D.C. Political ReportSolid R
Associated Press Solid R
CNN Likely R
Cook Political Report Solid R
Newsweek Solid R
New York Times Solid R
Rasmussen Reports Likely R
Research 2000 Solid R
Washington Post Likely R
Washington Times Solid R
Zogby International Likely R
Washington DispatchLikely R

Polling

Bush won pre-election polling by a double-digit margin. [3]

Fundraising

Bush raised $866,580. [4] Kerry raised $599,665. [5]

Advertising and visits

Neither campaign spent or visited this state during the fall campaign. [6]

Analysis

The last Democratic presidential nominee to win Mississippi was fellow Southerner Jimmy Carter in 1976. Due to its reliably conservative voting pattern, neither of the two major party candidates campaigned in the state.

Mississippi is one of the most racially polarized states in presidential elections. Black Mississippians almost uniformly vote Democratic, while white Mississippians vote Republican nearly as consistently. In 2004, 14% of white Mississippians voted for John Kerry and 10% of African Americans voted for Bush. [7] Kerry's main support lay in the western counties on the Delta and next to the Mississippi River.

Pike County, Copiah County, Oktibbeha County, and Yazoo County would not vote Republican again until 2024.

Results

2004 United States presidential election in Mississippi [8]
PartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes
Republican Party George W. Bush (incumbent)684,98159.44%6
Democratic Party John Kerry 458,09439.75%0
Reform Party Ralph Nader 3,1770.28%0
Libertarian Party Michael Badnarik 1,7930.16%0
Constitution Party Michael Peroutka 1,7590.15%0
Independent Roger Calero 1,2720.11%0
Green Party David Cobb 1,0730.09%0
Various partiesWrite Ins2160.02%0
Totals-100.00%6
Voter turnout (Voting Age population)54.4%

Results by county

County [9] George W. Bush
Republican
John Kerry
Democratic
Ralph Nader
Reform
Michael Badarnik
Libertarian
Michael Peroutka
Constitution
Roger Calero
Independent
Various candidates
Other parties
MarginTotal
#%#%#%#%#%#%#%#%
Adams 6,99645.20%8,42354.42%270.17%140.09%30.02%30.02%130.09%-1,427-9.22%15,479
Alcorn 8,63460.64%5,45438.30%690.48%430.30%200.14%40.03%150.11%3,18022.34%14,239
Amite 4,14757.62%3,01241.85%150.21%60.08%50.07%90.13%30.04%1,13515.77%7,197
Attala 5,01461.09%3,14538.32%140.17%40.05%110.13%110.13%80.10%1,86922.77%8,207
Benton 1,96946.36%2,24552.86%120.28%60.14%50.12%20.05%80.19%-276-6.50%4,247
Bolivar 5,53536.16%9,63162.92%320.21%120.08%660.43%160.10%150.10%-4,096-26.76%15,307
Calhoun 4,13164.63%2,23434.95%130.20%20.03%30.05%50.08%40.07%1,89729.68%6,392
Carroll 3,66465.52%1,90033.98%40.07%150.27%10.02%10.02%70.13%1,76431.54%5,592
Chickasaw 4,19350.22%4,07848.84%270.32%150.18%140.17%90.11%140.16%1151.38%8,350
Choctaw 2,69466.00%1,36633.46%70.17%60.15%40.10%20.05%30.07%1,32832.54%4,082
Claiborne 95017.74%4,36281.46%80.15%130.24%40.07%150.28%30.06%-3,412-63.72%5,355
Clarke 5,06867.51%2,40232.00%180.24%60.08%40.05%30.04%60.08%2,66635.51%7,507
Clay 4,34247.50%4,75352.00%120.13%90.10%100.11%90.10%60.06%-411-4.50%9,141
Coahoma 3,67634.65%6,80564.15%120.11%780.74%130.12%140.13%100.09%-3,129-29.50%10,608
Copiah 6,37455.95%4,96143.54%180.16%130.11%130.11%70.06%70.06%1,41312.41%11,393
Covington 5,04461.12%3,15838.27%220.27%80.10%70.08%80.10%50.06%1,88622.85%8,252
DeSoto 36,30672.30%13,58327.05%1320.26%880.18%560.11%200.04%300.06%22,72345.25%50,215
Forrest 16,31861.01%10,22038.21%1080.40%330.12%220.08%220.08%220.08%6,09822.80%26,745
Franklin 2,89364.42%1,57435.05%90.20%30.07%40.09%60.13%20.04%1,31929.37%4,491
George 6,22377.78%1,72421.55%190.24%80.10%120.15%110.14%40.05%4,49956.23%8,001
Greene 3,85072.66%1,42126.82%160.30%40.08%40.08%30.06%10.02%2,42945.84%5,299
Grenada 5,87258.08%4,18041.34%160.16%120.12%20.02%90.09%200.20%1,69216.74%10,111
Hancock 12,58170.41%5,10728.58%1000.56%350.20%140.08%210.12%110.06%7,47441.83%17,869
Harrison 39,70362.73%23,07636.46%2400.38%1040.16%640.10%420.07%590.09%16,62726.27%63,288
Hinds 36,97539.97%54,84559.29%2260.24%1260.14%1580.17%840.09%860.09%-17,870-19.32%92,500
Holmes 1,96123.39%6,36675.94%90.11%40.05%60.07%220.26%120.14%-4,405-52.55%8,383
Humphreys 1,67934.27%3,16864.65%130.27%150.31%20.04%130.27%100.20%-1,489-30.38%4,900
Issaquena 43945.26%51653.20%10.10%50.52%40.41%20.21%30.31%-77-7.94%970
Itawamba 6,83370.34%2,80228.84%360.37%70.07%130.13%140.14%90.09%4,03141.50%9,714
Jackson 35,13468.79%15,57230.49%1800.35%560.11%450.09%340.07%540.10%19,56238.30%51,075
Jasper 3,85548.13%4,11751.40%160.20%90.11%10.01%50.06%60.07%-262-3.27%8,009
Jefferson 63018.16%2,82181.32%20.06%40.12%30.09%00.00%90.26%-2,191-63.16%3,469
Jefferson Davis 2,66846.28%2,95951.33%240.42%150.26%100.17%530.92%360.62%-291-5.05%5,765
Jones 19,12571.72%7,39827.74%680.26%80.03%460.17%130.05%80.03%11,72743.98%26,666
Kemper 2,10945.82%2,46553.55%100.22%70.15%60.13%40.09%20.04%-356-7.73%4,603
Lafayette 9,00458.46%6,21840.37%760.49%500.32%150.10%60.04%320.20%2,78618.09%15,401
Lamar 16,41080.19%3,92319.17%590.29%280.14%220.11%150.07%80.04%12,48761.02%20,465
Lauderdale 19,73665.42%10,29234.11%610.20%280.09%120.04%250.08%160.05%9,44431.31%30,170
Lawrence 3,95662.73%2,30836.60%200.32%80.13%50.08%50.08%40.06%1,64826.13%6,306
Leake 4,96260.41%3,21239.10%160.19%70.09%50.06%50.06%70.09%1,75021.31%8,214
Lee 20,25466.11%10,12733.05%1080.35%420.14%540.18%220.07%320.11%10,12733.06%30,639
Leflore 4,63537.19%7,56660.71%350.28%260.21%1431.15%250.20%330.26%-2,931-23.52%12,463
Lincoln 10,00869.04%4,41830.48%280.19%130.09%120.08%100.07%70.04%5,59038.56%14,496
Lowndes 13,69056.41%10,40842.88%680.28%360.15%260.11%200.08%220.09%3,28213.53%24,270
Madison 24,25764.29%13,26835.17%770.20%480.13%410.11%210.06%160.04%10,98929.12%37,728
Marion 7,99966.95%3,88832.54%260.22%90.08%40.03%130.11%80.07%4,11134.41%11,947
Marshall 5,97540.79%8,59158.65%240.16%190.13%150.10%120.08%130.09%-2,616-17.86%14,649
Monroe 9,30859.54%6,23739.90%440.28%150.10%150.10%90.06%40.03%3,07119.64%15,632
Montgomery 3,00254.61%2,47344.99%90.16%30.05%30.05%60.11%10.02%5299.62%5,497
Neshoba 7,78074.67%2,60024.95%150.14%80.08%20.02%80.08%60.06%5,18049.72%10,419
Newton 6,16572.63%2,28026.86%110.13%50.06%110.13%60.07%100.12%3,88545.77%8,488
Noxubee 1,72328.26%4,34671.28%50.08%70.11%100.16%30.05%30.05%-2,623-43.02%6,097
Oktibbeha 9,06855.67%7,01543.06%830.51%370.23%490.30%140.09%240.15%2,05312.61%16,290
Panola 6,76950.36%6,61549.22%210.16%160.12%30.02%110.08%50.04%1541.14%13,440
Pearl River 14,89676.44%4,47222.95%600.31%230.12%150.08%130.07%80.04%10,42453.49%19,487
Perry 3,74774.49%1,26125.07%50.10%50.10%50.10%30.06%40.08%2,48649.42%5,030
Pike 8,66052.07%7,88146.38%410.25%190.11%80.05%140.08%90.05%7794.69%16,632
Pontotoc 8,48075.44%2,66023.67%550.49%160.14%100.09%170.15%20.02%5,82051.77%11,240
Prentiss 6,53865.83%3,32733.50%380.38%30.03%60.06%150.15%50.05%3,21132.33%9,932
Quitman 1,36039.79%2,03259.45%30.09%70.20%30.09%50.15%80.24%-672-19.66%3,418
Rankin 43,05478.67%11,00520.11%1780.33%950.17%2380.43%800.15%760.14%32,04958.56%54,726
Scott 6,39562.52%3,80237.17%90.09%70.07%70.07%30.03%50.05%2,59325.35%10,228
Sharkey 1,12036.21%1,56050.44%521.68%742.39%481.55%943.04%1454.69%-440-14.23%3,093
Simpson 7,13868.15%3,27231.24%80.08%170.16%280.27%70.07%40.04%3,86636.91%10,474
Smith 5,57778.33%1,49621.01%130.18%60.08%160.22%110.15%10.01%4,08157.32%7,120
Stone 4,14672.29%1,52826.64%200.35%150.26%140.24%80.14%40.07%2,61845.65%5,735
Sunflower 3,53435.29%6,35963.49%180.18%530.53%60.06%310.31%140.14%-2,825-28.20%10,015
Tallahatchie 2,73744.02%3,42055.01%110.18%240.39%40.06%100.16%110.18%-683-10.99%6,217
Tate 6,76060.54%4,34738.93%310.28%60.05%150.13%50.04%30.03%2,41321.61%11,167
Tippah 6,17466.57%3,01632.52%340.37%150.16%120.13%190.20%50.05%3,15834.05%9,275
Tishomingo 5,37964.51%2,84634.13%560.67%160.19%40.05%160.19%210.25%2,53330.38%8,338
Tunica 95030.36%2,14068.39%60.19%140.45%80.26%70.22%40.13%-1,190-38.03%3,129
Union 7,90673.08%2,83926.24%310.29%170.16%130.12%80.07%50.05%5,06746.84%10,819
Walthall 3,88861.17%2,43538.31%120.19%140.22%10.02%40.06%20.03%1,45322.86%6,356
Warren 11,35657.69%8,22441.78%400.20%260.13%120.06%140.07%110.06%3,13215.91%19,683
Washington 7,73139.45%11,56959.03%430.22%180.09%1010.52%600.31%750.38%-3,838-19.58%19,597
Wayne 5,56263.24%3,19336.30%150.17%30.03%120.14%30.03%70.08%2,36926.94%8,795
Webster 3,70873.16%1,34126.46%60.12%10.02%50.10%40.08%30.06%2,36746.70%5,068
Wilkinson 1,56335.64%2,79463.72%60.14%30.07%100.23%40.09%50.11%-1,231-28.08%4,385
Winston 5,38657.21%3,97842.25%190.20%30.03%50.05%140.15%100.11%1,40814.96%9,415
Yalobusha 3,27854.89%2,65644.47%160.27%60.10%20.03%110.18%30.05%62210.42%5,972
Yazoo 5,67251.62%5,01345.63%300.27%890.81%460.42%600.55%770.70%6595.99%10,987
Totals684,98159.44%458,09439.75%3,1770.28%1,7930.16%1,7590.15%1,2720.11%1,2890.11%226,88719.69%1,152,365
County Flips:
Democratic
Hold
Gain from Republican
Republican
Hold
Gain from Democratic Mississippi County Flips 2004.svg
County Flips:

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

Results by congressional district

Bush won three out of Mississippi's four congressional districts, including one held by a Democrat.

DistrictBushKerryRepresentative
1st 62%37% Roger Wicker
2nd 40%57% Bennie G. Thompson
3rd 65%34% Chip Pickering
4th 68%31% Gene Taylor

Electors

Mississippi was assigned six electors to cast votes to the Electoral college. Given that Mississippi voted for Bush, all electors were pledged to cast their ballots for Bush. The electors were: [10]

  1. Kelly Segars
  2. John Phillips
  3. Wayne Parker
  4. Jimmy Creekmore
  5. Victor Mavar
  6. Billy Mounger

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