Who won Michigan in the 1904 presidential election?

Roosevelt (Republican) carried Michigan in 1904, winning its 14 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Michigan have in 1904?

Michigan cast 14 electoral votes in the 1904 presidential election.

Did Michigan vote for the national winner in 1904?

Yes. Michigan backed Theodore Roosevelt, who won the presidency that year.

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1904

Michigan: Roosevelt carries 14 EV.

Michigan cast its 14 electoral votes for Roosevelt (Republican). National winner: Theodore Roosevelt (Republican) — Michigan voted with the national winner this cycle.

Michigan in 1904

The 1904 contest saw Michigan line up behind Roosevelt, delivering 14 electoral votes to the Republican ticket. Michigan ended up on the winning side — Theodore Roosevelt captured the White House that year.

It marked the 13th consecutive election in which Michigan backed the Republican party, a streak reaching back to 1856. Michigan did not move alone — neighboring Indiana, Ohio, and Wisconsin broke the same way in 1904. Across the 51 presidential elections Michigan has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Republican party (28 times). The vote fell within the Progressive Era — Trust-busting, suffrage, and World War I.

In the national count, Theodore Roosevelt took 336 of the 476 electoral votes, against Alton B. Parker's 140. Theodore Roosevelt led the national popular vote with 56.42% of the ballots cast.

The 1904 national map

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