Who won Alaska in the 2004 presidential election?

Bush (Republican) carried Alaska in 2004, winning its 3 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Alaska have in 2004?

Alaska cast 3 electoral votes in the 2004 presidential election.

Did Alaska vote for the national winner in 2004?

Yes. Alaska backed George W. Bush, who won the presidency that year.

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2004

Alaska: Bush carries 3 EV.

Alaska cast its 3 electoral votes for Bush (Republican). National winner: George W. Bush (Republican) — Alaska voted with the national winner this cycle.

Alaska in 2004

The 2004 contest saw Alaska line up behind Bush, delivering 3 electoral votes to the Republican ticket. Alaska ended up on the winning side — George W. Bush captured the White House that year.

It marked the 10th consecutive election in which Alaska backed the Republican party, a streak reaching back to 1968. Across the 17 presidential elections Alaska has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Republican party (16 times). The vote fell within the Modern Polarization — Close elections in a divided country.

In the national count, George W. Bush took 286 of the 538 electoral votes, against John Kerry's 251. George W. Bush led the national popular vote with 50.73% of the ballots cast.

The 2004 national map

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