Who won Florida in the 2004 presidential election?

Bush (Republican) carried Florida in 2004, winning its 27 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Florida have in 2004?

Florida cast 27 electoral votes in the 2004 presidential election.

Did Florida vote for the national winner in 2004?

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

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2004

Florida: Bush carries 27 EV.

Florida cast its 27 electoral votes for Bush (Republican). National winner: George W. Bush (Republican) — Florida voted with the national winner this cycle.

Reading the 2004 result in Florida

Florida backed Bush (Republican) in the 2004 presidential election, casting 27 electoral votes for the ticket. Florida ended up on the winning side — George W. Bush captured the White House that year.

It marked the 2nd consecutive election in which Florida backed the Republican party, a streak reaching back to 2000. Florida did not move alone — neighboring Alabama and Georgia broke the same way in 2004. Across the 45 presidential elections Florida has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Democratic party (28 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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