Who won Idaho in the 2004 presidential election?

Bush (Republican) carried Idaho in 2004, winning its 4 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Idaho have in 2004?

Idaho cast 4 electoral votes in the 2004 presidential election.

Did Idaho vote for the national winner in 2004?

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

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2004

Idaho: Bush carries 4 EV.

Idaho cast its 4 electoral votes for Bush (Republican). National winner: George W. Bush (Republican) — Idaho voted with the national winner this cycle.

Reading the 2004 result in Idaho

Idaho backed Bush (Republican) in the 2004 presidential election, casting 4 electoral votes for the ticket. That placed Idaho with the eventual winner: George W. Bush went on to take the presidency, and Idaho was part of his column.

Idaho stayed in the Republican column for the 10th straight cycle, extending a run that began in 1968. The region divided — Nevada, Utah, Wyoming, and Montana joined Idaho for the Republican ticket, while Washington and Oregon did not. Over its 34 recorded presidential cycles, Idaho has backed the Republican party more than any other — 23 times in all. The vote fell within the Modern Polarization — Close elections in a divided country.

Nationally, George W. Bush finished with 286 of the 538 electoral votes to 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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