Who won Iowa in the 2004 presidential election?

Bush (Republican) carried Iowa in 2004, winning its 7 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Iowa have in 2004?

Iowa cast 7 electoral votes in the 2004 presidential election.

Did Iowa vote for the national winner in 2004?

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

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2004

Iowa: Bush carries 7 EV.

Iowa cast its 7 electoral votes for Bush (Republican). National winner: George W. Bush (Republican) — Iowa voted with the national winner this cycle.

Reading the 2004 result in Iowa

Iowa backed Bush (Republican) in the 2004 presidential election, casting 7 electoral votes for the ticket. Iowa ended up on the winning side — George W. Bush captured the White House that year.

Bush's win closed out Iowa's 4-election run of voting Democratic. The region divided — Missouri, Nebraska, and South Dakota joined Iowa for the Republican ticket, while Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Illinois did not. Across the 47 presidential elections Iowa has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Republican party (32 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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