Who won Kentucky in the 2004 presidential election?

Bush (Republican) carried Kentucky in 2004, winning its 8 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Kentucky have in 2004?

Kentucky cast 8 electoral votes in the 2004 presidential election.

Did Kentucky vote for the national winner in 2004?

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

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2004

Kentucky: Bush carries 8 EV.

Kentucky cast its 8 electoral votes for Bush (Republican). National winner: George W. Bush (Republican) — Kentucky voted with the national winner this cycle.

Kentucky in 2004

The 2004 contest saw Kentucky line up behind Bush, delivering 8 electoral votes to the Republican ticket. Kentucky ended up on the winning side — George W. Bush captured the White House that year.

It marked the 2nd consecutive election in which Kentucky backed the Republican party, a streak reaching back to 2000. The region divided — Indiana, Ohio, West Virginia, Virginia, Tennessee, and Missouri joined Kentucky for the Republican ticket, while Illinois did not. Across the 59 presidential elections Kentucky 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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