Who won Michigan in the 2004 presidential election?

Kerry (Democratic) carried Michigan in 2004, winning its 17 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Michigan have in 2004?

Michigan cast 17 electoral votes in the 2004 presidential election.

Did Michigan vote for the national winner in 2004?

No. Michigan backed Kerry, while George W. Bush won the presidency nationally.

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2004

Michigan: Kerry carries 17 EV.

Michigan cast its 17 electoral votes for Kerry (Democratic). National winner: George W. Bush (Republican) — Michigan voted against the national winner this cycle.

What happened in Michigan, 2004

In 2004, Michigan awarded its 17 electoral votes to Kerry of the Democratic party. Nationally the result broke the other way — George W. Bush (Republican) won the presidency, leaving Michigan among the states he did not carry.

It marked the 4th consecutive election in which Michigan backed the Democratic party, a streak reaching back to 1992. The region divided — Wisconsin joined Michigan for the Democratic ticket, while Indiana and Ohio did not. Across the 51 presidential elections Michigan has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Republican 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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