Who won Missouri in the 2004 presidential election?

Bush (Republican) carried Missouri in 2004, winning its 11 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Missouri have in 2004?

Missouri cast 11 electoral votes in the 2004 presidential election.

Did Missouri vote for the national winner in 2004?

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

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2004

Missouri: Bush carries 11 EV.

Missouri cast its 11 electoral votes for Bush (Republican). National winner: George W. Bush (Republican) — Missouri voted with the national winner this cycle.

What happened in Missouri, 2004

In 2004, Missouri awarded its 11 electoral votes to Bush of the Republican party. Missouri ended up on the winning side — George W. Bush captured the White House that year.

It marked the 2nd consecutive election in which Missouri backed the Republican party, a streak reaching back to 2000. The region divided — Iowa, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas, and Nebraska joined Missouri for the Republican ticket, while Illinois did not. Across the 52 presidential elections Missouri has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Democratic party (33 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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