Who won New Hampshire in the 2004 presidential election?

Kerry (Democratic) carried New Hampshire in 2004, winning its 4 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did New Hampshire have in 2004?

New Hampshire cast 4 electoral votes in the 2004 presidential election.

Did New Hampshire vote for the national winner in 2004?

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

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New Hampshire: Kerry carries 4 EV.

New Hampshire cast its 4 electoral votes for Kerry (Democratic). National winner: George W. Bush (Republican) — New Hampshire voted against the national winner this cycle.

What happened in New Hampshire, 2004

In 2004, New Hampshire awarded its 4 electoral votes to Kerry of the Democratic party. Nationally the result broke the other way — George W. Bush (Republican) won the presidency, leaving New Hampshire among the states he did not carry.

The result flipped New Hampshire away from the Republican it had supported in 2000. New Hampshire did not move alone — neighboring Vermont, Massachusetts, and Maine broke the same way in 2004. Across the 59 presidential elections New Hampshire 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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