Who won Tennessee in the 2004 presidential election?

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

How many electoral votes did Tennessee have in 2004?

Tennessee cast 11 electoral votes in the 2004 presidential election.

Did Tennessee vote for the national winner in 2004?

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

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2004

Tennessee: Bush carries 11 EV.

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

Tennessee in 2004

The 2004 contest saw Tennessee line up behind Bush, delivering 11 electoral votes to the Republican ticket. Tennessee ended up on the winning side — George W. Bush captured the White House that year.

It marked the 2nd consecutive election in which Tennessee backed the Republican party, a streak reaching back to 2000. Tennessee did not move alone — neighboring Kentucky, Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas, and Missouri broke the same way in 2004. Across the 57 presidential elections Tennessee has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Democratic party (24 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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