Who won Texas in the 2004 presidential election?

Bush (Republican) carried Texas in 2004, winning its 34 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Texas have in 2004?

Texas cast 34 electoral votes in the 2004 presidential election.

Did Texas vote for the national winner in 2004?

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

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2004

Texas: Bush carries 34 EV.

Texas cast its 34 electoral votes for Bush (Republican). National winner: George W. Bush (Republican) — Texas voted with the national winner this cycle.

What happened in Texas, 2004

In 2004, Texas awarded its 34 electoral votes to Bush of the Republican party. Texas ended up on the winning side — George W. Bush captured the White House that year.

It marked the 7th consecutive election in which Texas backed the Republican party, a streak reaching back to 1980. Texas did not move alone — neighboring New Mexico, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Louisiana broke the same way in 2004. Across the 44 presidential elections Texas 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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