The 2004 United States presidential election in Wyoming took place on November 2, 2004 throughout all 50 states and D.C., which was part of the 2004 United States presidential election

United States presidential election, 2004

The United States presidential election of 2004 was the United States' 55th quadrennial presidential election. It was held on Tuesday, November 2, 2004. Republican Party candidate and incumbent President George W. Bush defeated Democratic Party candidate John Kerry, the then-junior U.S. Senator...

. Voters chose three representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President

President of the United States

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 and Vice President

Vice President of the United States

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.

Wyoming

Wyoming

Wyoming is a state in the mountain region of the Western United States. The western two thirds of the state is covered mostly with the mountain ranges and rangelands in the foothills of the Eastern Rocky Mountains, while the eastern third of the state is high elevation prairie known as the High...

was won by incumbent President

President

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 George W. Bush

George W. Bush

George Walker Bush is an American politician who served as the 43rd President of the United States, from 2001 to 2009. Before that, he was the 46th Governor of Texas, having served from 1995 to 2000....

 by a 39.8% margin of victory. Prior to the election, all 12 news organizations considered this a state Bush would win, or otherwise considered as a safe red state. This was based on pre-election polling, the fact that the last Democrat to win here was Lyndon B. Johnson

Lyndon B. Johnson

Lyndon Baines Johnson , often referred to as LBJ, was the 36th President of the United States after his service as the 37th Vice President of the United States...

 in 1964, and how Bush carried this state in 2000 with almost 68% of the vote. By no surprise, on election day Bush won every county with over 65% except for Teton County

Teton County, Wyoming

Teton County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wyoming. As of 2010, the population was 21,294. Its county seat is Jackson. Teton County contains the affluent Jackson Hole skiing area...

, which Kerry won with 53% and Albany County, which Bush won with 54% of the vote.

Predictions

There were 12 news organizations who made state by state predictions of the election. Here are their last predictions before election day.

1. D.C. Political Report: Solid Republican
2. Associated Press
   Associated Press
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   : Solid Bush
3. CNN
   CNN
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   : Bush
4. Cook Political Report
   Cook Political Report
   The Cook Political Report is an independent, non-partisan online newsletter that analyzes elections and campaigns for the United States House of Representatives, the United States Senate, Governor's offices and the American Presidency. The Cook Political Report is led by a staff of five...
   
   : Solid Republican
5. Newsweek
   Newsweek
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   : Solid Bush
6. New York Times: Leans Bush
7. Rasmussen Reports
   Rasmussen Reports
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   : Bush
8. Research 2000
   Research 2000
   Research 2000 is a U.S. opinion polling and marketing research company based in Olney, Maryland. It began doing research on upcoming elections in 1999 after its President, Del Ali, moved on from Mason-Dixon Political Media Research...
   
   : Solid Bush
9. Washington Post: Bush
10. Washington Times: Solid Bush
11. Zogby International
    Zogby International
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    : Bush
12. Washington Dispatch: Bush

Advertising and visits

Neither campaign advertised or visited this state during the fall campaign.

Analysis

Wyoming is a Republican bastion. The last Democrat to win a senate election was Gale W. McGee

Gale W. McGee

Gale William McGee was a United States Senator of the Democratic Party, and United States Ambassador to the Organization of American States...

 in 1970. The last Democrat to win the At large seat was Teno Roncalio

Teno Roncalio

Teno Roncalio was a Democratic politician from Wyoming who served in the United States House of Representatives from 1965 to 1967 and again from 1971 until 1978.- Early life and education :...

 in 1978. The last time the Democrats controlled the Wyoming House of Representatives

Wyoming House of Representatives

The Wyoming House of Representatives is the lower house of the Wyoming State Legislature. There are 60 Representatives in the House, representing an equal amount of single-member constituent districts across the state, each with a population of at least 9,000. The House convenes at the Wyoming...

 was 1966. The last time Democrats controlled the Wyoming Senate

Wyoming Senate

The Wyoming Senate is the upper house of the Wyoming State Legislature. There are 30 Senators in the Senate, representing an equal amount of constituencies across Wyoming, each with a population of at least 17,000. The Senate meets at the Wyoming State Capitol in Cheyenne.Members of the Senate...

 was 1938. The state, however, did elect Democratic governors from 1974 too 2010 with only a eight-year interuption of Jim Geringer

Jim Geringer

James Edward "Jim" Geringer was the 30th Governor of Wyoming.-Early life and education:Geringer was raised on a farm in Wheatland, Wyoming. He attended Kansas State University and was a member of Triangle Fraternity, earning a degree in mechanical engineering. He served for ten years in the...

's tenture from 1995 too 2003.

In presidential elections, Wyoming is probably the most reliable red state in the country. The last Democrat to carry the state, or even crack the 40% mark, was LBJ in 1964, and before that was Harry Truman in 1948. Since 1968, every Republican carried this state by a double digit margin of victory, except in 1992. As far as popular vote percentage, the 2004 results were the third best performance by the Republican party since 1964, behind only Richard Nixon (69.0%) in 1972 and Ronald Reagan (70.5%) in 1984. As far as margin of victory, the 2004 election at 39.8%, was also the third best performance, behind only George W. Bush (40.1%) in 2000 and Ronald Reagan (42.3%) in 1984.

CNN exit polls showed 72% of the state approve of Bush, and 69% approve his decision to go to war.

Results

United States presidential election in Wyoming, 2004
Party		Candidate	Running mate	Votes	Percentage	Electoral votes
	Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...	George W. Bush George W. Bush George Walker Bush is an American politician who served as the 43rd President of the United States, from 2001 to 2009. Before that, he was the 46th Governor of Texas, having served from 1995 to 2000....  (Inc.)	Dick Cheney Dick Cheney Richard Bruce "Dick" Cheney served as the 46th Vice President of the United States , under George W. Bush....	167,629	68.9%	3
	Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...	John Kerry John Kerry John Forbes Kerry is the senior United States Senator from Massachusetts, the 10th most senior U.S. Senator and chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. He was the presidential nominee of the Democratic Party in the 2004 presidential election, but lost to former President George W...	John Edwards John Edwards Johnny Reid "John" Edwards is an American politician, who served as a U.S. Senator from North Carolina. He was the Democratic nominee for Vice President in 2004, and was a candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2004 and 2008.He defeated incumbent Republican Lauch Faircloth in...	70,776	29.1%	0
	Independent	Ralph Nader Ralph Nader Ralph Nader is an American political activist, as well as an author, lecturer, and attorney. Areas of particular concern to Nader include consumer protection, humanitarianism, environmentalism, and democratic government....	Peter Camejo Peter Camejo Peter Miguel Camejo was an American author, activist and politician. In the 2004 United States presidential election, he was selected by independent candidate Ralph Nader as his vice-presidential running mate on a ticket which had the endorsement of the Reform Party.Camejo was a three-time Green...	2,741	1.1%	0
	Libertarian	Michael Badnarik Michael Badnarik Michael J. Badnarik is an American software engineer, political figure, and former radio talk show host. He was the Libertarian Party nominee for President of the United States in the 2004 elections, and placed fourth in the race, behind independent candidate Ralph Nader...	Richard Campagna Richard Campagna Richard V. Campagna of Iowa City, Iowa was the vice-presidential nominee of the Libertarian Party in the 2004 U.S. presidential election.- Early life, education, and career :Campagna was born in New York City....	1,171	0.5%	0
	Independent	Michael Peroutka Michael Peroutka Michael Anthony Peroutka is a Maryland lawyer, the founder of the Institute on the Constitution. He once held a position in the United States Department of Health and Human Services and was the Constitution Party candidate for president in 2004. He is co-host of The American View radio...	Chuck Baldwin Chuck Baldwin Charles Obadiah "Chuck" Baldwin is an American politician and founder-pastor of Crossroad Baptist Church in Pensacola, Florida. He was the presidential nominee of the Constitution Party for the 2008 U.S. presidential election and had previously been its nominee for U.S. vice president in 2004...	631	0.3%	0
	Write Ins			480	0.2%	0
Totals				-	100.00%	3
Voter turnout (Voting age population)						64.1%

By county

Bush won all but one county.

County	Bush	Votes	Kerry	Votes	Others	Votes	Total
Albany	8,879	54.32%	7,032	43.02%	434	2.66%	16,345
BH	4,232	80.15%	960	18.18%	88	1.67%	5,280
Camp	12,407	82.25%	2,464	16.33%	214	1.42%	15,085
Carbon Carbon County, Wyoming Carbon County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wyoming. As of 2010, the population was 15,885. Its county seat is Rawlins.- History :Carbon County was organized in 1868....	4,758	67.39%	2,157	30.55%	145	2.05%	7,060
Converse	4,446	77.74%	1,183	20.69%	90	1.57%	5,719
Crook	2,836	83.63%	500	14.74%	55	1.62%	3,391
Fremont	11,428	66.95%	5,337	31.27%	305	1.79%	17,070
Goshen	4,114	70.94%	1,566	27.00%	119	2.05%	5,799
Hot Springs	1,811	73.02%	623	25.12%	46	1.85%	2,480
Johnson	3,231	79.88%	736	18.20%	78	1.93%	4,045
Laramie Laramie County, Wyoming Laramie County is the most populous of the 23 counties of the U.S. state of Wyoming. The county is located in the southeastern corner of the state. The county's population was 91,738 at the 2010 census. The county seat is Cheyenne, the state capital...	25,947	65.19%	13,170	33.09%	684	1.72%	39,801
Lincoln	6,424	81.28%	1,363	17.24%	117	1.48%	7,904
Natrona	21,503	67.34%	9,852	30.85%	578	1.81%	31,933
Niobrara	1,064	81.04%	230	17.52%	19	1.45%	1,313
Park	10,660	76.85%	2,939	21.19%	273	1.97%	13,872
Platte	3,128	68.97%	1,318	29.06%	89	1.96%	4,535
Sher	9,635	69.19%	4,041	29.02%	249	1.79%	13,925
Sub	2,846	77.99%	730	20.01%	73	2.00%	3,649
Sweetwater	10,638	65.65%	5,201	32.10%	364	2.25%	16,203
Teton Teton County, Wyoming Teton County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wyoming. As of 2010, the population was 21,294. Its county seat is Jackson. Teton County contains the affluent Jackson Hole skiing area...	5,124	45.21%	5,971	52.68%	239	2.11%	11,334
Uinta Uinta County, Wyoming -Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 19,742 people, 6,823 households, and 5,144 families residing in the county. The population density was 10 people per square mile . There were 8,011 housing units at an average density of 4 per square mile...	6,080	75.38%	1,812	22.46%	174	2.16%	8,066
Wash	3,200	77.76%	855	20.78%	60	1.46%	4,115
Weston	2,739	80.89%	580	17.13%	67	1.98%	3,386

By congressional district

Due to the state's low population, only one congressional district is allocated. This district, called the At-Large district, because it covers the entire state, and thus is equivalent to the statewide election results.

District	Bush	Kerry	Representative
At-large Wyoming's At-large congressional district Since achieving statehood in 1890, the U.S. state of Wyoming has been a one at-large Congressional District. Geographically, the district is currently the fourth-largest in the nation. It is currently represented by Republican Cynthia Lummis, making it the largest district in area currently...	68.9%	29.1%	Barbara Cubin Barbara Cubin Barbara Lynn Cubin was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives, having served as the sole member of that body from Wyoming. In the 109th Congress, she was a member of the House Resources Committee and the House Energy and Commerce Committee...

Electors

Technically the voters of Wyoming cast their ballots for electors: representatives to the Electoral College. Wyoming is allocated three electors because it has one congressional districts and two senators. All candidates who appear on the ballot or qualify to receive write-in votes must submit a list of three electors, who pledge to vote for their candidate and his or her running mate. Whoever wins the majority of votes in the state is awarded all three electoral votes. Their chosen electors then vote for President and Vice President. Although electors are pledged to their candidate and running mate, they are not obligated to vote for them. An elector who votes for someone other than his or her candidate is known as a faithless elector

Faithless elector

In United States presidential elections, a faithless elector is a member of the Electoral College who does not vote for the candidate they have pledged to vote for...

.

The electors of each state and the District of Columbia met on December 13, 2004 to cast their votes for President and Vice President. The Electoral College itself never meets as one body. Instead the electors from each state and the District of Columbia met in their respective capitols.

The following were the members of the Electoral College from the state. All three were pledged for Bush/Cheney.

1. Linda Barker
2. Jack Van Mark
3. Mike Baker

See also