2004_United_States_presidential_election_in_Mississippi

2004 United States presidential election in Mississippi

2004 United States presidential election in Mississippi

Election in Mississippi

The 2004 United States presidential election in Mississippi took place on November 2, 2004 as part of the 2004 United States presidential election. Voters chose six representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. It was the first presidential election since the 2000 United States census, after which Mississippi lost one electoral vote, reducing its elector count from seven to six, leaving Mississippi with the fewest electoral votes since 1848.[1]

Main article: 2004 United States presidential election
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Mississippi was won by incumbent President George W. Bush of the Republican Party with a 19.69% margin of victory over Democratic nominee John Kerry. Prior to the election, Mississippi was considered a state Bush would win with ease, or a red state. Mississippi has not voted for a Democrat since 1976, when Jimmy Carter carried the state. As of the 2020 presidential election, this is the last election in which Pike County, Copiah County, Oktibbeha County, and Yazoo County voted for the Republican candidate, as well as the last time in which the Democratic nominee has won less than 40% of the state's vote.

Campaign

Predictions

12 news organizations made state-by-state predictions of the election. These organizations published their predictions just prior to election day:[2]

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Polling

Bush won pre-election polling by a double-digit margin.[3]

Fundraising

Bush raised $866,580.[4] Kerry raised $599,665.[5]

Advertising and visits

Neither campaign spent or visited this state during the fall campaign.[6]

Analysis

The last Democratic presidential nominee to win Mississippi was fellow Southerner Jimmy Carter in 1976. Due to its reliably conservative voting pattern, neither of the two major party candidates campaigned in the state.

Mississippi is one of the most racially polarized states in presidential elections. Black Mississippians almost uniformly vote Democratic, while white Mississippians vote Republican nearly as consistently. In 2004, 14% of white Mississippians voted for John Kerry and 10% of African Americans voted for Bush.[7] Kerry's main support lay in the western counties on the Delta and next to the Mississippi River.

Results

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Results by county

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County Flips:

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

Results by congressional district

Bush won three out of Mississippi's four congressional districts, including one held by a Democrat.

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Electors

Main article: List of 2004 United States presidential electors

Mississippi was assigned six electors to cast votes to the Electoral college. Given that Mississippi voted for Bush, all electors were pledged to cast their ballots for Bush. The electors were:[10]

  1. Kelly Segars
  2. John Phillips
  3. Wayne Parker
  4. Jimmy Creekmore
  5. Victor Mavar
  6. Billy Mounger

References

  1. [1]
    "Mississippi Presidential Election Voting History". www.270towin.com. Retrieved October 19, 2019.
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    http://www.dcpoliticalreport.com/members/2004/Pred2.htm#NW [permanent dead link]
  3. [3]
    "2004 Presidential Election Polls. Mississippi Polls". US Election Atlas.
  4. [4]
    "George W Bush — $374,659,453 raised, '04 election cycle, Republican Party, President". www.campaignmoney.com. Retrieved September 22, 2016.
  5. [5]
    "John F Kerry — $345,826,176 raised, '04 election cycle, Democratic Party, President". www.campaignmoney.com. Retrieved September 22, 2016.
  6. [6]
    "CNN.com Specials". CNN.
  7. [7]
    "CNN Election 2004". CNN. Retrieved April 6, 2009.
  8. [8]
    Leip, Dave. "2004 Presidential General Election Results — Mississippi". US Election Atlas.
  9. [9]
    "MS US President Race, November 02, 2004". Our Campaigns.
  10. [10]
    http://secure.sos.state.ms.us/ed_pubs/PressReleases/Articles/ElectoralCollegeMeets.asp [permanent dead link]
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