2004 United States presidential election in Florida

2004 United States presidential election in Florida

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Turnout	74%[1]
Nominee George W. Bush John Kerry Party Republican Democratic Home state Texas Massachusetts Running mate Dick Cheney John Edwards Electoral vote 27 0 Popular vote 3,964,522 3,583,544 Percentage 52.10% 47.09%
County results Congressional district results Bush   40–50%   50–60%   60–70%   70–80% Kerry   40–50%   50–60%   60–70%
President before election George W. Bush Republican Elected President George W. Bush Republican

The 2004 United States presidential election in Florida took place on November 2, 2004, as part of the 2004 United States presidential election. Voters chose 27 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Florida was won by incumbent President George W. Bush by a 5.01% margin of victory. Prior to the election, most news organizations considered this a swing state that was leaning towards Bush. Once again, Florida was under the national spotlight due to its high number of electoral votes and the fresh memory of the controversy surrounding the 2000 Florida vote. Turnout was much higher, going from an estimated 6 million voters in 2000 to over 7.5 million voters showing up to vote in 2004.^[2] This was the last time a Republican won a majority of the state's popular vote until 2020 and the last time that any candidate won Florida by a greater than 5% margin until 2024.