2004 United States presidential election in Connecticut
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The 2004 United States presidential election in Connecticut took place on November 2, 2004, and was part of the 2004 United States presidential election. Voters chose seven representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Connecticut was won by Democratic nominee John Kerry by a margin of 10.4%. Prior to the election, all 12 news organizations considered this a state Kerry would win, or otherwise considered as a safe blue state.
Primaries
[edit]Campaign
[edit]Predictions
[edit]There were 12 news organizations who made state-by-state predictions of the election. Here are their last predictions before election day.[1]
| Source | Ranking |
|---|---|
| D.C. Political Report | Solid D |
| Associated Press | Solid D |
| CNN | Likely D |
| Cook Political Report | Solid D |
| Newsweek | Solid D |
| New York Times | Solid D |
| Rasmussen Reports | Likely D |
| Research 2000 | Solid D |
| Washington Post | Likely D |
| Washington Times | Solid D |
| Zogby International | Likely D |
| Washington Dispatch | Likely D |
Polling
[edit]Kerry won every single pre-election poll. The final 3 poll averaged Kerry leading 52% to 42% for Bush and 2% for Nader.[2]
Fundraising
[edit]Bush raised $4,256,438.[3] Kerry raised $4,195,038.[4]
Advertising and visits
[edit]Neither campaign visited or advertised in this state during the fall campaign.[5][6]
Results
[edit]| 2004 United States presidential election in Connecticut[7] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Electoral votes | |
| Democratic | John Kerry | 857,488 | 54.31% | 7 | |
| Republican | George W. Bush (incumbent) | 693,826 | 43.95% | 0 | |
| Independent | Ralph Nader | 12,969 | 0.82% | 0 | |
| Green | David Cobb | 9,564 | 0.61% | 0 | |
| Libertarian | Michael Badnarik | 3,367 | 0.2% | 0 | |
| Concerned Citizens Party | Michael Peroutka | 1,543 | 0.1% | 0 | |
| Write In | Roger Calero | 12 | 0.0% | 0 | |
| Totals | 1,578,769 | 100.00% | 7 | ||
| Voter turnout (Voting Age population) | 59.6% | ||||
By county
[edit]| County | John Kerry Democratic |
George W. Bush Republican |
Various candidates Other parties |
Margin | Total votes cast | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Fairfield | 205,902 | 51.35% | 189,605 | 47.29% | 5,460 | 1.36% | 16,297 | 4.06% | 400,967 |
| Hartford | 229,902 | 58.68% | 154,919 | 39.54% | 6,987 | 1.78% | 74,983 | 19.14% | 391,808 |
| Litchfield | 44,647 | 46.19% | 50,160 | 51.89% | 1,861 | 1.92% | -5,513 | -5.70% | 96,668 |
| Middlesex | 47,292 | 56.31% | 35,252 | 41.97% | 1,440 | 1.72% | 12,040 | 14.34% | 83,984 |
| New Haven | 199,060 | 54.33% | 160,390 | 43.78% | 6,942 | 1.89% | 38,670 | 10.55% | 366,392 |
| New London | 66,062 | 55.81% | 49,931 | 42.19% | 2,367 | 2.00% | 16,131 | 13.62% | 118,360 |
| Tolland | 39,146 | 54.57% | 31,245 | 43.56% | 1,338 | 1.87% | 7,901 | 11.01% | 71,729 |
| Windham | 25,477 | 52.14% | 22,324 | 45.69% | 1,060 | 2.16% | 3,153 | 6.45% | 48,861 |
| Totals | 857,488 | 54.31% | 693,826 | 43.95% | 27,455 | 1.74% | 163,662 | 10.36% | 1,578,769 |
By congressional district
[edit]Kerry won all 5 congressional districts, including three held by Republicans.
| District | Bush | Kerry | Representative |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 39% | 60% | John Larson |
| 2nd | 44% | 54% | Rob Simmons |
| 3rd | 42% | 56% | Rosa DeLauro |
| 4th | 46% | 52% | Chris Shays |
| 5th | 49% | 49% | Nancy Johnson |
Electors
[edit]Technically the voters of Connecticut cast their ballots for electors: representatives to the Electoral College. Connecticut is allocated 7 electors because it has 5 congressional districts and 2 senators. All candidates who appear on the ballot or qualify to receive write-in votes must submit a list of 9 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 7 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.
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 Connecticut. All were pledged to John Kerry and John Edwards:
- Elizabeth O'Neill
- Andrea J. Jackson-Brooks
- Donna King
- Larry Pleasant
- David J. Papandrea
- Andres Ayala
- Joshua King
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Archived copy". dcpoliticalreport.com. Archived from the original on November 21, 2010. Retrieved May 22, 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Election 2004 Polls - Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". Archived from the original on June 2, 2006.
- ^ "George W Bush - $374,659,453 raised, '04 election cycle, Republican Party, President".
- ^ "John F Kerry - $345,826,176 raised, '04 election cycle, Democrat Party, President".
- ^ "CNN.com Specials". CNN.
- ^ "CNN.com Specials". CNN.
- ^ "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections - Connecticut 2004".
