The 2004 United States presidential election in Rhode Island took place on November 2, 2004, and was part of the 2004 United States presidential election. Voters chose four representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
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2004 United States presidential election in Rhode Island|
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Turnout | 62.1%[1] 0.7 pp |
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Municipality Results
Kerry
40–50%
50–60%
60–70%
70–80% |
Bush
50–60%
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Rhode Island was won by Democratic nominee John Kerry by a 20.75% margin of victory. Prior to the election, all 12 news organizations considered this a state Kerry would win, or otherwise considered as a safe blue state. Even though President George W. Bush fared better than he had in four years earlier, he was overwhelmingly defeated in a traditional Democratic stronghold, winning only 38% of the vote to 59% for Kerry.
As of 2020, this remains the only time in history that a Republican president has been re-elected without carrying Rhode Island.