United States presidential election in Vermont, 2004

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United States presidential election in Vermont, 2004

2000 ← November 2, 2004 → 2008

Nominee John Kerry George W. Bush Party Democratic Republican Home state Massachusetts Texas Running mate John Edwards Dick Cheney Electoral vote 3 0 Popular vote 184,067 121,180 Percentage 58.94% 38.80%

County Results   Kerry—60-70%   Kerry—50-60%   Bush—50-60%

President before election George W. Bush Republican Elected President George W. Bush Republican

The 2004 United States presidential election in Vermont took place on November 2, 2004 throughout all 50 states and D.C., which was part of the 2004 United States presidential election. Voters chose 3 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.

Vermont is the home state of U.S. presidential candidate and anti-war advocate Howard Dean, its former governor. It was also the only state in the U.S. to elect a socialist representative (Bernie Sanders). Democratic candidate Senator John F. Kerry won by just over 20 percentage points. Only one county, Essex preferred the Republican candidate George W. Bush.

Democratic Primary

Primary date: March 2, 2004

Vermont Democratic presidential primary, 2004
Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Delegates
Howard Dean	44,393	53.6%	9
John Kerry	26,171	31.6%	6
Dennis Kucinich	3,396	4.1%	0
Wesley Clark	2,749	3.3%	0
Others	1,059	1.3%	0
Total	-	100.00%	28

Results

Presidential Candidate	Party	Electoral Vote (EV)	Popular Vote	Percentage
John Kerry	Democrat	3	184,067	58.94%
George W. Bush	Republican	0	121,180	38.80%
Ralph Nader	Independent	0	4,494	1.44%
Michael Badnarik	Libertarian	0	1,102	0.35%
Write ins		0	957	0.31%
Others		0	509	0.16%

Results Breakdown

By county

County	John F. Kerry		George W. Bush		Others
Windham	66.4%	15,489	31.2%	7,280	2.3%	547
Chittenden	63.5%	49,369	34.0%	26,422	2.5%	1,905
Lamoille	62.7%	7,636	35.0%	4,260	2.3%	285
Washington	61.0%	19,177	36.4%	11,461	2.6%	810
Windsor	60.3%	18,561	37.3%	11,491	2.3%	715
Addison	60.0%	11,147	38.1%	7,077	1.9%	355
Bennington	58.1%	11,069	39.9%	7,616	2.0%	380
Grand Isle	55.1%	2,246	43.0%	1,754	1.9%	77
Orange	54.8%	8,159	43.1%	6,421	2.1%	315
Franklin	53.2%	10,598	44.9%	8,936	1.9%	386
Orleans	51.7%	6,330	46.3%	5,666	2.0%	246
Rutland	51.3%	15,904	46.6%	14,440	2.0%	631
Caledonia	50.0%	7,106	47.6%	6,765	2.4%	340
Essex	43.4%	1,276	54.2%	1,591	2.4%	70