2004 United States presidential election in Iowa

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Template:Short description Template:Use American English Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox election Template:ElectionsIA The 2004 United States presidential election in Iowa took place on November 2, 2004, as part of the 2004 United States presidential election in which all 50 states plus the District of Columbia participated. Voters chose seven electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote pitting incumbent Republican President George W. Bush and his running mate, Vice President Dick Cheney, against Democratic challenger and Senator from Massachusetts John F. Kerry and his running mate, Senator from North Carolina John Edwards. Six third parties were also on the ballot.

Iowa was won by President George W. Bush by a 0.67% margin of victory, or 10,059 votes, despite losing the state to Al Gore four years earlier. Prior to the election, most news organizations considered this a swing state. The Democrats had won Iowa in the previous four presidential elections, though only narrowly in 2000, when Gore had won the state by only 0.32 percentage points, or 4,144 votes, a much weaker margin compared to the prior three elections. In 1988, Democrat Michael Dukakis won the state by 10.21% even in an otherwise Republican landslide year, and Bill Clinton carried the state by 6.02% in 1992 and 10.34% in 1996. Iowa was one of just two states, along with New Mexico, to vote for Gore in 2000 but flip to Bush in 2004, although it was won both times by narrow margins. Iowa was one of two states to be won by George W. Bush in at least one of his presidential runs that his father George H. W. Bush never carried, the other being West Virginia.

Bush became the first Republican to win Iowa since Ronald Reagan had done so in 1984. As of the 2024 presidential election, this is the last time a Republican won Iowa by only a plurality. Until 2020, this was the last time Iowa did not vote for the same candidate as neighboring Wisconsin. This election marked a new streak of Iowa voting for the winning ticket in every election along with Florida and Ohio until 2020, when all three voted for the losing candidate. With Iowa, Florida, and Ohio's winning streaks no longer being intact, Wisconsin, Michigan, and Pennsylvania are now all tied for the longest streaks of siding with the winner, all three of which most recently failing to do so when they backed Kerry during his losing presidential bid in 2004.

Bush is also the only US president to win the White House without Iowa and then carry it upon winning re-election. This is the opposite of Woodrow Wilson and FDR, the only two presidents to have carried Iowa upon winning office but lost it upon winning re-election.Template:Efn

Caucuses

Campaign

Predictions

There were 12 news organizations who made state-by-state predictions of the election. Here are their last predictions before election day.<ref>DC Political report. 2004 Template:Dead link</ref>

Source Ranking
D.C. Political Report Template:USRaceRating
Associated Press Template:USRaceRating
CNN Template:USRaceRating
Cook Political Report Template:USRaceRating
Newsweek Template:USRaceRating
New York Times Template:USRaceRating
Rasmussen Reports Template:USRaceRating
Research 2000 Template:USRaceRating
Washington Post Template:USRaceRating
Washington Times Template:USRaceRating
Zogby International Template:USRaceRating
Washington Dispatch Template:USRaceRating

Polling

Polls showed the state was a pure tossup with neither candidate reaching a consistent lead. The last three polls averaged both candidates at 48%, with the last-second deciders the key to victory.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The final RealClearPolitics average gave Bush leading with a margin of 0.3%, with 47.4% to Kerry at 47.1% and Nader at 1.0%.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Fundraising

Bush raised $671,335.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Kerry raised $449,980.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Advertising and visits

The Kerry campaign visited the state 11 times to Bush's 10 times.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Both campaigns spent between $400,000 to $600,000 each week in television advertising.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Analysis

Kerry's strength in the state lay in the highly populated counties of Polk (Des Moines), Linn (Cedar Rapids), Scott (Davenport), Johnson (Iowa City), and Black Hawk (Waterloo). Johnson County, home to the University of Iowa, gave Kerry 64.01% of its vote, Kerry's best performance in the state. However, Kerry also did well in a series of rural and small-town counties in northeastern Iowa and along the Mississippi River, many of which had been traditionally Democratic since at least the 1980s.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> He won eight of the ten counties along the Mississippi River, including Dubuque County, which had given Gore his margin in the state in 2000. The 1st and 2nd congressional districts were both carried by Kerry, despite being represented by Republicans in Congress.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Dubuque is located within the 1st district while the 2nd district contains Cedar Rapids, Iowa City, and Muscatine.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

However, Bush performed respectably even in areas of Democratic strength; in only two counties did he obtain less than 40% of the vote. Additionally, he was able to offset Kerry's strength in the population centers and in the northeast and Mississippi River counties with landslide margins in a series of rural counties in the west of the state, as well as by dominating the state's south. Bush's best performance in the state was in Sioux County, where he won with 85.87% of the vote. His raw vote margin in Sioux County of 11,970 votes alone was greater than his raw vote margin over Kerry statewide.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Bush won three congressional districts in the state: the 3rd district, home to the Democratic city of Des Moines and its Republican suburbs, gave Bush a razor thin 50–50 margin, despite re-electing Democrat Leonard Boswell to Congress. The 4th district also gave Bush a narrow margin, giving him 51% of the vote. The now obsolete 5th district in the western part of the state was home to Iowa's most Republican areas, having elected Steve King to Congress in 2002; it gave Bush a landslide 21-point margin.

In terms of counties carried, both candidates flipped counties. Bush flipped four that voted for Gore in 2000, while Kerry flipped five that voted for Bush in 2000.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> This election coincided with the 2004 United States Senate election in Iowa, where Republican Chuck Grassley was effortlessly re-elected with 70.83% of the vote.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Iowa would return to the Democratic column in the next two elections, voting for Barack Obama by 9.54% in 2008 and 5.81% in 2012. However, in 2016, it returned to the Republican column when Donald Trump would win the state by 9.41%, the largest margin of victory for a Republican presidential nominee in the state since Ronald Reagan's in 1980.

Results

2004 United States presidential election in Iowa
Party Candidate Running mate Votes Percentage Electoral votes
Republican George W. Bush (incumbent) Richard Cheney (incumbent) 751,957 49.90% 7
Democratic John Kerry John Edwards 741,898 49.23% 0
Independent Ralph Nader Peter Camejo 5,973 0.40% 0
Libertarian Michael Badnarik Richard Campagna 2,992 0.20% 0
Constitution Michael Peroutka Chuck Baldwin 1,304 0.09% 0
Green David Cobb Pat LaMarche 1,141 0.08% 0
N/A Write-ins 1,094 0.07% 0
Socialist Workers James Harris Margaret Trowe 373 0.02% 0
Socialist Equality Bill Van Auken Jim Lawrence 176 0.01% 0
Totals 1,506,908 100% 7
Voter Turnout (Voting age/Registered) 67%/76%

By county

County George W. Bush
Republican
John Kerry
Democratic
Various candidates
Other parties
Margin Total
# % # % # % # %
Template:Party shading/Republican |Adair Template:Party shading/Republican |2,402 Template:Party shading/Republican |56.15% Template:Party shading/Democratic |1,844 Template:Party shading/Democratic |43.10% Template:Party shading/Others |32 Template:Party shading/Others |0.75% Template:Party shading/Republican |558 Template:Party shading/Republican |13.05% Template:Party shading/Republican |4,278
Template:Party shading/Republican |Adams Template:Party shading/Republican |1,317 Template:Party shading/Republican |56.65% Template:Party shading/Democratic |977 Template:Party shading/Democratic |42.02% Template:Party shading/Others |31 Template:Party shading/Others |1.33% Template:Party shading/Republican |340 Template:Party shading/Republican |14.63% Template:Party shading/Republican |2,325
Template:Party shading/Republican |Allamakee Template:Party shading/Republican |3,530 Template:Party shading/Republican |49.99% Template:Party shading/Democratic |3,449 Template:Party shading/Democratic |48.84% Template:Party shading/Others |83 Template:Party shading/Others |1.18% Template:Party shading/Republican |81 Template:Party shading/Republican |1.15% Template:Party shading/Republican |7,062
Template:Party shading/Republican |Appanoose Template:Party shading/Republican |3,340 Template:Party shading/Republican |51.78% Template:Party shading/Democratic |3,063 Template:Party shading/Democratic |47.49% Template:Party shading/Others |47 Template:Party shading/Others |0.73% Template:Party shading/Republican |277 Template:Party shading/Republican |4.29% Template:Party shading/Republican |6,450
Template:Party shading/Republican |Audubon Template:Party shading/Republican |1,958 Template:Party shading/Republican |54.51% Template:Party shading/Democratic |1,608 Template:Party shading/Democratic |44.77% Template:Party shading/Others |26 Template:Party shading/Others |0.73% Template:Party shading/Republican |350 Template:Party shading/Republican |9.74% Template:Party shading/Republican |3,592
Template:Party shading/Democratic |Benton Template:Party shading/Republican |6,658 Template:Party shading/Republican |49.31% Template:Party shading/Democratic |6,747 Template:Party shading/Democratic |49.97% Template:Party shading/Others |96 Template:Party shading/Others |0.72% Template:Party shading/Democratic |-89 Template:Party shading/Democratic |-0.66% Template:Party shading/Democratic |13,501
Template:Party shading/Democratic |Black Hawk Template:Party shading/Republican |28,046 Template:Party shading/Republican |43.89% Template:Party shading/Democratic |35,392 Template:Party shading/Democratic |55.38% Template:Party shading/Others |469 Template:Party shading/Others |0.73% Template:Party shading/Democratic |-7,346 Template:Party shading/Democratic |-11.49% Template:Party shading/Democratic |63,907
Template:Party shading/Democratic |Boone Template:Party shading/Republican |6,870 Template:Party shading/Republican |49.04% Template:Party shading/Democratic |7,027 Template:Party shading/Democratic |50.16% Template:Party shading/Others |112 Template:Party shading/Others |0.80% Template:Party shading/Democratic |-157 Template:Party shading/Democratic |-1.12% Template:Party shading/Democratic |14,009
Template:Party shading/Republican |Bremer Template:Party shading/Republican |6,665 Template:Party shading/Republican |52.16% Template:Party shading/Democratic |6,025 Template:Party shading/Democratic |47.15% Template:Party shading/Others |89 Template:Party shading/Others |0.70% Template:Party shading/Republican |640 Template:Party shading/Republican |5.01% Template:Party shading/Republican |12,779
Template:Party shading/Democratic |Buchanan Template:Party shading/Republican |4,797 Template:Party shading/Republican |45.79% Template:Party shading/Democratic |5,608 Template:Party shading/Democratic |53.54% Template:Party shading/Others |70 Template:Party shading/Others |0.67% Template:Party shading/Democratic |-811 Template:Party shading/Democratic |-7.75% Template:Party shading/Democratic |10,475
Template:Party shading/Republican |Buena Vista Template:Party shading/Republican |4,887 Template:Party shading/Republican |57.56% Template:Party shading/Democratic |3,520 Template:Party shading/Democratic |41.46% Template:Party shading/Others |83 Template:Party shading/Others |0.98% Template:Party shading/Republican |1,367 Template:Party shading/Republican |16.10% Template:Party shading/Republican |8,490
Template:Party shading/Republican |Butler Template:Party shading/Republican |4,417 Template:Party shading/Republican |59.09% Template:Party shading/Democratic |3,001 Template:Party shading/Democratic |40.15% Template:Party shading/Others |57 Template:Party shading/Others |0.76% Template:Party shading/Republican |1,416 Template:Party shading/Republican |18.94% Template:Party shading/Republican |7,475
Template:Party shading/Republican |Calhoun Template:Party shading/Republican |3,255 Template:Party shading/Republican |58.73% Template:Party shading/Democratic |2,243 Template:Party shading/Democratic |40.47% Template:Party shading/Others |44 Template:Party shading/Others |0.80% Template:Party shading/Republican |1,012 Template:Party shading/Republican |18.26% Template:Party shading/Republican |5,542
Template:Party shading/Republican |Carroll Template:Party shading/Republican |5,762 Template:Party shading/Republican |54.75% Template:Party shading/Democratic |4,689 Template:Party shading/Democratic |44.56% Template:Party shading/Others |73 Template:Party shading/Others |0.69% Template:Party shading/Republican |1,073 Template:Party shading/Republican |10.19% Template:Party shading/Republican |10,524
Template:Party shading/Republican |Cass Template:Party shading/Republican |4,796 Template:Party shading/Republican |63.58% Template:Party shading/Democratic |2,679 Template:Party shading/Democratic |35.52% Template:Party shading/Others |68 Template:Party shading/Others |0.90% Template:Party shading/Republican |2,117 Template:Party shading/Republican |28.06% Template:Party shading/Republican |7,543
Template:Party shading/Republican |Cedar Template:Party shading/Republican |4,869 Template:Party shading/Republican |50.23% Template:Party shading/Democratic |4,747 Template:Party shading/Democratic |48.97% Template:Party shading/Others |78 Template:Party shading/Others |0.80% Template:Party shading/Republican |122 Template:Party shading/Republican |1.26% Template:Party shading/Republican |9,694
Template:Party shading/Democratic |Cerro Gordo Template:Party shading/Republican |10,960 Template:Party shading/Republican |44.71% Template:Party shading/Democratic |13,372 Template:Party shading/Democratic |54.54% Template:Party shading/Others |184 Template:Party shading/Others |0.75% Template:Party shading/Democratic |-2,412 Template:Party shading/Democratic |-9.83% Template:Party shading/Democratic |24,516
Template:Party shading/Republican |Cherokee Template:Party shading/Republican |3,758 Template:Party shading/Republican |55.30% Template:Party shading/Democratic |2,988 Template:Party shading/Democratic |43.97% Template:Party shading/Others |50 Template:Party shading/Others |0.73% Template:Party shading/Republican |770 Template:Party shading/Republican |11.33% Template:Party shading/Republican |6,796
Template:Party shading/Democratic |Chickasaw Template:Party shading/Republican |3,040 Template:Party shading/Republican |44.67% Template:Party shading/Democratic |3,708 Template:Party shading/Democratic |54.48% Template:Party shading/Others |58 Template:Party shading/Others |0.86% Template:Party shading/Democratic |-668 Template:Party shading/Democratic |-9.81% Template:Party shading/Democratic |6,806
Template:Party shading/Democratic |Clarke Template:Party shading/Republican |2,200 Template:Party shading/Republican |48.18% Template:Party shading/Democratic |2,323 Template:Party shading/Democratic |50.88% Template:Party shading/Others |43 Template:Party shading/Others |0.94% Template:Party shading/Democratic |-123 Template:Party shading/Democratic |-2.70% Template:Party shading/Democratic |4,566
Template:Party shading/Republican |Clay Template:Party shading/Republican |4,898 Template:Party shading/Republican |57.03% Template:Party shading/Democratic |3,547 Template:Party shading/Democratic |41.30% Template:Party shading/Others |143 Template:Party shading/Others |1.67% Template:Party shading/Republican |1,351 Template:Party shading/Republican |15.73% Template:Party shading/Republican |8,588
Template:Party shading/Democratic |Clayton Template:Party shading/Republican |4,312 Template:Party shading/Republican |47.03% Template:Party shading/Democratic |4,736 Template:Party shading/Democratic |51.66% Template:Party shading/Others |120 Template:Party shading/Others |1.31% Template:Party shading/Democratic |-424 Template:Party shading/Democratic |-4.63% Template:Party shading/Democratic |9,168
Template:Party shading/Democratic |Clinton Template:Party shading/Republican |10,666 Template:Party shading/Republican |43.21% Template:Party shading/Democratic |13,813 Template:Party shading/Democratic |55.96% Template:Party shading/Others |205 Template:Party shading/Others |0.83% Template:Party shading/Democratic |-3,147 Template:Party shading/Democratic |-12.75% Template:Party shading/Democratic |24,684
Template:Party shading/Republican |Crawford Template:Party shading/Republican |3,955 Template:Party shading/Republican |54.61% Template:Party shading/Democratic |3,220 Template:Party shading/Democratic |44.46% Template:Party shading/Others |67 Template:Party shading/Others |0.92% Template:Party shading/Republican |735 Template:Party shading/Republican |10.15% Template:Party shading/Republican |7,242
Template:Party shading/Republican |Dallas Template:Party shading/Republican |15,183 Template:Party shading/Republican |57.75% Template:Party shading/Democratic |10,917 Template:Party shading/Democratic |41.52% Template:Party shading/Others |193 Template:Party shading/Others |0.74% Template:Party shading/Republican |4,266 Template:Party shading/Republican |16.23% Template:Party shading/Republican |26,293
Template:Party shading/Republican |Davis Template:Party shading/Republican |2,148 Template:Party shading/Republican |54.82% Template:Party shading/Democratic |1,731 Template:Party shading/Democratic |44.18% Template:Party shading/Others |39 Template:Party shading/Others |1.00% Template:Party shading/Republican |417 Template:Party shading/Republican |10.64% Template:Party shading/Republican |3,918
Template:Party shading/Republican |Decatur Template:Party shading/Republican |2,088 Template:Party shading/Republican |52.06% Template:Party shading/Democratic |1,859 Template:Party shading/Democratic |46.35% Template:Party shading/Others |64 Template:Party shading/Others |1.59% Template:Party shading/Republican |229 Template:Party shading/Republican |5.71% Template:Party shading/Republican |4,011
Template:Party shading/Republican |Delaware Template:Party shading/Republican |4,908 Template:Party shading/Republican |53.35% Template:Party shading/Democratic |4,227 Template:Party shading/Democratic |45.95% Template:Party shading/Others |65 Template:Party shading/Others |0.71% Template:Party shading/Republican |681 Template:Party shading/Republican |7.40% Template:Party shading/Republican |9,200
Template:Party shading/Democratic |Des Moines Template:Party shading/Republican |8,221 Template:Party shading/Republican |39.38% Template:Party shading/Democratic |12,456 Template:Party shading/Democratic |59.67% Template:Party shading/Others |197 Template:Party shading/Others |0.94% Template:Party shading/Democratic |-4,235 Template:Party shading/Democratic |-20.29% Template:Party shading/Democratic |20,874
Template:Party shading/Republican |Dickinson Template:Party shading/Republican |5,337 Template:Party shading/Republican |55.87% Template:Party shading/Democratic |4,140 Template:Party shading/Democratic |43.34% Template:Party shading/Others |76 Template:Party shading/Others |0.80% Template:Party shading/Republican |1,197 Template:Party shading/Republican |12.53% Template:Party shading/Republican |9,553
Template:Party shading/Democratic |Dubuque Template:Party shading/Republican |20,100 Template:Party shading/Republican |42.73% Template:Party shading/Democratic |26,561 Template:Party shading/Democratic |56.46% Template:Party shading/Others |382 Template:Party shading/Others |0.81% Template:Party shading/Democratic |-6,461 Template:Party shading/Democratic |-13.73% Template:Party shading/Democratic |47,043
Template:Party shading/Republican |Emmet Template:Party shading/Republican |2,697 Template:Party shading/Republican |52.31% Template:Party shading/Democratic |2,405 Template:Party shading/Democratic |46.64% Template:Party shading/Others |54 Template:Party shading/Others |1.04% Template:Party shading/Republican |292 Template:Party shading/Republican |5.67% Template:Party shading/Republican |5,156
Template:Party shading/Democratic |Fayette Template:Party shading/Republican |5,128 Template:Party shading/Republican |49.35% Template:Party shading/Democratic |5,185 Template:Party shading/Democratic |49.89% Template:Party shading/Others |79 Template:Party shading/Others |0.76% Template:Party shading/Democratic |-57 Template:Party shading/Democratic |-0.54% Template:Party shading/Democratic |10,392
Template:Party shading/Democratic |Floyd Template:Party shading/Republican |3,745 Template:Party shading/Republican |45.86% Template:Party shading/Democratic |4,349 Template:Party shading/Democratic |53.25% Template:Party shading/Others |73 Template:Party shading/Others |0.89% Template:Party shading/Democratic |-604 Template:Party shading/Democratic |-7.39% Template:Party shading/Democratic |8,167
Template:Party shading/Republican |Franklin Template:Party shading/Republican |3,128 Template:Party shading/Republican |56.66% Template:Party shading/Democratic |2,340 Template:Party shading/Democratic |42.38% Template:Party shading/Others |53 Template:Party shading/Others |0.96% Template:Party shading/Republican |788 Template:Party shading/Republican |14.28% Template:Party shading/Republican |5,521
Template:Party shading/Republican |Fremont Template:Party shading/Republican |2,362 Template:Party shading/Republican |60.39% Template:Party shading/Democratic |1,510 Template:Party shading/Democratic |38.61% Template:Party shading/Others |39 Template:Party shading/Others |1.00% Template:Party shading/Republican |852 Template:Party shading/Republican |21.78% Template:Party shading/Republican |3,911
Template:Party shading/Republican |Greene Template:Party shading/Republican |2,618 Template:Party shading/Republican |51.20% Template:Party shading/Democratic |2,459 Template:Party shading/Democratic |48.09% Template:Party shading/Others |36 Template:Party shading/Others |0.70% Template:Party shading/Republican |159 Template:Party shading/Republican |3.11% Template:Party shading/Republican |5,113
Template:Party shading/Republican |Grundy Template:Party shading/Republican |4,429 Template:Party shading/Republican |64.67% Template:Party shading/Democratic |2,386 Template:Party shading/Democratic |34.84% Template:Party shading/Others |34 Template:Party shading/Others |0.50% Template:Party shading/Republican |2,043 Template:Party shading/Republican |29.83% Template:Party shading/Republican |6,849
Template:Party shading/Republican |Guthrie Template:Party shading/Republican |3,325 Template:Party shading/Republican |55.47% Template:Party shading/Democratic |2,614 Template:Party shading/Democratic |43.61% Template:Party shading/Others |55 Template:Party shading/Others |0.92% Template:Party shading/Republican |711 Template:Party shading/Republican |11.86% Template:Party shading/Republican |5,994
Template:Party shading/Republican |Hamilton Template:Party shading/Republican |4,367 Template:Party shading/Republican |52.39% Template:Party shading/Democratic |3,895 Template:Party shading/Democratic |46.73% Template:Party shading/Others |73 Template:Party shading/Others |0.88% Template:Party shading/Republican |472 Template:Party shading/Republican |5.66% Template:Party shading/Republican |8,335
Template:Party shading/Republican |Hancock Template:Party shading/Republican |3,368 Template:Party shading/Republican |57.04% Template:Party shading/Democratic |2,484 Template:Party shading/Democratic |42.07% Template:Party shading/Others |53 Template:Party shading/Others |0.89% Template:Party shading/Republican |884 Template:Party shading/Republican |14.97% Template:Party shading/Republican |5,905
Template:Party shading/Republican |Hardin Template:Party shading/Republican |4,875 Template:Party shading/Republican |54.48% Template:Party shading/Democratic |4,015 Template:Party shading/Democratic |44.87% Template:Party shading/Others |59 Template:Party shading/Others |0.66% Template:Party shading/Republican |860 Template:Party shading/Republican |9.61% Template:Party shading/Republican |8,949
Template:Party shading/Republican |Harrison Template:Party shading/Republican |4,680 Template:Party shading/Republican |60.94% Template:Party shading/Democratic |2,906 Template:Party shading/Democratic |37.84% Template:Party shading/Others |94 Template:Party shading/Others |1.23% Template:Party shading/Republican |1,774 Template:Party shading/Republican |23.10% Template:Party shading/Republican |7,680
Template:Party shading/Republican |Henry Template:Party shading/Republican |5,220 Template:Party shading/Republican |55.20% Template:Party shading/Democratic |4,127 Template:Party shading/Democratic |43.64% Template:Party shading/Others |110 Template:Party shading/Others |1.16% Template:Party shading/Republican |1,093 Template:Party shading/Republican |11.56% Template:Party shading/Republican |9,457
Template:Party shading/Democratic |Howard Template:Party shading/Republican |2,028 Template:Party shading/Republican |43.18% Template:Party shading/Democratic |2,614 Template:Party shading/Democratic |55.65% Template:Party shading/Others |55 Template:Party shading/Others |1.17% Template:Party shading/Democratic |-586 Template:Party shading/Democratic |-12.47% Template:Party shading/Democratic |4,697
Template:Party shading/Republican |Humboldt Template:Party shading/Republican |3,162 Template:Party shading/Republican |59.10% Template:Party shading/Democratic |2,146 Template:Party shading/Democratic |40.11% Template:Party shading/Others |42 Template:Party shading/Others |0.79% Template:Party shading/Republican |1,016 Template:Party shading/Republican |18.99% Template:Party shading/Republican |5,350
Template:Party shading/Republican |Ida Template:Party shading/Republican |2,342 Template:Party shading/Republican |62.06% Template:Party shading/Democratic |1,415 Template:Party shading/Democratic |37.49% Template:Party shading/Others |17 Template:Party shading/Others |0.45% Template:Party shading/Republican |927 Template:Party shading/Republican |24.57% Template:Party shading/Republican |3,774
Template:Party shading/Republican |Iowa Template:Party shading/Republican |4,544 Template:Party shading/Republican |53.75% Template:Party shading/Democratic |3,841 Template:Party shading/Democratic |45.43% Template:Party shading/Others |69 Template:Party shading/Others |0.82% Template:Party shading/Republican |703 Template:Party shading/Republican |8.32% Template:Party shading/Republican |8,454
Template:Party shading/Democratic |Jackson Template:Party shading/Republican |4,242 Template:Party shading/Republican |42.37% Template:Party shading/Democratic |5,656 Template:Party shading/Democratic |56.50% Template:Party shading/Others |113 Template:Party shading/Others |1.13% Template:Party shading/Democratic |-1,414 Template:Party shading/Democratic |-14.13% Template:Party shading/Democratic |10,011
Template:Party shading/Democratic |Jasper Template:Party shading/Republican |9,462 Template:Party shading/Republican |47.16% Template:Party shading/Democratic |10,430 Template:Party shading/Democratic |51.99% Template:Party shading/Others |170 Template:Party shading/Others |0.84% Template:Party shading/Democratic |-968 Template:Party shading/Democratic |-4.83% Template:Party shading/Democratic |20,062
Template:Party shading/Democratic |Jefferson Template:Party shading/Republican |3,648 Template:Party shading/Republican |44.05% Template:Party shading/Democratic |4,490 Template:Party shading/Democratic |54.22% Template:Party shading/Others |143 Template:Party shading/Others |1.73% Template:Party shading/Democratic |-842 Template:Party shading/Democratic |-10.17% Template:Party shading/Democratic |8,281
Template:Party shading/Democratic |Johnson Template:Party shading/Republican |22,715 Template:Party shading/Republican |34.75% Template:Party shading/Democratic |41,847 Template:Party shading/Democratic |64.01% Template:Party shading/Others |811 Template:Party shading/Others |1.24% Template:Party shading/Democratic |-19,132 Template:Party shading/Democratic |-29.26% Template:Party shading/Democratic |65,373
Template:Party shading/Democratic |Jones Template:Party shading/Republican |4,834 Template:Party shading/Republican |48.45% Template:Party shading/Democratic |5,054 Template:Party shading/Democratic |50.65% Template:Party shading/Others |90 Template:Party shading/Others |0.90% Template:Party shading/Democratic |-220 Template:Party shading/Democratic |-2.20% Template:Party shading/Democratic |9,978
Template:Party shading/Republican |Keokuk Template:Party shading/Republican |3,119 Template:Party shading/Republican |56.92% Template:Party shading/Democratic |2,294 Template:Party shading/Democratic |41.86% Template:Party shading/Others |67 Template:Party shading/Others |1.22% Template:Party shading/Republican |825 Template:Party shading/Republican |15.06% Template:Party shading/Republican |5,480
Template:Party shading/Republican |Kossuth Template:Party shading/Republican |5,042 Template:Party shading/Republican |54.46% Template:Party shading/Democratic |4,132 Template:Party shading/Democratic |44.63% Template:Party shading/Others |84 Template:Party shading/Others |0.91% Template:Party shading/Republican |910 Template:Party shading/Republican |9.83% Template:Party shading/Republican |9,258
Template:Party shading/Democratic |Lee Template:Party shading/Republican |7,472 Template:Party shading/Republican |41.84% Template:Party shading/Democratic |10,152 Template:Party shading/Democratic |56.85% Template:Party shading/Others |234 Template:Party shading/Others |1.32% Template:Party shading/Democratic |-2,680 Template:Party shading/Democratic |-15.01% Template:Party shading/Democratic |17,858
Template:Party shading/Democratic |Linn Template:Party shading/Republican |49,442 Template:Party shading/Republican |44.65% Template:Party shading/Democratic |60,442 Template:Party shading/Democratic |54.58% Template:Party shading/Others |856 Template:Party shading/Others |0.77% Template:Party shading/Democratic |-11,000 Template:Party shading/Democratic |-9.93% Template:Party shading/Democratic |110,740
Template:Party shading/Republican |Louisa Template:Party shading/Republican |2,572 Template:Party shading/Republican |52.32% Template:Party shading/Democratic |2,297 Template:Party shading/Democratic |46.72% Template:Party shading/Others |47 Template:Party shading/Others |0.96% Template:Party shading/Republican |275 Template:Party shading/Republican |5.60% Template:Party shading/Republican |4,916
Template:Party shading/Republican |Lucas Template:Party shading/Republican |2,543 Template:Party shading/Republican |55.63% Template:Party shading/Democratic |1,987 Template:Party shading/Democratic |43.47% Template:Party shading/Others |41 Template:Party shading/Others |0.90% Template:Party shading/Republican |556 Template:Party shading/Republican |12.16% Template:Party shading/Republican |4,571
Template:Party shading/Republican |Lyon Template:Party shading/Republican |4,751 Template:Party shading/Republican |77.87% Template:Party shading/Democratic |1,303 Template:Party shading/Democratic |21.36% Template:Party shading/Others |47 Template:Party shading/Others |0.77% Template:Party shading/Republican |3,448 Template:Party shading/Republican |56.51% Template:Party shading/Republican |6,101
Template:Party shading/Republican |Madison Template:Party shading/Republican |4,538 Template:Party shading/Republican |56.70% Template:Party shading/Democratic |3,380 Template:Party shading/Democratic |42.23% Template:Party shading/Others |86 Template:Party shading/Others |1.07% Template:Party shading/Republican |1,158 Template:Party shading/Republican |14.47% Template:Party shading/Republican |8,004
Template:Party shading/Republican |Mahaska Template:Party shading/Republican |6,858 Template:Party shading/Republican |63.93% Template:Party shading/Democratic |3,790 Template:Party shading/Democratic |35.33% Template:Party shading/Others |80 Template:Party shading/Others |0.74% Template:Party shading/Republican |3,068 Template:Party shading/Republican |28.60% Template:Party shading/Republican |10,728
Template:Party shading/Republican |Marion Template:Party shading/Republican |9,990 Template:Party shading/Republican |59.83% Template:Party shading/Democratic |6,574 Template:Party shading/Democratic |39.37% Template:Party shading/Others |132 Template:Party shading/Others |0.79% Template:Party shading/Republican |3,416 Template:Party shading/Republican |20.46% Template:Party shading/Republican |16,696
Template:Party shading/Republican |Marshall Template:Party shading/Republican |9,557 Template:Party shading/Republican |49.87% Template:Party shading/Democratic |9,443 Template:Party shading/Democratic |49.27% Template:Party shading/Others |164 Template:Party shading/Others |0.85% Template:Party shading/Republican |114 Template:Party shading/Republican |0.60% Template:Party shading/Republican |19,164
Template:Party shading/Republican |Mills Template:Party shading/Republican |4,556 Template:Party shading/Republican |65.65% Template:Party shading/Democratic |2,308 Template:Party shading/Democratic |33.26% Template:Party shading/Others |76 Template:Party shading/Others |1.10% Template:Party shading/Republican |2,248 Template:Party shading/Republican |32.39% Template:Party shading/Republican |6,940
Template:Party shading/Democratic |Mitchell Template:Party shading/Republican |2,646 Template:Party shading/Republican |48.28% Template:Party shading/Democratic |2,785 Template:Party shading/Democratic |50.82% Template:Party shading/Others |49 Template:Party shading/Others |0.90% Template:Party shading/Democratic |-139 Template:Party shading/Democratic |-2.54% Template:Party shading/Democratic |5,480
Template:Party shading/Republican |Monona Template:Party shading/Republican |2,575 Template:Party shading/Republican |51.32% Template:Party shading/Democratic |2,397 Template:Party shading/Democratic |47.77% Template:Party shading/Others |46 Template:Party shading/Others |0.92% Template:Party shading/Republican |178 Template:Party shading/Republican |3.55% Template:Party shading/Republican |5,018
Template:Party shading/Republican |Monroe Template:Party shading/Republican |2,067 Template:Party shading/Republican |52.16% Template:Party shading/Democratic |1,855 Template:Party shading/Democratic |46.81% Template:Party shading/Others |41 Template:Party shading/Others |1.03% Template:Party shading/Republican |212 Template:Party shading/Republican |5.35% Template:Party shading/Republican |3,963
Template:Party shading/Republican |Montgomery Template:Party shading/Republican |3,601 Template:Party shading/Republican |64.81% Template:Party shading/Democratic |1,899 Template:Party shading/Democratic |34.18% Template:Party shading/Others |56 Template:Party shading/Others |1.01% Template:Party shading/Republican |1,702 Template:Party shading/Republican |30.63% Template:Party shading/Republican |5,556
Template:Party shading/Democratic |Muscatine Template:Party shading/Republican |9,020 Template:Party shading/Republican |48.19% Template:Party shading/Democratic |9,542 Template:Party shading/Democratic |50.98% Template:Party shading/Others |155 Template:Party shading/Others |0.83% Template:Party shading/Democratic |-522 Template:Party shading/Democratic |-2.79% Template:Party shading/Democratic |18,717
Template:Party shading/Republican |O'Brien Template:Party shading/Republican |5,328 Template:Party shading/Republican |68.92% Template:Party shading/Democratic |2,330 Template:Party shading/Democratic |30.14% Template:Party shading/Others |73 Template:Party shading/Others |0.95% Template:Party shading/Republican |2,998 Template:Party shading/Republican |38.78% Template:Party shading/Republican |7,731
Template:Party shading/Republican |Osceola Template:Party shading/Republican |2,295 Template:Party shading/Republican |70.27% Template:Party shading/Democratic |934 Template:Party shading/Democratic |28.60% Template:Party shading/Others |37 Template:Party shading/Others |1.14% Template:Party shading/Republican |1,361 Template:Party shading/Republican |41.67% Template:Party shading/Republican |3,266
Template:Party shading/Republican |Page Template:Party shading/Republican |5,243 Template:Party shading/Republican |69.79% Template:Party shading/Democratic |2,211 Template:Party shading/Democratic |29.43% Template:Party shading/Others |59 Template:Party shading/Others |0.78% Template:Party shading/Republican |3,032 Template:Party shading/Republican |40.36% Template:Party shading/Republican |7,513
Template:Party shading/Republican |Palo Alto Template:Party shading/Republican |2,674 Template:Party shading/Republican |51.51% Template:Party shading/Democratic |2,482 Template:Party shading/Democratic |47.81% Template:Party shading/Others |35 Template:Party shading/Others |0.68% Template:Party shading/Republican |192 Template:Party shading/Republican |3.70% Template:Party shading/Republican |5,191
Template:Party shading/Republican |Plymouth Template:Party shading/Republican |7,810 Template:Party shading/Republican |63.90% Template:Party shading/Democratic |4,278 Template:Party shading/Democratic |35.00% Template:Party shading/Others |134 Template:Party shading/Others |1.09% Template:Party shading/Republican |3,532 Template:Party shading/Republican |28.90% Template:Party shading/Republican |12,222
Template:Party shading/Republican |Pocahontas Template:Party shading/Republican |2,441 Template:Party shading/Republican |56.60% Template:Party shading/Democratic |1,822 Template:Party shading/Democratic |42.24% Template:Party shading/Others |50 Template:Party shading/Others |1.16% Template:Party shading/Republican |619 Template:Party shading/Republican |14.36% Template:Party shading/Republican |4,313
Template:Party shading/Democratic |Polk Template:Party shading/Republican |95,828 Template:Party shading/Republican |47.29% Template:Party shading/Democratic |105,218 Template:Party shading/Democratic |51.93% Template:Party shading/Others |1,572 Template:Party shading/Others |0.77% Template:Party shading/Democratic |-9,390 Template:Party shading/Democratic |-4.64% Template:Party shading/Democratic |202,618
Template:Party shading/Republican |Pottawattamie Template:Party shading/Republican |24,558 Template:Party shading/Republican |58.72% Template:Party shading/Democratic |16,906 Template:Party shading/Democratic |40.43% Template:Party shading/Others |356 Template:Party shading/Others |0.85% Template:Party shading/Republican |7,652 Template:Party shading/Republican |18.29% Template:Party shading/Republican |41,820
Template:Party shading/Democratic |Poweshiek Template:Party shading/Republican |4,965 Template:Party shading/Republican |49.20% Template:Party shading/Democratic |5,043 Template:Party shading/Democratic |49.98% Template:Party shading/Others |83 Template:Party shading/Others |0.83% Template:Party shading/Democratic |-78 Template:Party shading/Democratic |-0.78% Template:Party shading/Democratic |10,091
Template:Party shading/Republican |Ringgold Template:Party shading/Republican |1,466 Template:Party shading/Republican |52.77% Template:Party shading/Democratic |1,286 Template:Party shading/Democratic |46.29% Template:Party shading/Others |26 Template:Party shading/Others |0.93% Template:Party shading/Republican |180 Template:Party shading/Republican |6.48% Template:Party shading/Republican |2,778
Template:Party shading/Republican |Sac Template:Party shading/Republican |3,128 Template:Party shading/Republican |58.21% Template:Party shading/Democratic |2,215 Template:Party shading/Democratic |41.22% Template:Party shading/Others |31 Template:Party shading/Others |0.57% Template:Party shading/Republican |913 Template:Party shading/Republican |16.99% Template:Party shading/Republican |5,374
Template:Party shading/Democratic |Scott Template:Party shading/Republican |39,958 Template:Party shading/Republican |48.30% Template:Party shading/Democratic |42,122 Template:Party shading/Democratic |50.92% Template:Party shading/Others |642 Template:Party shading/Others |0.77% Template:Party shading/Democratic |-2,164 Template:Party shading/Democratic |-2.62% Template:Party shading/Democratic |82,722
Template:Party shading/Republican |Shelby Template:Party shading/Republican |4,256 Template:Party shading/Republican |63.81% Template:Party shading/Democratic |2,355 Template:Party shading/Democratic |35.31% Template:Party shading/Others |59 Template:Party shading/Others |0.88% Template:Party shading/Republican |1,901 Template:Party shading/Republican |28.50% Template:Party shading/Republican |6,670
Template:Party shading/Republican |Sioux Template:Party shading/Republican |14,229 Template:Party shading/Republican |85.87% Template:Party shading/Democratic |2,259 Template:Party shading/Democratic |13.63% Template:Party shading/Others |82 Template:Party shading/Others |0.49% Template:Party shading/Republican |11,970 Template:Party shading/Republican |72.24% Template:Party shading/Republican |16,570
Template:Party shading/Democratic |Story Template:Party shading/Republican |20,819 Template:Party shading/Republican |46.63% Template:Party shading/Democratic |23,296 Template:Party shading/Democratic |52.17% Template:Party shading/Others |537 Template:Party shading/Others |1.20% Template:Party shading/Democratic |-2,477 Template:Party shading/Democratic |-5.54% Template:Party shading/Democratic |44,652
Template:Party shading/Democratic |Tama Template:Party shading/Republican |4,456 Template:Party shading/Republican |49.51% Template:Party shading/Democratic |4,487 Template:Party shading/Democratic |49.85% Template:Party shading/Others |58 Template:Party shading/Others |0.65% Template:Party shading/Democratic |-31 Template:Party shading/Democratic |-0.34% Template:Party shading/Democratic |9,001
Template:Party shading/Republican |Taylor Template:Party shading/Republican |1,908 Template:Party shading/Republican |59.81% Template:Party shading/Democratic |1,252 Template:Party shading/Democratic |39.25% Template:Party shading/Others |30 Template:Party shading/Others |0.93% Template:Party shading/Republican |656 Template:Party shading/Republican |20.56% Template:Party shading/Republican |3,190
Template:Party shading/Republican |Union Template:Party shading/Republican |3,165 Template:Party shading/Republican |52.94% Template:Party shading/Democratic |2,747 Template:Party shading/Democratic |45.95% Template:Party shading/Others |66 Template:Party shading/Others |1.10% Template:Party shading/Republican |418 Template:Party shading/Republican |6.99% Template:Party shading/Republican |5,978
Template:Party shading/Republican |Van Buren Template:Party shading/Republican |2,211 Template:Party shading/Republican |57.64% Template:Party shading/Democratic |1,568 Template:Party shading/Democratic |40.88% Template:Party shading/Others |57 Template:Party shading/Others |1.48% Template:Party shading/Republican |643 Template:Party shading/Republican |16.76% Template:Party shading/Republican |3,836
Template:Party shading/Democratic |Wapello Template:Party shading/Republican |7,403 Template:Party shading/Republican |44.31% Template:Party shading/Democratic |9,125 Template:Party shading/Democratic |54.62% Template:Party shading/Others |179 Template:Party shading/Others |1.07% Template:Party shading/Democratic |-1,722 Template:Party shading/Democratic |-10.31% Template:Party shading/Democratic |16,707
Template:Party shading/Republican |Warren Template:Party shading/Republican |12,160 Template:Party shading/Republican |52.75% Template:Party shading/Democratic |10,730 Template:Party shading/Democratic |46.54% Template:Party shading/Others |163 Template:Party shading/Others |0.70% Template:Party shading/Republican |1,430 Template:Party shading/Republican |6.21% Template:Party shading/Republican |23,053
Template:Party shading/Republican |Washington Template:Party shading/Republican |5,977 Template:Party shading/Republican |55.92% Template:Party shading/Democratic |4,595 Template:Party shading/Democratic |42.99% Template:Party shading/Others |116 Template:Party shading/Others |1.08% Template:Party shading/Republican |1,382 Template:Party shading/Republican |12.93% Template:Party shading/Republican |10,688
Template:Party shading/Republican |Wayne Template:Party shading/Republican |1,733 Template:Party shading/Republican |55.31% Template:Party shading/Democratic |1,379 Template:Party shading/Democratic |44.02% Template:Party shading/Others |21 Template:Party shading/Others |0.67% Template:Party shading/Republican |354 Template:Party shading/Republican |11.29% Template:Party shading/Republican |3,133
Template:Party shading/Democratic |Webster Template:Party shading/Republican |8,959 Template:Party shading/Republican |48.09% Template:Party shading/Democratic |9,561 Template:Party shading/Democratic |51.32% Template:Party shading/Others |111 Template:Party shading/Others |0.60% Template:Party shading/Democratic |-602 Template:Party shading/Democratic |-3.23% Template:Party shading/Democratic |18,631
Template:Party shading/Republican |Winnebago Template:Party shading/Republican |3,175 Template:Party shading/Republican |53.34% Template:Party shading/Democratic |2,707 Template:Party shading/Democratic |45.48% Template:Party shading/Others |70 Template:Party shading/Others |1.17% Template:Party shading/Republican |468 Template:Party shading/Republican |7.86% Template:Party shading/Republican |5,952
Template:Party shading/Democratic |Winneshiek Template:Party shading/Republican |5,324 Template:Party shading/Republican |49.37% Template:Party shading/Democratic |5,354 Template:Party shading/Democratic |49.65% Template:Party shading/Others |106 Template:Party shading/Others |0.98% Template:Party shading/Democratic |-30 Template:Party shading/Democratic |-0.28% Template:Party shading/Democratic |10,784
Template:Party shading/Republican |Woodbury Template:Party shading/Republican |22,451 Template:Party shading/Republican |50.80% Template:Party shading/Democratic |21,455 Template:Party shading/Democratic |48.55% Template:Party shading/Others |289 Template:Party shading/Others |0.66% Template:Party shading/Republican |996 Template:Party shading/Republican |2.25% Template:Party shading/Republican |44,195
Template:Party shading/Democratic |Worth Template:Party shading/Republican |1,795 Template:Party shading/Republican |43.54% Template:Party shading/Democratic |2,286 Template:Party shading/Democratic |55.45% Template:Party shading/Others |42 Template:Party shading/Others |1.01% Template:Party shading/Democratic |-491 Template:Party shading/Democratic |-11.91% Template:Party shading/Democratic |4,123
Template:Party shading/Republican |Wright Template:Party shading/Republican |3,631 Template:Party shading/Republican |54.99% Template:Party shading/Democratic |2,930 Template:Party shading/Democratic |44.37% Template:Party shading/Others |42 Template:Party shading/Others |0.63% Template:Party shading/Republican |701 Template:Party shading/Republican |10.62% Template:Party shading/Republican |6,603
Totals 751,957 49.90% 741,898 49.23% 13,053 0.87% 10,059 0.67% 1,506,908
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Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

By congressional district

Bush won three of five congressional districts, including one held by a Democrat. Kerry won two held by Republicans.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

District Bush Kerry Representative
Template:Party shading/Democratic|Template:Ushr 46% 53% Template:Party shading/Republican|Jim Nussle
Template:Party shading/Democratic|Template:Ushr 44% 55% Template:Party shading/Republican|Jim Leach
Template:Party shading/Republican|Template:Ushr 49.7% 49.6% Template:Party shading/Democratic|Leonard Boswell
Template:Party shading/Republican|Template:Ushr 51% 48% Template:Party shading/Republican|Tom Latham
Template:Party shading/Republican|Template:Ushr 60% 39% Template:Party shading/Republican|Steve King

Electors

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Iowa voters cast their ballots for electors: representatives to the Electoral College. Iowa has 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 7 electors, who pledge to vote for their candidate and their 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 meet in their respective capitols.

The following were the members of the Electoral College from Iowa. All were pledged to and voted for Bush and Cheney.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

  1. Julie Hosch
  2. Velma Huebner
  3. Don Racheter
  4. Marilyn Bose
  5. Don Kass
  6. Dorothy Schlitter
  7. Wanda Sears

See also

Notes

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