1904 United States presidential election in West Virginia

The 1904 United States presidential election in West Virginia took place on November 8, 1904. All contemporary 45 states were part of the 1904 United States presidential election. Voters chose seven electors to the Electoral College, which selected the president and vice president.

1904 United States presidential election in West Virginia

← 1900 November 8, 1904 1908 →
 
Nominee Theodore Roosevelt Alton B. Parker
Party Republican Democratic
Home state New York New York
Running mate Charles W. Fairbanks Henry G. Davis
Electoral vote 7 0
Popular vote 132,620 100,855
Percentage 55.26% 42.03%

County Results

President before election

Theodore Roosevelt
Republican

Elected President

Theodore Roosevelt
Republican

West Virginia was won by the Republican nominees, incumbent President Theodore Roosevelt of New York and his running mate Charles W. Fairbanks of Indiana. They defeated the Democratic nominees, former Chief Judge of New York Court of Appeals Alton B. Parker and his running mate, former US Senator Henry G. Davis, of which West Virginia was his home state. Roosevelt won the state by a margin of 13.23%.

Despite the over 13 point victory in the state, it was 5 points more Democratic than the national average, making the state close by comparison to the national standard of margin[citation needed].

Results edit

1904 United States presidential election in West Virginia[1]
Party Candidate Votes Percentage Electoral votes
Republican Theodore Roosevelt (incumbent) 132,620 55.26% 7
Democratic Alton B. Parker 100,855 42.03% 0
Prohibition Silas C. Swallow 4,599 1.92% 0
Social Democratic Eugene V. Debs 1,573 0.66% 0
Populist Thomas E. Watson 339 0.14% 0
Totals 239,986 100.00% 7
Voter turnout

Results by county edit

1904 United States presidential election in West Virginia by county[2][3]
County Theodore Roosevelt
Republican
Alton Parker
Democratic
Silas Swallow
Prohibition
Eugene V. Debs
Socialist
Thomas Watson
People's
Margin Total votes cast
# % # % # % # % # % # %
Barbour 1,863 53.11% 1,585 45.18% 56 1.60% 4 0.11% 0 0.00% 278 7.92% 3,508
Berkeley 2,548 49.68% 2,488 48.51% 93 1.81% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 60 1.17% 5,129
Boone 784 45.77% 912 53.24% 16 0.93% 0 0.00% 1 0.06% -128 -7.47% 1,713
Braxton 2,177 47.58% 2,324 50.80% 62 1.36% 0 0.00% 12 0.26% -147 -3.21% 4,575
Brooke 1,130 58.46% 742 38.39% 54 2.79% 7 0.36% 0 0.00% 388 20.07% 1,933
Cabell 3,778 52.55% 3,193 44.42% 117 1.63% 101 1.40% 0 0.00% 585 8.14% 7,189
Calhoun 1,125 45.29% 1,337 53.82% 16 0.64% 4 0.16% 2 0.08% -212 -8.53% 2,484
Clay 1,025 47.85% 1,058 49.39% 59 2.75% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% -33 -1.54% 2,142
Doddridge 1,774 61.03% 1,076 37.01% 48 1.65% 6 0.21% 3 0.10% 698 24.01% 2,907
Fayette 6,509 63.20% 3,295 31.99% 336 3.26% 155 1.51% 4 0.04% 3,214 31.21% 10,299
Gilmer 1,080 41.97% 1,435 55.77% 56 2.18% 0 0.00% 2 0.08% -355 -13.80% 2,573
Grant 1,298 79.53% 312 19.12% 22 1.35% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 986 60.42% 1,632
Greenbrier 2,296 46.70% 2,573 52.33% 45 0.92% 0 0.00% 3 0.06% -277 -5.63% 4,917
Hampshire 700 26.44% 1,878 70.92% 18 0.68% 0 0.00% 52 1.96% -1,178 -44.49% 2,648
Hancock 1,010 63.32% 508 31.85% 69 4.33% 4 0.25% 4 0.25% 502 31.47% 1,595
Hardy 638 33.85% 1,234 65.46% 4 0.21% 0 0.00% 9 0.48% -596 -31.62% 1,885
Harrison 5,075 60.04% 2,921 34.56% 369 4.37% 21 0.25% 66 0.78% 2,154 25.49% 8,452
Jackson 2,596 54.50% 2,122 44.55% 28 0.59% 1 0.02% 16 0.34% 474 9.95% 4,763
Jefferson 1,308 33.41% 2,556 65.29% 50 1.28% 1 0.03% 0 0.00% -1,248 -31.88% 3,915
Kanawha 8,857 58.62% 5,756 38.10% 205 1.36% 290 1.92% 0 0.00% 3,101 20.53% 15,108
Lewis 2,131 53.69% 1,621 40.84% 191 4.81% 13 0.33% 13 0.33% 510 12.85% 3,969
Lincoln 2,080 55.93% 1,586 42.65% 51 1.37% 2 0.05% 0 0.00% 494 13.28% 3,719
Logan 570 33.06% 1,123 65.14% 22 1.28% 9 0.52% 0 0.00% -553 -32.08% 1,724
Marion 4,776 54.18% 3,762 42.68% 207 2.35% 58 0.66% 12 0.14% 1,014 11.50% 8,815
Marshall 3,924 60.76% 2,115 32.75% 246 3.81% 171 2.65% 2 0.03% 1,809 28.01% 6,458
Mason 2,983 57.78% 2,125 41.16% 31 0.60% 24 0.46% 0 0.00% 858 16.62% 5,163
McDowell 5,225 75.32% 1,676 24.16% 36 0.52% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 3,549 51.16% 6,937
Mercer 3,640 60.15% 2,327 38.45% 63 1.04% 20 0.33% 2 0.03% 1,313 21.70% 6,052
Mineral 1,802 54.96% 1,397 42.60% 57 1.74% 22 0.67% 1 0.03% 405 12.35% 3,279
Mingo 1,607 49.08% 1,652 50.46% 14 0.43% 1 0.03% 0 0.00% -45 -1.37% 3,274
Monongalia 3,188 64.70% 1,596 32.39% 113 2.29% 26 0.53% 4 0.08% 1,592 32.31% 4,927
Monroe 1,485 49.29% 1,503 49.88% 10 0.33% 0 0.00% 15 0.50% -18 -0.60% 3,013
Morgan 1,097 64.23% 576 33.72% 31 1.81% 4 0.23% 0 0.00% 521 30.50% 1,708
Nicholas 1,416 47.20% 1,398 46.60% 184 6.13% 0 0.00% 2 0.07% 18 0.60% 3,000
Ohio 7,771 57.95% 5,128 38.24% 127 0.95% 381 2.84% 3 0.02% 2,643 19.71% 13,410
Pendleton 926 43.84% 1,169 55.35% 17 0.80% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% -243 -11.51% 2,112
Pleasants 1,130 53.66% 945 44.87% 29 1.38% 2 0.09% 0 0.00% 185 8.78% 2,106
Pocahontas 1,167 49.70% 1,130 48.13% 49 2.09% 1 0.04% 1 0.04% 37 1.58% 2,348
Preston 3,935 73.86% 1,242 23.31% 87 1.63% 63 1.18% 1 0.02% 2,693 50.54% 5,328
Putnam 2,161 57.05% 1,566 41.34% 54 1.43% 5 0.13% 2 0.05% 595 15.71% 3,788
Raleigh 1,849 55.10% 1,394 41.54% 100 2.98% 5 0.15% 8 0.24% 455 13.56% 3,356
Randolph 1,892 42.49% 2,474 55.56% 85 1.91% 2 0.04% 0 0.00% -582 -13.07% 4,453
Ritchie 2,622 61.94% 1,393 32.91% 199 4.70% 12 0.28% 7 0.17% 1,229 29.03% 4,233
Roane 2,294 53.86% 1,863 43.74% 53 1.24% 0 0.00% 49 1.15% 431 10.12% 4,259
Summers 1,702 46.35% 1,937 52.75% 29 0.79% 0 0.00% 4 0.11% -235 -6.40% 3,672
Taylor 2,237 58.82% 1,466 38.55% 81 2.13% 19 0.50% 0 0.00% 771 20.27% 3,803
Tucker 1,800 59.29% 1,134 37.35% 100 3.29% 1 0.03% 1 0.03% 666 21.94% 3,036
Tyler 2,308 59.67% 1,332 34.44% 183 4.73% 40 1.03% 5 0.13% 976 25.23% 3,868
Upshur 2,405 72.05% 826 24.75% 103 3.09% 0 0.00% 4 0.12% 1,579 47.30% 3,338
Wayne 2,362 48.60% 2,449 50.39% 35 0.72% 2 0.04% 12 0.25% -87 -1.79% 4,860
Webster 883 42.23% 1,208 57.77% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% -325 -15.54% 2,091
Wetzel 2,493 45.35% 2,833 51.54% 114 2.07% 48 0.87% 9 0.16% -340 -6.19% 5,497
Wirt 1,134 50.09% 1,098 48.50% 30 1.33% 1 0.04% 1 0.04% 36 1.59% 2,264
Wood 4,969 55.81% 3,741 42.01% 133 1.49% 46 0.52% 15 0.17% 1,228 13.79% 8,904
Wyoming 1,093 57.62% 791 41.70% 13 0.69% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 302 15.92% 1,897
Totals 132,628 55.26% 100,881 42.03% 4,600 1.92% 1,572 0.65% 347 0.14% 31,747 13.23% 240,028

See also edit

Notes edit

References edit

  1. ^ Dave Leip’s U.S. Election Atlas; Presidential General Election Results – West Virginia
  2. ^ "Popular Vote for President, 1904". Géoelections. (.xlsx file for €15)]
  3. ^ "Popular Vote for Eugene V. Debs (1904)". Géoelections. (.xlsx file for €15)