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.

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.

Results 1904 United States presidential election in West VirginiaDave Leip’s U.S. Election Atlas; Presidential General Election Results – West VirginiaPartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral 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 1904 United States presidential election in West Virginia by county (.xlsx file for €15)] (.xlsx file for €15)County Theodore RooseveltRepublican Alton ParkerDemocratic Silas SwallowProhibition Eugene V. DebsSocialist Thomas WatsonPeople's Margin Total votescast # % # % # % # % # % # % 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% 1,897Totals132,62855.26%100,88142.03%4,6001.92%1,5720.65%3470.14%31,74713.23%240,028

See also United States presidential elections in West Virginia

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