1904 United States presidential election in Kentucky explained

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Election Name:1904 United States presidential election in Kentucky
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1900 United States presidential election in Kentucky
Previous Year:1900
Next Election:1908 United States presidential election in Kentucky
Next Year:1908
Election Date:November 8, 1904
Image1:AltonBParker.png
Nominee1:Alton B. Parker
Party1:Democratic Party (United States)
Home State1:New York
Running Mate1:Henry G. Davis
Electoral Vote1:13
Popular Vote1:217,170
Percentage1:49.82%
Nominee2:Theodore Roosevelt
Party2:Republican Party (United States)
Home State2:New York
Running Mate2:Charles W. Fairbanks
Electoral Vote2:0
Popular Vote2:205,457
Percentage2:47.13%
Map Size:380px
President
Before Election:Theodore Roosevelt
Before Party:Republican Party (United States)
After Election:Theodore Roosevelt
After Party:Republican Party (United States)

The 1904 United States presidential election in Kentucky took place on November 8, 1904. All contemporary 45 states were part of the 1904 United States presidential election. Voters chose 13 electors to the Electoral College, which selected the president and vice president.

Ever since the Civil War, Kentucky had been shaped politically by divisions created by that war between secessionist, Democratic counties and Unionist, Republican ones,[1] although the state as a whole leaned Democratic throughout this era and the GOP had carried the state only once[2] – by a very narrow margin in 1896[3] when northern parts of the state were affected by hostility towards William Jennings Bryan, and state native John M. Palmer drew votes from the Democrats.[4]

Kentucky was won by the Democratic nominees, Chief Judge Alton B. Parker of New York and his running mate Henry G. Davis of West Virginia. They defeated the Republican nominees, incumbent President Theodore Roosevelt of New York and his running mate Charles W. Fairbanks of Indiana. Parker won the state by a narrow margin of 2.69%.

Despite Parker losing nationally in a landslide, he marginally improved on Bryan's win from 1900, although doing less well than predicted a week beforehand, when polls suggested Parker would win by 22 thousand votes or twice his actual plurality.[5]

Results

1904 United States presidential election in Kentucky[6]
PartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes
DemocraticAlton B. Parker217,17049.82%13
RepublicanTheodore Roosevelt (incumbent)205,45747.13%0
ProhibitionSilas C. Swallow6,6031.51%0
Social DemocraticEugene V. Debs3,5990.83%0
PopulistThomas E. Watson2,5210.58%0
Socialist LaborCharles Hunter Corregan5960.14%0
Totals435,946100.00%13
Voter turnout

Results by county

CountyAlton B. Parker[7]
Democratic
Theodore Roosevelt
Republican
Silas C. Swallow
Prohibition
Eugene V. Debs[8]
Socialist
Thomas E. Watson
Populist
Charles Corregan
Socialist Labor
MarginTotal votes cast
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Adair1,32743.59%1,65254.27%601.97%20.07%10.03%20.07%-325-10.68%3,044
Allen1,37942.88%1,76854.98%491.52%40.12%90.28%70.22%-389-12.10%3,216
Anderson1,42958.73%95939.42%321.32%10.04%100.41%20.08%47019.32%2,433
Ballard1,59870.99%55624.70%281.24%492.18%180.80%20.09%1,04246.29%2,251
Barren3,05158.46%2,07339.72%440.84%30.06%460.88%20.04%97818.74%5,219
Bath1,50351.90%1,34246.34%351.21%20.07%140.48%00.00%1615.56%2,896
Bell53822.61%1,76474.12%251.05%441.85%90.38%00.00%-1,226-51.51%2,380
Boone2,01376.57%57821.99%281.07%40.15%60.23%00.00%1,43554.58%2,629
Bourbon2,58653.66%2,14744.55%801.66%40.08%20.04%00.00%4399.11%4,819
Boyd1,71639.31%2,54458.28%671.53%290.66%50.11%40.09%-828-18.97%4,365
Boyle1,64653.58%1,36644.47%401.30%70.23%130.42%00.00%2809.11%3,072
Bracken1,59655.90%1,16540.81%471.65%391.37%30.11%50.18%43115.10%2,855
Breathitt1,53764.26%82934.66%160.67%90.38%00.00%10.04%70829.60%2,392
Breckinridge2,06645.47%2,35351.78%661.45%00.00%591.30%00.00%-287-6.32%4,544
Bullitt1,28466.94%59330.92%261.36%90.47%40.21%20.10%69136.03%1,918
Butler95128.58%2,29869.05%551.65%00.00%240.72%00.00%-1,347-40.47%3,328
Caldwell1,22744.20%1,41350.90%281.01%481.73%592.13%10.04%-186-6.70%2,776
Calloway2,46669.62%82423.26%1062.99%50.14%1333.75%80.23%1,64246.36%3,542
Campbell4,56239.49%5,75949.85%1050.91%1,0619.18%140.12%520.45%-1,197-10.36%11,553
Carlisle1,42870.31%46823.04%633.10%100.49%602.95%20.10%96047.27%2,031
Carroll1,54872.00%54625.40%502.33%00.00%50.23%10.05%1,00246.60%2,150
Carter1,44236.63%2,41961.44%581.47%90.23%60.15%30.08%-977-24.82%3,937
Casey1,13340.55%1,59557.09%642.29%10.04%10.04%00.00%-462-16.54%2,794
Christian2,68140.30%3,87058.17%691.04%60.09%270.41%00.00%-1,189-17.87%6,653
Clark2,44258.51%1,68340.32%360.86%50.12%70.17%10.02%75918.18%4,174
Clay53223.72%1,68575.12%180.80%20.09%20.09%40.18%-1,153-51.40%2,243
Clinton30523.59%94873.32%282.17%10.08%110.85%00.00%-643-49.73%1,293
Crittenden1,20740.29%1,69056.41%802.67%00.00%180.60%10.03%-483-16.12%2,996
Cumberland56134.98%1,00162.41%392.43%00.00%30.19%00.00%-440-27.43%1,604
Daviess4,75456.71%3,38140.33%1251.49%170.20%1031.23%30.04%1,37316.38%8,383
Edmonson76038.74%1,17259.73%251.27%10.05%40.20%00.00%-412-21.00%1,962
Elliott1,14365.46%59434.02%90.52%00.00%00.00%00.00%54931.44%1,746
Estill85038.85%1,28058.50%341.55%00.00%241.10%00.00%-430-19.65%2,188
Fayette5,11955.60%3,94742.87%1011.10%110.12%170.18%120.13%1,17212.73%9,207
Fleming1,71248.93%1,70748.79%732.09%10.03%50.14%10.03%50.14%3,499
Floyd1,58056.41%1,20142.88%160.57%00.00%00.00%40.14%37913.53%2,801
Franklin2,94166.25%1,44932.64%280.63%100.23%110.25%00.00%1,49233.61%4,439
Fulton1,56071.72%56125.79%341.56%100.46%40.18%60.28%99945.93%2,175
Gallatin94172.89%33425.87%131.01%00.00%30.23%00.00%60747.02%1,291
Garrard1,17645.32%1,35152.06%612.35%50.19%20.08%00.00%-175-6.74%2,595
Grant1,65158.32%1,14840.55%311.10%10.04%00.00%00.00%50317.77%2,831
Graves4,93573.02%1,61523.90%851.26%280.41%881.30%70.10%3,32049.13%6,758
Grayson1,68341.32%2,17953.50%541.33%80.20%1443.54%50.12%-496-12.18%4,073
Green1,07146.32%1,20151.95%311.34%30.13%60.26%00.00%-130-5.62%2,312
Greenup1,11234.40%2,00562.02%531.64%441.36%120.37%70.22%-893-27.62%3,233
Hancock84643.99%99751.85%603.12%30.16%150.78%20.10%-151-7.85%1,923
Hardin2,71459.82%1,67136.83%821.81%300.66%380.84%20.04%1,04322.99%4,537
Harlan28616.46%1,44683.20%50.29%00.00%10.06%00.00%-1,160-66.74%1,738
Harrison2,68862.53%1,53835.78%651.51%40.09%40.09%00.00%1,15026.75%4,299
Hart1,65846.39%1,79450.20%491.37%481.34%240.67%10.03%-136-3.81%3,574
Henderson3,44857.40%2,30038.29%1041.73%1161.93%280.47%110.18%1,14819.11%6,007
Henry2,13758.31%1,43439.13%721.96%40.11%170.46%10.03%70319.18%3,665
Hickman1,68068.63%70228.68%461.88%20.08%150.61%30.12%97839.95%2,448
Hopkins3,12550.19%2,82645.39%811.30%580.93%1272.04%90.14%2994.80%6,226
Jackson21611.75%1,60687.38%160.87%00.00%00.00%00.00%-1,390-75.63%1,838
Jefferson22,78149.57%21,66447.14%6691.46%4220.92%1970.43%2260.49%1,1172.43%45,959
Jessamine1,46652.12%1,24744.33%993.52%00.00%10.04%00.00%2197.79%2,813
Johnson88631.23%1,92567.85%210.74%00.00%50.18%00.00%-1,039-36.62%2,837
Kenton5,76043.98%6,30648.14%1120.86%8666.61%220.17%320.24%-546-4.17%13,098
Knott1,09268.72%48330.40%110.69%00.00%30.19%00.00%60938.33%1,589
Knox71123.74%2,24074.79%361.20%40.13%20.07%20.07%-1,529-51.05%2,995
Larue1,30159.11%86339.21%301.36%20.09%40.18%10.05%43819.90%2,201
Laurel1,05032.13%2,15265.85%381.16%210.64%70.21%00.00%-1,102-33.72%3,268
Lawrence1,75245.86%2,01452.72%401.05%60.16%70.18%10.03%-262-6.86%3,820
Lee52736.98%87961.68%161.12%10.07%10.07%10.07%-352-24.70%1,425
Leslie716.86%95392.08%100.97%10.10%00.00%00.00%-882-85.22%1,035
Letcher40529.61%96070.18%00.00%00.00%00.00%30.22%-555-40.57%1,368
Lewis1,28633.99%2,37462.74%922.43%110.29%180.48%30.08%-1,088-28.75%3,784
Lincoln1,71348.43%1,64846.59%1694.78%20.06%30.08%20.06%651.84%3,537
Livingston1,25957.33%83838.16%492.23%130.59%361.64%10.05%42119.17%2,196
Logan2,69652.83%2,25044.09%761.49%110.22%691.35%10.02%4468.74%5,103
Lyon93853.39%67838.59%563.19%00.00%844.78%10.06%26014.80%1,757
Madison2,89149.93%2,77447.91%1061.83%70.12%70.12%50.09%1172.02%5,790
Magoffin1,00041.34%1,40458.04%120.50%20.08%00.00%10.04%-404-16.70%2,419
Marion1,85760.10%1,19138.54%260.84%30.10%120.39%10.03%66621.55%3,090
Marshall1,58757.54%92033.36%1053.81%10.04%1455.26%00.00%66724.18%2,758
Martin18816.98%90081.30%141.26%00.00%10.09%40.36%-712-64.32%1,107
Mason2,79255.90%2,02940.62%821.64%200.40%70.14%651.30%76315.28%4,995
McCracken2,83252.43%2,41344.67%761.41%390.72%410.76%10.02%4197.76%5,402
McLean1,33650.26%1,16343.75%903.39%271.02%401.50%20.08%1736.51%2,658
Meade1,24558.34%83439.08%180.84%200.94%170.80%00.00%41119.26%2,134
Menifee71961.04%45038.20%60.51%00.00%30.25%00.00%26922.84%1,178
Mercer1,70351.76%1,49445.41%682.07%70.21%170.52%10.03%2096.35%3,290
Metcalfe1,01146.87%1,11551.69%210.97%50.23%50.23%00.00%-104-4.82%2,157
Monroe77931.80%1,64467.10%140.57%10.04%120.49%00.00%-865-35.31%2,450
Montgomery1,48853.01%1,26645.10%451.60%60.21%00.00%20.07%2227.91%2,807
Morgan1,80761.07%1,11937.82%280.95%00.00%50.17%00.00%68823.25%2,959
Muhlenberg1,95442.90%2,47654.36%420.92%280.61%410.90%140.31%-522-11.46%4,555
Nelson2,16061.98%1,26336.24%471.35%100.29%40.11%10.03%89725.74%3,485
Nicholas1,74160.37%1,06737.00%632.18%30.10%40.14%60.21%67423.37%2,884
Ohio2,51943.42%3,06352.79%1222.10%140.24%771.33%70.12%-544-9.38%5,802
Oldham88263.45%45232.52%433.09%90.65%40.29%00.00%43030.94%1,390
Owen2,93276.79%82721.66%411.07%00.00%120.31%60.16%2,10555.13%3,818
Owsley22416.83%1,10082.64%70.53%00.00%00.00%00.00%-876-65.82%1,331
Pendleton1,42150.77%1,24644.52%722.57%421.50%140.50%40.14%1756.25%2,799
Perry43130.35%97968.94%60.42%40.28%00.00%00.00%-548-38.59%1,420
Pike1,93543.05%2,48655.31%641.42%40.09%40.09%20.04%-551-12.26%4,495
Powell73852.23%64745.79%231.63%20.14%30.21%00.00%916.44%1,413
Pulaski1,87032.62%3,71364.78%1031.80%210.37%220.38%30.05%-1,843-32.15%5,732
Robertson70962.47%40936.04%161.41%10.09%00.00%00.00%30026.43%1,135
Rockcastle84833.68%1,62464.50%301.19%40.16%100.40%20.08%-776-30.82%2,518
Rowan66143.15%84455.09%241.57%10.07%10.07%10.07%-183-11.95%1,532
Russell67136.85%1,07959.25%583.19%100.55%10.05%20.11%-408-22.41%1,821
Scott2,37457.05%1,71341.17%621.49%100.24%20.05%00.00%66115.89%4,161
Shelby2,65760.83%1,63837.50%591.35%40.09%90.21%10.02%1,01923.33%4,368
Simpson1,54062.30%86334.91%512.06%10.04%170.69%00.00%67727.39%2,472
Spencer1,02464.73%52933.44%171.07%00.00%90.57%30.19%49531.29%1,582
Taylor1,14749.29%1,09246.93%602.58%30.13%251.07%00.00%552.36%2,327
Todd1,67150.18%1,58947.72%391.17%10.03%290.87%10.03%822.46%3,330
Trigg1,17045.05%1,28549.48%371.42%271.04%762.93%20.08%-115-4.43%2,597
Trimble1,27576.21%36021.52%281.67%80.48%20.12%00.00%91554.69%1,673
Union2,53367.80%1,07128.67%441.18%511.37%300.80%70.19%1,46239.13%3,736
Warren3,48454.42%2,73742.75%1292.01%190.30%270.42%60.09%74711.67%6,402
Washington1,48249.92%1,44848.77%311.04%10.03%70.24%00.00%341.15%2,969
Wayne1,20242.29%1,57755.49%572.01%20.07%20.07%20.07%-375-13.19%2,842
Webster2,13456.97%1,45338.79%1092.91%50.13%431.15%20.05%68118.18%3,746
Whitley65816.63%3,17480.23%571.44%521.31%110.28%40.10%-2,516-63.60%3,956
Wolfe1,11462.03%67637.64%50.28%00.00%10.06%00.00%43824.39%1,796
Woodford1,62055.21%1,28043.63%270.92%40.14%20.07%10.03%34011.59%2,934
Totals217,25049.84%205,27747.10%6,6031.51%3,5970.83%2,5210.58%6070.14%11,9732.75%435,855

See also

Notes and References

  1. Sullivan, Robert David; ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016
  2. [Kevin Phillips (political commentator)|Phillips, Kevin P.]
  3. Web site: Presidential General Election Results Comparison – Kentucky. Dave Leip’s U.S. Election Atlas.
  4. Harrison, Lowell Hayes; A New History of Kentucky, p. 268
  5. ‘Forecasts of Presidential Election’; Montgomery Advertiser, October 29, 1904, pp. 13-14
  6. Dave Leip's U.S. Election Atlas; Presidential General Election Results – Kentucky
  7. Géoelections; Popular Vote at the Presidential Election for 1904 (.xlsx file for €15)
  8. Géoelections; Popular Vote for Eugene V. Debs at the Presidential Election for 1904 (.xlsx file for €15)