The 2004 United States presidential election in Alabama took place on November 2, 2004. Voters chose nine representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Alabama was won by incumbent President George W. Bush by a 25.62% margin of victory. Prior to the election, all 12 news organizations considered this was a state Bush would win, or otherwise a red state. On election day, it trended Republican sharply, by a swing margin of 10.74% from the 2000 election. Bush won with over 60% of the vote, a first since 1984, and carried most of the counties and congressional districts. Historically, Alabama is a very reliable Republican state that a Democratic presidential nominee has not won since 1976, when Southern governor of Georgia Jimmy Carter ran and swept the Deep South. As of 2022, this was the last time the Republican presidential candidate won Jefferson County, the state's most populated county and home to Birmingham, Alabama's biggest city. Primaries 2004 Alabama Democratic presidential primary Campaign Predictions There were 12 news organizations who made state-by-state predictions of the election. Here are their last predictions before election day. D.C. Political Report: solid Republican Associated Press: solid Bush CNN: Bush Cook Political Report: solid Republican Newsweek: solid Bush New York Times: solid Bush Rasmussen Reports: Bush Research 2000: solid Bush Washington Post: Bush Washington Times: solid Bush Zogby International: Bush Washington Dispatch: Bush Polling Bush won every single pre-election poll, and won each by a double-digit margin of victory. The final three polls averaged Bush leading 58% to 38%. Fundraising Bush raised $3,092,923. Kerry raised $514,589. Advertising and visits Neither campaign advertised or visited this state during the fall campaign. Analysis Bush easily won every poll taken in the state prior to the election. Kerry won a small section of counties in the middle of the state, including winning Alabama's 7th congressional district. In 2000, the state voted for Bush 56%–41% by fifteen points; this year it voted for him by 25 points. With the exception of Oklahoma in 2004, the state was also Bush's best performance in the South, with not even Texas, Bush's home state, voting as red as Alabama. CNN exit polls showed that almost 70% of male voters voted for Bush. Also, 99% of registered Republicans (which made up 48% of the population) voted for Bush. Also, 43% of the state describe themselves as