George W. Bush Republican George W. Bush Republican None of These Candidates The 2004 United States presidential election in Nevada took place on November 2, 2004, and was part of the 2004 United States presidential election.

A number of media outlets called Nevada for Bush, declared him re-elected for a second term.

Prior to the election, news organizations who made predictions were split on whether Nevada was a swing state or leaned towards Bush.

Independent and third-party candidates collectively won 1.7% of the vote; among this group, Ralph Nader received the greatest share, garnering 0.58%.

Nevada, still considered a swing state, would vote for the Democratic nominee in every subsequent election in between 2008 and 2020, albeit sometimes by narrow margins.

This is the last time that the presidential candidate who won Nevada carried a majority of county-level jurisdictions until 2024.

However, in the last week, some voters changed their preferences against Bush, resulting in his polling margin falling slightly.

Hence, he was thought by many observers to be vulnerable in the state, which had voted Republican for six elections in a row before Bill Clinton.

Despite winning all but one of state's counties, Bush performed less consistently in Nevada's congressional districts, where he won two of the three—one of them by just a single percentage point.

Despite Bush winning the state, incumbent Senate Minority Whip Harry Reid won reelection.