George W. Bush Republican George W. Bush Republican The 2004 United States presidential election in West Virginia took place on November 2, 2004, and was part of the 2004 United States presidential election.

West Virginia was won by incumbent President George W. Bush by a 12.86% margin of victory.

On election day, President Bush won here with a 6.53% better margin than his performance in 2000, signaling that the state was trending Republican at the presidential level.

[6] More than any other state, West Virginia highlighted Kerry's trouble in Appalachian America.

The state voted for Democrats (such as Jimmy Carter and Mike Dukakis) who went on to big national defeats.

This was largely due to its blue-collar, heavily unionized workers, especially coal miners, who favored Democratic economic policy.

Starting with George W. Bush, however, the state's voters became more receptive to Republicans.

Bush won all 3 congressional districts, including two held by Democrats.