United States presidential election in Utah, 2004

Utah is a strongly Republican state that in 2004 had a state legislature with a "super-majority" of Republicans in its make-up (meaning the minority parties are unable to block a veto by its members), both U.S. Senators being Republican as well as two of the three members of the U.S. House of Representatives. Unsurprisingly, the Presidential electors in 2004 from Utah were also Republican.

Utah was Bush's strongest state in the 2004 election. This can probably be attributed to the very conservative Mormon population that resides throughout the state. While every county voted for Bush, areas such as Park City (ski resort), Moab (becoming an outpost for environmental activists), Carbon County (largely blue collar), Salt Lake City (urban area with some diversity) and San Juan County (economically distressed and mostly Native American) did give a number of their votes to Kerry. However, other areas were uniformly Republican in voting. Utah County's (home of Provo and Brigham Young University) Republican vote (86%) was by far the largest percentage of any county its size in America.

Total results

Detailed Results by County

Sources

[http://www.elections.utah.gov/2004_General_Election_Results.htm Official 2004 Utah General Election Results]