2004 United States presidential election in Wisconsin

• 2004 Wisconsin Democratic presidential primary • 2004 Wisconsin Republican presidential primary ==Campaign==

Predictions There were 12 news organizations that made state-by-state predictions of the election. Here are their last predictions before election day. } Polling Pre-election polling had Bush and Kerry winning polls, with neither candidate grasping a strong lead. The last 3 poll averages showed Bush leading 49% to 46%. Fundraising Bush raised $1,993,040. Kerry raised $1,130,602. Advertising and visits Bush visited the state 12 times. Kerry visited the state 14 times. A total of between $1.3 million to $3.6 million was spent each week. ==Analysis==

Wisconsin has voted for the Democratic presidential nominee in the last four elections before the fifth time in 2004. The urban centers of Milwaukee and Madison tend to vote strongly Democratic. The suburbs of those cities are politically diverse but tend to vote Republican. Counties in the western part of the state tend to be liberal, a tradition passed down from Scandinavian immigrants. The rural areas in the northern and eastern part of the state are the most solidly Republican areas in Wisconsin. The CNN exit polls showed a dead heat between the two. However, the deciding factor for Kerry's victory was union members who voted for him with 62%, while non-members (83% of the population) voted for Bush with just 52% of the vote. ==Results==

By county Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic • Iron (Largest city: Hurley) • Price (Largest city: Park Falls) Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican • Columbia (Largest city: Portage) By congressional district Kerry and Bush each won four of eight congressional districts. ==Electors==

Technically the voters of Wisconsin cast their ballots for electors: representatives to the Electoral College. Wisconsin is allocated 10 electors because it has 8 congressional districts and 2 senators. All candidates who appear on the ballot or qualify to receive write-in votes must submit a list of 10 electors, who pledge to vote for their candidate and his or her running mate. Whoever wins the majority of votes in the state is awarded all 10 electoral votes. Their chosen electors then vote for president and vice president. Although electors are pledged to their candidate and running mate, they are not obligated to vote for them. An elector who votes for someone other than his or her candidate is known as a faithless elector. The electors of each state and the District of Columbia met on December 13, 2004, to cast their votes for president and vice president. The Electoral College itself never meets as one body. Instead the electors from each state and the District of Columbia met in their respective capitols. The following were the members of the Electoral College from the state. All 10 were pledged for Kerry/Edwards. • Gail Gabrelian • Margaret McEntire • Jordan Franklin • Martha Toran • Jim Shinners • Jan Banicki • Daniel Hannula • Steve Mellenthin • Glenn Carlson • Linda Honold ==See also==