The 1904 United States presidential election in Montana took place on November 8, 1904, as part of the 1904 United States presidential election. Voters chose three representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Montana overwhelmingly voted for the Republican nominee, President Theodore Roosevelt, over the Democratic nominee, former Chief Judge of New York Court of Appeals Alton B. Parker. Roosevelt won Montana by a landslide margin of 20.42%. It was the first time Montana was won by a Republican candidate since it was won by Benjamin Harrison in 1892, and the first time ever that the state backed the winning candidate.
Results 1904 United States presidential election in MontanaPartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes Republican Theodore Roosevelt (incumbent) 34,932 54.21% 3 Democratic Alton B. Parker 21,773 33.79% 0 Socialist Eugene V. Debs 5,676 8.81% 0 People's Party Thomas E. Watson 1,520 2.36% 0 Prohibition Silas C. Swallow 335 0.52% 0 Socialist Labor Charles Hunter Corregan 208 0.32% 0 Totals 64,236 100.00% 3
Results by county County Theodore RooseveltRepublican Alton B. ParkerDemocratic Eugene V. DebsGéoelections; Popular Vote for Eugene V. Debs (1904) (.xlsx file for €15)Socialist Thomas E. WatsonPopulist Silas C. SwallowProhibition Charles H. CorreganSocialist Labor Margin Total votescastRobinson, Edgar Eugene; The Presidential Vote 1896-1932, pp. 256-261 # % # % # % # % # % # % # % Beaverhead 1,021 59.81% 650 38.08% 24 1.41% 10 0.59% 1 0.06% 1 0.06% 371 21.73% 1,707 Broadwater 392 44.90% 403 46.16% 64 7.33% 10 1.15% 2 0.23% 2 0.23% -11 -1.26% 873 Carbon 1,130 59.07% 464 24.26% 308 16.10% 5 0.26% 6 0.31% 0 0.00% 666 34.81% 1,913 Cascade 2,405 55.34% 1,385 31.87% 470 10.81% 69 1.59% 14 0.32% 3 0.07% 1,020 23.47% 4,346 Chouteau 1,517 70.62% 568 26.44% 52 2.42% 3 0.14% 7 0.33% 1 0.05% 949 44.18% 2,148 Custer 824 72.22% 285 24.98% 21 1.84% 8 0.70% 2 0.18% 1 0.09% 539 47.24% 1,141 Dawson 769 77.44% 189 19.03% 28 2.82% 2 0.20% 5 0.50% 0 0.00% 580 58.41% 993 Deer Lodge 1,666 48.64% 1,504 43.91% 228 6.66% 12 0.35% 5 0.15% 10 0.29% 162 4.73% 3,425 Fergus 1,599 63.23% 780 30.84% 131 5.18% 9 0.36% 9 0.36% 1 0.04% 819 32.38% 2,529 Flathead 1,969 64.54% 861 28.22% 184 6.03% 17 0.56% 13 0.43% 7 0.23% 1,108 36.32% 3,051 Gallatin 1,700 55.77% 1,130 37.07% 151 4.95% 9 0.30% 55 1.80% 3 0.10% 570 18.70% 3,048 Granite 576 49.40% 521 44.68% 40 3.43% 24 2.06% 1 0.09% 4 0.34% 55 4.72% 1,166 Jefferson 663 45.54% 580 39.84% 192 13.19% 5 0.34% 15 1.03% 1 0.07% 83 5.70% 1,456 Lewis and Clark 2,505 54.60% 1,543 33.63% 472 10.29% 27 0.59% 20 0.44% 21 0.46% 962 20.97% 4,588 Madison 1,314 55.16% 971 40.76% 61 2.56% 24 1.01% 9 0.38% 3 0.13% 343 14.40% 2,382 Meagher 485 66.90% 230 31.72% 9 1.24% 0 0.00% 1 0.14% 0 0.00% 255 35.17% 725 Missoula 2,239 59.90% 996 26.65% 463 12.39% 9 0.24% 20 0.54% 11 0.29% 1,243 33.25% 3,738 Park 1,408 59.51% 583 24.64% 365 15.43% 1 0.04% 9 0.38% 0 0.00% 825 34.87% 2,366 Powell 721 60.54% 422 35.43% 31 2.60% 8 0.67% 9 0.76% 0 0.00% 299 25.10% 1,191 Ravalli 1,083 57.45% 523 27.75% 250 13.26% 4 0.21% 22 1.17% 3 0.16% 560 29.71% 1,885 Rosebud 460 75.66% 134 22.04% 12 1.97% 0 0.00% 1 0.16% 1 0.16% 326 53.62% 608 Silver Bow 5,149 36.07% 5,686 39.83% 1,978 13.86% 1,235 8.65% 100 0.70% 126 0.88% -537 -3.76% 14,274 Sweet Grass 538 70.51% 174 22.80% 48 6.29% 1 0.13% 2 0.26% 0 0.00% 364 47.71% 763 Teton 808 64.23% 420 33.39% 17 1.35% 8 0.64% 0 0.00% 5 0.40% 388 30.84% 1,258 Valley 742 67.70% 335 30.57% 11 1.00% 6 0.55% 1 0.09% 1 0.09% 407 37.14% 1,096 Yellowstone 1,249 70.41% 436 24.58% 66 3.72% 14 0.79% 6 0.34% 3 0.17% 813 45.83% 1,774Totals34,93254.21%21,77333.79%5,6768.81%1,5202.36%3350.52%2080.32%13,15920.42%64,444
See also United States presidential elections in Montana
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