Main article: 2004 United States presidential election
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The 2004 United States presidential straw poll in Guam took place on November 2, 2004, Guam is a territory and not a state. Thus, it is ineligible to elect members of the Electoral College, instead, the territory conducts a non-binding presidential straw poll during the general election. In turn cast direct electoral votes for president and vice president.
Incumbent Republican president George W. Bush won the straw poll by over 64% of the popular votes, this was the highest percentage of a straw poll in Guam until incumbent future-Democratic president Barack Obama defeated Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney in 2012. And Democratic candidate and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton defeated Republican candidate Donald Trump with her 71.6%.
Results
The votes of Guam residents do not count in the November presidential election, but the territory nonetheless conducts a presidential straw poll to gauge islanders' preference for president every election year. Since the first straw poll was in 1980.
| 2004 United States presidential straw poll in Guam | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Running mate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Republican | George W. Bush | Dick Cheney | 21,490 | 64.08% | |
| Democratic | John Kerry | John Edwards | 11,781 | 35.13% | |
| Libertarian | Ralph Nader/Michael Badnarik | Peter Camejo/Richard Campagna | 196 + 67 | 0.79% | |
| Totals | 33,534 | 100.00% | |||
See also
References
- "Guam's straw poll: Where America's accuracy begins". The Guam Daily Post. 2016-11-06. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
- "In Guam, 'Non-Binding Straw Poll' Gives Obama A Commanding Win". WUNC. 2012-11-06. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
- "Guam official results general election November 8, 2016". gec.guam.gov. Retrieved 2024-06-22.
- Cagurangan, Mar-Vic (2020-10-30). "The US election that doesn't count: Guam goes to the polls but votes won't matter". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
- "ECAR 1984.pdf". Google Docs. Retrieved 2024-06-21.