US Election of 2004 Map

Election of 2004 Summary

September 11, 2001, marked the day when the United States was under attack by the terrorist group Al Qaeda. They hijacked two planes and deliberately crashed them into the World Trade Center and Pentagon buildings.

Coming into this election, George W. Bush declared a war on terror and sent troops to Afghanistan and Iraq. John Kerry was chosen for the Democratic party. But the country was attacked, they felt comfortable with George W. Bush as their current leader.

In the election of 2004, George W. Bush won re-election with 286 electoral votes. This compares to John Kerry who received 251 electoral votes.