 Bush who carried the state in 2000 increased his margin of victory, from 29% (2000) to 33% in 2004.Bush carried every congressional district, and all but one county (Thurston County) which Kerry won with barely 50.8% (see table below).With 65.9% of the popular vote, Nebraska would prove to be Bush's fourth strongest state in the 2004 election after Utah, Wyoming and Idaho.