# How did soldiers and the deployed vote in this election

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**Created:** [November 6, 2004, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-soldiers-and-the-deployed-vote-in-this-election/273303 "2004-11-06T02:08:52Z")\
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**Author:** ![Wesley\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wesley_clark/32/20581_2.png) [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\
**Post date:** [November 6, 2004, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-soldiers-and-the-deployed-vote-in-this-election/273303/1 "2004-11-06T02:08:52Z")

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I know soldiers usually vote republican, how did they vote this time around? Were they still strongly republican?

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**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\
**Post date:** [November 6, 2004, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-soldiers-and-the-deployed-vote-in-this-election/273303/2 "2004-11-06T02:38:02Z")

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I saw a poll (sorry, no cite handy) that said 76% of the armed services supported Bush.

Whether or not they got their absentee ballots in time to vote, I cannot say.