Vote for Change

Every region had a specific night during which the concerts would be held in that region.^[6] When concerts were held in the same city, they were at different venues.

The tour was generally successful in attracting audiences,^{[according to whom?]} generating media attention and raising approximately $10 million for America Coming Together.^{[7][better source needed]}

In terms of the tour's effect on the 2004 election, none of the visited states went differently from what had been predicted in pre-election polls.^{[according to whom?]} Four of the eight ended up voting in favor of Kerry (Pennsylvania, Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin) while the other four went to Bush (Missouri, Iowa, Florida, and Ohio).^{[citation needed]} The states that had the heaviest tour presence (five or six shows) also split evenly. The result in Ohio was the most critical, as it decided the election in Bush's favor^{[citation needed]} (despite six shows there).

The Springsteen and E Street Band performances were compressed to two hours in length due to the multi-act nature of the concerts.^[8] Especially at the beginning of his sets, Springsteen accomplished this by stripping down the songs,^[8] removing elongated outros and false endings from the likes of "Born in the U.S.A." and "Badlands". In doing so, the style of the Vote for Change shows foreshadowed the next E Street outing,^{[according to whom?]} the 2007 Magic Tour, when Springsteen adopted a similar approach.^{[citation needed]}