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Elections / 2004 · President

George W. Bush defeated John Kerry.

John Kerry (D) vs George W. Bush (R). Every state below links to its full contest page with county-level results.

Nominees: John Kerry (D) · George W. Bush (R)

2004 presidential election
BushR+2.5
2004 presidential margin by stateA map of the United States with each state filled by its 2004 result — deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), and gold where an independent or third-party candidate carried the state.Alabama · R+25.6 · 9 electoral votesAlaska · R+25.9 · 3 electoral votesArizona · R+10.5 · 10 electoral votesColorado · R+4.7 · 9 electoral votesFlorida · R+5.0 · 27 electoral votesGeorgia · R+16.6 · 15 electoral votesIndiana · R+20.7 · 11 electoral votesKansas · R+25.4 · 6 electoral votesMaine · D+9.0 · 4 electoral votesMassachusetts · D+25.2 · 12 electoral votesMinnesota · D+3.5 · 10 electoral votesNew Jersey · D+6.7 · 15 electoral votesNorth Carolina · R+12.4 · 15 electoral votesNorth Dakota · R+27.4 · 3 electoral votesOklahoma · R+31.1 · 7 electoral votesPennsylvania · D+2.5 · 21 electoral votesSouth Dakota · R+21.3 · 3 electoral votesTexas · R+22.9 · 34 electoral votesWyoming · R+39.8 · 3 electoral votesConnecticut · D+10.4 · 7 electoral votesMissouri · R+7.2 · 11 electoral votesWest Virginia · R+12.9 · 5 electoral votesIllinois · D+10.3 · 21 electoral votesNew Mexico · R+0.8 · 5 electoral votesArkansas · R+9.8 · 6 electoral votesCalifornia · D+9.9 · 55 electoral votesDelaware · D+7.6 · 3 electoral votesDistrict of Columbia · D+79.8 · 3 electoral votesHawaii · D+8.7 · 4 electoral votesIowa · R+0.7 · 7 electoral votesKentucky · R+19.9 · 8 electoral votesMaryland · D+13.0 · 10 electoral votesMichigan · D+3.4 · 17 electoral votesMississippi · R+19.7 · 6 electoral votesMontana · R+20.5 · 3 electoral votesNew Hampshire · D+1.4 · 4 electoral votesNew York · D+18.3 · 31 electoral votesOhio · R+2.1 · 20 electoral votesOregon · D+4.2 · 7 electoral votesTennessee · R+14.3 · 11 electoral votesUtah · R+45.5 · 5 electoral votesVirginia · R+8.2 · 13 electoral votesWashington · D+7.2 · 11 electoral votesWisconsin · D+0.4 · 10 electoral votesNebraska · R+33.2 · 5 electoral votesSouth Carolina · R+17.1 · 8 electoral votesIdaho · R+38.1 · 4 electoral votesNevada · R+2.6 · 5 electoral votesVermont · D+20.1 · 3 electoral votesLouisiana · R+14.5 · 9 electoral votesRhode Island · D+20.8 · 4 electoral votes
2004presidential margin
D+60
R+60
Fifty states and DC, each filled by its 2004 result. Hover any state for the detail and its electoral votes.
Smaller states, enlarged
VTD+20.13 EVNHD+1.44 EVMAD+25.212 EVRID+20.84 EVCTD+10.47 EVNJD+6.715 EVDED+7.63 EVMDD+13.010 EVDCD+79.83 EV
Blue and red show the Democratic-vs-Republican margin; gold marks a state an independent or third-party candidate carried.
Electoral college
538 electors · 270 for a majority

Bush won 286 of 538 electoral votes.

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One Minnesota elector voted for John Edwards for president.
National popular vote
122,267,860 votes counted
Kerry (D)
59,015,485
48.3%
Bush (R)
62,020,368
50.7%
All others
1,232,004
1.0%
Margin
R+2.5
The county map
3,143 county-level results on record for 2004

Democrats carried 588 counties, Republicans 2,555. 227 counties flipped parties from the previous cycle.

Biggest county swings: Smith County, TN (R+30.1 swing) · McPherson County, SD (D+30.0 swing) · Walker County, AL (R+28.5 swing) · San Miguel County, CO (D+27.7 swing) · Ziebach County, SD (D+27.1 swing) · Bennett County, SD (D+25.5 swing)

Results by state
Every row links to the state's contest page with its county map.
StateWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
AlaskaR
−25.9%
99,058171,718280,231
AlabamaR
−25.6%
693,9331,176,3941,883,449
ArkansasR
−9.8%
469,953572,8981,054,945
ArizonaR
−10.5%
893,5241,104,2942,016,102
CaliforniaD
+9.9%
6,745,4855,509,82612,421,859
ColoradoR
−4.7%
1,001,7251,101,2562,130,325
ConnecticutD
+10.4%
857,468693,8061,578,729
District of ColumbiaD
+79.8%
202,97021,256227,586
DelawareD
+7.6%
200,152171,660375,270
FloridaR
−5.0%
3,583,5443,964,5227,609,810
GeorgiaR
−16.6%
1,366,1491,914,2543,304,481
HawaiiD
+8.7%
231,335194,116428,555
IowaR
−0.7%
741,898751,9571,506,908
IdahoR
−38.1%
181,098409,235598,447
IllinoisD
+10.3%
2,891,5502,345,9465,274,322
IndianaR
−20.7%
969,0111,479,4382,468,002
KansasR
−25.4%
434,993736,4561,187,756
KentuckyR
−19.9%
712,7331,069,4391,796,079
LouisianaR
−14.5%
820,2991,102,1691,943,106
MassachusettsD
+25.2%
1,803,8001,071,1092,912,388
MarylandD
+13.0%
1,334,4931,024,7032,386,678
MaineD
+9.0%
396,842330,201740,752
MichiganD
+3.4%
2,479,1832,313,7464,839,252
MinnesotaD
+3.5%
1,445,0141,346,6952,828,387
MissouriR
−7.2%
1,259,1711,455,7132,731,364
MississippiR
−19.7%
458,094684,9811,152,365
MontanaR
−20.5%
173,710266,063450,445
North CarolinaR
−12.4%
1,525,8491,961,1663,501,007
North DakotaR
−27.4%
111,052196,651312,833
NebraskaR
−33.2%
254,328512,814778,186
New HampshireD
+1.4%
340,511331,237677,558
New JerseyD
+6.7%
1,911,4301,670,0033,612,137
New MexicoR
−0.8%
370,942376,930756,304
NevadaR
−2.6%
397,190418,690829,587
New YorkD
+18.3%
4,314,2802,962,5677,391,954
OhioR
−2.1%
2,741,1672,859,7685,627,908
OklahomaR
−31.1%
503,966959,7921,463,758
OregonD
+4.2%
943,163866,8311,836,782
PennsylvaniaD
+2.5%
2,938,0952,793,8475,766,120
Rhode IslandD
+20.8%
259,760169,046437,134
South CarolinaR
−17.1%
661,699937,9741,617,730
South DakotaR
−21.3%
149,974232,646389,000
TennesseeR
−14.3%
1,035,1601,383,3362,434,949
TexasR
−22.9%
2,832,7044,526,9177,410,765
UtahR
−45.5%
241,199663,742927,844
VirginiaR
−8.2%
1,454,7421,716,9593,198,367
VermontD
+20.1%
184,067121,180312,309
WashingtonD
+7.2%
1,510,2011,304,8942,861,713
WisconsinD
+0.4%
1,489,5041,478,1202,997,007
West VirginiaR
−12.9%
326,541423,778755,887
WyomingR
−39.8%
70,776167,629243,428