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Elections / 2004 · President · DC

John Kerry carried District of Columbia D+79.8.

John Kerry (D) vs George W. Bush (R) in District of Columbia, 2004. The state ran 82.3 points more Democratic than the nation (R+2.5 nationally).

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

District of Columbia result
227,586 votes counted
Kerry (D)
202,970
89.2%
Bush (R)
21,256
9.3%
All others
3,360
1.5%
Margin
D+79.8
2004 presidential election
District of Columbia, 2004
KerryD+79.8
2004 presidential margin by county for District of Columbia — 2004 presidential electionA map of the single county of District of Columbia — 2004 presidential election, outlined and filled by its 2004 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), seated within the faint outlines of the surrounding states.District of Columbia, DC · D+79.8
How it voted
Share of the 2004 vote
John Kerry ✓Democratic89.2%202,970
George W. BushRepublican9.3%21,256
OtherAll other candidates1.5%3,360
D+60
R+60
A single county, filled by its 2004 D-vs-R margin. Hover it for the full result.
District of Columbia's presidential margins
1964–2024, the 2004 contest in context
District of Columbia's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1964 to 2024. Most recent: +85.8% in 2024.+85.8%DR19642024
District of Columbia's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1964+71.0%
1968+63.6%
1972+56.5%
1976+65.1%
1980+61.5%
1984+71.7%
1988+68.3%
1992+75.5%
1996+75.9%
2000+76.2%
2004+79.8%
2008+85.9%
2012+83.6%
2016+86.8%
2020+86.8%
2024+85.8%
County results — 2004
1 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
District of ColumbiaD
+79.8%
202,97021,256227,586