Tuesday, November 2, 2004
2004 presidential election results
George W. Bush (Republican) and running mate Richard Cheney won with 286 electoral votes and 50.7% of the popular vote.
Tipping-point state: Ohio, R+2.1 (nation R+2.4). It delivered electoral vote number 269 for the winner. What is a tipping-point state?
| Candidate | Running mate | Party | Electoral votes | Popular vote | Share | States won |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George W. Bush Won | Richard Cheney | Republican | 286 | 62,040,610 | 50.70% | 31 |
| John Kerry | John Edwards | Democratic | 251 | 59,028,444 | 48.30% | 20 |
| Total popular votes counted | 122,295,345 | |||||
Electoral College map
Full-screen mapMargin:<55–1010–2020+points. Grey: no popular vote / no data.
* John Edwards (Democratic) received one electoral vote from a faithless elector in Minnesota
Results by state
Download CSV| State | George W. Bush | John Kerry | Margin | EV | Total votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 62.5% 9 | 36.8% | 25.6 | 9 | 1,883,449 |
| Alaska | 61.1% 3 | 35.5% | 25.6 | 3 | 312,598 |
| Arizona | 54.9% 10 | 44.4% | 10.5 | 10 | 2,012,585 |
| Arkansas | 54.3% 6 | 44.5% | 9.8 | 6 | 1,054,945 |
| California | 44.4% | 54.3% 55 | 10.0 | 55 | 12,421,852 |
| Colorado | 51.7% 9 | 47.0% | 4.7 | 9 | 2,130,330 |
| Connecticut | 43.9% | 54.3% 7 | 10.4 | 7 | 1,578,769 |
| Delaware | 45.8% | 53.3% 3 | 7.6 | 3 | 375,190 |
| District of Columbia | 9.3% | 89.2% 3 | 79.8 | 3 | 227,586 |
| Florida | 52.1% 27 | 47.1% | 5.0 | 27 | 7,609,810 |
| Georgia | 58.0% 15 | 41.4% | 16.6 | 15 | 3,301,875 |
| Hawaii | 45.3% | 54.0% 4 | 8.7 | 4 | 429,013 |
| Idaho | 68.4% 4 | 30.3% | 38.1 | 4 | 598,447 |
| Illinois | 44.5% | 54.8% 21 | 10.3 | 21 | 5,274,322 |
| Indiana | 59.9% 11 | 39.3% | 20.7 | 11 | 2,468,002 |
| Iowa | 49.9% 7 | 49.2% | 0.7 | 7 | 1,506,908 |
| Kansas | 62.0% 6 | 36.6% | 25.4 | 6 | 1,187,756 |
| Kentucky | 59.5% 8 | 39.7% | 19.9 | 8 | 1,795,882 |
| Louisiana | 56.7% 9 | 42.2% | 14.5 | 9 | 1,943,106 |
| Maine | 44.6% | 53.6% 4 | 9.0 | 4 | 740,752 |
| Maryland | 42.9% | 55.9% 10 | 13.0 | 10 | 2,386,678 |
| Massachusetts | 36.8% | 61.9% 12 | 25.2 | 12 | 2,912,388 |
| Michigan | 47.8% | 51.2% 17 | 3.4 | 17 | 4,839,252 |
| Minnesota | 47.6% | 51.1% 9 | 3.5 | 9 | 2,828,387 |
| Mississippi | 59.5% 6 | 39.8% | 19.7 | 6 | 1,152,145 |
| Missouri | 53.3% 11 | 46.1% | 7.2 | 11 | 2,731,364 |
| Montana | 59.1% 3 | 38.6% | 20.5 | 3 | 450,445 |
| Nebraska | 65.9% 5 | 32.7% | 33.2 | 5 | 778,186 |
| Nevada | 50.5% 5 | 47.9% | 2.6 | 5 | 829,587 |
| New Hampshire | 48.9% | 50.2% 4 | 1.4 | 4 | 677,738 |
| New Jersey | 46.2% | 52.9% 15 | 6.7 | 15 | 3,611,691 |
| New Mexico | 49.8% 5 | 49.0% | 0.8 | 5 | 756,304 |
| New York | 40.1% | 58.4% 31 | 18.3 | 31 | 7,391,036 |
| North Carolina | 56.0% 15 | 43.6% | 12.4 | 15 | 3,501,007 |
| North Dakota | 62.9% 3 | 35.5% | 27.4 | 3 | 312,833 |
| Ohio | 50.8% 20 | 48.7% | 2.1 | 20 | 5,627,908 |
| Oklahoma | 65.6% 7 | 34.4% | 31.1 | 7 | 1,463,758 |
| Oregon | 47.2% | 51.3% 7 | 4.2 | 7 | 1,836,782 |
| Pennsylvania | 48.4% | 50.9% 21 | 2.5 | 21 | 5,769,590 |
| Rhode Island | 38.7% | 59.4% 4 | 20.8 | 4 | 437,134 |
| South Carolina | 58.0% 8 | 40.9% | 17.1 | 8 | 1,617,730 |
| South Dakota | 59.9% 3 | 38.4% | 21.5 | 3 | 388,215 |
| Tennessee | 56.8% 11 | 42.5% | 14.3 | 11 | 2,437,319 |
| Texas | 61.1% 34 | 38.2% | 22.9 | 34 | 7,410,765 |
| Utah | 71.5% 5 | 26.0% | 45.5 | 5 | 927,844 |
| Vermont | 38.8% | 58.9% 3 | 20.1 | 3 | 312,309 |
| Virginia | 53.7% 13 | 45.5% | 8.2 | 13 | 3,198,367 |
| Washington | 45.6% | 52.8% 11 | 7.2 | 11 | 2,859,084 |
| West Virginia | 56.1% 5 | 43.2% | 12.9 | 5 | 755,887 |
| Wisconsin | 49.3% | 49.7% 10 | 0.4 | 10 | 2,997,007 |
| Wyoming | 68.9% 3 | 29.1% | 39.8 | 3 | 243,428 |
Shares are of the votes counted for president; bold numbers are electoral votes won. Margin is the winner’s lead over the runner-up in points.
Closest states in 2004
- Wisconsin John Kerry by 11,384 votes (0.38 pts)
- Iowa George W. Bush by 10,059 votes (0.67 pts)
- New Mexico George W. Bush by 5,988 votes (0.79 pts)
- New Hampshire John Kerry by 9,274 votes (1.37 pts)
- Ohio George W. Bush by 118,601 votes (2.11 pts)
- Pennsylvania John Kerry by 144,248 votes (2.50 pts)
- Nevada George W. Bush by 21,500 votes (2.59 pts)
- Michigan John Kerry by 165,437 votes (3.42 pts)
Flipped since 2000
- Iowa: Democratic → Republican (7 EV)
- New Hampshire: Republican → Democratic (4 EV)
- New Mexico: Democratic → Republican (5 EV)
County and town results from each state’s certified document are on the state pages for 2004.
Source: 2004
Questions and answers
Who won the 2004 presidential election?
George W. Bush (Republican) won the 2004 election with 286 electoral votes, with Richard Cheney as vice president.
How many electoral votes did each candidate win in 2004?
George W. Bush 286; John Kerry 251 (out of 537).
Who won the popular vote in 2004?
George W. Bush received the most popular votes: 62,040,610 (50.7%) of 122,295,345 counted.
What was the closest state in 2004?
Wisconsin, which John Kerry won by 11,384 votes (0.38 points).
Which states flipped in 2004?
Compared with 2000, 3 states changed party: Iowa (to Republican), New Hampshire (to Democratic) and New Mexico (to Republican).
What was the tipping-point state in 2004?
Ohio. Ranking the states by the winner's margin, it delivered electoral vote number 269; it voted Republican by 2.1 points, against Republican by 2.4 points nationally.
Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data