Connecticut · 2004 presidential election
Connecticut presidential election results 2004
John Kerry carried Connecticut by 10.37 points (163,662 votes), winning 7 electoral votes.
- Electoral votes
- 7
- Votes counted
- 1,578,769
- CT result
- D+10.4
- Compared with the nation
- 12.8 pts more Democratic
- Swing since 2000
- 7.1 pts to R
Statewide result
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar | Electoral votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Kerry | Democratic | 857,488 | 54.30% | 7 | |
| George W. Bush | Republican | 693,826 | 43.90% | — | |
| Total votes | 1,578,769 | ||||
Sources: 2004
County resultsMIT Election Lab
Download CSV| County | John Kerry | George W. Bush | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairfield | 205,902 | 189,605 | 5,460 | 400,967 | 4.1 |
| Hartford | 229,902 | 154,919 | 6,987 | 391,808 | 19.1 |
| Litchfield | 44,647 | 50,160 | 1,861 | 96,668 | 5.7 |
| Middlesex | 47,292 | 35,252 | 1,440 | 83,984 | 14.3 |
| New Haven | 199,060 | 160,390 | 6,942 | 366,392 | 10.6 |
| New London | 66,062 | 49,931 | 2,367 | 118,360 | 13.6 |
| Tolland | 39,146 | 31,245 | 1,338 | 71,729 | 11.0 |
| Windham | 25,477 | 22,324 | 1,060 | 48,861 | 6.5 |
Candidate votes as printed in the document. “Total” is the document’s total where it prints one, otherwise the sum of the candidate columns. Margin is the leading ticket’s lead in points over the second.
Notes on how this document was read
- Secondary source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, County Presidential Election Returns 2000-2016 (compiled from official state election records).
Method: Machine-readable dataset; county sums checked against the state totals in The American Presidency Project summary (within 0.5% for both main tickets).
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Questions and answers
Who won Connecticut in 2004?
John Kerry won Connecticut by 10.37 percentage points (163,662 votes).
How many electoral votes did Connecticut have in 2004?
Connecticut cast 7 electoral votes in 2004.
How many people voted for president in Connecticut in 2004?
1,578,769 votes were counted for president.
How many counties did each candidate win in Connecticut in 2004?
John Kerry 7, George W. Bush 1 (out of 8 counties with results).
How did Connecticut change from 2000 to 2004?
The margin moved 7.1 points toward the Republican ticket, from Democratic by 17.5 points to Democratic by 10.4 points.
Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data