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Delaware · 2004 presidential election

Delaware presidential election results 2004

John Kerry carried Delaware by 7.59 points (28,492 votes), winning 3 electoral votes.

Electoral votes
3
Votes counted
375,190
DE result
D+7.6
Compared with the nation
10.0 pts more Democratic
Swing since 2000
5.5 pts to R

Statewide result

CandidatePartyVotesShareBarElectoral votes
John KerryDemocratic200,15253.30%3
George W. BushRepublican171,66045.80%—
Total votes375,190

Sources: 2004

County resultsMIT Election Lab

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MIT Election Data and Science Lab, County Presidential Election Returns 2000-2016 (compiled from official state election records)
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Sussex County: George W. Bush +21.7Kent County: George W. Bush +13.8New Castle County: John Kerry +22.0
Each county coloured by its winner and shaded by margin. Tap one for its history.
County John KerryGeorge W. BushOthers TotalMargin
Kent 23,87231,578527 55,977 13.8
New Castle 146,17193,0702,203 241,444 22.0
Sussex 30,09847,003648 77,749 21.7

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 Delaware in 2004?

John Kerry won Delaware by 7.59 percentage points (28,492 votes).

How many electoral votes did Delaware have in 2004?

Delaware cast 3 electoral votes in 2004.

How many people voted for president in Delaware in 2004?

375,190 votes were counted for president.

How many counties did each candidate win in Delaware in 2004?

George W. Bush 2, John Kerry 1 (out of 3 counties with results).

How did Delaware change from 2000 to 2004?

The margin moved 5.5 points toward the Republican ticket, from Democratic by 13.1 points to Democratic by 7.6 points.

Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data