Florida presidential election results 2004

George W. Bush carried Florida by 5.01 points (380,978 votes), winning 27 electoral votes.

Electoral votes: 27
Votes counted: 7,609,810
FL result: R+5.0
Compared with the nation: 2.6 pts more Republican
Swing since 2000: 5.0 pts to R

Statewide result

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Electoral votes
George W. Bush	Republican	3,964,522	52.10%	27
John Kerry	Democratic	3,583,544	47.10%	—
Total votes		7,609,810

Sources: 2004

County resultsMIT Election Lab

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County	John Kerry	George W. Bush	Others	Total	Margin
Alachua	62,504	47,762	1,062	111,328	13.2
Baker	2,180	7,738	37	9,955	55.8
Bay	21,068	53,404	552	75,024	43.1
Bradford	3,244	7,557	54	10,855	39.7
Brevard	110,309	153,068	2,085	265,462	16.1
Broward	453,873	244,674	8,325	706,872	29.6
Calhoun	2,116	3,782	65	5,963	27.9
Charlotte	34,256	44,428	1,102	79,786	12.7
Citrus	29,277	39,500	690	69,467	14.7
Clay	18,971	62,078	446	81,495	52.9
Collier	43,892	83,631	1,160	128,683	30.9
Columbia	8,031	16,758	202	24,991	34.9
Desoto	3,913	5,524	73	9,510	16.9
Dixie	1,960	4,434	48	6,442	38.4
Duval	158,610	220,190	2,261	381,061	16.2
Escambia	48,329	93,566	1,383	143,278	31.6
Flagler	18,578	19,633	269	38,480	2.7
Franklin	2,401	3,472	58	5,931	18.1
Gadsden	14,629	6,253	102	20,984	39.9
Gilchrist	2,017	4,936	62	7,015	41.6
Glades	1,718	2,443	27	4,188	17.3
Gulf	2,407	4,805	65	7,277	33.0
Hamilton	2,260	2,792	27	5,079	10.5
Hardee	2,149	5,049	51	7,249	40.0
Hendry	3,960	5,757	58	9,775	18.4
Hernando	37,187	42,635	725	80,547	6.8
Highlands	15,347	25,878	271	41,496	25.4
Hillsborough	214,132	245,576	3,514	463,222	6.8
Holmes	1,810	6,412	78	8,300	55.4
Indian River	23,956	36,938	520	61,414	21.1
Jackson	7,555	12,122	130	19,807	23.1
Jefferson	4,135	3,298	45	7,478	11.2
Lafayette	845	2,460	20	3,325	48.6
Lake	48,221	74,389	1,340	123,950	21.1
Lee	93,860	144,176	2,631	240,667	20.9
Leon	83,873	51,615	891	136,379	23.7
Levy	6,074	10,410	168	16,652	26.0
Liberty	1,070	1,927	24	3,021	28.4
Madison	4,050	4,191	63	8,304	1.7
Manatee	61,262	81,318	1,041	143,621	14.0
Marion	57,271	81,283	1,123	139,677	17.2
Martin	30,208	41,362	883	72,453	15.4
Miami-Dade	409,732	361,095	3,899	774,726	6.3
Monroe	19,654	19,467	414	39,535	0.5
Nassau	8,573	23,783	387	32,743	46.5
Okaloosa	19,368	69,693	695	89,756	56.1
Okeechobee	5,153	6,978	59	12,190	15.0
Orange	193,354	192,539	2,151	388,044	0.2
Osceola	38,633	43,117	454	82,204	5.5
Palm Beach	328,687	212,688	3,247	544,622	21.3
Pasco	84,749	103,230	2,937	190,916	9.7
Pinellas	225,460	225,686	4,211	455,357	0.0
Polk	86,009	123,559	1,262	210,830	17.8
Putnam	12,412	18,311	250	30,973	19.0
Santa Rosa	14,659	52,059	589	67,307	55.6
Sarasota	88,442	104,692	2,518	195,652	8.3
Seminole	76,971	108,172	1,052	186,195	16.8
St. Johns	26,399	59,196	695	86,290	38.0
St. Lucie	51,835	47,592	636	100,063	4.2
Sumter	11,584	19,800	458	31,842	25.8
Suwannee	4,522	11,153	127	15,802	42.0
Taylor	3,049	5,467	65	8,581	28.2
Union	1,251	3,396	28	4,675	45.9
Volusia	115,519	111,924	1,496	228,939	1.6
Wakulla	4,896	6,777	90	11,763	16.0
Walton	6,213	17,555	208	23,976	47.3
Washington	2,912	7,369	85	10,366	43.0

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 Florida in 2004?

George W. Bush won Florida by 5.01 percentage points (380,978 votes).

How many electoral votes did Florida have in 2004?

Florida cast 27 electoral votes in 2004.

How many people voted for president in Florida in 2004?

7,609,810 votes were counted for president.

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

George W. Bush 56, John Kerry 11 (out of 67 counties with results).

How did Florida change from 2000 to 2004?

The margin moved 5.0 points toward the Republican ticket, from an exact tie between the two main tickets to Republican by 5.0 points.

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