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Hawaii presidential election results 2004

John Kerry carried Hawaii by 8.74 points (37,517 votes), winning 4 electoral votes.

Electoral votes
4
Votes counted
429,013
HI result
D+8.7
Compared with the nation
11.1 pts more Democratic
Swing since 2000
9.6 pts to R

Statewide result

CandidatePartyVotesShareBarElectoral votes
John KerryDemocratic231,70854.00%4
George W. BushRepublican194,19145.30%—
Total votes429,013

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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Maui County: John Kerry +22.4Hawaii County: John Kerry +22.7Kauai County: John Kerry +20.8Kalawao (no county figures)Honolulu County: John Kerry +2.8
Each county coloured by its winner and shaded by margin. Tap one for its history.
County John KerryGeorge W. BushOthers TotalMargin
Hawaii 35,11622,032554 57,702 22.7
Honolulu 152,500144,1571,890 298,547 2.8
Kauai 14,9169,740220 24,876 20.8
Maui 28,80318,187440 47,430 22.4

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).

Questions and answers

Who won Hawaii in 2004?

John Kerry won Hawaii by 8.74 percentage points (37,517 votes).

How many electoral votes did Hawaii have in 2004?

Hawaii cast 4 electoral votes in 2004.

How many people voted for president in Hawaii in 2004?

429,013 votes were counted for president.

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

John Kerry 4 (out of 4 counties with results).

How did Hawaii change from 2000 to 2004?

The margin moved 9.6 points toward the Republican ticket, from Democratic by 18.3 points to Democratic by 8.7 points.

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