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Maryland presidential election results 2004

John Kerry carried Maryland by 12.98 points (309,790 votes), winning 10 electoral votes.

Electoral votes
10
Votes counted
2,386,678
MD result
D+13.0
Compared with the nation
15.4 pts more Democratic
Swing since 2000
3.2 pts to R

Statewide result

CandidatePartyVotesShareBarElectoral votes
John KerryDemocratic1,334,49355.90%10
George W. BushRepublican1,024,70342.90%—
Total votes2,386,678

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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Allegany County: George W. Bush +28.1Anne Arundel County: George W. Bush +12.5Calvert County: George W. Bush +17.9Charles County: John Kerry +1.6Dorchester County: George W. Bush +17.9Kent County: George W. Bush +6.7Queen Anne's County: George W. Bush +34.0St. Mary's County: George W. Bush +26.2Somerset County: George W. Bush +9.5Talbot County: George W. Bush +20.8Caroline County: George W. Bush +31.6Carroll County: George W. Bush +40.7Frederick County: George W. Bush +20.3Garrett County: George W. Bush +46.4Montgomery County: John Kerry +33.1Prince George's County: John Kerry +64.4Washington County: George W. Bush +28.5Worcester County: George W. Bush +22.6Cecil County: George W. Bush +20.9Howard County: John Kerry +9.4Wicomico County: George W. Bush +18.3Baltimore County: John Kerry +4.6Harford County: George W. Bush +28.3Baltimore city: John Kerry +65.0
Each county coloured by its winner and shaded by margin. Tap one for its history.
County John KerryGeorge W. BushOthers TotalMargin
Allegany 10,57618,980299 29,855 28.1
Anne Arundel 103,324133,2313,112 239,667 12.5
Baltimore 182,474166,0514,954 353,479 4.6
Baltimore City 175,02236,2302,311 213,563 65.0
Calvert 15,96723,017367 39,351 17.9
Caroline 3,8107,396150 11,356 31.6
Carroll 22,97455,2751,100 79,349 40.7
Cecil 14,68022,556438 37,674 20.9
Charles 29,35428,442445 58,241 1.6
Dorchester 5,4117,801127 13,339 17.9
Frederick 39,50359,9341,157 100,594 20.3
Garrett 3,2919,085108 12,484 46.4
Harford 39,68571,5651,478 112,728 28.3
Howard 72,25759,7241,829 133,810 9.4
Kent 4,2784,900107 9,285 6.7
Montgomery 273,936136,3344,955 415,225 33.1
Prince George's 260,53255,5322,410 318,474 64.4
Queen Anne's 7,07014,489235 21,794 34.0
Somerset 4,0344,88476 8,994 9.5
St. Mary's 13,77623,725415 37,916 26.2
Talbot 7,36711,288209 18,864 20.8
Washington 20,38736,917600 57,904 28.5
Wicomico 15,13721,998368 37,503 18.3
Worcester 9,64815,349232 25,229 22.6

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 Maryland in 2004?

John Kerry won Maryland by 12.98 percentage points (309,790 votes).

How many electoral votes did Maryland have in 2004?

Maryland cast 10 electoral votes in 2004.

How many people voted for president in Maryland in 2004?

2,386,678 votes were counted for president.

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

George W. Bush 18, John Kerry 6 (out of 24 counties with results).

How did Maryland change from 2000 to 2004?

The margin moved 3.2 points toward the Republican ticket, from Democratic by 16.2 points to Democratic by 13.0 points.

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