Michigan presidential election results 2004

John Kerry carried Michigan by 3.42 points (165,437 votes), winning 17 electoral votes.

Electoral votes: 17
Votes counted: 4,839,252
MI result: D+3.4
Compared with the nation: 5.8 pts more Democratic
Swing since 2000: 1.7 pts to R

Statewide result

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Electoral votes
John Kerry	Democratic	2,479,183	51.20%	17
George W. Bush	Republican	2,313,746	47.80%	—
Total votes		4,839,252

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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Each county coloured by its winner and shaded by margin. Tap one for its history.

County	John Kerry	George W. Bush	Others	Total	Margin
Alcona	2,871	3,592	68	6,531	11.0
Alger	2,395	2,318	52	4,765	1.6
Allegan	19,355	34,022	530	53,907	27.2
Alpena	7,407	7,665	139	15,211	1.7
Antrim	5,072	8,379	168	13,619	24.3
Arenac	4,076	4,071	69	8,216	0.1
Baraga	1,660	1,977	47	3,684	8.6
Barry	11,312	18,638	322	30,272	24.2
Bay	31,049	25,448	562	57,059	9.8
Benzie	4,383	5,284	111	9,778	9.2
Berrien	32,846	41,076	749	74,671	11.0
Branch	7,004	10,784	179	17,967	21.0
Calhoun	29,891	32,093	683	62,667	3.5
Cass	9,537	12,964	196	22,697	15.1
Charlevoix	5,729	8,214	196	14,139	17.6
Cheboygan	5,941	7,798	148	13,887	13.4
Chippewa	7,203	9,122	163	16,488	11.6
Clare	6,984	7,088	154	14,226	0.7
Clinton	15,483	21,989	335	37,807	17.2
Crawford	3,126	4,017	92	7,235	12.3
Delta	9,381	9,680	177	19,238	1.6
Dickinson	5,650	7,734	165	13,549	15.4
Eaton	25,411	29,781	563	55,755	7.8
Emmet	6,846	10,332	194	17,372	20.1
Genesee	128,334	83,870	1,571	213,775	20.8
Gladwin	6,343	6,770	114	13,227	3.2
Gogebic	4,421	3,935	96	8,452	5.8
Grand Traverse	18,256	27,446	489	46,191	19.9
Gratiot	7,377	9,834	168	17,379	14.1
Hillsdale	7,123	12,804	289	20,216	28.1
Houghton	6,731	8,889	231	15,851	13.6
Huron	7,629	9,671	166	17,466	11.7
Ingham	76,877	54,734	1,442	133,053	16.6
Ionia	10,647	16,621	350	27,618	21.6
Iosco	6,557	7,301	148	14,006	5.3
Iron	3,215	3,224	72	6,511	0.1
Isabella	12,334	11,754	302	24,390	2.4
Jackson	31,025	40,029	741	71,795	12.5
Kalamazoo	61,462	57,147	1,174	119,783	3.6
Kalkaska	3,189	5,084	107	8,380	22.6
Kent	116,909	171,201	2,781	290,891	18.7
Keweenaw	630	781	28	1,439	10.5
Lake	2,675	2,503	68	5,246	3.3
Lapeer	18,086	25,556	505	44,147	16.9
Leelanau	6,048	7,733	136	13,917	12.1
Lenawee	20,787	25,675	550	47,012	10.4
Livingston	33,991	58,860	891	93,742	26.5
Luce	1,045	1,749	35	2,829	24.9
Mackinac	2,819	3,706	74	6,599	13.4
Macomb	196,160	202,166	4,084	402,410	1.5
Manistee	6,272	6,295	173	12,740	0.2
Marquette	17,412	14,690	386	32,488	8.4
Mason	6,333	8,124	154	14,611	12.3
Mecosta	7,730	9,710	141	17,581	11.3
Menominee	5,326	5,942	151	11,419	5.4
Midland	18,355	24,369	551	43,275	13.9
Missaukee	2,319	5,055	47	7,421	36.9
Monroe	36,089	37,470	573	74,132	1.9
Montcalm	11,471	14,968	295	26,734	13.1
Montmorency	2,196	3,300	67	5,563	19.8
Muskegon	44,282	35,302	729	80,313	11.2
Newaygo	9,057	13,608	208	22,873	19.9
Oakland	319,387	316,633	5,957	641,977	0.4
Oceana	5,441	6,677	179	12,297	10.1
Ogemaw	5,215	5,454	127	10,796	2.2
Ontonagon	1,863	2,262	67	4,192	9.5
Osceola	4,467	6,599	122	11,188	19.1
Oscoda	1,792	2,570	47	4,409	17.6
Otsego	4,674	7,470	163	12,307	22.7
Ottawa	35,552	92,048	1,043	128,643	43.9
Presque Isle	3,432	3,982	102	7,516	7.3
Roscommon	6,810	7,364	185	14,359	3.9
Saginaw	54,887	47,165	800	102,852	7.5
Sanilac	7,883	12,632	248	20,763	22.9
Schoolcraft	2,137	2,267	37	4,441	2.9
Shiawassee	16,881	19,407	363	36,651	6.9
St. Clair	36,174	42,740	829	79,743	8.2
St. Joseph	9,648	15,340	251	25,239	22.6
Tuscola	12,631	15,389	318	28,338	9.7
Van Buren	16,151	17,634	389	34,174	4.3
Washtenaw	109,953	61,455	1,856	173,264	28.0
Wayne	600,047	257,750	6,931	864,728	39.6
Wexford	6,034	8,966	160	15,160	19.3

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 Michigan in 2004?

John Kerry won Michigan by 3.42 percentage points (165,437 votes).

How many electoral votes did Michigan have in 2004?

Michigan cast 17 electoral votes in 2004.

How many people voted for president in Michigan in 2004?

4,839,252 votes were counted for president.

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

George W. Bush 68, John Kerry 15 (out of 83 counties with results).

How did Michigan change from 2000 to 2004?

The margin moved 1.7 points toward the Republican ticket, from Democratic by 5.1 points to Democratic by 3.4 points.

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