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Nevada presidential election results 2004

George W. Bush carried Nevada by 2.59 points (21,500 votes), winning 5 electoral votes.

Electoral votes
5
Votes counted
829,587
NV result
R+2.6
Compared with the nation
0.2 pts more Republican
Swing since 2000
1.0 pts to D

Statewide result

CandidatePartyVotesShareBarElectoral votes
George W. BushRepublican418,69050.50%5
John KerryDemocratic397,19047.90%—
Total votes829,587

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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Esmeralda County: George W. Bush +55.7Mineral County: George W. Bush +17.4White Pine County: George W. Bush +40.0Douglas County: George W. Bush +28.9Elko County: George W. Bush +58.1Humboldt County: George W. Bush +47.2Lincoln County: George W. Bush +56.7Nye County: George W. Bush +19.8Washoe County: George W. Bush +4.2Carson City: George W. Bush +16.1Eureka County: George W. Bush +57.9Pershing County: George W. Bush +41.9Churchill County: George W. Bush +45.2Clark County: John Kerry +4.8Lander County: George W. Bush +57.9Lyon County: George W. Bush +32.1Storey County: George W. Bush +17.6
Each county coloured by its winner and shaded by margin. Tap one for its history.
County John KerryGeorge W. BushOthers TotalMargin
Carson City 9,44113,171494 23,106 16.1
Churchill 2,7057,335197 10,237 45.2
Clark 281,767255,3378,293 545,397 4.8
Douglas 8,27515,192431 23,898 28.9
Elko 3,05011,938321 15,309 58.1
Esmeralda 9936715 481 55.7
Eureka 14457123 738 57.9
Humboldt 1,3613,896110 5,367 47.2
Lander 4141,60237 2,053 57.9
Lincoln 4181,57950 2,047 56.7
Lyon 5,63711,136378 17,151 32.1
Mineral 9311,33660 2,327 17.4
Nye 5,6168,487407 14,510 19.8
Pershing 5381,34138 1,917 41.9
Storey 8711,25344 2,168 17.6
Washoe 74,84181,5452,693 159,079 4.2
White Pine 1,0822,604116 3,802 40.0

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 Nevada in 2004?

George W. Bush won Nevada by 2.59 percentage points (21,500 votes).

How many electoral votes did Nevada have in 2004?

Nevada cast 5 electoral votes in 2004.

How many people voted for president in Nevada in 2004?

829,587 votes were counted for president.

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

George W. Bush 16, John Kerry 1 (out of 17 counties with results).

How did Nevada change from 2000 to 2004?

The margin moved 1.0 points toward the Democratic ticket, from Republican by 3.5 points to Republican by 2.6 points.

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