Rhode Island · 2004 presidential election
Rhode Island presidential election results 2004
John Kerry carried Rhode Island by 20.75 points (90,719 votes), winning 4 electoral votes.
- Electoral votes
- 4
- Votes counted
- 437,134
- RI result
- D+20.8
- Compared with the nation
- 23.2 pts more Democratic
- Swing since 2000
- 8.3 pts to R
Statewide result
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar | Electoral votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Kerry | Democratic | 259,765 | 59.40% | 4 | |
| George W. Bush | Republican | 169,046 | 38.70% | — | |
| Total votes | 437,134 | ||||
Sources: 2004
County resultsMIT Election Lab
Download CSV| County | John Kerry | George W. Bush | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bristol | 14,448 | 9,855 | 374 | 24,677 | 18.6 |
| Kent | 42,830 | 33,699 | 1,313 | 77,842 | 11.7 |
| Newport | 22,992 | 16,622 | 723 | 40,337 | 15.8 |
| Providence | 144,811 | 82,337 | 3,799 | 230,947 | 27.1 |
| Washington | 34,679 | 26,533 | 1,274 | 62,486 | 13.0 |
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 Rhode Island in 2004?
John Kerry won Rhode Island by 20.75 percentage points (90,719 votes).
How many electoral votes did Rhode Island have in 2004?
Rhode Island cast 4 electoral votes in 2004.
How many people voted for president in Rhode Island in 2004?
437,134 votes were counted for president.
How many counties did each candidate win in Rhode Island in 2004?
John Kerry 5 (out of 5 counties with results).
How did Rhode Island change from 2000 to 2004?
The margin moved 8.3 points toward the Republican ticket, from Democratic by 29.1 points to Democratic by 20.8 points.
Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data