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Utah · 2004 presidential election

Utah presidential election results 2004

George W. Bush carried Utah by 45.54 points (422,543 votes), winning 5 electoral votes.

Electoral votes
5
Votes counted
927,844
UT result
R+45.5
Compared with the nation
43.1 pts more Republican
Swing since 2000
5.1 pts to R

Statewide result

CandidatePartyVotesShareBarElectoral votes
George W. BushRepublican663,74271.50%5
John KerryDemocratic241,19926.00%—
Total votes927,844

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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County John KerryGeorge W. BushOthers TotalMargin
Beaver 4932,02328 2,544 60.1
Box Elder 2,24415,751373 18,368 73.5
Cache 6,37532,486870 39,731 65.7
Carbon 3,4154,950143 8,508 18.0
Daggett 10838011 499 54.5
Davis 20,89386,1872,188 109,268 59.8
Duchesne 7384,74276 5,556 72.1
Emery 8313,78166 4,678 63.1
Garfield 2641,84850 2,162 73.3
Grand 1,8582,130177 4,165 6.5
Iron 2,26712,815364 15,446 68.3
Juab 6052,681131 3,417 60.8
Kane 5762,41461 3,051 60.2
Millard 6264,084167 4,877 70.9
Morgan 4723,30168 3,841 73.7
Piute 1236464 773 67.7
Rich 1099226 1,037 78.4
Salt Lake 135,949215,72810,461 362,138 22.0
San Juan 1,9062,97173 4,950 21.5
Sanpete 1,1897,004314 8,507 68.4
Sevier 9206,597124 7,641 74.3
Summit 6,9777,936399 15,312 6.3
Tooele 4,13012,181353 16,664 48.3
Uintah 1,2668,518173 9,957 72.8
Utah 17,357128,2693,547 149,173 74.4
Wasatch 1,8545,503155 7,512 48.6
Washington 7,51335,633872 44,018 63.9
Wayne 2791,06219 1,360 57.6
Weber 19,86251,1991,630 72,691 43.1

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 Utah in 2004?

George W. Bush won Utah by 45.54 percentage points (422,543 votes).

How many electoral votes did Utah have in 2004?

Utah cast 5 electoral votes in 2004.

How many people voted for president in Utah in 2004?

927,844 votes were counted for president.

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

George W. Bush 29 (out of 29 counties with results).

How did Utah change from 2000 to 2004?

The margin moved 5.1 points toward the Republican ticket, from Republican by 40.5 points to Republican by 45.5 points.

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