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Vermont · 2004 presidential election

Vermont presidential election results 2004

John Kerry carried Vermont by 20.14 points (62,887 votes), winning 3 electoral votes.

Electoral votes
3
Votes counted
312,309
VT result
D+20.1
Compared with the nation
22.5 pts more Democratic
Swing since 2000
10.2 pts to D

Statewide result

CandidatePartyVotesShareBarElectoral votes
John KerryDemocratic184,06758.90%3
George W. BushRepublican121,18038.80%—
Total votes312,309

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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Caledonia County: John Kerry +2.4Orleans County: John Kerry +5.4Bennington County: John Kerry +18.1Chittenden County: John Kerry +29.5Franklin County: John Kerry +8.3Lamoille County: John Kerry +27.7Rutland County: John Kerry +4.7Windham County: John Kerry +35.2Grand Isle County: John Kerry +12.1Addison County: John Kerry +21.9Essex County: George W. Bush +10.7Orange County: John Kerry +11.7Washington County: John Kerry +24.5Windsor County: John Kerry +23.0
Each county coloured by its winner and shaded by margin. Tap one for its history.
County John KerryGeorge W. BushOthers TotalMargin
Addison 11,1477,077355 18,579 21.9
Bennington 11,0697,616380 19,065 18.1
Caledonia 7,1066,765340 14,211 2.4
Chittenden 49,36926,4221,905 77,696 29.5
Essex 1,2761,59170 2,937 10.7
Franklin 10,5988,936386 19,920 8.3
Grand Isle 2,2461,75477 4,077 12.1
Lamoille 7,6364,260285 12,181 27.7
Orange 8,1596,421315 14,895 11.7
Orleans 6,3305,666246 12,242 5.4
Rutland 15,90414,440631 30,975 4.7
Washington 19,17711,461810 31,448 24.5
Windham 15,4897,280547 23,316 35.2
Windsor 18,56111,491715 30,767 23.0

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 Vermont in 2004?

John Kerry won Vermont by 20.14 percentage points (62,887 votes).

How many electoral votes did Vermont have in 2004?

Vermont cast 3 electoral votes in 2004.

How many people voted for president in Vermont in 2004?

312,309 votes were counted for president.

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

John Kerry 13, George W. Bush 1 (out of 14 counties with results).

How did Vermont change from 2000 to 2004?

The margin moved 10.2 points toward the Democratic ticket, from Democratic by 9.9 points to Democratic by 20.1 points.

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