West Virginia · 2004 presidential election
West Virginia presidential election results 2004
George W. Bush carried West Virginia by 12.86 points (97,237 votes), winning 5 electoral votes.
- Electoral votes
- 5
- Votes counted
- 755,887
- WV result
- R+12.9
- Compared with the nation
- 10.5 pts more Republican
- Swing since 2000
- 6.5 pts to R
Statewide result
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar | Electoral votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George W. Bush | Republican | 423,778 | 56.10% | 5 | |
| John Kerry | Democratic | 326,541 | 43.20% | — | |
| Total votes | 755,887 | ||||
Sources: 2004
County resultsMIT Election Lab
Download CSV| County | John Kerry | George W. Bush | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barbour | 2,610 | 4,004 | 41 | 6,655 | 20.9 |
| Berkeley | 12,244 | 21,293 | 248 | 33,785 | 26.8 |
| Boone | 5,933 | 4,207 | 58 | 10,198 | 16.9 |
| Braxton | 3,035 | 2,986 | 30 | 6,051 | 0.8 |
| Brooke | 5,493 | 5,189 | 91 | 10,773 | 2.8 |
| Cabell | 16,583 | 21,035 | 332 | 37,950 | 11.7 |
| Calhoun | 1,266 | 1,360 | 35 | 2,661 | 3.5 |
| Clay | 1,835 | 2,198 | 39 | 4,072 | 8.9 |
| Doddridge | 800 | 2,362 | 17 | 3,179 | 49.1 |
| Fayette | 8,971 | 7,881 | 115 | 16,967 | 6.4 |
| Gilmer | 1,159 | 1,665 | 28 | 2,852 | 17.7 |
| Grant | 963 | 4,063 | 21 | 5,047 | 61.4 |
| Greenbrier | 6,084 | 8,358 | 111 | 14,553 | 15.6 |
| Hampshire | 2,455 | 5,489 | 52 | 7,996 | 37.9 |
| Hancock | 6,906 | 7,298 | 117 | 14,321 | 2.7 |
| Hardy | 1,617 | 3,635 | 24 | 5,276 | 38.2 |
| Harrison | 13,238 | 17,111 | 239 | 30,588 | 12.7 |
| Jackson | 5,384 | 7,686 | 88 | 13,158 | 17.5 |
| Jefferson | 9,301 | 10,539 | 153 | 19,993 | 6.2 |
| Kanawha | 43,010 | 44,430 | 488 | 87,928 | 1.6 |
| Lewis | 2,475 | 4,445 | 79 | 6,999 | 28.1 |
| Lincoln | 4,048 | 4,102 | 162 | 8,312 | 0.6 |
| Logan | 7,877 | 7,047 | 63 | 14,987 | 5.5 |
| Marion | 12,771 | 12,150 | 273 | 25,194 | 2.5 |
| Marshall | 6,435 | 8,516 | 121 | 15,072 | 13.8 |
| Mason | 5,408 | 6,487 | 95 | 11,990 | 9.0 |
| McDowell | 4,501 | 2,762 | 36 | 7,299 | 23.8 |
| Mercer | 9,178 | 13,057 | 144 | 22,379 | 17.3 |
| Mineral | 3,518 | 7,854 | 89 | 11,461 | 37.8 |
| Mingo | 5,983 | 4,612 | 60 | 10,655 | 12.9 |
| Monongalia | 16,313 | 17,670 | 323 | 34,306 | 4.0 |
| Monroe | 2,311 | 3,590 | 50 | 5,951 | 21.5 |
| Morgan | 2,272 | 4,511 | 64 | 6,847 | 32.7 |
| Nicholas | 4,788 | 5,485 | 78 | 10,351 | 6.7 |
| Ohio | 8,543 | 11,694 | 155 | 20,392 | 15.5 |
| Pendleton | 1,381 | 2,146 | 17 | 3,544 | 21.6 |
| Pleasants | 1,349 | 2,061 | 25 | 3,435 | 20.7 |
| Pocahontas | 1,573 | 2,295 | 50 | 3,918 | 18.4 |
| Preston | 3,963 | 7,855 | 111 | 11,929 | 32.6 |
| Putnam | 9,301 | 15,716 | 134 | 25,151 | 25.5 |
| Raleigh | 11,815 | 18,519 | 191 | 30,525 | 22.0 |
| Randolph | 4,892 | 6,512 | 86 | 11,490 | 14.1 |
| Ritchie | 1,070 | 3,086 | 40 | 4,196 | 48.0 |
| Roane | 2,612 | 3,440 | 48 | 6,100 | 13.6 |
| Summers | 2,504 | 2,978 | 42 | 5,524 | 8.6 |
| Taylor | 2,617 | 3,893 | 41 | 6,551 | 19.5 |
| Tucker | 1,400 | 2,179 | 21 | 3,600 | 21.6 |
| Tyler | 1,401 | 2,798 | 46 | 4,245 | 32.9 |
| Upshur | 3,034 | 6,191 | 68 | 9,293 | 34.0 |
| Wayne | 8,411 | 10,070 | 128 | 18,609 | 8.9 |
| Webster | 1,965 | 1,724 | 25 | 3,714 | 6.5 |
| Wetzel | 3,330 | 3,656 | 52 | 7,038 | 4.6 |
| Wirt | 896 | 1,727 | 31 | 2,654 | 31.3 |
| Wood | 14,025 | 24,948 | 254 | 39,227 | 27.8 |
| Wyoming | 3,694 | 4,985 | 39 | 8,718 | 14.8 |
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 West Virginia in 2004?
George W. Bush won West Virginia by 12.86 percentage points (97,237 votes).
How many electoral votes did West Virginia have in 2004?
West Virginia cast 5 electoral votes in 2004.
How many people voted for president in West Virginia in 2004?
755,887 votes were counted for president.
How many counties did each candidate win in West Virginia in 2004?
George W. Bush 46, John Kerry 9 (out of 55 counties with results).
How did West Virginia change from 2000 to 2004?
The margin moved 6.5 points toward the Republican ticket, from Republican by 6.3 points to Republican by 12.9 points.
Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data