Wisconsin · 2004 presidential election
Wisconsin presidential election results 2004
John Kerry carried Wisconsin by 0.38 points (11,384 votes), winning 10 electoral votes.
- Electoral votes
- 10
- Votes counted
- 2,997,007
- WI result
- D+0.4
- Compared with the nation
- 2.8 pts more Democratic
- Swing since 2000
- 0.2 pts to D
Statewide result
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar | Electoral votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Kerry | Democratic | 1,489,504 | 49.70% | 10 | |
| George W. Bush | Republican | 1,478,120 | 49.30% | — | |
| Total votes | 2,997,007 | ||||
Sources: 2004
County resultsMIT Election Lab
Download CSV| County | John Kerry | George W. Bush | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams | 5,447 | 4,890 | 119 | 10,456 | 5.3 |
| Ashland | 5,805 | 3,313 | 81 | 9,199 | 27.1 |
| Barron | 11,696 | 12,030 | 211 | 23,937 | 1.4 |
| Bayfield | 5,845 | 3,754 | 100 | 9,699 | 21.6 |
| Brown | 54,935 | 67,173 | 1,186 | 123,294 | 9.9 |
| Buffalo | 3,998 | 3,502 | 91 | 7,591 | 6.5 |
| Burnett | 4,499 | 4,743 | 79 | 9,321 | 2.6 |
| Calumet | 10,290 | 14,721 | 265 | 25,276 | 17.5 |
| Chippewa | 14,751 | 15,450 | 323 | 30,524 | 2.3 |
| Clark | 6,966 | 7,966 | 193 | 15,125 | 6.6 |
| Columbia | 14,300 | 14,956 | 299 | 29,555 | 2.2 |
| Crawford | 4,656 | 3,680 | 123 | 8,459 | 11.5 |
| Dane | 181,052 | 90,369 | 2,828 | 274,249 | 33.1 |
| Dodge | 16,690 | 27,201 | 445 | 44,336 | 23.7 |
| Door | 8,367 | 8,910 | 214 | 17,491 | 3.1 |
| Douglas | 16,537 | 8,448 | 202 | 25,187 | 32.1 |
| Dunn | 12,039 | 10,879 | 254 | 23,172 | 5.0 |
| Eau Claire | 30,068 | 24,653 | 716 | 55,437 | 9.8 |
| Florence | 993 | 1,703 | 28 | 2,724 | 26.1 |
| Fond du Lac | 19,216 | 33,291 | 529 | 53,036 | 26.5 |
| Forest | 2,509 | 2,608 | 36 | 5,153 | 1.9 |
| Grant | 12,864 | 12,208 | 192 | 25,264 | 2.6 |
| Green | 9,575 | 8,497 | 176 | 18,248 | 5.9 |
| Green Lake | 3,605 | 6,472 | 101 | 10,178 | 28.2 |
| Iowa | 7,122 | 5,348 | 72 | 12,542 | 14.1 |
| Iron | 1,956 | 1,884 | 39 | 3,879 | 1.9 |
| Jackson | 5,249 | 4,387 | 90 | 9,726 | 8.9 |
| Jefferson | 17,925 | 23,776 | 414 | 42,115 | 13.9 |
| Juneau | 5,734 | 6,473 | 172 | 12,379 | 6.0 |
| Kenosha | 40,107 | 35,587 | 734 | 76,428 | 5.9 |
| Kewaunee | 5,175 | 5,970 | 128 | 11,273 | 7.1 |
| La Crosse | 33,170 | 28,289 | 677 | 62,136 | 7.9 |
| Lafayette | 4,402 | 3,929 | 57 | 8,388 | 5.6 |
| Langlade | 4,751 | 6,235 | 88 | 11,074 | 13.4 |
| Lincoln | 7,484 | 8,024 | 192 | 15,700 | 3.4 |
| Manitowoc | 20,652 | 23,027 | 481 | 44,160 | 5.4 |
| Marathon | 30,899 | 36,394 | 766 | 68,059 | 8.1 |
| Marinette | 10,190 | 11,866 | 214 | 22,270 | 7.5 |
| Marquette | 3,785 | 4,604 | 88 | 8,477 | 9.7 |
| Menominee | 1,412 | 288 | 10 | 1,710 | 65.7 |
| Milwaukee | 297,653 | 180,287 | 4,296 | 482,236 | 24.3 |
| Monroe | 8,973 | 10,375 | 206 | 19,554 | 7.2 |
| Oconto | 8,534 | 11,043 | 217 | 19,794 | 12.7 |
| Oneida | 10,464 | 11,351 | 224 | 22,039 | 4.0 |
| Outagamie | 40,169 | 48,903 | 978 | 90,050 | 9.7 |
| Ozaukee | 17,714 | 34,904 | 414 | 53,032 | 32.4 |
| Pepin | 2,181 | 1,853 | 32 | 4,066 | 8.1 |
| Pierce | 11,176 | 10,437 | 263 | 21,876 | 3.4 |
| Polk | 11,173 | 12,095 | 235 | 23,503 | 3.9 |
| Portage | 21,861 | 16,546 | 554 | 38,961 | 13.6 |
| Price | 4,349 | 4,312 | 102 | 8,763 | 0.4 |
| Racine | 48,229 | 52,456 | 884 | 101,569 | 4.2 |
| Richland | 4,501 | 4,836 | 83 | 9,420 | 3.6 |
| Rock | 46,598 | 33,151 | 730 | 80,479 | 16.7 |
| Rusk | 3,820 | 3,985 | 122 | 7,927 | 2.1 |
| Sauk | 15,708 | 14,415 | 294 | 30,417 | 4.3 |
| Sawyer | 4,411 | 4,951 | 91 | 9,453 | 5.7 |
| Shawano | 8,657 | 12,150 | 192 | 20,999 | 16.6 |
| Sheboygan | 27,608 | 34,458 | 559 | 62,625 | 10.9 |
| St. Croix | 18,784 | 22,679 | 372 | 41,835 | 9.3 |
| Taylor | 3,829 | 5,582 | 132 | 9,543 | 18.4 |
| Trempealeau | 8,075 | 5,878 | 109 | 14,062 | 15.6 |
| Vernon | 7,924 | 6,774 | 147 | 14,845 | 7.7 |
| Vilas | 5,713 | 8,155 | 134 | 14,002 | 17.4 |
| Walworth | 19,177 | 28,754 | 515 | 48,446 | 19.8 |
| Washburn | 4,705 | 4,762 | 100 | 9,567 | 0.6 |
| Washington | 21,234 | 50,641 | 592 | 72,467 | 40.6 |
| Waukesha | 73,626 | 154,926 | 1,811 | 230,363 | 35.3 |
| Waupaca | 10,792 | 15,941 | 241 | 26,974 | 19.1 |
| Waushara | 5,257 | 6,888 | 101 | 12,246 | 13.3 |
| Winnebago | 40,943 | 46,542 | 1,111 | 88,596 | 6.3 |
| Wood | 18,950 | 20,592 | 529 | 40,071 | 4.1 |
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).
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Questions and answers
Who won Wisconsin in 2004?
John Kerry won Wisconsin by 0.38 percentage points (11,384 votes).
How many electoral votes did Wisconsin have in 2004?
Wisconsin cast 10 electoral votes in 2004.
How many people voted for president in Wisconsin in 2004?
2,997,007 votes were counted for president.
How many counties did each candidate win in Wisconsin in 2004?
George W. Bush 45, John Kerry 27 (out of 72 counties with results).
How did Wisconsin change from 2000 to 2004?
The margin moved 0.2 points toward the Democratic ticket, from Democratic by 0.2 points to Democratic by 0.4 points.
Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data