Theodore Roosevelt defeated Alton B. Parker.
Alton B. Parker (D) vs Theodore Roosevelt (R). Every state below links to its full contest page with county-level results.
Nominees: Alton B. Parker (D) · Theodore Roosevelt (R)
The 1904 cycle at a glance
The popular vote in the long run
National Democratic-minus-Republican margin, 1892–1904. Blue above the line is a Democratic margin, red below Republican.
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +1.7% |
| 1896 | −6.1% |
| 1900 | −7.5% |
| 1904 | −19.7% |
The path to 239
Roosevelt's states, safest to closest — the running electoral-vote total crosses 239 at the tipping-point state.
Electoral college
476 electors at stake · 239 to win
R Roosevelt won the presidency, clearing the 239-vote majority with 97 to spare.
Tipping-point stateOrdered from Roosevelt’s strongest states down, New Jersey cast the electoral votes that crossed 239 — Roosevelt carried it R+18.7.
How the country moved
Every county that voted in both cycles, placed by how its margin swung and sized by its turnout. 1,850 of 2,494 moved toward the Republicans. The median county swung R+10.3; weighted by turnout — the average voter's county — the shift was R+12.1.
The sharpest county swings
Of the counties reporting in both cycles, the biggest shifts in presidential margin since 1900. Each links to the county's full record.
| County | State | Swing | 1900 margin | 1904 margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nye County | NV | R+83.3 | D+71.2 | R+12.1 |
| Northampton County | NC | D+74.4 | D+11.3 | D+85.7 |
| Limestone County | AL | D+73.0 | R+4.1 | D+68.9 |
| Mobile County | AL | D+67.6 | D+12.9 | D+80.5 |
| Lee County | AL | D+67.3 | D+24.3 | D+91.6 |
| Red Lake County | MN | R+65.3 | D+16.2 | R+49.0 |
Results by state
Every row links to the state's contest page with its county map. Electoral votes reflect the 1904 apportionment. The Swing column is the change in margin since 1900; the faint tick on each bar marks where the state stood then.
| State | Won | Electoral votes | Margin | Swing | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | D | 11 | D+26.7 | 79,797 | 22,472 | 108,785 | |
| Arkansas | D | 9 | R+13.3 | 64,434 | 46,760 | 116,358 | |
| California | R | 10 | R+21.8 | 89,404 | 205,226 | 331,545 | |
| Colorado | R | 5 | R+27.8 | 100,105 | 134,678 | 243,684 | |
| Connecticut | R | 7 | R+4.1 | 72,907 | 111,087 | 191,112 | |
| Delaware | R | 3 | R+8.1 | 4,407 | 5,915 | 10,473 | |
| Florida | D | 5 | R+6.2 | 27,016 | 8,314 | 39,279 | |
| Georgia | D | 13 | D+7.2 | 83,772 | 23,794 | 130,667 | |
| Iowa | R | 13 | R+14.1 | 149,276 | 308,158 | 486,093 | |
| Idaho | R | 3 | R+44.1 | 18,480 | 47,792 | 72,586 | |
| Illinois | R | 27 | R+19.9 | 327,606 | 632,645 | 1,076,499 | |
| Indiana | R | 15 | R+10.0 | 274,356 | 368,589 | 682,496 | |
| Kansas | R | 10 | R+32.1 | 86,164 | 213,455 | 329,051 | |
| Kentucky | D | 13 | D+1.0 | 217,250 | 205,277 | 435,855 | |
| Louisiana | D | 9 | D+20.8 | 47,747 | 5,205 | 53,947 | |
| Massachusetts | R | 16 | R+0.9 | 165,746 | 257,822 | 445,109 | |
| Maryland | — | 8 | — | 264,434 | 109,497 | 5,281 | |
| Maine | R | 6 | R+12.4 | 27,641 | 65,432 | 97,021 | |
| Michigan | R | 14 | R+24.5 | 134,163 | 361,863 | 520,443 | |
| Minnesota | R | 11 | R+30.6 | 55,187 | 216,651 | 292,860 | |
| Missouri | R | 18 | R+9.4 | 296,312 | 321,449 | 643,861 | |
| Mississippi | D | 10 | D+7.8 | 53,480 | 3,280 | 58,721 | |
| Montana | R | 3 | R+38.9 | 21,773 | 34,932 | 64,444 | |
| North Carolina | D | 12 | D+11.6 | 124,121 | 82,442 | 207,844 | |
| North Dakota | R | 4 | R+28.1 | 14,273 | 52,595 | 70,014 | |
| Nebraska | R | 8 | R+34.7 | 52,921 | 138,558 | 225,732 | |
| New Hampshire | R | 4 | R+1.4 | 34,074 | 54,163 | 90,161 | |
| New Jersey | R | 12 | R+4.6 | 164,566 | 245,164 | 429,867 | |
| Nevada | R | 3 | R+48.3 | 3,982 | 6,864 | 12,115 | |
| New York | R | 39 | R+1.6 | 683,981 | 859,533 | 1,617,765 | |
| Ohio | R | 23 | R+18.8 | 344,674 | 600,095 | 1,004,393 | |
| Oregon | R | 4 | R+32.0 | 17,521 | 60,455 | 90,154 | |
| Pennsylvania | R | 34 | R+16.1 | 337,998 | 840,949 | 1,236,738 | |
| Rhode Island | R | 4 | D+0.3 | 24,839 | 41,605 | 68,656 | |
| South Carolina | D | 9 | D+4.8 | 53,304 | 2,570 | 55,874 | |
| South Dakota | R | 4 | R+33.8 | 21,969 | 72,083 | 101,395 | |
| Tennessee | D | 12 | D+2.7 | 131,653 | 105,372 | 242,759 | |
| Texas | D | 18 | — | 167,088 | 51,307 | 233,609 | |
| Utah | R | 3 | R+26.3 | 33,413 | 62,446 | 101,672 | |
| Virginia | D | 12 | D+13.3 | 80,649 | 48,180 | 130,842 | |
| Vermont | R | 4 | R+6.3 | 9,777 | 40,459 | 51,888 | |
| Washington | R | 5 | R+38.9 | 28,098 | 101,540 | 145,151 | |
| Wisconsin | R | 13 | R+11.1 | 124,205 | 280,315 | 443,441 | |
| West Virginia | R | 7 | R+3.7 | 100,881 | 132,628 | 240,028 | |
| Wyoming | R | 3 | R+20.2 | 8,930 | 20,489 | 30,708 |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1904 presidential returns · official state + county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.