George W. Bush carried Alaska R+25.9. John Kerry (D) vs George W. Bush (R) in Alaska, 2004. The state ran 23.5 points more Republican than the nation (R+2.5 nationally). A US Senate contest shared the 2004 ballot here.
Elections › 2004 › President › Alaska Nominees: John Kerry (D) · George W. Bush (R)
akashic Alaska result
280,231 votes counted
akashic 2004 presidential election
Alaska, 2004
Bush R+25.9
2004 presidential margin by county for Alaska — 2004 presidential election A map of the constituent counties of Alaska — 2004 presidential election, each outlined and filled by its 2004 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), seated within the faint outlines of the surrounding states. Aleutians East Borough, AK · R+51.2 Aleutians West Census Area, AK · R+5.0 Anchorage Municipality, AK · R+23.2 Bethel Census Area, AK · R+1.6 Bristol Bay Borough, AK · R+38.7 Denali Borough, AK · R+17.4 Dillingham Census Area, AK · R+20.0 Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK · R+31.4 Haines Borough, AK · R+11.4 Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, AK · D+5.5 Juneau City and Borough, AK · D+5.1 Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK · R+33.7 Ketchikan Gateway Borough, AK · R+37.1 Kodiak Island Borough, AK · R+34.0 Kusilvak Census Area, AK · R+5.1 Lake and Peninsula Borough, AK · R+31.6 Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK · R+44.9 Nome Census Area, AK · R+10.9 North Slope Borough, AK · R+20.0 Northwest Arctic Borough, AK · R+16.2 Petersburg Borough, AK · R+21.9 Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, AK · R+23.7 Sitka City and Borough, AK · D+2.4 Skagway Municipality, AK · D+12.6 Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AK · R+59.2 Wrangell City and Borough, AK · R+58.2 Yakutat City and Borough, AK · R+8.7 Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AK · R+24.6 How it voted
Share of the 2004 vote
George W. Bush ✓ Republican 61.3% 171,718 John Kerry Democratic 35.3% 99,058 Other All other candidates 3.4% 9,453
30 counties, each filled by 2004 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
akashic Alaska's presidential margins
1960–2024, the 2004 contest in context
Alaska's presidential margins Democratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1960 to 2024. Most recent: −13.1% in 2024. flipped R · 1968 −13.1% D R 1960 2024 Alaska's presidential margins Year Margin (D minus R) 1960 −1.9% 1964 +31.6% 1968 −2.1% 1972 −23.5% 1976 −22.3% 1980 −27.9% 1984 −36.8% 1988 −23.3% 1992 −9.2% 1996 −17.5% 2000 −31.0% 2004 −25.9% 2008 −21.5% 2012 −14.0% 2016 −14.8% 2020 −10.2% 2024 −13.1%
akashic County results — 2004
30 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
akashic County Won Margin Democratic Republican Total Aleutians East Borough R 129 411 551 Aleutians West Census Area R 598 663 1,303 Anchorage Municipality R 41,608 67,755 112,525 Bethel Census Area R 2,118 2,188 4,510 Bristol Bay Borough R 160 372 548 Chugach Census Area R 1,216 2,163 3,514 Copper River Census Area R 353 1,058 1,478 Denali Borough R 381 552 985 Dillingham Census Area R 684 1,041 1,785 Fairbanks North Star Borough R 12,752 24,992 39,033 Haines Borough R 585 743 1,389 Hoonah-Angoon Census Area D 687 612 1,370 Juneau City and Borough D 7,871 7,074 15,481 Kenai Peninsula Borough R 7,105 14,802 22,830 Ketchikan Gateway Borough R 1,871 4,231 6,360 Kodiak Island Borough R 1,855 3,873 5,940 Kusilvak Census Area R 855 952 1,919 Lake and Peninsula Borough R 156 311 490 Matanuska-Susitna Borough R 8,288 22,650 32,019 Nome Census Area R 1,318 1,661 3,150 North Slope Borough R 880 1,344 2,324 Northwest Arctic Borough R 919 1,289 2,288 Petersburg Borough R 611 975 1,660 Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area R 943 1,568 2,639 Sitka City and Borough D 2,351 2,238 4,790 Skagway Municipality D 288 219 547 Southeast Fairbanks Census Area R 536 2,248 2,893 Wrangell City and Borough R 222 897 1,160 Yakutat City and Borough R 146 175 332 Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area R 1,572 2,661 4,418
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