Arkansas — 2004 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate2004 presidential electionArkansas · PresidentBushR+9.8
How it voted
Share of the 2004 vote
| George W. Bush ✓Republican | 54.3% | 572,898 |
|---|---|---|
| John KerryDemocratic | 44.5% | 469,953 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 1.1% | 12,094 |
2004presidential margin
D+60R+60
75 counties, each filled by 2004 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Arkansas cast 6 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (75 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Arkansas County, AR | Republican | R+9.8 |
| Ashley County, AR | Republican | R+8.1 |
| Baxter County, AR | Republican | R+21.6 |
| Benton County, AR | Republican | R+37.9 |
| Boone County, AR | Republican | R+34.9 |
| Bradley County, AR | Democratic | D+4.6 |
| Calhoun County, AR | Republican | R+17.4 |
| Carroll County, AR | Republican | R+19.3 |
| Chicot County, AR | Democratic | D+26.7 |
| Clark County, AR | Democratic | D+9.2 |
| Clay County, AR | Democratic | D+8.3 |
| Cleburne County, AR | Republican | R+22.0 |
| Cleveland County, AR | Republican | R+16.0 |
| Columbia County, AR | Republican | R+16.4 |
| Conway County, AR | Republican | R+0.3 |
| Craighead County, AR | Republican | R+7.2 |
| Crawford County, AR | Republican | R+32.5 |
| Crittenden County, AR | Democratic | D+8.8 |
| Cross County, AR | Republican | R+10.3 |
| Dallas County, AR | Republican | R+0.9 |
| Desha County, AR | Democratic | D+24.1 |
| Drew County, AR | Republican | R+5.0 |
| Faulkner County, AR | Republican | R+19.0 |
| Franklin County, AR | Republican | R+16.1 |
| Fulton County, AR | Republican | R+3.1 |
| Garland County, AR | Republican | R+9.2 |
| Grant County, AR | Republican | R+24.8 |
| Greene County, AR | Republican | R+4.8 |
| Hempstead County, AR | Democratic | D+3.2 |
| Hot Spring County, AR | Republican | R+0.5 |
| Howard County, AR | Republican | R+11.5 |
| Independence County, AR | Republican | R+15.3 |
| Izard County, AR | Republican | R+4.5 |
| Jackson County, AR | Democratic | D+14.3 |
| Jefferson County, AR | Democratic | D+31.0 |
| Johnson County, AR | Republican | R+8.6 |
| Lafayette County, AR | Republican | R+1.2 |
| Lawrence County, AR | Democratic | D+9.0 |
| Lee County, AR | Democratic | D+25.9 |
| Lincoln County, AR | Democratic | D+5.5 |
| Little River County, AR | Democratic | D+1.9 |
| Logan County, AR | Republican | R+20.1 |
| Lonoke County, AR | Republican | R+31.5 |
| Madison County, AR | Republican | R+22.7 |
| Marion County, AR | Republican | R+22.2 |
| Miller County, AR | Republican | R+15.7 |
| Mississippi County, AR | Democratic | D+10.4 |
| Monroe County, AR | Democratic | D+12.6 |
| Montgomery County, AR | Republican | R+21.3 |
| Nevada County, AR | Republican | R+1.7 |
| Newton County, AR | Republican | R+29.1 |
| Ouachita County, AR | Republican | R+1.5 |
| Perry County, AR | Republican | R+11.6 |
| Phillips County, AR | Democratic | D+28.0 |
| Pike County, AR | Republican | R+20.9 |
| Poinsett County, AR | Democratic | D+6.7 |
| Polk County, AR | Republican | R+34.9 |
| Pope County, AR | Republican | R+31.2 |
| Prairie County, AR | Republican | R+12.9 |
| Pulaski County, AR | Democratic | D+10.8 |
| Randolph County, AR | Democratic | D+3.8 |
| Saline County, AR | Republican | R+27.2 |
| Scott County, AR | Republican | R+25.8 |
| Searcy County, AR | Republican | R+29.9 |
| Sebastian County, AR | Republican | R+24.5 |
| Sevier County, AR | Republican | R+10.5 |
| Sharp County, AR | Republican | R+11.1 |
| St. Francis County, AR | Democratic | D+19.5 |
| Stone County, AR | Republican | R+16.8 |
| Union County, AR | Republican | R+19.2 |
| Van Buren County, AR | Republican | R+9.2 |
| Washington County, AR | Republican | R+12.7 |
| White County, AR | Republican | R+29.8 |
| Woodruff County, AR | Democratic | D+31.4 |
| Yell County, AR | Republican | R+11.5 |
Arkansas results by county
75 counties. Third-party and independent votes are reported by the county source as one combined figure; every named candidate is listed in the complete result below.
| Led by | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas County | Bush, George W.+679 | 3,78954.5% | 3,11044.8% | 470.7% | 6,946 |
| Ashley County | Bush, George W.+686 | 4,56753.7% | 3,88145.6% | 640.8% | 8,512 |
| Baxter County | Bush, George W.+3,999 | 11,12860.1% | 7,12938.5% | 2731.5% | 18,530 |
| Benton County | Bush, George W.+25,815 | 46,57168.4% | 20,75630.5% | 7941.2% | 68,121 |
| Boone County | Bush, George W.+5,153 | 9,79366.3% | 4,64031.4% | 3442.3% | 14,777 |
| Bradley County | Kerry, John+195 | 2,01147.3% | 2,20651.9% | 320.8% | 4,249 |
| Calhoun County | Bush, George W.+401 | 1,34058.3% | 93940.8% | 200.9% | 2,299 |
| Carroll County | Bush, George W.+2,023 | 6,18459.0% | 4,16139.7% | 1361.3% | 10,481 |
| Chicot County | Kerry, John+1,268 | 1,72536.3% | 2,99362.9% | 390.8% | 4,757 |
| Clark County | Kerry, John+846 | 4,14445.0% | 4,99054.2% | 770.8% | 9,211 |
| Clay County | Kerry, John+505 | 2,75945.3% | 3,26453.5% | 731.2% | 6,096 |
| Cleburne County | Bush, George W.+2,590 | 7,10760.4% | 4,51738.4% | 1371.2% | 11,761 |
| Cleveland County | Bush, George W.+559 | 2,00957.5% | 1,45041.5% | 371.1% | 3,496 |
| Columbia County | Bush, George W.+1,621 | 5,72957.8% | 4,10841.5% | 720.7% | 9,909 |
| Conway County | Bush, George W.+27 | 4,00949.6% | 3,98249.3% | 931.2% | 8,084 |
| Craighead County | Bush, George W.+2,153 | 15,81853.1% | 13,66545.9% | 3181.1% | 29,801 |
| Crawford County | Bush, George W.+6,627 | 13,39165.6% | 6,76433.2% | 2461.2% | 20,401 |
| Crittenden County | Kerry, John+1,347 | 6,93045.3% | 8,27754.1% | 930.6% | 15,300 |
| Cross County | Bush, George W.+729 | 3,86454.6% | 3,13544.3% | 751.1% | 7,074 |
| Dallas County | Bush, George W.+29 | 1,70050.2% | 1,67149.3% | 170.5% | 3,388 |
| Desha County | Kerry, John+1,122 | 1,72937.2% | 2,85161.4% | 671.4% | 4,647 |
| Drew County | Bush, George W.+310 | 3,26252.2% | 2,95247.2% | 350.6% | 6,249 |
| Faulkner County | Bush, George W.+6,976 | 21,51458.6% | 14,53839.6% | 6341.7% | 36,686 |
| Franklin County | Bush, George W.+1,173 | 4,18157.4% | 3,00841.3% | 1001.4% | 7,289 |
| Fulton County | Bush, George W.+152 | 2,52250.9% | 2,37047.8% | 631.3% | 4,955 |
| Garland County | Bush, George W.+3,694 | 21,73454.1% | 18,04044.9% | 3800.9% | 40,154 |
| Grant County | Bush, George W.+1,681 | 4,20562.1% | 2,52437.3% | 410.6% | 6,770 |
| Greene County | Bush, George W.+673 | 7,23751.9% | 6,56447.0% | 1541.1% | 13,955 |
| Hempstead County | Kerry, John+237 | 3,58048.0% | 3,81751.2% | 550.7% | 7,452 |
| Hot Spring County | Bush, George W.+59 | 5,96049.4% | 5,90148.9% | 2041.7% | 12,065 |
| Howard County | Bush, George W.+570 | 2,73655.4% | 2,16643.8% | 410.8% | 4,943 |
| Independence County | Bush, George W.+1,987 | 7,43057.1% | 5,44341.8% | 1381.1% | 13,011 |
| Izard County | Bush, George W.+247 | 2,83351.6% | 2,58647.1% | 741.3% | 5,493 |
| Jackson County | Kerry, John+891 | 2,62442.2% | 3,51556.5% | 801.3% | 6,219 |
| Jefferson County | Kerry, John+9,457 | 10,21833.5% | 19,67564.5% | 6002.0% | 30,493 |
| Johnson County | Bush, George W.+689 | 4,31153.6% | 3,62245.0% | 1111.4% | 8,044 |
| Lafayette County | Bush, George W.+37 | 1,60450.3% | 1,56749.1% | 200.6% | 3,191 |
| Lawrence County | Kerry, John+593 | 2,95144.6% | 3,54453.6% | 1201.8% | 6,615 |
| Lee County | Kerry, John+1,056 | 1,49236.6% | 2,54862.5% | 401.0% | 4,080 |
| Lincoln County | Kerry, John+228 | 1,92146.8% | 2,14952.3% | 390.9% | 4,109 |
| Little River County | Kerry, John+102 | 2,57548.6% | 2,67750.6% | 420.8% | 5,294 |
| Logan County | Bush, George W.+1,715 | 5,07659.4% | 3,36139.3% | 1141.3% | 8,551 |
| Lonoke County | Bush, George W.+6,944 | 14,39865.4% | 7,45433.8% | 1780.8% | 22,030 |
| Madison County | Bush, George W.+1,452 | 3,87360.7% | 2,42137.9% | 901.4% | 6,384 |
| Marion County | Bush, George W.+1,525 | 4,12760.1% | 2,60237.9% | 1382.0% | 6,867 |
| Miller County | Bush, George W.+2,309 | 8,44857.6% | 6,13941.8% | 910.6% | 14,678 |
| Mississippi County | Kerry, John+1,472 | 6,12143.2% | 7,59353.6% | 4393.1% | 14,153 |
| Monroe County | Kerry, John+463 | 1,58643.3% | 2,04955.9% | 320.9% | 3,667 |
| Montgomery County | Bush, George W.+843 | 2,36759.8% | 1,52438.5% | 671.7% | 3,958 |
| Nevada County | Bush, George W.+58 | 1,75250.4% | 1,69448.7% | 310.9% | 3,477 |
| Newton County | Bush, George W.+1,273 | 2,77963.5% | 1,50634.4% | 932.1% | 4,378 |
| Ouachita County | Bush, George W.+157 | 5,34550.2% | 5,18848.7% | 1171.1% | 10,650 |
| Perry County | Bush, George W.+514 | 2,43555.0% | 1,92143.4% | 751.7% | 4,431 |
| Phillips County | Kerry, John+2,481 | 3,16135.6% | 5,64263.6% | 650.7% | 8,868 |
| Pike County | Bush, George W.+703 | 2,01359.8% | 1,31038.9% | 441.3% | 3,367 |
| Poinsett County | Kerry, John+514 | 3,55546.0% | 4,06952.7% | 991.3% | 7,723 |
| Polk County | Bush, George W.+2,719 | 5,19266.6% | 2,47331.7% | 1341.7% | 7,799 |
| Pope County | Bush, George W.+6,514 | 13,61465.1% | 7,10034.0% | 1880.9% | 20,902 |
| Prairie County | Bush, George W.+468 | 2,03056.0% | 1,56243.1% | 320.9% | 3,624 |
| Pulaski County | Kerry, John+16,629 | 67,90344.2% | 84,53255.0% | 1,1850.8% | 153,620 |
| Randolph County | Kerry, John+254 | 3,15847.4% | 3,41251.2% | 971.5% | 6,667 |
| Saline County | Bush, George W.+10,711 | 24,86463.1% | 14,15335.9% | 3590.9% | 39,376 |
| Scott County | Bush, George W.+1,041 | 2,51462.3% | 1,47336.5% | 511.3% | 4,038 |
| Searcy County | Bush, George W.+1,195 | 2,56564.3% | 1,37034.3% | 571.4% | 3,992 |
| Sebastian County | Bush, George W.+10,824 | 27,30361.8% | 16,47937.3% | 4291.0% | 44,211 |
| Sevier County | Bush, George W.+481 | 2,51654.7% | 2,03544.2% | 501.1% | 4,601 |
| Sharp County | Bush, George W.+832 | 4,09754.8% | 3,26543.7% | 1081.4% | 7,470 |
| St. Francis County | Kerry, John+1,869 | 3,81539.8% | 5,68459.3% | 890.9% | 9,588 |
| Stone County | Bush, George W.+933 | 3,18857.5% | 2,25540.6% | 1061.9% | 5,549 |
| Union County | Bush, George W.+3,431 | 10,50258.9% | 7,07139.7% | 2591.5% | 17,832 |
| Van Buren County | Bush, George W.+678 | 3,98854.1% | 3,31044.9% | 761.0% | 7,374 |
| Washington County | Bush, George W.+8,129 | 35,72655.7% | 27,59743.1% | 7801.2% | 64,103 |
| White County | Bush, George W.+7,872 | 17,00164.3% | 9,12934.5% | 2951.1% | 26,425 |
| Woodruff County | Kerry, John+951 | 1,02133.7% | 1,97265.2% | 331.1% | 3,026 |
| Yell County | Bush, George W.+765 | 3,67855.2% | 2,91343.7% | 681.0% | 6,659 |
complete certified result
Arkansas candidate results
Top three shown first · expand for every reported candidate and write-in category
Source: MIT Election Data + Science Lab — U.S. President 1976–2024 state candidate returns
Nominees: John Kerry (D) · George W. Bush (R)
Arkansas's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 2004 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +27.6% |
| 1896 | +48.6% |
| 1900 | +28.5% |
| 1904 | +15.2% |
| 1908 | +20.3% |
| 1912 | +35.9% |
| 1916 | +40.9% |
| 1920 | +18.9% |
| 1924 | +31.9% |
| 1928 | +20.9% |
| 1932 | +73.9% |
| 1936 | +63.9% |
| 1940 | +57.4% |
| 1944 | +40.1% |
| 1948 | +40.7% |
| 1952 | +12.1% |
| 1956 | +6.6% |
| 1960 | +7.1% |
| 1964 | +12.7% |
| 1968 | −0.4% |
| 1972 | −38.1% |
| 1976 | +30.0% |
| 1980 | −0.6% |
| 1984 | −22.2% |
| 1988 | −14.2% |
| 1992 | +17.7% |
| 1996 | +16.9% |
| 2000 | −5.4% |
| 2004 | −9.8% |
| 2008 | −19.9% |
| 2012 | −23.7% |
| 2016 | −27.8% |
| 2020 | −27.6% |
| 2024 | −30.6% |
Same ballot, 2004AR
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 2004 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.