George W. Bush carried Arkansas R+9.8.

John Kerry (D) vs George W. Bush (R) in Arkansas, 2004. The state ran 7.3 points more Republican than the nation (R+2.5 nationally). A US Senate contest shared the 2004 ballot here.

Nominees: John Kerry (D) · George W. Bush (R)

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Arkansas result

1,054,945 votes counted

Kerry (D)

469,953

44.5%

Bush (R)

572,898

54.3%

All others

12,094

1.1%

Margin

R+9.8

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2004 presidential election

Arkansas, 2004

BushR+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

D+60

R+60

75 counties, each filled by 2004 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.

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Arkansas's presidential margins

1892–2024, the 2004 contest in context

Arkansas's presidential margins

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%

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County results — 2004

75 counties; every row links to the county's full page.

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County	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
Arkansas County	R	−9.8%	3,110	3,789	6,946
Ashley County	R	−8.1%	3,881	4,567	8,512
Baxter County	R	−21.6%	7,129	11,128	18,530
Benton County	R	−37.9%	20,756	46,571	68,121
Boone County	R	−34.9%	4,640	9,793	14,777
Bradley County	D	+4.6%	2,206	2,011	4,249
Calhoun County	R	−17.4%	939	1,340	2,299
Carroll County	R	−19.3%	4,161	6,184	10,481
Chicot County	D	+26.7%	2,993	1,725	4,757
Clark County	D	+9.2%	4,990	4,144	9,211
Clay County	D	+8.3%	3,264	2,759	6,096
Cleburne County	R	−22.0%	4,517	7,107	11,761
Cleveland County	R	−16.0%	1,450	2,009	3,496
Columbia County	R	−16.4%	4,108	5,729	9,909
Conway County	R	−0.3%	3,982	4,009	8,084
Craighead County	R	−7.2%	13,665	15,818	29,801
Crawford County	R	−32.5%	6,764	13,391	20,401
Crittenden County	D	+8.8%	8,277	6,930	15,300
Cross County	R	−10.3%	3,135	3,864	7,074
Dallas County	R	−0.9%	1,671	1,700	3,388
Desha County	D	+24.1%	2,851	1,729	4,647
Drew County	R	−5.0%	2,952	3,262	6,249
Faulkner County	R	−19.0%	14,538	21,514	36,686
Franklin County	R	−16.1%	3,008	4,181	7,289
Fulton County	R	−3.1%	2,370	2,522	4,955
Garland County	R	−9.2%	18,040	21,734	40,154
Grant County	R	−24.8%	2,524	4,205	6,770
Greene County	R	−4.8%	6,564	7,237	13,955
Hempstead County	D	+3.2%	3,817	3,580	7,452
Hot Spring County	R	−0.5%	5,901	5,960	12,065
Howard County	R	−11.5%	2,166	2,736	4,943
Independence County	R	−15.3%	5,443	7,430	13,011
Izard County	R	−4.5%	2,586	2,833	5,493
Jackson County	D	+14.3%	3,515	2,624	6,219
Jefferson County	D	+31.0%	19,675	10,218	30,493
Johnson County	R	−8.6%	3,622	4,311	8,044
Lafayette County	R	−1.2%	1,567	1,604	3,191
Lawrence County	D	+9.0%	3,544	2,951	6,615
Lee County	D	+25.9%	2,548	1,492	4,080
Lincoln County	D	+5.5%	2,149	1,921	4,109
Little River County	D	+1.9%	2,677	2,575	5,294
Logan County	R	−20.1%	3,361	5,076	8,551
Lonoke County	R	−31.5%	7,454	14,398	22,030
Madison County	R	−22.7%	2,421	3,873	6,384
Marion County	R	−22.2%	2,602	4,127	6,867
Miller County	R	−15.7%	6,139	8,448	14,678
Mississippi County	D	+10.4%	7,593	6,121	14,153
Monroe County	D	+12.6%	2,049	1,586	3,667
Montgomery County	R	−21.3%	1,524	2,367	3,958
Nevada County	R	−1.7%	1,694	1,752	3,477
Newton County	R	−29.1%	1,506	2,779	4,378
Ouachita County	R	−1.5%	5,188	5,345	10,650
Perry County	R	−11.6%	1,921	2,435	4,431
Phillips County	D	+28.0%	5,642	3,161	8,868
Pike County	R	−20.9%	1,310	2,013	3,367
Poinsett County	D	+6.7%	4,069	3,555	7,723
Polk County	R	−34.9%	2,473	5,192	7,799
Pope County	R	−31.2%	7,100	13,614	20,902
Prairie County	R	−12.9%	1,562	2,030	3,624
Pulaski County	D	+10.8%	84,532	67,903	153,620
Randolph County	D	+3.8%	3,412	3,158	6,667
Saline County	R	−27.2%	14,153	24,864	39,376
Scott County	R	−25.8%	1,473	2,514	4,038
Searcy County	R	−29.9%	1,370	2,565	3,992
Sebastian County	R	−24.5%	16,479	27,303	44,211
Sevier County	R	−10.5%	2,035	2,516	4,601
Sharp County	R	−11.1%	3,265	4,097	7,470
St. Francis County	D	+19.5%	5,684	3,815	9,588
Stone County	R	−16.8%	2,255	3,188	5,549
Union County	R	−19.2%	7,071	10,502	17,832
Van Buren County	R	−9.2%	3,310	3,988	7,374
Washington County	R	−12.7%	27,597	35,726	64,103
White County	R	−29.8%	9,129	17,001	26,425
Woodruff County	D	+31.4%	1,972	1,021	3,026
Yell County	R	−11.5%	2,913	3,678	6,659