John Kerry carried California D+9.9.

John Kerry (D) vs George W. Bush (R) in California, 2004. The state ran 12.4 points more Democratic 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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California result

12,421,859 votes counted

Kerry (D)

6,745,485

54.3%

Bush (R)

5,509,826

44.4%

All others

166,548

1.3%

Margin

D+9.9

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2004 presidential election

California, 2004

KerryD+9.9

How it voted

Share of the 2004 vote

John Kerry ✓Democratic	54.3%	6,745,485
George W. BushRepublican	44.4%	5,509,826
OtherAll other candidates	1.3%	166,548

D+60

R+60

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

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California's presidential margins

1876–2024, the 2004 contest in context

California's presidential margins

Year	Margin (D minus R)
1876	−1.8%
1880	+0.1%
1884	−6.7%
1888	−2.8%
1892	+1.2%
1896	−0.6%
1900	−13.1%
1904	−34.9%
1908	−22.5%
1912	+41.8%
1916	+0.4%
1920	−41.9%
1924	−49.0%
1928	−30.5%
1932	+21.0%
1936	+35.3%
1940	+16.1%
1944	+13.5%
1948	+0.4%
1952	−13.6%
1956	−11.1%
1960	−0.5%
1964	+18.3%
1968	−3.1%
1972	−13.5%
1976	−1.8%
1980	−16.8%
1984	−16.2%
1988	−3.6%
1992	+13.4%
1996	+12.9%
2000	+11.8%
2004	+9.9%
2008	+24.0%
2012	+23.1%
2016	+30.0%
2020	+29.1%
2024	+20.1%

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County results — 2004

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

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County	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
Alameda County	D	+51.9%	422,585	130,911	562,090
Alpine County	D	+8.8%	373	311	701
Amador County	R	−25.5%	6,541	11,107	17,891
Butte County	R	−9.6%	42,448	51,662	96,157
Calaveras County	R	−23.8%	8,286	13,601	22,343
Colusa County	R	−35.6%	1,947	4,142	6,166
Contra Costa County	D	+25.8%	257,254	150,608	413,028
Del Norte County	R	−15.5%	3,892	5,356	9,421
El Dorado County	R	−23.9%	32,242	52,878	86,364
Fresno County	R	−15.7%	103,154	141,988	247,463
Glenn County	R	−35.0%	2,995	6,308	9,454
Humboldt County	D	+18.6%	37,988	25,714	65,886
Imperial County	D	+6.1%	17,964	15,890	34,274
Inyo County	R	−20.2%	3,350	5,091	8,616
Kern County	R	−34.0%	68,603	140,417	211,174
Kings County	R	−31.7%	10,833	21,003	32,110
Lake County	D	+8.3%	13,141	11,093	24,719
Lassen County	R	−43.4%	3,158	8,126	11,450
Los Angeles County	D	+27.5%	1,907,736	1,076,225	3,023,280
Madera County	R	−29.3%	13,481	24,871	38,850
Marin County	D	+47.8%	99,070	34,378	135,325
Mariposa County	R	−22.7%	3,251	5,215	8,658
Mendocino County	D	+29.7%	24,385	12,955	38,429
Merced County	R	−14.3%	24,491	32,773	57,960
Modoc County	R	−46.7%	1,149	3,235	4,467
Mono County	D	+0.1%	2,628	2,621	5,338
Monterey County	D	+22.0%	75,241	47,838	124,653
Napa County	D	+20.5%	33,666	22,059	56,599
Nevada County	R	−8.5%	24,220	28,790	53,920
Orange County	R	−20.7%	419,239	641,832	1,075,399
Placer County	R	−26.4%	55,573	95,969	153,278
Plumas County	R	−24.8%	4,129	6,905	11,190
Riverside County	R	−16.8%	228,806	322,473	557,579
Sacramento County	D	+0.2%	236,657	235,539	477,866
San Benito County	D	+6.2%	9,851	8,698	18,725
San Bernardino County	R	−11.8%	227,789	289,306	523,276
San Diego County	R	−6.1%	526,437	596,033	1,136,351
San Francisco County	D	+67.8%	296,772	54,355	357,465
San Joaquin County	R	−7.4%	87,012	100,978	189,864
San Luis Obispo County	R	−7.2%	58,742	67,995	129,050
San Mateo County	D	+40.2%	197,922	83,315	284,857
Santa Barbara County	D	+8.0%	90,314	76,806	169,861
Santa Clara County	D	+29.3%	386,100	209,094	603,816
Santa Cruz County	D	+48.1%	89,102	30,354	122,084
Shasta County	R	−35.9%	24,339	52,249	77,731
Sierra County	R	−31.0%	646	1,249	1,948
Siskiyou County	R	−22.9%	7,880	12,673	20,899
Solano County	D	+15.3%	85,096	62,301	148,837
Sonoma County	D	+36.3%	148,261	68,204	220,690
Stanislaus County	R	−18.3%	58,829	85,407	145,624
Sutter County	R	−35.3%	9,602	20,254	30,145
Tehama County	R	−34.4%	7,504	15,572	23,444
Trinity County	R	−11.9%	2,782	3,560	6,513
Tulare County	R	−33.3%	32,494	65,399	98,860
Tuolumne County	R	−21.5%	10,104	15,745	26,235
Ventura County	R	−3.7%	148,859	160,314	313,193
Yolo County	D	+20.6%	42,885	28,005	72,269
Yuba County	R	−35.4%	5,687	12,076	18,024