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Elections / 2004 · President · CO

George W. Bush carried Colorado R+4.7.

John Kerry (D) vs George W. Bush (R) in Colorado, 2004. The state ran 2.2 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)

Colorado result
2,130,325 votes counted
Kerry (D)
1,001,725
47.0%
Bush (R)
1,101,256
51.7%
All others
27,344
1.3%
Margin
R+4.7
2004 presidential election
Colorado, 2004
BushR+4.7
2004 presidential margin by county for Colorado — 2004 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Colorado — 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.Adams County, CO · D+2.3Alamosa County, CO · R+2.6Arapahoe County, CO · R+4.0Archuleta County, CO · R+25.0Baca County, CO · R+54.8Bent County, CO · R+25.7Boulder County, CO · D+33.9Broomfield County, CO · R+4.6Chaffee County, CO · R+12.6Cheyenne County, CO · R+63.9Clear Creek County, CO · D+8.3Conejos County, CO · D+0.8Costilla County, CO · D+34.3Crowley County, CO · R+35.4Custer County, CO · R+37.8Delta County, CO · R+38.8Denver County, CO · D+40.3Dolores County, CO · R+39.4Douglas County, CO · R+33.8Eagle County, CO · D+6.5El Paso County, CO · R+34.6Elbert County, CO · R+48.9Fremont County, CO · R+34.4Garfield County, CO · R+9.2Gilpin County, CO · D+15.0Grand County, CO · R+13.4Gunnison County, CO · D+15.5Hinsdale County, CO · R+19.8Huerfano County, CO · R+1.3Jackson County, CO · R+53.5Jefferson County, CO · R+5.2Kiowa County, CO · R+60.5Kit Carson County, CO · R+56.9La Plata County, CO · D+6.7Lake County, CO · D+12.3Larimer County, CO · R+5.2Las Animas County, CO · D+1.6Lincoln County, CO · R+56.3Logan County, CO · R+41.9Mesa County, CO · R+35.5Mineral County, CO · R+25.2Moffat County, CO · R+50.5Montezuma County, CO · R+28.3Montrose County, CO · R+39.7Morgan County, CO · R+37.7Otero County, CO · R+21.8Ouray County, CO · R+4.6Park County, CO · R+16.0Phillips County, CO · R+48.8Pitkin County, CO · D+38.4Prowers County, CO · R+43.9Pueblo County, CO · D+6.3Rio Blanco County, CO · R+61.2Rio Grande County, CO · R+26.1Routt County, CO · D+10.1Saguache County, CO · D+15.4San Juan County, CO · D+7.6San Miguel County, CO · D+44.7Sedgwick County, CO · R+43.9Summit County, CO · D+20.2Teller County, CO · R+38.3Washington County, CO · R+63.0Weld County, CO · R+26.8Yuma County, CO · R+52.5
How it voted
Share of the 2004 vote
George W. Bush ✓Republican51.7%1,101,256
John KerryDemocratic47.0%1,001,725
OtherAll other candidates1.3%27,344
D+60
R+60
64 counties, each filled by 2004 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Colorado's presidential margins
1880–2024, the 2004 contest in context
Colorado's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1880 to 2024. Most recent: +11.0% in 2024.flipped D · 2008+11.0%DR18802024
Colorado's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1880−5.2%
1884−12.6%
1888−14.4%
1892−41.1%
1896+70.6%
1900+13.6%
1904−14.2%
1908+1.1%
1912+20.9%
1916+26.0%
1920−23.4%
1924−35.0%
1928−30.8%
1932+13.4%
1936+23.3%
1940−2.6%
1944−6.8%
1948+5.4%
1952−21.3%
1956−19.7%
1960−9.7%
1964+23.1%
1968−9.2%
1972−28.0%
1976−11.5%
1980−24.0%
1984−28.3%
1988−7.8%
1992+4.3%
1996−1.4%
2000−8.4%
2004−4.7%
2008+9.0%
2012+5.4%
2016+4.9%
2020+13.5%
2024+11.0%
County results — 2004
64 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Adams CountyD
+2.3%
69,12265,912136,677
Alamosa CountyR
−2.6%
3,0173,1796,279
Arapahoe CountyR
−4.0%
110,262119,475232,365
Archuleta CountyR
−25.0%
2,1413,6015,839
Baca CountyR
−54.8%
4831,6802,186
Bent CountyR
−25.7%
7851,3382,155
Boulder CountyD
+33.9%
105,56451,586159,259
Broomfield CountyR
−4.6%
10,93512,00723,235
Chaffee CountyR
−12.6%
3,7664,8758,770
Cheyenne CountyR
−63.9%
1989231,134
Clear Creek CountyD
+8.3%
2,9892,5225,613
Conejos CountyD
+0.8%
1,8941,8643,803
Costilla CountyD
+34.3%
1,1705661,760
Crowley CountyR
−35.4%
4781,0061,493
Custer CountyR
−37.8%
7391,6572,428
Delta CountyR
−38.8%
4,2249,72214,159
Denver CountyD
+40.3%
166,13569,903238,826
Dolores CountyR
−39.4%
3337851,147
Douglas CountyR
−33.8%
39,66180,651121,201
Eagle CountyD
+6.5%
9,7448,53318,511
El Paso CountyR
−34.6%
77,648161,361241,788
Elbert CountyR
−48.9%
2,8348,38911,364
Fremont CountyR
−34.4%
5,93312,31318,526
Garfield CountyR
−9.2%
9,22811,12320,647
Gilpin CountyD
+15.0%
1,8071,3293,196
Grand CountyR
−13.4%
3,2434,2607,609
Gunnison CountyD
+15.5%
4,7823,4798,420
Hinsdale CountyR
−19.8%
236355602
Huerfano CountyR
−1.3%
1,6561,7013,396
Jackson CountyR
−53.5%
210710934
Jefferson CountyR
−5.2%
126,558140,644271,568
Kiowa CountyR
−60.5%
172712892
Kit Carson CountyR
−56.9%
7292,7213,502
La Plata CountyD
+6.7%
13,40911,70425,513
Lake CountyD
+12.3%
1,6231,2612,949
Larimer CountyR
−5.2%
68,26675,884146,436
Las Animas CountyD
+1.6%
3,3003,1966,592
Lincoln CountyR
−56.3%
5031,8192,337
Logan CountyR
−41.9%
2,4916,1688,766
Mesa CountyR
−35.5%
19,56441,53961,885
Mineral CountyR
−25.2%
227383619
Moffat CountyR
−50.5%
1,3554,2475,725
Montezuma CountyR
−28.3%
3,8676,98811,015
Montrose CountyR
−39.7%
4,77611,21816,219
Morgan CountyR
−37.7%
3,0396,7879,936
Otero CountyR
−21.8%
3,1644,9478,180
Ouray CountyR
−4.6%
1,2781,4022,721
Park CountyR
−16.0%
3,4454,7818,357
Phillips CountyR
−48.8%
5821,7172,325
Pitkin CountyD
+38.4%
6,3352,7849,256
Prowers CountyR
−43.9%
1,3083,3924,745
Pueblo CountyD
+6.3%
35,36931,11767,187
Rio Blanco CountyR
−61.2%
5662,4033,003
Rio Grande CountyR
−26.1%
2,0063,4485,526
Routt CountyD
+10.1%
6,3925,19911,762
Saguache CountyD
+15.4%
1,5941,1632,803
San Juan CountyD
+7.6%
253216486
San Miguel CountyD
+44.7%
2,8761,0794,019
Sedgwick CountyR
−43.9%
3749711,360
Summit CountyD
+20.2%
8,1445,37013,735
Teller CountyR
−38.3%
3,5568,09411,842
Washington CountyR
−63.0%
4552,0502,530
Weld CountyR
−26.8%
31,86855,59188,653
Yuma CountyR
−52.5%
1,0643,4564,559