Elections / 2004 · President · CT
John Kerry carried Connecticut D+10.4.
John Kerry (D) vs George W. Bush (R) in Connecticut, 2004. The state ran 12.8 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)
Connecticut result
1,578,729 votes counted
Kerry (D)
857,468
54.3%
Bush (R)
693,806
43.9%
All others
27,454
1.7%
Margin
D+10.4
2004 presidential election
Connecticut, 2004
KerryD+10.4
Constituent county margins for Connecticut — 2004 presidential electionOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2004 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
How it voted
Share of the 2004 vote
| John Kerry ✓Democratic | 54.3% | 857,468 |
|---|---|---|
| George W. BushRepublican | 43.9% | 693,806 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 1.7% | 27,454 |
D+60R+60
9 counties, each filled by 2004 D-vs-R margin.
Connecticut's presidential margins
1876–2024, the 2004 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1876 | +2.4% |
| 1880 | −2.0% |
| 1884 | +1.0% |
| 1888 | +0.2% |
| 1896 | −30.7% |
| 1900 | −15.9% |
| 1904 | −20.0% |
| 1908 | −23.5% |
| 1912 | +3.3% |
| 1916 | −3.1% |
| 1920 | −29.7% |
| 1924 | −34.0% |
| 1928 | −8.1% |
| 1932 | −1.1% |
| 1936 | +15.0% |
| 1940 | +7.1% |
| 1944 | +5.4% |
| 1948 | −1.6% |
| 1952 | −11.8% |
| 1956 | −27.5% |
| 1960 | +7.5% |
| 1964 | +35.7% |
| 1968 | +5.2% |
| 1972 | −18.5% |
| 1976 | −5.2% |
| 1980 | −9.6% |
| 1984 | −21.9% |
| 1988 | −5.1% |
| 1992 | +6.4% |
| 1996 | +18.1% |
| 2000 | +17.5% |
| 2004 | +10.4% |
| 2008 | +22.4% |
| 2012 | +17.3% |
| 2016 | +13.6% |
| 2020 | +20.0% |
| 2024 | +14.5% |
County results — 2004
9 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
| County | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capitol Planning Region | D | 250,252 | 173,468 | 431,473 | |
| Greater Bridgeport Planning Region | D | 70,089 | 64,542 | 136,489 | |
| Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region | D | 49,750 | 37,109 | 88,387 | |
| Naugatuck Valley Planning Region | D | 105,485 | 88,123 | 197,232 | |
| Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region | D | 21,062 | 18,360 | 40,294 | |
| Northwest Hills Planning Region | R | 27,271 | 29,315 | 57,690 | |
| South Central Connecticut Planning Region | D | 131,161 | 105,681 | 241,416 | |
| Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region | D | 68,262 | 52,231 | 122,969 | |
| Western Connecticut Planning Region | D | 134,136 | 124,977 | 262,779 |