George W. Bush carried Florida R+5.0.

John Kerry (D) vs George W. Bush (R) in Florida, 2004. The state ran 2.5 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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Florida result

7,609,810 votes counted

Kerry (D)

3,583,544

47.1%

Bush (R)

3,964,522

52.1%

All others

61,744

0.8%

Margin

R+5.0

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2004 presidential election

Florida, 2004

BushR+5.0

How it voted

Share of the 2004 vote

George W. Bush ✓Republican	52.1%	3,964,522
John KerryDemocratic	47.1%	3,583,544
OtherAll other candidates	0.8%	61,744

D+60

R+60

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

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Florida's presidential margins

1884–2024, the 2004 contest in context

Florida's presidential margins

Year	Margin (D minus R)
1884	+6.4%
1892	+75.8%
1896	+41.5%
1900	+53.8%
1904	+47.6%
1908	+41.4%
1912	+61.1%
1916	+51.2%
1920	+31.3%
1924	+28.8%
1928	−16.7%
1932	+49.8%
1936	+52.2%
1940	+48.0%
1944	+40.6%
1948	+15.2%
1952	−10.0%
1956	−14.5%
1960	−3.0%
1964	+2.3%
1968	−9.6%
1972	−44.1%
1976	+5.3%
1980	−17.0%
1984	−30.7%
1988	−22.4%
1992	−1.9%
1996	+5.7%
2000	−0.0%
2004	−5.0%
2008	+2.8%
2012	+0.9%
2016	−1.2%
2020	−3.4%
2024	−13.1%

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County results — 2004

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

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County	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
Alachua County	D	+13.2%	62,504	47,762	111,328
Baker County	R	−55.8%	2,180	7,738	9,955
Bay County	R	−43.1%	21,068	53,404	75,024
Bradford County	R	−39.7%	3,244	7,557	10,855
Brevard County	R	−16.1%	110,309	153,068	265,462
Broward County	D	+29.6%	453,873	244,674	706,872
Calhoun County	R	−27.9%	2,116	3,782	5,963
Charlotte County	R	−12.7%	34,256	44,428	79,786
Citrus County	R	−14.7%	29,277	39,500	69,467
Clay County	R	−52.9%	18,971	62,078	81,495
Collier County	R	−30.9%	43,892	83,631	128,683
Columbia County	R	−34.9%	8,031	16,758	24,991
DeSoto County	R	−16.9%	3,913	5,524	9,510
Dixie County	R	−38.4%	1,960	4,434	6,442
Duval County	R	−16.2%	158,610	220,190	381,061
Escambia County	R	−31.6%	48,329	93,566	143,278
Flagler County	R	−2.7%	18,578	19,633	38,480
Franklin County	R	−18.1%	2,401	3,472	5,931
Gadsden County	D	+39.9%	14,629	6,253	20,984
Gilchrist County	R	−41.6%	2,017	4,936	7,015
Glades County	R	−17.3%	1,718	2,443	4,188
Gulf County	R	−33.0%	2,407	4,805	7,277
Hamilton County	R	−10.5%	2,260	2,792	5,079
Hardee County	R	−40.0%	2,149	5,049	7,249
Hendry County	R	−18.4%	3,960	5,757	9,775
Hernando County	R	−6.8%	37,187	42,635	80,547
Highlands County	R	−25.4%	15,347	25,878	41,496
Hillsborough County	R	−6.8%	214,132	245,576	463,222
Holmes County	R	−55.4%	1,810	6,412	8,300
Indian River County	R	−21.1%	23,956	36,938	61,414
Jackson County	R	−23.1%	7,555	12,122	19,807
Jefferson County	D	+11.2%	4,135	3,298	7,478
Lafayette County	R	−48.6%	845	2,460	3,325
Lake County	R	−21.1%	48,221	74,389	123,950
Lee County	R	−20.9%	93,860	144,176	240,667
Leon County	D	+23.7%	83,873	51,615	136,379
Levy County	R	−26.0%	6,074	10,410	16,652
Liberty County	R	−28.4%	1,070	1,927	3,021
Madison County	R	−1.7%	4,050	4,191	8,304
Manatee County	R	−14.0%	61,262	81,318	143,621
Marion County	R	−17.2%	57,271	81,283	139,677
Martin County	R	−15.4%	30,208	41,362	72,453
Miami-Dade County	D	+6.3%	409,732	361,095	774,726
Monroe County	D	+0.5%	19,654	19,467	39,535
Nassau County	R	−46.5%	8,573	23,783	32,743
Okaloosa County	R	−56.1%	19,368	69,693	89,756
Okeechobee County	R	−15.0%	5,153	6,978	12,190
Orange County	D	+0.2%	193,354	192,539	388,044
Osceola County	R	−5.5%	38,633	43,117	82,204
Palm Beach County	D	+21.3%	328,687	212,688	544,622
Pasco County	R	−9.7%	84,749	103,230	190,916
Pinellas County	R	−0.0%	225,460	225,686	455,357
Polk County	R	−17.8%	86,009	123,559	210,830
Putnam County	R	−19.0%	12,412	18,311	30,973
Santa Rosa County	R	−55.6%	14,659	52,059	67,307
Sarasota County	R	−8.3%	88,442	104,692	195,652
Seminole County	R	−16.8%	76,971	108,172	186,195
St. Johns County	R	−38.0%	26,399	59,196	86,290
St. Lucie County	D	+4.2%	51,835	47,592	100,063
Sumter County	R	−25.8%	11,584	19,800	31,842
Suwannee County	R	−42.0%	4,522	11,153	15,802
Taylor County	R	−28.2%	3,049	5,467	8,581
Union County	R	−45.9%	1,251	3,396	4,675
Volusia County	D	+1.6%	115,519	111,924	228,939
Wakulla County	R	−16.0%	4,896	6,777	11,763
Walton County	R	−47.3%	6,213	17,555	23,976
Washington County	R	−43.0%	2,912	7,369	10,366