Elections / 2004 · President · GA
Georgia — 2004 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate2004 presidential electionGeorgia · PresidentBushR+16.6
How it voted
Share of the 2004 vote
| George W. Bush ✓Republican | 57.9% | 1,914,254 |
|---|---|---|
| John KerryDemocratic | 41.3% | 1,366,149 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 0.7% | 24,078 |
2004presidential margin
D+60R+60
159 counties, each filled by 2004 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Georgia cast 15 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (159 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Appling County, GA | Republican | R+41.5 |
| Atkinson County, GA | Republican | R+35.1 |
| Bacon County, GA | Republican | R+50.7 |
| Baker County, GA | Democratic | D+6.5 |
| Baldwin County, GA | Republican | R+6.4 |
| Banks County, GA | Republican | R+58.3 |
| Barrow County, GA | Republican | R+53.1 |
| Bartow County, GA | Republican | R+48.1 |
| Ben Hill County, GA | Republican | R+20.8 |
| Berrien County, GA | Republican | R+40.7 |
| Bibb County, GA | Democratic | D+2.1 |
| Bleckley County, GA | Republican | R+42.2 |
| Brantley County, GA | Republican | R+54.7 |
| Brooks County, GA | Republican | R+14.1 |
| Bryan County, GA | Republican | R+47.8 |
| Bulloch County, GA | Republican | R+28.2 |
| Burke County, GA | Republican | R+0.2 |
| Butts County, GA | Republican | R+32.9 |
| Calhoun County, GA | Democratic | D+11.3 |
| Camden County, GA | Republican | R+34.2 |
| Candler County, GA | Republican | R+30.2 |
| Carroll County, GA | Republican | R+41.3 |
| Catoosa County, GA | Republican | R+47.4 |
| Charlton County, GA | Republican | R+36.8 |
| Chatham County, GA | Democratic | D+0.2 |
| Chattahoochee County, GA | Republican | R+7.8 |
| Chattooga County, GA | Republican | R+27.8 |
| Cherokee County, GA | Republican | R+58.9 |
| Clarke County, GA | Democratic | D+17.8 |
| Clay County, GA | Democratic | D+22.1 |
| Clayton County, GA | Democratic | D+41.4 |
| Clinch County, GA | Republican | R+33.1 |
| Cobb County, GA | Republican | R+24.8 |
| Coffee County, GA | Republican | R+35.1 |
| Colquitt County, GA | Republican | R+41.8 |
| Columbia County, GA | Republican | R+51.1 |
| Cook County, GA | Republican | R+27.6 |
| Coweta County, GA | Republican | R+49.4 |
| Crawford County, GA | Republican | R+29.0 |
| Crisp County, GA | Republican | R+24.1 |
| Dade County, GA | Republican | R+40.7 |
| Dawson County, GA | Republican | R+64.5 |
| Decatur County, GA | Republican | R+19.8 |
| DeKalb County, GA | Democratic | D+46.0 |
| Dodge County, GA | Republican | R+31.4 |
| Dooly County, GA | Democratic | D+3.1 |
| Dougherty County, GA | Democratic | D+18.1 |
| Douglas County, GA | Republican | R+23.4 |
| Early County, GA | Republican | R+18.8 |
| Echols County, GA | Republican | R+53.1 |
| Effingham County, GA | Republican | R+54.9 |
| Elbert County, GA | Republican | R+21.4 |
| Emanuel County, GA | Republican | R+25.3 |
| Evans County, GA | Republican | R+30.7 |
| Fannin County, GA | Republican | R+42.8 |
| Fayette County, GA | Republican | R+42.7 |
| Floyd County, GA | Republican | R+35.9 |
| Forsyth County, GA | Republican | R+66.9 |
| Franklin County, GA | Republican | R+39.6 |
| Fulton County, GA | Democratic | D+19.3 |
| Gilmer County, GA | Republican | R+48.9 |
| Glascock County, GA | Republican | R+60.3 |
| Glynn County, GA | Republican | R+34.8 |
| Gordon County, GA | Republican | R+48.4 |
| Grady County, GA | Republican | R+24.1 |
| Greene County, GA | Republican | R+18.8 |
| Gwinnett County, GA | Republican | R+32.2 |
| Habersham County, GA | Republican | R+57.9 |
| Hall County, GA | Republican | R+57.0 |
| Hancock County, GA | Democratic | D+53.2 |
| Haralson County, GA | Republican | R+51.6 |
| Harris County, GA | Republican | R+44.3 |
| Hart County, GA | Republican | R+22.4 |
| Heard County, GA | Republican | R+41.5 |
| Henry County, GA | Republican | R+33.7 |
| Houston County, GA | Republican | R+32.7 |
| Irwin County, GA | Republican | R+37.9 |
| Jackson County, GA | Republican | R+56.4 |
| Jasper County, GA | Republican | R+33.7 |
| Jeff Davis County, GA | Republican | R+46.9 |
| Jefferson County, GA | Democratic | D+5.8 |
| Jenkins County, GA | Republican | R+11.9 |
| Johnson County, GA | Republican | R+28.6 |
| Jones County, GA | Republican | R+28.4 |
| Lamar County, GA | Republican | R+24.5 |
| Lanier County, GA | Republican | R+27.4 |
| Laurens County, GA | Republican | R+26.7 |
| Lee County, GA | Republican | R+57.7 |
| Liberty County, GA | Democratic | D+3.8 |
| Lincoln County, GA | Republican | R+26.6 |
| Long County, GA | Republican | R+31.6 |
| Lowndes County, GA | Republican | R+20.4 |
| Lumpkin County, GA | Republican | R+51.8 |
| Macon County, GA | Democratic | D+22.1 |
| Madison County, GA | Republican | R+48.0 |
| Marion County, GA | Republican | R+13.4 |
| McDuffie County, GA | Republican | R+25.0 |
| McIntosh County, GA | Republican | R+5.8 |
| Meriwether County, GA | Republican | R+8.5 |
| Miller County, GA | Republican | R+39.2 |
| Mitchell County, GA | Republican | R+7.2 |
| Monroe County, GA | Republican | R+33.8 |
| Montgomery County, GA | Republican | R+36.1 |
| Morgan County, GA | Republican | R+35.8 |
| Murray County, GA | Republican | R+45.3 |
| Muscogee County, GA | Democratic | D+3.1 |
| Newton County, GA | Republican | R+24.5 |
| Oconee County, GA | Republican | R+45.7 |
| Oglethorpe County, GA | Republican | R+31.7 |
| Paulding County, GA | Republican | R+52.9 |
| Peach County, GA | Republican | R+6.9 |
| Pickens County, GA | Republican | R+53.3 |
| Pierce County, GA | Republican | R+58.2 |
| Pike County, GA | Republican | R+54.6 |
| Polk County, GA | Republican | R+37.0 |
| Pulaski County, GA | Republican | R+25.8 |
| Putnam County, GA | Republican | R+28.4 |
| Quitman County, GA | Democratic | D+13.9 |
| Rabun County, GA | Republican | R+41.1 |
| Randolph County, GA | Democratic | D+6.4 |
| Richmond County, GA | Democratic | D+13.7 |
| Rockdale County, GA | Republican | R+21.5 |
| Schley County, GA | Republican | R+39.1 |
| Screven County, GA | Republican | R+13.9 |
| Seminole County, GA | Republican | R+21.3 |
| Spalding County, GA | Republican | R+28.5 |
| Stephens County, GA | Republican | R+43.3 |
| Stewart County, GA | Democratic | D+20.8 |
| Sumter County, GA | Republican | R+1.1 |
| Talbot County, GA | Democratic | D+24.7 |
| Taliaferro County, GA | Democratic | D+29.1 |
| Tattnall County, GA | Republican | R+44.3 |
| Taylor County, GA | Republican | R+13.4 |
| Telfair County, GA | Republican | R+15.4 |
| Terrell County, GA | Democratic | D+2.4 |
| Thomas County, GA | Republican | R+23.3 |
| Tift County, GA | Republican | R+37.9 |
| Toombs County, GA | Republican | R+41.1 |
| Towns County, GA | Republican | R+45.3 |
| Treutlen County, GA | Republican | R+23.1 |
| Troup County, GA | Republican | R+29.9 |
| Turner County, GA | Republican | R+22.9 |
| Twiggs County, GA | Democratic | D+2.5 |
| Union County, GA | Republican | R+48.9 |
| Upson County, GA | Republican | R+31.8 |
| Walker County, GA | Republican | R+43.5 |
| Walton County, GA | Republican | R+56.8 |
| Ware County, GA | Republican | R+38.4 |
| Warren County, GA | Democratic | D+9.6 |
| Washington County, GA | Republican | R+4.4 |
| Wayne County, GA | Republican | R+43.3 |
| Webster County, GA | Democratic | D+3.0 |
| Wheeler County, GA | Republican | R+16.8 |
| White County, GA | Republican | R+56.7 |
| Whitfield County, GA | Republican | R+46.8 |
| Wilcox County, GA | Republican | R+30.7 |
| Wilkes County, GA | Republican | R+10.2 |
| Wilkinson County, GA | Republican | R+0.6 |
| Worth County, GA | Republican | R+39.2 |
Nominees: John Kerry (D) · George W. Bush (R)
Georgia's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 2004 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +36.3% |
| 1896 | +21.0% |
| 1900 | +38.7% |
| 1904 | +45.9% |
| 1908 | +23.4% |
| 1912 | +72.4% |
| 1916 | +72.9% |
| 1920 | +42.3% |
| 1924 | +55.9% |
| 1928 | +12.0% |
| 1932 | +83.8% |
| 1936 | +74.5% |
| 1940 | +69.9% |
| 1944 | +63.5% |
| 1948 | +42.5% |
| 1952 | +39.3% |
| 1956 | +34.1% |
| 1960 | +25.1% |
| 1964 | −8.3% |
| 1968 | −3.7% |
| 1972 | −50.6% |
| 1976 | +33.9% |
| 1980 | +14.8% |
| 1984 | −20.4% |
| 1988 | −20.3% |
| 1992 | +0.6% |
| 1996 | −1.2% |
| 2000 | −11.7% |
| 2004 | −16.6% |
| 2008 | −5.2% |
| 2012 | −7.8% |
| 2016 | −5.1% |
| 2020 | +0.3% |
| 2024 | −2.2% |
County-by-county results — 159 counties
| County | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appling County | R | 1,848 | 4,494 | 6,373 | |
| Atkinson County | R | 799 | 1,666 | 2,473 | |
| Bacon County | R | 930 | 2,853 | 3,792 | |
| Baker County | D | 936 | 821 | 1,765 | |
| Baldwin County | R | 6,775 | 7,709 | 14,575 | |
| Banks County | R | 1,149 | 4,410 | 5,592 | |
| Barrow County | R | 4,095 | 13,520 | 17,750 | |
| Bartow County | R | 7,741 | 22,311 | 30,291 | |
| Ben Hill County | R | 2,180 | 3,331 | 5,545 | |
| Berrien County | R | 1,638 | 3,917 | 5,606 | |
| Bibb County | D | 29,322 | 28,107 | 57,788 | |
| Bleckley County | R | 1,281 | 3,167 | 4,471 | |
| Brantley County | R | 1,258 | 4,333 | 5,626 | |
| Brooks County | R | 2,193 | 2,912 | 5,117 | |
| Bryan County | R | 2,590 | 7,363 | 9,994 | |
| Bulloch County | R | 6,840 | 12,252 | 19,212 | |
| Burke County | R | 4,213 | 4,232 | 8,487 | |
| Butts County | R | 2,572 | 5,119 | 7,742 | |
| Calhoun County | D | 1,119 | 890 | 2,019 | |
| Camden County | R | 4,637 | 9,488 | 14,193 | |
| Candler County | R | 1,096 | 2,048 | 3,155 | |
| Carroll County | R | 10,224 | 24,837 | 35,347 | |
| Catoosa County | R | 5,807 | 16,406 | 22,341 | |
| Charlton County | R | 1,064 | 2,311 | 3,391 | |
| Chatham County | D | 45,630 | 45,484 | 91,671 | |
| Chattahoochee County | R | 773 | 905 | 1,690 | |
| Chattooga County | R | 2,809 | 4,992 | 7,862 | |
| Cherokee County | R | 14,824 | 58,238 | 73,727 | |
| Clarke County | D | 21,718 | 15,052 | 37,443 | |
| Clay County | D | 798 | 509 | 1,310 | |
| Clayton County | D | 56,113 | 23,106 | 79,643 | |
| Clinch County | R | 750 | 1,501 | 2,268 | |
| Cobb County | R | 103,955 | 173,467 | 280,061 | |
| Coffee County | R | 3,979 | 8,306 | 12,333 | |
| Colquitt County | R | 3,378 | 8,296 | 11,752 | |
| Columbia County | R | 11,442 | 35,549 | 47,203 | |
| Cook County | R | 1,733 | 3,065 | 4,822 | |
| Coweta County | R | 10,647 | 31,682 | 42,609 | |
| Crawford County | R | 1,552 | 2,830 | 4,408 | |
| Crisp County | R | 2,357 | 3,865 | 6,254 | |
| Dade County | R | 1,823 | 4,368 | 6,255 | |
| Dawson County | R | 1,407 | 6,649 | 8,121 | |
| Decatur County | R | 3,577 | 5,348 | 8,956 | |
| DeKalb County | D | 200,787 | 73,570 | 276,771 | |
| Dodge County | R | 2,384 | 4,584 | 6,996 | |
| Dooly County | D | 1,973 | 1,853 | 3,846 | |
| Dougherty County | D | 19,805 | 13,711 | 33,687 | |
| Douglas County | R | 15,997 | 25,846 | 42,124 | |
| Early County | R | 1,701 | 2,495 | 4,219 | |
| Echols County | R | 231 | 757 | 991 | |
| Effingham County | R | 3,613 | 12,503 | 16,182 | |
| Elbert County | R | 2,984 | 4,626 | 7,668 | |
| Emanuel County | R | 2,774 | 4,666 | 7,473 | |
| Evans County | R | 1,213 | 2,291 | 3,516 | |
| Fannin County | R | 2,727 | 6,862 | 9,664 | |
| Fayette County | R | 14,887 | 37,346 | 52,624 | |
| Floyd County | R | 10,038 | 21,400 | 31,676 | |
| Forsyth County | R | 9,201 | 47,267 | 56,919 | |
| Franklin County | R | 2,245 | 5,218 | 7,515 | |
| Fulton County | D | 199,436 | 134,372 | 336,741 | |
| Gilmer County | R | 2,510 | 7,414 | 10,023 | |
| Glascock County | R | 250 | 1,016 | 1,270 | |
| Glynn County | R | 8,962 | 18,608 | 27,739 | |
| Gordon County | R | 4,028 | 11,671 | 15,797 | |
| Grady County | R | 3,092 | 5,068 | 8,201 | |
| Greene County | R | 2,774 | 4,069 | 6,877 | |
| Gwinnett County | R | 81,708 | 160,445 | 244,343 | |
| Habersham County | R | 2,750 | 10,434 | 13,276 | |
| Hall County | R | 10,514 | 38,883 | 49,792 | |
| Hancock County | D | 2,715 | 822 | 3,555 | |
| Haralson County | R | 2,434 | 7,703 | 10,209 | |
| Harris County | R | 3,400 | 8,878 | 12,362 | |
| Hart County | R | 3,479 | 5,500 | 9,032 | |
| Heard County | R | 1,148 | 2,788 | 3,956 | |
| Henry County | R | 21,096 | 42,759 | 64,235 | |
| Houston County | R | 15,054 | 29,862 | 45,226 | |
| Irwin County | R | 1,051 | 2,347 | 3,418 | |
| Jackson County | R | 3,468 | 12,611 | 16,202 | |
| Jasper County | R | 1,558 | 3,157 | 4,743 | |
| Jeff Davis County | R | 1,277 | 3,549 | 4,845 | |
| Jefferson County | D | 3,447 | 3,066 | 6,539 | |
| Jenkins County | R | 1,494 | 1,898 | 3,405 | |
| Johnson County | R | 1,263 | 2,279 | 3,555 | |
| Jones County | R | 3,855 | 6,939 | 10,858 | |
| Lamar County | R | 2,432 | 4,027 | 6,499 | |
| Lanier County | R | 931 | 1,641 | 2,589 | |
| Laurens County | R | 6,281 | 10,883 | 17,261 | |
| Lee County | R | 2,182 | 8,201 | 10,428 | |
| Liberty County | D | 6,619 | 6,131 | 12,809 | |
| Lincoln County | R | 1,337 | 2,309 | 3,658 | |
| Long County | R | 1,033 | 1,994 | 3,041 | |
| Lowndes County | R | 12,516 | 18,981 | 31,684 | |
| Lumpkin County | R | 2,091 | 6,690 | 8,878 | |
| Macon County | D | 2,906 | 1,851 | 4,780 | |
| Madison County | R | 2,527 | 7,254 | 9,856 | |
| Marion County | R | 1,275 | 1,670 | 2,957 | |
| McDuffie County | R | 2,899 | 4,846 | 7,780 | |
| McIntosh County | R | 2,523 | 2,837 | 5,382 | |
| Meriwether County | R | 3,709 | 4,402 | 8,155 | |
| Miller County | R | 736 | 1,694 | 2,442 | |
| Mitchell County | R | 3,360 | 3,885 | 7,272 | |
| Monroe County | R | 3,216 | 6,522 | 9,794 | |
| Montgomery County | R | 1,007 | 2,150 | 3,170 | |
| Morgan County | R | 2,304 | 4,902 | 7,247 | |
| Murray County | R | 2,899 | 7,745 | 10,700 | |
| Muscogee County | D | 32,867 | 30,850 | 64,052 | |
| Newton County | R | 10,939 | 18,095 | 29,191 | |
| Oconee County | R | 3,789 | 10,276 | 14,199 | |
| Oglethorpe County | R | 1,899 | 3,688 | 5,638 | |
| Paulding County | R | 9,420 | 30,843 | 40,514 | |
| Peach County | R | 3,961 | 4,554 | 8,554 | |
| Pickens County | R | 2,444 | 8,115 | 10,639 | |
| Pierce County | R | 1,234 | 4,680 | 5,925 | |
| Pike County | R | 1,506 | 5,193 | 6,749 | |
| Polk County | R | 3,868 | 8,467 | 12,420 | |
| Pulaski County | R | 1,294 | 2,202 | 3,517 | |
| Putnam County | R | 2,880 | 5,188 | 8,118 | |
| Quitman County | D | 543 | 409 | 965 | |
| Rabun County | R | 1,918 | 4,650 | 6,643 | |
| Randolph County | D | 1,612 | 1,418 | 3,050 | |
| Richmond County | D | 39,262 | 29,764 | 69,376 | |
| Rockdale County | R | 12,136 | 18,856 | 31,206 | |
| Schley County | R | 464 | 1,063 | 1,532 | |
| Screven County | R | 2,534 | 3,360 | 5,928 | |
| Seminole County | R | 1,278 | 1,977 | 3,281 | |
| Spalding County | R | 7,460 | 13,461 | 21,036 | |
| Stephens County | R | 2,714 | 6,904 | 9,674 | |
| Stewart County | D | 1,220 | 797 | 2,032 | |
| Sumter County | R | 5,562 | 5,688 | 11,298 | |
| Talbot County | D | 1,830 | 1,103 | 2,947 | |
| Taliaferro County | D | 612 | 335 | 951 | |
| Tattnall County | R | 1,787 | 4,657 | 6,474 | |
| Taylor County | R | 1,458 | 1,912 | 3,383 | |
| Telfair County | R | 1,590 | 2,171 | 3,776 | |
| Terrell County | D | 1,951 | 1,859 | 3,827 | |
| Thomas County | R | 5,997 | 9,659 | 15,733 | |
| Tift County | R | 3,864 | 8,619 | 12,537 | |
| Toombs County | R | 2,567 | 6,196 | 8,820 | |
| Towns County | R | 1,430 | 3,823 | 5,285 | |
| Treutlen County | R | 1,052 | 1,691 | 2,762 | |
| Troup County | R | 7,630 | 14,183 | 21,939 | |
| Turner County | R | 1,135 | 1,815 | 2,965 | |
| Twiggs County | D | 2,220 | 2,112 | 4,369 | |
| Union County | R | 2,327 | 6,847 | 9,245 | |
| Upson County | R | 3,424 | 6,634 | 10,094 | |
| Walker County | R | 5,986 | 15,340 | 21,502 | |
| Walton County | R | 5,887 | 21,594 | 27,647 | |
| Ware County | R | 3,449 | 7,790 | 11,291 | |
| Warren County | D | 1,360 | 1,121 | 2,489 | |
| Washington County | R | 3,733 | 4,081 | 7,858 | |
| Wayne County | R | 2,683 | 6,819 | 9,562 | |
| Webster County | D | 515 | 485 | 1,008 | |
| Wheeler County | R | 847 | 1,192 | 2,054 | |
| White County | R | 2,016 | 7,403 | 9,504 | |
| Whitfield County | R | 6,933 | 19,297 | 26,399 | |
| Wilcox County | R | 902 | 1,705 | 2,616 | |
| Wilkes County | R | 2,028 | 2,490 | 4,548 | |
| Wilkinson County | R | 2,235 | 2,261 | 4,518 | |
| Worth County | R | 2,219 | 5,105 | 7,356 |
Same ballot, 2004GA
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 2004 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.