Indiana — 2004 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate2004 presidential electionIndiana · PresidentBushR+20.7
How it voted
Share of the 2004 vote
| George W. Bush ✓Republican | 59.9% | 1,479,438 |
|---|---|---|
| John KerryDemocratic | 39.3% | 969,011 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 0.8% | 19,553 |
2004presidential margin
D+60R+60
92 counties, each filled by 2004 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Indiana cast 11 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (92 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Adams County, IN | Republican | R+46.6 |
| Allen County, IN | Republican | R+27.2 |
| Bartholomew County, IN | Republican | R+34.7 |
| Benton County, IN | Republican | R+41.6 |
| Blackford County, IN | Republican | R+28.7 |
| Boone County, IN | Republican | R+49.9 |
| Brown County, IN | Republican | R+24.3 |
| Carroll County, IN | Republican | R+36.8 |
| Cass County, IN | Republican | R+37.1 |
| Clark County, IN | Republican | R+16.2 |
| Clay County, IN | Republican | R+37.4 |
| Clinton County, IN | Republican | R+43.2 |
| Crawford County, IN | Republican | R+14.8 |
| Daviess County, IN | Republican | R+50.6 |
| Dearborn County, IN | Republican | R+36.4 |
| Decatur County, IN | Republican | R+47.8 |
| DeKalb County, IN | Republican | R+36.7 |
| Delaware County, IN | Republican | R+13.8 |
| Dubois County, IN | Republican | R+38.2 |
| Elkhart County, IN | Republican | R+40.7 |
| Fayette County, IN | Republican | R+22.5 |
| Floyd County, IN | Republican | R+17.8 |
| Fountain County, IN | Republican | R+35.7 |
| Franklin County, IN | Republican | R+40.6 |
| Fulton County, IN | Republican | R+39.3 |
| Gibson County, IN | Republican | R+25.7 |
| Grant County, IN | Republican | R+37.4 |
| Greene County, IN | Republican | R+30.0 |
| Hamilton County, IN | Republican | R+49.1 |
| Hancock County, IN | Republican | R+49.7 |
| Harrison County, IN | Republican | R+28.0 |
| Hendricks County, IN | Republican | R+47.6 |
| Henry County, IN | Republican | R+29.1 |
| Howard County, IN | Republican | R+28.9 |
| Huntington County, IN | Republican | R+49.5 |
| Jackson County, IN | Republican | R+36.7 |
| Jasper County, IN | Republican | R+37.0 |
| Jay County, IN | Republican | R+32.6 |
| Jefferson County, IN | Republican | R+20.4 |
| Jennings County, IN | Republican | R+31.6 |
| Johnson County, IN | Republican | R+48.1 |
| Knox County, IN | Republican | R+27.6 |
| Kosciusko County, IN | Republican | R+57.0 |
| LaGrange County, IN | Republican | R+43.4 |
| Lake County, IN | Democratic | D+22.8 |
| LaPorte County, IN | Democratic | D+0.5 |
| Lawrence County, IN | Republican | R+38.8 |
| Madison County, IN | Republican | R+19.4 |
| Marion County, IN | Democratic | D+1.9 |
| Marshall County, IN | Republican | R+36.4 |
| Martin County, IN | Republican | R+37.9 |
| Miami County, IN | Republican | R+41.9 |
| Monroe County, IN | Democratic | D+8.2 |
| Montgomery County, IN | Republican | R+50.6 |
| Morgan County, IN | Republican | R+48.2 |
| Newton County, IN | Republican | R+29.5 |
| Noble County, IN | Republican | R+39.3 |
| Ohio County, IN | Republican | R+22.2 |
| Orange County, IN | Republican | R+32.3 |
| Owen County, IN | Republican | R+32.4 |
| Parke County, IN | Republican | R+31.4 |
| Perry County, IN | Republican | R+0.1 |
| Pike County, IN | Republican | R+21.4 |
| Porter County, IN | Republican | R+8.3 |
| Posey County, IN | Republican | R+31.3 |
| Pulaski County, IN | Republican | R+36.5 |
| Putnam County, IN | Republican | R+36.6 |
| Randolph County, IN | Republican | R+30.3 |
| Ripley County, IN | Republican | R+39.8 |
| Rush County, IN | Republican | R+45.3 |
| Scott County, IN | Republican | R+11.2 |
| Shelby County, IN | Republican | R+42.9 |
| Spencer County, IN | Republican | R+20.3 |
| St. Joseph County, IN | Republican | R+2.4 |
| Starke County, IN | Republican | R+9.6 |
| Steuben County, IN | Republican | R+31.7 |
| Sullivan County, IN | Republican | R+19.8 |
| Switzerland County, IN | Republican | R+18.6 |
| Tippecanoe County, IN | Republican | R+19.2 |
| Tipton County, IN | Republican | R+43.4 |
| Union County, IN | Republican | R+36.5 |
| Vanderburgh County, IN | Republican | R+18.0 |
| Vermillion County, IN | Republican | R+1.6 |
| Vigo County, IN | Republican | R+6.4 |
| Wabash County, IN | Republican | R+41.8 |
| Warren County, IN | Republican | R+30.5 |
| Warrick County, IN | Republican | R+30.5 |
| Washington County, IN | Republican | R+27.9 |
| Wayne County, IN | Republican | R+21.0 |
| Wells County, IN | Republican | R+49.0 |
| White County, IN | Republican | R+35.7 |
| Whitley County, IN | Republican | R+41.8 |
Indiana results by county
92 counties. Third-party and independent votes are reported by the county source as one combined figure; every named candidate is listed in the complete result below.
| Led by | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams County | Bush, George W.+6,222 | 9,73473.0% | 3,51226.3% | 940.7% | 13,340 |
| Allen County | Bush, George W.+35,303 | 82,01363.3% | 46,71036.0% | 8860.7% | 129,609 |
| Bartholomew County | Bush, George W.+9,902 | 19,09367.0% | 9,19132.2% | 2310.8% | 28,515 |
| Benton County | Bush, George W.+1,662 | 2,79770.1% | 1,13528.4% | 601.5% | 3,992 |
| Blackford County | Bush, George W.+1,544 | 3,44764.1% | 1,90335.4% | 300.6% | 5,380 |
| Boone County | Bush, George W.+11,419 | 17,05574.5% | 5,63624.6% | 2070.9% | 22,898 |
| Brown County | Bush, George W.+1,782 | 4,51261.6% | 2,73037.2% | 881.2% | 7,330 |
| Carroll County | Bush, George W.+3,179 | 5,86867.9% | 2,68931.1% | 810.9% | 8,638 |
| Cass County | Bush, George W.+5,165 | 9,48068.0% | 4,31531.0% | 1361.0% | 13,931 |
| Clark County | Bush, George W.+6,847 | 24,49557.9% | 17,64841.7% | 1940.5% | 42,337 |
| Clay County | Bush, George W.+4,028 | 7,36168.3% | 3,33330.9% | 890.8% | 10,783 |
| Clinton County | Bush, George W.+5,136 | 8,47171.3% | 3,33528.1% | 710.6% | 11,877 |
| Crawford County | Bush, George W.+677 | 2,60957.0% | 1,93242.2% | 330.7% | 4,574 |
| Daviess County | Bush, George W.+5,363 | 7,93674.9% | 2,57324.3% | 900.8% | 10,599 |
| Dearborn County | Bush, George W.+7,635 | 14,23167.9% | 6,59631.5% | 1420.7% | 20,969 |
| Decatur County | Bush, George W.+4,878 | 7,49973.5% | 2,62125.7% | 790.8% | 10,199 |
| DeKalb County | Bush, George W.+5,658 | 10,46868.0% | 4,81031.2% | 1250.8% | 15,403 |
| Delaware County | Bush, George W.+6,628 | 27,06456.5% | 20,43642.6% | 4390.9% | 47,939 |
| Dubois County | Bush, George W.+6,516 | 11,72668.7% | 5,21030.5% | 1300.8% | 17,066 |
| Elkhart County | Bush, George W.+25,001 | 42,96770.0% | 17,96629.3% | 4470.7% | 61,380 |
| Fayette County | Bush, George W.+2,135 | 5,76160.8% | 3,62638.3% | 810.9% | 9,468 |
| Floyd County | Bush, George W.+6,020 | 19,87758.7% | 13,85740.9% | 1560.5% | 33,890 |
| Fountain County | Bush, George W.+2,783 | 5,26067.4% | 2,47731.7% | 670.9% | 7,804 |
| Franklin County | Bush, George W.+4,052 | 6,97769.8% | 2,92529.3% | 900.9% | 9,992 |
| Fulton County | Bush, George W.+3,420 | 6,02769.3% | 2,60730.0% | 690.8% | 8,703 |
| Gibson County | Bush, George W.+3,755 | 9,13362.5% | 5,37836.8% | 1030.7% | 14,614 |
| Grant County | Bush, George W.+10,260 | 18,76968.4% | 8,50931.0% | 1820.7% | 27,460 |
| Greene County | Bush, George W.+4,003 | 8,60964.5% | 4,60634.5% | 1371.0% | 13,352 |
| Hamilton County | Bush, George W.+51,499 | 77,88774.2% | 26,38825.2% | 6310.6% | 104,906 |
| Hancock County | Bush, George W.+13,859 | 20,77174.5% | 6,91224.8% | 1840.7% | 27,867 |
| Harrison County | Bush, George W.+4,844 | 11,01563.6% | 6,17135.6% | 1240.7% | 17,310 |
| Hendricks County | Bush, George W.+24,882 | 38,43073.5% | 13,54825.9% | 3240.6% | 52,302 |
| Henry County | Bush, George W.+5,961 | 13,13764.1% | 7,17635.0% | 1910.9% | 20,504 |
| Howard County | Bush, George W.+10,716 | 23,71464.1% | 12,99835.1% | 3090.8% | 37,021 |
| Huntington County | Bush, George W.+7,740 | 11,61774.3% | 3,87724.8% | 1330.9% | 15,627 |
| Jackson County | Bush, George W.+5,991 | 11,08368.0% | 5,09231.2% | 1340.8% | 16,309 |
| Jasper County | Bush, George W.+4,378 | 8,05668.0% | 3,67831.1% | 1100.9% | 11,844 |
| Jay County | Bush, George W.+2,687 | 5,42765.9% | 2,74033.3% | 650.8% | 8,232 |
| Jefferson County | Bush, George W.+2,646 | 7,76359.8% | 5,11739.4% | 910.7% | 12,971 |
| Jennings County | Bush, George W.+3,326 | 6,86465.3% | 3,53833.6% | 1151.1% | 10,517 |
| Johnson County | Bush, George W.+24,656 | 37,76573.7% | 13,10925.6% | 3810.7% | 51,255 |
| Knox County | Bush, George W.+4,341 | 9,99063.4% | 5,64935.9% | 1070.7% | 15,746 |
| Kosciusko County | Bush, George W.+16,159 | 22,13678.1% | 5,97721.1% | 2470.9% | 28,360 |
| LaGrange County | Bush, George W.+3,907 | 6,43071.4% | 2,52328.0% | 500.6% | 9,003 |
| Lake County | Kerry, John+42,840 | 71,90338.2% | 114,74361.0% | 1,3760.7% | 188,022 |
| LaPorte County | Kerry, John+198 | 20,91649.1% | 21,11449.6% | 5761.4% | 42,606 |
| Lawrence County | Bush, George W.+6,861 | 12,20769.0% | 5,34630.2% | 1450.8% | 17,698 |
| Madison County | Bush, George W.+10,644 | 32,52659.3% | 21,88239.9% | 4470.8% | 54,855 |
| Marion County | Kerry, John+6,177 | 156,07248.6% | 162,24950.6% | 2,5170.8% | 320,838 |
| Marshall County | Bush, George W.+6,481 | 12,07467.8% | 5,59331.4% | 1470.8% | 17,814 |
| Martin County | Bush, George W.+1,892 | 3,41468.3% | 1,52230.5% | 601.2% | 4,996 |
| Miami County | Bush, George W.+5,714 | 9,60070.4% | 3,88628.5% | 1421.0% | 13,628 |
| Monroe County | Kerry, John+4,131 | 22,83445.2% | 26,96553.4% | 6681.3% | 50,467 |
| Montgomery County | Bush, George W.+7,365 | 10,90174.9% | 3,53624.3% | 1110.8% | 14,548 |
| Morgan County | Bush, George W.+12,547 | 19,19773.8% | 6,65025.5% | 1820.7% | 26,029 |
| Newton County | Bush, George W.+1,725 | 3,75764.2% | 2,03234.7% | 591.0% | 5,848 |
| Noble County | Bush, George W.+6,156 | 10,85969.3% | 4,70330.0% | 1170.7% | 15,679 |
| Ohio County | Bush, George W.+657 | 1,79660.7% | 1,13938.5% | 230.8% | 2,958 |
| Orange County | Bush, George W.+2,798 | 5,68365.7% | 2,88533.3% | 841.0% | 8,652 |
| Owen County | Bush, George W.+2,464 | 5,00065.8% | 2,53633.4% | 680.9% | 7,604 |
| Parke County | Bush, George W.+2,188 | 4,55065.3% | 2,36233.9% | 590.8% | 6,971 |
| Perry County | Bush, George W.+6 | 4,13749.8% | 4,13149.7% | 470.6% | 8,315 |
| Pike County | Bush, George W.+1,327 | 3,74560.3% | 2,41838.9% | 490.8% | 6,212 |
| Porter County | Bush, George W.+5,406 | 34,79453.6% | 29,38845.3% | 6911.1% | 64,873 |
| Posey County | Bush, George W.+3,748 | 7,83365.4% | 4,08534.1% | 680.6% | 11,986 |
| Pulaski County | Bush, George W.+2,047 | 3,79767.6% | 1,75031.2% | 671.2% | 5,614 |
| Putnam County | Bush, George W.+4,805 | 8,90867.8% | 4,10331.2% | 1251.0% | 13,136 |
| Randolph County | Bush, George W.+3,360 | 7,17264.7% | 3,81234.4% | 1081.0% | 11,092 |
| Ripley County | Bush, George W.+4,714 | 8,22469.5% | 3,51029.7% | 1000.8% | 11,834 |
| Rush County | Bush, George W.+3,363 | 5,36372.3% | 2,00027.0% | 580.8% | 7,421 |
| Scott County | Bush, George W.+971 | 4,79355.2% | 3,82244.0% | 620.7% | 8,677 |
| Shelby County | Bush, George W.+6,878 | 11,39771.1% | 4,51928.2% | 1110.7% | 16,027 |
| Spencer County | Bush, George W.+2,014 | 5,93459.8% | 3,92039.5% | 700.7% | 9,924 |
| St. Joseph County | Bush, George W.+2,617 | 55,25450.9% | 52,63748.5% | 7280.7% | 108,619 |
| Starke County | Bush, George W.+859 | 4,84654.2% | 3,98744.6% | 1041.2% | 8,937 |
| Steuben County | Bush, George W.+4,088 | 8,43365.3% | 4,34533.7% | 1271.0% | 12,905 |
| Sullivan County | Bush, George W.+1,658 | 4,99959.6% | 3,34139.8% | 540.6% | 8,394 |
| Switzerland County | Bush, George W.+682 | 2,16158.9% | 1,47940.3% | 310.8% | 3,671 |
| Tippecanoe County | Bush, George W.+10,079 | 30,89759.0% | 20,81839.8% | 6451.2% | 52,360 |
| Tipton County | Bush, George W.+3,425 | 5,62871.3% | 2,20327.9% | 610.8% | 7,892 |
| Union County | Bush, George W.+1,221 | 2,26667.8% | 1,04531.3% | 331.0% | 3,344 |
| Vanderburgh County | Bush, George W.+12,696 | 41,46358.7% | 28,76740.7% | 4240.6% | 70,654 |
| Vermillion County | Bush, George W.+112 | 3,53650.4% | 3,42448.8% | 570.8% | 7,017 |
| Vigo County | Bush, George W.+2,562 | 20,98852.8% | 18,42646.4% | 3300.8% | 39,744 |
| Wabash County | Bush, George W.+5,687 | 9,60770.6% | 3,92028.8% | 750.6% | 13,602 |
| Warren County | Bush, George W.+1,209 | 2,56564.8% | 1,35634.2% | 391.0% | 3,960 |
| Warrick County | Bush, George W.+7,950 | 16,93065.1% | 8,98034.5% | 1150.4% | 26,025 |
| Washington County | Bush, George W.+3,036 | 6,91563.6% | 3,87935.7% | 860.8% | 10,880 |
| Wayne County | Bush, George W.+5,811 | 16,58660.0% | 10,77539.0% | 2961.1% | 27,657 |
| Wells County | Bush, George W.+6,056 | 9,16874.2% | 3,11225.2% | 740.6% | 12,354 |
| White County | Bush, George W.+3,697 | 6,97467.3% | 3,27731.6% | 1151.1% | 10,366 |
| Whitley County | Bush, George W.+5,632 | 9,51270.6% | 3,88028.8% | 890.7% | 13,481 |
complete certified result
Indiana candidate results
Top three shown first · expand for every reported candidate and write-in category
Source: MIT Election Data + Science Lab — U.S. President 1976–2024 state candidate returns
Nominees: John Kerry (D) · George W. Bush (R)
Indiana's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 2004 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +1.2% |
| 1896 | −2.9% |
| 1900 | −3.8% |
| 1904 | −13.8% |
| 1908 | −1.5% |
| 1912 | +20.0% |
| 1916 | −0.9% |
| 1920 | −14.6% |
| 1924 | −16.6% |
| 1928 | −20.1% |
| 1932 | +11.7% |
| 1936 | +14.7% |
| 1940 | −1.4% |
| 1944 | −5.7% |
| 1948 | −0.8% |
| 1952 | −17.1% |
| 1956 | −20.2% |
| 1960 | −10.4% |
| 1964 | +12.4% |
| 1968 | −12.3% |
| 1972 | −32.8% |
| 1976 | −7.6% |
| 1980 | −18.4% |
| 1984 | −24.0% |
| 1988 | −20.2% |
| 1992 | −6.1% |
| 1996 | −5.6% |
| 2000 | −15.6% |
| 2004 | −20.7% |
| 2008 | +1.0% |
| 2012 | −10.2% |
| 2016 | −19.0% |
| 2020 | −16.1% |
| 2024 | −19.0% |
Same ballot, 2004IN
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 2004 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.