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Elections / 2004 · President · MD

John Kerry carried Maryland D+13.0.

John Kerry (D) vs George W. Bush (R) in Maryland, 2004. The state ran 15.4 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)

Maryland result
2,386,678 votes counted
Kerry (D)
1,334,493
55.9%
Bush (R)
1,024,703
42.9%
All others
27,482
1.2%
Margin
D+13.0
2004 presidential election
Maryland, 2004
KerryD+13.0
2004 presidential margin by county for Maryland — 2004 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Maryland — 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.Allegany County, MD · R+28.1Anne Arundel County, MD · R+12.5Baltimore city, MD · D+65.0Baltimore County, MD · D+4.6Calvert County, MD · R+17.9Caroline County, MD · R+31.6Carroll County, MD · R+40.7Cecil County, MD · R+20.9Charles County, MD · D+1.6Dorchester County, MD · R+17.9Frederick County, MD · R+20.3Garrett County, MD · R+46.4Harford County, MD · R+28.3Howard County, MD · D+9.4Kent County, MD · R+6.7Montgomery County, MD · D+33.1Prince George's County, MD · D+64.4Queen Anne's County, MD · R+34.0Somerset County, MD · R+9.5St. Mary's County, MD · R+26.2Talbot County, MD · R+20.8Washington County, MD · R+28.5Wicomico County, MD · R+18.3Worcester County, MD · R+22.6
How it voted
Share of the 2004 vote
John Kerry ✓Democratic55.9%1,334,493
George W. BushRepublican42.9%1,024,703
OtherAll other candidates1.2%27,482
D+60
R+60
24 counties, each filled by 2004 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Maryland's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 2004 contest in context
Maryland's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: +28.3% in 2024.flipped D · 1992+28.3%DR18922024
Maryland's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892+9.9%
1896−12.8%
1900No data
1904No data
1908No data
1912+79.1%
1916+8.0%
1920−13.0%
1924−4.0%
1928−14.7%
1932+25.5%
1936+25.3%
1940+17.4%
1944+3.7%
1948−1.4%
1952−11.5%
1956−20.1%
1960+7.2%
1964+30.9%
1968+1.6%
1972−23.9%
1976+6.1%
1980+3.0%
1984−5.5%
1988−2.9%
1992+14.2%
1996+16.0%
2000+16.4%
2004+13.0%
2008+25.4%
2012+26.1%
2016+26.8%
2020+33.2%
2024+28.3%
County results — 2004
24 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Allegany CountyR
−28.1%
10,57618,98029,855
Anne Arundel CountyR
−12.5%
103,324133,231239,667
Baltimore cityD
+65.0%
175,02236,230213,563
Baltimore CountyD
+4.6%
182,474166,051353,479
Calvert CountyR
−17.9%
15,96723,01739,351
Caroline CountyR
−31.6%
3,8107,39611,356
Carroll CountyR
−40.7%
22,97455,27579,349
Cecil CountyR
−20.9%
14,68022,55637,674
Charles CountyD
+1.6%
29,35428,44258,241
Dorchester CountyR
−17.9%
5,4117,80113,339
Frederick CountyR
−20.3%
39,50359,934100,594
Garrett CountyR
−46.4%
3,2919,08512,484
Harford CountyR
−28.3%
39,68571,565112,728
Howard CountyD
+9.4%
72,25759,724133,810
Kent CountyR
−6.7%
4,2784,9009,285
Montgomery CountyD
+33.1%
273,936136,334415,225
Prince George's CountyD
+64.4%
260,53255,532318,474
Queen Anne's CountyR
−34.0%
7,07014,48921,794
Somerset CountyR
−9.5%
4,0344,8848,994
St. Mary's CountyR
−26.2%
13,77623,72537,916
Talbot CountyR
−20.8%
7,36711,28818,864
Washington CountyR
−28.5%
20,38736,91757,904
Wicomico CountyR
−18.3%
15,13721,99837,503
Worcester CountyR
−22.6%
9,64815,34925,229