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Elections / 2004 · President · ME

John Kerry carried Maine D+9.0.

John Kerry (D) vs George W. Bush (R) in Maine, 2004. The state ran 11.5 points more Democratic than the nation (R+2.5 nationally).

Nominees: John Kerry (D) · George W. Bush (R)

Maine result
740,752 votes counted
Kerry (D)
396,842
53.6%
Bush (R)
330,201
44.6%
All others
13,709
1.9%
Margin
D+9.0
2004 presidential election
Maine, 2004
KerryD+9.0
2004 presidential margin by county for Maine — 2004 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Maine — 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.Androscoggin County, ME · D+10.7Aroostook County, ME · D+5.3Cumberland County, ME · D+18.1Franklin County, ME · D+12.1Hancock County, ME · D+11.0Kennebec County, ME · D+8.8Knox County, ME · D+11.1Lincoln County, ME · D+4.4Oxford County, ME · D+7.7Penobscot County, ME · TiedPiscataquis County, ME · R+9.0Sagadahoc County, ME · D+7.6Somerset County, ME · D+2.2Waldo County, ME · D+5.6Washington County, ME · R+1.3York County, ME · D+8.3
How it voted
Share of the 2004 vote
John Kerry ✓Democratic53.6%396,842
George W. BushRepublican44.6%330,201
OtherAll other candidates1.9%13,709
D+60
R+60
16 counties, each filled by 2004 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Maine's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 2004 contest in context
Maine's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: +6.4% in 2024.flipped D · 1992+6.4%DR18922024
Maine's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892−12.8%
1896−38.7%
1900−26.5%
1904−39.0%
1908−29.7%
1912+19.0%
1916−4.0%
1920−39.1%
1924−50.2%
1928−37.7%
1932−12.6%
1936−14.0%
1940−2.3%
1944−5.0%
1948−14.5%
1952−32.3%
1956−41.7%
1960−14.1%
1964+37.7%
1968+12.2%
1972−23.0%
1976−0.8%
1980−3.4%
1984−22.1%
1988−11.5%
1992+8.4%
1996+20.9%
2000+5.1%
2004+9.0%
2008+17.3%
2012+15.2%
2016+2.7%
2020+8.6%
2024+6.4%
County results — 2004
16 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Androscoggin CountyD
+10.7%
30,50324,51956,067
Aroostook CountyD
+5.3%
19,56917,56437,733
Cumberland CountyD
+18.1%
94,84665,384162,962
Franklin CountyD
+12.1%
9,4657,37817,261
Hancock CountyD
+11.0%
18,04814,40533,122
Kennebec CountyD
+8.8%
35,61629,76166,772
Knox CountyD
+11.1%
12,69010,10323,247
Lincoln CountyD
+4.4%
11,35110,37022,142
Oxford CountyD
+7.7%
16,61814,19631,546
Penobscot CountyD
+0.1%
40,41740,31882,112
Piscataquis CountyR
−9.0%
4,4095,2999,940
Sagadahoc CountyD
+7.6%
11,1079,49721,079
Somerset CountyD
+2.2%
13,55512,95327,108
Waldo CountyD
+5.6%
11,55510,30922,318
Washington CountyR
−1.3%
8,3918,61917,310
York CountyD
+8.3%
58,70249,526110,033