Missouri — 2004 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate2004 presidential electionMissouri · PresidentBushR+7.2
How it voted
Share of the 2004 vote
| George W. Bush ✓Republican | 53.3% | 1,455,713 |
|---|---|---|
| John KerryDemocratic | 46.1% | 1,259,171 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 0.6% | 16,480 |
2004presidential margin
D+60R+60
115 counties, each filled by 2004 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Missouri cast 11 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (115 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Adair County, MO | Republican | R+12.5 |
| Andrew County, MO | Republican | R+25.0 |
| Atchison County, MO | Republican | R+35.9 |
| Audrain County, MO | Republican | R+18.5 |
| Barry County, MO | Republican | R+38.6 |
| Barton County, MO | Republican | R+53.4 |
| Bates County, MO | Republican | R+19.0 |
| Benton County, MO | Republican | R+24.4 |
| Bollinger County, MO | Republican | R+39.8 |
| Boone County, MO | Republican | R+0.2 |
| Buchanan County, MO | Republican | R+5.3 |
| Butler County, MO | Republican | R+42.8 |
| Caldwell County, MO | Republican | R+22.2 |
| Callaway County, MO | Republican | R+25.6 |
| Camden County, MO | Republican | R+35.0 |
| Cape Girardeau County, MO | Republican | R+38.3 |
| Carroll County, MO | Republican | R+33.5 |
| Carter County, MO | Republican | R+30.0 |
| Cass County, MO | Republican | R+23.9 |
| Cedar County, MO | Republican | R+37.5 |
| Chariton County, MO | Republican | R+12.2 |
| Christian County, MO | Republican | R+41.6 |
| Clark County, MO | Republican | R+2.8 |
| Clay County, MO | Republican | R+6.8 |
| Clinton County, MO | Republican | R+11.8 |
| Cole County, MO | Republican | R+35.4 |
| Cooper County, MO | Republican | R+35.4 |
| Crawford County, MO | Republican | R+21.9 |
| Dade County, MO | Republican | R+45.5 |
| Dallas County, MO | Republican | R+32.8 |
| Daviess County, MO | Republican | R+25.0 |
| DeKalb County, MO | Republican | R+26.3 |
| Dent County, MO | Republican | R+39.7 |
| Douglas County, MO | Republican | R+43.6 |
| Dunklin County, MO | Republican | R+15.6 |
| Franklin County, MO | Republican | R+17.4 |
| Gasconade County, MO | Republican | R+33.4 |
| Gentry County, MO | Republican | R+26.7 |
| Greene County, MO | Republican | R+24.9 |
| Grundy County, MO | Republican | R+33.5 |
| Harrison County, MO | Republican | R+35.8 |
| Henry County, MO | Republican | R+17.5 |
| Hickory County, MO | Republican | R+15.4 |
| Holt County, MO | Republican | R+39.1 |
| Howard County, MO | Republican | R+19.2 |
| Howell County, MO | Republican | R+36.5 |
| Iron County, MO | Republican | R+6.8 |
| Jackson County, MO | Democratic | D+16.8 |
| Jasper County, MO | Republican | R+41.8 |
| Jefferson County, MO | Republican | R+0.6 |
| Johnson County, MO | Republican | R+22.1 |
| Knox County, MO | Republican | R+22.5 |
| Laclede County, MO | Republican | R+42.8 |
| Lafayette County, MO | Republican | R+20.0 |
| Lawrence County, MO | Republican | R+42.3 |
| Lewis County, MO | Republican | R+23.9 |
| Lincoln County, MO | Republican | R+14.9 |
| Linn County, MO | Republican | R+16.6 |
| Livingston County, MO | Republican | R+27.6 |
| Macon County, MO | Republican | R+24.0 |
| Madison County, MO | Republican | R+19.0 |
| Maries County, MO | Republican | R+28.5 |
| Marion County, MO | Republican | R+26.1 |
| McDonald County, MO | Republican | R+41.8 |
| Mercer County, MO | Republican | R+34.4 |
| Miller County, MO | Republican | R+44.7 |
| Mississippi County, MO | Republican | R+10.0 |
| Moniteau County, MO | Republican | R+42.3 |
| Monroe County, MO | Republican | R+22.9 |
| Montgomery County, MO | Republican | R+24.6 |
| Morgan County, MO | Republican | R+29.7 |
| New Madrid County, MO | Republican | R+5.5 |
| Newton County, MO | Republican | R+44.5 |
| Nodaway County, MO | Republican | R+23.7 |
| Oregon County, MO | Republican | R+20.2 |
| Osage County, MO | Republican | R+49.5 |
| Ozark County, MO | Republican | R+32.3 |
| Pemiscot County, MO | Republican | R+0.2 |
| Perry County, MO | Republican | R+35.9 |
| Pettis County, MO | Republican | R+33.2 |
| Phelps County, MO | Republican | R+27.9 |
| Pike County, MO | Republican | R+8.0 |
| Platte County, MO | Republican | R+11.7 |
| Polk County, MO | Republican | R+38.6 |
| Pulaski County, MO | Republican | R+41.5 |
| Putnam County, MO | Republican | R+36.3 |
| Ralls County, MO | Republican | R+19.0 |
| Randolph County, MO | Republican | R+29.1 |
| Ray County, MO | Republican | R+5.9 |
| Reynolds County, MO | Republican | R+13.3 |
| Ripley County, MO | Republican | R+31.6 |
| Saline County, MO | Republican | R+9.2 |
| Schuyler County, MO | Republican | R+11.3 |
| Scotland County, MO | Republican | R+23.9 |
| Scott County, MO | Republican | R+30.2 |
| Shannon County, MO | Republican | R+21.4 |
| Shelby County, MO | Republican | R+30.8 |
| St. Charles County, MO | Republican | R+17.7 |
| St. Clair County, MO | Republican | R+25.3 |
| St. Francois County, MO | Republican | R+5.8 |
| St. Louis city, MO | Democratic | D+61.1 |
| St. Louis County, MO | Democratic | D+9.3 |
| Ste. Genevieve County, MO | Democratic | D+6.0 |
| Stoddard County, MO | Republican | R+40.0 |
| Stone County, MO | Republican | R+39.2 |
| Sullivan County, MO | Republican | R+22.7 |
| Taney County, MO | Republican | R+41.4 |
| Texas County, MO | Republican | R+32.4 |
| Vernon County, MO | Republican | R+28.1 |
| Warren County, MO | Republican | R+18.0 |
| Washington County, MO | Republican | R+2.0 |
| Wayne County, MO | Republican | R+26.9 |
| Webster County, MO | Republican | R+37.1 |
| Worth County, MO | Republican | R+22.5 |
| Wright County, MO | Republican | R+46.8 |
Missouri results by county
115 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adair County | Bush, George W.+1,429 | 6,36755.8% | 4,93843.3% | 990.9% | 11,404 |
| Andrew County | Bush, George W.+2,066 | 5,13562.1% | 3,06937.1% | 620.8% | 8,266 |
| Atchison County | Bush, George W.+1,132 | 2,13767.7% | 1,00531.8% | 140.4% | 3,156 |
| Audrain County | Bush, George W.+1,976 | 6,29458.9% | 4,31840.4% | 710.7% | 10,683 |
| Barry County | Bush, George W.+5,376 | 9,59968.9% | 4,22330.3% | 1050.8% | 13,927 |
| Barton County | Bush, George W.+3,199 | 4,57276.3% | 1,37322.9% | 460.8% | 5,991 |
| Bates County | Bush, George W.+1,606 | 5,00459.1% | 3,39840.1% | 640.8% | 8,466 |
| Benton County | Bush, George W.+2,194 | 5,57561.9% | 3,38137.5% | 530.6% | 9,009 |
| Bollinger County | Bush, George W.+2,348 | 4,10269.6% | 1,75429.8% | 390.7% | 5,895 |
| Boone County | Bush, George W.+158 | 37,80149.7% | 37,64349.5% | 6020.8% | 76,046 |
| Buchanan County | Bush, George W.+2,013 | 19,81252.2% | 17,79946.9% | 3390.9% | 37,950 |
| Butler County | Bush, George W.+7,030 | 11,69671.1% | 4,66628.4% | 790.5% | 16,441 |
| Caldwell County | Bush, George W.+948 | 2,59360.8% | 1,64538.5% | 300.7% | 4,268 |
| Callaway County | Bush, George W.+4,549 | 11,10862.5% | 6,55936.9% | 1060.6% | 17,773 |
| Camden County | Bush, George W.+6,826 | 13,12267.2% | 6,29632.3% | 1010.5% | 19,519 |
| Cape Girardeau County | Bush, George W.+13,246 | 23,81468.9% | 10,56830.6% | 1830.5% | 34,565 |
| Carroll County | Bush, George W.+1,587 | 3,15566.5% | 1,56833.1% | 180.4% | 4,741 |
| Carter County | Bush, George W.+833 | 1,79764.7% | 96434.7% | 180.6% | 2,779 |
| Cass County | Bush, George W.+10,572 | 27,25361.6% | 16,68137.7% | 2830.6% | 44,217 |
| Cedar County | Bush, George W.+2,328 | 4,23868.3% | 1,91030.8% | 550.9% | 6,203 |
| Chariton County | Bush, George W.+529 | 2,42155.8% | 1,89243.6% | 270.6% | 4,340 |
| Christian County | Bush, George W.+13,043 | 22,10270.5% | 9,05928.9% | 1870.6% | 31,348 |
| Clark County | Bush, George W.+105 | 1,89950.8% | 1,79448.0% | 431.2% | 3,736 |
| Clay County | Bush, George W.+6,523 | 51,19353.1% | 44,67046.3% | 5970.6% | 96,460 |
| Clinton County | Bush, George W.+1,122 | 5,28755.4% | 4,16543.7% | 880.9% | 9,540 |
| Cole County | Bush, George W.+12,999 | 24,75267.4% | 11,75332.0% | 1960.5% | 36,701 |
| Cooper County | Bush, George W.+2,658 | 5,05867.4% | 2,40032.0% | 500.7% | 7,508 |
| Crawford County | Bush, George W.+2,054 | 5,68660.6% | 3,63238.7% | 630.7% | 9,381 |
| Dade County | Bush, George W.+1,859 | 2,96372.5% | 1,10427.0% | 220.5% | 4,089 |
| Dallas County | Bush, George W.+2,381 | 4,78866.0% | 2,40733.2% | 640.9% | 7,259 |
| Daviess County | Bush, George W.+949 | 2,35162.0% | 1,40237.0% | 411.1% | 3,794 |
| DeKalb County | Bush, George W.+1,234 | 2,94162.8% | 1,70736.4% | 380.8% | 4,686 |
| Dent County | Bush, George W.+2,504 | 4,36969.3% | 1,86529.6% | 701.1% | 6,304 |
| Douglas County | Bush, George W.+2,757 | 4,49871.1% | 1,74127.5% | 881.4% | 6,327 |
| Dunklin County | Bush, George W.+1,819 | 6,72057.5% | 4,90142.0% | 560.5% | 11,677 |
| Franklin County | Bush, George W.+7,873 | 26,42958.3% | 18,55640.9% | 3330.7% | 45,318 |
| Gasconade County | Bush, George W.+2,398 | 4,75366.3% | 2,35532.8% | 630.9% | 7,171 |
| Gentry County | Bush, George W.+884 | 2,08563.0% | 1,20136.3% | 260.8% | 3,312 |
| Greene County | Bush, George W.+31,228 | 77,88562.2% | 46,65737.2% | 7240.6% | 125,266 |
| Grundy County | Bush, George W.+1,611 | 3,17266.0% | 1,56132.5% | 751.6% | 4,808 |
| Harrison County | Bush, George W.+1,450 | 2,72967.4% | 1,27931.6% | 401.0% | 4,048 |
| Henry County | Bush, George W.+1,900 | 6,36158.5% | 4,46141.0% | 550.5% | 10,877 |
| Hickory County | Bush, George W.+748 | 2,79157.4% | 2,04342.0% | 320.7% | 4,866 |
| Holt County | Bush, George W.+1,053 | 1,86469.3% | 81130.1% | 160.6% | 2,691 |
| Howard County | Bush, George W.+943 | 2,91559.2% | 1,97240.1% | 340.7% | 4,921 |
| Howell County | Bush, George W.+5,979 | 11,09767.8% | 5,11831.2% | 1641.0% | 16,379 |
| Iron County | Bush, George W.+320 | 2,47752.9% | 2,15746.1% | 451.0% | 4,679 |
| Jackson County | Kerry, John+53,154 | 130,50041.3% | 183,65458.1% | 1,8390.6% | 315,993 |
| Jasper County | Bush, George W.+18,844 | 31,84670.6% | 13,00228.8% | 2370.5% | 45,085 |
| Jefferson County | Bush, George W.+567 | 46,62450.0% | 46,05749.4% | 5830.6% | 93,264 |
| Johnson County | Bush, George W.+4,467 | 12,25760.6% | 7,79038.5% | 1890.9% | 20,236 |
| Knox County | Bush, George W.+446 | 1,20761.0% | 76138.5% | 100.5% | 1,978 |
| Laclede County | Bush, George W.+6,365 | 10,57871.1% | 4,21328.3% | 780.5% | 14,869 |
| Lafayette County | Bush, George W.+3,244 | 9,65659.7% | 6,41239.6% | 1140.7% | 16,182 |
| Lawrence County | Bush, George W.+6,688 | 11,19470.8% | 4,50628.5% | 1060.7% | 15,806 |
| Lewis County | Bush, George W.+1,108 | 2,86261.6% | 1,75437.8% | 280.6% | 4,644 |
| Lincoln County | Bush, George W.+2,948 | 11,31657.0% | 8,36842.2% | 1550.8% | 19,839 |
| Linn County | Bush, George W.+982 | 3,42258.0% | 2,44041.4% | 360.6% | 5,898 |
| Livingston County | Bush, George W.+1,751 | 4,02963.5% | 2,27835.9% | 390.6% | 6,346 |
| Macon County | Bush, George W.+1,817 | 4,67361.7% | 2,85637.7% | 410.5% | 7,570 |
| Madison County | Bush, George W.+933 | 2,90559.1% | 1,97240.1% | 410.8% | 4,918 |
| Maries County | Bush, George W.+1,262 | 2,82563.9% | 1,56335.3% | 360.8% | 4,424 |
| Marion County | Bush, George W.+3,247 | 7,81562.8% | 4,56836.7% | 700.6% | 12,453 |
| McDonald County | Bush, George W.+3,228 | 5,44370.5% | 2,21528.7% | 670.9% | 7,725 |
| Mercer County | Bush, George W.+625 | 1,20766.4% | 58232.0% | 281.5% | 1,817 |
| Miller County | Bush, George W.+4,838 | 7,79772.0% | 2,95927.3% | 750.7% | 10,831 |
| Mississippi County | Bush, George W.+529 | 2,90354.8% | 2,37444.8% | 210.4% | 5,298 |
| Moniteau County | Bush, George W.+2,830 | 4,74370.9% | 1,91328.6% | 350.5% | 6,691 |
| Monroe County | Bush, George W.+985 | 2,63261.1% | 1,64738.2% | 280.7% | 4,307 |
| Montgomery County | Bush, George W.+1,416 | 3,56361.9% | 2,14737.3% | 500.9% | 5,760 |
| Morgan County | Bush, George W.+2,604 | 5,65764.5% | 3,05334.8% | 610.7% | 8,771 |
| New Madrid County | Bush, George W.+438 | 4,15452.5% | 3,71647.0% | 370.5% | 7,907 |
| Newton County | Bush, George W.+10,623 | 17,18771.9% | 6,56427.5% | 1380.6% | 23,889 |
| Nodaway County | Bush, George W.+2,396 | 6,22661.5% | 3,83037.8% | 630.6% | 10,119 |
| Oregon County | Bush, George W.+946 | 2,76959.3% | 1,82339.0% | 811.7% | 4,673 |
| Osage County | Bush, George W.+3,302 | 4,97574.6% | 1,67325.1% | 230.3% | 6,671 |
| Ozark County | Bush, George W.+1,522 | 3,08365.5% | 1,56133.2% | 631.3% | 4,707 |
| Pemiscot County | Bush, George W.+17 | 3,39849.9% | 3,38149.7% | 270.4% | 6,806 |
| Perry County | Bush, George W.+2,962 | 5,58367.7% | 2,62131.8% | 430.5% | 8,247 |
| Pettis County | Bush, George W.+5,802 | 11,60366.3% | 5,80133.2% | 920.5% | 17,496 |
| Phelps County | Bush, George W.+5,208 | 11,87463.5% | 6,66635.6% | 1600.9% | 18,700 |
| Pike County | Bush, George W.+644 | 4,31453.7% | 3,67045.6% | 560.7% | 8,040 |
| Platte County | Bush, George W.+4,890 | 23,30255.5% | 18,41243.9% | 2560.6% | 41,970 |
| Polk County | Bush, George W.+4,811 | 8,58668.9% | 3,77530.3% | 920.7% | 12,453 |
| Pulaski County | Bush, George W.+5,067 | 8,61870.5% | 3,55129.1% | 520.4% | 12,221 |
| Putnam County | Bush, George W.+888 | 1,66067.9% | 77231.6% | 130.5% | 2,445 |
| Ralls County | Bush, George W.+955 | 2,98659.3% | 2,03140.3% | 170.3% | 5,034 |
| Randolph County | Bush, George W.+2,965 | 6,55164.2% | 3,58635.2% | 610.6% | 10,198 |
| Ray County | Bush, George W.+639 | 5,67352.6% | 5,03446.7% | 810.8% | 10,788 |
| Reynolds County | Bush, George W.+447 | 1,89656.4% | 1,44943.1% | 190.6% | 3,364 |
| Ripley County | Bush, George W.+1,786 | 3,69365.3% | 1,90733.7% | 530.9% | 5,653 |
| Saline County | Bush, George W.+910 | 5,38954.2% | 4,47945.1% | 710.7% | 9,939 |
| Schuyler County | Bush, George W.+230 | 1,12455.3% | 89444.0% | 130.6% | 2,031 |
| Scotland County | Bush, George W.+524 | 1,35261.5% | 82837.7% | 170.8% | 2,197 |
| Scott County | Bush, George W.+5,273 | 11,33064.9% | 6,05734.7% | 610.3% | 17,448 |
| Shannon County | Bush, George W.+893 | 2,51160.3% | 1,61838.8% | 380.9% | 4,167 |
| Shelby County | Bush, George W.+1,079 | 2,28065.1% | 1,20134.3% | 210.6% | 3,502 |
| St. Charles County | Bush, George W.+28,971 | 95,82658.6% | 66,85540.9% | 8070.5% | 163,488 |
| St. Clair County | Bush, George W.+1,257 | 3,09862.4% | 1,84137.1% | 260.5% | 4,965 |
| St. Francois County | Bush, George W.+1,339 | 12,08752.7% | 10,74846.9% | 980.4% | 22,933 |
| St. Louis city | Kerry, John+88,340 | 27,79319.2% | 116,13380.3% | 7120.5% | 144,638 |
| St. Louis County | Kerry, John+50,315 | 244,96945.1% | 295,28454.4% | 2,7300.5% | 542,983 |
| Ste. Genevieve County | Kerry, John+490 | 3,79146.5% | 4,28152.6% | 740.9% | 8,146 |
| Stoddard County | Bush, George W.+5,296 | 9,24269.7% | 3,94629.8% | 640.5% | 13,252 |
| Stone County | Bush, George W.+5,956 | 10,53469.4% | 4,57830.1% | 770.5% | 15,189 |
| Sullivan County | Bush, George W.+702 | 1,88060.9% | 1,17838.1% | 311.0% | 3,089 |
| Taney County | Bush, George W.+7,977 | 13,57870.4% | 5,60129.1% | 1010.5% | 19,280 |
| Texas County | Bush, George W.+3,570 | 7,23465.7% | 3,66433.3% | 1201.1% | 11,018 |
| Vernon County | Bush, George W.+2,526 | 5,73263.7% | 3,20635.7% | 540.6% | 8,992 |
| Warren County | Bush, George W.+2,422 | 7,88358.7% | 5,46140.7% | 880.7% | 13,432 |
| Washington County | Bush, George W.+182 | 4,64150.6% | 4,45948.6% | 780.8% | 9,178 |
| Wayne County | Bush, George W.+1,669 | 3,91963.2% | 2,25036.3% | 350.6% | 6,204 |
| Webster County | Bush, George W.+5,537 | 10,19468.2% | 4,65731.2% | 930.6% | 14,944 |
| Worth County | Bush, George W.+255 | 69161.0% | 43638.5% | 50.4% | 1,132 |
| Wright County | Bush, George W.+3,902 | 6,09073.0% | 2,18826.2% | 680.8% | 8,346 |
complete certified result
Missouri 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)
Missouri's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 2004 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +7.5% |
| 1896 | +8.7% |
| 1900 | +5.5% |
| 1904 | −3.9% |
| 1908 | −0.1% |
| 1912 | +17.6% |
| 1916 | +3.6% |
| 1920 | −11.5% |
| 1924 | −5.6% |
| 1928 | −11.4% |
| 1932 | +28.6% |
| 1936 | +22.6% |
| 1940 | +4.8% |
| 1944 | +2.9% |
| 1948 | +16.6% |
| 1952 | −1.6% |
| 1956 | +0.2% |
| 1960 | +0.5% |
| 1964 | +28.1% |
| 1968 | −1.1% |
| 1972 | −24.7% |
| 1976 | +3.6% |
| 1980 | −6.8% |
| 1984 | −20.0% |
| 1988 | −4.0% |
| 1992 | +10.1% |
| 1996 | +6.3% |
| 2000 | −3.3% |
| 2004 | −7.2% |
| 2008 | −0.1% |
| 2012 | −9.4% |
| 2016 | −18.5% |
| 2020 | −15.3% |
| 2024 | −18.4% |
Same ballot, 2004MO
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 2004 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.