George W. Bush carried Mississippi R+19.7.

John Kerry (D) vs George W. Bush (R) in Mississippi, 2004. The state ran 17.2 points more Republican than the nation (R+2.5 nationally).

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

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Mississippi result

1,152,365 votes counted

Kerry (D)

458,094

39.8%

Bush (R)

684,981

59.4%

All others

9,290

0.8%

Margin

R+19.7

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2004 presidential election

Mississippi, 2004

BushR+19.7

How it voted

Share of the 2004 vote

George W. Bush ✓Republican	59.4%	684,981
John KerryDemocratic	39.8%	458,094
OtherAll other candidates	0.8%	9,290

D+60

R+60

82 counties, each filled by 2004 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.

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Mississippi's presidential margins

1892–2024, the 2004 contest in context

Mississippi's presidential margins

Year	Margin (D minus R)
1892	+73.3%
1896	+84.1%
1900	+77.6%
1912	+86.5%
1916	+88.4%
1920	+69.9%
1924	+81.8%
1928	+64.3%
1932	+92.4%
1936	+94.3%
1940	+91.5%
1944	+87.1%
1948	+7.5%
1952	+20.9%
1956	+33.8%
1960	+11.7%
1964	−74.3%
1968	+9.5%
1972	−58.6%
1976	+1.9%
1980	−1.3%
1984	−24.5%
1988	−20.8%
1992	−8.9%
1996	−5.1%
2000	−16.9%
2004	−19.7%
2008	−13.2%
2012	−11.5%
2016	−17.8%
2020	−16.5%
2024	−22.9%

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County results — 2004

82 counties; every row links to the county's full page.

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County	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
Adams County	D	+9.2%	8,423	6,996	15,479
Alcorn County	R	−22.3%	5,454	8,634	14,239
Amite County	R	−15.8%	3,012	4,147	7,197
Attala County	R	−22.8%	3,145	5,014	8,207
Benton County	D	+6.5%	2,245	1,969	4,247
Bolivar County	D	+26.8%	9,631	5,535	15,307
Calhoun County	R	−29.7%	2,234	4,131	6,392
Carroll County	R	−31.5%	1,900	3,664	5,592
Chickasaw County	R	−1.4%	4,078	4,193	8,350
Choctaw County	R	−32.5%	1,366	2,694	4,082
Claiborne County	D	+63.7%	4,362	950	5,355
Clarke County	R	−35.5%	2,402	5,068	7,507
Clay County	D	+4.5%	4,753	4,342	9,141
Coahoma County	D	+29.5%	6,805	3,676	10,608
Copiah County	R	−12.4%	4,961	6,374	11,393
Covington County	R	−22.9%	3,158	5,044	8,252
DeSoto County	R	−45.3%	13,583	36,306	50,215
Forrest County	R	−22.8%	10,220	16,318	26,745
Franklin County	R	−29.4%	1,574	2,893	4,491
George County	R	−56.2%	1,724	6,223	8,001
Greene County	R	−45.8%	1,421	3,850	5,299
Grenada County	R	−16.7%	4,180	5,872	10,111
Hancock County	R	−41.8%	5,107	12,581	17,869
Harrison County	R	−26.3%	23,076	39,703	63,288
Hinds County	D	+19.3%	54,845	36,975	92,500
Holmes County	D	+52.5%	6,366	1,961	8,383
Humphreys County	D	+30.4%	3,168	1,679	4,900
Issaquena County	D	+7.9%	516	439	970
Itawamba County	R	−41.5%	2,802	6,833	9,714
Jackson County	R	−38.3%	15,572	35,134	51,075
Jasper County	D	+3.3%	4,117	3,855	8,009
Jefferson County	D	+63.2%	2,821	630	3,469
Jefferson Davis County	D	+5.0%	2,959	2,668	5,765
Jones County	R	−44.0%	7,398	19,125	26,666
Kemper County	D	+7.7%	2,465	2,109	4,603
Lafayette County	R	−18.1%	6,218	9,004	15,401
Lamar County	R	−61.0%	3,923	16,410	20,465
Lauderdale County	R	−31.3%	10,292	19,736	30,170
Lawrence County	R	−26.1%	2,308	3,956	6,306
Leake County	R	−21.3%	3,212	4,962	8,214
Lee County	R	−33.1%	10,127	20,254	30,639
Leflore County	D	+23.5%	7,566	4,635	12,463
Lincoln County	R	−38.6%	4,418	10,008	14,496
Lowndes County	R	−13.5%	10,408	13,690	24,270
Madison County	R	−29.1%	13,268	24,257	37,728
Marion County	R	−34.4%	3,888	7,999	11,947
Marshall County	D	+17.9%	8,591	5,975	14,649
Monroe County	R	−19.6%	6,237	9,308	15,632
Montgomery County	R	−9.6%	2,473	3,002	5,497
Neshoba County	R	−49.7%	2,600	7,780	10,419
Newton County	R	−45.8%	2,280	6,165	8,488
Noxubee County	D	+43.0%	4,346	1,723	6,097
Oktibbeha County	R	−12.6%	7,015	9,068	16,290
Panola County	R	−1.1%	6,615	6,769	13,440
Pearl River County	R	−53.5%	4,472	14,896	19,487
Perry County	R	−49.4%	1,261	3,747	5,030
Pike County	R	−4.7%	7,881	8,660	16,632
Pontotoc County	R	−51.8%	2,660	8,480	11,240
Prentiss County	R	−32.3%	3,327	6,538	9,932
Quitman County	D	+19.7%	2,032	1,360	3,418
Rankin County	R	−58.6%	11,005	43,054	54,726
Scott County	R	−25.4%	3,802	6,395	10,228
Sharkey County	D	+14.2%	1,560	1,120	3,093
Simpson County	R	−36.9%	3,272	7,138	10,474
Smith County	R	−57.3%	1,496	5,577	7,120
Stone County	R	−45.6%	1,528	4,146	5,735
Sunflower County	D	+28.2%	6,359	3,534	10,015
Tallahatchie County	D	+11.0%	3,420	2,737	6,217
Tate County	R	−21.6%	4,347	6,760	11,167
Tippah County	R	−34.0%	3,016	6,174	9,275
Tishomingo County	R	−30.4%	2,846	5,379	8,338
Tunica County	D	+38.0%	2,140	950	3,129
Union County	R	−46.8%	2,839	7,906	10,819
Walthall County	R	−22.9%	2,435	3,888	6,356
Warren County	R	−15.9%	8,224	11,356	19,683
Washington County	D	+19.6%	11,569	7,731	19,597
Wayne County	R	−26.9%	3,193	5,562	8,795
Webster County	R	−46.7%	1,341	3,708	5,068
Wilkinson County	D	+28.1%	2,794	1,563	4,385
Winston County	R	−15.0%	3,978	5,386	9,415
Yalobusha County	R	−10.4%	2,656	3,278	5,972
Yazoo County	R	−6.0%	5,013	5,672	10,987