George W. Bush carried Montana R+20.5.

John Kerry (D) vs George W. Bush (R) in Montana, 2004. The state ran 18.0 points more Republican than the nation (R+2.5 nationally).

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

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Montana result

450,445 votes counted

Kerry (D)

173,710

38.6%

Bush (R)

266,063

59.1%

All others

10,672

2.4%

Margin

R+20.5

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2004 presidential election

Montana, 2004

BushR+20.5

How it voted

Share of the 2004 vote

George W. Bush ✓Republican	59.1%	266,063
John KerryDemocratic	38.6%	173,710
OtherAll other candidates	2.4%	10,672

D+60

R+60

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

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Montana's presidential margins

1892–2024, the 2004 contest in context

Montana's presidential margins

Year	Margin (D minus R)
1892	−2.9%
1896	+60.2%
1900	+18.5%
1904	−20.4%
1908	−4.4%
1912	+11.8%
1916	+19.3%
1920	−29.1%
1924	−23.1%
1928	−17.9%
1932	+22.7%
1936	+41.7%
1940	+18.6%
1944	+9.4%
1948	+9.9%
1952	−19.3%
1956	−14.3%
1960	−2.5%
1964	+18.4%
1968	−9.0%
1972	−20.1%
1976	−7.4%
1980	−24.4%
1984	−22.3%
1988	−5.9%
1992	+2.5%
1996	−2.9%
2000	−25.1%
2004	−20.5%
2008	−2.4%
2012	−13.6%
2016	−20.2%
2020	−16.4%
2024	−19.9%

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County results — 2004

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

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County	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
Beaverhead County	R	−46.3%	1,103	3,067	4,242
Big Horn County	D	+4.3%	2,215	2,028	4,311
Blaine County	R	−4.5%	1,300	1,424	2,768
Broadwater County	R	−52.8%	533	1,778	2,356
Carbon County	R	−28.1%	1,847	3,342	5,321
Carter County	R	−77.2%	76	623	709
Cascade County	R	−15.9%	13,701	19,028	33,459
Chouteau County	R	−33.1%	946	1,913	2,921
Custer County	R	−33.0%	1,630	3,297	5,048
Daniels County	R	−39.1%	326	764	1,119
Dawson County	R	−31.0%	1,494	2,884	4,484
Deer Lodge County	D	+21.5%	2,700	1,725	4,543
Fallon County	R	−59.6%	289	1,178	1,491
Fergus County	R	−46.4%	1,582	4,425	6,127
Flathead County	R	−37.3%	11,587	26,019	38,678
Gallatin County	R	−15.0%	16,405	22,392	39,842
Garfield County	R	−82.1%	52	590	655
Glacier County	D	+17.8%	2,641	1,828	4,562
Golden Valley County	R	−53.1%	119	396	522
Granite County	R	−46.1%	404	1,144	1,605
Hill County	R	−7.6%	2,997	3,505	6,657
Jefferson County	R	−33.5%	1,881	3,844	5,868
Judith Basin County	R	−48.4%	322	944	1,286
Lake County	R	−18.2%	4,960	7,245	12,576
Lewis and Clark County	R	−12.7%	12,717	16,494	29,843
Liberty County	R	−43.9%	281	734	1,033
Lincoln County	R	−42.2%	2,320	5,889	8,449
Madison County	R	−47.9%	983	2,868	3,933
McCone County	R	−41.4%	320	791	1,137
Meagher County	R	−46.4%	247	698	973
Mineral County	R	−38.1%	542	1,242	1,837
Missoula County	D	+5.7%	26,983	23,989	52,454
Musselshell County	R	−50.1%	538	1,663	2,247
Park County	R	−19.1%	3,199	4,771	8,218
Petroleum County	R	−59.2%	55	228	292
Phillips County	R	−56.3%	456	1,677	2,170
Pondera County	R	−31.4%	956	1,853	2,860
Powder River County	R	−68.2%	154	856	1,029
Powell County	R	−43.5%	761	1,993	2,830
Prairie County	R	−49.6%	181	546	736
Ravalli County	R	−35.9%	6,144	13,279	19,867
Richland County	R	−46.2%	1,120	3,110	4,308
Roosevelt County	D	+10.7%	2,195	1,762	4,028
Rosebud County	R	−12.9%	1,520	1,982	3,585
Sanders County	R	−38.0%	1,502	3,461	5,153
Sheridan County	R	−15.4%	846	1,159	2,038
Silver Bow County	D	+18.2%	9,307	6,381	16,084
Stillwater County	R	−49.0%	1,025	3,090	4,213
Sweet Grass County	R	−53.7%	445	1,509	1,983
Teton County	R	−35.3%	1,047	2,232	3,359
Toole County	R	−38.6%	690	1,583	2,311
Treasure County	R	−47.1%	121	348	482
Valley County	R	−26.0%	1,431	2,476	4,018
Wheatland County	R	−46.6%	250	706	979
Wibaux County	R	−47.0%	144	407	560
Yellowstone County	R	−25.3%	24,120	40,903	66,286