George W. Bush carried North Carolina R+12.4.

John Kerry (D) vs George W. Bush (R) in North Carolina, 2004. The state ran 10.0 points more Republican than the nation (R+2.5 nationally). A US Senate contest shared the 2004 ballot here.

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

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North Carolina result

3,501,007 votes counted

Kerry (D)

1,525,849

43.6%

Bush (R)

1,961,166

56.0%

All others

13,992

0.4%

Margin

R+12.4

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2004 presidential election

North Carolina, 2004

BushR+12.4

How it voted

Share of the 2004 vote

George W. Bush ✓Republican	56.0%	1,961,166
John KerryDemocratic	43.6%	1,525,849
OtherAll other candidates	0.4%	13,992

D+60

R+60

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

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North Carolina's presidential margins

1892–2024, the 2004 contest in context

North Carolina's presidential margins

Year	Margin (D minus R)
1892	+11.6%
1896	+5.8%
1900	+8.5%
1904	+20.1%
1908	+8.7%
1912	+47.3%
1916	+16.4%
1920	+13.5%
1924	+19.4%
1928	−9.9%
1932	+40.6%
1936	+46.8%
1940	+48.1%
1944	+33.4%
1948	+25.3%
1952	+7.8%
1956	+1.3%
1960	+4.2%
1964	+12.3%
1968	−10.3%
1972	−40.6%
1976	+11.0%
1980	−2.1%
1984	−24.0%
1988	−16.3%
1992	−0.8%
1996	−4.7%
2000	+12.8%
2004	−12.4%
2008	+0.3%
2012	−2.0%
2016	−3.7%
2020	−1.3%
2024	−3.2%

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County results — 2004

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

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County	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
Alamance County	R	−23.3%	20,686	33,302	54,175
Alexander County	R	−40.4%	4,618	10,928	15,600
Alleghany County	R	−19.9%	1,922	2,883	4,827
Anson County	D	+17.5%	5,413	3,796	9,225
Ashe County	R	−23.8%	4,477	7,292	11,823
Avery County	R	−51.5%	1,805	5,678	7,524
Beaufort County	R	−27.7%	7,025	12,432	19,522
Bertie County	D	+23.4%	4,938	3,057	8,032
Bladen County	R	−0.5%	6,109	6,174	12,313
Brunswick County	R	−21.1%	14,903	22,925	37,977
Buncombe County	R	−0.6%	51,868	52,491	105,013
Burke County	R	−23.4%	11,728	18,922	30,762
Cabarrus County	R	−34.5%	19,803	40,780	60,824
Caldwell County	R	−35.7%	9,999	21,186	31,348
Camden County	R	−29.8%	1,339	2,480	3,830
Carteret County	R	−39.0%	7,732	17,716	25,575
Caswell County	R	−3.5%	4,539	4,868	9,437
Catawba County	R	−35.3%	18,858	39,602	58,688
Chatham County	D	+0.0%	12,897	12,892	25,922
Cherokee County	R	−34.7%	3,635	7,517	11,199
Chowan County	R	−10.4%	2,406	2,967	5,386
Clay County	R	−32.5%	1,628	3,209	4,866
Cleveland County	R	−23.0%	14,215	22,750	37,079
Columbus County	R	−2.0%	10,343	10,773	21,191
Craven County	R	−25.3%	14,019	23,575	37,756
Cumberland County	R	−3.5%	45,788	49,139	95,226
Currituck County	R	−34.6%	2,909	6,013	8,976
Dare County	R	−20.6%	6,136	9,345	15,548
Davidson County	R	−41.8%	17,191	42,075	59,496
Davie County	R	−48.8%	4,233	12,372	16,680
Duplin County	R	−16.2%	6,923	9,611	16,583
Durham County	D	+36.4%	74,524	34,614	109,651
Edgecombe County	D	+22.4%	12,877	8,163	21,079
Forsyth County	R	−8.6%	63,340	75,294	139,125
Franklin County	R	−10.8%	9,286	11,540	20,918
Gaston County	R	−36.1%	20,254	43,252	63,755
Gates County	D	+4.9%	2,121	1,924	4,053
Graham County	R	−35.6%	1,272	2,693	3,987
Granville County	R	−2.3%	9,057	9,491	18,601
Greene County	R	−17.5%	2,665	3,800	6,472
Guilford County	D	+0.9%	100,042	98,254	199,314
Halifax County	D	+17.5%	11,528	8,088	19,647
Harnett County	R	−28.7%	11,563	20,922	32,571
Haywood County	R	−12.8%	11,237	14,545	25,932
Henderson County	R	−30.1%	15,003	28,025	43,234
Hertford County	D	+27.0%	5,141	2,942	8,132
Hoke County	D	+4.8%	5,794	5,257	11,088
Hyde County	R	−8.2%	1,048	1,235	2,293
Iredell County	R	−36.2%	18,065	38,675	56,973
Jackson County	R	−4.3%	6,737	7,351	14,174
Johnston County	R	−36.1%	17,266	36,903	54,357
Jones County	R	−15.8%	1,893	2,607	4,513
Lee County	R	−21.4%	7,657	11,834	19,543
Lenoir County	R	−11.8%	10,207	12,939	23,179
Lincoln County	R	−35.9%	9,434	20,052	29,579
Macon County	R	−26.4%	5,489	9,448	15,024
Madison County	R	−9.9%	4,234	5,175	9,463
Martin County	R	−2.2%	5,102	5,334	10,452
McDowell County	R	−32.9%	5,330	10,590	16,002
Mecklenburg County	D	+3.6%	166,828	155,084	323,102
Mitchell County	R	−46.2%	2,080	5,686	7,798
Montgomery County	R	−14.2%	4,313	5,745	10,080
Moore County	R	−29.1%	13,555	24,714	38,382
Nash County	R	−16.5%	15,693	21,902	37,673
New Hanover County	R	−12.0%	35,572	45,351	81,247
Northampton County	D	+27.5%	5,584	3,176	8,770
Onslow County	R	−39.3%	11,250	25,890	37,277
Orange County	D	+34.5%	42,910	20,771	64,153
Pamlico County	R	−22.3%	2,335	3,679	6,038
Pasquotank County	D	+2.7%	6,984	6,609	13,648
Pender County	R	−17.8%	6,999	10,037	17,085
Perquimans County	R	−20.0%	1,971	2,965	4,958
Person County	R	−18.2%	6,198	8,973	15,214
Pitt County	R	−6.8%	24,924	28,590	53,643
Polk County	R	−15.0%	3,787	5,140	9,021
Randolph County	R	−48.7%	12,966	37,771	50,910
Richmond County	D	+4.2%	8,383	7,709	16,145
Robeson County	D	+5.8%	17,868	15,909	33,871
Rockingham County	R	−22.5%	14,430	22,840	37,388
Rowan County	R	−35.1%	16,735	34,915	51,867
Rutherford County	R	−33.1%	8,184	16,343	24,658
Sampson County	R	−13.2%	9,649	12,600	22,288
Scotland County	D	+10.8%	6,386	5,141	11,547
Stanly County	R	−39.8%	7,650	17,814	25,553
Stokes County	R	−40.3%	5,767	13,583	19,414
Surry County	R	−35.7%	8,304	17,587	25,992
Swain County	R	−3.4%	2,419	2,593	5,044
Transylvania County	R	−21.1%	6,097	9,386	15,588
Tyrrell County	R	−7.8%	731	855	1,590
Union County	R	−40.7%	17,974	42,820	61,001
Vance County	D	+12.0%	8,762	6,884	15,677
Wake County	R	−2.1%	169,909	177,324	348,844
Warren County	D	+29.0%	5,171	2,840	8,027
Washington County	D	+8.9%	2,969	2,484	5,471
Watauga County	R	−5.9%	11,232	12,659	24,050
Wayne County	R	−24.5%	15,076	24,883	40,046
Wilkes County	R	−41.7%	7,862	19,197	27,154
Wilson County	R	−6.7%	14,206	16,264	30,535
Yadkin County	R	−54.6%	3,451	11,816	15,313
Yancey County	R	−5.4%	4,434	4,940	9,431