George W. Bush carried North Dakota R+27.4.

John Kerry (D) vs George W. Bush (R) in North Dakota, 2004. The state ran 24.9 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 Dakota result

312,833 votes counted

Kerry (D)

111,052

35.5%

Bush (R)

196,651

62.9%

All others

5,130

1.6%

Margin

R+27.4

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2004 presidential election

North Dakota, 2004

BushR+27.4

How it voted

Share of the 2004 vote

George W. Bush ✓Republican	62.9%	196,651
John KerryDemocratic	35.5%	111,052
OtherAll other candidates	1.6%	5,130

D+60

R+60

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

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North Dakota's presidential margins

1892–2024, the 2004 contest in context

North Dakota's presidential margins

Year	Margin (D minus R)
1892	−48.5%
1896	−11.9%
1900	−26.6%
1904	−54.7%
1908	−26.2%
1912	+7.5%
1916	+1.5%
1920	−59.6%
1924	−40.7%
1928	−10.3%
1932	+41.6%
1936	+33.0%
1940	−10.9%
1944	−8.4%
1948	−8.8%
1952	−42.6%
1956	−23.6%
1960	−10.9%
1964	+16.1%
1968	−17.7%
1972	−26.3%
1976	−5.9%
1980	−38.0%
1984	−31.0%
1988	−13.1%
1992	−12.0%
1996	−6.8%
2000	−27.6%
2004	−27.4%
2008	−8.6%
2012	−19.6%
2016	−35.7%
2020	−33.3%
2024	−36.4%

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County results — 2004

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

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County	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
Adams County	R	−43.5%	353	915	1,291
Barnes County	R	−23.3%	2,186	3,541	5,813
Benson County	D	+8.6%	1,196	1,002	2,246
Billings County	R	−62.1%	99	449	564
Bottineau County	R	−35.4%	1,168	2,468	3,674
Bowman County	R	−51.5%	397	1,280	1,716
Burke County	R	−40.5%	336	808	1,165
Burleigh County	R	−38.5%	11,621	26,577	38,814
Cass County	R	−20.4%	26,010	39,619	66,711
Cavalier County	R	−26.0%	887	1,522	2,444
Dickey County	R	−35.7%	883	1,890	2,821
Divide County	R	−20.8%	487	751	1,268
Dunn County	R	−34.2%	571	1,178	1,774
Eddy County	R	−10.0%	534	655	1,213
Emmons County	R	−39.7%	611	1,449	2,113
Foster County	R	−39.7%	518	1,219	1,766
Golden Valley County	R	−56.5%	195	719	927
Grand Forks County	R	−15.3%	12,646	17,298	30,470
Grant County	R	−55.4%	264	952	1,242
Griggs County	R	−27.9%	505	907	1,439
Hettinger County	R	−42.8%	405	1,044	1,494
Kidder County	R	−34.3%	433	902	1,369
LaMoure County	R	−37.7%	712	1,592	2,335
Logan County	R	−51.2%	265	844	1,130
McHenry County	R	−25.3%	1,030	1,744	2,820
McIntosh County	R	−47.5%	436	1,254	1,722
McKenzie County	R	−38.0%	847	1,897	2,762
McLean County	R	−28.4%	1,664	3,014	4,750
Mercer County	R	−44.2%	1,245	3,285	4,617
Morton County	R	−33.7%	4,073	8,325	12,633
Mountrail County	R	−2.0%	1,465	1,527	3,030
Nelson County	R	−17.1%	778	1,107	1,922
Oliver County	R	−42.9%	310	790	1,119
Pembina County	R	−29.7%	1,321	2,466	3,856
Pierce County	R	−35.9%	686	1,475	2,195
Ramsey County	R	−21.6%	1,885	2,943	4,900
Ransom County	R	−5.9%	1,199	1,352	2,602
Renville County	R	−31.0%	497	953	1,469
Richland County	R	−29.7%	2,821	5,264	8,215
Rolette County	D	+29.0%	2,564	1,392	4,044
Sargent County	R	−5.7%	1,021	1,147	2,200
Sheridan County	R	−55.8%	200	727	944
Sioux County	D	+42.5%	804	319	1,140
Slope County	R	−56.9%	89	335	432
Stark County	R	−40.5%	3,013	7,220	10,400
Steele County	D	+2.5%	616	586	1,213
Stutsman County	R	−30.4%	3,438	6,517	10,122
Towner County	R	−10.6%	606	754	1,391
Traill County	R	−21.0%	1,651	2,543	4,248
Walsh County	R	−24.9%	1,905	3,194	5,186
Ward County	R	−34.2%	8,236	17,008	25,612
Wells County	R	−31.1%	858	1,654	2,561
Williams County	R	−42.2%	2,512	6,278	8,929