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Elections / 2004 · President · NY

John Kerry carried New York D+18.3.

John Kerry (D) vs George W. Bush (R) in New York, 2004. The state ran 20.7 points more Democratic than the nation (R+2.5 nationally). A US Senate contest shared the 2004 ballot here.

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

New York result
7,391,954 votes counted
Kerry (D)
4,314,280
58.4%
Bush (R)
2,962,567
40.1%
All others
115,107
1.6%
Margin
D+18.3
2004 presidential election
New York, 2004
KerryD+18.3
2004 presidential margin by county for New York — 2004 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of New York — 2004 presidential election, each outlined and filled by its 2004 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), seated within the faint outlines of the surrounding states.Albany County, NY · D+23.4Allegany County, NY · R+29.8Bronx County, NY · D+66.3Broome County, NY · D+3.0Cattaraugus County, NY · R+19.1Cayuga County, NY · R+0.6Chautauqua County, NY · R+8.5Chemung County, NY · R+10.9Chenango County, NY · R+10.8Clinton County, NY · D+6.8Columbia County, NY · D+4.7Cortland County, NY · R+4.1Delaware County, NY · R+15.3Dutchess County, NY · R+4.1Erie County, NY · D+15.0Essex County, NY · R+5.8Franklin County, NY · D+6.3Fulton County, NY · R+15.2Genesee County, NY · R+23.2Greene County, NY · R+18.1Hamilton County, NY · R+36.0Herkimer County, NY · R+15.4Jefferson County, NY · R+11.3Kings County, NY · D+50.6Lewis County, NY · R+18.2Livingston County, NY · R+20.8Madison County, NY · R+11.3Monroe County, NY · D+2.9Montgomery County, NY · R+8.9Nassau County, NY · D+5.6New York County, NY · D+65.3Niagara County, NY · D+0.5Oneida County, NY · R+12.2Onondaga County, NY · D+10.4Ontario County, NY · R+13.6Orange County, NY · R+10.8Orleans County, NY · R+26.3Oswego County, NY · R+4.2Otsego County, NY · R+2.3Putnam County, NY · R+14.6Queens County, NY · D+44.2Rensselaer County, NY · D+1.8Richmond County, NY · R+13.7Rockland County, NY · R+0.7Saratoga County, NY · R+7.0Schenectady County, NY · D+5.6Schoharie County, NY · R+20.3Schuyler County, NY · R+17.6Seneca County, NY · R+6.5St. Lawrence County, NY · D+11.6Steuben County, NY · R+29.5Suffolk County, NY · D+0.9Sullivan County, NY · R+0.9Tioga County, NY · R+17.0Tompkins County, NY · D+31.2Ulster County, NY · D+11.2Warren County, NY · R+11.5Washington County, NY · R+12.8Wayne County, NY · R+21.8Westchester County, NY · D+17.7Wyoming County, NY · R+30.9Yates County, NY · R+19.6
How it voted
Share of the 2004 vote
John Kerry ✓Democratic58.4%4,314,280
George W. BushRepublican40.1%2,962,567
OtherAll other candidates1.6%115,107
D+60
R+60
62 counties, each filled by 2004 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
New York's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 2004 contest in context
New York's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: +12.5% in 2024.flipped D · 1988+12.5%DR18922024
New York's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892+3.4%
1896−18.9%
1900−9.3%
1904−10.9%
1908−12.4%
1912+12.6%
1916−7.0%
1920−37.6%
1924−26.6%
1928−2.3%
1932+12.7%
1936+19.9%
1940+3.6%
1944+5.0%
1948−1.0%
1952−11.9%
1956−22.4%
1960+5.3%
1964+37.3%
1968+5.5%
1972−17.3%
1976+4.4%
1980−2.7%
1984−8.0%
1988+4.1%
1992+15.8%
1996+28.9%
2000+25.0%
2004+18.3%
2008+26.9%
2012+28.2%
2016+22.5%
2020+23.1%
2024+12.5%
County results — 2004
62 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Albany CountyD
+23.4%
89,32354,872147,199
Allegany CountyR
−29.8%
6,56612,31019,270
Bronx CountyD
+66.3%
283,99456,701342,979
Broome CountyD
+3.0%
46,28143,56891,890
Cattaraugus CountyR
−19.1%
13,51420,05134,266
Cayuga CountyR
−0.6%
17,53417,74336,052
Chautauqua CountyR
−8.5%
27,25732,43460,944
Chemung CountyR
−10.9%
17,08021,32139,075
Chenango CountyR
−10.8%
9,27711,58221,341
Clinton CountyD
+6.8%
17,62415,33033,736
Columbia CountyD
+4.7%
15,92914,45731,103
Cortland CountyR
−4.1%
10,67011,61322,760
Delaware CountyR
−15.3%
8,72411,95821,167
Dutchess CountyR
−4.1%
58,23263,372123,881
Erie CountyD
+15.0%
251,090184,423445,138
Essex CountyR
−5.8%
8,7689,86919,082
Franklin CountyD
+6.3%
9,5438,38318,316
Fulton CountyR
−15.2%
9,20212,57022,215
Genesee CountyR
−23.2%
10,33116,72527,580
Greene CountyR
−18.1%
8,93312,99622,398
Hamilton CountyR
−36.0%
1,1452,4753,695
Herkimer CountyR
−15.4%
11,67516,02428,310
Jefferson CountyR
−11.3%
16,86021,23138,800
Kings CountyD
+50.6%
514,973167,149687,884
Lewis CountyR
−18.2%
4,5466,62411,397
Livingston CountyR
−20.8%
11,50417,72929,948
Madison CountyR
−11.3%
13,12116,53730,287
Monroe CountyD
+2.9%
173,497163,545343,064
Montgomery CountyR
−8.9%
9,44911,33821,221
Nassau CountyD
+5.6%
323,070288,355618,343
New York CountyD
+65.3%
526,765107,405641,951
Niagara CountyD
+0.5%
47,60247,11196,580
Oneida CountyR
−12.2%
40,79252,39295,381
Onondaga CountyD
+10.4%
116,38194,006214,625
Ontario CountyR
−13.6%
21,16627,99950,110
Orange CountyR
−10.8%
63,39479,089144,673
Orleans CountyR
−26.3%
5,95910,31716,577
Oswego CountyR
−4.2%
24,13326,32551,607
Otsego CountyR
−2.3%
12,72313,34226,652
Putnam CountyR
−14.6%
19,57526,35646,571
Queens CountyD
+44.2%
433,835165,954605,392
Rensselaer CountyD
+1.8%
36,07534,73472,514
Richmond CountyR
−13.7%
68,44890,325160,143
Rockland CountyR
−0.7%
64,19165,130131,231
Saratoga CountyR
−7.0%
48,73056,158106,873
Schenectady CountyD
+5.6%
35,97132,06669,469
Schoharie CountyR
−20.3%
5,6308,59114,559
Schuyler CountyR
−17.6%
3,4454,9608,590
Seneca CountyR
−6.5%
6,9797,98115,325
St. Lawrence CountyD
+11.6%
22,85718,02941,761
Steuben CountyR
−29.5%
14,52326,98042,284
Suffolk CountyD
+0.9%
315,909309,949638,712
Sullivan CountyR
−0.9%
15,03415,31930,966
Tioga CountyR
−17.0%
9,69413,76223,902
Tompkins CountyD
+31.2%
27,22913,99442,421
Ulster CountyD
+11.2%
47,60237,82187,712
Warren CountyR
−11.5%
13,40516,96931,059
Washington CountyR
−12.8%
10,62413,82725,103
Wayne CountyR
−21.8%
15,70924,70941,220
Westchester CountyD
+17.7%
229,849159,628395,770
Wyoming CountyR
−30.9%
6,13411,74518,169
Yates CountyR
−19.6%
4,2056,30910,711