George W. Bush carried Ohio R+2.1.

John Kerry (D) vs George W. Bush (R) in Ohio, 2004. The state ran 0.4 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)

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Ohio result

5,627,908 votes counted

Kerry (D)

2,741,167

48.7%

Bush (R)

2,859,768

50.8%

All others

26,973

0.5%

Margin

R+2.1

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2004 presidential election

Ohio, 2004

BushR+2.1

How it voted

Share of the 2004 vote

George W. Bush ✓Republican	50.8%	2,859,768
John KerryDemocratic	48.7%	2,741,167
OtherAll other candidates	0.5%	26,973

D+60

R+60

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

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Ohio's presidential margins

1892–2024, the 2004 contest in context

Ohio's presidential margins

Year	Margin (D minus R)
1892	−0.1%
1896	−4.8%
1900	−6.6%
1904	−25.4%
1908	−6.2%
1912	+14.1%
1916	+7.7%
1920	−19.9%
1924	−34.6%
1928	−30.4%
1932	+2.8%
1936	+20.6%
1940	+4.4%
1944	−0.4%
1948	+0.2%
1952	−13.5%
1956	−22.2%
1960	−6.6%
1964	+25.9%
1968	−2.3%
1972	−21.6%
1976	+0.3%
1980	−10.6%
1984	−18.8%
1988	−10.9%
1992	+1.8%
1996	+6.4%
2000	−3.5%
2004	−2.1%
2008	+4.6%
2012	+3.0%
2016	−8.0%
2020	−8.0%
2024	−11.1%

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County results — 2004

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

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County	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
Adams County	R	−28.1%	4,281	7,653	12,000
Allen County	R	−32.7%	16,470	32,580	49,256
Ashland County	R	−30.6%	8,576	16,209	24,979
Ashtabula County	D	+6.7%	24,060	21,038	45,407
Athens County	D	+27.1%	18,998	10,847	30,045
Auglaize County	R	−48.2%	5,903	17,016	23,034
Belmont County	D	+6.0%	17,576	15,589	33,322
Brown County	R	−27.7%	7,140	12,647	19,892
Butler County	R	−32.1%	56,243	109,872	166,819
Carroll County	R	−9.9%	6,300	7,695	14,112
Champaign County	R	−25.3%	6,968	11,718	18,776
Clark County	R	−2.0%	33,535	34,941	68,807
Clermont County	R	−41.6%	25,887	62,949	89,079
Clinton County	R	−40.8%	5,417	12,938	18,414
Columbiana County	R	−4.7%	23,429	25,753	49,465
Coshocton County	R	−14.2%	7,378	9,839	17,303
Crawford County	R	−28.0%	7,773	13,885	21,801
Cuyahoga County	D	+33.7%	448,503	221,600	673,777
Darke County	R	−39.8%	7,846	18,306	26,313
Defiance County	R	−23.9%	6,975	11,397	18,516
Delaware County	R	−32.4%	27,048	53,143	80,456
Erie County	D	+7.0%	21,421	18,597	40,085
Fairfield County	R	−26.4%	24,783	42,715	67,882
Fayette County	R	−25.9%	4,334	7,376	11,757
Franklin County	D	+9.2%	285,801	237,253	525,827
Fulton County	R	−24.7%	8,224	13,640	21,954
Gallia County	R	−22.9%	5,366	8,576	13,993
Geauga County	R	−20.9%	19,850	30,370	50,442
Greene County	R	−22.5%	30,531	48,388	79,282
Guernsey County	R	−12.3%	7,768	9,962	17,840
Hamilton County	R	−5.4%	199,679	222,616	424,025
Hancock County	R	−41.4%	10,352	25,105	35,619
Hardin County	R	−26.5%	4,891	8,441	13,392
Harrison County	R	−6.1%	3,780	4,274	8,109
Henry County	R	−31.7%	5,111	9,902	15,105
Highland County	R	−32.6%	6,194	12,211	18,481
Hocking County	R	−5.8%	6,175	6,936	13,199
Holmes County	R	−51.4%	2,697	8,468	11,220
Huron County	R	−16.6%	10,568	14,817	25,558
Jackson County	R	−20.1%	5,700	8,585	14,334
Jefferson County	D	+5.1%	19,024	17,185	36,372
Knox County	R	−26.8%	9,820	17,068	27,045
Lake County	R	−2.6%	59,049	62,193	121,823
Lawrence County	R	−12.0%	12,120	15,455	27,710
Licking County	R	−23.9%	30,053	49,016	79,420
Logan County	R	−35.7%	6,825	14,471	21,398
Lorain County	D	+12.6%	78,970	61,203	140,742
Lucas County	D	+20.7%	132,715	87,160	220,430
Madison County	R	−28.2%	6,203	11,117	17,398
Mahoning County	D	+25.9%	83,194	48,761	132,904
Marion County	R	−17.9%	11,930	17,171	29,258
Medina County	R	−14.0%	36,272	48,196	84,878
Meigs County	R	−17.0%	4,438	6,272	10,771
Mercer County	R	−50.4%	5,118	15,650	20,890
Miami County	R	−31.7%	17,606	33,992	51,760
Monroe County	D	+10.6%	4,243	3,424	7,729
Montgomery County	D	+1.6%	142,997	138,371	282,584
Morgan County	R	−13.2%	2,875	3,758	6,703
Morrow County	R	−28.8%	5,775	10,474	16,328
Muskingum County	R	−15.0%	16,421	22,254	38,866
Noble County	R	−18.1%	2,654	3,841	6,540
Ottawa County	R	−4.1%	11,118	12,073	23,259
Paulding County	R	−26.3%	3,610	6,206	9,879
Perry County	R	−3.9%	7,257	7,856	15,189
Pickaway County	R	−24.4%	8,579	14,161	22,852
Pike County	R	−4.2%	5,989	6,520	12,576
Portage County	D	+6.6%	40,675	35,583	76,647
Preble County	R	−30.6%	7,274	13,734	21,127
Putnam County	R	−52.9%	4,392	14,370	18,849
Richland County	R	−19.8%	24,638	36,872	61,840
Ross County	R	−10.3%	13,978	17,231	31,671
Sandusky County	R	−12.2%	12,686	16,224	29,014
Scioto County	R	−4.1%	16,827	18,259	35,203
Seneca County	R	−18.3%	10,957	15,886	26,991
Shelby County	R	−42.3%	6,535	16,204	22,855
Stark County	D	+1.7%	95,337	92,215	188,459
Summit County	D	+13.8%	156,587	118,558	276,320
Trumbull County	D	+23.8%	66,673	40,977	108,145
Tuscarawas County	R	−11.6%	18,853	23,829	42,906
Union County	R	−40.7%	6,665	15,870	22,631
Van Wert County	R	−44.4%	4,095	10,678	14,827
Vinton County	R	−10.1%	2,651	3,249	5,928
Warren County	R	−44.5%	26,044	68,037	94,422
Washington County	R	−16.5%	12,538	17,532	30,216
Wayne County	R	−23.3%	19,786	31,879	51,848
Williams County	R	−29.8%	6,481	12,040	18,639
Wood County	R	−6.6%	29,401	33,592	63,346
Wyandot County	R	−32.1%	3,708	7,254	11,043