John Kerry carried Oregon D+4.2.

John Kerry (D) vs George W. Bush (R) in Oregon, 2004. The state ran 6.6 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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Oregon result

1,836,782 votes counted

Kerry (D)

943,163

51.3%

Bush (R)

866,831

47.2%

All others

26,788

1.5%

Margin

D+4.2

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2004 presidential election

Oregon, 2004

KerryD+4.2

How it voted

Share of the 2004 vote

John Kerry ✓Democratic	51.3%	943,163
George W. BushRepublican	47.2%	866,831
OtherAll other candidates	1.5%	26,788

D+60

R+60

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

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Oregon's presidential margins

1892–2024, the 2004 contest in context

Oregon's presidential margins

Year	Margin (D minus R)
1892	−26.4%
1896	−2.1%
1900	−15.6%
1904	−47.6%
1908	−22.1%
1912	+9.0%
1916	−2.6%
1920	−26.7%
1924	−26.8%
1928	−30.0%
1932	+21.1%
1936	+34.8%
1940	+8.1%
1944	+4.8%
1948	−3.4%
1952	−21.6%
1956	−10.5%
1960	−5.2%
1964	+27.8%
1968	−6.0%
1972	−10.1%
1976	−0.2%
1980	−9.7%
1984	−12.2%
1988	+4.7%
1992	+10.0%
1996	+8.1%
2000	+0.4%
2004	+4.2%
2008	+16.3%
2012	+12.1%
2016	+11.0%
2020	+16.1%
2024	+14.3%

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County results — 2004

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

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County	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
Baker County	R	−40.3%	2,616	6,253	9,034
Benton County	D	+17.6%	26,515	18,460	45,735
Clackamas County	R	−1.3%	95,129	97,691	195,000
Clatsop County	D	+10.1%	10,461	8,503	19,309
Columbia County	D	+2.8%	12,563	11,868	24,917
Coos County	R	−11.7%	14,393	18,291	33,362
Crook County	R	−37.9%	3,024	6,830	10,051
Curry County	R	−16.5%	5,220	7,332	12,799
Deschutes County	R	−14.3%	31,179	41,757	74,048
Douglas County	R	−32.5%	18,089	35,956	54,984
Gilliam County	R	−33.8%	370	755	1,138
Grant County	R	−59.7%	780	3,204	4,061
Harney County	R	−53.4%	839	2,815	3,702
Hood River County	D	+14.8%	5,587	4,124	9,859
Jackson County	R	−11.9%	44,366	56,519	102,189
Jefferson County	R	−18.7%	3,243	4,762	8,115
Josephine County	R	−26.1%	15,214	26,241	42,275
Klamath County	R	−45.9%	8,264	22,733	31,515
Lake County	R	−57.3%	802	3,039	3,905
Lane County	D	+17.6%	107,769	75,007	185,872
Lincoln County	D	+14.8%	13,753	10,160	24,325
Linn County	R	−21.8%	19,940	31,260	52,041
Malheur County	R	−51.1%	2,577	8,123	10,846
Marion County	R	−9.4%	57,671	69,900	129,619
Morrow County	R	−33.0%	1,361	2,732	4,149
Multnomah County	D	+44.4%	259,585	98,439	362,694
Polk County	R	−11.3%	15,484	19,508	35,489
Sherman County	R	−27.5%	390	694	1,104
Tillamook County	R	−1.8%	6,750	7,003	13,951
Umatilla County	R	−31.1%	8,884	17,068	26,322
Union County	R	−32.9%	4,428	8,879	13,519
Wallowa County	R	−41.2%	1,269	3,132	4,521
Wasco County	R	−3.6%	5,691	6,119	12,002
Washington County	D	+6.0%	121,140	107,223	231,308
Wheeler County	R	−41.7%	245	612	880
Yamhill County	R	−14.9%	17,572	23,839	42,142