Oregon — 2004 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate2004 presidential electionOregon · PresidentKerryD+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 |
2004presidential margin
D+60R+60
36 counties, each filled by 2004 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Oregon cast 7 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (36 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Baker County, OR | Republican | R+40.3 |
| Benton County, OR | Democratic | D+17.6 |
| Clackamas County, OR | Republican | R+1.3 |
| Clatsop County, OR | Democratic | D+10.1 |
| Columbia County, OR | Democratic | D+2.8 |
| Coos County, OR | Republican | R+11.7 |
| Crook County, OR | Republican | R+37.9 |
| Curry County, OR | Republican | R+16.5 |
| Deschutes County, OR | Republican | R+14.3 |
| Douglas County, OR | Republican | R+32.5 |
| Gilliam County, OR | Republican | R+33.8 |
| Grant County, OR | Republican | R+59.7 |
| Harney County, OR | Republican | R+53.4 |
| Hood River County, OR | Democratic | D+14.8 |
| Jackson County, OR | Republican | R+11.9 |
| Jefferson County, OR | Republican | R+18.7 |
| Josephine County, OR | Republican | R+26.1 |
| Klamath County, OR | Republican | R+45.9 |
| Lake County, OR | Republican | R+57.3 |
| Lane County, OR | Democratic | D+17.6 |
| Lincoln County, OR | Democratic | D+14.8 |
| Linn County, OR | Republican | R+21.8 |
| Malheur County, OR | Republican | R+51.1 |
| Marion County, OR | Republican | R+9.4 |
| Morrow County, OR | Republican | R+33.0 |
| Multnomah County, OR | Democratic | D+44.4 |
| Polk County, OR | Republican | R+11.3 |
| Sherman County, OR | Republican | R+27.5 |
| Tillamook County, OR | Republican | R+1.8 |
| Umatilla County, OR | Republican | R+31.1 |
| Union County, OR | Republican | R+32.9 |
| Wallowa County, OR | Republican | R+41.2 |
| Wasco County, OR | Republican | R+3.6 |
| Washington County, OR | Democratic | D+6.0 |
| Wheeler County, OR | Republican | R+41.7 |
| Yamhill County, OR | Republican | R+14.9 |
Oregon results by county
36 counties. Third-party and independent votes are reported by the county source as one combined figure; every named candidate is listed in the complete result below.
| Led by | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baker County | Bush, George W.+3,637 | 2,61629.0% | 6,25369.2% | 1651.8% | 9,034 |
| Benton County | Kerry, John+8,055 | 26,51558.0% | 18,46040.4% | 7601.7% | 45,735 |
| Clackamas County | Bush, George W.+2,562 | 95,12948.8% | 97,69150.1% | 2,1801.1% | 195,000 |
| Clatsop County | Kerry, John+1,958 | 10,46154.2% | 8,50344.0% | 3451.8% | 19,309 |
| Columbia County | Kerry, John+695 | 12,56350.4% | 11,86847.6% | 4862.0% | 24,917 |
| Coos County | Bush, George W.+3,898 | 14,39343.1% | 18,29154.8% | 6782.0% | 33,362 |
| Crook County | Bush, George W.+3,806 | 3,02430.1% | 6,83068.0% | 1972.0% | 10,051 |
| Curry County | Bush, George W.+2,112 | 5,22040.8% | 7,33257.3% | 2471.9% | 12,799 |
| Deschutes County | Bush, George W.+10,578 | 31,17942.1% | 41,75756.4% | 1,1121.5% | 74,048 |
| Douglas County | Bush, George W.+17,867 | 18,08932.9% | 35,95665.4% | 9391.7% | 54,984 |
| Gilliam County | Bush, George W.+385 | 37032.5% | 75566.3% | 131.1% | 1,138 |
| Grant County | Bush, George W.+2,424 | 78019.2% | 3,20478.9% | 771.9% | 4,061 |
| Harney County | Bush, George W.+1,976 | 83922.7% | 2,81576.0% | 481.3% | 3,702 |
| Hood River County | Kerry, John+1,463 | 5,58756.7% | 4,12441.8% | 1481.5% | 9,859 |
| Jackson County | Bush, George W.+12,153 | 44,36643.4% | 56,51955.3% | 1,3041.3% | 102,189 |
| Jefferson County | Bush, George W.+1,519 | 3,24340.0% | 4,76258.7% | 1101.4% | 8,115 |
| Josephine County | Bush, George W.+11,027 | 15,21436.0% | 26,24162.1% | 8201.9% | 42,275 |
| Klamath County | Bush, George W.+14,469 | 8,26426.2% | 22,73372.1% | 5181.6% | 31,515 |
| Lake County | Bush, George W.+2,237 | 80220.5% | 3,03977.8% | 641.6% | 3,905 |
| Lane County | Kerry, John+32,762 | 107,76958.0% | 75,00740.4% | 3,0961.7% | 185,872 |
| Lincoln County | Kerry, John+3,593 | 13,75356.5% | 10,16041.8% | 4121.7% | 24,325 |
| Linn County | Bush, George W.+11,320 | 19,94038.3% | 31,26060.1% | 8411.6% | 52,041 |
| Malheur County | Bush, George W.+5,546 | 2,57723.8% | 8,12374.9% | 1461.3% | 10,846 |
| Marion County | Bush, George W.+12,229 | 57,67144.5% | 69,90053.9% | 2,0481.6% | 129,619 |
| Morrow County | Bush, George W.+1,371 | 1,36132.8% | 2,73265.8% | 561.3% | 4,149 |
| Multnomah County | Kerry, John+161,146 | 259,58571.6% | 98,43927.1% | 4,6701.3% | 362,694 |
| Polk County | Bush, George W.+4,024 | 15,48443.6% | 19,50855.0% | 4971.4% | 35,489 |
| Sherman County | Bush, George W.+304 | 39035.3% | 69462.9% | 201.8% | 1,104 |
| Tillamook County | Bush, George W.+253 | 6,75048.4% | 7,00350.2% | 1981.4% | 13,951 |
| Umatilla County | Bush, George W.+8,184 | 8,88433.8% | 17,06864.8% | 3701.4% | 26,322 |
| Union County | Bush, George W.+4,451 | 4,42832.8% | 8,87965.7% | 2121.6% | 13,519 |
| Wallowa County | Bush, George W.+1,863 | 1,26928.1% | 3,13269.3% | 1202.7% | 4,521 |
| Wasco County | Bush, George W.+428 | 5,69147.4% | 6,11951.0% | 1921.6% | 12,002 |
| Washington County | Kerry, John+13,917 | 121,14052.4% | 107,22346.4% | 2,9451.3% | 231,308 |
| Wheeler County | Bush, George W.+367 | 24527.8% | 61269.5% | 232.6% | 880 |
| Yamhill County | Bush, George W.+6,267 | 17,57241.7% | 23,83956.6% | 7311.7% | 42,142 |
complete certified result
Oregon candidate results
Top three shown first · expand for every reported candidate and write-in category
Source: MIT Election Data + Science Lab — U.S. President 1976–2024 state candidate returns
Nominees: John Kerry (D) · George W. Bush (R)
Oregon's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 2004 contest in context
| 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% |
Same ballot, 2004OR
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 2004 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.