John Kerry carried Pennsylvania D+2.5.

John Kerry (D) vs George W. Bush (R) in Pennsylvania, 2004. The state ran 5.0 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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Pennsylvania result

5,766,120 votes counted

Kerry (D)

2,938,095

51.0%

Bush (R)

2,793,847

48.5%

All others

34,178

0.6%

Margin

D+2.5

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2004 presidential election

Pennsylvania, 2004

KerryD+2.5

How it voted

Share of the 2004 vote

John Kerry ✓Democratic	51.0%	2,938,095
George W. BushRepublican	48.5%	2,793,847
OtherAll other candidates	0.6%	34,178

D+60

R+60

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

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Pennsylvania's presidential margins

1892–2024, the 2004 contest in context

Pennsylvania's presidential margins

Year	Margin (D minus R)
1892	−6.4%
1896	−24.7%
1900	−24.6%
1904	−40.7%
1908	−23.4%
1912	+10.0%
1916	−14.0%
1920	−38.6%
1924	−46.3%
1928	−31.4%
1932	−5.5%
1936	+16.0%
1940	+6.9%
1944	+2.8%
1948	−4.0%
1952	−5.9%
1956	−13.2%
1960	+2.3%
1964	+30.2%
1968	+3.6%
1972	−20.0%
1976	+2.7%
1980	−7.1%
1984	−7.4%
1988	−2.3%
1992	+9.0%
1996	+9.2%
2000	+4.2%
2004	+2.5%
2008	+10.3%
2012	+5.4%
2016	−0.7%
2020	+1.2%
2024	−1.7%

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County results — 2004

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

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County	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
Adams County	R	−34.3%	13,764	28,247	42,228
Allegheny County	D	+15.0%	368,912	271,925	645,469
Armstrong County	R	−22.2%	12,025	18,925	31,097
Beaver County	D	+2.7%	42,146	39,916	82,543
Bedford County	R	−46.7%	6,016	16,606	22,679
Berks County	R	−6.6%	76,309	87,122	164,487
Blair County	R	−32.6%	18,105	35,751	54,178
Bradford County	R	−32.6%	8,590	16,942	25,652
Bucks County	D	+2.8%	163,438	154,469	319,816
Butler County	R	−29.1%	30,090	54,959	85,425
Cambria County	R	−2.2%	32,591	34,048	66,983
Cameron County	R	−33.5%	794	1,599	2,406
Carbon County	R	−1.2%	12,223	12,519	25,043
Centre County	R	−3.7%	30,733	33,133	64,374
Chester County	R	−4.5%	109,708	120,036	230,823
Clarion County	R	−29.2%	6,049	11,063	17,184
Clearfield County	R	−20.5%	13,518	20,533	34,233
Clinton County	R	−15.8%	5,823	8,035	13,967
Columbia County	R	−20.0%	10,679	16,052	26,869
Crawford County	R	−15.5%	16,013	21,965	38,322
Cumberland County	R	−28.0%	37,928	67,648	106,082
Dauphin County	R	−8.2%	55,299	65,296	121,208
Delaware County	D	+14.8%	162,601	120,425	284,538
Elk County	R	−8.7%	6,602	7,872	14,550
Erie County	D	+8.4%	67,921	57,372	125,898
Fayette County	D	+7.4%	29,120	25,045	54,707
Forest County	R	−22.6%	989	1,571	2,573
Franklin County	R	−43.1%	16,562	41,817	58,569
Fulton County	R	−52.6%	1,475	4,772	6,271
Greene County	R	−0.7%	7,674	7,786	15,565
Huntingdon County	R	−34.6%	5,879	12,126	18,058
Indiana County	R	−12.2%	15,831	20,254	36,248
Jefferson County	R	−37.3%	6,073	13,371	19,560
Juniata County	R	−43.4%	2,797	7,144	10,006
Lackawanna County	D	+14.0%	59,573	44,766	105,819
Lancaster County	R	−32.2%	74,328	145,591	221,372
Lawrence County	R	−1.3%	21,387	21,938	43,442
Lebanon County	R	−34.1%	18,109	37,089	55,665
Lehigh County	D	+2.6%	73,940	70,160	145,091
Luzerne County	D	+3.4%	69,573	64,953	136,028
Lycoming County	R	−36.5%	15,681	33,961	50,081
McKean County	R	−26.7%	6,294	10,941	17,426
Mercer County	R	−2.9%	24,831	26,311	51,564
Mifflin County	R	−40.7%	4,889	11,726	16,802
Monroe County	R	−0.0%	27,967	27,971	56,342
Montgomery County	D	+11.6%	222,048	175,741	399,591
Montour County	R	−29.3%	2,666	4,903	7,624
Northampton County	D	+1.1%	63,446	62,102	126,849
Northumberland County	R	−20.6%	14,602	22,262	37,134
Perry County	R	−43.7%	5,423	13,919	19,427
Philadelphia County	D	+61.1%	542,205	130,099	674,069
Pike County	R	−17.8%	8,656	12,444	21,299
Potter County	R	−42.4%	2,268	5,640	7,962
Schuylkill County	R	−9.8%	29,231	35,640	65,269
Snyder County	R	−41.5%	4,348	10,566	14,983
Somerset County	R	−29.8%	12,842	23,802	36,778
Sullivan County	R	−25.7%	1,213	2,056	3,285
Susquehanna County	R	−22.2%	7,351	11,573	19,040
Tioga County	R	−37.5%	5,437	12,019	17,571
Union County	R	−28.7%	5,700	10,334	16,123
Venango County	R	−23.0%	9,024	14,472	23,659
Warren County	R	−15.3%	8,044	10,999	19,273
Washington County	D	+0.6%	48,225	47,673	96,177
Wayne County	R	−25.7%	8,060	13,713	21,967
Westmoreland County	R	−12.5%	77,774	100,087	178,696
Wyoming County	R	−21.8%	4,982	7,782	12,832
York County	R	−28.2%	63,701	114,270	179,269