George W. Bush carried Tennessee R+14.3.

John Kerry (D) vs George W. Bush (R) in Tennessee, 2004. The state ran 11.8 points more Republican than the nation (R+2.5 nationally).

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

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Tennessee result

2,434,949 votes counted

Kerry (D)

1,035,160

42.5%

Bush (R)

1,383,336

56.8%

All others

16,453

0.7%

Margin

R+14.3

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2004 presidential election

Tennessee, 2004

BushR+14.3

How it voted

Share of the 2004 vote

George W. Bush ✓Republican	56.8%	1,383,336
John KerryDemocratic	42.5%	1,035,160
OtherAll other candidates	0.7%	16,453

D+60

R+60

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

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Tennessee's presidential margins

1892–2024, the 2004 contest in context

Tennessee's presidential margins

Year	Margin (D minus R)
1892	+13.5%
1896	+6.0%
1900	+8.1%
1904	+10.8%
1908	+6.9%
1912	+28.9%
1916	+13.6%
1920	−2.8%
1924	+9.3%
1928	−11.1%
1932	+34.0%
1936	+37.9%
1940	+34.9%
1944	+21.2%
1948	+12.3%
1952	−0.3%
1956	−0.6%
1960	−7.1%
1964	+11.0%
1968	−9.7%
1972	−38.0%
1976	+13.0%
1980	−0.3%
1984	−16.3%
1988	−16.3%
1992	+4.7%
1996	+2.4%
2000	−3.9%
2004	−14.3%
2008	−15.0%
2012	−20.4%
2016	−26.0%
2020	−23.2%
2024	−29.6%

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County results — 2004

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

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County	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
Anderson County	R	−17.7%	12,896	18,510	31,682
Bedford County	R	−22.5%	5,268	8,351	13,706
Benton County	D	+10.0%	3,869	3,161	7,090
Bledsoe County	R	−19.2%	1,927	2,849	4,809
Blount County	R	−37.4%	15,047	33,241	48,712
Bradley County	R	−46.4%	9,431	25,951	35,637
Campbell County	R	−12.0%	6,163	7,859	14,118
Cannon County	R	−7.6%	2,515	2,931	5,481
Carroll County	R	−13.1%	5,070	6,605	11,757
Carter County	R	−42.0%	6,395	15,768	22,313
Cheatham County	R	−23.9%	5,918	9,676	15,697
Chester County	R	−29.0%	2,242	4,086	6,357
Claiborne County	R	−22.9%	4,034	6,448	10,540
Clay County	D	+0.7%	1,675	1,650	3,357
Cocke County	R	−35.4%	3,935	8,297	12,311
Coffee County	R	−17.6%	8,243	11,793	20,167
Crockett County	R	−13.7%	2,459	3,242	5,722
Cumberland County	R	−28.8%	8,327	15,144	23,637
Davidson County	D	+10.3%	132,737	107,839	242,302
Decatur County	R	−6.1%	2,268	2,566	4,879
DeKalb County	R	−3.3%	3,445	3,685	7,173
Dickson County	R	−10.2%	8,597	10,567	19,298
Dyer County	R	−22.9%	5,287	8,447	13,809
Fayette County	R	−22.2%	5,696	8,962	14,737
Fentress County	R	−28.7%	2,371	4,293	6,700
Franklin County	R	−7.8%	7,800	9,129	17,077
Gibson County	R	−10.8%	8,511	10,596	19,221
Giles County	R	−7.7%	5,273	6,163	11,537
Grainger County	R	−31.1%	2,569	4,907	7,527
Greene County	R	−36.2%	7,635	16,382	24,194
Grundy County	D	+13.8%	2,789	2,107	4,929
Hamblen County	R	−32.7%	7,433	14,742	22,318
Hamilton County	R	−15.5%	57,302	78,547	136,936
Hancock County	R	−38.4%	777	1,756	2,551
Hardeman County	D	+9.4%	5,685	4,704	10,466
Hardin County	R	−22.6%	3,834	6,087	9,954
Hawkins County	R	−33.4%	6,684	13,447	20,233
Haywood County	D	+16.1%	4,359	3,140	7,548
Henderson County	R	−31.1%	3,448	6,585	10,096
Henry County	R	−12.2%	5,732	7,340	13,177
Hickman County	R	−1.1%	4,263	4,359	8,673
Houston County	D	+19.1%	2,126	1,440	3,598
Humphreys County	D	+15.7%	4,485	3,261	7,793
Jackson County	D	+19.2%	2,998	2,026	5,056
Jefferson County	R	−35.8%	5,469	11,625	17,215
Johnson County	R	−43.5%	1,812	4,634	6,480
Knox County	R	−25.1%	66,013	110,803	178,419
Lake County	D	+11.7%	1,317	1,039	2,370
Lauderdale County	D	+3.6%	4,474	4,164	8,682
Lawrence County	R	−20.2%	6,592	9,959	16,658
Lewis County	R	−12.4%	2,192	2,819	5,054
Lincoln County	R	−26.4%	4,546	7,829	12,457
Loudon County	R	−42.0%	5,708	14,041	19,864
Macon County	R	−26.0%	2,738	4,670	7,433
Madison County	R	−12.5%	16,840	21,679	38,675
Marion County	R	−2.7%	5,548	5,862	11,492
Marshall County	R	−10.4%	4,722	5,825	10,615
Maury County	R	−17.1%	12,379	17,505	30,043
McMinn County	R	−33.8%	5,891	11,980	18,003
McNairy County	R	−17.0%	4,101	5,787	9,924
Meigs County	R	−21.9%	1,595	2,500	4,132
Monroe County	R	−30.6%	5,354	10,123	15,568
Montgomery County	R	−17.5%	20,070	28,627	48,998
Moore County	R	−21.1%	1,084	1,668	2,774
Morgan County	R	−20.1%	2,924	4,401	7,360
Obion County	R	−17.1%	5,549	7,859	13,535
Overton County	D	+6.8%	4,518	3,941	8,510
Perry County	D	+1.8%	1,579	1,522	3,150
Pickett County	R	−21.4%	1,033	1,600	2,645
Polk County	R	−17.9%	2,724	3,924	6,700
Putnam County	R	−19.2%	10,566	15,637	26,442
Rhea County	R	−32.9%	3,665	7,301	11,054
Roane County	R	−24.7%	8,706	14,467	23,338
Robertson County	R	−21.6%	9,865	15,331	25,323
Rutherford County	R	−24.3%	31,647	52,200	84,409
Scott County	R	−18.7%	3,086	4,509	7,628
Sequatchie County	R	−19.4%	1,986	2,951	4,983
Sevier County	R	−43.7%	8,621	22,143	30,970
Shelby County	D	+15.6%	216,945	158,137	377,282
Smith County	D	+3.9%	4,044	3,739	7,828
Stewart County	D	+3.3%	2,860	2,675	5,583
Sullivan County	R	−36.6%	19,637	42,555	62,639
Sumner County	R	−30.2%	21,458	40,181	61,968
Tipton County	R	−31.4%	7,379	14,178	21,677
Trousdale County	D	+16.8%	1,851	1,314	3,191
Unicoi County	R	−35.6%	2,374	5,030	7,463
Union County	R	−24.2%	2,524	4,145	6,710
Van Buren County	D	+3.8%	1,209	1,120	2,347
Warren County	R	−4.8%	6,808	7,503	14,400
Washington County	R	−32.9%	14,944	29,735	45,006
Wayne County	R	−34.2%	1,951	3,999	5,984
Weakley County	R	−16.5%	5,588	7,817	13,496
White County	R	−11.8%	4,147	5,269	9,495
Williamson County	R	−44.8%	21,732	57,451	79,650
Wilson County	R	−30.7%	15,277	28,924	44,452