George W. Bush carried Virginia R+8.2.

John Kerry (D) vs George W. Bush (R) in Virginia, 2004. The state ran 5.7 points more Republican than the nation (R+2.5 nationally).

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

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Virginia result

3,198,367 votes counted

Kerry (D)

1,454,742

45.5%

Bush (R)

1,716,959

53.7%

All others

26,666

0.8%

Margin

R+8.2

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2004 presidential election

Virginia, 2004

BushR+8.2

How it voted

Share of the 2004 vote

George W. Bush ✓Republican	53.7%	1,716,959
John KerryDemocratic	45.5%	1,454,742
OtherAll other candidates	0.8%	26,666

D+60

R+60

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

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Virginia's presidential margins

1892–2024, the 2004 contest in context

Virginia's presidential margins

Year	Margin (D minus R)
1892	+17.5%
1896	+6.6%
1900	+11.5%
1904	+24.8%
1908	+22.2%
1912	+48.9%
1916	+34.7%
1920	+23.5%
1924	+29.7%
1928	−8.0%
1932	+38.4%
1936	+40.8%
1940	+36.5%
1944	+25.0%
1948	+6.8%
1952	−13.0%
1956	−17.0%
1960	−5.4%
1964	+7.1%
1968	−10.9%
1972	−37.7%
1976	−1.3%
1980	−12.7%
1984	−25.2%
1988	−20.5%
1992	−4.4%
1996	−2.0%
2000	−8.1%
2004	−8.2%
2008	+6.3%
2012	+3.9%
2016	+5.3%
2020	+10.1%
2024	+5.8%

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County results — 2004

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

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County	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
Accomack County	R	−16.5%	5,518	7,726	13,356
Albemarle County	D	+2.1%	22,088	21,189	43,726
Alexandria city	D	+34.6%	41,116	19,844	61,515
Alleghany County	R	−10.5%	3,203	3,962	7,195
Amelia County	R	−30.3%	1,862	3,499	5,397
Amherst County	R	−22.8%	4,866	7,758	12,695
Appomattox County	R	−32.7%	2,191	4,366	6,655
Arlington County	D	+36.3%	63,987	29,635	94,650
Augusta County	R	−50.8%	7,019	22,100	29,704
Bath County	R	−26.5%	828	1,432	2,282
Bedford County	R	−39.0%	10,144	23,397	33,946
Bland County	R	−39.0%	846	1,962	2,865
Botetourt County	R	−38.4%	4,801	10,865	15,797
Bristol city	R	−27.9%	2,400	4,275	6,724
Brunswick County	D	+17.5%	4,062	2,852	6,926
Buchanan County	D	+7.8%	5,275	4,507	9,829
Buckingham County	R	−6.6%	2,789	3,185	6,027
Buena Vista city	R	−20.1%	936	1,417	2,389
Campbell County	R	−39.3%	6,862	15,891	22,997
Caroline County	R	−1.2%	4,878	4,999	9,954
Carroll County	R	−35.3%	3,888	8,173	12,128
Charles City County	D	+26.2%	2,155	1,254	3,439
Charlotte County	R	−17.3%	2,223	3,166	5,438
Charlottesville city	D	+44.8%	11,088	4,172	15,450
Chesapeake city	R	−14.8%	38,744	52,283	91,541
Chesterfield County	R	−25.7%	49,346	83,745	133,814
Clarke County	R	−16.0%	2,699	3,741	6,505
Colonial Heights city	R	−49.4%	2,061	6,129	8,231
Covington city	D	+3.3%	1,179	1,104	2,301
Craig County	R	−30.7%	901	1,706	2,621
Culpeper County	R	−29.2%	5,476	10,026	15,605
Cumberland County	R	−15.9%	1,721	2,377	4,126
Danville city	D	+0.2%	9,436	9,399	19,112
Dickenson County	D	+2.3%	3,761	3,591	7,406
Dinwiddie County	R	−15.0%	4,569	6,193	10,839
Emporia city	D	+12.5%	1,247	970	2,221
Essex County	R	−6.8%	2,007	2,304	4,344
Fairfax city	D	+3.3%	5,395	5,045	10,546
Fairfax County	D	+7.3%	245,671	211,980	461,379
Falls Church city	D	+30.7%	3,944	2,074	6,098
Fauquier County	R	−27.7%	10,712	19,011	29,915
Floyd County	R	−24.9%	2,488	4,162	6,734
Fluvanna County	R	−18.6%	4,415	6,458	10,957
Franklin city	D	+8.4%	1,910	1,613	3,536
Franklin County	R	−27.2%	8,002	14,048	22,223
Frederick County	R	−36.9%	8,853	19,386	28,540
Fredericksburg city	D	+9.2%	4,085	3,390	7,542
Galax city	R	−14.9%	987	1,336	2,335
Giles County	R	−17.0%	3,047	4,320	7,498
Gloucester County	R	−36.6%	5,105	11,084	16,333
Goochland County	R	−29.8%	3,583	6,668	10,338
Grayson County	R	−31.2%	2,430	4,655	7,137
Greene County	R	−33.6%	2,240	4,570	6,939
Greensville County	D	+18.4%	2,514	1,732	4,258
Halifax County	R	−14.6%	6,220	8,363	14,656
Hampton city	D	+15.5%	32,016	23,399	55,741
Hanover County	R	−43.3%	13,941	35,404	49,611
Harrisonburg city	R	−13.0%	4,726	6,165	11,030
Henrico County	R	−8.2%	60,864	71,809	133,418
Henry County	R	−15.0%	9,851	13,358	23,458
Highland County	R	−30.3%	522	982	1,520
Hopewell city	R	−8.5%	3,573	4,251	7,936
Isle of Wight County	R	−25.6%	5,871	9,929	15,871
James City County	R	−22.6%	11,934	18,949	31,090
King and Queen County	R	−7.0%	1,506	1,737	3,286
King George County	R	−30.1%	2,739	5,124	7,921
King William County	R	−28.5%	2,436	4,397	6,872
Lancaster County	R	−20.0%	2,477	3,724	6,230
Lee County	R	−17.0%	4,005	5,664	9,770
Lexington city	D	+15.2%	1,340	982	2,349
Loudoun County	R	−12.1%	47,271	60,382	108,430
Louisa County	R	−18.6%	4,844	7,083	12,035
Lunenburg County	R	−9.5%	2,362	2,858	5,245
Lynchburg city	R	−10.1%	11,727	14,400	26,340
Madison County	R	−23.9%	2,176	3,556	5,772
Manassas city	R	−13.1%	5,562	7,257	12,903
Manassas Park city	R	−9.3%	1,498	1,807	3,332
Martinsville city	D	+8.9%	3,036	2,538	5,603
Mathews County	R	−37.2%	1,589	3,497	5,129
Mecklenburg County	R	−15.9%	5,293	7,319	12,780
Middlesex County	R	−26.4%	1,914	3,336	5,377
Montgomery County	R	−9.3%	14,128	17,070	31,515
Nelson County	D	+0.1%	3,543	3,539	7,139
New Kent County	R	−37.4%	2,443	5,414	7,946
Newport News city	D	+4.6%	35,319	32,208	67,952
Norfolk city	D	+24.3%	43,518	26,401	70,570
Northampton County	D	+1.9%	2,775	2,669	5,499
Northumberland County	R	−20.0%	2,548	3,832	6,409
Norton city	R	−2.9%	725	768	1,504
Nottoway County	R	−11.1%	2,635	3,303	6,030
Orange County	R	−21.1%	5,015	7,749	12,928
Page County	R	−30.2%	3,324	6,221	9,603
Patrick County	R	−35.7%	2,572	5,507	8,215
Petersburg city	D	+62.3%	9,682	2,238	11,949
Pittsylvania County	R	−30.6%	9,274	17,673	27,417
Poquoson city	R	−55.2%	1,424	5,004	6,480
Portsmouth city	D	+22.5%	24,112	15,212	39,534
Powhatan County	R	−48.0%	3,112	8,955	12,163
Prince Edward County	D	+0.8%	3,632	3,571	7,316
Prince George County	R	−23.1%	5,066	8,131	13,254
Prince William County	R	−6.4%	61,271	69,776	132,063
Pulaski County	R	−24.3%	5,310	8,769	14,251
Radford city	R	−6.6%	2,244	2,564	4,845
Rappahannock County	R	−8.3%	1,837	2,172	4,050
Richmond city	D	+41.1%	52,167	21,637	74,325
Richmond County	R	−25.0%	1,243	2,082	3,361
Roanoke city	D	+6.1%	18,862	16,661	36,000
Roanoke County	R	−30.9%	16,082	30,596	46,973
Rockbridge County	R	−19.4%	3,627	5,412	9,181
Rockingham County	R	−49.5%	7,273	21,737	29,216
Russell County	R	−8.0%	5,167	6,077	11,423
Salem city	R	−24.9%	4,254	7,115	11,484
Scott County	R	−31.7%	3,324	6,479	9,967
Shenandoah County	R	−38.7%	5,186	11,820	17,146
Smyth County	R	−30.5%	4,143	7,906	12,319
Southampton County	R	−7.8%	3,431	4,018	7,492
Spotsylvania County	R	−26.2%	16,623	28,527	45,445
Stafford County	R	−24.6%	17,208	28,500	45,986
Staunton city	R	−21.3%	3,756	5,805	9,629
Suffolk city	R	−4.8%	15,233	16,763	32,189
Surry County	D	+11.7%	1,954	1,543	3,522
Sussex County	D	+12.2%	2,420	1,890	4,345
Tazewell County	R	−16.3%	7,184	10,039	17,480
Virginia Beach city	R	−18.8%	70,666	103,752	175,687
Warren County	R	−23.9%	5,241	8,600	14,068
Washington County	R	−32.9%	7,339	14,749	22,514
Waynesboro city	R	−28.9%	2,792	5,092	7,963
Westmoreland County	R	−0.9%	3,370	3,433	6,848
Williamsburg city	D	+3.5%	2,216	2,064	4,320
Winchester city	R	−14.1%	3,967	5,283	9,343
Wise County	R	−17.7%	5,802	8,330	14,312
Wythe County	R	−37.5%	3,581	7,911	11,554
York County	R	−30.5%	10,276	19,396	29,880