John Kerry carried Washington D+7.2.

John Kerry (D) vs George W. Bush (R) in Washington, 2004. The state ran 9.6 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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Washington result

2,861,713 votes counted

Kerry (D)

1,510,201

52.8%

Bush (R)

1,304,894

45.6%

All others

46,618

1.6%

Margin

D+7.2

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2004 presidential election

Washington, 2004

KerryD+7.2

How it voted

Share of the 2004 vote

John Kerry ✓Democratic	52.8%	1,510,201
George W. BushRepublican	45.6%	1,304,894
OtherAll other candidates	1.6%	46,618

D+60

R+60

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

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Washington's presidential margins

1892–2024, the 2004 contest in context

Washington's presidential margins

Year	Margin (D minus R)
1892	−7.6%
1896	+15.1%
1900	−11.7%
1904	−50.6%
1908	−25.8%
1912	+5.1%
1916	+4.2%
1920	−34.8%
1924	−42.1%
1928	−35.8%
1932	+23.5%
1936	+36.5%
1940	+17.6%
1944	+14.6%
1948	+9.8%
1952	−9.6%
1956	−8.5%
1960	−2.4%
1964	+24.6%
1968	+2.1%
1972	−18.3%
1976	−3.9%
1980	−12.3%
1984	−13.0%
1988	+1.6%
1992	+11.4%
1996	+12.5%
2000	+5.6%
2004	+7.2%
2008	+17.2%
2012	+14.8%
2016	+15.7%
2020	+19.2%
2024	+18.2%

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County results — 2004

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

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County	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
Adams County	R	−47.5%	1,315	3,751	5,127
Asotin County	R	−22.8%	3,319	5,320	8,786
Benton County	R	−34.1%	21,549	44,350	66,892
Chelan County	R	−27.2%	10,471	18,482	29,430
Clallam County	R	−5.0%	17,049	18,871	36,766
Clark County	R	−5.3%	79,538	88,646	170,495
Columbia County	R	−41.1%	605	1,470	2,107
Cowlitz County	D	+3.2%	21,589	20,217	42,530
Douglas County	R	−34.4%	4,306	8,900	13,372
Ferry County	R	−24.5%	1,201	2,019	3,344
Franklin County	R	−34.5%	5,188	10,757	16,159
Garfield County	R	−43.2%	365	935	1,320
Grant County	R	−38.5%	7,779	17,799	25,995
Grays Harbor County	D	+6.1%	14,583	12,871	27,953
Island County	R	−4.0%	18,216	19,754	38,580
Jefferson County	D	+26.6%	11,610	6,650	18,650
King County	D	+31.2%	580,378	301,043	894,728
Kitsap County	D	+4.4%	60,796	55,608	118,670
Kittitas County	R	−14.4%	6,731	9,052	16,114
Klickitat County	R	−10.6%	4,036	5,016	9,250
Lewis County	R	−31.8%	10,726	21,042	32,428
Lincoln County	R	−39.7%	1,706	4,015	5,811
Mason County	D	+3.6%	12,894	11,987	25,394
Okanogan County	R	−20.4%	6,309	9,636	16,342
Pacific County	D	+9.0%	5,570	4,634	10,431
Pend Oreille County	R	−22.3%	2,310	3,693	6,198
Pierce County	D	+2.4%	158,231	150,783	313,793
San Juan County	D	+32.7%	6,589	3,290	10,104
Skagit County	R	−1.9%	25,131	26,139	52,299
Skamania County	R	−6.2%	2,374	2,695	5,159
Snohomish County	D	+7.5%	156,468	134,317	295,414
Spokane County	R	−11.9%	87,490	111,606	202,587
Stevens County	R	−30.4%	6,822	13,015	20,340
Thurston County	D	+13.0%	62,650	47,992	112,789
Wahkiakum County	R	−6.7%	1,021	1,171	2,235
Walla Walla County	R	−26.5%	8,257	14,323	22,925
Whatcom County	D	+8.8%	48,268	40,296	90,394
Whitman County	R	−6.2%	8,287	9,397	18,012
Yakima County	R	−20.4%	28,474	43,352	72,790