George W. Bush carried West Virginia R+12.9.

John Kerry (D) vs George W. Bush (R) in West Virginia, 2004. The state ran 10.4 points more Republican than the nation (R+2.5 nationally).

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

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West Virginia result

755,887 votes counted

Kerry (D)

326,541

43.2%

Bush (R)

423,778

56.1%

All others

5,568

0.7%

Margin

R+12.9

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2004 presidential election

West Virginia, 2004

BushR+12.9

How it voted

Share of the 2004 vote

George W. Bush ✓Republican	56.1%	423,778
John KerryDemocratic	43.2%	326,541
OtherAll other candidates	0.7%	5,568

D+60

R+60

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

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West Virginia's presidential margins

1892–2024, the 2004 contest in context

West Virginia's presidential margins

Year	Margin (D minus R)
1892	+2.4%
1896	−5.4%
1900	−9.5%
1904	−13.2%
1908	−10.2%
1912	+21.3%
1916	−0.9%
1920	−12.0%
1924	−5.4%
1928	−17.4%
1932	+10.0%
1936	+21.4%
1940	+14.2%
1944	+9.8%
1948	+15.1%
1952	+3.8%
1956	−8.2%
1960	+5.5%
1964	+35.9%
1968	+8.8%
1972	−27.2%
1976	+16.1%
1980	+4.5%
1984	−10.5%
1988	+4.7%
1992	+13.0%
1996	+14.7%
2000	−6.3%
2004	−12.9%
2008	−13.1%
2012	−26.7%
2016	−41.7%
2020	−38.9%
2024	−41.9%

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County results — 2004

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

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County	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
Barbour County	R	−20.9%	2,610	4,004	6,655
Berkeley County	R	−26.8%	12,244	21,293	33,785
Boone County	D	+16.9%	5,933	4,207	10,198
Braxton County	D	+0.8%	3,035	2,986	6,051
Brooke County	D	+2.8%	5,493	5,189	10,773
Cabell County	R	−11.7%	16,583	21,035	37,950
Calhoun County	R	−11.1%	1,266	1,588	2,889
Clay County	R	−8.9%	1,835	2,198	4,072
Doddridge County	R	−49.1%	800	2,362	3,179
Fayette County	D	+6.4%	8,971	7,881	16,967
Gilmer County	R	−17.7%	1,159	1,665	2,852
Grant County	R	−61.4%	963	4,063	5,047
Greenbrier County	R	−15.6%	6,084	8,358	14,553
Hampshire County	R	−37.9%	2,455	5,489	7,996
Hancock County	R	−2.7%	6,906	7,298	14,321
Hardy County	R	−38.2%	1,617	3,635	5,276
Harrison County	R	−12.7%	13,238	17,111	30,588
Jackson County	R	−17.5%	5,384	7,686	13,158
Jefferson County	R	−6.2%	9,301	10,539	19,993
Kanawha County	R	−1.6%	43,010	44,430	87,928
Lewis County	R	−28.1%	2,475	4,445	6,999
Lincoln County	R	−0.6%	4,048	4,102	8,312
Logan County	D	+5.5%	7,877	7,047	14,987
Marion County	D	+2.5%	12,771	12,150	25,194
Marshall County	R	−13.8%	6,435	8,516	15,072
Mason County	R	−9.0%	5,408	6,487	11,990
McDowell County	D	+23.8%	4,501	2,762	7,299
Mercer County	R	−17.3%	9,178	13,057	22,379
Mineral County	R	−37.8%	3,518	7,854	11,461
Mingo County	D	+12.9%	5,983	4,612	10,655
Monongalia County	R	−4.0%	16,313	17,670	34,306
Monroe County	R	−21.5%	2,311	3,590	5,951
Morgan County	R	−32.7%	2,272	4,511	6,847
Nicholas County	R	−6.7%	4,788	5,485	10,351
Ohio County	R	−15.5%	8,543	11,694	20,392
Pendleton County	R	−21.6%	1,381	2,146	3,544
Pleasants County	R	−20.7%	1,349	2,061	3,435
Pocahontas County	R	−18.4%	1,573	2,295	3,918
Preston County	R	−32.6%	3,963	7,855	11,929
Putnam County	R	−25.5%	9,301	15,716	25,151
Raleigh County	R	−22.0%	11,815	18,519	30,525
Randolph County	R	−14.1%	4,892	6,512	11,490
Ritchie County	R	−48.0%	1,070	3,086	4,196
Roane County	R	−13.6%	2,612	3,440	6,100
Summers County	R	−8.6%	2,504	2,978	5,524
Taylor County	R	−19.5%	2,617	3,893	6,551
Tucker County	R	−21.6%	1,400	2,179	3,600
Tyler County	R	−32.9%	1,401	2,798	4,245
Upshur County	R	−34.0%	3,034	6,191	9,293
Wayne County	R	−8.9%	8,411	10,070	18,609
Webster County	D	+6.5%	1,965	1,724	3,714
Wetzel County	R	−4.6%	3,330	3,656	7,038
Wirt County	R	−31.3%	896	1,727	2,654
Wood County	R	−27.8%	14,025	24,948	39,227
Wyoming County	R	−14.8%	3,694	4,985	8,718