November 5, 2004
George W. Bush Wins 2004
George W. Bush defeats John Kerry with 296 electoral votes, winning 31 states.
John Kerry
242 EV
270 to win
George W. Bush
296 EV
242
296
270
George W. Bush wins
296
Electoral Votes
50.7%
Popular Vote
31
States Carried
122,267,900
Total Votes Cast
George W. Bush won the 2004 presidential election with 296 electoral votes to John Kerry's 242. George W. Bush received 50.7% of the popular vote and carried 31 states. Compared to the previous election, 227 counties changed parties—157 flipped Republican and 70 flipped Democratic.
2004 National Results
Electoral College
270 needed to winDemocrat
John Kerry
242
electoral votes
Republican
George W. Bush
296
electoral votes
242
296
270
Popular Vote
122,267,900 total votesJohn Kerry48.3%
59,015,505 votes
George W. Bush50.7%
62,020,388 votes
R+2.5% margin
(3,004,883 vote difference)
Source: Official state election returnsGeorge W. Bush elected president
State Results
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State-by-State Results
20 Dem31 Rep
Battleground States (Margin < 5%)
| State | EV | 2004 |
|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | 3 | D+79.8 |
| Massachusetts | 11 | D+25.2 |
| Rhode Island | 4 | D+20.8 |
| Vermont | 3 | D+20.1 |
| New York | 28 | D+18.3 |
| Maryland | 10 | D+13.0 |
| Connecticut | 7 | D+10.4 |
| Illinois | 19 | D+10.3 |
| California | 54 | D+9.9 |
| Maine | 4 | D+9.0 |
| Hawaii | 4 | D+8.7 |
| Delaware | 3 | D+7.6 |
| Washington | 12 | D+7.2 |
| New Jersey | 14 | D+6.7 |
| Oregon | 8 | D+4.2 |
| Minnesota | 10 | D+3.5 |
| Michigan | 15 | D+3.4 |
| Pennsylvania | 19 | D+2.5 |
| New Hampshire | 4 | D+1.4 |
| Wisconsin | 10 | D+0.4 |
| Iowa | 6 | R+0.7 |
| New Mexico | 5 | R+0.8 |
| Ohio | 17 | R+2.1 |
| Nevada | 6 | R+2.6 |
| Colorado | 10 | R+4.7 |
| Florida | 30 | R+5.0 |
| Missouri | 10 | R+7.2 |
| Virginia | 13 | R+8.2 |
| Arkansas | 6 | R+9.8 |
| Arizona | 11 | R+10.4 |
| North Carolina | 16 | R+12.4 |
| West Virginia | 4 | R+12.9 |
| Tennessee | 11 | R+14.3 |
| Louisiana | 8 | R+14.5 |
| Georgia | 16 | R+16.6 |
| South Carolina | 9 | R+17.1 |
| Mississippi | 6 | R+19.7 |
| Kentucky | 8 | R+19.9 |
| Montana | 4 | R+20.5 |
| Indiana | 11 | R+20.7 |
| South Dakota | 3 | R+21.3 |
| Texas | 40 | R+22.9 |
| Kansas | 6 | R+25.4 |
| Alabama | 9 | R+25.6 |
| Alaska | 3 | R+25.9 |
| North Dakota | 3 | R+27.4 |
| Oklahoma | 7 | R+31.1 |
| Nebraska | 5 | R+33.2 |
| Idaho | 4 | R+38.1 |
| Wyoming | 3 | R+39.8 |
| Utah | 6 | R+45.5 |