Presidential Election of 2004, Electoral and Popular Vote Summary

This table provides information about the election results between candidates George W. Bush and John F. Kerry

Principal Candidates for President and Vice President:
Republican—George W. Bush; Richard B. Cheney (winner)
Democratic—John F. Kerry; John Edwards

	George W. Bush		John F. Kerry		Electoral votes
	Popular vote	%	Popular vote	%	R	D
Alabama	1,176,394	62.5%	693,933	36.8%	9
Alaska	190,889	61.1	111,025	35.5	3
Arizona	1,104,294	54.9	893,524	44.4	10
Arkansas	572,898	54.4	469,953	44.5	6
California	5,509,826	44.4	6,745,485	54.3		55
Colorado	1,101,255	51.7	1,001,732	47.0	9
Connecticut	693,826	43.9	857,488	54.3		7
Delaware	171,660	45.8	200,152	53.3		3
District of Columbia	21,256	09.3	202,970	89.2		3
Florida	3,964,522	52.1	3,583,544	47.1	27
Georgia	1,914,254	58.0	1,366,149	41.4	15
Hawaii	194,191	45.3	231,708	54.0		4
Idaho	409,235	68.4	181,098	30.3	4
Illinois	2,345,946	44.5	2,891,550	54.8		21
Indiana	1,479,438	59.9	969,011	39.3	11
Iowa	751,957	49.9	741,898	49.3	7
Kansas	736,456	62.0	434,993	36.6	6
Kentucky	1,069,439	59.5	712,733	39.7	8
Louisiana	1,102,169	56.7	820,299	42.2	9
Maine	330,201	44.6	396,842	53.6		4
Maryland	1,024,703	43.0	1,334,493	56.0		10
Massachusetts	1,071,109	36.9	1,803,800	62.0		12
Michigan	2,313,746	47.8	2,479,183	51.2		17
Minnesota	1,346,695	48.0	1,445,014	51.5		9¹
Mississippi	672,660	59.1	457,766	40.1	6
Missouri	1,455,713	53.3	1,259,171	46.1	11
Montana	266,063	59.1	173,710	38.6	3
Nebraska	512,814	66.0	254,328	32.7	5
Nevada	418,690	50.7	397,190	48.1	5
New Hampshire	331,237	49.0	340,511	50.4		4
New Jersey	1,670,003	46.2	1,911,430	53.0		15
New Mexico	376,930	49.8	370,942	49.0	5
New York	2,962,567	40.1	4,314,280	58.4		31
North Carolina	1,961,166	56.1	1,525,849	43.6	15
North Dakota	196,651	62.9	111,052	35.5	3
Ohio	2,859,764	50.8	2,741,165	48.7	20
Oklahoma	959,792	65.6	503,966	34.4	7
Oregon	866,831	47.4	943,163	51.6		7
Pennsylvania	2,793,847	48.5	2,938,095	51.0		21
Rhode Island	169,046	38.7	259,760	59.4		4
South Carolina	937,974	58.1	661,699	41.0	8
South Dakota	232,584	59.9	149,244	38.4	3
Tennessee	1,384,375	56.9	1,036,477	42.6	11
Texas	4,526,917	61.1	2,832,704	38.2	34
Utah	663,742	72.7	241,199	26.4	5
Vermont	121,180	38.8	184,067	58.9		3
Virginia	1,716,959	53.8	1,454,742	45.6	13
Washington	1,304,894	45.6	1,510,201	52.8		11
West Virginia	423,778	56.1	326,541	43.2	5
Wisconsin	1,478,120	49.4	1,489,504	49.7		10
Wyoming	167,629	69.0	70,776	29.1	3
Total	62,028,285	50.7	59,028,109	48.3	286	251

NOTE: Total electoral votes = 538. Total electoral votes needed to win = 270. Percentages may not add up to 100% due to rounding and other candidates.

1. One Minnesota electoral vote was cast for John Edwards.

Source: Figures are from the Federal Election Commission, 2004 Official Presidential Election Results, Feb. 11, 2005.

Voting age population (United States Election Project for Nov. 2004): 221,256,931
Estimated number of voters in the 2004 election was 122,294,978.

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