Presidential election · 2004
2004 electoral map
George W. Bush (Republican) won the 2004 presidential election with 286 electoral votes to John Kerry's 251. Bush carried 31 of the 51 states that took part (including Washington, D.C.).
Winner
George W. Bush
286
Democratic
John Kerry
251
official Electoral College count
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Good to know
- Some electoral votes were split within states, cast by faithless electors or not counted, so the coloured states do not add up exactly to the official totals shown here. Each state is coloured by the party that won most of its electors.
States won in 2004
George W. Bush· Republican
31 statesTexas 34Florida 27Ohio 20Georgia 15North Carolina 15Virginia 13Indiana 11Missouri 11Tennessee 11Arizona 10Alabama 9Colorado 9Louisiana 9Kentucky 8South Carolina 8Iowa 7Oklahoma 7Arkansas 6Kansas 6Mississippi 6Nebraska 5Nevada 5New Mexico 5Utah 5West Virginia 5Idaho 4Alaska 3Montana 3North Dakota 3South Dakota 3Wyoming 3
Electoral College in 2004
51 states and Washington, D.C. held 538 electoral votes in 2004. The largest prize was California with 55 electoral votes.
Compare with every other election, see electoral votes by state today, or draw your own 2028 map.
Sources: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): results by state, electors by state and year, and the 2004 election article.