Election Results
|
National 538
|
Candidate
|
Electoral Votes
|
Pop. Votes
|
Pop. Vote %
|
|
Bush
|
286 |
|
59,006,610 |
|
51% |
|
|
Kerry
|
252 |
|
55,409,678 |
|
48% |
|
|
Other
|
0 |
|
905,333 |
|
1%
|
[5][6]
|
|
|
Alabama 9
|
Candidate
|
Popular Votes
|
Popular Vote %
|
|
Bush
|
1,174,278 |
|
62.5% |
|
|
Kerry
|
691,830 |
|
36.8% |
|
|
Others
|
12,314 |
|
0.7%
|
[7]
|
|
Alaska 3
|
Candidate
|
Popular Votes
|
Popular Vote %
|
|
Bush
|
151,498 |
|
61.9% |
|
|
Kerry
|
85,819 |
|
35.0% |
|
|
Others
|
7,618 |
|
3.1%
|
[8]
|
|
Arizona 10
|
Candidate
|
Popular Votes
|
Popular Vote %
|
|
Bush
|
905,379 |
|
55.2% |
|
|
Kerry
|
724,589 |
|
44.2% |
|
|
Others
|
9,832 |
|
0.6%
|
[9]
|
|
Arkansas 6
|
Candidate
|
Popular Votes
|
Popular Vote %
|
|
Bush
|
566,676 |
|
54.3% |
|
|
Kerry
|
464,156 |
|
44.5% |
|
|
Others
|
11,955 |
|
1.1%
|
[10]
|
|
California 55
|
Candidate
|
Popular Votes
|
Popular Vote %
|
|
Bush
|
4,403,495 |
|
44.3% |
|
|
Kerry
|
5,427,055 |
|
54.6% |
|
|
Others
|
114,075 |
|
1.1%
|
[11]
|
|
|
Candidate
|
Popular Votes
|
Popular Vote %
|
|
Bush
|
1,017,322 |
|
52.4% |
|
|
Kerry
|
898,566 |
|
46.3% |
|
|
Others
|
23,849 |
|
1.2%
|
[12]
|
|
Connecticut 7
|
Candidate
|
Popular Votes
|
Popular Vote %
|
|
Bush
|
686,923 |
|
44.0% |
|
|
Kerry
|
847,666 |
|
54.3% |
|
|
Others
|
26,914 |
|
1.7%
|
[13]
|
|
Delaware 3
|
Candidate
|
Popular Votes
|
Popular Vote %
|
|
Bush
|
164,807 |
|
45.8% |
|
|
Kerry
|
191,870 |
|
53.3% |
|
|
Others
|
3,239 |
|
0.9%
|
[14]
|
|
District of Columbia 3
|
Candidate
|
Popular Votes
|
Popular Vote %
|
|
Bush
|
19,007 |
|
9.3% |
|
|
Kerry
|
183,876 |
|
89.5% |
|
|
Others
|
2,517 |
|
1.2%
|
[15]
|
|
Florida 27
|
Candidate
|
Popular Votes
|
Popular Vote %
|
|
Bush
|
3,838,376 |
|
52.2% |
|
|
Kerry
|
3,460,867 |
|
47.0% |
|
|
Others
|
60,443 |
|
0.8%
|
[16]
|
|
Georgia 15
|
Candidate
|
Popular Votes
|
Popular Vote %
|
|
Bush
|
1,867,988 |
|
58.6% |
|
|
Kerry
|
1,302,703 |
|
40.9% |
|
|
Others
|
17,886 |
|
0.6%
|
[17]
|
|
Hawaii 4
|
Candidate
|
Popular Votes
|
Popular Vote %
|
|
Bush
|
194,109 |
|
45.3% |
|
|
Kerry
|
231,318 |
|
54.0% |
|
|
Others
|
3,104 |
|
0.7%
|
[18]
|
|
Idaho 4
|
Candidate
|
Popular Votes
|
Popular Vote %
|
|
Bush
|
408,254 |
|
68.5% |
|
|
Kerry
|
180,920 |
|
30.4% |
|
|
Others
|
6,911 |
|
1.2%
|
[19]
|
|
Illinois 21
|
Candidate
|
Popular Votes
|
Popular Vote %
|
|
Bush
|
2,313,415 |
|
44.7% |
|
|
Kerry
|
2,826,757 |
|
54.7% |
|
|
Others
|
31,863 |
|
0.6%
|
[20]
|
|
Indiana 11
|
Candidate
|
Popular Votes
|
Popular Vote %
|
|
Bush
|
1,474,475 |
|
60.1% |
|
|
Kerry
|
960,899 |
|
39.2% |
|
|
Others
|
18,617 |
|
0.8%
|
[21]
|
|
Iowa 7
|
Candidate
|
Popular Votes
|
Popular Vote %
|
|
Bush
|
745,734 |
|
50.1% |
|
|
Kerry
|
732,483 |
|
49.2% |
|
|
Others
|
11,731 |
|
0.8%
|
[22]
|
|
Kansas 6
|
Candidate
|
Popular Votes
|
Popular Vote %
|
|
Bush
|
711,083 |
|
62.2% |
|
|
Kerry
|
416,905 |
|
36.5% |
|
|
Others
|
15,538 |
|
1.4%
|
[23]
|
|
Kentucky 8
|
Candidate
|
Popular Votes
|
Popular Vote %
|
|
Bush
|
1,064,504 |
|
59.6% |
|
|
Kerry
|
709,072 |
|
39.7% |
|
|
Others
|
13,660 |
|
0.8%
|
[24]
|
|
Louisiana 9
|
Candidate
|
Popular Votes
|
Popular Vote %
|
|
Bush
|
1,101,710 |
|
56.8% |
|
|
Kerry
|
818,211 |
|
42.2% |
|
|
Others
|
20,712 |
|
1.1%
|
[25]
|
|
|
Candidate
|
Popular Votes
|
Popular Vote %
|
|
Bush
|
308,997 |
|
45.0% |
|
|
Kerry
|
364,153 |
|
53.0% |
|
|
Others
|
13,360 |
|
1.9%
|
[26]
|
|
Maryland 10
|
Candidate
|
Popular Votes
|
Popular Vote %
|
|
Bush
|
936,505 |
|
43.2% |
|
|
Kerry
|
1,209,827 |
|
55.8% |
|
|
Others
|
22,395 |
|
1.0%
|
[27]
|
|
Massachusetts 12
|
Candidate
|
Popular Votes
|
Popular Vote %
|
|
Bush
|
1,067,163 |
|
37.0% |
|
|
Kerry
|
1,793,916 |
|
62.1% |
|
|
Others
|
26,989 |
|
0.9%
|
[28]
|
|
Michigan 17
|
Candidate
|
Popular Votes
|
Popular Vote %
|
|
Bush
|
2,306,259 |
|
47.8% |
|
|
Kerry
|
2,471,402 |
|
51.2% |
|
|
Others
|
46,163 |
|
1.0%
|
[29]
|
|
Minnesota 10
|
Candidate
|
Popular Votes
|
Popular Vote %
|
|
Bush
|
1,345,168 |
|
47.6% |
|
|
Kerry
|
1,443,564 |
|
51.1% |
|
|
Others
|
34,423 |
|
1.2%
|
[30]
|
|
Mississippi 6
|
Candidate
|
Popular Votes
|
Popular Vote %
|
|
Bush
|
657,920 |
|
59.7% |
|
|
Kerry
|
435,584 |
|
39.5% |
|
|
Others
|
8,467 |
|
0.8%
|
[31]
|
|
Missouri 11
|
Candidate
|
Popular Votes
|
Popular Vote %
|
|
Bush
|
1,452,715 |
|
53.4% |
|
|
Kerry
|
1,253,879 |
|
46.1% |
|
|
Others
|
15,136 |
|
0.6%
|
[32]
|
|
Montana 3
|
Candidate
|
Popular Votes
|
Popular Vote %
|
|
Bush
|
261,939 |
|
59.2% |
|
|
Kerry
|
170,172 |
|
38.4% |
|
|
Others
|
10,505 |
|
2.4%
|
[33]
|
|
|
Candidate
|
Popular Votes
|
Popular Vote %
|
|
Bush
|
486,025 |
|
66.6% |
|
|
Kerry
|
234,303 |
|
32.1% |
|
|
Others
|
9,390 |
|
1.3%
|
[34]
|
|
Nevada 5
|
Candidate
|
Popular Votes
|
Popular Vote %
|
|
Bush
|
414,939 |
|
50.5% |
|
|
Kerry
|
393,372 |
|
47.9% |
|
|
Others
|
13,555 |
|
1.6%
|
[35]
|
|
New Hampshire 4
|
Candidate
|
Popular Votes
|
Popular Vote %
|
|
Bush
|
91,733 |
|
48.8% |
|
|
Kerry
|
95,147 |
|
50.6% |
|
|
Others
|
1,214 |
|
0.6%
|
[36]
|
|
New Jersey 15
|
Candidate
|
Popular Votes
|
Popular Vote %
|
|
Bush
|
1,587,494 |
|
46.5% |
|
|
Kerry
|
1,799,320 |
|
52.7% |
|
|
Others
|
29,672 |
|
0.9%
|
[37]
|
|
New Mexico 5
|
Candidate
|
Popular Votes
|
Popular Vote %
|
|
Bush
|
364,569 |
|
50.2% |
|
|
Kerry
|
353,788 |
|
48.7% |
|
|
Others
|
8,198 |
|
1.1%
|
[38]
|
|
New York 31
|
Candidate
|
Popular Votes
|
Popular Vote %
|
|
Bush
|
2,780,749 |
|
40.5% |
|
|
Kerry
|
3,967,047 |
|
57.8% |
|
|
Others
|
120,150 |
|
1.7%
|
[39]
|
|
North Carolina 15
|
Candidate
|
Popular Votes
|
Popular Vote %
|
|
Bush
|
1,919,303 |
|
56.1% |
|
|
Kerry
|
1,488,278 |
|
43.5% |
|
|
Others
|
13,296 |
|
0.4%
|
[40]
|
|
North Dakota 3
|
Candidate
|
Popular Votes
|
Popular Vote %
|
|
Bush
|
195,998 |
|
62.9% |
|
|
Kerry
|
110,662 |
|
35.5% |
|
|
Others
|
5,108 |
|
1.6%
|
[41]
|
|
Ohio 20
|
Candidate
|
Popular Votes
|
Popular Vote %
|
|
Bush
|
2,796,147 |
|
51.0% |
|
|
Kerry
|
2,659,664 |
|
48.5% |
|
|
Others
|
25,945 |
|
0.5%
|
[42]
|
|
Oklahoma 7
|
Candidate
|
Popular Votes
|
Popular Vote %
|
|
Bush
|
959,655 |
|
65.6% |
|
|
Kerry
|
504,077 |
|
34.4% |
|
|
Others
|
0 |
|
0.0%
|
[43]
|
|
Oregon 7
|
Candidate
|
Popular Votes
|
Popular Vote %
|
|
Bush
|
818,792 |
|
47.5% |
|
|
Kerry
|
888,544 |
|
51.5% |
|
|
Others
|
16,623 |
|
1.0%
|
[44]
|
|
Pennsylvania 21
|
Candidate
|
Popular Votes
|
Popular Vote %
|
|
Bush
|
2,748,900 |
|
48.6% |
|
|
Kerry
|
2,870,358 |
|
50.8% |
|
|
Others
|
33,433 |
|
0.6%
|
[45]
|
|
Rhode Island 4
|
Candidate
|
Popular Votes
|
Popular Vote %
|
|
Bush
|
161,345 |
|
38.9% |
|
|
Kerry
|
247,071 |
|
59.6% |
|
|
Others
|
6,478 |
|
1.6%
|
[46]
|
|
South Carolina 8
|
Candidate
|
Popular Votes
|
Popular Vote %
|
|
Bush
|
920,321 |
|
58.0% |
|
|
Kerry
|
647,998 |
|
40.9% |
|
|
Others
|
17,931 |
|
1.1%
|
[47]
|
|
South Dakota 3
|
Candidate
|
Popular Votes
|
Popular Vote %
|
|
Bush
|
232,545 |
|
59.9% |
|
|
Kerry
|
149,225 |
|
38.4% |
|
|
Others
|
6,387 |
|
1.6%
|
[48]
|
|
Tennessee 11
|
Candidate
|
Popular Votes
|
Popular Vote %
|
|
Bush
|
1,381,852 |
|
56.8% |
|
|
Kerry
|
1,033,030 |
|
42.5% |
|
|
Others
|
16,178 |
|
0.7%
|
[49]
|
|
Texas 34
|
Candidate
|
Popular Votes
|
Popular Vote %
|
|
Bush
|
4,495,797 |
|
61.2% |
|
|
Kerry
|
2,816,501 |
|
38.3% |
|
|
Others
|
38,573 |
|
0.5%
|
[50]
|
|
Utah 5
|
Candidate
|
Popular Votes
|
Popular Vote %
|
|
Bush
|
608,851 |
|
71.0% |
|
|
Kerry
|
226,456 |
|
26.4% |
|
|
Others
|
21,755 |
|
2.5%
|
[51]
|
|
Vermont 3
|
Candidate
|
Popular Votes
|
Popular Vote %
|
|
Bush
|
120,710 |
|
38.9% |
|
|
Kerry
|
183,621 |
|
59.1% |
|
|
Others
|
6,168 |
|
2.0%
|
[52]
|
|
Virginia 13
|
Candidate
|
Popular Votes
|
Popular Vote %
|
|
Bush
|
1,662,439 |
|
54.0% |
|
|
Kerry
|
1,396,233 |
|
45.3% |
|
|
Others
|
20,499 |
|
0.7%
|
[53]
|
|
Washington 11
|
Candidate
|
Popular Votes
|
Popular Vote %
|
|
Bush
|
921,543 |
|
45.7% |
|
|
Kerry
|
1,068,762 |
|
53.0% |
|
|
Others
|
27,954 |
|
1.4%
|
[54]
|
|
West Virginia 5
|
Candidate
|
Popular Votes
|
Popular Vote %
|
|
Bush
|
418,151 |
|
56.1% |
|
|
Kerry
|
321,641 |
|
43.2% |
|
|
Others
|
5,302 |
|
0.7%
|
[55]
|
|
Wisconsin 10
|
Candidate
|
Popular Votes
|
Popular Vote %
|
|
Bush
|
1,477,122 |
|
49.4% |
|
|
Kerry
|
1,488,935 |
|
49.8% |
|
|
Others
|
26,333 |
|
0.9%
|
[56]
|
|
Wyoming 3
|
Candidate
|
Popular Votes
|
Popular Vote %
|
|
Bush
|
167,129 |
|
69.0% |
|
|
Kerry
|
70,620 |
|
29.1% |
|
|
Others
|
4,560 |
|
1.9%
|
[57]
|
|