Alaska — 2004 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate2004 presidential electionAlaska · PresidentBushR+25.9
How it voted
Share of the 2004 vote
| George W. Bush ✓Republican | 61.3% | 171,718 |
|---|---|---|
| John KerryDemocratic | 35.3% | 99,058 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 3.4% | 9,455 |
2004presidential margin
D+60R+60
30 counties, each filled by 2004 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Alaska cast 3 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (30 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Aleutians East Borough, AK | Republican | R+51.2 |
| Aleutians West Census Area, AK | Republican | R+5.0 |
| Anchorage Municipality, AK | Republican | R+23.2 |
| Bethel Census Area, AK | Republican | R+1.6 |
| Bristol Bay Borough, AK | Republican | R+38.7 |
| Chugach Census Area, AK | Republican | R+26.9 |
| Copper River Census Area, AK | Republican | R+47.7 |
| Denali Borough, AK | Republican | R+17.4 |
| Dillingham Census Area, AK | Republican | R+20.0 |
| Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK | Republican | R+31.4 |
| Haines Borough, AK | Republican | R+11.4 |
| Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, AK | Democratic | D+5.5 |
| Juneau City and Borough, AK | Democratic | D+5.1 |
| Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK | Republican | R+33.7 |
| Ketchikan Gateway Borough, AK | Republican | R+37.1 |
| Kodiak Island Borough, AK | Republican | R+34.0 |
| Kusilvak Census Area, AK | Republican | R+5.1 |
| Lake and Peninsula Borough, AK | Republican | R+31.6 |
| Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK | Republican | R+44.9 |
| Nome Census Area, AK | Republican | R+10.9 |
| North Slope Borough, AK | Republican | R+20.0 |
| Northwest Arctic Borough, AK | Republican | R+16.2 |
| Petersburg Borough, AK | Republican | R+21.9 |
| Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, AK | Republican | R+23.7 |
| Sitka City and Borough, AK | Democratic | D+2.4 |
| Skagway Municipality, AK | Democratic | D+12.6 |
| Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AK | Republican | R+59.2 |
| Wrangell City and Borough, AK | Republican | R+58.2 |
| Yakutat City and Borough, AK | Republican | R+8.7 |
| Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AK | Republican | R+24.6 |
Alaska results by county
30 counties. Third-party and independent votes are reported by the county source as one combined figure; every named candidate is listed in the complete result below.
| Led by | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aleutians East Borough | George W. Bush+282 | 41174.6% | 12923.4% | 122.2% | 551 |
| Aleutians West Census Area | George W. Bush+65 | 66350.9% | 59845.9% | 423.2% | 1,303 |
| Anchorage Municipality | George W. Bush+26,147 | 67,75560.2% | 41,60837.0% | 3,1622.8% | 112,525 |
| Bethel Census Area | George W. Bush+70 | 2,18848.5% | 2,11847.0% | 2044.5% | 4,510 |
| Bristol Bay Borough | George W. Bush+212 | 37267.9% | 16029.2% | 152.7% | 548 |
| Chugach Census Area | George W. Bush+947 | 2,16361.6% | 1,21634.6% | 1353.8% | 3,514 |
| Copper River Census Area | George W. Bush+705 | 1,05871.6% | 35323.9% | 684.6% | 1,478 |
| Denali Borough | George W. Bush+171 | 55256.0% | 38138.7% | 525.3% | 985 |
| Dillingham Census Area | George W. Bush+357 | 1,04158.3% | 68438.3% | 593.3% | 1,785 |
| Fairbanks North Star Borough | George W. Bush+12,240 | 24,99264.0% | 12,75232.7% | 1,2893.3% | 39,033 |
| Haines Borough | George W. Bush+158 | 74353.5% | 58542.1% | 604.3% | 1,389 |
| Hoonah-Angoon Census Area | John Kerry+75 | 61244.7% | 68750.1% | 715.2% | 1,370 |
| Juneau City and Borough | John Kerry+797 | 7,07445.7% | 7,87150.8% | 5363.5% | 15,481 |
| Kenai Peninsula Borough | George W. Bush+7,697 | 14,80264.8% | 7,10531.1% | 9234.0% | 22,830 |
| Ketchikan Gateway Borough | George W. Bush+2,360 | 4,23166.5% | 1,87129.4% | 2584.1% | 6,360 |
| Kodiak Island Borough | George W. Bush+2,018 | 3,87365.2% | 1,85531.2% | 2123.6% | 5,940 |
| Kusilvak Census Area | George W. Bush+97 | 95249.6% | 85544.6% | 1125.8% | 1,919 |
| Lake and Peninsula Borough | George W. Bush+155 | 31163.5% | 15631.8% | 234.7% | 490 |
| Matanuska-Susitna Borough | George W. Bush+14,362 | 22,65070.7% | 8,28825.9% | 1,0803.4% | 32,019 |
| Nome Census Area | George W. Bush+343 | 1,66152.7% | 1,31841.8% | 1715.4% | 3,150 |
| North Slope Borough | George W. Bush+464 | 1,34457.8% | 88037.9% | 1004.3% | 2,324 |
| Northwest Arctic Borough | George W. Bush+370 | 1,28956.3% | 91940.2% | 803.5% | 2,288 |
| Petersburg Borough | George W. Bush+364 | 97558.7% | 61136.8% | 744.5% | 1,660 |
| Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area | George W. Bush+625 | 1,56859.4% | 94335.7% | 1284.9% | 2,639 |
| Sitka City and Borough | John Kerry+113 | 2,23846.7% | 2,35149.1% | 2014.2% | 4,790 |
| Skagway Municipality | John Kerry+69 | 21940.0% | 28852.7% | 407.3% | 547 |
| Southeast Fairbanks Census Area | George W. Bush+1,712 | 2,24877.7% | 53618.5% | 1093.8% | 2,893 |
| Wrangell City and Borough | George W. Bush+675 | 89777.3% | 22219.1% | 413.5% | 1,160 |
| Yakutat City and Borough | George W. Bush+29 | 17552.7% | 14644.0% | 113.3% | 332 |
| Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area | George W. Bush+1,089 | 2,66160.2% | 1,57235.6% | 1854.2% | 4,418 |
Nominees: John Kerry (D) · George W. Bush (R)
Alaska's presidential margins
1960–2024, the 2004 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1960 | −1.9% |
| 1964 | +31.6% |
| 1968 | −2.1% |
| 1972 | −23.5% |
| 1976 | −22.3% |
| 1980 | −27.9% |
| 1984 | −36.8% |
| 1988 | −23.3% |
| 1992 | −9.2% |
| 1996 | −17.5% |
| 2000 | −31.0% |
| 2004 | −25.9% |
| 2008 | −21.5% |
| 2012 | −14.0% |
| 2016 | −14.8% |
| 2020 | −10.1% |
| 2024 | −13.1% |
Same ballot, 2004AK
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 2004 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.