California — 2004 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate2004 presidential electionCalifornia · PresidentKerryD+9.9
How it voted
Share of the 2004 vote
| John Kerry ✓Democratic | 54.3% | 6,745,485 |
|---|---|---|
| George W. BushRepublican | 44.4% | 5,509,826 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 1.3% | 166,548 |
2004presidential margin
D+60R+60
58 counties, each filled by 2004 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
California cast 55 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (58 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Alameda County, CA | Democratic | D+51.9 |
| Alpine County, CA | Democratic | D+8.8 |
| Amador County, CA | Republican | R+25.5 |
| Butte County, CA | Republican | R+9.6 |
| Calaveras County, CA | Republican | R+23.8 |
| Colusa County, CA | Republican | R+35.6 |
| Contra Costa County, CA | Democratic | D+25.8 |
| Del Norte County, CA | Republican | R+15.5 |
| El Dorado County, CA | Republican | R+23.9 |
| Fresno County, CA | Republican | R+15.7 |
| Glenn County, CA | Republican | R+35.0 |
| Humboldt County, CA | Democratic | D+18.6 |
| Imperial County, CA | Democratic | D+6.1 |
| Inyo County, CA | Republican | R+20.2 |
| Kern County, CA | Republican | R+34.0 |
| Kings County, CA | Republican | R+31.7 |
| Lake County, CA | Democratic | D+8.3 |
| Lassen County, CA | Republican | R+43.4 |
| Los Angeles County, CA | Democratic | D+27.5 |
| Madera County, CA | Republican | R+29.3 |
| Marin County, CA | Democratic | D+47.8 |
| Mariposa County, CA | Republican | R+22.7 |
| Mendocino County, CA | Democratic | D+29.7 |
| Merced County, CA | Republican | R+14.3 |
| Modoc County, CA | Republican | R+46.7 |
| Mono County, CA | Democratic | D+0.1 |
| Monterey County, CA | Democratic | D+22.0 |
| Napa County, CA | Democratic | D+20.5 |
| Nevada County, CA | Republican | R+8.5 |
| Orange County, CA | Republican | R+20.7 |
| Placer County, CA | Republican | R+26.4 |
| Plumas County, CA | Republican | R+24.8 |
| Riverside County, CA | Republican | R+16.8 |
| Sacramento County, CA | Democratic | D+0.2 |
| San Benito County, CA | Democratic | D+6.2 |
| San Bernardino County, CA | Republican | R+11.8 |
| San Diego County, CA | Republican | R+6.1 |
| San Francisco County, CA | Democratic | D+67.8 |
| San Joaquin County, CA | Republican | R+7.4 |
| San Luis Obispo County, CA | Republican | R+7.2 |
| San Mateo County, CA | Democratic | D+40.2 |
| Santa Barbara County, CA | Democratic | D+8.0 |
| Santa Clara County, CA | Democratic | D+29.3 |
| Santa Cruz County, CA | Democratic | D+48.1 |
| Shasta County, CA | Republican | R+35.9 |
| Sierra County, CA | Republican | R+31.0 |
| Siskiyou County, CA | Republican | R+22.9 |
| Solano County, CA | Democratic | D+15.3 |
| Sonoma County, CA | Democratic | D+36.3 |
| Stanislaus County, CA | Republican | R+18.3 |
| Sutter County, CA | Republican | R+35.3 |
| Tehama County, CA | Republican | R+34.4 |
| Trinity County, CA | Republican | R+11.9 |
| Tulare County, CA | Republican | R+33.3 |
| Tuolumne County, CA | Republican | R+21.5 |
| Ventura County, CA | Republican | R+3.7 |
| Yolo County, CA | Democratic | D+20.6 |
| Yuba County, CA | Republican | R+35.4 |
California results by county
58 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alameda County | John Kerry+291,674 | 422,58575.2% | 130,91123.3% | 8,5941.5% | 562,090 |
| Alpine County | John Kerry+62 | 37353.2% | 31144.4% | 172.4% | 701 |
| Amador County | George W. Bush+4,566 | 6,54136.6% | 11,10762.1% | 2431.4% | 17,891 |
| Butte County | George W. Bush+9,214 | 42,44844.1% | 51,66253.7% | 2,0472.1% | 96,157 |
| Calaveras County | George W. Bush+5,315 | 8,28637.1% | 13,60160.9% | 4562.0% | 22,343 |
| Colusa County | George W. Bush+2,195 | 1,94731.6% | 4,14267.2% | 771.2% | 6,166 |
| Contra Costa County | John Kerry+106,646 | 257,25462.3% | 150,60836.5% | 5,1661.3% | 413,028 |
| Del Norte County | George W. Bush+1,464 | 3,89241.3% | 5,35656.9% | 1731.8% | 9,421 |
| El Dorado County | George W. Bush+20,636 | 32,24237.3% | 52,87861.2% | 1,2441.4% | 86,364 |
| Fresno County | George W. Bush+38,834 | 103,15441.7% | 141,98857.4% | 2,3210.9% | 247,463 |
| Glenn County | George W. Bush+3,313 | 2,99531.7% | 6,30866.7% | 1511.6% | 9,454 |
| Humboldt County | John Kerry+12,274 | 37,98857.7% | 25,71439.0% | 2,1843.3% | 65,886 |
| Imperial County | John Kerry+2,074 | 17,96452.4% | 15,89046.4% | 4201.2% | 34,274 |
| Inyo County | George W. Bush+1,741 | 3,35038.9% | 5,09159.1% | 1752.0% | 8,616 |
| Kern County | George W. Bush+71,814 | 68,60332.5% | 140,41766.5% | 2,1541.0% | 211,174 |
| Kings County | George W. Bush+10,170 | 10,83333.7% | 21,00365.4% | 2740.9% | 32,110 |
| Lake County | John Kerry+2,048 | 13,14153.2% | 11,09344.9% | 4852.0% | 24,719 |
| Lassen County | George W. Bush+4,968 | 3,15827.6% | 8,12671.0% | 1661.4% | 11,450 |
| Los Angeles County | John Kerry+831,511 | 1,907,73663.1% | 1,076,22535.6% | 39,3191.3% | 3,023,280 |
| Madera County | George W. Bush+11,390 | 13,48134.7% | 24,87164.0% | 4981.3% | 38,850 |
| Marin County | John Kerry+64,692 | 99,07073.2% | 34,37825.4% | 1,8771.4% | 135,325 |
| Mariposa County | George W. Bush+1,964 | 3,25137.5% | 5,21560.2% | 1922.2% | 8,658 |
| Mendocino County | John Kerry+11,430 | 24,38563.5% | 12,95533.7% | 1,0892.8% | 38,429 |
| Merced County | George W. Bush+8,282 | 24,49142.3% | 32,77356.5% | 6961.2% | 57,960 |
| Modoc County | George W. Bush+2,086 | 1,14925.7% | 3,23572.4% | 831.9% | 4,467 |
| Mono County | John Kerry+7 | 2,62849.2% | 2,62149.1% | 891.7% | 5,338 |
| Monterey County | John Kerry+27,403 | 75,24160.4% | 47,83838.4% | 1,5741.3% | 124,653 |
| Napa County | John Kerry+11,607 | 33,66659.5% | 22,05939.0% | 8741.5% | 56,599 |
| Nevada County | George W. Bush+4,570 | 24,22044.9% | 28,79053.4% | 9101.7% | 53,920 |
| Orange County | George W. Bush+222,593 | 419,23939.0% | 641,83259.7% | 14,3281.3% | 1,075,399 |
| Placer County | George W. Bush+40,396 | 55,57336.3% | 95,96962.6% | 1,7361.1% | 153,278 |
| Plumas County | George W. Bush+2,776 | 4,12936.9% | 6,90561.7% | 1561.4% | 11,190 |
| Riverside County | George W. Bush+93,667 | 228,80641.0% | 322,47357.8% | 6,3001.1% | 557,579 |
| Sacramento County | John Kerry+1,118 | 236,65749.5% | 235,53949.3% | 5,6701.2% | 477,866 |
| San Benito County | John Kerry+1,153 | 9,85152.6% | 8,69846.5% | 1760.9% | 18,725 |
| San Bernardino County | George W. Bush+61,517 | 227,78943.5% | 289,30655.3% | 6,1811.2% | 523,276 |
| San Diego County | George W. Bush+69,596 | 526,43746.3% | 596,03352.5% | 13,8811.2% | 1,136,351 |
| San Francisco County | John Kerry+242,417 | 296,77283.0% | 54,35515.2% | 6,3381.8% | 357,465 |
| San Joaquin County | George W. Bush+13,966 | 87,01245.8% | 100,97853.2% | 1,8741.0% | 189,864 |
| San Luis Obispo County | George W. Bush+9,253 | 58,74245.5% | 67,99552.7% | 2,3131.8% | 129,050 |
| San Mateo County | John Kerry+114,607 | 197,92269.5% | 83,31529.2% | 3,6201.3% | 284,857 |
| Santa Barbara County | John Kerry+13,508 | 90,31453.2% | 76,80645.2% | 2,7411.6% | 169,861 |
| Santa Clara County | John Kerry+177,006 | 386,10063.9% | 209,09434.6% | 8,6221.4% | 603,816 |
| Santa Cruz County | John Kerry+58,748 | 89,10273.0% | 30,35424.9% | 2,6282.2% | 122,084 |
| Shasta County | George W. Bush+27,910 | 24,33931.3% | 52,24967.2% | 1,1431.5% | 77,731 |
| Sierra County | George W. Bush+603 | 64633.2% | 1,24964.1% | 532.7% | 1,948 |
| Siskiyou County | George W. Bush+4,793 | 7,88037.7% | 12,67360.6% | 3461.7% | 20,899 |
| Solano County | John Kerry+22,795 | 85,09657.2% | 62,30141.9% | 1,4401.0% | 148,837 |
| Sonoma County | John Kerry+80,057 | 148,26167.2% | 68,20430.9% | 4,2251.9% | 220,690 |
| Stanislaus County | George W. Bush+26,578 | 58,82940.4% | 85,40758.6% | 1,3881.0% | 145,624 |
| Sutter County | George W. Bush+10,652 | 9,60231.9% | 20,25467.2% | 2891.0% | 30,145 |
| Tehama County | George W. Bush+8,068 | 7,50432.0% | 15,57266.4% | 3681.6% | 23,444 |
| Trinity County | George W. Bush+778 | 2,78242.7% | 3,56054.7% | 1712.6% | 6,513 |
| Tulare County | George W. Bush+32,905 | 32,49432.9% | 65,39966.2% | 9671.0% | 98,860 |
| Tuolumne County | George W. Bush+5,641 | 10,10438.5% | 15,74560.0% | 3861.5% | 26,235 |
| Ventura County | George W. Bush+11,455 | 148,85947.5% | 160,31451.2% | 4,0201.3% | 313,193 |
| Yolo County | John Kerry+14,880 | 42,88559.3% | 28,00538.8% | 1,3791.9% | 72,269 |
| Yuba County | George W. Bush+6,389 | 5,68731.6% | 12,07667.0% | 2611.4% | 18,024 |
Nominees: John Kerry (D) · George W. Bush (R)
California's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 2004 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +1.2% |
| 1896 | −0.6% |
| 1900 | −13.1% |
| 1904 | −34.9% |
| 1908 | −22.5% |
| 1912 | +41.8% |
| 1916 | +0.4% |
| 1920 | −41.9% |
| 1924 | −49.0% |
| 1928 | −30.5% |
| 1932 | +21.0% |
| 1936 | +35.3% |
| 1940 | +16.1% |
| 1944 | +13.5% |
| 1948 | +0.4% |
| 1952 | −13.6% |
| 1956 | −11.1% |
| 1960 | −0.5% |
| 1964 | +18.3% |
| 1968 | −3.1% |
| 1972 | −13.5% |
| 1976 | −1.8% |
| 1980 | −16.8% |
| 1984 | −16.2% |
| 1988 | −3.6% |
| 1992 | +13.4% |
| 1996 | +12.9% |
| 2000 | +11.8% |
| 2004 | +9.9% |
| 2008 | +24.0% |
| 2012 | +23.1% |
| 2016 | +30.0% |
| 2020 | +29.1% |
| 2024 | +20.1% |
Same ballot, 2004CA
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 2004 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.