Utah — 2004 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate2004 presidential electionUtah · PresidentBushR+45.5
How it voted
Share of the 2004 vote
| George W. Bush ✓Republican | 71.5% | 663,742 |
|---|---|---|
| John KerryDemocratic | 26.0% | 241,199 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 2.5% | 22,903 |
2004presidential margin
D+60R+60
29 counties, each filled by 2004 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Utah cast 5 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (29 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Beaver County, UT | Republican | R+60.1 |
| Box Elder County, UT | Republican | R+73.5 |
| Cache County, UT | Republican | R+65.7 |
| Carbon County, UT | Republican | R+18.0 |
| Daggett County, UT | Republican | R+54.5 |
| Davis County, UT | Republican | R+59.8 |
| Duchesne County, UT | Republican | R+72.1 |
| Emery County, UT | Republican | R+63.1 |
| Garfield County, UT | Republican | R+73.3 |
| Grand County, UT | Republican | R+6.5 |
| Iron County, UT | Republican | R+68.3 |
| Juab County, UT | Republican | R+60.8 |
| Kane County, UT | Republican | R+60.2 |
| Millard County, UT | Republican | R+70.9 |
| Morgan County, UT | Republican | R+73.7 |
| Piute County, UT | Republican | R+67.7 |
| Rich County, UT | Republican | R+78.4 |
| Salt Lake County, UT | Republican | R+22.0 |
| San Juan County, UT | Republican | R+21.5 |
| Sanpete County, UT | Republican | R+68.4 |
| Sevier County, UT | Republican | R+74.3 |
| Summit County, UT | Republican | R+6.3 |
| Tooele County, UT | Republican | R+48.3 |
| Uintah County, UT | Republican | R+72.8 |
| Utah County, UT | Republican | R+74.4 |
| Wasatch County, UT | Republican | R+48.6 |
| Washington County, UT | Republican | R+63.9 |
| Wayne County, UT | Republican | R+57.6 |
| Weber County, UT | Republican | R+43.1 |
Utah results by county
29 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaver County | Bush, George W.+1,530 | 2,02379.5% | 49319.4% | 281.1% | 2,544 |
| Box Elder County | Bush, George W.+13,507 | 15,75185.8% | 2,24412.2% | 3732.0% | 18,368 |
| Cache County | Bush, George W.+26,111 | 32,48681.8% | 6,37516.0% | 8702.2% | 39,731 |
| Carbon County | Bush, George W.+1,535 | 4,95058.2% | 3,41540.1% | 1431.7% | 8,508 |
| Daggett County | Bush, George W.+272 | 38076.2% | 10821.6% | 112.2% | 499 |
| Davis County | Bush, George W.+65,294 | 86,18778.9% | 20,89319.1% | 2,1882.0% | 109,268 |
| Duchesne County | Bush, George W.+4,004 | 4,74285.3% | 73813.3% | 761.4% | 5,556 |
| Emery County | Bush, George W.+2,950 | 3,78180.8% | 83117.8% | 661.4% | 4,678 |
| Garfield County | Bush, George W.+1,584 | 1,84885.5% | 26412.2% | 502.3% | 2,162 |
| Grand County | Bush, George W.+272 | 2,13051.1% | 1,85844.6% | 1774.2% | 4,165 |
| Iron County | Bush, George W.+10,548 | 12,81583.0% | 2,26714.7% | 3642.4% | 15,446 |
| Juab County | Bush, George W.+2,076 | 2,68178.5% | 60517.7% | 1313.8% | 3,417 |
| Kane County | Bush, George W.+1,838 | 2,41479.1% | 57618.9% | 612.0% | 3,051 |
| Millard County | Bush, George W.+3,458 | 4,08483.7% | 62612.8% | 1673.4% | 4,877 |
| Morgan County | Bush, George W.+2,829 | 3,30185.9% | 47212.3% | 681.8% | 3,841 |
| Piute County | Bush, George W.+523 | 64683.6% | 12315.9% | 40.5% | 773 |
| Rich County | Bush, George W.+813 | 92288.9% | 10910.5% | 60.6% | 1,037 |
| Salt Lake County | Bush, George W.+79,779 | 215,72859.6% | 135,94937.5% | 10,4612.9% | 362,138 |
| San Juan County | Bush, George W.+1,065 | 2,97160.0% | 1,90638.5% | 731.5% | 4,950 |
| Sanpete County | Bush, George W.+5,815 | 7,00482.3% | 1,18914.0% | 3143.7% | 8,507 |
| Sevier County | Bush, George W.+5,677 | 6,59786.3% | 92012.0% | 1241.6% | 7,641 |
| Summit County | Bush, George W.+959 | 7,93651.8% | 6,97745.6% | 3992.6% | 15,312 |
| Tooele County | Bush, George W.+8,051 | 12,18173.1% | 4,13024.8% | 3532.1% | 16,664 |
| Uintah County | Bush, George W.+7,252 | 8,51885.5% | 1,26612.7% | 1731.7% | 9,957 |
| Utah County | Bush, George W.+110,912 | 128,26986.0% | 17,35711.6% | 3,5472.4% | 149,173 |
| Wasatch County | Bush, George W.+3,649 | 5,50373.3% | 1,85424.7% | 1552.1% | 7,512 |
| Washington County | Bush, George W.+28,120 | 35,63381.0% | 7,51317.1% | 8722.0% | 44,018 |
| Wayne County | Bush, George W.+783 | 1,06278.1% | 27920.5% | 191.4% | 1,360 |
| Weber County | Bush, George W.+31,337 | 51,19970.4% | 19,86227.3% | 1,6302.2% | 72,691 |
complete certified result
Utah candidate results
Top three shown first · expand for every reported candidate and write-in category
Source: MIT Election Data + Science Lab — U.S. President 1976–2024 state candidate returns
Nominees: John Kerry (D) · George W. Bush (R)
Utah's presidential margins
1896–2024, the 2004 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1896 | +65.4% |
| 1900 | −2.3% |
| 1904 | −28.6% |
| 1908 | −17.0% |
| 1912 | −4.9% |
| 1916 | +21.0% |
| 1920 | −17.1% |
| 1924 | −19.3% |
| 1928 | −7.7% |
| 1932 | +15.5% |
| 1936 | +39.5% |
| 1940 | +24.7% |
| 1944 | +21.0% |
| 1948 | +9.0% |
| 1952 | −17.9% |
| 1956 | −29.1% |
| 1960 | −9.6% |
| 1964 | +9.4% |
| 1968 | −19.4% |
| 1972 | −41.2% |
| 1976 | −28.8% |
| 1980 | −52.2% |
| 1984 | −49.8% |
| 1988 | −34.2% |
| 1992 | −18.7% |
| 1996 | −21.1% |
| 2000 | −40.5% |
| 2004 | −45.5% |
| 2008 | −28.2% |
| 2012 | −47.9% |
| 2016 | −17.9% |
| 2020 | −20.2% |
| 2024 | −21.6% |
Same ballot, 2004UT
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 2004 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.