Washington — 2004 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate2004 presidential electionWashington · PresidentKerryD+7.2
How it voted
Share of the 2004 vote
| John Kerry ✓Democratic | 52.8% | 1,510,201 |
|---|---|---|
| George W. BushRepublican | 45.6% | 1,304,894 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 1.6% | 46,618 |
2004presidential margin
D+60R+60
39 counties, each filled by 2004 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Washington cast 11 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (39 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Adams County, WA | Republican | R+47.5 |
| Asotin County, WA | Republican | R+22.8 |
| Benton County, WA | Republican | R+34.1 |
| Chelan County, WA | Republican | R+27.2 |
| Clallam County, WA | Republican | R+5.0 |
| Clark County, WA | Republican | R+5.3 |
| Columbia County, WA | Republican | R+41.1 |
| Cowlitz County, WA | Democratic | D+3.2 |
| Douglas County, WA | Republican | R+34.4 |
| Ferry County, WA | Republican | R+24.5 |
| Franklin County, WA | Republican | R+34.5 |
| Garfield County, WA | Republican | R+43.2 |
| Grant County, WA | Republican | R+38.5 |
| Grays Harbor County, WA | Democratic | D+6.1 |
| Island County, WA | Republican | R+4.0 |
| Jefferson County, WA | Democratic | D+26.6 |
| King County, WA | Democratic | D+31.2 |
| Kitsap County, WA | Democratic | D+4.4 |
| Kittitas County, WA | Republican | R+14.4 |
| Klickitat County, WA | Republican | R+10.6 |
| Lewis County, WA | Republican | R+31.8 |
| Lincoln County, WA | Republican | R+39.7 |
| Mason County, WA | Democratic | D+3.6 |
| Okanogan County, WA | Republican | R+20.4 |
| Pacific County, WA | Democratic | D+9.0 |
| Pend Oreille County, WA | Republican | R+22.3 |
| Pierce County, WA | Democratic | D+2.4 |
| San Juan County, WA | Democratic | D+32.7 |
| Skagit County, WA | Republican | R+1.9 |
| Skamania County, WA | Republican | R+6.2 |
| Snohomish County, WA | Democratic | D+7.5 |
| Spokane County, WA | Republican | R+11.9 |
| Stevens County, WA | Republican | R+30.4 |
| Thurston County, WA | Democratic | D+13.0 |
| Wahkiakum County, WA | Republican | R+6.7 |
| Walla Walla County, WA | Republican | R+26.5 |
| Whatcom County, WA | Democratic | D+8.8 |
| Whitman County, WA | Republican | R+6.2 |
| Yakima County, WA | Republican | R+20.4 |
Washington results by county
39 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams County | George W. Bush+2,436 | 1,31525.6% | 3,75173.2% | 611.2% | 5,127 |
| Asotin County | George W. Bush+2,001 | 3,31937.8% | 5,32060.6% | 1471.7% | 8,786 |
| Benton County | George W. Bush+22,801 | 21,54932.2% | 44,35066.3% | 9931.5% | 66,892 |
| Chelan County | George W. Bush+8,011 | 10,47135.6% | 18,48262.8% | 4771.6% | 29,430 |
| Clallam County | George W. Bush+1,822 | 17,04946.4% | 18,87151.3% | 8462.3% | 36,766 |
| Clark County | George W. Bush+9,108 | 79,53846.7% | 88,64652.0% | 2,3111.4% | 170,495 |
| Columbia County | George W. Bush+865 | 60528.7% | 1,47069.8% | 321.5% | 2,107 |
| Cowlitz County | John Kerry+1,372 | 21,58950.8% | 20,21747.5% | 7241.7% | 42,530 |
| Douglas County | George W. Bush+4,594 | 4,30632.2% | 8,90066.6% | 1661.2% | 13,372 |
| Ferry County | George W. Bush+818 | 1,20135.9% | 2,01960.4% | 1243.7% | 3,344 |
| Franklin County | George W. Bush+5,569 | 5,18832.1% | 10,75766.6% | 2141.3% | 16,159 |
| Garfield County | George W. Bush+570 | 36527.7% | 93570.8% | 201.5% | 1,320 |
| Grant County | George W. Bush+10,020 | 7,77929.9% | 17,79968.5% | 4171.6% | 25,995 |
| Grays Harbor County | John Kerry+1,712 | 14,58352.2% | 12,87146.0% | 4991.8% | 27,953 |
| Island County | George W. Bush+1,538 | 18,21647.2% | 19,75451.2% | 6101.6% | 38,580 |
| Jefferson County | John Kerry+4,960 | 11,61062.3% | 6,65035.7% | 3902.1% | 18,650 |
| King County | John Kerry+279,335 | 580,37864.9% | 301,04333.6% | 13,3071.5% | 894,728 |
| Kitsap County | John Kerry+5,188 | 60,79651.2% | 55,60846.9% | 2,2661.9% | 118,670 |
| Kittitas County | George W. Bush+2,321 | 6,73141.8% | 9,05256.2% | 3312.1% | 16,114 |
| Klickitat County | George W. Bush+980 | 4,03643.6% | 5,01654.2% | 1982.1% | 9,250 |
| Lewis County | George W. Bush+10,316 | 10,72633.1% | 21,04264.9% | 6602.0% | 32,428 |
| Lincoln County | George W. Bush+2,309 | 1,70629.4% | 4,01569.1% | 901.5% | 5,811 |
| Mason County | John Kerry+907 | 12,89450.8% | 11,98747.2% | 5132.0% | 25,394 |
| Okanogan County | George W. Bush+3,327 | 6,30938.6% | 9,63659.0% | 3972.4% | 16,342 |
| Pacific County | John Kerry+936 | 5,57053.4% | 4,63444.4% | 2272.2% | 10,431 |
| Pend Oreille County | George W. Bush+1,383 | 2,31037.3% | 3,69359.6% | 1953.1% | 6,198 |
| Pierce County | John Kerry+7,448 | 158,23150.4% | 150,78348.1% | 4,7791.5% | 313,793 |
| San Juan County | John Kerry+3,299 | 6,58965.2% | 3,29032.6% | 2252.2% | 10,104 |
| Skagit County | George W. Bush+1,008 | 25,13148.1% | 26,13950.0% | 1,0292.0% | 52,299 |
| Skamania County | George W. Bush+321 | 2,37446.0% | 2,69552.2% | 901.7% | 5,159 |
| Snohomish County | John Kerry+22,151 | 156,46853.0% | 134,31745.5% | 4,6291.6% | 295,414 |
| Spokane County | George W. Bush+24,116 | 87,49043.2% | 111,60655.1% | 3,4911.7% | 202,587 |
| Stevens County | George W. Bush+6,193 | 6,82233.5% | 13,01564.0% | 5032.5% | 20,340 |
| Thurston County | John Kerry+14,658 | 62,65055.5% | 47,99242.6% | 2,1471.9% | 112,789 |
| Wahkiakum County | George W. Bush+150 | 1,02145.7% | 1,17152.4% | 431.9% | 2,235 |
| Walla Walla County | George W. Bush+6,066 | 8,25736.0% | 14,32362.5% | 3451.5% | 22,925 |
| Whatcom County | John Kerry+7,972 | 48,26853.4% | 40,29644.6% | 1,8302.0% | 90,394 |
| Whitman County | George W. Bush+1,110 | 8,28746.0% | 9,39752.2% | 3281.8% | 18,012 |
| Yakima County | George W. Bush+14,878 | 28,47439.1% | 43,35259.6% | 9641.3% | 72,790 |
Nominees: John Kerry (D) · George W. Bush (R)
Washington's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 2004 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −7.6% |
| 1896 | +15.1% |
| 1900 | −11.7% |
| 1904 | −50.6% |
| 1908 | −25.8% |
| 1912 | +5.1% |
| 1916 | +4.2% |
| 1920 | −34.8% |
| 1924 | −42.1% |
| 1928 | −35.8% |
| 1932 | +23.5% |
| 1936 | +36.5% |
| 1940 | +17.6% |
| 1944 | +14.6% |
| 1948 | +9.8% |
| 1952 | −9.6% |
| 1956 | −8.5% |
| 1960 | −2.4% |
| 1964 | +24.6% |
| 1968 | +2.1% |
| 1972 | −18.3% |
| 1976 | −3.9% |
| 1980 | −12.3% |
| 1984 | −13.0% |
| 1988 | +1.6% |
| 1992 | +11.4% |
| 1996 | +12.5% |
| 2000 | +5.6% |
| 2004 | +7.2% |
| 2008 | +17.2% |
| 2012 | +14.8% |
| 2016 | +15.7% |
| 2020 | +19.2% |
| 2024 | +18.2% |
Same ballot, 2004WA
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 2004 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.