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U.S. presidential election, 2004, in California
In 2004, California confirmed its reputation as a blue state by voting for the Democratic challenger, John Kerry. Republicans have not won here since George H.W. Bush's victory in 1988 against Michael Dukakis.
| Presidential Candidate | Running Mate | Party | Electoral Vote (EV) | Popular Vote (PV) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George W. Bush of Texas | Richard Cheney of Wyoming | Republican | 0 | 5,509,826 | 44.36% | |
| John Kerry of Massachusetts (W) | John Edwards of North Carolina | Democrat | 55 | 6,745,485 | 54.31% | |
| Michael Badnarik of Texas | Richard Campagna of Iowa | Libertarian | 0 | 50,165 | 0.40% | |
| David Cobb of California | Patricia LaMarche of Maine | Green | 0 | 40,771 | 0.33% | |
| Others | - | - | 0 | 73,610 | 0.59% | |
| Other elections: 1988 , 1992 , 1996 , 2000 , 2004, 2008 , 2012 | ||||||
| County | John F. Kerry | George W. Bush | Others |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amador | 36.6% 6,541 | 62.1% 11,107 | 1.4% 243 |
| Butte | 44.1% 42,448 | 53.7% 51,662 | 2.1% 2,047 |
| Calaveras | 37.1% 8,286 | 60.9% 13,601 | 2.0% 456 |
| Colusa | 31.6% 1,947 | 67.2% 4,142 | 1.2% 77 |
| Contra Costa | 62.3% 257,254 | 36.5% 150,608 | 1.3% 5,166 |
| Del Norte | 41.3% 3,892 | 56.9% 5,356 | 1.8% 173 |
| El Dorado | 37.3% 32,242 | 61.2% 52,878 | 1.4% 1,244 |
| Fresno | 41.7% 103,154 | 57.4% 141,988 | 0.9% 2,321 |
| Glenn | 31.7% 2,995 | 66.7% 6,308 | 1.6% 151 |
| Humboldt | 57.7% 37,988 | 39.0% 25,714 | 3.3% 2,184 |
| Imperial | 52.4% 17,964 | 46.4% 15,890 | 1.2% 420 |
| Inyo | 38.9% 3,350 | 59.1% 5,091 | 2.0% 175 |
| Kern | 32.5% 68,603 | 66.5% 140,417 | 1.0% 2,154 |
| Kings | 33.7% 10,833 | 65.4% 21,003 | 0.9% 274 |
| Lake | 53.2% 13,141 | 44.9% 11,093 | 2.0% 485 |
| Lassen | 27.6% 3,158 | 71.0% 8,126 | 1.4% 166 |
| Los Angeles | 63.1% 1,907,736 | 35.6% 1,076,225 | 1.3% 39,319 |
| Madera | 34.7% 13,481 | 64.0% 24,871 | 1.3% 498 |
| Marin | 73.2% 99,070 | 25.4% 34,378 | 1.4% 1,877 |
| Mariposa | 37.5% 3,251 | 60.2% 5,215 | 2.2% 192 |
| Mendonico | 63.5% 24,385 | 33.7% 12,955 | 2.8% 1,089 |
| Merced | 42.3% 24,491 | 56.5% 32,773 | 1.2% 696 |
| Moduc | 25.7% 1,149 | 72.4% 3,235 | 1.9% 83 |
| Mono | 49.2% 2,628 | 49.1% 2,621 | 1.7% 89 |
| Monterey | 60.4% 75,241 | 38.4% 47,838 | 1.3% 1,574 |
| Napa | 59.5% 33,666 | 39.0% 22,059 | 1.5% 874 |
| Nevada | 44.9% 24,220 | 53.4% 28,790 | 1.7% 910 |
| Orange | 39.0% 419,239 | 59.7% 641,832 | 1.3% 14,328 |
| Placer | 36.3% 55,573 | 62.6% 95,969 | 1.1% 1,736 |
| Plumas | 36.9% 4,129 | 61.7% 6,905 | 1.4% 156 |
| Riverside | 41.0% 228,806 | 57.8% 322,473 | 1.1% 6,300 |
| Sacramento | 49.5% 236,657 | 49.3% 235,539 | 1.2% 5,670 |
| San Benito | 52.6% 9,851 | 46.5% 8,698 | 0.9% 176 |
| San Bernardino | 43.6% 227,789 | 55.3% 289,306 | 1.1% 5,682 |
| San Diego | 46.4% 526,437 | 52.5% 596,033 | 1.1% 12,378 |
| San Francisco | 83.0% 296,772 | 15.2% 54,355 | 1.8% 6,338 |
| San Joaquin | 45.8% 87,012 | 53.2% 100,978 | 1.0% 1,874 |
| San Luis Obispo | 45.5% 58,742 | 52.7% 67,995 | 1.8% 2,313 |
| San Mateo | 69.5% 197,922 | 29.2% 83,315 | 1.3% 3,620 |
| Santa Barbara | 53.2% 90,314 | 45.2% 76,806 | 1.6% 2,741 |
| Santa Clara | 63.9% 386,100 | 34.6% 209,094 | 1.4% 8,622 |
| Santa Cruz | 73.0% 89,102 | 24.9% 30,354 | 2.2% 2,628 |
| Shasta | 31.3% 24,339 | 67.2% 52,249 | 1.5% 1,143 |
| Sierra | 33.2% 646 | 64.1% 1,249 | 2.7% 53 |
| Siskiyou | 37.7% 7,880 | 60.6% 12,673 | 1.7% 346 |
| Solano | 57.2% 85,096 | 41.9% 62,301 | 1.0% 1,440 |
| Sonoma | 67.2% 148,261 | 30.9% 68,204 | 1.9% 4,225 |
| Stanislaus | 40.4% 58,829 | 58.6% 85,407 | 1.0% 1,388 |
| Sutter | 31.9% 9,602 | 67.2% 20,254 | 1.0% 289 |
| Tehama | 32.0% 7,504 | 66.4% 15,572 | 1.6% 368 |
| Trinity | 42.7% 2,782 | 54.7% 3,560 | 2.6% 171 |
| Tulare | 32.9% 32,494 | 66.2% 65,399 | 1.0% 967 |
| Tuolumne | 38.5% 10,104 | 60.0% 15,745 | 1.5% 386 |
| Ventura | 47.5% 148,859 | 51.2% 160,314 | 1.3% 4,020 |
| Yolo | 59.3% 42,885 | 38.8% 28,005 | 1.9% 1,379 |
| Yuba | 31.6% 5,687 | 67.0% 12,076 | 1.4% 261 |
Last updated: 06-02-2005 05:27:32
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